The Hays Hurricanes Swim Team placed 2nd out of 7 teams at the November 10, Pilgrim Plunge Swim Meet in Garden City, KS. Those Hurricanes competing were: Carson Ackerman, Emily Brinley, Lakin Ditter, Loganne Ditter, Alex Flavin, Megan Flavin, Ana Goodlet, Mackenzie Hagerman, Amelia Jaeger, Anja Ladrigan, Max Ladrigan, Yesenia Maldonado, Emilee Pfannenstiel, Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm, Rilee Schwarz, Isaac Smith, Zachary Smith, Gracie Stanton, Jackson Stanton and Elizabeth Thomas. The Hurricanes were coached at the meet by Kaitlyn Paul and AJ Brown.
Those Hurricanes placing in the top three for their events include:
Carson Ackerman (age 11): 3rd: 100 Free
Lakin Ditter (age 13): 3rd: 50 Breast
Ana Goodlet (age 13): 3rd: 50 Fly, 3rd: 200 IM
Mackenzie Hagerman (age 7): 1st: 100 Free
Amelia Jaeger (age 7): 1st: 25 free, 1st: 25 Back, 2nd: 25 Breast, 1st: 25 Fly
Emilee Pfannenstiel (age 12): 2nd: 50 Free, 3rd: 50 Breast, 3rd: 50 Fly, 3rd: 100 Free, 2nd: 500 Free
Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm (age 12): 3rd: 50 Back, 1st: 500 Free
Isaac Smith (age 10): 1st: 50 Free, 1st: 50 Back, 1st: 50 Breast, 1st: 50 Fly, 1st: 500 Free
Zachary Smith (age 8): 1st: 25 Free, 1st: 25 Back, 2nd: 50 Breast, 1st: 25 Fly, 1st: 100 IM
Gracie Stanton (age 8): 2nd: 50 Free, 3rd: 25 Back, 1st: 50 Breast, 2nd: 25 Fly
Jackson Stanton (age 12): 1st: 100 Free
The Relay Team of: Kyra Polifka Wilhelm, Emilee Pfannenstiel, Megan Flavin and Isaac Smith placed 1st in the 100 Freestyle Relay and 2nd in the 100 Medley Relay.
In addition to the swim meet in Garden City, Hurricanes swimmers Alison and Nicklas Helget competed in the two-day swim meet in Hutchinson, KS on November 10 and 11th.
Their top three results for individual events include:
Alison Helget: 1st: 100 Breast, 2nd: 100 Back, 1st: 200 Back
Nicklas Helget: 3rd: 25 Breast 29.77, 3rd: 50 Breast