GCST Winter Open: Joshua Benzon, and Savannah Bowser win HP Awards (results)
11 New Champ Cuts Made
The GCST Winter Open is in the books, and finished under clear sunny skies at FGCU on Sunday January 23rd after a frosty 39 degree start. The meet started out with wind and cool conditions on Saturday, very cold temps on Sunday morning but the swimmers rose to the challenge as they heated up the pool with some fast swims in a very large meet.
A special THANK YOU to our GREAT GCST parents and officials for running Southwest Florida's BEST Swim Meets!!!! Way to go GCST!!!!
GCST's Joshua Benzon (8 & Under), and Savannah Bowser (11-12) came away with High Point Awards.
Finishing in the Top 10 in the Individual Point Standings were8 & Under Girls - Madison Van Dress 2nd, Jordan McCollum 4th, Mikayla Puckett 6th. 8 & Under Boys - Joshua Benzon 1st, Justin Shaw 7th, Matthew Verwest 9th, 9-10 Girls - Jessie Walsh 5th, Hannah VanDress 7th, Madeline McAdams 8th, 11-12 Girls - Savannah Bowser 1st, Kaitlyn Hauser 3rd, Bean Faunce 6th, 11-12 Boys - Darrien Heil 3rd, Elijah Benzon 6th, 13-14 Girls - Courtney DeVeny 3rd, Lauren McLeod 10th, 13-14 Boys - Blake Woodrow 2nd, Eddie Zacka IV 5th, Eric Ordaz Jr. 7th, Senior Girls - Molly DuBrasky 10th, Senior Boys - Tayler DuBrasky 9th, and Kyle Marshall 10th.
GCST Event Winners:Joshua Benzon (8 & Under 50 Back, 25 Free, 25 Back), Savannah Bowser (11-12 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 1650 Free), Courtney DeVeny (13-14 200 Back, 500 Free), Kaitlyn Hauser (500 Free, 50 Back), Darrien Heil (11-12 100 Breast, 1650 Free), Thomas Malooly (11-12 100 Fly), Lauren McLeod (13-14 1650 Free), Eric Ordaz Jr. (1650 Free), Hannah VanDress (10 & Under 500 Free, 1000 Free), Madison VanDress (8 & Under 50 Back), Blake Woodrow (13-14 400 IM, 100 Fly), and Eddie Zacka IV (13-14 500 Free).
GCST swimmers made 11 New Championship cuts: Hannah Albion, Zach Brewer, Dani Lea Jordan, Madeline McAdams, Lauren McLeod, Matt Nielsen, Hannah VanDress, and Eddie Zacka IV.
All Best Times:Jack Curran, Kelly Fay, McKenna Fiore, Bri judah, Coogan Kornya, Alexus Lawler, Cam Lucier, Isabella Marsala, Danny Mullan, and Matthew Verwest.
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