Hicks & Campbell Lead Tsunamis at HBT Halloween Happening!

Hicks and Campbell Lead Tsunamis at HBT Halloween Happening!

The Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis traveled North to Birmingham to compete in our second meet of the season.  Despite being right in the middle of High School season and a rare four day weekend, twenty-four PCST swimmers put up some great swims at the HBT Halloween Happening October 11-13 at the Crossplex Natatorium.  More than half of the PCST swimmers at the meet placed at least one swim in the Top 8 in the meet which featured 479 swimmers from 17 teams.  The team was led by Tsunamis Ella Hicks and Maddie Campbell who each won multiple events in their age group.  Additionally, three swimmers achieved new Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championship Qualifying Times!  Here are some statistics from the meet

Team Scores
1) Hoover Blue Thunder (HBT)..............................809 points
2) Birmingham Swim League (BSL)....................567 points
3) Madison Swim Association (MSA)…..........….492 points
4) Panama City Swim Team (PCST)...................237 points
5) Lifetime Swim Team (LTST).............................143 points

Individual Event Winners
Ella Hicks – 8&U Girls 25 Breast, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM
Maddie Campbell  - 11-12 Girls 200 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back

New Southeastern Swimming SC Championship Qualifying Times
Natalie McKenzie - 10&U Girls 50 Back
Gabe Grauvogel - 11-12 Boys 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free
Ben Hicks – 11-12 Boys 50 Back, 100 Back

Age Group Top 10 PCST Short Course All-Time Top 10 Swims
Click following link for full Age Group Top 10 List -  http://www.panamacityswimteam.com/SubTabGeneric.jsp?team=sepcst&_stabid_=20871

Girls 8 & Under
Ella Hicks  25 Free(5), 50 Free(5), 25 Breast(3), 50 Breast(3), 25 Fly(4), 50 Fly(2), 100 IM(5)

Girls 9-10
Natalie McKenzie 50 Back(7)
Paige Sondgeroth 50 Breast(8)

Girls 11-12
Maddie Campbell 200 Free(8), 500 Free(10), 50 Back(4), 100 Back(6), 100 Breast(7), 200 IM(7)

Boys 9-10
Alex Fulton  50 Back(10)

Swimmers Placing in Top 8 (14)
Hannah Altman, Maddie Campbell, Mitchell Campbell, Gretchen Freisthler, Alex Fulton, Riley Fulton, Gabe Grauvogel, Ben Hicks, Ella Hicks, Natalie McKenzie, Kathryn Annette McKinney, Sarah Kate Paine, Paige Sondgeroth, Jordan Vahabzadeh