Mustangs Score in 2007 High School Championships!!

Mustang High School swimmers took the first step toward glory at by qualifying for state meets for their schools. Mustang team members supported their high school teams admirably during regional qualifying, leading their respective high schools toward the state championships.

Congratulations to the following DM swimmers qualifying for UIL State competition

Matt Thompson

Jesuit

200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Back

Lauren Roth

Creekview

200 Free

500 Free

Clint Hallum

Mesquite Poteet

200 Free, 500 Free

Catia Weickgenant

Lake Highlands

200 Free

Jack Dwyer

Flower Mound

50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

Max Murphy

Flower Mound

100 Fly, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay

MUSTANGS!

Meredith Monroe

Lake Highlands

100 Free, 100 Back

Lamar Weeks

Plano Senior H.S.

200 & 400 Free Relay

Megan Arnold

Highland Park

200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay

Stephanie Martin

Woodrow Wilson

100 Fly, 100 Breast

Allison Arnold

Highland Park

200 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay

Scott Weeks

Plano Senior H.S.

200 & 400 Free Relay

Nick Kalivas

Pearce

200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay

John Bannon

Highland Park

200 IM, 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay

John Kalivas

Pearce

200 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay

Bolton Harris

Highland Park

200 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

Alexandra Weber

Highland Park

200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

Fernando Lara

Highland Park

200 IM, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay

Andy Collins

Highland Park

400 Free Relay

Paul Gerard

Highland Park

400 Free Relay

Delaney Rolfe

Highland Park

200 Free

UIL Texas State Championship Results

In the Texas High School UIL Championships held in Austin on Feb 17-18^th –

Mustang swimmers had a fantastic showing at finals bringing home a number of individual and relay medals at the State Championships held at UT-Austin.

The Highland Park (HP) High School Women’s Team, fueled by a number of DM swimmers, won their seventh consecutive 4A State Women’s Title. Congratulations to Megan Arnold, Alexandra Weber, Allison Arnold, Bolton Harris & Delaney Rolfe in their support of the HP victory. These DM Swimmer’s had a hand in 85% of the 246 points scored by the state champions!

The JJ Pearce High School Men’s Team, with DM swimmers John & Nick Kalivas leading the charge, won the 4A State Men’s Title. John & Nick had a hand in 72% of the 239 points scored by the state champions!

In Relays…

Highland Park’s 400 Free Relay Team, fully loaded with DM swimmer’s – Allison Arnold, Bolton Harris, Alex Weber & Megan Arnold – brought home a 4A Gold Medal putting the finishing touch on HP’s seventh consecutive women’s state championship.

John & Nick Kalivas drove Pearce’s 4A Gold Medal team to victory in the 200 Free Relay

Jack Dwyer & Max Murphy formed half of Flower Mound’s 5A Silver Medal winning 200 Free Relay & made a similar contribution to the school’s 5A Bronze Medal winning 400 Free Relay

Allison Arnold, Megan Arnold & Alex Weber’s contributions brought HP a 4A Silver Medal in the 200 Medley Relay.

Bolton Harris & Alex Weber formed half of HP’s 4A Silver Medal team in the 200 Free Relay

John Kalivas contributed to Pearce’s 4A Silver Medal team in the 400 Free Relay

Congratulations to the following swimmers making finals in individual events…

L:auren Roth, Creekview (JR)	5A – 8^th 200 Free; 8^th 500 Free
Jack Dwyer, Flower Mount (JR)	5A – 7^th 50 Free
Meredith Monroe, Lake Highlands (SR) - Princeton	5A – 7^th 100 Free; 8^th 100 Back
Bolton Harris, Highland Park (SO)	4A – 6^th 200 Free; 5^th 100 Free
Megan Arnold, Highland Park (JR)	4A – 5^th 200 IM; 4^th 500 Free
Fernando Lara, Highland Park (SO)	4A – 7^th 200 IM
Nick Kalivas, Pearce (SR) – Western Kentucky	4A – 4^th 50 Free
Stephanie Martin, Wilson (JR)	4A – 7^th 100 Fly

AND, THE SENIOR MEDAL WINNERS…

Clint Hallum – Double Gold!

Clint Hallum, Mesquite Poteet, won TX-4A Gold in the 200 & 500 Free.

This brings Clint’s overall individual state medal count over his high school years to six. Clint won silver medals in these same events at last year’s championships. As a sophomore he won Bronze in the 200 IM and Silver in the 500 Free.

Clint will be attending and swimming for the LSU Bengal Tigers this coming Fall.

Back in the day…

Clint & John circa 2002 (age 12) demonstrate that a sound diet established at a young age creates a strong foundation for success in swimming (Clint had just finished some Chili-Cheese Nachos)

John Bannon – Two Medals!

John Bannon, Highland Park High School, won the Gold Medal in the TX-4A 200 IM. John rounded out an outstanding meet by winning Silver in the 100 Breast.

Congratulations John!

John will be swimming for the Princeton University Tigers in the fall (and hitting the books in his spare time).

John & Nick Kalivas – Double Trouble!

John & Nick Kalivas, JJ Pearce High School, wrapped up an illustrious high school career leading their team to the Texas 4A Men’s Championship while collecting 3 individual medals at the championship.

Nick brought home Gold in the 100 Fly and contributed to the team’s victory with a 4^th place finish in the 50 Free.

John scored double Silver in the 100 Free & 200 Free. In the 200 John finished closely behind fellow DM swimmer Clint Hallum.

Both swimmers will be attending and swimming for Western Kentucky this coming Fall.

AND, THE UNDERCLASSMEN WINNING MEDALS…

Max Murphy – Flower Mound!

Max Murphy, a Junior at Lewisville Flower Mound, won the Bronze Medal in the TX-5A 100 Fly & Silver in the 100 Back.

Matt Thompson – Jesuit Prep!

Matt Thompson, a Sophomore at Jesuit, won the Gold Medal in 100 Back in the TX-5A Championships. Matt made it a double medal day by scoring Silver in the 200 IM.

This duplicates Matt’s results in these same two events during his Freshman year. So far Matt is 4 for 4 medaling in individual events!

Stephanie Martin – Dallas Wilson!

Stephanie Martin, a Junior at Dallas Wilson, won a Silver in the 100 Breast in the TX-4A Championships. Stephanie also made finals in the 100 Fly finishing seventh

This follows her Silver in the 100 Breast in the TX-4A Championships as a Sophomore. Stephanie won Bronze in this same event as a Freshman.

Allison Drives toward the finish in her 200 Free Gold Medal swim (photo compliments of the Dallas Morning News)

Allison Arnold – Highland Park!

Allison Arnold, a Freshman at HP, started her high school swimming with an enormous bang!

Allison won Gold medals in the TX-4A Championships in both the 200 and 500 Free.

Awesome Start Allison!

Great Finishes for Your

High Schools Mustangs!

TAPPS State Championships

In the 2007 Texas High School TAPPS State Swimming DM Swimmers provided great support for their High School teams. Congratulations to the following Mustang Swimmers who had top three finishes in individual events at TAPPS –

Maddie Steiner (SR) Ursuline – Div 1 – 1^st 200 IM, 1^st 100 Free – Dartmouth

Trayce Womack (SR) Trinity Christian – Div 1 – 3^rd 100 Fly – U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Katherine Jones (JR) Ursuline – Div 1 – 2^nd 100 Fly, 1^st 100 Back

Melanie Futscher (JR) Ursuline – Div 1 – 3^rd 200 IM

Jordan Newman (FR) Ursuline – Div 1 – 3^rd 200 Free, 3^rd 100 Breast

SPC State Swimming & Diving Championships

This championship, for smaller private schools throughout Texas, yielded a number of medals for DM swimmers -

Caroline Barnett (SR) Hockaday – 3^rd 100 Fly, 2^nd 100 Back - Yale

Grace Kittle – (SR) Greenhill – 1^st 100 Free, 2^nd 100 Breast – University of Denver

Meaghan Watters (JR) Hockaday – 2^nd 200 Free, 2^nd 100 Free

Spin Beck (SO) Hockaday – 1^st 200 IM**, 1^st 100 Breast**

Keegan Watters (FR) Hockaday – 3^rd 200 IM, 1^st 500 Free

** SPC Championship Records

Great Going Mustangs!