So far, it's nothing but the best for Lake Norman swimmers

Nothing but the best.

That's been the case so far this very early high school swimming season for both the girls and boys teams at Lake Norman High School.

Engaging in both a two-team meet as well as a multi-team tournament affair, the Lady Wildcats and reigning state 3A class champion Wildcats have each swam their way to the head of their respective classes in readying for a single outing on tap to close out their schedule for the month of November.

In a season-opening affair against fellow current 4A class I-Meck Conference member Mallard Creek, Lake Norman's teams chalked up the highest number of points each to emerge as meet medalists.

Then, in a four-team affair in the form of the Black & Gold Invitational hosted by Pfeiffer University, both LNHS teams also paddled their way to the top of the list.

Each of the two meets also came complete with the setting of more program records.

In the opening affair, the Wildcats' Logan Heck, a sophomore, established a new mark to beat in the 50-meter freestyle event on his way towards winning that races' top spot.

And in the Black & Gold Invitational at Pheiffer, it was Morgan Holbrook a freshman, hitting a new high water mark during her top showing in the meet's 500-meter freestyle event.

Meet results are as follows:

Girls results.

In the meet against Mallard Creek, Lake Norman tallied 217 points to swim away with first, sinking Mallard Creek's 71 points earned.

For the Lady Cats, first-place finishers included: Elizabeth Koehler in the 200-meter medley and freestyle relays; Sierra Johnson in the 200-meter medley and freestyle relays, the 200-meter individual medley, and the 100-meter breastroke; Heather Isetts in the 200-meter medley and freestyle relay, 200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle; Holbrook in the 500-meter freestyle and both 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays; Haley Powell in the 50-meter freestyle, 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays, and 100-meter backstroke; Erin Dickerman in the 100-meter butterfly and 400-meter freestyle relay; and Christine Finck in the 200-meter freestyle relay.

A host of entries also used their efforts to also already qualify for state postseason appearances in a number of the events.

In the meet held at in the Pfeiffer college campus's pool, firsts for Lake Norman's girls came courtesy of:

Powell in the 200-meter medley and 400-meter freestyle relays, the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke; Johnson in the 200-meter and 400-meter relays, 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter breastroke; Isetts in the 200-meter medley and 400-meter freestyle relays, 200-meter IM, and 100-meter butterfly; Holbrook in the 200-meter and 500-meter freestyles, and 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays; Finck in the 200-meter freestyle relay; Koehler in the 200-meter freestyle relay; Dickerman in the 400-meter freestyle; and Laura Holbrook in the 200-meter freestyle relay.

Boys results

In the pool against Mallard Creek, the Wildcats accumulated 186 points to the opponents' 98.

Firsts for the first-place team came courtesy of:

Reed Wheeler, in the 200-meter medley and 400-metter freestyle relays and 200-meter IM; Tyler Hill in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke, and both the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays; Heck in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, and 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays; David Stamm in the 200-meter medley relay and 100-meter breastroke; Matt Traub in the 200-meter medley relay, Michael Blinn in the 400-meter medley relay; and Parker Cromie in the 200-meter medley and freestyle relays.

At Pfeiffer, helping lead the team to its win included event firsts fashioned by:

Wheeler in the 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays; Hill in the 200-meter freestyle and both freestyle relays; Heck in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays, 200-meter IM and 100-meter butterfly; Blinn in the 500-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle relay; and Cromie in the 200-meter freestyle relay.

Likewise, in the two outings already so far this season, a host of members of the Wildcats roster have already turned in times worthy of postseason berths.

Upcoming meet

Lake Norman's swimmers close out the opening month of meet by competing in a multi-team affair in the Statesville YMCA pool that they will also be serving as host entries before getting back into the swim of matters early next month.