Relays Rock at Regionals

Thirty-two teams competed at the Region 2 Championships held at Loos Natatorium February 8 & 9. Only the top 8 swims from each event at Friday's preliminaries made it to the finals on Saturday. Remarkably, 9 of the 13 cowgirl and 9 of the 15 cowboy swims qualified for the finals! In most cases, there were 24 competitors per event.

While all the finals were exciting, it was the relays that stole the show, with both the girls and guys medaling (top 3) in two relays each. The men's 200 Free and 400 Free relays have been within a fraction of a second from besting the team records all season long. It came down to the final race of the season, and for some, the final race of their high school career to take home the team record in both events. Now that's drama!

The boy's 200 Free Relay made up of Andrew Osborn (10), Jacob Fenster (11), Nick Bass (12), and Chris Marshall (12), came in 3rd with a record time of 1:31.96.

The boy's 400 Free Relay made up of Andrew Osborn (10), Nick Bass (12), Scott Bigelow (12), and James Baker (12), came in 2nd with a record time of 3:21.96.

The girl's 200 Medley Relay made up of Melanie Ruegg (11), Aimee West (11), Caitlin Koranda (9), and Grace Crampton (10) came in 3rd with a time of 1:57.30.

The girl's 400 Free Relay made up of Kelsey Fred (9), Ashlan Barta (11), Aimee West (11), and Caitlin Koranda (9) also came in 3rd with a time of 3:51.09.

Here are the remaining Regional results for Coach Henry's 1st year as Cowboy head coach:

GIRLS

Ashlan Barta (11): 200 Free Relay - 6th,

Grace Crampton (10): 200 Free Relay - 6th

Kelsey Fred (9): 200 Free - 7th, 500 Free - 10th, 200 Free Relay - 6th

Katy Ische (12): 200 IM - 7th, 100 Back - 12th

Caitlin Koranda (9): 100 Free - 10th, 100 Back - 6th

Melanie Ruegg (11): 200 IM - 6th, 200 Free Relay - 6th, 100 Back - 5th

Amiee West (11): 100 Fly - 11th, 100 Breast - 4th

BOYS

James Baker (12): 200 Free - 13th

Nick Bass (12): 200 Free - 8th, 500 Free - 5th

Chris Bigelow (10): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 200 IM - 10th, 100 Breast - 6th

Scott Bigelow (12): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 500 Free - 8th

Robert Broun (9): 1 mtr Diving - 6th

Jacob Fenster (11): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 100 Fly - 16th

Bobby Jiang (12): 200 IM - 13th

Chris Marshall (12): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 50 Free - 10th, 100 Fly - 10th

Andrew Osborn (10): 50 Free - 7th, 100 Free - 6th

Congratulations to all and special thanks to Coach Henry for a getting the most out of our swimmers and divers!

Support your Cowboys at Regionals

It's time to support your 16 Cowboy swimmers and divers that move on to the regional competition this week, February 7-9. Regionals are split over three days and two venues. Diving will be held Thursday at the LISD Aquatics Center in The Colony beginning 1:30pm. Swimming prelims start 9:00am Friday, and swimming finals begin at 1:00pm Saturday. All swimming will be held at Loos Natatorium in Addison.

The fastest 8 swimmers or relay teams in Friday's preliminary events compete in Saturday's finals. First place in each finals event automatically advance to the State meet in Austin. Others may be called up to swim at the State meet based on their finals time. The list of athletes called up to swim at State will be available on the TISCA website.

Our District (6-5A) is one of the toughest in the Region (see Regional breakdown), meaning many of our swimmers are within reach of State (see the Psych Sheet for preliminary seeding). Bring a friend and let them hear your spirit. Go Cowboys!

For more information on the Regional meet, click on the title of this post.

Team sending 16 to Regionals!

A total of 16 swimmers and divers are going to Regionals after Friday's stunning District 6-5A performance at Lewisville IDS Aquatics Center in The Colony. Coach Henry had the team ready with almost all swimmers topping their career best times, many in dramatic fashion.

During the regular season, Varsity would be in the water at 6:30am every morning, even if they had a meet at 6:30pm that night. All that hard work is paying off, as they now have 28 opportunities at Regionals to qualify for State. District 6-5a is very competitive and considered the strongest in Region 2.

Overall the men's team finished third and women's team finished fourth. While the team brought home 32 medals (first -third place), special recognition goes to Nick Bass and Chris Bigelow for their first place finishes in the 500 Free and 100 Breast respectively!

The Cowboys who will move on to Regionals this weekend are listed below with their events and District finish. Click on the title of this post for the full meet results.

GIRLS
Ashlan Barta - 200 Free Relay(3), 400 Free Relay(3)
Grace Crampton - 200 Medley Relay(2), 200 Free Relay(3)
Kelsey Fred - 200 Free(3), 500 Free(4), 200 Free Relay(3), 400 Free Relay(3)
Katy Ische - 200 IM(5), 100 Back(4)
Caitlin Koranda - 200 Medley Relay(2), 100 Free(6), 100 Back(3), 400 Free Relay(3)
Melanie Ruegg - 200 Medley Relay(2), 200 IM(6), 200 Free Relay(3), 100 Back(2)
Amiee West - 200 Medley Relay(2), 100 Fly(6), 100 Breast(5), 400 Free Relay(3)

BOYS
James Baker - 200 Free(4), 400 Free Relay(3)
Nick Bass - 200 Free(2), 500 Free(1), 200 Free Relay(2), 400 Free Relay(3)
Chris Bigelow - 200 Medley Relay(2), 200 IM(4), 100 Breast(1)
Scott Bigelow - 200 Medley Relay(2), 500 Free(3), 400 Free Relay(3)
Robert Broun - 1 Mtr Diving(6)
Jacob Fenster - 200 Medley Relay(2), 100 Fly(5), 200 Free Relay(2)
Bobby Jiang - 200 IM(6)
Chris Marshall - 200 Medley Relay(2), 50 Free(7), 100 Fly(3), 200 Free Relay(2)
Andrew Osborn - 50 Free(6), 100 Free(5), 200 Free Relay(2), 400 Free Relay(3)

Get Ready for Districts!

This year's District Swimming competition will be held at the new LISD Aquatics Center in The Colony on Friday, 1 February. The team bus leaves at 1:15pm, warm-ups begin at 4:00pm, and the meet starts at 5:30pm. District Diving will be held Thursday, 31 January starting at 5:00pm.

To Fans and Families, please note Lewisville has two high school pools: LISD Natatorium in Flower Mound and LISD Aquatics Center in The Colony. We'll be at the Aquatics Center in The Colony. All District events are final (no prelims) and only the top six in each event move on to Regionals the following weekend. It's the moment of truth, so come loud and proud to support our Cowboy swimmers! Adult admission is $4, students are $3, and heat sheets are $2.

Banquet planned for 9 March

Mark your calendars, the team's banquet is planned for Sunday, 9 March at historic Belo Mansion. Doors open at 5:30pm and the event starts at 6:00pm. Located in the heart of the Arts District, Belo Mansion offers a truly unique and memorable venue to celebrate the team's success. Invitations will be sent shortly and RSVP is required.

Seniors, if we haven't received your baby pictures, please send them to Kevin Matheny as soon as possible.

Grapevine Diving Invitational - Cancelled

This weekend's Diving Invitational at Grapevine has been cancelled with no make up planned.

Districts are up next! This year's competition will be held Friday, 1 February at the new LISD Aquatics Center in The Colony. The bus leaves at 1:15p, warm-ups begin at 4:00pm, and the meet starts at 5:30pm. Please note the original meet schedule included prelims on 31 January. This was incorrect. All District events are final and only the top six move on to regionals. Let's show our Cowboy pride and show up in mass. Go Cowboys!

Toy drive at our last home meet

Just a quick reminder about our last home meet today against Plano West. Warm ups will start at 6 pm and the meet will begin at 6:45 pm.

We are sponsoring a toy drive at this meet. If non booster club members (silver or gold level), bring a new, unwrapped toy, there will be free admission to the meet.

As always, all booster club members will get into the meet free. However, toy donations from all are deeply appreciated!

Happy holidays!