Not since she was stopping people in their tracks as a first year recruit gold medalist at the South-Central League titles has jumper Kaylee Eakman been 100 percent sound.
2016-17 GIRLS SWIM SCHEDULE
Thursday: East at South, 5 p.m.; Central at Pueblo West, 5 p.m., Pueblo County at Centennial, 5 p.m.
Friday: Pueblo County at Valley Invitational, 5 p.m.
Saturday: Pueblo County at Valley Invitational, 5 p.m.
Dec. 6: Pueblo County at Central, 5 p.m.; Centennial at East, 5 p.m.; South at Pueblo West, 5 p.m.
Dec. 9: City meet, Centennial pool.
Dec. 10: East at Rampart Relays; Pueblo County at Pikes Peak Relays.
Dec. 13: Central, Sierra at East, 5 p.m.
Dec. 15: Widefield at Central, 5 p.m.
Dec. 16: South, Pueblo West at Cheyenne Mountain Invitational
Dec. 17: South, Pueblo West at Cheyenne Mountain Invitational; East at Thornton Invitational
Jan. 5: Fountain Valley, La Junta at South, 4:30 p.m.; Fountain, Central at East, 5 p.m.
Jan. 7: South at Boulder Invitational
Jan 10: South at Central, 5 p.m.; Pueblo West at Centennial, 5 p.m.; East at Pueblo County, 5 p.m.
Jan. 13: Hornet Invitational, 4 p.m.
Jan. 14: Hornet Invitational, 9 a.m.
Jan. 17: Pueblo County at South, 5 p.m.; Central at Centennial, 5 p.m.; East at Pueblo West, 5 p.m.
Jan. 18: Centennial at Sierra
Jan. 20: Fountain Invitational, 3 p.m.
Jan. 21: Fountain Invitational, 9 a.m.
Jan. 24: Centennial at South, 5 p.m.; Central, East at La Junta, 5 p.m.
Jan. 26: Pueblo West at La Junta, 5 p.m.
Jan. 28: Central Diving Invitational, 10 a.m.
Jan. 31: Pueblo West at Pueblo County, 5 p.m.; Central at East, 5 p.m.
Feb. 3: South-Central League meet, 5 p.m.
Feb. 4: South-Central League meet, 9 a.m.
Feb. 9: State meet, Thornton.
Feb. 10: State meet.
Feb. 11: State meet.
The Central High School senior is a three-time S-CL champion and state put finisher regardless of being limped by knee wounds the previous two seasons.
To start with, it was a front cruciate tendon in her correct knee that Eakman tore as a sophomore. She re-tore the ACL, and in addition her meniscus ligament last season.
Eakman experienced surgery every time, the most recent two days after the 2016 state swim meet. She contended in a knee support finally year's opposition.
She is completely recuperated heading into her last season, which gets in progress Thursday with a trio of double meets: Central versus Pueblo West, Pueblo County versus Centennial and East versus South.
"I'll go everyday. I need to accomplish a ton this season and go ahead to school to jump," Eakman said.
A mended knee will help her certainty, Eakman said. Thinking back, she said the wounds were enormous calculates her exhibitions.
"It put a dread in my psyche," Eakman said. "There were a few plunges that my knee would pop. I had a dread of doing the jump.
She heads into this season with an alternate mentality.
"I can do anything I put my psyche to. I'm making an effort not to consider it, simply run with it," she said.
Eakman's own best score for 11 jumps is a 481.80 that she hit as a sophomore at the Hornet Invitational. That year likewise created her most elevated complete at the state meet — seventh place. She was eighth a year ago and eleventh as a green bean.
She is dealing with some new plunges — an internal 1 ½ pike, an internal twofold and a twofold turn somersault — that Eakman thinks could push her over the 500-point level.
That would place her in genuine dispute for a state title, particularly since Central has dropped to the 3A order in swimming.
To assemble perseverance, Eakman will swim either the butterfly or free-form stroke on the Cats' transfer groups and sporadically as an open occasion amid a double meet.
Subsequent to recovering through the mid year, Eakman came back to the pool in September, so is working herself into shape.
She said her season objective "is knowing I gave each meet as well as could be expected."
"My definitive objective is to proceed in school. I've conversed with the UNC (University of Northern Colorado) mentor who has offered a grant," she said.
llopez@chieftain.com
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Young ladies SWIM containers
CENTENNIAL
Mentor: Camille Arnold, fourth year
2015 record: 1-4 S-CL, fourth class meet
Key returners: Ayla Avalos-Morales, sr., Kayla Roberts, sr., Adryanna Sanchez, jr. Anna Shah, jr., Abby Smith, jr.; Tori Arnold, so., Hannah Combs, so., Maddi Deyne, so., Kalena Muller, so.
Beat newcomers: Teah Ausbun, jr.; Kaelee Bos, fr., Neva Carriger, fr., Genna Cortinas. fr., Neela Ropp, fr., Kodee Summers, fr., Lexi Williams, fr.
Mentor's standpoint: "I'm amped up for this season. Our numbers have developed and we have around 33 young ladies out for the group. We can possibly begin assembling a solid group this season. I have 8 upperclassmen, two Canon City young ladies turning out this season and an athlete out to jump."
Focal
Mentor: Marla Lanham, seventh year
2015 record: 0-5 S-CL, fifth association meet
Key returners: Sara Alexander, sr., Kaylee Eakman, sr., Julianna Torrez, sr.; Eva Darling, jr.; Jesse Rose Johnson, so.
Best newcomers: Talon Kenyon, fr., Brianna Montoya, fr.
State qualifiers: Kaylee Eakman plunging.
Mentor's viewpoint: "We are a youthful group, however have some accomplished swimmers. With Kaylee taking seventh the most recent two years in jumping, I am wanting to see her turn up this year. I'm not certain what's in store. It will be an extremely energizing season for us."
EAST
Mentor: Eric Santoyo, second year
2015 record: 2-3 S-CL, sixth alliance meet
Key returners: Cheyanne Bernal, sr., Stormy Leyba, sr., Maria Montoya, sr., Grace Morris, sr., Amanda Rodrigues, sr.; Sir'Rae Gonzales, jr., Emily Martinez, jr., Summer Martinez, jr., Felicia Nelson, jr.; Lindsey Larson, so., Holly Trujillo, so., Meaghan Watson, so.
Best newcomers: Aleia Ayala, sr.; Anna Decker, fr.
Mentor's viewpoint: "We lost many seniors, so we certainly will revamp. We have 33 young ladies out, however 12 are returnees. The young ladies are demonstrating a yearning to enhance and I have an uplifting viewpoint as the group advances."
PUEBLO COUNTY
Mentor: Dan Radiff, 26th year
2015 record: 5-0 S-CL, first alliance meet
Key returners: Faith Anaya, sr., Amei Biby, sr., Holly Lakin, sr., Amanda Santisteven, sr., Celeste Santisteven, sr.; Rachel Bragg, jr., Shanea Rae Cordova, jr., Emily Sefcovic, jr., Abigail Sims, jr., Elena Trujillo, jr.; Amanda Blickenderfer, so., Amanda Downs, so., Daisy James, so., Abigail Johnston, so., Julianna Krinsky, so., Taler Martinez, along these lines, Alexa Musso, so.
State qualifiers: Amanda Blickenderfer 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke; Alexa Musso 50 free-form, 100 free-form; Julianna Krinsky 100 butterfly.
Mentor's standpoint: "I am taking a gander at Pueblo West to be a solid contender in the group as a result of their profundity, and South on account of their quality swimmers. So the three of us will contend nearly this year."
PUEBLO WEST
Mentor: Dianne Petkoff, eighth year
2015 record: 4-1 S-CL, second association meet
Key returners: Elizabeth Hall, sr., Taylor Martinez, sr.; Lindsey Bertoldo, jr., Chelsey Cosby, jr., Keely Fisher, jr., Madison Molinaro, jr.; Clarie Duffee, so., Brook Holdredge, so., Emily Norris, so., Isabell Osborne, so.
Best newcomers: Madison Ortega, jr.; Rhyan Moore, fr., Brielle Trujillo, fr.
State qualifiers: Isabell Osborne 200 individual mixture, 100 butterfly; Lindsay Bertoldo 100 free-form, 100 backstroke
Mentor's standpoint: ""I think we have a decent shot at beating (Pueblo) County for class with the numbers that we have. We have more profundity and with 42 young ladies we will be somewhat better."
SOUTH
Mentor: Susanne Divelbiss, fourteenth year
2015 record: 3-2 S-CL, third class meet
Key returners: Melissa Purfield, sr.; Sayer Guerrero, jr., Lainee Jones, jr., Catherine Kottenstette, jr.; Rachel Highfill, so., Allison Kelley,so.;
Best newcomers: Haley Hibler, so.; PheonixSanchez-Vasquez, fr.
State qualifiers: Lainee Jones 100 free-form, 200 free-form.
Mentor's viewpoint: "I am truly anticipating a solid season. Lainee had an awesome off-season and I think she has a shot at a state title. I feel like we will qualify the greater part of our transfers with potential to make it to the finals. I have somewhat more profundity this year, so I am amped up for that. I think we have an opportunity to win the city meet this year."
2016-17 GIRLS SWIM SCHEDULE
Thursday: East at South, 5 p.m.; Central at Pueblo West, 5 p.m., Pueblo County at Centennial, 5 p.m.
Friday: Pueblo County at Valley Invitational, 5 p.m.
Saturday: Pueblo County at Valley Invitational, 5 p.m.
Dec. 6: Pueblo County at Central, 5 p.m.; Centennial at East, 5 p.m.; South at Pueblo West, 5 p.m.
Dec. 9: City meet, Centennial pool.
Dec. 10: East at Rampart Relays; Pueblo County at Pikes Peak Relays.
Dec. 13: Central, Sierra at East, 5 p.m.
Dec. 15: Widefield at Central, 5 p.m.
Dec. 16: South, Pueblo West at Cheyenne Mountain Invitational
Dec. 17: South, Pueblo West at Cheyenne Mountain Invitational; East at Thornton Invitational
Jan. 5: Fountain Valley, La Junta at South, 4:30 p.m.; Fountain, Central at East, 5 p.m.
Jan. 7: South at Boulder Invitational
Jan 10: South at Central, 5 p.m.; Pueblo West at Centennial, 5 p.m.; East at Pueblo County, 5 p.m.
Jan. 13: Hornet Invitational, 4 p.m.
Jan. 14: Hornet Invitational, 9 a.m.
Jan. 17: Pueblo County at South, 5 p.m.; Central at Centennial, 5 p.m.; East at Pueblo West, 5 p.m.
Jan. 18: Centennial at Sierra
Jan. 20: Fountain Invitational, 3 p.m.
Jan. 21: Fountain Invitational, 9 a.m.
Jan. 24: Centennial at South, 5 p.m.; Central, East at La Junta, 5 p.m.
Jan. 26: Pueblo West at La Junta, 5 p.m.
Jan. 28: Central Diving Invitational, 10 a.m.
Jan. 31: Pueblo West at Pueblo County, 5 p.m.; Central at East, 5 p.m.
Feb. 3: South-Central League meet, 5 p.m.
Feb. 4: South-Central League meet, 9 a.m.
Feb. 9: State meet, Thornton.
Feb. 10: State meet.
Feb. 11: State meet.
The Central High School senior is a three-time S-CL champion and state put finisher regardless of being limped by knee wounds the previous two seasons.
To start with, it was a front cruciate tendon in her correct knee that Eakman tore as a sophomore. She re-tore the ACL, and in addition her meniscus ligament last season.
Eakman experienced surgery every time, the most recent two days after the 2016 state swim meet. She contended in a knee support finally year's opposition.
She is completely recuperated heading into her last season, which gets in progress Thursday with a trio of double meets: Central versus Pueblo West, Pueblo County versus Centennial and East versus South.
"I'll go everyday. I need to accomplish a ton this season and go ahead to school to jump," Eakman said.
A mended knee will help her certainty, Eakman said. Thinking back, she said the wounds were enormous calculates her exhibitions.
"It put a dread in my psyche," Eakman said. "There were a few plunges that my knee would pop. I had a dread of doing the jump.
She heads into this season with an alternate mentality.
"I can do anything I put my psyche to. I'm making an effort not to consider it, simply run with it," she said.
Eakman's own best score for 11 jumps is a 481.80 that she hit as a sophomore at the Hornet Invitational. That year likewise created her most elevated complete at the state meet — seventh place. She was eighth a year ago and eleventh as a green bean.
She is dealing with some new plunges — an internal 1 ½ pike, an internal twofold and a twofold turn somersault — that Eakman thinks could push her over the 500-point level.
That would place her in genuine dispute for a state title, particularly since Central has dropped to the 3A order in swimming.
To assemble perseverance, Eakman will swim either the butterfly or free-form stroke on the Cats' transfer groups and sporadically as an open occasion amid a double meet.
Subsequent to recovering through the mid year, Eakman came back to the pool in September, so is working herself into shape.
She said her season objective "is knowing I gave each meet as well as could be expected."
"My definitive objective is to proceed in school. I've conversed with the UNC (University of Northern Colorado) mentor who has offered a grant," she said.
llopez@chieftain.com
•••
Young ladies SWIM containers
CENTENNIAL
Mentor: Camille Arnold, fourth year
2015 record: 1-4 S-CL, fourth class meet
Key returners: Ayla Avalos-Morales, sr., Kayla Roberts, sr., Adryanna Sanchez, jr. Anna Shah, jr., Abby Smith, jr.; Tori Arnold, so., Hannah Combs, so., Maddi Deyne, so., Kalena Muller, so.
Beat newcomers: Teah Ausbun, jr.; Kaelee Bos, fr., Neva Carriger, fr., Genna Cortinas. fr., Neela Ropp, fr., Kodee Summers, fr., Lexi Williams, fr.
Mentor's standpoint: "I'm amped up for this season. Our numbers have developed and we have around 33 young ladies out for the group. We can possibly begin assembling a solid group this season. I have 8 upperclassmen, two Canon City young ladies turning out this season and an athlete out to jump."
Focal
Mentor: Marla Lanham, seventh year
2015 record: 0-5 S-CL, fifth association meet
Key returners: Sara Alexander, sr., Kaylee Eakman, sr., Julianna Torrez, sr.; Eva Darling, jr.; Jesse Rose Johnson, so.
Best newcomers: Talon Kenyon, fr., Brianna Montoya, fr.
State qualifiers: Kaylee Eakman plunging.
Mentor's viewpoint: "We are a youthful group, however have some accomplished swimmers. With Kaylee taking seventh the most recent two years in jumping, I am wanting to see her turn up this year. I'm not certain what's in store. It will be an extremely energizing season for us."
EAST
Mentor: Eric Santoyo, second year
2015 record: 2-3 S-CL, sixth alliance meet
Key returners: Cheyanne Bernal, sr., Stormy Leyba, sr., Maria Montoya, sr., Grace Morris, sr., Amanda Rodrigues, sr.; Sir'Rae Gonzales, jr., Emily Martinez, jr., Summer Martinez, jr., Felicia Nelson, jr.; Lindsey Larson, so., Holly Trujillo, so., Meaghan Watson, so.
Best newcomers: Aleia Ayala, sr.; Anna Decker, fr.
Mentor's viewpoint: "We lost many seniors, so we certainly will revamp. We have 33 young ladies out, however 12 are returnees. The young ladies are demonstrating a yearning to enhance and I have an uplifting viewpoint as the group advances."
PUEBLO COUNTY
Mentor: Dan Radiff, 26th year
2015 record: 5-0 S-CL, first alliance meet
Key returners: Faith Anaya, sr., Amei Biby, sr., Holly Lakin, sr., Amanda Santisteven, sr., Celeste Santisteven, sr.; Rachel Bragg, jr., Shanea Rae Cordova, jr., Emily Sefcovic, jr., Abigail Sims, jr., Elena Trujillo, jr.; Amanda Blickenderfer, so., Amanda Downs, so., Daisy James, so., Abigail Johnston, so., Julianna Krinsky, so., Taler Martinez, along these lines, Alexa Musso, so.
State qualifiers: Amanda Blickenderfer 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke; Alexa Musso 50 free-form, 100 free-form; Julianna Krinsky 100 butterfly.
Mentor's standpoint: "I am taking a gander at Pueblo West to be a solid contender in the group as a result of their profundity, and South on account of their quality swimmers. So the three of us will contend nearly this year."
PUEBLO WEST
Mentor: Dianne Petkoff, eighth year
2015 record: 4-1 S-CL, second association meet
Key returners: Elizabeth Hall, sr., Taylor Martinez, sr.; Lindsey Bertoldo, jr., Chelsey Cosby, jr., Keely Fisher, jr., Madison Molinaro, jr.; Clarie Duffee, so., Brook Holdredge, so., Emily Norris, so., Isabell Osborne, so.
Best newcomers: Madison Ortega, jr.; Rhyan Moore, fr., Brielle Trujillo, fr.
State qualifiers: Isabell Osborne 200 individual mixture, 100 butterfly; Lindsay Bertoldo 100 free-form, 100 backstroke
Mentor's standpoint: ""I think we have a decent shot at beating (Pueblo) County for class with the numbers that we have. We have more profundity and with 42 young ladies we will be somewhat better."
SOUTH
Mentor: Susanne Divelbiss, fourteenth year
2015 record: 3-2 S-CL, third class meet
Key returners: Melissa Purfield, sr.; Sayer Guerrero, jr., Lainee Jones, jr., Catherine Kottenstette, jr.; Rachel Highfill, so., Allison Kelley,so.;
Best newcomers: Haley Hibler, so.; PheonixSanchez-Vasquez, fr.
State qualifiers: Lainee Jones 100 free-form, 200 free-form.
Mentor's viewpoint: "I am truly anticipating a solid season. Lainee had an awesome off-season and I think she has a shot at a state title. I feel like we will qualify the greater part of our transfers with potential to make it to the finals. I have somewhat more profundity this year, so I am amped up for that. I think we have an opportunity to win the city meet this year."
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