It was a fun night at the pool for us and for the first time in recent years Kickapoo Girls Swimming & Diving Team was victorious over Glendale.  We knew going into the meet it wasn’t going to be about how many events we would win, but how we did in the 3rd - 4th and 5th places.  We won 4 events, 3 individual and 1 relay.  It was one more than I thought we would win to be honest.

The meet started as planned, finishing 2nd & 3rd in the Medley Relay.  Then, we got a 2nd, 3rd and 4th out of Jenna, Katie & Heidi (5 second drop) in the 200 free. Then, Merideth (3 second drop) got the first surprise victory by winning the 200 IM.  Molly (1 second drop) & Kayla (3 second drop) followed with 3rd and 5th place.  In the 50 we went 3 - 4 - 5 with Hallie - Jess and Dixie, all with solid times.  Megan, Sheri and Sarah finished 1st, 2nd and 4th in diving putting us up by 9 points at the break.  The fly went as planned - 2nd, 3rd and 4th by Kayla, Megan Miller (4 second drop) and Megan Imhof.  Then Hallie held on in the 100 free for a 2nd place finish, followed by Molly for 4th and Brittany in 5th.  Then came the 500 and Jenna almost pulled off another upset.  She was outlasted, but made a State qualifying time. She was followed closely behind by Katie and Heidi for 3rd and 4th.  Next up was the 200 free relay and we finished 1st and 3rd putting us up by about 15 points. 

I knew it would be tough to catch us with what we had left.  Merideth won the back - Dixie & Brittany followed up with 3rd and 4th place.  Jess placed 2nd in the breast, splitting up Glendale’s top 2 breaststrokers.  Megan Miller finished a close 4th and Natasha finished strong in 5th.  Then we capped off the night with a 2 - 3 finish in the 400 free relay.  In the end, we won by 19 points for our first victory over Glendale 102 - 83. 

The girls were ready to go and all did exactly what we needed them to do to get the win.  It was a great night and I am very proud of the girls and their efforts, not only with their times, but in how they supported each other and came together as a team.  This was a total team effort, from top to bottom and including the parents, alumni and classmates who showed up.  This is a win I know I will remember for awhile.  I know the girls, especially the seniors, will cherish this victory as well.  Four years ago we set out to accomplish this task.  It was great to see it happen and have so much fun doing it.  GO POO!!!