Mustang Monthly - Internet Edition
November 2003
Intrasquad Meet
The annual Intra-squad meet has roared by for another year. Once again, the Loos pool was rocking as our swimmers competed to find out which one of the eight teams had the most team spirit. About 140 swimmers were split up into eight teams and each swimmer swam a couple of 25's. And at the end of the night, Lane 5 was victorious as the best cheering team! Thank you to all who came out to be a part of such a fun night.
Lane 5 Cheering
Champions: Adriene Devereux, Caroline Barnett,
Codie Hansen, Trayce Womack, Jake Watters, Stephanie Martin, Hannah Ferrin,
Steph Futscher, Megan Austin, Des Godfrey, Bri Barfield, Kimberly Crowson,
Isabel Miller, Amanda Campbell, Dakota Smith, Michael Smalley, Kylee Craggett,
and Craig Hunter.
Swim Meet Updates
LAC BB/B/C Invitational (Oct. 11-12)
This meet was hosted by Lakeside Aquatic Club at their
Flower Mound location. A brutally long
Friday night session, made this meet a tough one for the swimmers, coaches, and
parents. The last heats of the 500 free
finished between 10 and
Erica Arbetter (11), Alethea Atkins (11), Andrew Austin
(11), Cassidy Beckwitt (11), Jack
Beckwitt (12), Luke Blaylock (8), Nina Bolka (12), Morgan Bowser (13),
Chloe Bristol (13), Elyse Chevallier (11), Nathan
Cho (12), Kylee Craggett (10), Clark Davis (14), Jourday Dearmond (12),
Susan Duncan (9), Megan Ernst (10),
Mark Faubion (11), Erin Fitzharris (15), Katie Fitzharris (14), Maggie
Fitzharris (10), Alex Fraley (10), Eric
Futscher (8), Lydia Gerard (10), Paul Gerard (12), Des Godfrey (11), Bradley Gommesen (8), Joe Gray (6), Laura Gray
(8), Sarah Gregory (11), Stephanie Grote (11), Katie Harner (13), Shelbi Hendricks (9), Celia Holmes (8), Daniel Howard (12), Angie Huang (7), Craig Hunter (9), Katy Hunter (10), Katie
Ische (13), Gabi Jackson (7), Meagan Keesee (13), Crhistie Kimm (13), Timmy Lo
(8), Elisabeth Mayer (9), Meggy McVey (9), Isabel Miller (11), Laur Jean
Mueller (11), Courtney Nichols (7), Alicia
Nicoud (14), Jackie Peoser (11), Katie Radford (11), Patchi Ravi (14),
Priyanka Ravi (9), Megan Reardon (12),
Rocy Rios (12), Charlotte Rolfe (6), Delaney
Rolfe (12), Matney Rolfe (114), Garrett
Schick (10), Christian Sharp (12), Jason Sizemore (9), Erin Smith (13), Matthew Thiede (12), Lisa Van Amburgh (12),
Meaghan Viveros (8), Jake Watters (8), Ryan
Watters (6), Ward Weber (10), Jenks White
(12), John White (12), Burke Wiggins (13)
Little Splashers Unclassified
Meet (Oct. 18-19)
Thirty-Seven Mustangs swam their hearts out to finish third
in a field of seventeen teams at this annual event. All but two of the kids swam at least one best time. An unclassified meet allows all levels of
swimmers (A, BB, B, C) to compete together without restrictions on how fast
they might be. The meet was held at the
friendly confines of Loos Natatorium and ran a little long but had plenty of
good competition for all who showed up.
Congratulations to
Kristen Arnold (10), Stephanie Arnold (7), Luke Blaylock
(8), Grace Cartwright (9), Anna Crowling (5), Elizabeth Crowling (8), Patrick Crowling (10), Julia Cuaderas (10),
Emily Fitzgerald (8), Alex Fraley (10), Eric
Futscher (8), Tita Gonzalez Pena (9), Bridget Guthrie (9), Shannon Guthrie
(10), Shelbi Hendricks (9), Caitlin
Dallas
Thank you to all the current families that have volunteered to participate in our new buddy program and welcome to all the new families! The purpose of this program is to make transition to year-round swimming, as easy as possible and to have the new swimmers feel welcome on the Mustangs. Based on the number of volunteers, each “buddy family” was assigned 4-5 new families to contact and answer any questions they may have about swimming or about the Mustangs. These buddy families will be available to introduce the new families to the coaches, other swimmers or parents, to help them fill out swim meet forms, explain what to expect from their first meet, what equipment they may need, etc.
If you would like to help or if you have any questions,
please contact either
Poinsettia Fundraiser
By now, most families have read the email recently sent out
regarding our team poinsettia fundraiser. To summarize, please, please, please,
order from the Mustangs (that’s fundraising pleading and begging at its
finest!) The plants are coming from a nursery in
All orders need to be submitted to the pools with check
attached, by Thursday, November 13, no exceptions.
Questions? Please
contact
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Name/Swimmer's Name: _________________________________________________
Pool/Group:___________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________
# ____________ Red Poinsettias @ $10.00 each = $______________
Please make check payable to the Dallas Mustang Swim Club. All pick ups will be at Loos the week after Thanksgiving.
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Hotel Information for Kerr McGee Swim Meet
The team has secured 24 rooms at the Hampton Inn in
Hampton Inn
11905
OK 73108
(405)682-2080.
The rooms are reserved in our block under the name “Dallas
Mustangs Swim Team” and the Group Code is “DAL”.. The rooms are either double/double
or king standard. Both are $67 per night plus tax and the reservation period is
from
If you make a reservation, please let Larry Thompson (social chairman) know so that he can compile a list for the hotel. His email address is larry_thompson@msn.com
Thank you Dallas
This past weekend, we hosted the 17th annual
Haunted Hat Swim Meet. I must say there was an incredible showing of Mustang
parents and swimmer volunteers. For the first time ever, we were overflowing
with help at the computers and timing system (and that is a happy statement,
NOT a complaint!) There were countless donations to hospitality,
clerk-of-course was well staffed, the timers were abundant – so all we can say
is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Three people who really deserve the spotlight are Adele
It is a tremendous amount of work to host a swim meet. As I’ve pointed out, a lot of work goes on behind the scenes. If you see Adele, Tom or Victor around the pool, please be sure to thank them for their hard work and remember that when they volunteer, your swimmer benefits from their efforts!
Mustang Bucks
We recently have received many questions regarding the Mustang Bucks program so we thought it beneficial to reprint the information in the newsletter.
Mustang Bucks are a tuition credit incentive program. Mustang Bucks credits can be earned through volunteer service at the swim meets we host, sales of meet advertising and lane sponsorships and referral of new swimmers to the Dallas Mustangs.
All Mustang Bucks credits are applied at the beginning of the swimmers next swimming quarter. Mustang Bucks have no tangible cash value and can only be applied as a credit on future tuition payments.
Mustang Bucks may be earned for:
Volunteer Service
Mustang Bucks are issued for qualified volunteer service at the swim meets we host. Mustang Bucks for meet volunteer service (four opportunities per year) are issued as follows:
- 5-10 hrs per meet/event - $10
- More than 10 hrs per meet/event - $25
Note: up to two members of one family may qualify for Mustang bucks per meet/event.
All volunteer jobs at the swim meets we host, except for lane timers, qualify for Mustang bucks. Other qualifying opportunities will be identified in conjunction with the event. Older swimmers may qualify for Mustang Bucks if they are capable of filling a volunteer spot in the same capacity as an adult. Volunteers must sign in and out at the activity to be eligible for Mustang Bucks. Questions regarding the volunteer program may be addressed to any Board member or the person responsible for the meet/event.
Advertising/Lane Sponsor Acquisition for Swim Meets
Every family is encouraged to assist in the sale of advertising in the heat sheets and lane sponsorships for each of the swim meets hosted by the Dallas Mustangs. Mustang Bucks credits will be issued to a swimmer equal to 25% of the advertising and lane sponsorship value sold by the swimmer’s family.
New Swimmer Referrals
Swimmers and their families are encouraged to let their friends and associates know about the Dallas Mustangs. A Mustang Bucks credit of $50 will be issued to a swimmer referring a new swimmer to the Dallas Mustangs. (Note: the new swimmer must list the current Dallas Mustang swimmers/family name on their registration form in the “referred by” section).
New Treasurer
We have a new treasurer, Shannon Rusch. Shannon and her
family are new to the
If you need to mail her a tuition check, her mailing address
is:
Swim Team Tryouts
Do you know someone who would like to swim for our team but missed the
big team tryout dates? Not a problem! We will continue to have tryouts on
Tuesdays at
Meet Entries
Here are just a few helpful hints when submitting entries:
- Obtain a “Consolidated Swimmer Entry Form” either from the supply room or file at the pools or go on line at: http://www.ntswim.org/meetinfo/north_texas_consolidated_entry.pdf. This form can be saved to your computer, customized for your swimmer and used repeatedly.
- Fill out the meet
name and date – this is imperative since there are many entries and
different meets being submitted to the coaches.
Date of birth in the following format: MM/DD/YY; first three letters of first legal name; middle initial or *; first four letters of last name (if less than designated letters, insert *).
- Team Code: DM is our team code.
- Legal first name MUST be on form; preferred name if applied but if same as legal name, just leave it blank. The preferred name will most often be on the heat sheets.
- Age: Sounds easy but you must write down what age your swimmer will be on the first day of the meet. This is important when the host team determines which age group your child will swim in.
- In order to determine the event number, go to the
meet information that has either come home with your swimmer or you can
find it on the
- Fill in the blank space with the event number; circle the code for the type of stroke (FR – freestyle; BK – backstroke; BR – breaststroke; FL – fly; IM – individual medley).
- Submit the form to the supply room or file at the pool BEFORE the date indicated on the meet information. Attach a check made out to the Dallas Mustangs (put your child’s name and that it is for a meet, in the memo section of your check). Please note that the deadline for entry is different if meet information is downloaded from the internet. In order for our coach Doug Moyse to enter all the swimmers in the various meets, he must have the entries turned in to him at a date that is EARLIER than what is indicated for the host team. In other words, the host team requires teams to submit their entries by a certain date but Doug needs the information earlier so that he can process it all and submit consolidated entry information to the host team. What this boils down to is that usually, the meet information is due to us by about two and half weeks before the meet starts. There are exceptions of course and the best way to keep informed is to check with your child’s coach or check the bulletin boards at the pools.
Websites
Do you have the Dallas Mustangs website on your list of
Favorites? How about the
Top 10 Reasons To Volunteer With The Dallas
- We will call and beg for your help anyhow.
- During swim meets that we host, it is the only way to
get on deck with the swimmers. It’s a great place to take photos and cheer
your swimmer on!
- All hospitality food consumed as a volunteer,
especially chocolate, is totally calorie free and never counts as
cheating on a diet!
- The pay is incredible!
- You teach your swimmer by example, about the value of
volunteerism and service to organizations.
- You meet other parents. This may lead to carpools,
becoming friends, etc.
- We need lots of people to run our team events. We are
one of the most respected teams in our LSC and well-known for hosting
great meets. It’s because we have great volunteers!
- You might get to find out the story behind the name
“Mook”.
- Number 4 is a lie – the truth is you do get Mustang Bucks, which
is a credit towards your swimmer’s dues.
- You get the satisfaction of being involved in your
child’s life. For some, swimming is an unfamiliar sport – becoming
involved at some level will only bring knowledge about it.
GO
MUSTANGS!
