Mustang Monthly - Internet Edition

July 2002 

 
Meet Results
Dia De Padre Invitational (6/15-6/16)

Our summer team trip took us to scenic Santa Fe.  Twelve-plus hours on the way to Santa Fe on the bus, with almost 60 kids, was bearable only because of three things….  Advil, Earplugs, and a huge number of PG movies ranging from “Cool Runnings” to “Ninja Turtles.”  Thanks to a late night, watching the U.S.A. beating Mexico in the World Cup game, Coaches Mook and Doug were in prime shape for the drive back on Monday morning!  Several people tried to unseat Doug as the “Bop-it” Champ, but he was so successful, that our patient bus driver even requested that the “Bop-it” be banned from the front of the bus.

 

We had a nice hike at a local National Park and saw some Pueblo dwellings and some beautiful scenery.  Some lucky swimmers even found a sleeping rattlesnake on the path and luckily, decided not to wake Mr. Rattlesnake up.  The older kids even got to get wet by wading into a river, which had some irritating drop-offs right as you were entering or leaving the water.  A brisk pace back to the bus left more than one of our champions breathless.  We were at an altitude of 7,000 feet above sea level.  Can that affect your performance as an athlete?  Definitely! It usually takes about a week to get acclimated to altitude of that magnitude.  Despite the altitude, many of the (younger) kids posted best times at the meet. 

 

We won the meet handily and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.  Below is a listing of those swimmers who scored points.  The names of those who won an event are in italics. 

 

John Bannon (13), Caroline Barnett (13), Spindrift Beck (11), Candace Blackman (16), Jennifer Blackman (16), Molly Bollen (13), Byron Carlisle (14), Megan Daniel (13), Hannah Ferrin (10), Kathleen Gallagher (17), Beth Geis (15), Kaileen Gersper (17), Brad Gommesen (7), Meredith Grubb (14), Emma Gunning (12), Kate Gunning (15), Eric Gusa (18), Clint Hallum (13), Andrew Hansen (17), Meredith Higgins (12), William Howison (17), Kent Irvin (12), Alexandra Jennings (13), Caroline Jennings (15), Nicole Keller (15), Brooke Louisell (18), Griffin Marshall (17), Reagan Marshall (15), Erin Morrison (15), Matt Primeaux (16), Lauren Roth (12), Erika Saito (16), Matt Saunders (16), Fabian Toth (17), Caleb Veazey (11), Liam Veazey (9), Alexis Vigier (12), Kenneth Wherry (18), and Kenley Woods (17).

 

Way to go Mustangs!

 

 

GCAT B/C Meet (June 7-9, 2002)

About twenty of our Mustangs competed in this yards format meet, held at the GCAT pool in Grapevine.  Only two kids did not have at least one best time during the meet.  Since it has been since March that we competed in yards format meet, several kids had all best times.  This was a 12-and-under meet, that is geared towards swimmers who are just starting out in year-round competitive swimming. 

 

Coaches Tammy, Rory, Meredith, and Ann were all pleased with our swimmers’ performances and improved technique in each of the strokes.  We had very few disqualifications (DQ’s).  Below is a list of competitors from the meet. Those swimmers whose names are in italics, scored points at the meet.  Those swimmers whose names are in italics and in bold print, won their division, in at least one event.  Way to go Mustangs!

 

Cally Alvarado (12), Alethea Atkins (10), Michael Bortnyck (11), Elizabeth Crowling (7), Patrick Crowling (9), Shelbi Hendricks (8), Ryan Jones (7), Billy Keys (10), Nick Kirk (7), Meghan O’Keefe (8), Megan Reardon (11), Rosy Rios (11), Samir Saidi (8), Kyle Savage (12), Jake Watters (7), Sasha West (8), Burke Wiggins (12), Nick Wiggins (12), and Blake Woods (10)

 

Just a little reminder to our swimmers; when you are competing at a meet, please make sure you talk to a coach before and after your races.  This is especially important if you late enter an event (if we don’t know you are entered in an event, we don’t know to look for you!).

 

Congratulations Mustangs!

 

 

13 & Over Nike Summerfest – June 21-23 @ Southlake

The 13 & Over Nike Summerfest Meet was held at the CISD Aquatic Center, Southlake. It was a prelim-final meet, so over the course of the weekend, we spent many hours together. Congratulations to the following individual point scorers: Caroline Barnett, Meredtih Grubb, Meredith Monroe, Maddie Steiner, Alexandra Jennings, Megan Daniel, Molly Bollen, Kate Gunning, Caroline Jennings, Beth Geis, Julia Tucker-Huth, Nicole Keller, Maggie Marshall, Erika Saito, Amy Geis, Brittany Miller, Brooke Louisell, Clint Hallum, John Bannon, Byron Carlisle, Matt Saunders, Charles Kienzle, Joe Wunderlick, Daniel Peckover, Nick Bredahoft and Jason Mitura.

 

Awesome Mustangs!

 

Meet Entries

Just a reminder - the B/C Champs meet entries are due to Doug Moyse via e-mail by July 18th.  The meet information can be printed off from the following link: http://www.ntswim.org/meetinfo/2002/020727_info_swat_b_c_champs.pdf

TAGS entries are due to Doug by July 15th and meet information can be found at the following link: http://www.ntswim.org/meetinfo/2002/020724_info_st_tags.pdf

Another useful link is the following: http://www.ntswim.org/meetinfo/north_texas_consolidated_entry.pdf

This is a link to the Consolidated Swimmer Entry Form. This page can be saved as a word document individualize it for your swimmer. Best of all, it’s always at your fingertips!

 

Social News


Championship Fire-up Session
Tuesday, July 16, will be the date of our Championship Fire-up Session.  All swimmers participating in the championship meet for their level of swimming (A/BB/B/C) as well as swimmers competing at Sectionals and/or TAGS should plan to be at Loos at 6:00 pm sharp.  We will unveil the new Championship T-shirt (awarded to Sectionals and TAGS qualifiers) and recognize the participation of each swimmer present.  Each swimmer will receive a Mustang Goody Bag to help get them through their championship competition.  The party will take about 1/2 hour and food will not be served.

The Gold and National groups will workout at their normal times at Loos.  Silver and Bronze workouts will be held at Loos immediately after the Fire-up is over. Workouts at Highland Park and CFB will be canceled so that all swimmers may attend the Fire-up.  All HP and CFB swimmers can then attend practice at Loos. Questions?  Call Stuart Roth at 972-939-1451.

 

Schedule Update

 

July 8-12 Highland Park pool still closed and will tentatively reopen July 15

July 11 –          Regular a.m. workouts for National and Gold; 6-7:30 pm for Silver, Gold and National at Loos (will follow completion of DASA meet),

6:15-7:15 pm for Bronze at Loos

                        HP Silver and Bronze, 6-7pm at SMU

CFB normal workout time

July 12 -           Regular a.m. workouts for National and Gold; 6-7:30 pm for Silver, Gold and National at Loos (will follow completion of DASA meet),

6:15-7:15 pm for Bronze at Loos

HP Silver 5:30-7pm @ SMU and Bronze 6-7 p.m. Loos

CFB normal workout time

July 13 -           No practice

July 16 -           Championship Fire-up Session – see workout times above

July 18&19 -    Regular a.m. workouts for National and Gold; 6-7:30 pm for Silver, Gold and National at Loos; 6:15-7:15 pm for Bronze at Loos

                        HP and CFB – normal workout times

July 20 -           Workout time TBA

July 22-23 -     MAIN TEAM TRYOUTS AT LOOS AND HP, FROM 6-7 P.M.

July 24 -           Last a.m. practice for Gold and National

July 24-Aug 9- Loos - Bronze 6:15-7:15 pm; all other groups 6-7:30 pm

                        HP – Bronze 6-7 pm; Silver 6-7:30 pm; Gold 6-7:30 pm

Aug 12-30 -     SUMMER BREAK – ENJOY THE TIME OFF!

Sept 3 -            Return from break

Sept 3-5 -        TEAM TRYOUTS AT LOOS AND HP, FROM 6-7 P.M. and CFB from 4:30-5:30 P.M.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT LOOS POOL WILL BE SET UP FOR SHORT COURSE YARDS STARTING JULY 10TH – THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO SWIM IN A LONG COURSE POOL WILL BE AT SMU PRACTICES.

 

If you have any questions regarding the schedule, please ask your coach.

Volunteer Opportunities

 

 

Count down to the DASA Divisional and Championship Meet (July11-12th and 18th)

Annually, the Dallas Mustangs host the DASA Divisional Championship and All-Star swim meets.  These meets bring together, in a championship format, approximately 1,800 recreational summer swimmers for the final meets of their summer season.  The Dallas Mustangs host these meets as a fundraiser for our team in that the DASA League pays us to host these meets.  This year the dates/times for the meets are as follows:

 

            Thursday, July 11th

                        Division C Divisional Championship -                Warm-up:         8:00 AM

                                                                                                Meet:               9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

                        Division B Divisional Championship -                Warm-up:         12:00 Noon

                                                                                                Meet:               1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

            Friday, July 12th

                        Division D & E Divisional Championship -         Warm-up:         8:00 AM

                                                                                                Meet:               9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

                        Division A Divisional Championship -                Warm-up:         12:00 Noon

                                                                                                Meet:               1:00 PM – 4:30 PM    

            Thursday, July 18th

                        All-Star Meet                                                   Warm-up:         12:00 Noon

                                                                                                Meet:               1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Note:  All meet finish times are approximate and are based on last years’ entries.

 

            As you are all aware, it takes many volunteers to host and successfully run a swim meet of this size.  In addition to our parent volunteers, we also allow many of our swimmers to volunteer at these meets in areas such as ready bench, runners, awards, etc.  In addition to supporting the team fundraiser, this activity allows our swimmers to gain an important appreciation for the volunteer efforts that go into each and every swim meet that they attend.  

 

The success of these meets is also an important recruiting tool for the Dallas Mustangs as we have the opportunity to meet some of the best recreational swimmers in the Dallas area.  Many of these swimmers may also be considering joining a year round swim program, and through these swim meets, the Dallas Mustangs are their first USA Swimming contact.

Additionally, the Mustangs Bucks volunteer awards program provides for double Mustang Bucks when volunteering at the DASA Fundraiser Swim Meet.  Therefore, a volunteer may earn $20.00 in Mustang Bucks for volunteering 5 – 10 hours, and $50.00 for volunteering greater than 10 hours.  (There is still a maximum Mustang Buck limit of two (2) credits per family for the event.)

 

            We would like to encourage everyone, parents and swimmers, to volunteer in some way to help with the DASA Championship Swim Meets.  Parents, you can volunteer by sending an email to either Victor Kimm (Meet Director) at vkimm@worldnet.att.com or Adele Wherry at pres@dmswim.com. At this point, our areas of need are not those that require experience. Simply helping by being a runner (posting results, picking up lane timer cards etc., and working in hospitality) would be tremendously helpful. Swimmers should sign up to volunteer at this meet with either Coach Mook or Coach Doug.  This is one of those opportunities to work together as a team and get to know many of the other members of the team a little bit better.  Remember – NO Experience is Necessary, We provide On The JOB Training.  If this didn’t convince you to volunteer, perhaps appealing to your appetite and social needs will! There is a team get-together planned for Thursday, July 18th (after the All-Star session and clean-up) for all volunteers. 

 

            To sum up, these are the areas where we will need volunteers for all sessions:

 

            Announcer                                            Heat Sheet Sales

            Ready Bench                                        Heat Winner Ribbons

            Runners                                                Awards

            Hospitality

            Timing System (Contact Tom Grubb – 972-307-3128 or email:  teg45@attbi.com)

            Computers (Contact Adele Wherry – 962-418-1544 or email:  pres@dmswim.com)

            Officials (Contact Jamie Jester – 214-696-4040 or email:  james.jester@utsouthwestern.edu)

 

If you have any questions please give us a call.  Thank you in advance for volunteering to make the 2002 DASA Championship Swim Meets a huge success!

 

Adele Wherry                                                                           Victor Kimm

972-418-1544                                                                         972-385-2434

email: pres@dmswim.com                                                                    email: vkimm@worldnet.att.com