Athletes of the Week - Westfield and Centreville

The first weekend featured a number of strong team and individual performances. After a long wait for the season to start, several athletes wasted no time in making their mark this season! Congratulations go out to the following young men and women on their performances this week:

• Hunter Moss - Hunter won the dive event for the first time in his career on Saturday night. Hunter has been a consistently strong performer his entire career. He continues a long tradition of diving success at Madison with his victory against Centreville.
• Owen Dyson - Owen picked up right where he left off last season as one of the top sprinters in the state. He also demonstrated his versatility to winning 3 different individual events over the weekend (50 free, 100 free and 100 back). 
• Aidan Jones - Aidan continued on his success from last season in the 500 on both Friday and Saturday nights. His time on Saturday was just off his personal-best from last season. Aidan is well on his way to meeting his goals for the 200 and 500 free events.
• Benham Cobb - Benham demonstrated his versatility this weekend by finishing 1st or 2nd in 3 different individual events this weekend. Benham is a quiet leader who works hard during the week and is supportive of his teammates.
• Matthew Schlueter - Matthew showed true grit and leadership on Friday night, competing in three of the final four events of the meet. It is a grueling task that not many athletes can successfully complete. Matthew not only completed the task, but did so with a positive attitude.
• Will Bush - Will looked strong all weekend in both his individual and relay performances. Will was just off of his personal best in the 100 breaststroke.
• John Klein - John Klein began his senior season with a win in the 50 free on Friday. He was also just off his personal-best time in the 100 free despite only being back in the water for a few weeks. John works hard during practice and provides valuable leadership as a team captain.
• Kevin Rice - Kevin looked very good throughout the weekend. He was just off his best times from last season in the 200 IM and 100 breast. His time in the 500 free on Saturday night was 15 seconds faster than his previous best!
• James Rushforth - James was also tasked with the unenviable assignment of competing in three out of the last four events of a meet. He gave everything he had in his races without complaint or question. he demonstrated real character in doing what he could to support his team.
• Celia Bredehoeft - Celia started off her high school career in grand fashion on Friday night by not only winning the 500 free but setting a personal-best time in the process. She is quickly establishing herself as a leader in practice and a key part of our team's success in distance freestyle.
• Regan Hau - Regan had a strong night Friday, winning the 100 breast and finishing a strong second in the 200 IM. She followed that up with a positive attitude when asked to compete in the 500 free on Saturday night. While the 500 is not one of her usual events, Regan took the event in stride and posted a strong time. 
• Sophia Brown - Sophia had a very strong performance in the 200 IM, winning the event on Friday night. She also posted a strong split in the 400 free relay. Sophia is swimming well and brings a needed smile and positive outlook to her teammates when it's needed most.
• Charlotte Dixon - Charlotte quickly established herself as one the strongest members of an already strong team by winning 3 individual events over the weekend. She also played a pivotal role in helping her relay teams win each event she swim in. She will be a mainstay on our team for years to come. 
• Lana Huang - Lana's first high school meet was a huge success. She dropped nearly 3 seconds in the 50 free and 6 seconds in the 100 free. She works hard every day at practice and is continuing to get stronger (and faster).
• Darby Galbraith - Darby helped lead all 3 of her relays to victory on Friday night. She returned on Saturday night to win the 500 free and finish second in the 100 fly. Despite having only a few minutes between events, Darby showed true grit in holding off the second-place finisher from Centreville by 0.03 seconds. 
• Maggie Shi - Maggie looked smooth and strong throughout the weekend. She won 2 events on Saturday and posted a strong time in the 500 on Friday night. Just as important as her times is the fact that she's having fun and enjoying swimming.
• Madalyn O'Harren - Madalyn also experienced great success in her first high school meet. She dropped more than 2 seconds in the 50 free and 5 seconds in the 100 free. She missed last season due to injury so it is fun to see her improve so much in such a short amount of time!