CPSD Season Recap, Awards, & BOD Interest
7/23/2024
Greetings Cary Park Sea Dragon (CPSD) Families!
Congratulations to all the Sea Dragon swimmers and coaches for an amazing swim season!
Thank you for joining us tonight to celebrate our swimmers’ and coaches' hard work! Please see below the summary of swimmers recognized at the End-of-Season Awards Ceremony.
Many thanks to our Sea Dragon parents, without your volunteer efforts, our team could not be successful!
If you are interested in learning more about joining the Board of Directors (BOD), please email [email protected].
There are multiple opportunities to become involved and we know our Sea Dragon parents have great organizational, technical, and creative skills to contribute to the BOD.
We have an energetic and fun group of parents who would love to show you the ropes of our volunteer leadership roles. Many hands make light work - your help makes summer swimming possible for our kids!
Our BOD will resume monthly off-season meetings in October, so please don’t hesitate if you are interested in joining!
***If you need to pick up your family folder (certificate, medals, etc.) after the Awards Ceremony***:
- All items are now available in a rubbermaid container for porch pick at Suzanne Francart’s house: 2012 Mill Gate Lane, Cary, NC 27519 through the end of August. You do not need to notify Suzanne before stopping by. After August, folders will be stored at the clubhouse until next season.
Lastly, please be on the lookout for the News and Observer article featuring the Cary Park Sea Dragons. The article is tentatively scheduled to be available online this Thursday, July 25th, and in newspaper print copies on Friday, July 26th.
2024 Cary Park Sea Dragons Awards
2024 Awards Ceremony Program: Click Here
2024 CPSD Slide Show: Click Here
CPSD Final Team Standings:
3rd Place - Southern League Division 1
3rd Place - Cary City Invitational Meet
20th Place - Tarheel Swimming Association Championships
Top 3 High Point Winners for Team:
Top three swimmers that scored the highest number of points in the 6 dual meets.
- Kai Su
- Devin Locklear
- Natalie Xu
Most Valuable Player/Swimmer by Age Group:
Swimmers that scored the greatest number of points in the 6 dual meets (excluding above high point winners).
6&Under: Fia Martin, Ben Jones
7&8: Audrey Crawford, Matthew Francart
9&10: Arya Mehta, Brian Nolan
11&12: Emerson Belyew, Asa Garver
13&14: Elle VanderWall, Jonny Palamar
15-18: Riya Bhatnagar, Matthew Honaker
Most Improved Swimmer by Age Group:
Minis: Elizabeth Ruggiero, Sam Bomberowitz
6&Under: Anna Kalberkamp, Owen Francart
7&8: Dael Kim, Cooper Baker
9&10: Lucy Ross, Aman Koonapareddy
11&12: Brooklyn Andrews, Max Potenta
13&14: Myra Gupta, Jordan Schacher
15-18: Radha Acharya, Ryan Hahn
Dragon’s Fire Coaches Award by Age Group:
Coach's choice for a swimmer who embodies the Sea Dragon spirit.
Minis: Mya Harris, Siddesh Ananth
6&Under: Gracie Kenjarski, Ansel Nelson
7&8: Olivia Potenta, Mako Patel
9&10: Maeve Lareau, Harrison East
11&12: Sarah Hall, William LeFew
13&14: Rayna Bhatnagar, Silas Abraham
15-18: Andrea Stouder, Soren Cornwell
Sea Dragon of the Year Award:
Kate Kranz
Iron Dragon Award:
Iron Dragon Awardees swam all 4 years of high school.
Ellis Garver
Katelyn Hillenbach
Matthew Honaker
Pranav Nemani
Libby Moore
CPSD Senior Scholarship Recipients:
Katelyn Hillenbach
Matthew Honaker
Pranav Nemani
5-Year Anniversary Recognition:
Kathryn Erickson
Carter Ferranti
Adam Okiishi
Morgan Piper
Annabelle Romes
10-Year Anniversary Recognition:
Ayan Chowdhary Alec Leahy
Callie Hillenbach Pradyun Nemani
Katelyn Hillenbach Jonny Palamar
Lily Hillenbach Hannah Welborn
Aidan Leahy Brett Wilson
Coaches Recognition:
Head Coach: Olivia Honaker
Assistant Coaches:
Sydney Asermely, Christopher Bondo, Katelyn Hillenbach, Matthew Honaker, Arjun Kumar, Pranav Nemani
Junior Coaches:
Silas Abraham, Radha Acharya, Elyse Belyew, Rayna Bhatnagar, Riya Bhatnagar, Trisha Bhatnagar, Maddie Cornwell, Soren Cornwell, Meghna Chaudhuri, Myra Gupta, Ryan Hahn, Sarah Hall, Lily Hillenbach, Kavya Iyer, Fiona Johnson, Kate Kranz, Ryan McGrath, Pradyun Nemani, Benny Palamar, Jonny Palamar, Joseph Park, Naisha Saxena, Jordan Schacher, Andrea Stouder, Ali Vaccaro, Elle VanderWall, Brett Wilson, Andrew Yu
Top 10 Sea Dragon Finishes at Cary City Invitational Meet:
1st Boys 11-12 - Kai Su
2nd Boys 11-12 - Evan Zhang
2nd Girls 13-14 - Marissa Locklear
2nd Boys 15-18 - Devin Locklear
4th Girls 11-12 - Natalie Xu
4th Boys 11-12 - Asa Garver
5th Girls 9-10 - Arya Mehta
9th Boys 7-8 - Ethan Zhao
2024 Cary Park Team Records:
Men 15-18 200 yd Medley Relay: J. Park, P. Nemani, D. Locklear, M. Honaker 1:41.03 6/18/2024
Girls 13-14 50 yd Free: Elle VanderWall 25.76 6/25/2024
Girls 13-14 50 yd Back: Elle VanderWall 29.83 7/9/2024
Boys 13-14 50 yd Back: Jonny Palamar 26.26 6/11/2024
Boys 11-12 50 yd Breast: Kai Su 32.64 7/9/2024
Girls 13-14 50 yd Breast: Marissa Locklear 33.19 6/25/2024
Boys 13-14 50 yd Breast: Joseph Park 29.39 6/11/2024
Girls 13-14 50 yd Fly: Elle VanderWall 27.93 7/9/2024
Boys 13-14 50 yd Fly: Jonny Palamar 25.23 6/11/2024
Girls 13-14 200 yd Free Relay: M. Locklear, R. Bhatnagar, F. Johnson, E. VanderWall 1:48.96 6/25/2024
Men 15-18 200 yd Free Relay: D. Locklear, P. Nemani, J. Park, M. Honaker 1:30.41 6/18/2024
2024 Cary Park Pool Records (CPSD Swimmers only):
Boys 13-14 50 yd Back: Jonny Palamar 26.26 6/11/2024
Girls 13-14 50 yd Breast: Marissa Locklear 33.19 6/25/2024
Boys 13-14 50 yd Breast: Joseph Park 29.39 6/11/2024
Girls 13-24 50 yd Fly: Elle VanderWall 28.16 6/25/2024
Boys 13-14 50 yd Fly: Jonny Palamar 25.23 6/11/2024
Men 15-18 200 yd Free Relay: M. Honaker, P. Nemani, E. Garver, D. Locklear 1:31.80 6/25/2025
For a complete list of all Team and Pool Records: Click here
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