Mustang Monthly- Internet Edition

June 2006

           

Meet Recaps

 

 

2006 DM “A” Mustang Classic

 

On the weekend of May 5-7th, the Mustangs hosted our annual DM Classic at the outdoor SMU pool, a very familiar pool to the Gold and National groups. The meet was organized in 4 sessions—Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning. Although Saturday afternoon brought light rain, clouds, and winds, the meet went on despite some very cold athletes. The Mustangs had a fantastic showing, placing 1st out of 20 competing teams with 1083.5 points, more than 200 points higher than the nearest competitor, COPS!!! Many DM swimmers placed in the top eight and helped their team to victory. Listed below are all swimmers who scored points for our team! (Bolded names signify winning at least one event):

 

Lauren Murski, Audrey Gruber, Natalie Rathjen, Courtney Nichols, Taylor Temple, Kendall Williams, Miyo Malouf, Emma Gruber, Keegan Watters, Delaney Rolfe, Leah Jones, Hannah Ferrin, Jordan Newman, Des Godfrey, Alyssa Landino, Maddie Steiner, Spindrift Beck, Meredith Monroe, Erin Smith, Katherine Jones, Steph Futscher, Catia Weickgenant, Bailey Thompson, Grace Kittle, Kelsey Craggett, Meaghan Watters, Alex Weber, Molly Bollen, Harrison Tran, Mead Robuck, Liam Veazey, Eric Futscher, Jon Hoffman, Jake Watters, Malin Kenny, Scott Weeks, Fernando Lara, Greg Hoffman,  Steven Nichols, Max Murphy, Jack Dwyer, Lamar Weeks, Caleb Veazey, Andrew Tran, John Aselton, Jack Beckwitt, John Bannon, Corey Dennis, Colin Carpenter, Matt Thompson, and Nicolas Saliba.

 

Way to go, Mustangs!!!

 

2006 NT COPS B/C Division 2 Meet


The Mustang B/C swimmers stepped it up at the B/C Short Course Invitational, held on May 20th and 21st, 2006. DM finished a strong 3rd place. Swimmers who had not yet achieved ‘BB’ or ‘B’ time standards attended this meet and several Mustangs achieved at least one new time standard. These swimmers will now have the opportunity to compete at higher levels of competition and/or swim in long course meets. Congratulations to all swimmers who participated in the meet!

Bianca Bowring, Mikaela Johnson, Natalie Frieze, Danna Vallely, Mika Malouf, Nicole Trubisky, Eliza Cope, Caroline Florence, Charlotte Rolfe, Emily Elson, Molly Montgomery, Katy Baldwin, Angie Huang, Annalyse Zotos, Sarah Startz, Alicia Magee, Ellie Ward, Siobhan Kelley, Annelyse Tullier, Boni McVey, Megan Silver, Anna Herbelin, Sara Granger, Yui Sato, Sarah Jones, Sydney Patterson, Carolyn Thomas, Callie Scheffler, Meggy McVey, Maggie Boreham, Catherine Ward, Kaitlin Dorey, Chase Temple, Alex Tcheng, Adam Rathjen, Max Zotos, Timothy Simenc, Dylan Tcheng, Parker Capron, Alberto Bambach, Ryan Madison, Brian Yen, Alberto Bambach, Steven Cornish, Preston Morgenstern, and Joe Gray.

Tyler A/BB Long Course Invitational

 

The Rose City Invitational, held in Tyler, Texas on the weekend of June
2nd-4th, 2006, was a great opportunity for Mustangs to swim fast and have
fun. Forty five Mustangs were at the Fun Forrest Pool in Tyler. The meet
allowed both A and BB swimmers to compete together but be scored separately. Between sessions, Mustangs hung out at their hotels, ate at the popular Dairy Queen, and rested for their events. Drinking water was especially important at this outdoor meet as the
temperature was in the high 90's and dehydration was a threat. Overall, Tyler was a successful meet for the Mustangs and we placed a commendable 3rd place.  Congratulations to all participating swimmers!

In the 'A' Division:
Audrey Gruber, Lauren Murski, Natalie Rathjen, Taylor Temple, Miyo Malouf,
Ann Weeks, Ann-Claire Karalyos, Casey Watters, Emma Gruber, Hannah Ferrin,
Keegan Watters, Des Godfrey, Cassidy Beckwitt, Ellyn Baker, Kendel Ahnell,
Jordan Newman, Kendall Williams, Leah Jones, Meaghan Watters, Bailey
Thompson, Jessica Temple, Katie Ische, Erin Smith, Katherine Jones, Brenna
Farren, Luke Blaylock, Jon Hoffman, Liam Veazey, Eric Futscher, Jake
Watters, Greg Hoffman, Fernando Lara, Tim Moore, Nicholas Saliba, and Jack
Beckwitt.

In the 'BB' Division:
Gabi Jackson, Laura Rathjen, Tiffany Futscher, Kendall Ernst, Caroline
Florence, Erin Florence, Chelbi Smith, Megan Ernst, Hadley Trautmann, Max
Zotos, Jo Jo Veazey, Pablo Lara, and William Grubb.

 

2006 GCAT Senior Circuit Meet


Swimmers with at least one Sectional cut attended the 1st Senior Circuit meet of the season on the weekend of May 13-14th, 2006. GCAT hosted the meet at the Keller ISD Natatorium and over 25 Mustangs attended, including swimmers who had previously competed for the Mustangs but were now at the college or international level. DM swam very well, winning many of the women’s and men’s events and placing in the top 8 in almost every event, in spite of the short amount of rest at the meet. Congratulations to all swimmers who represented the Mustangs at the Senior Circuit Meet!

Martina Moracova, Candace Blackman, Michelle Vlasakova, Hannah Ferrin, Meredith Grubb, Meredith Monroe, Bolton Harris, Katherine Jones, Meaghan Watters, Katie Roberts, Jordan Newman, Alex Jennings, Catia Weickgenant, Tamara Sambrailo, Sara Nordenstam, Grace Kittle, Jack Dwyer, Andrew Tran, John Bannon, Max Murphy, Caleb Veazey, Matt Thompson, Clint Hallum, John Aselton, and Jack Beckwitt.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

DASA Divisional and All-Stars Meet (July 12th, 13th and 17th)

Every year, the Dallas Mustangs host the DASA Divisional and All-Star Championship swim meets.  These meets bring together 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. The success of these meets is also an important recruiting tool for the Dallas Mustangs because 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

The Division meets will be Wednesday and Thursday, July 12 and 13.  There will be two sessions each day, the warm-up for the morning sessions beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the warm-up for the afternoon sessions beginning at 12:00 noon (or as soon as the morning session finishes).  The All Star meet will be held on Monday, July 17.  The warm-up will start at 2:00 p.m. followed by the Parade of Stars.  The meet will begin promptly at the conclusion of the Parade of Stars. 

Volunteers are needed for the following positions/committees:

Set up:  this will be done the evening of July 11.  We need people to set up the timing equipment, PA, etc.  Meet at Loos at 4:00 p.m. for this event. 

Timing operations:  We need people to work the timing operations during the DASA meets. This is not work as a timer.  The teams will provide timers.  This is work with the electronic timing equipment.

Computers:  We need people to work with Adele Wherry and Amy Weeks to run the computers.  This would include runners to post results, and to get the heat and lane assignments to the deck.

Officials/Referees:  We need people to work with Victor Kimm to assist with stroke and turn, starting, timing judges, finish judges, etc.  You do not have to be a USS qualified official to be an official at these meets. Basic knowledge of swimming and strokes is all that is needed.

Awards: We need people who can process awards.

Hospitality:  We need people who will go to the store and purchase the supplies, set up, and run hospitality.  They will need to work with outside suppliers (i.e. Dominoes, Sonny Bryan's, etc. to have food brought in)

Other positions:  Head timers, heat sheet sales, head safety marshals, runners, miscellaneous. 

Tear down:  We need people to stay the evening of July 17 after the meet is over to pack up and put up. 

Southern Zones Swim Meet

 

Applications for the North Texas Zone Team are available on the North Texas website at www.ntswim.org.  This year’s zone competition will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from August 1 - 6th. Any questions regarding this meet should be directed to your child’s coach.

Hotel Information for Summer Meets

1.  Sectionals - July 26-29 in Houston:

Courtyard Houston/Hobby Airport
9190 Gulf Freeway
Houston, TX, 77017
(713) 910-1700

Tuesday, 07/25/2006 - Sunday 07/30/2006
Rate $89.00/night

Reservations must be received on or before Monday, July 10, 2006

 

2.  Senior Circuit Champs in Austin - July 13-16, 2006   
Marriott Courtyard North
5660 North IH - 35
Austin Texas 78751
1-512-458-2340 
 
 Rate $ 89.00/night    
       

3.  TAGS at The Woodlands – July 19-23

The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center
281-367-1100

Thirty rooms booked for check in Wednesday, July 19th and check out Sunday, July 23rd at a rate of $129/night.

Any questions may be directed to our travel chairperson, Larry Thompson, at travel@dmswim.com                  

 

Scheduling Updates

 

Please remember to check your email frequently or the team line at 972.530.SWAM (7926), for last minute changes to our schedule.  If you are not receiving team e-mails, please contact Donna Watters at vp@dmswim.com     

 

Team Summer Break – August 12th – September 4th; return to regular fall schedule on September 5th.

 

Painless Fundraiser

 

The Dallas Mustangs is registered with Tom Thumb in its Good Neighbor Program. Please remember to attach our Good Neighbor Number to your Reward Card and Tom Thumb will donate a percentage of the member’s total grocery purchases back to the Dallas Mustangs every time your Reward Card is used! Painless and potentially profitable for our team!

OUR TOM THUMB NUMBER IS 7648

DM Tuition Policy Reminder

The Dallas Mustangs is a competitive year round age-group swimming program.  As such we strive to provide consistent quality coaching and workout facilities.  To achieve this goal we establish pool rental contracts and salary commitments with our coaching staff for a full 12-month period. Tuition amounts are established based on the 12-month budget and divided into monthly or quarterly amounts to provide reasonable payment options for our Dallas Mustang families.  The Dallas Mustangs Swim Team is not, and was not designed to be a swim program where swimmers drop in one month and out the next.  Flexibility has always been important to us.  We try to work with each family on the team and we will continue to do so. 

 

Tuition may be paid quarterly: September, December, March, and June, or monthly.  Tuition paid monthly includes a $5.00 per month processing fee.  (If tuition for the quarter is not paid by the due date, monthly payment has automatically been selected.)

 

·         Tuition is due from September through August.  (If you swim in July, you are responsible for August tuition.)

·         Tuition is due on the 1st of each month/quarter.

·         Leave of Absence (LOA) is available only for injury and medical reasons.

·         There will be a $10.00 per month tuition discount for the second and subsequent swimmers in the same family.  The fourth swimmer is free, but all swimmers must pay the annual registration fee.

·         A swimmer transferring from another team must be in good standing with their old team.

·         Statements are only mailed quarterly. If you have chosen to pay monthly, it is your responsibility to remember to mail or drop off tuition by the first of each month that we do not send statements.

·         There will be a $5.00 per family late fee after the 10th of the month for non-zero balance accounts.

·         The swimmer(s) may be barred from swimming if there is an aged account balance is excess of 60 days.

·         Please indicate in the memo portion of all checks what the payment is for (i.e. Dues – swimmer’s name, meet account, supplies, etc.).

·         If there is a problem with your billing, please contact the treasurer.

·         Should circumstances prevent full payment of your tuition, please contact the president.  Scholarships and alternate payment plans will be addressed on a case by case basis.  (Please Note: Lack of communication is not an option!)

·         Should you choose to leave the team – it is your responsibility to contact the treasurer or registration chairman.  (Informing the coach does not fulfill this responsibility!)

·         If you choose to leave the team for the summer, you must go through the tryout process in the fall. You may not return to workouts until you have attended the tryout, completed paperwork and paid your fees.  You are not automatically guaranteed a spot on the team. If your group is full, your name will be placed on the waiting list.  Any tuition/fee balances that were not paid when you left the team must be paid prior to re-joining the team. 

·         If you choose to leave the team at any point during the year, you MAY NOT represent the Dallas Mustangs at any swim meet or event that occurs after the date you have left the team. Should you choose to participate in a swim meet after you have left the team, you must register for the meet and swim as unattached (Team = UN).  

·         Tuition may be sent with the swimmer to the pool, or mailed to the Treasurer:

DM Treasurer – Shannon Rusch

603 Hood Dr.

Coppell, Texas 75019

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