Neptunes swimmers honored at end of season banquet

Nevada Daily Mail

The Nevada Neptunes annual end of season awards banquet took place Aug. 17 at the First Baptist Church, where the team and their guests celebrated a summer of competitive swimming.

Featured during the banquet was a photo slide of the team's season, along with the election of the board and team officers. The team is coached by Karen Claypool.

According to the Neptunes website, the team "offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels.

"It is the goal of the Nevada Neptunes to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of their abilities."

One of the top moments during the Neptunes season came at the Nevada Tri-State Invitational meet in July, where they captured first place.

The Neptunes finished in third place at the Parsons Tri-State Invitational meet, which took place June 28-29 at the Parsons Municipal Pool.

At the Parsons meet, Nevada had several high point trophy award winners, with Addison Zamora's first place finish in the female 6 and under age group, and Cody Leung's first in the male 8 and under age group.

Awards for the 2014 swim season went to the following:

Most Improved Swimmers

* Kierston Eador, 5

* Peyton Eaton, 7

BEST NEW SWIMMERS

Hailey Jackson, Hailey, 13

Kolton Evans, 5

COACHES AWARD

* Shon Bogart, 8

* Baldwin, Abbigale, 10

* Payton Nance, 11

* Madi Smith, 11

* Gavin Urquidez, 12

* Hallie Short, 12

* Mary Kate Russell, 7

* Tyler Armstrong, 12

* Michael Culpeper, 9

MOST VALUABLE SWIMMERS

Ages 6 and under

* Addison Zamora, 6

* Ryan Raney, Ryan, 6

Ages 7-8

* Chloe Morris, 8

* Cody Leung, 8

Ages 9-10

* Emma Leisure, 9

* Own Swearingen, 10

Ages 11-12

* Sophia Wehrman, 12

* Grant Miller, Grant, 12

Ages 13-14

* Mikayla Mohrmann, 14

* Clay Landoll, Clay, 14

Ages 15-18

* Jessica Zamora, 15

* Jake Asberry, 15

BEST COMPETITOR AWARD

* Sophia Wehrman, 12

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

* Cody Leung, Cody, 8

GOLD TRIDENT AWARD

* Londin Edds, 11