We may have lost -- but we didn't give up. More importantly, you all displayed incredible sportsmanship doing it. I could not be more proud of you all.

Anyone who understands how teams are built should have left the meet last night with the knowledge that Willow Oaks is coming for them. The proof is in the fact that out of our now 30 qualified (30% of the team) swimmers, only *13* swim competitively year-round. And, we aren't done qualifying swimmers. There are 26 more who *just missed* their City Meet cuts last night -- and only one of those is a year-round swimmer. With the rate of improvement we're seeing across all groups, I would not be surprised to see Willow Oaks qualify more than 60 Swimmers (that's roughly 66% of our team) for City Meet this year!

So who wants to be next on our list? I hope it's you!  A strong team does not rely on a handful of swimmers to succeed. We need every swimmer. We need every swimmer to learn every stroke. And then, once you learn the stroke, work hard to make it better. Because this isn't just about 2025 ... we're building the team for 2026 ... 2027 ... and beyond! Now, let's get to work and show Windy Point at City Meet, just how strong Willow Oaks can become.

Congratulations to our growing list of 2025 City Meet Qualifiers!

• Olivia Goodman (6) - 25 Free -- ADDED: 25 Back
• Nora Hurst (7) - 25 Free
• Peyton Fenn (8 ) - 25 Breast
• Malia Goodman (8 ) - 25 Free
• Emma Hoang (8 ) - 25 Back
• Rhodes Lomax (8 ) 25 Free, 25 Back, 25 Breast, 25 Fly
• McKenna Neveaux (8 ) 25 Breast, 25 Back, 25 Fly ADDED: 25 Free
• NEW -- Bennett Kulzer (7) 25 Free, 25 Back
• NEW -- Bryson Neveaux (7) 25 Free, 25 Back
• NEW - Sebastian Cahoon (8 ) 25 Breast
• Axton Parker (8 ) 25 Free, 25 Breast, 25 Back, 25 Fly
• NEW -- Camorrah Connor (9) 25 Breast
• McKenna Behan (10) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Johanna Carleton (10) 50 Free - 50 Fly
• Addie Fenn (10) 100 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
• Charlotte Melillo (10) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Hudson Kulzer (10) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
• Bronx Rosario (9) 50 Free ADDED: 50 Fly
• Avery Bethel (11) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Owen Humble (12) 50 Back
• Dominick DiCarlo (14) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Akai Gillette (13) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Christopher Mowery (13) 50 Free, 50 Breast
• McCoy Tuttle (14) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Abby Kanak (16) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Lizzie Kanak (18) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly
• Riley Hobbs (17) 50 Fly
• Garrett Root (16) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast ADDED: 50 Fly
• Blaine Wooleyhand (17) 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly