District TWO Championships — 7th Grade Recap
February 11th
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Moment of the Night: EVENT WIN!
Girls 4x50 Medley Relay — 7th Grade
1st Place • 18 Points
The Pandas opened the championship with a statement: our girls won Event 1 and brought home the maximum relay score.
This was not just fast — it was clean, disciplined, and championship-level execution.
🥇 Pershing A — Final Time: 2:59.69
Eloise Brown • Emma Stanger • Eliana Hernandez • Jiaqi Zhu
Splits: 49.64 • 57.21 • 35.64 • 37.20
Splits: 49.64 • 57.21 • 35.64 • 37.20
✅ Clean Relay = Championship Points
While other teams were battling disqualifications in this relay, Pershing executed with focus and precision.
This win highlights what we’ve emphasized all season: practice habits, attention to detail, and doing it the right way.
🏆 Team Results
Girls: 3rd Place (57 pts)
Boys: 3rd Place (56 pts)
Boys: 3rd Place (56 pts)
✅ Clean Meet!
ZERO disqualifications for Pershing — discipline, practice, and attention to detail.
💪 Small Team, Big Impact
We competed with a much smaller roster than other schools. With meet limits (2 events per swimmer, max 4 swimmers per event),
we often couldn’t fill every scoring slot — and still earned podium finishes.
What stood out most: our swimmers raced like professionals. You listened, executed starts and turns with purpose, stayed calm behind the blocks,
and many of you shaved time when it mattered most. That combination — speed + composure + clean technique — is exactly how championships are built.
🌟 Individual Highlights (Scoring Finishes)
Celebrating swimmers who placed in scoring positions and helped carry Pershing to the podium.
👧 Girls Highlights
Eliana Hernandez
4th — 50 Free • 4th — 50 Fly
Jiaqi Zhu
4th — 200 Free • 5th — 100 Free
Eloise Brown
Scored in IM & Backstroke — steady points all meet
Girls 4x50 Free Relay
3rd Place — huge relay points for Pershing
👦 Boys Highlights
Reid Ashlin
4th — 50 Back • 5th — 100 IM
Ramzy Abdallah
Scored in multiple events — versatile, tough racing
Boys 4x50 Medley Relay
Solid execution and points to keep Pershing in the hunt
Boys 4x50 Free Relay
3rd Place — major relay score for Pershing
📌 Why this matters
Championships are not only about speed — they’re about execution. This meet showed that Pershing swimmers can race clean, stay composed,
and perform under pressure. With a larger roster, we’ll be able to enter more swimmers per event and multiply our scoring opportunities.
The momentum is real — and we’re building something special.
💙 Thank you, WaterPandas families!
Thank you for supporting your swimmers and showing up for the team. The work these athletes put in during practice showed up clearly on race night.
We’re proud of every single swimmer who stepped on the blocks and represented Pershing.
🐼 Our message to the team:
You raced hard. You stayed focused. You raced clean. You earned it. We won an event and finished on the podium for both teams —
with a small roster. Keep training, keep believing, and keep being the standard.
Pershing Middle School • WaterPandas Swim Team • District TWO Championships (7th Grade)
