Sierra Schmidt, Matthew Hirschberger Dominate Distance Events on Night One of the 2017 NCSA Junior Nationals

The 2017 NCSA Junior Nationals kicked off tonight in Orlando, Florida. The night consisted of the short course distance events and the 200 freestyle and medley relays.

Sierra Schmidt, representing Club Wolverine, kicked off the meet with a commanding win in the women’s 1000. Her time of 9:35.06 was a drop of over eight seconds and was three seconds faster than second place finisher, Madison Homovich. Homovich, a 16 year old from Marlins of Raleigh, touched in 9:38.16 behind Schmidt. Third place went to Houston’s Logan Shiller, who finished in 9:45.43.

Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
9:49.99 P66 2017 Phillips 66
9:58.79 JNAT 2017 Smr Jr Natls
10:15.99 Q17 Meet Qualifying
10:20.49 FUT 2017 Futures
Name Age Team Seed Time Finals Time
1 Schmidt, Sierra 18 Club Wolverine-MI 9:43.55 9:35.06 P66
26.05 54.36 (28.31) 1:23.29 (28.93) 1:51.95 (28.66)
2:20.79 (28.84) 2:49.69 (28.90) 3:18.72 (29.03) 3:47.93 (29.21)
4:17.22 (29.29) 4:46.29 (29.07) 5:15.37 (29.08) 5:44.35 (28.98)
6:13.34 (28.99) 6:42.40 (29.06) 7:11.50 (29.10) 7:40.30 (28.80)
8:09.18 (28.88) 8:38.24 (29.06) 9:07.25 (29.01) 9:35.06 (27.81)
2 Homovich, Madison 16 Marlins of Raleigh-NC 9:39.09 9:38.16 P66
26.27 54.78 (28.51) 1:23.55 (28.77) 1:52.34 (28.79)
2:21.12 (28.78) 2:50.16 (29.04) 3:19.35 (29.19) 3:48.37 (29.02)
4:17.44 (29.07) 4:46.64 (29.20) 5:15.70 (29.06) 5:44.75 (29.05)
6:13.88 (29.13) 6:42.96 (29.08) 7:12.16 (29.20) 7:41.57 (29.41)
8:10.57 (29.00) 8:40.19 (29.62) 9:09.51 (29.32) 9:38.16 (28.65)
3 Shiller, Logan 17 Houston Swim Club-GU 9:53.86 9:45.43 P66
26.97 55.79 (28.82) 1:24.94 (29.15) 1:55.25 (30.31)
2:24.83 (29.58) 2:54.39 (29.56) 3:23.64 (29.25) 3:53.15 (29.51)
4:22.65 (29.50) 4:52.26 (29.61) 5:21.65 (29.39) 5:51.23 (29.58)
6:20.83 (29.60) 6:50.27 (29.44) 7:19.80 (29.53) 7:49.22 (29.42)
8:18.54 (29.32) 8:47.85 (29.31) 9:16.98 (29.13) 9:45.43 (28.45)

The men’s 1000 went to Nation’s Capital’s Matthew Hirschberger. Hirschberger broke the nine minute barrier for the first time in 8:55.32, a 12 second drop from his seed time. Last year’s champion, 16 year old Robert Freeman of Baylor, finished second in 8:56.30. This was a second drop from his winning time from last year. The Naval Academy Aquatic Club’s William Iv Roberts finished third in 9:03.23.

Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
9:07.49 P66 2017 Phillips 66
9:12.09 USO 2017 US Open
9:15.19 JNAT 2017 Smr Jr Natls
9:34.29 FUT 2017 Futures
9:39.79 Q17 Meet Qualifying
Name Age Team Seed Time Finals Time
1 Hirschberger, Matthew 18 Nation’s Capital Swim Club-PV 9:07.53 8:55.32 P66
24.00 50.15 (26.15) 1:16.76 (26.61) 1:43.59 (26.83)
2:10.57 (26.98) 2:37.57 (27.00) 3:04.46 (26.89) 3:31.44 (26.98)
3:58.41 (26.97) 4:25.39 (26.98) 4:52.38 (26.99) 5:19.36 (26.98)
5:46.49 (27.13) 6:13.47 (26.98) 6:40.42 (26.95) 7:07.32 (26.90)
7:34.24 (26.92) 8:01.42 (27.18) 8:28.82 (27.40) 8:55.32 (26.50)
2 Freeman, Robert 16 Baylor Swim Club-SE 8:57.43 8:56.30 P66
23.88 50.17 (26.29) 1:17.00 (26.83) 1:43.89 (26.89)
2:10.84 (26.95) 2:38.14 (27.30) 3:05.29 (27.15) 3:32.75 (27.46)
4:00.04 (27.29) 4:27.38 (27.34) 4:54.57 (27.19) 5:21.58 (27.01)
5:48.95 (27.37) 6:16.33 (27.38) 6:43.84 (27.51) 7:11.04 (27.20)
7:38.09 (27.05) 8:05.12 (27.03) 8:31.59 (26.47) 8:56.30 (24.71)
3 Roberts, William Iv 17 Naval Academy Aquatic Club-MD 9:11.49 9:03.23 P66
24.40 50.73 (26.33) 1:17.52 (26.79) 1:44.39 (26.87)
2:11.28 (26.89) 2:38.22 (26.94) 3:05.63 (27.41) 3:32.95 (27.32)
4:00.32 (27.37) 4:27.72 (27.40) 4:55.04 (27.32) 5:22.48 (27.44)
5:50.17 (27.69) 6:17.80 (27.63) 6:45.54 (27.74) 7:13.15 (27.61)
7:40.74 (27.59) 8:08.44 (27.70) 8:36.26 (27.82) 9:03.23 (26.97)

In the women’s 200 freestyle relay, the Aquajets Swim Team finished first. Carly Quast (23.33), Abigail Kapeller (22.96), Alexis Schaaf (22.97), and Rachel Wittmer (22.68) teamed up for a time of 1:31.94. Second place went to Abigail Harter (23.62), Jasmine Hellmer (22.97), Phoebe Bacon (23.01), and Katelyn Mack (22.46) of Nation’s Capital. There time was 1:32.06. The Academy Bullets team of Kayla Filipek (23.18), Hannah Blankemeier (22.96), Jennifer Hauser (23.11), and Athena Ye (23.38) was third in 1:32.63.

Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
3:32.09 Q17 Meet Qualifying
Team Relay Seed Time Finals Time
1 Aquajets Swim Team-MN A 3:22.05 1:31.94 Q17
23.33 46.29 (22.96) 1:09.26 (22.97) 1:31.94 (22.68)
2 Nation’s Capital Swim Club-PV A 3:21.05 1:32.06 Q17
23.62 46.59 (22.97) 1:09.60 (23.01) 1:32.06 (22.46)
3 Academy Bullets Swim Club-IL A 3:22.63 1:32.63 Q17
23.18 46.14 (22.96) 1:09.25 (23.11) 1:32.63 (23.38)
4 Delta Aquatics-IL A 3:25.26 1:32.72 Q17
23.01 46.35 (23.34) 1:09.74 (23.39) 1:32.72 (22.98)
5 Ozaukee Aquatics-WI A 3:20.16 1:33.07 Q17
23.37 45.97 (22.60) 1:09.35 (23.38) 1:33.07 (23.72)
6 Long Island Aquatic Club-MR A 3:23.86 1:33.35 Q17
23.96 47.26 (23.30) 1:10.86 (23.60) 1:33.35 (22.49)
7 New Trier Swim Club-IL A 3:30.07 1:33.74 Q17
23.03 46.25 (23.22) 1:09.93 (23.68) 1:33.74 (23.81)
8 Marlins of Raleigh-NC A 3:23.25 1:33.75 Q17
22.97 46.35 (23.38) 1:10.50 (24.15) 1:33.75 (23.25)

On the men’s side, Machine Aquatics took the win. Thomas Hallock (20.14), Christian Ginieczki (20.31), Casey Storch (20.82), and Jayaprakash Kambhampaty (20.87) swam to a time of 1:22.14. Cody Bybee (20.55), Connor Blatt (20.43), Evan Stapp (20.84), and Eric Knowles (20.59) of Dayton Raiders finished second in 1:22.41. They just out touched the Cincinnati Marlins team of Nicholas Perera (21.25), Alexander Wade (20.91), Luke Sobolewski (20.27), and Justin Grender (20.00) who finished third in 1:22.43.

Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
3:12.79 Q17 Meet Qualifying
Team Relay Seed Time Finals Time
1 Machine Aquatics-PV A 2:59.68 1:22.14 Q17
20.14 40.45 (20.31) 1:01.27 (20.82) 1:22.14 (20.87)
2 Dayton Raiders-OH A 2:59.18 1:22.41 Q17
20.55 40.98 (20.43) 1:01.82 (20.84) 1:22.41 (20.59)
3 Cincinnati Marlins-OH A 3:02.80 1:22.43 Q17
21.25 42.16 (20.91) 1:02.43 (20.27) 1:22.43 (20.00)
4 Nation’s Capital Swim Club-PV A 2:59.11 1:22.49 Q17
21.01 41.53 (20.52) 1:02.23 (20.70) 1:22.49 (20.26)
5 Aquajets Swim Team-MN A 2:59.33 1:22.60 Q17
21.00 41.31 (20.31) 1:02.00 (20.69) 1:22.60 (20.60)
6 Academy Bullets Swim Club-IL A 3:06.77 1:23.14 Q17
20.95 41.57 (20.62) 1:02.25 (20.68) 1:23.14 (20.89)
7 Nation’s Capital Swim Club-PV B 3:02.67 1:23.18 Q17
21.45 42.36 (20.91) 1:02.95 (20.59) 1:23.18 (20.23)
8 St Charles Swim Team-IL A 3:05.35 1:23.21 Q17
20.79 41.63 (20.84) 1:02.58 (20.95) 1:23.21 (20.63)

The Nation’s Capital women claimed the women’s 200 medley relay. Bacon (25.10), Harter (28.13), Isabella Gati (24.95), and Mack (22.07) combined to go 1:40.25. Close behind them was the Aquajets Swim Team. Quast (25.33), Martha Haas (28.61), Schaaf (24.08), and Wittmer (22.49) finished in 1:40.51. Third place went to Kathleen Moore (25.55), Abigail Arens (28.94), Homovich (24.30), and Grace Countie (22.47) of Marlins of Raleigh in 1:41.26.

Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
3:55.09 Q17 Meet Qualifying
Team Relay Seed Time Finals Time
1 Nation’s Capital Swim Club-PV A 3:41.39 1:40.25 Q17
25.10 53.23 (28.13) 1:18.18 (24.95) 1:40.25 (22.07)
2 Aquajets Swim Team-MN A 3:40.36 1:40.51 Q17
25.33 53.94 (28.61) 1:18.02 (24.08) 1:40.51 (22.49)
3 Marlins of Raleigh-NC A 3:39.86 1:41.26 Q17
25.55 54.49 (28.94) 1:18.79 (24.30) 1:41.26 (22.47)
4 Long Island Aquatic Club-MR A 3:40.25 1:41.71 Q17
25.41 53.43 (28.02) 1:18.44 (25.01) 1:41.71 (23.27)
5 Academy Bullets Swim Club-IL A 3:41.57 1:42.37 Q17
25.81 54.45 (28.64) 1:19.66 (25.21) 1:42.37 (22.71)
6 Ozaukee Aquatics-WI A 3:41.36 1:42.44 Q17
25.27 54.76 (29.49) 1:18.88 (24.12) 1:42.44 (23.56)
7 New Trier Swim Club-IL A 3:47.24 1:42.87 Q17
25.59 54.51 (28.92) 1:19.72 (25.21) 1:42.87 (23.15)
8 Gator Swim Club-FL A 3:39.71 1:43.15 Q17
25.56 55.74 (30.18) 1:20.17 (24.43) 1:43.15 (22.98)

Nation’s Capital dominated the men’s 200 medley relay. Their A team of Will Cumberland (22.90), Spencer Rowe (24.93), Samuel Pomajevich (21.19), and Allen Ross (20.31) won in 1:29.33, beating out the rest of the field by a second. Second place went to Tyler Sesvold (22.43), William Myhre (24.50), Mitchell Milosch (22.47), and Kyle Dunlap (20.81) of St. Charles in 1:30.21. The Nation’s Capital B team of Sean Conway (23.71), Timothy Wu (24.81), Cole Cooper (21.65), and Brandon Hamblin (20.35) finished third in 1:30.52.

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Kimberly Pinnow

7 years ago

Susan Voigt is that our dancer!? That girl rocks!!

Susan Voigt

7 years ago

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It sure is!! 🙂

Aunt Kim

7 years ago

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO @Sierra_Swims !!!!!