The Morrison Seahorse Swim Team achieved many goals at the Byron Turkey Shoot on Saturday, November 22, through Sunday, November 23, 2014, in Byron, IL. Fifteen Seahorses made the trip to this eventful meet, where they swam 56 Lifetime Best Swims and had 63 Top-Eight finishes.
The following four Seahorses swam Regional Qualifying times: Schyon Drolema in the 50 Free; Landri Harmon in the 50 Free; BayLeigh Brewer in the 50 Free and 100 Back; Gracen Harmon in the 50 Back. Skylar Drolema swam a State Qualifying time in the 100 Butterfly.
The 10 and Under Relay team–Landri Harmon, BayLeigh Brewer, Schyon Drolema, and Kate Henson–also swam a State Qualifying time in the 200 Freestyle Relay. This relay team not only qualified for State, they also broke the Seahorse 200 Free Relay record (by five seconds) which had been in place for 34 years! They broke the record that was set in 1980 by Elise Geiger, Nikki Tegeler, Tawny (Wilkins) Wiersema, and Tracy (Wilkins) Henson. Shown left-to-right are the current record holders with Coach Chelsea Brewer: Landri Harmon, Kate Henson, Schyon Drolema, and Chelsea Brewer.
Kate Henson won the 2nd place High Point trophy for the 9-10 girls. Skylar Drolema won the 3rd place High Point trophy for the 9-10 boys. Gracen Harmon won the 2nd place High Point trophy for the 11-12 girls. What a great meet for the Seahorses! The Seahorses results follow.
8 and Under Girls:
Emery Brewer – 100 IM – 1:44.52 (B Time) – 5th Place, 25 Fly – 22.52 (B Time) – 4th Place, 100 Free – 1:39.39 – 8th Place, 25 Breast – 23.97 (B Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Fly – 53.86 – 5th Place, 50 Free – 43.39 (B Time) – 8th Place.
8 and Under Boys:
Jacob Allison – 25 Back – 28.37 – 8th Place.
Zane Romero – 25 Back – 27.48 – 6th Place, 25 Free – 20.74 (B Time) – 7th Place, 100 Free – 1:39.92 – 5th Place, 50 Free – 44.57 (B Time) – 8th Place.
9 – 10 Girls:
BayLeigh Brewer – 50 Fly – 40.40 (BB Time) – 3rd Place, 50 Back – 39.72 (BB Time) – 6th Place, 100 IM – 1:25.62 (BB Time) – 6th Place, 200 Free – 2:48.79 (BB Time) – 7th Place, 100 Back – 1:24.27 (*Regional Time) – 4th Place, 50 Free – 33.19 (*Regional Time) – 7th Place, 100 Breast – 1:38.67 (BB Time) – 6th Place.
Schyon Drolema – 100 Free – 1:16.11 (BB Time) – 8th Place, 50 Fly – 41.43 (BB Time) – 7th Place, 50 Breast – 46.15 (BB Time) – 5th Place, 200 Free – 2:44.07 (BB Time) – 6th Place, 100 Back – 1:28.76 (BB Time) – 7th Place, 50 Free – 32.50 (*Regional Time) – 4th Place, 100 Breast – 1:38.61 (BB Time) – 5th Place.
Landri Harmon – 50 Fly – 40.47 (BB Time) – 4th Place, 50 Back – 40.31 (BB Time) – 7th Place, 100 Back – 1:25.25 (BB Time) – 5th Place, 100 Fly – 1:37.94 (BB Time) – 5th Place, 50 Free – 33.09 (*Regional Time) – 6th Place.
Kate Henson – 100 Free – 1:07.77 (AA Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Back – 37.53 (A Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Breast – 38.99 (AA Time) – 1st Place, 100 IM – 1:20.50 (A Time) – 2nd Place, 200 Free – 2:31.43 (A Time) – 2nd Place, 100 Back – 1:19.58 (A Time) – 3rd Place, 50 Free – 30.94 (A Time) – 2nd Place, 100 Breast – 1:23.52 (AAA Time) – 1st Place.
200 Medley Relay – BayLeigh Brewer, Kate Henson, Landri Harmon, Schyon Drolema – 2:31.12 – 1st Place.
200 Free Relay – Landri Harmon, BayLeigh Brewer, Schyon Drolema, Kate Henson – 2:08.20 (**State Time and New Seahorse Record) – 1st Place.
9 – 10 Boys:
Skylar Drolema – 100 Free – 1:10.83 (BB Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Fly – 37.24 (BB Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Back – 40.41 (BB Time) – 4th Place, 50 Breast – 42.49 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 100 Fly – 1:21.40 (**State Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Free – 33.05 (BB Time) – 4th Place, 100 Breast – 1:31.39 (A Time) – 1st Place.
Evan Scott – 50 Back – 42.08 (BB Time) – 5th Place, 50 Breast – 48.50 (BB Time) – 5th Place, 200 Free – 2:55.75 (B Time) – 8th Place, 100 Back – 1:30.83 (BB Time) – 6th Place, 100 Breast – 1:43.66 (BB Time) – 7th Place.
11 – 12 Girls:
Gracen Harmon – 100 Free – 1:05.07 (BB Time) – 4th Place, 50 Fly – 33.23 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 50 Breast – 41.09 (B Time) – 6th Place, 100 IM – 1:17.29 (BB Time) – 5th Place, 50 Back – 34.32 (*Regional Time) – 3rd Place, 100 Fly – 1:14.97 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 50 Free – 29.38 (A Time) – 4th Place, 100 Breast – 1:30.93 (B Time) – 5th Place.
Emily Henson – 50 Fly – 34.89 (BB Time) – 4th Place, 100 Back – 1:25.67 (B Time) – 7th Place, 200 Free – 2:29.41 (BB Time) – 8th Place, 100 Fly – 1:15.40 (BB Time) – 2nd Place.
Open Girls:
Amber Vegter – 50 Free – 30.23 (B Time) – 8th Place.
Frank Drennen also participated in the meet.
The Illinois Swimming Regional Championship Meet will be held at The Centre of Elgin in Elgin, IL, on Friday, February 27, through Sunday, March 1, 2015. The 2015 Short Course Age Group Illinois Swimming State Meet will be held at the Pleasant Prairie Rec Plex in Pleasant Prairie, WI, on Friday, March 13, through Sunday, March 15. Good luck Seahorses!