Mustang 2003 Short Course Championship Teams!
We would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the following Dallas Mustangs for qualifying to participate in the following season ending competitions!
BB/B/C
Championships
Held in Irving, TX Feb 28 March
2
This years championship was held at the North Lake College Natatorium. Over 80 Mustang Swimmers competed and brought home their second consecutive short course Division C title by almost 700 points. Over 90% of the swimmers had at least one best time. Many of these swimmers had all best times!
Those swimmers who competed for the team are listed in alphabetical order below. Mustang Swimmers who finished first in BB, B, or C classes are bolded -
Kendel Ahnell(10),
Cally Alvarado (13), Carolyn Andrew (10), Emily Andrews (10), Blake Armstrong (12), Cassidy Beckwitt (10), Jack
Beckwitt (11), Luke Blaylock (7),
Rez Bloomer (10), Morgan Bowser (12),
Rachel Briscoe (13), Chloe
Bristol (12), Haley Bybee (10), Amanda
Campbell (10), Alex Carpentier (11),
Jeremy Chiang (9), Katie Clemens (9), Elizabeth Crowling (7), Patrick Crowling
(9), Katie Curtis (13), Kendall Ernst (7), Megan Ernst (10), Erin Fitzharris (15), Maggie Fitzharris
(9), Brad Gommesen (8), Ashton Gregory (13), Lauren Gregory (8), Stephanie
Grote (11), Bolton Harris (12), Kelsey
Hendricks (13), Shelbi Hendricks (8), Meredith
Higgins (13), Lauren Hill (12), Kaho Hirota (11), Becca House (11), Craig
Hunter (8), Katy Hunter (9), Kent Irvin (13), Kyle Johnson (15), Ryan Jones (8), Alex Kanaan (8), William Keys (10), Christie Kimm (12), Kristine Larsen (9), Clark Davis Markham (14), Kristin Masters (13), Travis McDaniel (15), Bradley McLaughlin
(9), Meggy McVey (9), Tara Moore (7), Tim
Moore (11), Brenda Morlan (9), Courtney
Nichols (7), Alicia Nicoud (13), Alex Pappas (12), Robyn Postell (16), Christy
Purnadi (7), Megan Reardon (12), Rocy Rios (11), Delaney Rolfe (11), Matney
Rolfe (13), Nicholas Saliba (12), Joel Sanchez (10), Joe Santaularia (16), Kyle Savage (13), Callie
Scheffler (8), Scott Scheffler (6), Brianna Sharp (8), Christian Sharp (11), Jessica Shaw (16), Jason Sizemore (8), Michael Smalley (14), Raissa Van Uum
(15), Raina Van Uum (15), Taylor Vaughn
(10), Jo Jo Veazey (6), Minden Vigier (8), Casey Watters (9), Jake Watters (7), Caiti Wenger (11), Sarah Wenger (8), Jeff Wherry (15), Burke Wiggins (12), Robert Withers (15), Trayce
Womack (14), Blake Woods (11), Joyce
Yee (12)
A
Championships
Held in Southlake, TX Feb 2123
The Mustangs finished a strong fourth place despite not swimming any relays, so the kids could be fresh for their individual events. Almost every one of our fifty Mustangs recorded at least one best time either in the individual events or in time trials which followed the morning sessions on the last two days of the meet.
Those swimmers who scored points are listed below. Those that won an event are bolded -
Bri Barfield (15), Spindrift Beck (12), Molly Bollen (14), Kelsey Craggett (12), Julia
Cuaderes (10), Zak Dominguez (17), Clement Durand (16), Brenna Farren (12),
Timmy French (15), Amy Geis (16), Beth Geis (16), Emma Gunning (13), Brittany
Harvey-Lemons (14), Alexandra Jennings (14), Malin Kenny (10), Maggie Marshall
(15), Stephanie Martin (12), Annalisa
McCormick (15), Meredith Monroe (14), Erin Morrison (16), Ashley Rape (12), Lauren Roth (13), Marianne Scheer (10),
Jessica Shaw (16), Maddie Steiner
(14), Bailey Thompson (14), Caleb Veazey (12), Liam Veazey (9), Alexis Vigier
(12), Keegan Watters (10), Alex
Weber (12), Catia Weickgenant (12), Joe Wunderlick (17)
Texas Age
Group Championship (TAGS)
Held in College Station, TX Mar
6-9
The Mustangs took one of their biggest 14 & under teams ever to this years short course Texas Age Group Championships, which was held at Texas A & M University. Even though we had many strong performances, we came up just short of bringing home another top-ten banner. Our 12th place finish (out of 67 teams) was only 4.5 points out of ninth.
The Mustangs were led by Spin Beck scoring points in numerous events. Spin added to her record breaking season, which included a state record in the 200 breast at the Kerr McGee meet back in December, by breaking North Texas records in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 100 IM. These three events were also National top 16 reportable times, along with her 200 IM and 50 breast.
Mustangs medal winners in individual events were: Keegan Watters with 4th place finishes in the 50 and 100 breaststrokes; Stephanie Martin with a 7th place finish in the 100 breaststroke; Molly Bollen with a 3rd place in the 50 free, 8th in the 100 free, and 6th in the 100 fly; Caroline Barnett finished 8th in the 50 free; Meredith Monroe placed 7th in the 200 back; and Caleb Veazey contributed with an 8th place in the 200 fly
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Stepping up and scoring valuable points were the following relays: 10 & under girls (Emily Andrews, Julia Cuaderes, Marianne Sheer and Keegan Watters) 7th place in both 200 free and medley relays; 11-12 girls (Ashley Rape, Catia Weickgenant, Hannah Ferrin, and Spin Beck) finished 6th in the 400 free relay and 4th in the 400 medley relay both with top 16 National reportable times; 13-14 girls (Lauren Roth, Meredith Monroe, Caroline Barnett, and Molly Bollen) were 4th in the 400 free relay and 5th in the 800 free relay, (Meredith Monroe, Maddie Steiner, Molly Bollen, and Caroline Barnett) finished 4th in the 400 medley relay all of these 13-14 girls relays were also National top sixteen reportable times.
The following Mustangs did a fantastic job representing our team at TAGS -
Emily Andrews, John Bannon, Caroline Barnett, Spindrift Beck, Molly
Bollen, Katy Chavet, Kelsey Craggett, Julia Cuaderes, Megan Daniel, Brenna
Farren, Hannah Ferrin, Emma Gunning,
Brittany Harvey-Lemons, Kelsey Hendricks, Alexandra Jennings, Jack Ken, Malin
Kenny, Grace Kittle, Stephanie Martin, Will McNamara, Meredith Monroe, Dani
Morlan, Ashley Rape, Lauren Roth, Amanda Sanders, Marianne Scheer, Maddie
Steiner, Bailey Thompson, Caleb Veazey, Liam Veazey, Alexis Vigier, Keegan
Watters, Meaghan Watters, Alex Weber, and Catia Weickgenant
Speedo
Sectionals
Held College Station, TX Feb
20-23
The Mustangs showed up with their A game at this years USA Swimming Sectional Championships at Texas A&M University. DM out distanced all but one of the 45 teams represented as we galloped to a second place team finish. Candace Blackman and Codie Hansen led the charge by scoring in seven and six events respectively. These two, along with Jennifer Blackman and Julia Tucker-Huth, turned in our top relay performance of the weekend by winning the 400 free-relay. And, when a team can score B relays and come close to scoring a C, then you know there is plenty of depth. Well, thats exactly what our Mustangs did. It was a great team effort and a wonderful experience for these athletes to do so well together at this level of competition.
The following is the list of this years Sectional team with scoring noted
Candace Blackman 1000 fr-4th, 100 fl-9, 500 fr-6th, 50 fr-4th, 200
fr-6th, 100 fr-4th, 200 fl-8th, 400 med relay-5th, 400 fr relay-1st, 800 fr
relay 2nd; Jennifer Blackman 50 fr-14th, 200 fr-7th, 100 fr-5th,
400 med relay-15th, 400 fr relay-1st, 800 fr relay-2nd; Adriane
Devereux; Kaileen Gersper 400 med relay-5th; Meredith Grubb - 400
fr relay-12th, 400 med relay-15th; Kate Gunning 400 fr relay 12th;
Codie Hansen - 1000 fr-2nd, 200 IM-6th, 50 fr-5th, 200 fr-3rd, 1650 fr-2nd, 100
fr-6th, 400 med relay-5th, 400 fr relay-1st, 800 fr relay-2nd;
Caroline Jennings; Nicole Keller; Maggie Marshall; Reagan Marshall; Jennifer
Penley; Erika Saito; Katie Smith 100 bk-5th, 200 bk-3rd, 400 med relay-5th,
400 fr relay-12th, 800 fr relay-2nd; Julia Tucker Huth 100
fr-16th, 400 med relay-15, 400 fr relay-1st; Kenley Woods 400 med
relay-15th, 400 fr relay-12th; Jeff Benson; Byron Carlisle med
relay-3rd; Eric Gusa 100 fl-9th, 50 fr-6th, med relay-3rd, 400 fr
relay-11th, 800 fr relay-16th; Brooks Haller; Andrew Hansen 50
fr-4th, 200 fr-14th, 100 fr-3rd, med relay-3rd, 400 fr relay-11th, 800 fr
relay-16th; Griffin Marshall 200 br-8th, 100 br-5th, 400 med
relay-3rd, 400 fr relay-11th, 800 fr relay-16th; Matt Primeaux;
Fabian Toth 1000 fr-10th, 1650 fr-10th, 400 fr relay-11th, 800 fr relay-16th
Spring
Nationals
Held in Indianapolis April
1-5
This event places the best swimmers from across the United States into competition. Congratulations to the following team members swimming in this championship
Andrew Hansen, Griffin Marshall, Eric Gusa, Candace Blackman,
Jennifer Blackman, Codie Hansen, Ed Wagner, Julia Tucker-Huth, Katie Smith
& Spin Beck
Great Going Mustangs!!!
