Congratulations, Hazel--2014 Sectional Diving Champion!

Hi Swim & Dive Families!

I am so happy to announce that our divers each had an amazing Sectional meet!  Hazel took first place and set a new Sectional, pool, and team record!  She has automatically qualified for the State meet! Congratulations, Hazel!

Caitlin also had a fantastic meet--she took 5th place! Caitlin definitely has a lot to be proud of--her goal was to finish in the top 5, and she did just that!!

 Want to see some cool shots from the meet?  Here are a few of my favorites:

 Congratulations, ladies!!  We are so proud of you!  You both did an amazing job tonight!

 Here are a few shots from the awards ceremony:

Let's hear it for our amazing divers!!

FVA Conference Champions!

Hi Swim & Dive Families!

How fun was this year's FVA Conference Championship Meet?!?  Our NHS swimmers and divers swam and dove their way to a 7th straight FVA Conference Championship!

Hazel and Caitlin started the meet off in the best possible way, finishing first and second, respectively.  Hazel scored 601.80 points and set a new pool, team, and Conference Meet record! Caitlin scored 409.35 points.  Way to go, ladies!

And then today our swimmers finished off the meet with multiple wins.  Are you ready for some results?  Here they are:

Our 200 MR, (Kiki Rice, Abby Hollub, Rachel Resch, Malena Waters) went 1:50.14 and set a new meet record. Our 200 MR B relay (Lindsey Coons, Hannah Blob, Cece Krause, and Gabby Mullally) came in 3rd with a 1:56.16. 

Rachel Resch took 2nd in the 200 Free with a time of 1:57.64.  Bella Cortina came in 4th with a time of 2:03.69.  Emily Salm finished 9th with a time of 2:09.05.   

Kiki Rice won the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.93.  Abby Hollub came in 3rd with a time of 2:15.50. Hannah Sisto took 4th with a time of 2:15.81. 

Malena Waters finished 2nd in the 50 free with a time of 25.50.  Gabby Mullally finished 3rd with a time of 25.51.  

Rachel Resch won the 100 fly with a time of 59.90.  Hannah Sisto came in 2nd with a time of 1:00.34.  Kayla Conn took 6th with a time of 1:04.07.  Cece Krause took 7th with a time of 1:04.42. Karla Rodriguez took 9th with a time of 1:04.82. 

Gabby Mullally took 2nd place in the 100 free with a time of 55.95.  Malena Waters came in 4th with a time of 57.16. Aliya Clark tied for 6th with a time of 57.53.   

Kiki Rice won the 500 free with a time of 5:16.53.  Bella Cortina took 4th with a time of 5:34.89. Morgan Marquardt came in 8th with a time of 5:46.14.  Ashley Hermans came in 12th with a time of 5:52.66.   

Our 200 FR (Gabby Mullally, Hannah Sisto, Bella Cortina, Malena Waters) took first with a time of 1:42.93, and our B relay (Lindsey Coons, Aliya Clark, Lauren Penn, Cece Krause) took 6th with a time of 1:46.91.  

Lindsey Coons came in 3rd place in the 100 back with a time of 1:03.15.  Lauren Penn took 10th with a time of 1:08.27. 

Abby Hollub won the 100 breast with a time of 1:10.33.  Aliya Clark came in 6th with a time of 1:13.35.  Hannah Blob came in 7th with a time of 1:13.66.  

Our 400 FR (Rachel Resch, Kiki Rice, Hannah Sisto, Abby Hollub) finished 2nd with a time of 3:38.28.  Our B relay (Bella Cortina, Cece Krause, Lindsey Coons, Aliya Clark) finished 3rd with a time of 3:51.93.  

Each and every girl contributed to our dominating win!  We ended up with 600.5 points.  Appleton North came in 2nd with 354 points.  Appleton East took 3rd with 277 points.

And let's not forget the tremendous job our JV did at Monday night's JV Conference meet!  Neenah swimmers won every single event on Monday night!

Way to go, Neenah Swimmers and Divers!  We are so proud of each and every one of you!!  On to Sectionals!!

Halloween Party Fun!

(Team Mardi Gras:  Anna, Shelby, Ellie, Cassidy, Ashley, and Tabatha)

 Hi Swim & Dive Families!

I thought you might like a peek at last weekend's big team Halloween party!  The Halloween party is a long-standing team tradition, and as you will probably be able to tell, the girls really get into dressing up for it!

(Team Monster's Inc: Kayla, Gabby, Hannah, Lindsey, and Bella)

 This year's party was hosted by Jen and Leeah, who both did an amazing job organizing and decorating for the party!  Thank you, ladies (and to their parents!).

(Team Dinosaur: Julia, Hannah, Abby, and Rachel)

 This year Jen and Leeah mixed things up a bit, and planned a super-fun road rally.  The girls had a blast figuring out the clues and answering the riddles.

(Team Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory:  Hazel, Karla, Malena, Lauren, and Caitlin)

 After the road rally, we all enjoyed a fabulous pasta dinner.

(Team Elderly:  Ali, Emily, and Jamie)

 And lots and lots of garlic bread.

(Team Seven Dwarfs: Carolena, Leeah, Paige, Elizabeth, and Jen)

After dinner, prizes were given out.

(Team Hippie:  Aliya, Morgan, Cece, Emily, and Mady)

And then we ate pieces of the super-fun cake.

(Team Superhero: Ann, Nicole, Anna, Emily, Sammie, and Caroline)

 Lauren Penn won best individual costume for her Johnny Depp Willie Wonka.  She looked awesome:

 Ali, Emily, and Jamie won for best team costume.  They were the most adorable old people:

Thanks, again, Jen and Leeah for all you did to make our Halloween Party so much fun!!

Athletes of the Week!

 Hey Swim & Dive Families!

It's been another great couple of weeks for NHS Swim & Dive!  Here are the outstanding team members who were named Athletes of the Week in the past two weeks:  Delena, Cassidy, Leeah, Kennady, Laura, and Anna!

Way to go, ladies!  You are all completely awesome, and we are very proud of you!!

Conference Meet

Hi Swim & Dive Families!

I've had a couple of questions about tomorrow's meet.  The bus leaves at 8:30.  The meet starts at 11:00.  This is a different time than is listed on the schedule.  Can't wait to see everyone in the morning!!

Natalie Bolin Spirit Invite Champions!

 Hi Swim & Dive Families!

I thought you might want to check out some of the completely fun photos from Saturday's Natalie Bolin Spirit Invite.  The Spirit Invite is definitely a team favorite each year--what's not to like? There's always all kinds of swimmers dressed in costumes, lots of cheering, and plenty of fast swims. Plus, there's always a chance that we'll win a cake at the end.

 The Invite is a varsity event, but the whole team is always involved.

 We always have the BEST cheering section at the meet.

Not only did we win the meet, but we took 2nd place in the spirit portion which means we won a cake:

Hooray for fun swim meets!

Six Awesome Athletes of the Week!

Hi Swim & Dive Families!

I apologize for being late posting last week's awesome Athletes of the Week--I was in Chicago helping my parents.  Emily Valence, Sammie Spanbauer, and Bella Cortina were chosen as our fantastic Athletes the week before last. This past week's Athletes of the Week were Morgan Marquardt, Shelby Larson, and Karla Rodriguez.

 All six ladies have had great seasons and have contributed to the team, both in the water and out.  Way to go, ladies!  We are so proud of all of you!!