THANK YOU SEA DRAGONS! (2026 SEASON WRAP UP)
Good evening Sea Dragon Families!
Thank you for joining us last week to celebrate our swimmers’ and coaches' hard work! I just wanted to say congratulations again to all the swimmers and coaches for an amazing swim season! 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!
Feedback for the team and board? We have a year-end survey this year. Go check it out HERE
***REMINDER- today was the last day 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: 5611 Cary Glen Blvd, Cary, NC 27519 through August 1st. Just stop by. After August 1st, folders will be stored at the clubhouse until next season.
Lastly, don't send us to spam in the off season... we MIGHT just have some fun activities in the works, STAY TUNED! :) Until then, thank you all for a great season and see you next year!
-Kaycie
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2026 Cary Park Sea Dragons Awards
2026 Awards Ceremony Program: Click Here
2026 CPSD Slide Show:Click Here
2026 CPSD Final Team Standings:
3rd Place - Southern League Division 1
4th Place - Cary City Invitational Meet
Top 3 High Point Winners for Team:
Top three swimmers that scored the highest number of points in the 6 dual meets:
- Ethan Yuan
- Asa Garver
- Devin Locklear
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: Brie Compton / Theodore Reynolds
7&8: Melissa Wan / Ben Jones
9&10: Lila Martin / Ethan Zhao
11&12: Caroline Zhao / Ethan Zhou
13&14: Anna Kranz / Evan Zhang
15-18: Elle VanderWall / Arjun Kumar
Most Improved Swimmer by Age Group:
Mini: Eleanor Lusk / Gavin Gibson
6&Under: Ellie Stoltze / Tyler Jones
7&8: Shyla Giri / Xavier Picart
9&10: Elizabeth Ruggiero / Sreyanshu Ghosh
11&12: Aadya Kumar / Kanish Bhulawala
13&14: Samantha McKeithan / Christian Pharris
15-18: Leena Mehta / Kenny Detmar
Dragon’s Fire Coaches Award by Age Group:
Coach's choice for a swimmer who embodies the Sea Dragon spirit:
Mini: Maria Hansen / Oakley Young
6&Under: Ramona Picart / Aarin Patel
7&8: Alyssa Li / Charles Gullick
9&10: Kate Erickson / Lincoln Reynolds
11&12: Halle Wilkinson / Adam Okiishi
13&14: Maddie Cornwell / Andrew Sloan
15-18: Trisha Bhatnagar / Ryan Hahn
Sea Dragon of the Year Award:
Ravi Long
Iron Dragon Award:
Iron Dragon Awardees swam all 4 years of high school:
Arjun Kumar
Lily Hillenbach
Glenn Garver
Devin Locklear
Ryan Hahn
Kenny Detmar
CPSD Senior Scholarship Recipients:
Arjun Kumar
Lily Hillenbach
5-Year Anniversary Recognition:
Siddesh Ananth
Aren Bettendorf
Ayush Bhulawala
Kanish Bhulawala
Max Brodbeck
Danila Buchatskii
Nikita Buchatskii
Kailey Detmar
Emmett East
Harrison East
Matthew Francart
Quinn Germond
Shyla Giri
Colin Jenkins
June Kalberkamp
JR Kenjarski
Maeve Lareau
Ava Mazur
Ellie McGrath
Ansel Nelson
Leif Nelson
Blake Nieman
Elizabeth Ruggiero
Asher Sadik
Julian Schacher
Frankie Shorter
Ty Shorter
Junlong Sun
Mason Wimpey
Elizabeth Wolf
Raman Yanusheuski
Vova Yanusheuski
10-Year Anniversary Recognition:
Catherine Kranz
Anushka Giri
Myra Gupta
Meghna Chaudhuri
Maddie Cornwell
Soren Cornwell
Elyse Belyew
Emmy Belyew
Arjun Kumar
Devin Locklear
Marissa Locklear
Ravi Long
Coaches Recognition:
Head Coach: Arjun Kumar
Assistant Coaches:
Lily Hillenbach, Pradyun Nemani, Silas Abraham, Soren Cornwell, Myra Gupta,
Junior Coaches:
Laura Bendz, Kate Kranz, Anna Kranz, Anushka Giri, Sarah Hall, Jordan Schacher, Elyse Belew, Trisha Bhatnager, Meghna Chaudhuri, Rayna Bhatnager, Ryan Hahn, Emmy Belyew, Maddie Cornwell, Ravi Long, Asa Garver, Riya Acharya, Leila Abraham, Nikita Buchatskii, Annabelle Hahn, Christian Pharris, Hattie Han, Caroline Romes, Caroline Zhao, Leena Mehta
Top 10 Sea Dragon Finishes at Cary City Invitational Meet:
Theodore Reynolds (6&u Boys)- 1st place 25 Free, 3rd place 25 Back
Tyler Jones (6&u Boys)- 4th place 25 Back
Aarin Patel (6&u Boys)- 10th place 25 Back
Alyssa Li (7-8 Girls)- 1st place 25 Back, 8th place 25 Breast, 3rd place 25 Fly
Sophia Martin (7&8 Girls)- 10th place 25 Free, 9th place 25 Back, 4th place 25 Breast
Ethan Zhao (9-10 Boys)- 7th place 25 Back, 6th place 25 Breast, 9th place 25 Fly
Jamie Li (9-10 Boys)- 10th place 25 Back
Josie White (9-10 Girls)- 10th place 25 Breast
Ethan Yuan (11-12 Boys)- 4th place 50 Free, 3rd place 50 Back, 3rd place 50 Fly
Jack Reynolds (11-12 Boys)- 5th place 50 Free, 4th place 50 Back, 5th place 50 Fly
Ethan Zhou (11-12 Boys)- 5th place 50 Back, 5th place 50 Breast, 6th place 50 Fly
Brian Nolan (11-12 Boys)- 3rd place 50 Breast
Caroline Zhao (11-12 Girls)- 4th place 50 Free, 2nd place 50 Back, 1st place 50 Fly
Asa Garver (13-14 Boys)- 5th place 50 Free, 3rd place 50 Breast, 2nd place 50 Fly
Evan Zhang (13-14 Boys)- 3rd place 50 Back, 4th place 50 Breast, 8th place 50 Fly
Marissa Locklear (Womens 15-18)-2nd place 50 Free, 1st place 50 Breast, 1st place 50 Fly
Lily Hillenbach (Womens 15-18) 7th place 50 Back, 10th place 50 Fly
Pradyun Nemani (Mens 15-18)- 9th place 50 Back
2026 Cary Park Team Records:
Girls 15-18 Medley Relay: L. Hillenbach, M. Locklear, E. VanderWall, L. Mehta 1:56.42 6/30/2026
Girls 15-18 50 Free: Elle VanderWall 25.04 7/08/2026
Girls 13-14 50 Back: Elle VanderWall 27.94 7/01/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Breast: Marissa Locklear 30.78 6/17/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Fly: Elle VanderWall 26.61 7/08/2026
2026 Cary Park Pool Records (CPSD Swimmers only):
Boys 11-12 Medley Relay: J. Reynolds, B. Nolan, E. Zhou, E. Yuan 1:58.82 7/07/2026
Girls 15-18 50 Free: Elle VanderWall 25.04 7/08/2026
Girls 15-18 50 Fly: Elle VanderWall 26.61 7/08/2026
For a complete list of all Team and Pool Records: Click here
Photos
- You can find photos and slideshows from the season in these locations
- Additional photos (2)
- Additional photos
- Slideshow Video
- Slideshow PPT
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