JINGLE BELL MEET: GCST SWIMMERS HAVE A GREAT MEET...40 NEW CUTS!!!

GCST traveled to Clearwater for the Jingle Meet on December 14-16, 2012.   GCST finished the meet in 3rd place in the team standings despite being the 10th largest team in the meet.  Our swimmers stepped up and had some big time drops and great finals swims.  

GCST swimmers produced 40 new and improved championship time standards.

All Best Times:
Josh Benzon, Ally Bravo, Nicole Bravo, Zach Brewer, Bean Faunce, Shelby Jacobson, Mikayla Puckett, and Haley Tompkins.

Sunday Top 8:

GCST Mile swimmers had 3 of 4 swims as best times.

Mikayla Puckett 10 & Under Girls 100 Free 3rd, 100 Back 2nd, 50 Breast 2nd, Joshua Benzon 10 & Under Boys 100 Free 2nd, 100 Back 2nd, 50 Breast 2nd, Zach Brewer 11-12 Boys 100 Free 8th, 100 Back 5th, 200 Fly 3rd, Savannah Bowser 13-14 Girls 100 Free 5th, 200 Fly 3rd 1650 Free 2nd, Kaitlyn Hauser 13-14 Girls 100 Free 7th, Eddie Zacka 15-16 Boys 100 Free 8th, 200 Breast 4th, Michael Pineda Senior Boys 100 Free 8th, 200 Breast 3rd, 50 Breast 1st, Jessie Walsh 11-12 Girls 200 Breast 8th, 50 Breast 7th, Bean Faunce 13-14 Girls 200 Breast 2nd, 200 Fly 2nd, Nick Deguzman 15-16 Boys 200 Breast 8th, Darrien Heil 13-14 boys 100 Back 7th, Blake Woodrow 15-16 Boys 100 Back 5th, 200 Fly 3rd, Nikki McCollum 15-16 Girls 100 Back 8th, Matt Nielsen Senior Boys 100 Back 7th, 200 Fly 3rd, 1650 Free 7th, Haley Tompkins 13-14 Girls 200 Fly 7th,  Elijah Benzon 13-14 Boys 200 Fly 7th, 50 Breast 8th, Ryan Sorenson 15-16 Boys 200 Fly 7th, Paige Madden 13-14 Girls 50 Breast 4th.

Saturday Top 8:

Bean Faunce breaks the GCST 13-14 Girls Team Record in the 100 Breast, and 50 Breast.  Courtney DeVeny broke the GCST 15-16 Girls Team Record in the 400 IM.

Mikayla Puckett 10 & Under Girls 200 Free 2nd, 50 Fly 2nd, 100 IM 3rd, McKenna Fiore 10 & Under Girls 200 Free 8th, Joshua Benzon 10 & Under Boys 200 Free 2nd, 200 Back 2nd, 100 IM 2nd, Zach Brewer 11-12 Boys 200 Free 6th, 200 Back 2nd, 50 Fly 6th, Savannah Bowser 13-14 Girls 200 Free 2nd, 200 Back 5th, 400 IM 3rd, Courtney DeVeny 15-16 Girls 200 Free 3rd,400 IM 1st, Eddie Zacka 15-16 Boys 200 Free 8th, 100 Breast 6th, 400 IM 5th, Bean Faunce 13-14 Girls 100 Breast 2nd, 400 IM 2nd, Michael Pineda Senior Boys 100 Breast 6th, 50 Fly 5th, Jessie Walsh 11-12 Girls 200 Back 6th, Alex Subbert 11-12 Boys 200 Back 4th, Darrien Heil 13-14 Boys 200 Back 5th, 400 IM 5th, Hannah Albion Senior Girls 200 Back 6th, Matt Nielsen Senior Boys 200 Back 8th, 400 IM 6th, Makenna Subbert 11-12 Girls 50 Fly 6th, Elijah Benzon 13-14 Boys 50 Fly 6th, Kaitlyn Hauser 13-14 Girls 400 IM 5th, Blake Woodrow 15-16 Boys 400 IM 3rd.

Friday Top 8: 

McKenna Fiore made her 1st FLAGS cut in the 10 & Under Girls 500 Free.

Mikayla Puckett 10 & Under Girls 100 Fly 1st, 200 IM 2nd, 500 Free 2nd, Joshua Benzon 10 & Under Boys 100 Fly 2nd, 200 IM 1st, 500 Free 2nd, Bean Faunce 13-14 girls 100 Fly 2nd, 200 IM 3rd, 500 Free 4th, 200 Back 2nd, Courtney DeVeny 15-16 Girls 100 Fly 3rd, 50 Free 2nd, 500 Free 2nd, 200 Back 2nd, Michael Pineda Senior Boys, 50 Free 2nd, 500 Free 8th, Jessie Walsh 11-12 Girls 50 Back 4th, 200 IM 6th, 500 Free 6th, Zach Brewer 11-12 Boys 50 Back 3rd, 500 Free 1st, Makenna Subbert 11-12 Girls 100 Fly 6th, Savannah Bowser 13-14 Girls 100 Fly 4th, 200 IM 2nd, 500 Free 1st, Paige Madden 13-14 Girls 100 Fly 8th, 50 Free 4th, Elijah Benzon 13-14 Boys 100 Fly 8th, 50 Free 6th, Eddie Zacka 15-16 Boys 100 Fly 7th, 500 Fr4ee 4th, 200 IM 6th, Hannah Albion Senior Girls 100 Fly 8th, 50 Free 7th, 200 IM 6th,  Darrien Heil 13-14 Boys 50 Back 2nd,  Lexi Faunce 15-16 Girld 50 Back 2nd, 50 Free 8th, 500 Free 4th, Alex Subbert 11-12 Boys 200 IM 6th, 500 Free 5th,  Blake Woodrow 15-16 Boys 200 IM 5th, 500 Free 3rd,  Ryan Sorenson 15-16 Boys 50 Free 6th,  McKenna Fiore 10 & Under Girls 500 Free 4th.

Meet Results, and Point Standings

GCST Results with Improvements, and New Cuts made.

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