Saturday, December 12, 2009
Junior National Success!!!
I. Bishop
3rd in 100 breaststroke with 55.91
4th in 4 x 100 medley relay with 45.99 on anchor leg
8th in 200 breaststroke with 2:04.38
9th in 4 x 50 medley relay with 21.07 on anchor leg
28th in 200 IM with 1:52.56
Z. Gunn
4th in 4 x 100 medley relay with 56.76 on breast leg
5th in 200 breaststroke with 2:01.
6th in 100 breaststroke with 56.99
9th in 4 x 50 medley relay with 26.32 on breaststroke leg
K. Morgan
anchored 4 x 100 medley relay with 53.46
anchored 4 x 50 medley relay with 24.73
R. Hobbins
led 4 x 200 free relay with 1:55.06
Congratulations to those swimmers! They have worked extremely hard and deserve any and all success that comes their way. Way to go Mavs!!!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Houston TISCA Success!!!
Mavs,
What a great weekend! Not only did we demonstrate great swimming, but the McNeil Mavericks were fabulously represented in every category by 32 of the finest student-athletes that I have ever coached in my 10 years at McNeil HS. On at least two occasions I had coaches from the Houston and Dallas area go out of there way to find me and express there admiration and congratulations for the attitudes and performances of the McNeil HS athletes. I already knew that we were ready to compete with the best that the state of
- 22 out of 43 entered swims advance to finals(OVER HALF!!)
- 32 individual swims were personal bests for this year
- 22 individual swims were lifetime personal bests
- FIVE NEW SCHOOL RECORDS WERE SET!!!
1. Rachel Hobbins - 200 free - 1:56.58
2. Sammi Strohmeyer - 200 IM - 2:11.71
3. Ian Bishop - 200 IM - 1:56.22
4. Alexis Widacki - 50 free - 24.63
5. Alexis Widacki - 100 free - 54.27
Basically, we did exactly what we set out to do. We culminated a great fall by peaking precisely when we needed to. We have great kids on this team that are truly becoming amazing competitors. This exactly what we needed to motivate ourselves to push hard in our upcoming winter training. The hard work IS paying off. Whoever is willing to work the hardest CAN achieve their lofty goals. I am proud of everyone that has chosen to be committed to this team. Can't wait to see you tomorrow morning. Again, congratulations to you all.
Foss
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Ropes Course 2009-2010
Congratulations to all those that conquered your fear of heights and braved the dreaded "swing". It was truly awesome to see everyone working together to accomplish simple as well as difficult tasks. Working as a team to design what we think are the most important qualities of being a Maverick, is an experience that I am sure we will relive and revisit many times throughout our year. I thank you all for your stellar effort and dedication. See you in the pool on Monday. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Friday, August 7, 2009
McNeil Swim Team Schedule 2009-10
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
McNeil Swimming & Diving Roster 2009-10(updated)
Juniors: K. Seibert, T. Bishop, A. Buzzard, T. Anderson, L. Nealon, A. Sinclair, E. Tagtow, L. Beal, T. Nguyen, T. Lapinski, B. Wiese, Jos. Nixon, Jor. Nixon, R. Lacombe, A. Nelson, C. McGowen, A. Benck
Sophomores: K. Morgan, M. Arroyo, M. Yarbrough, K. Bottoms, B. Banigan, S. Chin, O. Devalcourt, G. Green, Z. Gunn, J. Krusee, D. Barnes, S. Long, R. Hellmers, J. Jude, K. Goff
Freshmen: R. Hobbins, S. Strohmeyer, K. Banigan, M. Byrd, C. Nelson, K. Lewis, C. Sims, B. Hammock, E. Beier, G. Gavin, D. Dalke
Divers: L. Schmeisser, S. Seaman, C. Cummings
Team Manager: M. Freeburg
Again, I would like to thank everyone who showed up to tryout on Monday. Please believe that the decision making process for this roster was NOT an easy one. I completely understand that I have left off some great kids with good potential, but in the end the tough decision had to be made. No matter what, continue swimming. It is a rewarding sport no matter where you do it, or with whom you do it with.
I am still looking for one or two team managers. Anyone is welcome to apply. First right of refusal will go to kids that have been on the team in past years. Email me at utfoss9@yahoo.com if you are interested in the position. Good luck to you all and have a safe rest of the summer.
Coach Foss
Monday, July 13, 2009
Tryouts Complete!!!
Tryouts for the 2009 - 2010 McNeil Varsity Swimming & Diving team went FABULOUSLY today. McNeil HS was honored to have 61 high school athletes show up today to demonstrate their interest in representing our fine school. I was extremely impressed with everyone's talent, athleticism and effort. My decision will not be an easy one. The roster will be posted sometime on Wednesday of this week. Thank you so much for your time and interest in our program.
Coach Johnny Foss
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tryouts for 2009-2010 McNeil Swim Team
Tryouts are July 13th at 7:00 AM at the Rattan Creek Pool
YOU MUST BRING...
1. Physical examination by a doctor
2. COPY of most recent report card(new swimmers only)
3. Swimming apparel and equipment(goggles, suit, cap, etc.)
4. Running apparel(shoes, shirt, shorts, etc.)
5. Phone number
6. Email Address(parent's AND swimmer's)
Please see the additional post about tryouts to find even further information.
Allow three hours for the tryout.
Questions should be directed towards Coach Foss' personal email address(utfoss9@yahoo.com)
Thank you, good luck, and see you at the pool.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
McNeil - ALL AMERICANS
All American !!!
Boys 200 yard Freestyle Relay
Ian Bishop
Conor Yarbrough
Ben Wiese
Sam Krusee
1:25.69
Boys 100 yard Breaststroke
Ian Bishop
57.85
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McNeil Swimmers that achieved All American consideration...
Boys 50 yard Freestyle
Sam Krusee - 21.30
Ian Bishop - 21.43
Boys 200 yard Medley Relay
Chris Mericas, Albert Lee, Ian Bishop, Sam Krusee
1:37.58
Boys 100 yard Backstroke
Chris Mericas
52.70
Friday, May 15, 2009
2009 Leadership in Social Studies Award!!!
These students were nominated and selected for the 2009 Leadership in Social Studies Award. This award was not based solely on academic achievement but on the leadership, advancement, attitude and character the student has shown throughout the year.
AP Human Geography
Alexis Widacki
Pre-AP World Geography
Kasandra Casillas
Monday, May 4, 2009
Swimming & Diving Roster 2008-2009
S. Molleur, A. Rees, G. Long, C. Mericas, C. Gilbert, S. Krusee, B. Layman
Juniors:
A. Widacki, A. Parinella, K. Barnes, L. Tran, Z. Jude, C. Yarbrough, I. Cruickshank, I. Bishop, A. Lee
Sophomores:
K. Seibert, T. Bishop, A. Buzzard, T. Anderson, C. McGowen, L. Nealon, M. Freeburg, A. Sinclair, E. Tagtow, L. Beal, T. Nguyen, S. Seaman, L. Schmeisser, T. Lapinski, B. Wiese, Jos. Nixon, Jor. Nixon, E. Sikkema, A. Barnett, R. Lacombe, A. Nelson
Freshmen:
K. Morgan, M. Arroyo, M. Yarbrough, G. Green, K. Bottoms, B. Banigan, S. Chin, K. Casillas, O. Devalcourt, Z. Gunn, J. Krusee, D. Barnes, J. Jude, S. Long, R. Hellmers, K. Goff, C. Cummings
McNeil Swim Team 2008-2009 Schedule
9-24: R-Rock & Vista Ridge Tri Meet(@ RR) - 5 PM
9-27: Westwood Dual(away) - 9 AM
10-1: Leander & McCallum Tri Meet(@ Leander) - 5 PM
10-15: Stony Point Dual(home) - Cancelled
10-24: Round Rock Invitational - 9 AM
11-1: Temple Invitational - 9 AM
11-7: Austin ISD Invitational(@UT) - 9 AM
11-21 – 11-22: Coastal Bend TISCA(@ corpus) - 10 AM
1-17: Winter Wildcat Invitational - 9 AM
1-30 – 1-31: District 16 - 5A Swim Meet(@UT) - 9 AM
(BOYS - DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!)
2-13 – 2-14: Region IV - 5A Swim Meet - 9 AM
2-27 – 2-28: UIL State Swim Meet - TBA
(BOYS - 10th AT STATE!!!)
McNeil High School Swim Team Tryouts 2009
7:00 am
Rattan Creek Pool
(Milwood Subdivision)
Bring appropriate attire for running and swimming.
All new swimmers must bring:
- a COPY of most recent report card(you will not get it back)
- a physical examination(forms can be found at http://www.roundrockisd.org/home/index.asp?page=673 . If you got your physical through McNeil HS you still have to bring a copy of the physical to tryouts. NO PHYSICAL...NO TRYOUT!
Tryout will last at least three hours.
For questions and concerns:
Johnny Foss
Head Swim Coach
utfoss9@yahoo.com
512.626.7448
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Team Records - GIRLS - yards
200 Medley Relay
K. Morgan, R. Hobbins, K. Seibert, S. Chin- Districts 1:49.19 1/2011
200 Freestyle
Sutton Marvin - Districts 1:51.27 2/2017
200 Individual Medley
Sutton Marvin - Aggieland 2:09.07 11/2016
50 Freestyle
Katie Morgan - Districts 23.98 1/2011
100 Butterfly
Meghan Strohmeyer - Regionals 58.47 2/2008
1 Meter Diving
Nicole Bogusch - 1 Meter Diving 488.20 1/2017
100 Freestyle
Alexis Widacki - Regionals 52.50 2/2010
500 Freestyle
Rachel Hobbins- Regionals 5:00.72 2/2010
200 Freestyle Relay
K. Morgan, A. Benck, K. Seibert, A. Widacki - Regionals 1:38.21 3/2010
100 Backstroke
Katie Morgan - Regionals 57.07 2/2012
100 Breaststroke
Anna Brunson - Regionals 1:07.79 2/2007
400 Freestyle Relay
K. Morgan, R. Hobbins, A. Benck, A. Widacki - Regionals 3:34.36 2/2010
Team Records - BOYS - yards
200 Medley Relay
N. Shomper, D. Sim, D. Johnston, C. Katzman - Regionals 1:34.93 2/2017
200 Freestyle
Jeff Terrell - State 1:40.96 3/1994
200 Individual Medley
Cameron Katzman - State 1:50.09 2/2019
50 Freestyle
Ross Sullivan - Districts 21.04 1/2015
1 Meter Diving
Cody Cummings - 294.45 1/2011
100 Butterfly
Ian Bishop - Regionals 52.85 2/2009
100 Freestyle
Ross Sullivan - State 45.16 2/2015
500 Freestyle
Tim Campbell - Regionals 4:43.09 3/1995
200 Freestyle Relay
C. Katzman, I. Frey, T. Akande, F. Pope - Regionals 1:25.65 2/2019
100 Backstroke
Cameron Katzman - TISCA 50.76 11/2018
100 Breaststroke
Zach Gunn - Regionals 56.76 3/2010
400 Freestyle Relay - C. Katzman, T. Shomper, M. Trevino, F. Pope 3:08.83 1/2019