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We have a new email address. Please make a note of it...HWACnews@hotmail.com.
Season Swim Times
A report showing all times swam per individual swimmer for the 2009 season is now posted in the Handouts section. Congratulations Hurricanes on a terrific season! See you next spring. Just keep swimming...
A FINALS RESULTS
A FINALS PRELIMS & FINALS RESULTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE HANDOUTS SECTION. CONGRATS TO ALL HURRICANES ON A GREAT WEEKEND...AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR OWN SCOTT PATTERSON - A FINALS MEET CHAIRMAN - FOR A SUCCESSFUL MEET AND PULLING OFF THE WEATHER! We had two meet champions in three events...Liliana Gray won the 9-10 50 Butterfly and Lauren Carey was the meet champion in both the 9-10 50 Breaststroke and the 9-10 50 Freestyle. The team finished 7th in the league. SIX new team records were set this weekend...Matt McNamara - swam a 1:03.01 in the 15-18 100 IM - breaking Johnny Austermann's old record, Jeremy Raisky improved upon his own 15-18 50 Fly record swimming a 27.00, Eleanor Dunckel swam a 17.16 in the 8 & under 25 free, Lauren Carey swam a blazing 42.85 in the 9-10 50 breaststroke - crushing the old record, Kathryn Ford swam a 18.61 in the 8 & under 25 fly breaking a record set earlier this year by Eleanor Dunckel and not to be out done by her sister, Emmeline Dunckel set a new record in the 9-10 50 free swimming a 33.83.
HURRICANES in the news -
Check out this link for a nice article about the Hurricanes season. If anyone gets this newspaper there should be some team photos in the hardcopy article...SOUTH OAKLAND ECCENTRIC SPORTS
B FINALS RESULTS
The Hurricanes had a great showing at the B Finals Championship meet this past weekend. Complete results can be found in the Handouts section of this website. Congratulations to our three B Finals Champions - JD Drain - 15-18 50 Breaststroke, Matt Archambault - 15-18 100 IM and Fiona Benner - 9-10 50 Free. Way to go Hurricanes!
SAVE THE DATES -
Two upcoming events you won't want to miss...Laser Quest - Monday, July 20th and the End of the Season Celebration - Sunday, July 26th. If you are interested in the new HWAC Video that will be premiered at the End of the Season Celebration orders must be placed by Monday, July 20th. Check out the links to the right for more information.
TOP TIMES
A Top Times by Events report is now included in the Handouts section of this website. This report shows dual meet top times for each event. After the End of the Season Celebration, a report will be posted that shows all times per swimmer for the 2009 season.
Championship Meets Info -
A & B finals meet info and ad packet is in the handout section of this website. Information and order form for the A Finals Parade T-shirt can be found at the link to the right. B FINALS ENTRY LIST CAN NOW BE FOUND IN THE HANDOUTS SECTION
Photos...
Huntington Woods Resident Jeff Aisen, photographer extraordinaire, took photos at our last home meet. Check them out at Hurricanes Photos. And for those of you on Facebook - there are photos from our last home meet on the Huntington Woods Parks & Recreation site.
More Photos...
Chris Fleck from Phleck Photos - a Beechview Parent and new official photographer at A finals - took photos at our last meet. Check them out at Hurricanes at Beechview.
And More Photos...
More Photos taken by Jeff Aisen at our last home meet can be found at More Hurricanes Photos
Way to go Coach Ashley!!! We are so lucky to have you...
Wayne State University Director of Athletics Rob Fournier announced the 2008-09 Female EDS/Student-Athlete of the Year. Candidates were judged on academic distinction, athletic accomplishments, individual involvement and University and community service, as well as coaches' recommendation.
Junior swimmer Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison) was selected as the 2008-09 female student-athlete of the year after being nominated by her coach (Sean Peters) with voting by the athletic department's coaches and administrative staff.
"In a year of our highest national finish ever in the national standings, with the recognition of eleven (11) national champions and an unprecedented 37 All-Americans, Ashley St. Andrew is perfect representative of that success as the female student athlete of the year," commented Fournier.
St. Andrew became the first individual national champion in the history of Wayne State women's swimming, not claiming one but two national titles (500 free and 1000 free) last March. A six-time First Team All-American in 2009, she placed second in the 1650 free, fourth in the 200 free, along with top eight finishes in both the 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
A pharmacy major with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.46, St. Andrew was voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District College Division Women's At-Large Second Team for the second consecutive year. She was a recipient of the GLIAC Winter 2009 Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence, while also receiving the Deans' Award in April for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
A two-time GLIAC All-Academic team selection, St. Andrew has garnered 19 All-America honors in three seasons including helping the women's squad to its top-three national finishes in school history.
"Ashley's recognition is a testament to an unassuming national champion who best represents the work ethic and commitment of WSU student-athletes. A two-event national champion, and a six-time All-American this year, her athletic accolades compliment her academic success being named the top Student Athlete in a demanding pharmacy program and the recipient of the Commissioner's Award," added Fournier...not to mention she is an awesome coach for the Huntington Woods Hurricanes!
Invitationals - Age group Mini-meets
Results for all mini-meets are posted in the handouts section of this website. Congratulations to all of our swimmers - especially the following meet champions...David Grand - 7 year old boys 25 breast and 25 fly, Eleanor Dunckel - 8 & under girls 50 fly and 100 IM, and Kathryn Ford - 8 & under girls 50 breast...Liliana Gray - 10 year old girls 100 IM and 100 free, Ian Kossak - 10 year old boys 25 free, Cameron Berke - 10 year old boys 25 back, Jonathon Cher - 10 year old boys 25 breast and 25 fly, Lauren Carey - 10 year old girls 50 breast and the 9/10 medley relay team of Cameron Berke, Jackson Berger, Jonathon Cher and Jacob Hook...and Mitchell Buccalo - 12 year old boys 50 back!
Annual Parent Meeting
Don't forget the Annual Parents Meeting at the Rec Center on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 7 p.m. Required for all new and returning parents. If you missed the meeting, you can find highlights of the meeting in the Handouts section of this website.
Hurricane 2009 Spirit Wear
All swimmers will receive a black team t-shirt with our new logo and a latex swim cap (included in your registration fee). However, if you wish to purchase a silicone swim cap or additional spirit wear, the order form is in the Handouts section of this website. Offered this year are red short sleeve polo shirts in adult and youth sizes, a red woman’s sleeveless polo, black basketball shorts in adult and youth sizes and a charcoal alternative hoodie. These items MUST BE PRE-ORDERED BY MAY 17th at 5 pm – this deadline is FIRM. Contact Sheri Aaron-Miller for more information or to inquire about sizing.
Congratulations HWAC Coaches!
Coach Sean's Wayne State men's and women's swim teams competed at the NCAA Dvision II Championships this past weekend in Houston. Both teams finished in second place (recording the best national finish in school history) and Sean was voted American Swim Coaches Association coach of the year for both the men's and women's team. Coach Ashley won the 1000 free and the 500 free and placed second in the 1650 free - setting school records in all six events she swam...and was named WSU's Kowalski Top Dog of the Week! We are SO lucky to have such terrific coaches! Go Warriors and Go HWAC!!!
2009 Season Update...
Sean Peters and Katie Sophiea, along with a crew of other coaches will be on the pool deck again for another exciting season. If you are a returning swimmer, you should have received your team registration form via email...if not, please contact Lynne Gerfen, Parent Board President, at lgerfen@wowway.com. Returning swimmers must register by March 2nd. After that date, new swimmers will begin registration. Team membership is limited to the first 185 swimmers to register so reserve your spot now! If you have any new swimmers in your family, please register them during the general registration that begins on March 3rd. Registration for non-resident Berkley School District swimmers begins on March 10th. Please note that under no circumstances will any non-registered swimmer be allowed to practice with the team.
The team registration fee is $185 per swimmer. For non-residents in the Berkley school district the cost is $185 + $40 per household + $5 Rec. Center activity non-resident fee per swimmer.
More detailed information on the season will follow as the year progresses. Practice will begin in early May at Berkley High School...see the practice calendar. The meet schedule for this summer has been included in the Meet Schedules and Invitationals section of this website.
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