Mustang Monthly
November 2006
Meet Recaps
Haunted Hat
The Mustangs hosted this BB/B/C
meet on October 21-22 in the familiar confines of Loos Natatorium. We had about one hundred swimmers competing
and winning the meet by a large margin, more than doubling the next closest
team out of a nine team field. Our meet
director, Jeff Veazey, and all our great Mustang volunteers helped us run a
fast,
efficient meet. This is one of our trademarks and strengths
as a team.
Below
is a list of those who competed in the meet.
Those names that are bolded won at least one event in their division
(BB/B/ or C). Mustangs Rock!
Kendel
Ahnell (14), Clare Allsopp-Shiner (11),
Laura Ambrose (11), Alberto Bambach (12), Davis Benn (9), Parker Benn
(7), Mia Bernhardt (14), Caroline Blaylock (9), MacLean Bowie (7), Caroline
Boyd (9), Haley Bybee (14), Carolina Campbell (7), Parker Capron (9), Elsie
Cardenas (15), Allie Charlton (9), Kaylee Charlton (11), Shirley Cheng (10), Claire
Coker (10), Eliza Cope (10), Steven Cornish (12), Julia Corsi (11), Anna
Crowling (8), Elizabeth Crowling (11), Patrick Crowling (13), Karim De Vol
(11), Alex Diduck (11), Haley Ditzenberger (13), Kaitlin Dorey (12),
Emily Elson (9), Nicole Ewer (10), Caroline Florence (9), Erin
Florence (11), Amanda Fugate (11), Lydia Gerard (13), Sara Granger (12), Stephanie
Grote (15), Anna Beth Gruber (13), Emma Gruber (11), Olivia Gruber (7),
Kaylan Hardin (9), Andrew Harvey (16), Hayley Heiner (12), Grant Hemingway
(8), Nick Hemingway (9), Katie Holt (15), Angie Huang (10), Sarah
Jones (11), Molly Kamuyu (14), Ann-Claire Karalyos (12), Siobhan
Kelley (11), Avery Kesterson (9), Alex Knitch (13), Morgan Koranda (11),
Briana Kuhn (7), Pablo Lara (13), Ellie
Light (10), Mika Malouf (9), Will McNamara (13), Boni McVey (9), Gordon
Montgomery (7), Andrea Mora (9), Conner Mullen (10), Kenzie Murphy (9),
Jeffrey Nichols (12), Sydney Patterson (12), Molly Pospichal (9), Christy
Purnadi (10), Adam Rathjen (9), Laura Rathjen (10), Hannah Reifsnyder (10),
Hannah Ridley (11), Kelsey Robuck (8), Mead Robuck (11), Charlotte Rolfe
(9), Alyssa Rusch (11), Yui Sato (12), Callie Scheffler (12), Timothy
Simenc (10), Annie Smith (13), Chelbi Smith (15), Emily Sonnier (10), Kassi
Steger (10), Clay Taylor (15), Alex Tcheng (7), Dylan Tcheng (9), Carolyn
Thomas (11), Evie Thompson (10), Halle Thornton (11), Virginia Tiernan
(7), Dion Tjahjono (11), Leon Djahjono (13), Annelyse Tullier (9), Catherine
Ward (13), Ellie Ward (10), Casey Watters (13), Conner Williams (7), Hunter
Williams (11), Brian Yen (12), Jaclyn Zhou (11)
GCAT A Meet
This meet was held on the last
weekend in October at the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Pool. With more lanes than the average pool the
action was fast and furious. The
Mustangs finished a solid third despite not swimming any relays, unlike the first
and second place teams. Our attendance
on Saturday afternoon was sparse since many of our swimmers and coaches were at
Coach Lia Oberstar’s wedding (more on that later). Congrats to all those that swam at this meet. Below is a list of those who competed. Those swimmers whose names are bolded won at
least one individual event. Great job
Mustangs!
Kendel
Ahnell (14), Christopher Alkire (12), Ellyn Baker (14), Cassidy Beckwitt (14),
Jack Beckwitt (15), Luke Blaylock (11), Corey Dennis (16), Jack Dwyer (16),
Hannah Ferrin (15), Eric Futscher (11), Des Godfrey (14), Audrey Gruber (10),
Emma Gruber (11), Tanner Harris (12), Jacey Hodan (13), Greg Hoffman (15), Jon
Hoffman (12), Katherine Jones (16), Leah Jones (14), John Kalivas (18),
Nick Kalivas (18), Anne-Claire Karalyos (12), Malin Kenny (14), Grace Kittle
(17), Fernando Lara (15), Miyo Malouf (13), Kristin Masters (17), Meredith
Monroe (18), Sam Murphy (12), Jordan Newman (14), Courtney Nichols (10),
Steven Nichols (14), Blake Osborn (13), Natalie Rathjen (10), Lauren Roth (16),
Kyle Savage (17), Erin Smith (16), Maddie Steiner (17), Taylor Temple (13),
Andrew Tran (15), Harrison Tran (11), Caleb Veazey (16), Jake Watters (11),
Keegan Watters (14), Meaghan Watters (16), Ann Weeks (12), Lamar Weeks (17),
Scott Weeks (15), Catia Weickgenant (16), Burke Wiggins (16), Kendall Williams
(13), Trayce Womack (17)
LAC BB/B/C Meet
This early November meet was
held at the LAC Natatorium and as usual the meet ran a bit longer than most
would have liked. The good part of that
is the kids had plenty of time to rest between their events! Our Mustangs swam well and finished second in
an eleven team field to the host team.
Those who competed are listed below.
The names that are bolded represent at least one victory in either the
BB, B, or C divisional classes. Way to
go Mustangs!
Allsopp-Shiner,
Clare (11), Bambach, Alberto P (12), Benn, Davis M (10), Benn, Parker J
(7), Blaylock,
Caroline D (9), Bouis, Trey (17), Campbell, Carolina R (7), Chaljub,
Ellen N (13), Cheng, Shirley S (10), Cope, Eliza (10), Anna Crowling (8),
Elizabeth Crowling (11), Patrick Crowling (13), Julie De La Rosa (9), Karim De Vol
(11), Hayley
Ditzenberger (13), Emily Elson (9), Caroline Florence (9), Erin Florence (11), Alex Fraley (13), Tiffany
Futscher (9), Lydia
Gerard (13), Sara Granger (12), Joe Gray (9), Laura Gray (11), Kaylan Hardin (9), Andrew Harvey
(17), Katie Holt
(15), Angie
Huang (10), Jacob Hum (7), Gabi Jackson (10), Berkley Johnson (11), Mikaela Johnson
(8), Sarah Jones (11), Molly Kamuyu (14), Avery Kesterson (9), Caitlin Klemme (12), Morgan
Koranda (11), Briana Kuhn (7), Pablo Lara (13), Alicia Magee (10), Mika Malouf
(9), Will
McNamara (13), Boni
McVey (9), Gordon Montgomery (7), Andrea Mora (9), Conner Mullen (10), Kenzie Murphy (9),
Jeffrey Nichols (12), Sidney Patterson (12), Yui Sato (12), Timothy Simenc (10), Annie Smith
(13), Clay Taylor (15), Alex Tcheng (7), Dylan Tcheng (9), Carolyn Thomas (11),
Virginia Tiernan (7), Nichole Tribisky (9),
Annalyse Tullier (9), Dana Valelly (8), Catherine Ward (13), Casey
Watters (13), Daniel Withers (13), Jono Womack (12), Vicky Wu (13), Annalyse
Zotos (9), Max Zotos (10)
.
TSA
All Star Meet
As mentioned in a prior e-mail, several of our
Mustang swimmers were selected to represent
Congratulations to those Mustang swimmers who
helped
Eric Futscher, Jake Watters, Sam Murphy, Jon
Hoffman, Emma Gruber, Jacey Hodan, Taylor Temple, Kendall Williams, Des
Godfrey, Leah Jones and Keegan Watters
Social News
Please mark your calendars now
for Tuesday, December 19th at 6:30pm at LOOS for the annual Dallas
Mustang Christmas Party. All groups will
practice from 5:30-6:30 p.m and the party will follow. Pizza, drinks and
desserts will be served after a Christmas gift exchange.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY OTHER PRACTICES
THAT DAY.
All swimmers are asked to bring
a wrapped $10 gift; girls bring a girl gift; boys bring a boy gift; gifts
should be wrapped or placed in Christmas gift bag. You must bring a gift in
order to receive a gift. When you drop
your gift at the designated table before practice, please make sure to draw
a number. That number determines when you get to pick a gift from the table.
As always, please bring $3 for
pizza and drink and bring a Christmas dessert to share with your team.
Hotel
Information for Kerr McGee Swim Meet
Many of our National swimmers will
once again compete at the annual Kerr McGee Elite Swim Meet to be held December
14 – 17th in
AmeriSuites
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OK
73108
405-682-3900
Embassy Suites
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405-682-6000
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are $109/night
Embassy
Suites are $102/night
Congratulations Coach Lia
Congratulations to Coach Lia on her recent
marriage to Darren Brown. They were
married in a beautiful ceremony in the gardens of The Tom Landry Center on
October 28. The Mustangs wish her years of happiness!
Attention Parents
Please
mark your calendars now for Feb.16-18. The Mustangs will be hosting both the A
and BB Championship meets which will be held simultaneously at Loos. This is a particularly important weekend for
new Mustang parents to get involved since many of our parents who are regular
volunteers will be headed off to
Directory News
The database has been updated and
the directory is currently in the process of being published. Please have your swimmer look for it in their
box in the next couple of weeks.
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
.
