Press Releases

Southeastern Swim Club’s Carly Mercer Commits to University of Arkansas
November 16th, 2009
 
Carly Mercer has committed to continue her swimming career at the collegiate level. She  will attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks are a NCAA Division I program that competes in the Southeastern Athletic Conference under the direction of Coach Jeff Poppell. 
 
Carly is the daughter of Jeff and Roxanne Mercer. She plans to pursue studies in Exercise Science and Psychology while attending the University of Arkansas. She is Co-Captain for the Hamilton Southeastern High School swim team and will receive her fourth varsity letter this season. She currently serves on the Student Athletic Council. Carly has been named to the Honor Roll while attending Hamilton Southeastern High School and has also participated in Student Council. She has also been a member of Southeastern Swim Club (SSC) for five years, where she has represented SSC at Junior National meets. In addition to academics, athletics and school activities, she has been a swim lesson teacher for 3 years for the Southeastern Swim School. 
 
During her time at Hamilton Southeastern, she was named an All-American Swimmer from the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.  As a
freshman, Carly was a member of two IHSAA State Champion relay teams (200 Medley & 400 Free). As an individual, she finished 3rd in the 50 free and 5th in the 100 Free. As a sophomore, Carly was the individual State Champion in the 100 Free and finished 3rd in the 50 Free. She was also a member of the State Champion 200 yard Medley Relay team. Last year, as a junior, Carly finished 2nd in the 100 Free and 5th in the 200 Free.
 
 
Seated: Jeff Mercer (father), Carly and Roxanne (mother)
Standing: Greg Habegger (HSE AD), Andy Pedersen (HSE Swim Coach), Jim Self (HSE AD)


 

185 from Southeastern Swim Club Race in early November
November 10th, 2009
 

Southeastern Swim Club participated in the November 7, 2009 Super Splash held at Hamilton Southeastern High School. Over 185 participants from Southeastern Swim Club competed in the meet. Opportunities abounded for lots of quick swimming and many athletes posted lifetime best swims. Congratulations to the following swimmers for their top five finishes in their events. 

Kristen Amrine 2nd 12 & U 100 fly
Katie Baker 1st 12 & U 50 breast and 5th Open 500 free
CJ Benbow 2nd 12 & Under 50 back
Charity Bennett 3rd Open 200 breast
Tim Bennett 5th Open 200 breast
Micalah Booher 1st Open 200 IM, 1st 13 & Over 100 breast and 1st Open 1650 free
Morgan Booth 4th Open 200 free
Madison Brand 1st 12 & Under 50 back, 2nd 100 back and 4th 100 free
Nathan Brown 4th 12 & Under 50 back
Brandon Brunelli 1st 12 & Under 100 fly, 1st 100 breast and 2nd 12 &Under 100 free
Joe Brunelli 1st Open 200 back, 2nd Open 200 breast
Zehner Burley 2nd 12 & Under 100 breast, 3rd 50 free and 4th 100 free
Wilson Clark 2nd 13 & Over 50 free and 2nd 100 breast
Robyn Clevenger 1st Open 500 free and 1st Open 400 IM
Ryan Cockman 2nd 12 & Under 100 fly and 3rd 50 back
Kaelyn Conaway 5th Open 200 free
Caroline Cross 2nd Open 200 free, 3rd 12 & Under 50 fly and 3rd 50 breast
Thomas Cross 3rd Open 500 free and 4th 400 IM
Cameron Crowley 3rd 12 & Under 50 breast
Kara Davis 4th 13 & Over 100 free and 4th 100 back
Nick Dawson 5th 12 & Under 50 fly, 5th 100 free, 5th 100 breast
Grace Dziennik 3rd 12 & Under 100 breast and 4th 50 fly
April Eales 2nd Open 500 free and 2nd 200 breast
Aric Fredericks 1st 12 & Under 50 fly, 1st 100 free and 1st 100 back
Phoebe Garrett 5th 12 & Under 50 back and 5th 100 breast
Matthew Gorski 1st 12 & Under 50 free, 1st 50 breast and 2nd 50 fly
Tori Grinstead 4th 12 & Under 100 back and 5th 100 free
Noah Guiterrez 5th 12 & Under 50 free
David Hantz 2nd Open 500 free
Elissa Hart 5th 12 & Under 50 fly
Emily Howard 1st Open 200 free and 2nd 12 & Under 50 fly
Bailey Hummel 1st 12 & Under 50 fly and 2nd Open 200 breast
Alyssa Iurillo 3rd 12 & Under 50 back, 3rd Open 200 free and 5th 12 & Under 50 free
Jakob Jarosinski 4th 12 & Under 50 breast
Jenna Jarosinski 1st 12 & Under 100 fly and 3rd Open 500 free
Luke Johnson 2nd Open 200 back, 3rd 400 IM and 5th 500 free
Julie Kaess 1st 12 & Under 100 free and 2nd Open 200 IM
Sam Kapp 3rd 12 & Under 50 fly and 3rd 100 back
Dasha Kehlor 3rd 13 & Over 100 free
Lauren Kirkwood 1st Open 200 back, 2nd 400 IM and 5th 200 IM
Logan Kisinger 1st 13 & Over 50 free, 1st 100 fly and 3rd 100 breast
Ryan Knight 4th 12 & Under 50 breast
Maddi Kordes 1st 12 & Under 100 breast, 2nd 100 free and 3rd 50 free
Alexis Lee 3rd 13 & Over 100 breast, 4th Open 200 breast and 5th 13 & Over 50 free
Audrey Lo 2nd Open 1650 free
Connor Masters 1st 12 & Under 50 back, 2nd 50 breast, and 4th 50 fly
Joe Mazero 2nd 12 & Under 50 back and 3rd 100 breast
Lauren Mercer 1st 13 & Over 100 back, 2nd 100 free and 4th 50 free
JD Middleton 1st Open 200 IM, 1st 200 free and 1st 1650 free
Kordia Miller 1st 12 & Under 100 back, 2nd 50 free and 3rd 100 free
Mason Mills 1st 13 & Over 50 free, 1st 100 fly and 4th Open 200 IM
Tatiana Monger 5th 12 & Under 50 breast
Aly Morgan 2nd 13 & Over 100 fly and 4th 100 breast
Connor Mroz 2nd 12 & Under 50 free, 2nd 100 back and 3rd Open 200 IM
Rachel Nigh 5th 12 & Under 100 back
Kaleb Oliver 4th 12 & Under 50 free and 5th 100 back
Austin Parrish 1st 13 & Over 100 breast and 2nd Open 200 IM
Andrew Ratliff 5th 12 & Under 50 back
Emily Ratliff 2nd 12 & Under 100 breast and 3rd 100 back
Caroline Russell 2nd 12 & Under 50 breast
Jackson Russell 1st Open 500 free and 1st 400 IM
Katie Scherzinger 3rd 13 & Over 100 back and 5th 100 breast
Anna Schkeryantz 4th 12 & Under 100 breast
Caleb Shields 3rd 12 & Under 100 free, 4th 100 back and 4th Open 200 IM
Katey Stout 4th 12 & Under 50 free
Joey Sun 4th 12 & Under 100 breast
Louis Sun 1st 13 & Over 100 free, 4th 100 breast and 5th Open 200 IM
Levi Teague 3rd Open 200 breast
Quinn Teague 1st Open 200 breast
Caroline Thomas 1st 12 & Under 50 free and 2nd Open 200 back
Aiden Tierney 5th 12 & Under 50 breast
Dixon Tierney 1st Open 200 fly
Lydia Tierney 2nd Open 200 fly and 4th 500 free
Deanna Tingwald 5th 13 & Over 100 back
Jack Vandeberg 4th Open 200 breast
Mallory Watson 4th 12 & Under 50 back
Ivy Wysong 1st 13 & Over 100 free, 2nd 100 breast and 3rd Open 200 IM
Anna Young 1st Open 100 fly and 3rd 1650 free
Joe Young 2nd Open 400 IM and 4th 500 free
Jordan Zabinski 2nd 13 & Over 100 back, 3rd 50 free and 3rd Open 400 IM 
 

 

 

Cool News: SSC SwimFest Invitational
November 7th, 2009
 
***Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved 100 percent best times at the SSC SwimFest!
Katherine Baker, Hannah Ballard, Timothy Bennett, Madison Brand, Tyler Brand, Nicholas Brunelli, Jessica Clark, Ryan Cockman, Cameron Crowley, Kara Davis, Julia DeWolf, Hannah Dillon, April Eales, Cassidy Elmore, Aric Fredericks, Katherine Gruver, Jessica Hantz, Megan Hart, Abigail Heinzmann, Carleigh Hill, Emily Howard, Jenna Jarosinski, Samuel Kapp, Madeline Kennedy, Drew Kibler, Cameron Knurek, Madison Kordes, Cecelia Lucia, Megan Lugar, Connor Masters, Mackenzie Lantz, JD Middleton, Kordia Miller, Haley Moore, Brenna Oaldon, Austin Parrish, Danielle Rossillo, Caroline Russell, Katie Scherzinger, Caleb Shields, Elijah Thomas, Lydia Tierney, Jordyn Wade, and Ivy Wysong
 
***Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved 70 percent best times in all of their swims at SSC SwimFest: Charlotte Ahls, Kristen Amrine, Emily Barnes, Paul Bean, Charity Bennett, Hannah Booth, Nathan Brown, Robyn Clevinger, Jacob Crell, Meric Haase, Blake Hamby, Bailey Hummel, Julieanne Kaess, Lauren Kirkwood, Jacob Lebrock, Kyle McMillian, Lauren Mercer, Connor Mroz, Natalie Mudd, Anna Napariu, Blake Ratliff, Jackson Russell, Bailey Strock, Kylie Sutherlin, Levi Teague, Jack Vandeberg, and Brisco Wood
 
 

Southeastern Swim Club’s Megan Schwartzkopf Commits to University of Toledo

November 4th, 2009

Megan has committed to continue her swimming career at the collegiate level. Megan will attend the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. The Rockets are a NCAA Division I program that competes in the Mid-American Conference under the direction of Coach Lars Jorgensen (1988 USA Olympian in the 1500 meter freestyle and holder of 6 National Titles). 
 
Megan, daughter of Robert and Rebecca Schwartzkopf, plans to pursue studies in Business while attending the University of Toledo. She has been a member of Southeastern Swim Club (SSC) for eight years. Megan has been named to the Honor Roll during all semesters while attending Hamilton Southeastern High School. She also participates in Student Council and has been active as a HSE HS Freshman Mentor. In addition to academics, athletics and school activities, she has been a swim lesson teacher for 4 ½ years for the Southeastern Swim School. 
 
During her time at SSC, she was named the Mental Attitude Winner and represented SSC at the Junior National Swim Meet (both during the summer of 2008). She also represented Hamilton Southeastern High School at the 2008-2009 IHSAA State Championships where she finished 11th in the 500 freestyle and 13th in the 200 freestyle.