Photo Courtesy of Rex Teter.
Season Update
2014 5A Boys StatebrChampions
2014 5A Girl s StatebrRunner-Ups
As the 2013-2014 swimming and diving season came to abrconclusion, one thing proved for certain: both the boys and girls teams showedbrtheir dominance once again. The current district championship streak is now atbr10 years and running. The boys team won its fourth consecutive state title, andbrthe girls team fell just one point short of a three-peat, finishing anotherbrgreat season in the top two in the state. brOwning the state of Texas over the past four years, the Dragons swimmingbrand diving team ranks as the number one program in the state, boasting scoresbrof talented athletes at the next level.
Continuing their excellence in district for the ninth yearbrin the row, both Dragon teams came away with championships in district. Using abrgreat regular season to propel postseason dominance in the state meet, thebrDragons tapped into the remedy for their recent successes. The boys teambrenjoyed their four-peat in dominant fashion, totaling 45 points more than statebrrunner-up Northside Brandeis to finish the meet with a score of 192. The girlsbrteam also made waves in the state tournament; however, they fell just short ofbrcapturing a state title, totaling one point behind state champion AustinbrWestlake to end a remarkable year. Once again, head coach Kevin Murphy's teamsbrhave honored the gift and protected the tradition.
About the team
Running through competition in district 5-5A, the 2013-2014brboys and girls swimming and diving team enjoyed another season of bliss,brextending its streak of finishing in the top three in the state to fivebrconsecutive years. The boys took home the 5A state trophy, and the girlsbrfinished as the 5A runner-up.
Several end-of-season accoladesbrwere handed out to Dragon athletes as the girls and boys teams produced abrcombined 45 regional qualifiers. University of Texas commit Jonathan Robertsbrled the boys team in 2013-2014, finishing a great career for the Dragons inbrdominant fashion. An All-American, Roberts won both of his individual eventsbrfor the second year in a row, winning the 100 backstroke and the 500 free.brMaking his final meet his most memorable, Roberts recorded an astonishingbr4:16:90 in the 500 free, good enough to place him in the top five nationally inbrthe event's history. A 200-medley team of Roberts, senior Austin Arkes,brfreshman Gus Karau and senior Kris Kolde also took home first place with a timebrof 1:34.93.
The girls team, which produced 21brof the swimming and diving team's 45 regional qualifiers, featured many greatbrtalents within the program, proving to be atop of a district home to three ofbrthe top five teams in the state. The 400-meter relay team of Casey Rose,brRebecca Upton, Alexa Baran and Emily Gibson won first place in the statebrtournament with a time of 3:28.61. Rose will return as the only underclassmanbrfrom this year's relay team. Gibson followed her gold in the 400-meter relaybrwith a bronze medal in the 200 IM 2:03.52, ending a stellar career as abrDragon.
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The boys and girls swimming and diving teams have won theirbrdistrict titles a record 10 years in a row.
Head swim coach: Kevin Murphy
Assistant coach: Lynne Gorman
Diving coach: Carolyn Hryorchuk
BOYS
AaronbrCosenza Sr
AlexbrMoraru So
AndrewbrWalker So
AustinbrArkes Sr
AustinbrWhalen So
BrandonbrEverett Jr
CarsonbrKlein Jr
ConnorbrDobbs Sr
Eric Hart Fr
EvanbrKolde Fr
GavinbrSprings So
GriffinbrRea Fr
Gus Karau Fr
JohnbrEverett Jr
Josh Villarreal Fr
KrisbrKolde Sr
KylebrDerevyanik Jr
KylebrMcCall Jr
LukebrMcFarland Fr
MattbrBarnhart Jr
MattbrWiseman Sr
NatebrHernandez So
TaylorbrWillenbring Sr
WesleybrSong Jr
GIRLS
AbbybrCosenza Fr
AlexabrBaran Sr
AnnikabrIttiruck So
AshleybrBaker Jr
BrookebrParra So
CaseybrRose Jr
ElizabethbrNedrow Sr
EmileebrTorres Jr
EmilybrGibson Sr
HaleybrVassios Sr
HeatherbrCarpenter Fr
JayciebrAdamson Jr
JenniferbrOwston Jr
JenniferbrTalbert Jr
KatelynbrJohnson So
KatiebrNedrow So
MaddiebrKeiser So
MaddiebrO'Brian Jr
MirandabrFaust Fr
NashabrLuevit So
OliviabrCoffey So
RebeccabrUpton Sr
SarahbrZobrist Sr
TaylorbrSchimek Jr