All-Wilson County High School Swim Team

2004-2005 ALL-WILSON COUNTY SWIM TEAM

February 26, 2005, Lebanon TN…… SwimWilsonCounty.com is pleased to announce the 2004-2005 All-Wilson County Swim Team, Wilson County Boy and Girl Swimmers of the Year, and Wilson County Coach of the Year.

2004-2005 marks the fourth season of organized High School swimming in Wilson County for Lebanon High School, Mount Juliet High School, and Wilson Central High School.

For the second year in a row Lebanon High School under second year coach Jaymie Reynolds, won the Girl’s and Combined Titles for Division I, with the Boy’s team finishing as Runner-Up once again. The LHS Girl’s finished with a 11-1 Dual Meet record, only barely losing to eventual Division III Champion Pope JPII High School; the Boy’s finished with a 9-3 Dual Meet record, and combined they were 10-2 only losing to Division III Champion Pope JPII HS, and Franklin County High School. LHS qualified Amy Pouget, Erin Sawyer, Pam Grega, Paige Mason, Andrea Mason and Nathan Morris for the Tennessee High School State Swim Meet held Feb. 25^th and 26^th in Nashville.

Mount Juliet High School, under second year coach Kathy McCabe, took home the Girl’s and Combined Titles for the Middle Tennessee Regions Division II, with the Boy’s receiving the Runner-Up award. The MJHS Girl’s finished with a 6-0 Dual Meet Mark, the Boy’s had a 4-2 Dual Meet record, and Combined they were 5-1 with the only loss to LaVergne High School. MJHS qualified Kevin Hurley, Kristen Freeman, and Ava Caulkins for the State High School Meet.

Wilson Central High School, under second year coach Jessi Sanders, finished with a Girl’s mark of 2-6, Boy’s were 2-5-1, and Combined they were 2-6. WCHS qualified Meagan Maxwell for the State High School Meet.

Selection Process: To be eligible for the 2004-2005 All-County Team a swimmer has to be both a resident of, and attends school in, Wilson County; and be nominated by their Coach. Those nominations are then evaluated and tabulated by Wilson County resident John Barnes and quality controlled reviewed by Mount Juliet resident Johnny Davis. Both Barnes and Davis have served as previous Head Coaches for all three high school swim teams. Coach Davis continues to stay active in swimming as the Head Coach of the Willoughby Station Waves swim team. Coach Barnes is the Site Coordinator for Excel Aquatics in Gallatin.

The 2004-2005 All-County Award Winners are:

Girl’s:

200 Yard Freestyle: Paige Mason, Lebanon, Freshman

200 Yard Individual Medley: Meagan Maxwell, Wilson Central, Junior

50 Yard Freestyle: Amy Pouget, Lebanon, Sophomore

100 Yard Butterfly: Pam Grega, Lebanon, Sophomore

100 Yard Freestyle: Kayla Bailey, Mount Juliet, Junior

500 Yard Freestyle: Andrea Mason, Lebanon, Sophomore

100 Yard Backstroke: Erin Sawyer, Lebanon, Sophomore

100 Yard Breaststroke: Ava Caulkins, Mount Juliet, Freshman

Girl’s Swimmer of the Year: Amy Pouget, Sophomore, Lebanon High School. At the State High School Meet, Pouget became the first female ever from a High School in Wilson County to place in the Top 16 at the State Meet, doing so in the 50 Yard Freestyle in 0:25.28. Pouget also was 25^th in the State in the 500 Yard Freestyle, finishing in 5:31.50. Earlier in the year, Pouget placed 6^th at the MTHSSA Regions Meet in the 50 Freestyle and 9^th in the 500 Freestyle. During the Dual Meet season she was undefeated, and holds 7 of 8 Girl’s School Records at LHS, and has been a State Qualifier for two consecutive years. "Amy is extremely talented. She can take off for 7 months to play other sports and still come out and dominate in the pool. She is starting to mature and has become more of a leader this year. If she ever learns how to channel 100% of her energy into swimming watch out, you may see her swimming with an American flag on her cap some day." Coach Reynolds noted.

Boy’s:

200 Yard Freestyle: Alex Majors, Wilson Central, Junior

200 Yard Individual Medley: Jamal Hasan, Lebanon, Sophomore

50 Yard Freestyle: Kyle Draper, Lebanon, Sophomore

100 Yard Butterfly: Nathan Morris, Lebanon, Sophomore

100 Yard Freestyle: Mike Valencic, Mount Juliet, Sophomore

500 Yard Freestyle: Jeff Knapp, Mount Juliet, Junior

100 Yard Backstroke: Kevin Hurley, Mount Juliet, Senior

100 Yard Breaststroke: Adam Curtis, Mount Juliet, Freshman

Boy’s Swimmer of the Year: Kevin Hurley, Senior, Mount Juliet High School. At the State High School Meet, Hurley set Personal Best Times in the 50 Yard Freestyle, with a time of 0:22.83, placing 19^th at the meet while setting a School Record; in the 100 Yard Backstroke Hurley finished 30^th with a time of 0:5985. Hurley placed 7^th at the MTHSSA Regions Meet in the 50 Freestyle, and 13^th in the 100 Backstroke. Hurley holds two Boy’s School Records at MJHS, and has been a State Qualifier for three consecutive years. “Kevin is a fierce competitor, not only is he one of the top Tennis players in the Region, he is now the top male swimmer going to high school in Wilson County”, Coach Kathy McCabe stated.

Wilson County Coach of the Year: Jaymie Reynolds, Lebanon High School. For the second consecutive year Coach Reynolds led his Girls team to a Division I Title, the Boy’s to a Runner-Up standing, and the Combined team to a Division I Title. Coach Reynolds led all County coaches in having six of his swimmers qualify for the State Meet, and placing 8 of 16 swimmers on the All-County Team. At the Tennessee State Championship Meet Lebanon was the only team from Wilson County to have a swimmer score, Girl’s Swimmer of the Year, Amy Pouget. At the MTHSSA Regional Championship Meet, the LHS Girl’s placed 10^th overall, the highest amongst any Wilson County team; the Boy’s placed 27^th overall, and Combined they placed 15^th overall. “Jaymie is a great guy and seems to really have a great rapport with his swimmers. He is very positive and know how to bring out the best in his team.” MJHS Head Coach Kathy McCabe commented about her rival coach.

For more information on swimming in Wilson County visit www.SwimWilsonCounty.com.

Mardi Gras Meet Festivities

Wilson County Swimmers Compete at Mardi Gras Meet

Feb 20, 2005……With only four weeks left in the USA Swimming Short Course Season, five Wilson County residents participated in the Excel Aquatics Mardi Gras Swim Meet in Brentwood. Representing Wilson County for Excel were Bradley Gillilan, Alek Nochowicz, Austin Barnes, Kelsey Copeland, and Conrad Claycomb.

Out of 38 individual swims for these Fab Five from Wilson County, 30 Personal Best Times were set, a remarkable 79% rate of achievement. “That’s good consistent swims across the board for those kids.” Assistant Coach and Lebanon resident John Barnes noted. “They are in mid-season form, and continue to improve. As a whole all of our Middle School age and Elementary School age swimmers that train in Gallatin swam lights out, and did phenomenally. That is a real testament to their coaches, Andreea Mitrofan and AJ Miley.”

Claycomb is a Lebanon resident and an 8^th Grader at St. John Vianney Catholic School, and will be swimming for Pope John Paul II High School next year. “Conrad had a terrific meet, I was very proud of the way he swam. He’s continuing to learn and improve, and will be a big addition to JPII next year in the distance events.” Claycomb dropped times in all 6 of his events, with the largest drop occurring in the 500 Yard Freestyle, a drop of 17.63 seconds resulting in a time of 6:16.97. Other large drops occurred in the 100 Free, a 1.10 second drop; and the 100 Backstroke, a 3.16 second drop.

Barnes, a 7^th Grader at Carroll-Oakland School, dropped times in all 8 of his events. “Austin did great this weekend, I’m a very proud father with just enough sense to stay out of the way and let the other coaches work with him.” Coach Barnes noted. “The most important thing is he’s learning proper stroke technique and how to compete at the same time, all the while only training two to three times a week with Coach AJ and Andreea.”

Gillilan, a 7^th Grader at West Wilson Middle School, dropped an incredible 32 seconds in the 400 Individual Medley. “For a 12 year old to turn a 5:05.31 in that event is great, he achieved a qualifying cut in that event for the Southeastern Short Course Championships, and he cannot even swim it at the Championships until he turns 13.” Gillilan placed in the Top 8 in the 11&12 Year Old Boy’s category in the 50 Breaststroke (#5), 100 Freestyle (#3), 200 Backstroke (#4), 100 Backstroke (#4), 50 Freestyle (#7), and 400 IM (#3).

Nochowicz, a Willoughby Station resident in Mt. Juliet, and a 7^th Grader at Holy Rosary Academy continued to improve on his performances of prior months. “Alek is showing what he is capable of doing, due in large part by his high attendance rate at practice, following the instruction of Coach Andreea, and having a great attitude about what he is doing in the water.” Alek placed in the Top 8 of the 13&14 Year Old Boy’s category in the 50 Breaststroke (#7), 50 Butterfly (#8), and the 50 Backstroke (#7). In addition to time drops in those three events, Nochowicz also dropped time in the 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, and 50 Freestyle.

Copeland is an 8^th Grader at Mount Juliet Middle School and will lead the contingent of new swimmer joining MJ High School next year. “Kelsey learned what can happen in her 100 yard events when she attacks the first 50, her time drop in the 100 Backstroke was 1.30 seconds, and she turned in a 1:07.21. With just her times this year, she would already have 4 qualifying times for the High School State meet. That bodes well for her next year as she represents MJHS.” Copeland place in the Top 8 in the 13&14 Year Old Girl’s category in the 100 Backstroke (#6) and 50 Backstroke (#3).