State swim qualifiers

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Glenn Landberg

2015 high school state swim qualifiers from Cape Central and Jackson.

Cape Central High School State swimming qualifiers. Front row - Brogan Davis, John Young, Davis Deimund and Miles Frazier. Back row - Reagan Ragsdale, Sam Hahs, Reed Dickson and Hyrum Dickson. (Glenn Landberg)
Cape Central High School State swimming qualifiers. Front row - Brogan Davis, John Young, Davis Deimund and Miles Frazier. Back row - Reagan Ragsdale, Sam Hahs, Reed Dickson and Hyrum Dickson. (Glenn Landberg)
Cape Central High School State swimming qualifiers from left to right, Miles Frazier, Reed Dickson, Sam Hahs, Reagan Ragsdale, Brogan Davis, John Young, Davis Deimund and Hyrum Dickson. (Glenn Landberg)
Sam Hahs
Cape Central, Sophomore
Nickname: Sam
Age I started swimming: 8
State events: 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: Last year
Something about me most people don't know: I've lived in four states
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: Sleeping
Favorite memory from the season: Alley Springs
Favorite athlete: Ryan Lochte
My biggest fear: Drowning
Favorite movie: Anchorman
Favorite sport other than swimming: Basketball
Funniest teammate: Ben Ferrari
The best thing about swimming is: You're always in shape and have a great body
The one bad thing about swimming is: You're really tired after you get done racing
State swimming qualifier - Sam Hahs - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
Brogan Davis
Cape Central, Sophomore
Nickname: B-Davis
Age I started swimming: 4
State events: 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: Last year, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Something about me most people don't know: I've camped in all 50 states
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: Eating or sleeping
Favorite memory from the season: 130 burpees in hotel parking lot
Favorite athlete: Missy Franklin
My biggest fear: Drowning, heights, spiders
Favorite movie: Unbroken
Favorite sport other than swimming: Soccer
Funniest teammate: Ben Ferrari
The best thing about swimming is: Keeping in shape, good health, the friends you make
The one bad thing about swimming is: Practice, appetite, damaged/dead hair
State swimming qualifier - Brogan Davis - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - Brogan Davis - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
Jack Gard
Jackson, Senior
Nickname: Jack Ryan
Age I started swimming: 6
State events: 500 freestyle
Previous state experience: Enjoyed it a lot
Something about me most people don't know: I'm from Colorado
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: Hanging out with friends
Favorite memory from the season: Bus rides over to SEMO
Favorite athlete: Peyton Manning
My biggest fear: Drowning
Favorite movie: I hate Christian Laettner
Favorite sport other than swimming: Basketball
Funniest teammate: Easton Wyatt
The best thing about swimming is: Hanging out with friends
The one bad thing about swimming is: It's tiring
State swimming qualifier - Jack Gard - Jackson High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - Jack Gard - Jackson High School (Glenn Landberg)
Reagan Ragsdale
Cape Central, Junior
Nickname: DAD
Age I started swimming: Third grade
State events: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: None
Something about me most people don't know: I got lost in a foreign country
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: Hanging out with friends
Favorite memory from the season: Alley Springs
Favorite athlete: Nathan Adrian
My biggest fear: The dark
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight
Favorite sport other than swimming: Basketball
Funniest teammate: Big Papa
The best thing about swimming is: The meets getting best times along with the car rides and being with the team
The one bad thing about swimming is: The hard work needed in order to do good
State swimming qualifier - Reagan Ragsdale - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
Miles Frazier
Cape Central, Sophomore
Nickname: Miles
Age I started swimming: 3
State events: 200 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: None
Something about me most people don't know: I have five jobs
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: In the woods in a tree with a bow
Favorite memory from the season: Bass Pro
Favorite athlete: Peyton Manning
My biggest fear: The Sierman
Favorite movie: Full Metal Jacket
Favorite sport other than swimming: Skateboarding
Funniest teammate: Ben Ferreri (Big Ben)
The best thing about swimming is: The people you meet
The one bad thing about swimming is: Speedos
State swimming qualifier - Miles Frazier - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - Miles Frazier - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
Hyrum Dickson
Cape Central, Freshman
Nickname: High-Room
Age I started swimming: 7
State events: 200 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: None
Something about me most people don't know: I enjoy cooking
If I'm not swimming, I'd like to be: Self-educating
Favorite memory from the season: Winning conference
Favorite athlete: Jason Gray
My biggest fear: Having a bad (inaccurate) first impression
Favorite movie: Inside Out
Favorite sport other than swimming: Cross country
Funniest teammate: Ben Ferrari (Big Ben)
The best thing about swimming is: Interacting with the team and pushing yourself to be the best possible athlete
The one bad thing about swimming is: Swimming is too great of a sport to have some part of it considered bad
State swimming qualifier - Hyrum Dickson - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - Hyrum Dickson - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
Davis Deimund
Cape Central, Senior
Nickname: Dr. Yee Yee
Age I started swimming: 15
State events: 200 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: 200 freestyle relay last year
Something about me most people don't know: I make home-made wild corn nuts and season them after every duck hunt
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: Doing homework or in the woods
Favorite memory from the season: Nothing in particular but knowing that there is never a dull moment when around the team
Favorite athlete: Nathan Norman
My biggest fear: The killing of endangered lizards and disappointing my mom
Favorite movie: None
Favorite sport other than swimming: Putt putt mini golf
Funniest teammate: Ben Ferrari
The best thing about swimming is: Forming friendships while burning calories
The one bad thing about swimming is: The chlorine turns hair into steel wool without proper shampoo
State swimming qualifier - Davis Deimund - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - Davis Deimund - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
Reed Dickson
Cape Central, Senior
Nickname: Frozone aka King of Dreams
Age I started swimming: 4
State events: 200 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: 200 freestyle relay, delicious food and ice skating
Something about me most people don't know: I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
If I'm not swimming, I would like to be: Jet-skiing or enjoying the company of family and friends
Favorite memory from the season: Winning conference as a team
Favorite athlete: Jason Gray
My biggest fear: Failing to live up to my greatest potential
Favorite movie: Meet the Mormons
Favorite sport other than swimming: Indoor soccer
Funniest teammates: Tim Huey and Big Boy Ben
The best thing about swimming is: It is extremely healthy and it is for everyone
The one bad thing about swimming is: Cold water
State swimming qualifier - Reed Dickson - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - Reed Dickson - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
John Young
Cape Central, Senior
Nickname: Johnny Boy
Age I started swimming: 5
State events: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Previous state experience: Freshman year and my junior year
Something about me most people don't know: I have been to Europe
If I'm not swimming, I'm probably: Playing guitar or hanging out with my friends
Favorite memory from the season: The visit to Alley Springs during our trip to Springfield
Favorite athlete: Yadier Molina
My biggest fear: My mom getting mad
Favorite movie: Step Brothers
Favorite sport other than swimming: Baseball
Funniest teammate: Ben Ferrari
The best thing about swimming is: Working for one goal and finally achieving it at the end of the season
The one bad thing about swimming is: The repetitiveness of practice
State swimming qualifier - John Young - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)
State swimming qualifier - John Young - Cape Central High School (Glenn Landberg)