Wootson & Gonczol Take High Point Honors at SES Age Group Championships!

Brian Haddad

Wootson & Gonczol Take High Point Honors at Southeastern Age Group Championships!

Eight PCST Tsunamis competed in the 2021 Southeastern Swimming Age Group Short Course Championships this past weekend at the Huntsville Aquatic Center.  The meet featured more than 200 athletes representing 22 teams from Tennessee, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.   The team placed 8th overall and seven of our eight swimmers scored in individual events.  12 year old Blair Wootson and 14 year old Mason Gonczol each won Individual High Point Awards for their respective age groups.  Blair won all six of his individual events while Mason claimed victory in five individual events.  The two boys also combined to set 13 new PCST Team Records.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

New PCST Team Records (13)
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 100 yard Freestyle – 52.52
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 200 yard Freestyle – 1:57.19
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 200 yard Freestyle – 1:58.60 (prelims)
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 500 yard Freestyle – 5:17.72
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 100 yard Butterfly – 58.92
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 50 yard Backstroke – 24.61
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 50 yard Backstroke – 24.82 (prelims)
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 100 yard Backstroke – 52.96
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 100 yard Backstroke – 53.12 (prelims)
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 200 yard Backstroke – 1:57.49
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 200 yard Backstroke – 1:58.61 (prelims)
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 50 yard Butterfly – 24.10
Mason Gonczol 13-14 Boys 50 yard Butterfly – 24.23 (prelims)

Point Scorers Individual Event Top 8 Finishers (23)
Dallas Hammons – (10&U Boys) – 50 Free(8)
Blair Wootson (11-12 Boys) – 100 Free(1), 200 Free(1), 500 Free(1), 100 Breast(1), 100 Fly(1), 200 IM(1)
Deana Dolis (13-14 Girls) – 200 IM(4), 400 IM(5)
Riley Harris (13-14 Girls) – 1650 Free(5)
Gip Crye (13-14 Boys) – 500 Free(7), 1650 Free(4)
Mason Gonczol (13-14 Boys) – 50 Back(1), 100 Back(1), 200 Back(1), 50 Fly(1), 100 Fly(1), 200 Fly(3)
Ben Parsons (13-14 Boys) – 50 Free(3), 100 Free(5), 200 Free(6), 500 Free(2), 1650 Free(2)

Age Group Top 10 PCST Short Course All-Time Top 10 Swims
Girls 13-14
Riley Harris – 1650 Free(6)
Boys 11-12
Blair Wootson – 100 Free(1), 200 Free(1), 500 Free(1), 100 Breast(3), 100 Fly(1)
Boys 13-14
Gip Crye – 1650 Free(4)
Mason Gonczol – 50 Back(1), 100 Back(1), 200 Back(1), 50 Fly(1), 100 Fly(2), 200 Fly(3)
Ben Parsons – 50 Free(2), 100 Free(3), 200 Free(4), 500 Free(5), 1650 Free(3)