What a GREAT START!!!
Well, I told the kids to dream the impossible, and then do what they knew they could do...and that the results would lie somewhere in between and probably closer to the impossible.
Well, after one Prelim session of the MIAC Championships, dreams are coming true in a big way.
Becca Ney is qualified 1st in the 50 Free and broke the school record. Jena Root went the 4th fastest 50 in school history, and is qualified 4th.
About six minutes later, TJ Hardy did exactly the same thing in the Men's 50. Kevin Mullee is also in the finals, and Tim Mullee and Nick Frost are in the back 8. All four guys in the 50 placed their best times on the All-Time list.
Jeremy Anderson is in the finals of the men's 3m with his best point total of his life, and newcomer Andy Peterson finished 12th, with a point total that puts him 12th on the All-time list.
Andrew Spratt dropped 17 seconds in the 500 and squeaked in 8th, with Mitch Johnson and Teddy Paterson in the back 8. Layla Clauss (7th) and Monica Beggs (10th) both dropped 7-8 seconds in their 500s, and Sam Zastrow (17th) took off 15 seconds, for a 5:31, her lifetime best by a bunch. Erin Weber, who is a flyer and just needed a Thursday event, dropped 12 seconds and went a spectacular 5:38 in her 500.
Elise Andersen and JoJo Nemec and Matt Moore are all in the back 8 of the 200 IM...with JoJo and Elise posting lifetime bests, and Matt almost...he'll be there tonight with some "outside smoke" from Lane 8.
But maybe best of all, we have a real shot at breaking school records in all four relays, as well as improved performances by TJ and Becca. It's going to be fun.