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Click your choice SHARKS SWIMMING IN COLLEGE (ROSTER & LINKS)  High School District Psych Sheets - 10/23/11
We'll post them as we receive them. 1A District 8 Psych Sheet Teams/Athletes 2A District 9 Psych Sheet Teams/Athletes 3A District 6 Psych Sheet Eight Sharks Named to Scholastic All-American Team - 10/21/11Eight Shark swimmers have been named to the 2010-2011 Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. Making the prestigious list for the third straight year were Shark swimmers Cha-cha Bugatti, Nick Caldwell, Mckenzie Clark, and Rachel Harrington. Those making the list for the first time were Cameron Davis, Taylor Katz, and Matt O'Donnell. Shark swimmer Kathryn Woolbright also made the list. Nationwide, there were 1700+ swimmers who were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event. To be eligible for this recognition, swimmers must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade and must be a USA Swimming member athlete. Eligible times must be swum by June 30, 2011 and the application completed by August 1. Seven Sharks made the list last year, so swimmers, make sure you get your applications in next summer for the 2011-2012 list. For a complete list of this year's Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations to these student-athletes!! Ashlee Linn Commits to University of Florida - 10/13/11Senior 1 swimmer Ashlee Linn has verbally committed to swim for the University of Florida next Fall. Ashlee is the second member of the 2012 Shark class to commit to a D1 program. She will join fellow Sharks Nicholas Caldwell and Corinne Showalter on the Gator squad. Congratulations to Ashlee and her family! Derek Pridemore Commits to Florida State - 10/4/11Senior 1 swimmer Derek Pridemore has verbally committed to swim for Florida State University next Fall. Derek is the first member of the 2012 Shark class to commit to a D1 program. He will join fellow Sharks Mark Cox, Corey Allison, Marissa Harrington, McKayla Lightbourn, and Ava Jones on the Seminole squad. Congratulations to Derek and his family! Muth and Caldwell Named Dairy Farmers' FL HS 3A Swimmers-of-the-Year - 5/18/11
Sarasota High's Katheryne Muth and Riverview's Nicholas Caldwell were recently named the Florida High School Class 3A "Swimmers of the Year" for the 2010 high school season by the Florida Dairy Farmers. Shark and Riverview coach Mark Matuszak also won the 3A Girls "Coach of the Year" Award. This is a prestigious honor and recognition of the best high school athletes and coaches in the state. The complete article is available HERE (click on the sport to access the winners in that category). Congratulations to Katheryne, Nick, and Coach Matuszak!!! Sarasota Herald-Tribune Honors Area's Top High School Swimmers - 1/16/11
Once again, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's 2010 "All-Area High School Swimming" team was loaded with Shark swimmers. Riverview High's Ashlee Linn and Nicholas Caldwell were named as "Swimmers of the Year". Shark and Riverview Coach Mark Matuszak was named as "Girls' Team Coach of the Year". Shark girls making it to the All-Area team were: Cameron Davis, Shelby Leonard, and Katheryne Muth from Sarasota High; Danielle Valley from Lakewood Ranch High; Meghan Buckley, Cha-cha Bugatti, Ava Jones, Taylor Katz, and Niamh O'Grady from Riverview High; Mckenzie Clark, Grace DiMeo, and Bethany Leap from Booker High; Jacque Garcia from Cardinal Mooney; and Ellie Berdusco from St. Stephen's. Shark boys making it to the All-Area Team were: James Cascone and Will Kazokas from Lakewood Ranch; Gregg Cesaroni, Kirt Davis and James Pagan from Sarasota High; A.J. Jones and Patrick Wall from Riverview High; Matthew O'Donnell from Cardinal Mooney; Rhet Rheinlander from Sarasota Christian; Rees Cattermole from Lemon Bay; Liam McKane from Booker; and Derek Pridemore from Venice. Honorable Mention picks from the Sharks included: Rebekah Baker (Lakewood Ranch), Annie Berdusco (St. Stephens), Katie Boehm (Booker), Faryn Duff (Venice), Trisha Maddy (Bradenton Christian), Daniel Manthey (Venice), Joanna Murphy (Riverview), Kara Plocharsky (Riverview), Lexy Raybon (Riverview), Raegan Sauer (Lakewood Ranch), Kaylin Searles (Riverview), Gabby Theofanous (Cardinal Mooney), Laura Toth (Riverview), Chyna Yelding (Riverview), Ian Amistoso (Riverview), Patrick Bucken (Sarasota Christian), Michael Berdusco (St. Stephen's), Albert Cela (Riverview), Phil Czupryna (Lakewood Ranch), Sam Dorman (Manatee), Dirk Hamel-Wood (Riverview), Peyton Leeson (Venice), Shawn Leonard (Riverview), Drew Maddy (Bradenton Christian), Derek Ober (Bayshore), Christian Rauch (Cardinal Mooney), Ryan Stasiowski (Lakewood Ranch), Andy Watts (Sarasota), and Roman Zaremba (Sarasota). Congratulations to all of these Sharks! Caldwell Makes Pinch-a-Penny All-State HS Team - 1/16/11
Riverview's Nicholas Caldwell made the 2010 / 2011 Pinch-a-Penny All-State High School Swimming and Diving Team. This was Nicholas' second straight year making the team. The fastest High School swimmers in each event making the 18 member team. Nicholas received his honors in the 200 free and 500 free. The entire team can be seen at the Pinch-a-Penny site. Congratulations to Nick!! Caldwell, Katz, Linn, and Muth Star at FHSAA Finals - 11/16/10
The Sharks had four State Champion swimmers at the FHSAA Finals held November 11th thru 13th at the International YMCA pool in Orlando. Nick Caldwell (Riverview), last year's 3A State Champion in the 200 IM and 500 Free, added two more State Championship Titles as he won the 200 free and 500 free at the 3A Meet. Nick broke the State HS Record in the 500 free by over 5 seconds and was less than 1 second shy of beating the National HS Record set in 1983. Taylor Katz (Riverview) won the 3A girls' 500 free and also swam to a second place finish in the 200 free. Ashlee Linn (Riverview) also swam to a State Championship in the 3A girls' 100 free and a second place finish in the 100 backstroke. Sarasota High's Katheryne Muth was a State Champion in the 3A girls' 200 free and a 3rd place finisher in the 100 free. On a team basis, Coach Mark Matuszak's Riverview High School girls, led by Katz and Linn, won the 3A State Title for the 4th time in 5 years; the Lakewood Ranch girls' team, led by Danielle Valley, finished in 3rd place in the 2A category; while the Lakewood Ranch boys, led by Will Kazokas, were the top finishing Shark-supported boys' team with a 9th place finish in 2A. 1A - Three schools (Sarasota Christian, Cardinal Mooney, and St. Stephens) and 6 Shark swimmers qualified for individual events in the 1A session of this meet. FHSAA 1A Full Results are posted. Cardinal Mooney finished tied for 28th overall in the girls' team category and tied for 35th in the boys' category. Senior Jacque Garcia finished 9th in the 100 fly and 11th in the 200 IM. Senior Shawn Leonard had a 14th place finish in the 100 fly and an 18th place in the 200 free; Matthew O'Donnell finished 18th in the 500 free and 23rd in the 200 IM. The boys' 400 free relay team (O'Donnell, Leonard, and Christian Rauch) finished 15th Saint Stephens was led by Sharks Annie Berdusco and Ellie Berdusco. The girls team finished tied for 36th overall. Annie finished 19th in the 500 free and Ellie finished 14th in the 100 fly and 16th in the 200 IM. The Sarasota Christian boy's team, coached by Terri Leap, finished tied for 39th overall and was represented by Shark Rhet Rheinlander. Rhett finished 12th in the 100 back and 17th in the 200 free. 2A - Four schools (Booker, Lakewood Ranch, Bayshore, and Lemon Bay) and 11 Shark swimmers took part in the individual events in the 2A portion of the FHSAA finals. FHSAA 2A Full Results are posted. Lakewood Ranch was led by Sharks Danielle Valley and Will Kazokas. The girls team finished 3rd overall just one point out of 2nd place, and the boys team finished 9th. Danielle had a 2nd place finish in the 500 free and a 3rd place finish in the 200 free; Rebekah Baker had a 14th place in the 100 breast; Raegan Sauer finished 21st in the 100 fly and 22nd in the 200 free. The girls' 200 medley relay team (with Baker and Valley) finished 4th; the 200 free relay team (with Baker and Sauer) finished 4th; and the 400 free relay (with Baker and Valley) finished in 3rd place. Will Kazokas finished 2nd in the 100 back and 6th in the 200 free; and James Cascone finished 20th in the 100 fly. The boys' 200 medley relay team (with Kazokas, Cascone, Phil Czupryna, and Ryan Stasiowski) finished 7th; while the boys' 400 free relay (with Kazokas, Stasiowski, and Cascone) finished 9th. Booker High was led by senior Mckenzie Clark and freshmen Liam McKane, Bethany Leap, and Grace DiMeo. Mckenzie had a 6th place in the 200 free and an 11th place in the 500 free; Bethany finished 3rd in the 100 breast and 11th in the 200 IM; and Grace finished 6th in the 100 fly. The girls team also finished 7th in the 200 medley relay (Clark, Leap, and DiMeo) and 10th in the 400 free relay (with Katie Boehm) and finished 8th overall in the team competition. Liam was the sole Booker boy and finished 6th in the 500 free and 8th in the 200 IM. The boys' team (Team McKane) finished tied for 30th. Bayshore High was led by Derek Ober who had a 21st in the 100 free. Lemon Bay High was led by Rees Cattermole who had a 22nd place finish in the 200 IM. 3A - Three schools (Riverview, Sarasota, and Venice) and 21 Shark swimmers participated in the 3A individual competition. FHSAA 3A Full Results are posted. Riverview, led by Coach Mark Matuszak, won their 4th girls title in 5 years and finished 10th in the boys team competition. Tayor Katz and Ashlee Linn led the Riverview girls with individual Gold and Silver medals and 37 points apiece. Taylor took first in the 500 free and 2nd in the 200 free, while Ashlee won the 100 free and took 2nd in the 100 back; Ava Jones finished 6th in the 500 free and 10th in the 200 free; Cha-cha Bugatti finished 8th in the 200 free; Meghan Buckley finished 11th in the 100 back and 15th in the 100 free; Joanna Murphy finished 12th in the 500 free; Niamh O'Grady finished 18th in the 100 back and 23rd in the 100 free; Lexy Raybon finished 17th in the 200 IM; and Laura Toth finished 19th in the 100 fly. The girls' 200 medley relay team (Buckley, Linn, Katz, and Toth) finished 2nd; the girls' 200 free relay team (Linn, O'Grady, Toth, and Bugatti) finished 4th; and the 400 free relay team (Katz, Buckley, O'Grady, and Bugatti) finished 3rd. The boys team was led by senior Nicholas Caldwell who, as mentioned, won the 200 free and the 500 free (breaking 1 State record, nearly breaking the National record, and setting 2 new Shark records in the process). Senior A.J. Jones had a 12th place in the 100 back; while freshman Patrick Wall swam to an 18th place in the 100 breast and a 21st in the 200 IM. The boys' 200 free and 400 free relay teams (Caldwell, Jones, and Ian Amistoso) finished 8th and 9th, respectively. Sarasota High, led by Coach Sherwood Watts, finished 7th (girls) and tied for 16th (boys) in the team competition. The Sailors were led by seniors Katheryne Muth, James Pagan, Shelby Leonard, and sophomore Cameron Davis. Katheryne won the 200 free and finished 3rd in the 100 free; Shelby had a 4th in the 100 back and a 10th place finish in the 100 fly; Cameron swam to a 4th place in the 500 free and a 13th place in the 200 free; and Kara Plocharsky had a 24th place in the 100 fly. The girls' 200 medley relay team (Chyna Yelding, Leonard, and Muth) finished 10th; while the 200 free relay (Muth, Leonard, Plocharsky, and Davis) finished 10th. James Pagan led the boys team with a 2nd place in the 50 free and a 6th place in the 100 breast; senior Kirt Davis finished 9th in the 100 breast; Gregg Cesaroni finished 13th in the 500 free; and Roman Zaremba swam to a 22nd place in the 100 back. Venice High, led by Coach John Bruenning, finished tied for 20th in the boys team competition. Derek Pridemore swam to a 3rd place finish in the 500 free and a 4th place in the 200 free and was the sole member of the Venice team at States. Congratulations to all the Shark swimmers who represented their schools at States!! Mckenzie Clark Commits to Emory University - 11/16/10Senior 1 swimmer Mckenzie Clark has recently given her verbal commitment to swim for the Emory University Eagles next Fall. Emory University won the D3 Women's NCAA Swimming Championship in 2009-2010 under the leadership of Head Coach Jon Howell. Mckenzie joins an ever-growing list of the Shark class of 2011 to verbally commit to swim in college. Congratulations to Mckenzie on her accomplishment! Shelby Leonard Commits to Eastern Michigan University - 11/9/10Senior 1 swimmer Shelby Leonard has verbally committed to swim for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles next Fall. Eastern Michigan swims in the Mid-American Conference and is coached by Peter Linn. Shelby joins a growing list of the Shark class of 2011 to verbally commit to swimming in college. Congratulations to Shelby and the Leonard family! High School State Selection Sheets and Regional Results - 11/6/10
The State Psych (Selection) Sheets and Regional Results are being posted as they are received at the following links:
High School Regional Psych Sheets - 10/31/10
The Regional Psych (Selection) Sheets and District Results are now posted at the following links: Cha-cha Bugatti Commits to Columbia University - 10/26/10Senior 1 swimmer Cha-cha Bugatti has verbally committed to swim for Columbia University next Fall. She becomes the third member of the Shark class of 2011 to commit to a D1 program. Congratulations to Cha-cha and her family! High School District Psych Sheets - 10/21/10
We'll post them as we receive them. 1A District 8 Psych Sheet 2A District 9 Psych Sheet (corrected) HS Sarasota County Champs Meet Results - 10/20/10Eight area high school swim teams participated in the 4th Annual Sarasota County High School Swimming Championships held October 19th at the Selby Aquatic Center. Riverview High finished 1st in the girls and boys team categories, with Sarasota High finishing 2nd in the girls and 3rd in the boys. Venice High finished 2nd in the boys team category and 3rd in the girls. Other Shark supported teams finished as follows: Cardinal Mooney was 4th in both the girls and boys team; North Port finished 5th in the boys; Booker High was 6th in both the girls and boys team categories; and Sarasota Christian finished 7th in the boys team category. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are now posted. Tri-County Meet High School Results - 10/12/10
On October 9th, eighteen area high school swim teams competed in the 14th Annual Tri-County Championships sponsored by the SYS Masters. Riverview HS finished first in the girls team category and 2nd in the boys category, while Sarasota finished 2nd in the girls and 4th in the boys. Other Shark supported schools finished as follows: Girls - Lakewood Ranch (4th), Venice (5th), Booker (7th), St. Stephens (8th), Cardinal Mooney (11th), Bradenton Christian (17th), and Sarasota Christian (18th); Boys - Lemon Bay (3rd), Venice (5th), Cardinal Mooney (6th), Lakewood Ranch (7th), North Port (9th), Booker (10th), St. Stephens (11th), Sarasota Christian (12th), Bayshore (16th), and Bradenton Christian (17th). The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. The TM results file is also posted. Nick Caldwell Commits to University of Florida - 9/29/10Senior 1 swimmer Nicholas Caldwell has verbally committed to swim for the University of Florida next Fall. Nicholas is now the second member of the 2011 Shark class to commit to a D1 program. Congratulations to Nicholas and his family! Go Gators! Tarpon Invitational HS Results - 9/27/10The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results from the Tarpon Invitational High School Meet held Saturday, Sept. 25th, in Punta Gorda are now posted. The Riverview HS girls team finished 1st and the boys finished 2nd; other Shark supported area teams were Lakewood Ranch (4th - girls, 5th - boys), Sarasota High (5th - girls, 4th - boys), Venice (6th - girls, 7th - boys), Booker (7th - girls, 10th - boys), North Port (12th - girls, 11th - boys), Sarasota Christian (13th - girls, 12th - boys), Saint Stephens (14th - girls, 15th - boys), and Bradenton Christian (16th - girls, 16th - boys). Seven Sharks Named to Scholastic All-American Team - 9/25/10Seven Shark swimmers have been named to the 2009-2010 Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. Making the prestigious list for the third straight year was Shark swimmer Johnny Silvers, now a freshman at Penn State University. Those making the list for the second consecutive year were Cha-cha Bugatti, Mckenzie Clark, Rachel Harrington, McKayla Lightbourn, Nick Caldwell,, and Kirt Davis. Nationwide, there were 1500+ swimmers who were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success; only 58 swimmers made the list from Florida. Swimmers have to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND must achieve a Junior National Bonus Time Standard, or swim in a selected disability championship meet or the Open Water National Championships during the qualifying period. Twelve Sharks made the list last year, so swimmers, make sure you get your applications in next summer for the 2010-2011 list. For a complete list of this year's Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations to these student-athletes!! Lake Brantley Invitational HS Results - 9/20/10The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results from the Lake Brantley High School Invitational Meet held Saturday, Sept. 18th, in Orlando are now posted. The Riverview HS girls and boys teams both finished 4th; other area teams were Booker girls (16th), Venice girls (18th), Sarasota girls (20th), Sarasota boys (11th), Booker boys (T-20th) and Venice boys (27th). Katheryne Muth Commits to University of Alabama - 8/28/10Senior 1 swimmer Katheryne Muth has verbally committed to swim for the University of Alabama next Fall. Katheryne becomes the first member of the Shark class of 2011 to commit to a D1 program. Congratulations to Katheryne and her family! High School Swimming Physicals - 7/14/10
Reminder for High School Swimmers - The REQUIRED FHSAA Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form can be downloaded from the following site: http://www.fhsaa.org/forms/pdf/EL02_physical.pdf. These completed forms are required to participate in high school swimming this Fall. High School All-Americans List Released - 6/29/10The 2009-10 NISCA/Speedo Swimming and Diving All Americans Top 130 list was recently released with the following Sharks making the grade: Boys - Patrick Ceddia (50, 200 & 500 free), Nicholas Caldwell (200 IM & 500 free); Girls - Ashlee Linn (200 IM & 100 back). Nick's 500 free time and Patrick's 200 & 500 free times were in the Top 10 in the nation. Relays included the 200 Free Relay boys team of Caldwell, Mufaddal Kadibhai, Marty Rauch, and Tucker Atkins from Riverview High School.
Unfortunately, several Shark swimmers who had qualifying times were left off the list because their schools did not send in the applications. Congratulations to all of these Shark swimmers! Sarasota Herald-Tribune Honors Area's Top High School Swimmers - 1/22/10
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune's 2009 "All-Area High School Swimming" team was once again dominated by Shark swimmers. Booker High's Mckayla Lightbourn was named "Swimmer of the Year" for the girls and Cardinal Mooney's Patrick Ceddia was named as the boy "Swimmer of the Year" for the area. This was McKayla's second "Swimmer of the Year" award having shared it in 2007 with Corinne Showalter and Patrick's second consecutive year winning the top swimmer award. Shark girls making it to the All-Area team were: Jesse Bessire, Shelby Leonard, and Katheryne Muth from Sarasota High; Rebekah Baker from Lakewood Ranch High; Ava Jones, Ashlee Linn, and Rocky Raybon from Riverview High; Meghan Buckley and Mckenzie Clark from Booker High; Rachel Harrington from Manatee High; and Tori Kontor from Cardinal Mooney. Shark boys making it to the All-Area Team were: Johnny Silvers from Lakewood Ranch; Kirt Davis and James Pagan from Sarasota High; Nicholas Caldwell, Mufaddal Kadibhai, Yusuf Kadibhai, and Marty Rauch from Riverview High; Michael Berdusco and Will Kazokas from St. Stephens; Fernando Gutierrez from Cardinal Mooney; and Rhet Rheinlander from Sarasota Christian. Honorable Mention picks from the Sharks included: Annie Berdusco (St. Stephens), Ellie Berdusco (St. Stephens), Katie Boehm (Booker), Alex Catena (Riverview), Cameron Davis (Sarasota), Jacque Garcia (Cardinal Mooney), Daniel Manthey (Venice), Joanna Murphy (Riverview), Kaitlyn Plocharsky (Riverview), Kara Plocharsky (Riverview), Anna Schmitz (Venice), Kaylin Searles (Riverview), Danielle Valley (Lakewood Ranch), Gillian Vogel (Lakewood Ranch), Charlotte Wilhelm (Riverview), Jetta Wright (Venice), Tucker Atkins (Riverview), Patrick Bucken (Sarasota Christian), James Cascone (Lakewood Ranch), Rees Cattermole (Lemon Bay), Gregg Cesaroni (Sarasota), Phil Czupryna (Lakewood Ranch), Justin duTreil (Riverview), Karl Hegwein (Riverview), AJ Jones (Riverview), Carlton Krebs (Cardinal Mooney), Shawn Leonard (Riverview), Derek Ober (Bayshore), Matt Polk (Lakewood Ranch), Derek Pridemore (Venice), Christian Rauch (Cardinal Mooney), Ryan Stasiowski (Lakewood Ranch), Zach Tudor (Venice), and Andy Watts (Sarasota). Congratulations to all of these Sharks! Sharks Make Pinch-a-Penny All-State HS Team - 1/12/10
Riverview's Nicholas Caldwell and Cardinal Mooney's Patrick Ceddia made the 2009 / 2010 Pinch-a-Penny All-State High School Swimming and Diving Team. The criteria changed somewhat this year with the fastest swimmers in each event making the 18 member team. Patrick received his honors in the 200 freestyle while Nicholas made it for the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle. The entire team can be seen at the Pinch-a-Penny site. Congratulations to Nick and Pat !! Bradenton Herald Selects Pat Ceddia as HS Swimmer of the Year - 1/3/10
The Bradenton Herald has selected Patrick Ceddia of Cardinal Mooney HS as their 2009 All-Area High School Swimmer of the Year. This is the 3rd year in a row that Patrick has earned this honor. He was honored in the January 3rd edition of the local paper. Receiving "honorable mention" honors were Shark swimmers: Tori Kontor, Jacque Garcia, Fernando Gutierrez, Carlton Krebs, and Matt O'Donnell (Cardinal Mooney HS); Rebekah Baker, Raegan Sauer, Gillian Vogel, John Silvers, Phil Czupryna, James Cascone, and Matt Polk (Lakewood Ranch HS); Rachel Harrington (Manatee HS); Annie Berdusco, Ellie Berdusco, Will Kazokas, and Michael Berdusco (St. Stephens HS). Congratulations to these Shark swimmers! Caldwell, Ceddia, and Lightbourn Shine at FHSAA Finals - 11/20/09All three classes (1A, 2A, and 3A) had Shark State Champions as Nicholas Caldwell (3A Champion in the 200 IM and 500 Free), Patrick Ceddia (1A Champion in the 200 Free and 500 Free), and McKayla Lightbourn (2A Champion in the 200 IM) won titles at the FHSAA finals held November 12th thru 14th at the International YMCA pool in Orlando. Patrick was a repeat champion in the 1A 200 free and 500 free, Nick was a repeat champion in the 3A 500 free, and McKayla won her 3rd straight 2A 200 IM title. On a team basis, the Booker High School girls were the top area girls team with a 6th place finish in the 2A competition, while the Riverview High School boys team was the top finishing area boys team with a 6th place finish in the 3A competition. The Final Results for the FHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships are posted. A list of the 39 Shark State Finalists (individual events) is also posted. 1A - Three schools (Sarasota Christian, Cardinal Mooney, and St. Stephens) and 10 Shark swimmers qualified for individual events in the 1A session of this meet. Shark Results for the Class 1A meet are posted. Cardinal Mooney finished 11th overall in the boy's team category and 37th in the girl's category. As mentioned, Patrick Ceddia, won both of his events (200 and 500 free). He also led the CM boys team to a 9th place finish in the 200 free relay (with Fernando Gutierrez) and an 11th place finish in the 400 free relay (with Fernando and Carlton Krebs). Patrick also set two new Senior boys Shark records by breaking Tripp Schwenk's 50 free record from the 1980's and resetting his own 200 free record set at last year's FHSAA finals. Fernando Gutierrez had a 14th place finish in the 200 IM and a 17th place in the 100 fly; Matthew O'Donnell finished 21st in the 500 free. Tori Kontor, CM's lone girl qualifier, finished 14th in the 200 free and 22nd in the 100 free. Coach Steve Brown's Sarasota Christian boy's team finished 28th overall and was led by Sharks Rhet Rheinlander and Patrick Bucken. Rhett finished 7th in the 100 back and 22nd in the 100 free. Patrick finished 24th in the 500 free. Saint Stephens was led by Sharks Annie Berdusco, Michael Berdusco, Will Kazokas, and Ellie Berdusco. The girls team finished 41st overall and the boys finished 18th. Annie finished 16th in the 500 free and 20th in the 200 free and Ellie finished 17th in the 200 IM in her first FHSAA finals. Michael finished 13th in the 500 free and 21st in the 200 free, and Will finished 4th in the 100 back and 7th in the 100 free. 2A - Three schools (Booker, Lakewood Ranch, and Lemon Bay) and 11 Shark swimmers took part in the individual events in the 2A portion of the FHSAA finals. Shark Results for the Class 2A meet are posted. Booker High was led by McKayla Lightbourn, who won the 200 IM (for the third straight year) and finished 3rd in the 100 back; Mckenzie Clark finished 7th in the 500 free and 8th in the 200 free; and Meghan Buckley had a 9th place finish in the 100 backstroke and a 12th in the 200 free. The girls team also finished 9th in the 200 medley relay and 8th in the 400 free relay (with Katie Boehm) and, as mentioned, finished 6th overall in the team competition. Lakewood Ranch, fresh from 3A last year, was led by Sharks John Silvers , James Cascone, Phil Czupryna, Rebekah Baker, Katherine Montoya, Kristine Montoya, and Gillian Vogel. The girls team finished 7th overall and the boys team finished 11th. Rebekah had an 11th place finish in the 100 breast and a 13th place finish in the 200 IM; Katherine had a 21st place in the 100 breast, while sister Kristine finished 18th in the 100 back; Gillian finished 22nd in the 100 fly. The girls 200 medley relay team (with Danielle Valley) finished 7th and the 400 free relay (with Danielle and Raegan Sauer) finished 4th. James Cascone finished 19th in the 100 fly; Phil Czupryna finished 17th in the 200 IM and 23rd in the 100 breast; and John Silvers finished 8th in the 200 free and 4th in the 500 free. The boys 200 free relay team (with Matthew Polk) finished 9th while the 400 free relay team (also with Matthew) finished 10th. Lemon Bay High was led by Rees Cattermole who had a 22nd place finish in the 100 breast in his first FHSAA finals. 3A - Four schools (Riverview, Sarasota, Manatee, and Venice) and 17 Shark swimmers participated in the 3A individual competition. Shark Results for the Class 3A meet are posted. Sarasota High, led by Coach Sherwood Watts, finished 7th (girls) and 16th (boys) in the team competition. Jesse Bessire finished 16th in the 100 fly and 12th in the 200 IM; Shelby Leonard had a 9th in the 100 back and a 16th place finish in the 200 free; and Katheryne Muth swam to a 2nd place in the 100 free and a 3rd place in the 200 free. The girls relay teams finished 5th in the 200 medley and 6th in the 400 free (with Cameron Davis). Kirt Davis led the boys team with an 8th place in the 200 free and a 12th place in the 100 back; and James Pagan finished 10th in the 100 breast and 17th in the 50 free. The boys 400 free relay team (with Andy Watts and Gregg Cesaroni) finished 6th. Riverview, led by Coach Mark Matuszak, finished 6th (boys) and 13th (girls) in the team competition. Ashlee Linn led the Riverview girls with a 2nd place in the 100 free and a 4th place in the 200 IM; Ava Jones had a 14th place finish in the 200 free; Rocky Raybon had a 14th in the 200 IM; and Charlotte Wilhelm finished 21st in the 100 free. The girls 200 medley relay team (with Kaitlyn Plocharsky and Kaylin Searles) finished 13th and the 400 free relay team (also with Kaitlyn) finished 7th. The boys team was led by Nick Caldwell who, as mentioned, won the 200 IM (breaking 2 Shark records) and the 500 free. A.J. Jones had a 21st in the 100 back; Marty Rauch had a 3rd in the 100 back; Mufaddal Kadibhai finished 14th in the 100 free and 15th in the 50 free; Yusuf Kadibhai had a 15th place finish in the 200 IM; and Shawn Leonard swam to a 20th place in the 100 fly. The boys team also finished 2nd in the 200 free relay (with Tucker Atkins). Manatee High, moving up from 2A, was led by Rachel Harrington who finished 5th in the 500 free and 8th in the 100 fly. Rachel was the sole member of the Manatee team at States and single-handily accounted for the girls finishing 26th in the team competition. Venice High, led by Coach John Bruenning, finished 49th in the boys team competition. Derek Pridemore swam to a 15th place finish in the 500 free and was the sole member of the Venice team at States. Congratulations to all the Shark swimmers who represented their schools at States!! High School Regional Results - 11/7/09High School Regional Results are now posted: Regional 1A-3 Results (Cardinal Mooney, Sarasota Christian, St. Stephens, Bradenton Christian) Regional 2A-3 Results (Booker, Bayshore, Lakewood Ranch, Lemon Bay) Regional 3A-2 Results (Sarasota, Riverview, Venice, Manatee, Northport) - Photo Page The Psych Sheets for the upcoming 1A, 2A, and 3A State Finals are shown below (note that only the top 24 qualifiers move on to States). 1A State Finals Selection (Psych) Sheet International Y Pool - Saturday, Nov. 14th 2A State Finals Selection (Psych) Sheet International Y Pool - Thursday, Nov. 12th 3A State Finals Selection (Psych) Sheet International Y Pool - Friday, Nov. 13th A list of the 39 Shark State Finalists (individual events) is posted. We do not have a complete list of the relay-only athletes to post, but there are several Shark swimmers who will also participate in this capacity. Congratulations to all these swimmers for making States and best of luck to all! High School District Results - 11/1/09High School District Results are now posted: District 1A-8 Results (Cardinal Mooney, Sarasota Christian, St. Stephens, Bradenton Christian) District 2A-9 Results (Booker, Bayshore, Lakewood Ranch, Lemon Bay) District 3A-6 Results (Sarasota, Riverview, Venice, Manatee, Northport) The Psych Sheets for the upcoming 1A, 2A, and 3A Regional Meets are shown below (note that only the top 8 qualifiers from Districts move on to Regionals). Region 1A-3 Selection (Psych) Sheet Selby Pool - Saturday, Nov. 7th Region 2A-3 Selection (Psych) Sheet SPA, St. Pete - Friday, Nov. 6th Region 3A-2 Selection (Psych) Sheet SPA, St. Pete - Saturday, Nov. 7th Marty Rauch and Jesse Bessire Verbally Commit to D1 Schools - 10/31/09Senior 1 swimmer Marty Rauch is the latest Shark swimmer to head to the Ivy's, as he verbally committed to swim for Cornell University next Fall (see Photo of Marty's signing day). The choice of Cornell is a natural one for Marty, as both his parents are Cornell grads. Jesse Bessire will become the latest Shark to head to Tallahassee as she verbally committed to swim for Florida State next Fall. She joins fellow Shark McKayla Lightbourn and three other Shark alums in heading to the swimming Seminoles. Congratulations to Marty and Jesse and their families! HS District Psych Sheets - 10/27/09
Good luck to all the Sharks at Districts!!! Johnny Silvers Commits to Penn State - 10/22/09Senior 1 swimmer Johnny Silvers has verbally committed to swim for Penn State University next Fall. In what has been an active couple of weeks, Johnny becomes the fourth member of the Shark class of 2010 to commit to a D1 program. Congratulations to Johnny and his parents! McKayla Lightbourn Commits to Florida State - 10/21/09Senior 1 swimmer McKayla Lightbourn has verbally committed to swim for the Florida State Seminoles next Fall. McKayla becomes the third member of the Shark class of 2010 to commit to a D1 program and also the third from this class who will swim in the ACC. McKayla, who also swims for the Bahamas, is a veteran of the Pan Am Games, the Commonwealth Games, and many other international events. She will join three of her Shark teammates from last year in Tallahassee. Congratulations to McKayla and her family! Patrick Ceddia Commits to North Carolina - 10/13/09Senior 1 swimmer Patrick Ceddia has verbally committed to swim for the University of North Carolina and Coach Rich DeSelm. Patrick joins fellow Shark Rocky Raybon (Clemson) in committing to swim in the Atlantic Coast Conference next Fall. Click HERE to read Patrick's article in the Swimming World Magazine on-line edition. Congratulations to Patrick and his parents! Rocky Raybon to Swim for Clemson Tigers - 9/26/09Senior 1 swimmer Raquel "Rocky" Raybon has become the first of the Shark 2010's to verbally commit to a college program (see Photo of Rocky's signing day). Rocky has announced that she will attend and swim for Clemson University next Fall. Click HERE to read Rocky's article in Swimming World Magazine's on-line edition. Congratulations to Rocky and her family! Sarasota County High School Championships - 10/14/09
Riverview High swept the girls, boys, and combined team titles at the 3rd annual Sarasota County High School Swimming & Diving Championships held Wednesday, Oct. 14th at the Selby Aquatic Center. Sarasota High finished 2nd and Venice High finished 3rd in the combined team results in the 8 school meet. Other schools in the meet were Cardinal Mooney (4th overall), North Port (5th), Booker (6th), Out-of-Door Academy (7th), and Sarasota Christian (8th). The girls team top 3 were identical to the combined results with Riverview finishing first followed by Sarasota and Venice. The boys team results were Riverview, followed by Cardinal Mooney, and North Port. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are posted. Tri-County High School Meet - 10/10/09
Riverview High won the combined and women's team titles at the annual Tri-County High School Swimming & Diving Championships held Saturday, Oct. 10th at the Selby Aquatic Center. This meet featured 18 high school teams from the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte County areas. The combined team top 3 were Riverview, followed by Charlotte High, and Sarasota High. In the women's division, Riverview was 1st, with Sarasota a close second, and Lakewood Ranch finishing in third place. In the boy's division, Charlotte High finished first, with Riverview second, and Lakewood Ranch finishing third. The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are posted. Twelve Sharks Named to Scholastic All-American Team - 9/30/09Twelve Sharks have been named to the 2008-2009 Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. Making the prestigious list for the third straight year were Shark swimmers Marissa Harrington and Matt Kaminske. Those making the list for the second consecutive year were Jesse Bessire, Raquel Raybon, Patrick Ceddia, and Johnny Silvers. First time honorees were Cha-cha Bugatti, Mckenzie Clark, Rachel Harrington, Nicholas Caldwell, Kirt Davis, and Marty Rauch. Nationwide, there were 1500 swimmers who were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Swimmers have to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND must achieve a Junior National Bonus Time Standard, or swim in a selected disability championship meet or the Open Water National Championships during the qualifying period. For a complete list of Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations to these student-athletes!! Danielle Valley Named HS Athlete of the Week - 9/25/09Senior 1 swimmer Danielle Valley was named the East County Observer's "High School Athlete of the Week" in their September 24th edition. To read Danielle's article Click Here Riverview Girls, Pat Ceddia Shine at FHSAA Finals - 11/17/08Patrick Ceddia (1A) was a double individual state champion in the 200 and 500 free and the top Shark performer at the FHSAA finals held November 13th thru 15th at the International YMCA pool in Orlando. Other individual state champions were: John Orban (1A) in the 200 IM; McKayla Lightbourn (2A) who successfully defended her 200 IM title; Nicholas Caldwell (3A) in the 500 free, Ashlee Linn (3A) in the 100 back; and Corinne Showalter (3A) who successfully defended her title in the 500 free. On a team basis, the Riverview High School girls with 1st year head coach Mark Matuszak, won their third straight 3A title and the Booker High School girls finished 4th in the 2A competition. A list of the 39 Shark State Finalists (individual events) is posted. Individual Shark Results are also posted. 1A - Three schools (Sarasota Christian, Cardinal Mooney, and St. Stephens) and 9 Shark swimmers qualified for individual events in the 1A session of this meet. Complete Class 1A Meet Results are posted. Cardinal Mooney finished 11th overall in the boy's team category. As mentioned, Patrick Ceddia, won both of his events (200 and 500 free), he also led the CM boys team to a 7th place finish in the 400 free relay. Patrick also set two new Senior boys Shark records by breaking Tripp Schwenk's 200 free record from the 1980's and Austin Detra's 500 free record. Fernando Gutierrez had a 20th place finish in the 200 IM; Carlton Krebs finished 24th in the 100 fly, and Shawn Leonard had a 15th in the 100 fly and a 22nd in the 200 free. Jacque Garcia, CM's lone girl qualifier, finished 17th in the 200 IM. Coach Steve Brown's Sarasota Christian boy's team finished 15th overall and was led by Sharks John Orban and Rhet Rheinlander. As mentioned, John was state champion in the 200 IM and narrowly finished 2nd to Pat Ceddia in the 500 free. Rhet finished 14th in the 100 backstroke. Saint Stephens was led by Sharks Hayley Tilton and Michael Berdusco. Hayley finished 15th in the 100 free and 20th in the 50 free and accounted solely for the girls team finishing in the points at 42nd. Michael finished 23rd in the 500 free in his first FHSAA finals meet. 2A - Three schools (Booker, Manatee, and Bayshore) and eight Shark swimmers took part in the 2A portion of the FHSAA finals. Complete Class 2A Meet Results are posted. Booker High was led by McKayla Lightbourn, who won the 200 IM (for the second straight year) and finished 3rd in the 100 breast; Kata Fodor had a pair of 6th place finishes in the 200 and 500 free; Meghan Buckley had a 9th place finish in the 100 backstroke; and Mckenzie Clark had a 15th place in the 500 free and a 17th place in the 200 free. The girls team also finished 4th in the 200 medley relay and 3rd in the 400 free relay and finished 4th overall in the team competition missing 3rd place by a mere 2.5 points. Tim Bradley, Booker's lone boy, finished 7th in the 50 free and 12th in the 100 free and accounted solely for the boy's team finishing in the points at 30th place. Manatee High was led by Marissa Harrington and Rachael Harrington to a 26th place team finish. Marissa had a 9th place finish in the 500 free and a 16th place finish in the 200 free. Rachael had a 7th place in the 500 free and an 11th in the 200 free. Bayshore High was led by Kaycee Perry who had a 21st place finish in the 100 fly. 3A - Four schools (Riverview, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, and Venice) and 23 Shark swimmers participated in the 3A individual competition. Complete Class 3A Meet Results are posted. Riverview, led by Coach Mark Matuszak, successfully defended their girls title and won for the third straight year; the boys team swam to a 7th place finish. Corinne Showalter led the Riverview girls with a state championship in the 500 free and a 2nd place in the 200 IM; Ashlee Linn also added a win in the 100 back; Becky Evenson had a 10th place finish in the 100 back; Rocky Raybon had a 9th in the 200 IM and a 10th in the 500 free; Cha-cha Bugatti finished 4th in the 500 free and 8th in the 200 free; Alex Catena finished 20th in the 100 fly. The girls team also added a win in the 200 medley relay (Showalter, Raybon, Linn), a 4th in the 200 free relay (Linn, Bugatti), and a 3rd in the 400 free relay (Linn, Bugatti, Showalter). The boys team was led by Nick Caldwell who won the 500 free and finished 2nd in the 200 IM (rebreaking his Shark record in the process). Matt Kaminske had a 6th in the 500 free and a 10th in the 200 free; Marty Rauch had a 13th in the 100 back and a 20th in the 100 fly; Tucker Atkins finished 12th in the 100 fly; Mufaddal Kadibhai finished 21st in the 50 free and 23rd in the 100 free; and A.J. Jones swam to a 21st place in the 100 back. The boys team also finished 5th in the 400 free relay (Caldwell, Atkins, Rauch, Kaminske); 9th in the 200 free relay (Caldwell, Kadibhai, Atkins, Kaminske), and 13th in the 200 medley relay (Rauch, Yusuf Kadibhai, Atkins, Jones). Sarasota High, led by Coach Sherwood Watts, finished 7th (girls) and 17th (boys) in the team competition. Jesse Bessire finished 6th in the 100 fly; Sarah Ashley Demshar finished 24th in the 100 breast; Shelby Leonard had a 6th in the 100 back and a 7th place finish in the 200 free; and Katheryne Muth swam to a 4th place in the 50 free and a 6th place in the 100 free. The girls relay teams finished 7th in the 200 medley and 12th in the 400 free. Kirt Davis led the boys team with a 5th place in the 200 free and an 8th place in the 100 back; Alex DeSisto finished 21st in the 100 breast. The boys relay team finished 8th in the 200 medley. Lakewood Ranch was led by Ashley Reid who finished 8th in the 200 IM and 16th in the 100 breast; Matt Torres who swam to a 10th place in the 200 IM and a 17th place in the 100 fly; and John Silvers who finished 4th in the 500 free and 17th in the 200 free. In the teams competition, the girls finished 32nd and the boys finished 24th. Venice High, led by Coach John Bruenning, finished 15th in the boys team competition. Mark Cox swam to a 2nd place finish in the 100 fly and a 4th place in the 200 free; while Tyler Revels finished 7th in the 100 breast and 12th in the 200 IM. The boys 200 medley relay team (Derek Pridemore, Revels, Cox) finished 11th. Congratulations to all the Shark swimmers who qualified and participated!! High School District Results - 11/2/08High School District Results for the meets held Nov. 1st are now posted: District 1A-8 Results (Cardinal Mooney, Sarasota Christian, St. Stephens, Bradenton Christian) District 2A-9 Results (Booker, Bayshore, Manatee) District 3A-6 Results (Sarasota, Riverview, Venice, Lakewood Ranch) The Psych Sheets for the upcoming 1A, 2A, and 3A Regional Meets are shown below (note that only the top 8 qualifiers from Districts move on to Regionals). Region 1A-3 Selection (Psych) Sheet FGCU, Ft Myers - Friday, Nov. 7th Region 2A-3 Selection (Psych) Sheet SPA, St. Pete - Saturday, Nov. 8th Region 3A-2 Selection (Psych) Sheet FGCU, Ft Myers - Thursday, Nov. 6th Sarasota County High School Championships - 10/22/08Sarasota Riverview took the girls and combined titles and Cardinal Mooney took the boys title at the 2nd annual Sarasota County High School Swimming Championships held Oct. 22nd at Selby Aquatic Center. The eight school meet also featured Sarasota High, Booker High, Sarasota Christian, Venice High, North Port, and Out-of-Door Academy. Top three in the combined team were Riverview (1st), Venice (2nd), and Cardinal Mooney (3rd); girls top three were Riverview (1st), Venice (2nd), and Sarasota (3rd); boys top three were Cardinal Mooney (1st), Riverview (2nd), and North Port (3rd). The Full Meet Results and the Shark Results are posted. Eight Sharks Named to Scholastic All-American Team - 10/16/08Eight Sharks have been named to the Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. Making the prestigious list for the second straight year were Shark swimmers Becky Evenson, Marissa Harrington, and Matt Kaminske. Making the list for the first time were Jesse Bessire, McKayla Lightbourn, Raquel Raybon, Patrick Ceddia, and Johnny Silvers. More than 900 swimmers, nationwide, were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Swimmers have to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND must have participated in an individual event that met the Junior National Bonus Time Standard during the qualifying period. For a complete list of Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations to these student-athletes!! High School FSPA Results Posted - 10/13/08The Full Meet Results from the FSPA High School meet held October 11th in Orlando are now posted. We will post the individual results if we receive the Hy-Tek results file from the meet. Matt Torres Named Channel 7 HS Athlete of the Week - 10/11/08Shark Senior swimmer Matt Torres has been named the WWSB (Channel 7) "High School Athlete of the Week" for the week of October 9th. Matt is the second Shark swimmer to be honored with this award in less than a month, joining McKayla Lightbourn (9/25). Click on Feature to see Matt's article and video clip. Congratulations Matt! Tri-County Results - 9/27/08The Full Meet Results and individual Shark Results are now available for the Tri-County High School meet held Saturday, September 27th at Selby. Team Manager Results File for coaches is also available. McKayla Lightbourn Named Channel 7 HS Athlete of the Week - 9/25/08Shark Senior swimmer McKayla Lightbourn has been named the WWSB (Channel 7) "High School Athlete of the Week" for the week of September 25th. Click on Feature to see McKayla's article and video clip. Congratulations McKayla! High School All-Americans Listed - 9/24/08The 2007-08 NISCA/Speedo Swimming and Diving All Americans list was recently released with the following Sharks making the grade: Boys - Austin Detra (200 & 500 free), Patrick Ceddia (200 & 500 free), Nicholas Caldwell (200 IM & 500 free), John Orban (200 IM & 500 free), and Drew Crete (200 IM); Girls - Corinne Showalter (200 & 500 free), Kata Fodor (200 & 500 free), McKayla Lightbourn (100 breast & 200 IM), Sara Conner (500 free), Cha-cha Bugatti (500 free), and Rocky Raybon (200 IM). Relays included the 200 Medley Relay team of Showalter, Raybon, and Becky Evenson; and the 200 Free Relay team of Showalter, Bugatti, and Blair Collins - both from Sarasota Riverview. Making All-American consideration were Nicholas Caldwell (200 free), Matt Kaminske (500 free), Tyler Revels (100 breast), Sara Conner (200 free), Blair Collins (100 back), and Jesse Bessire (100 fly). Congratulations to all these Shark swimmers! Lake Brantley Invitational HS Results - 9/21/08The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results from the Lake Brantley High School Invitational Meet held Saturday, Sept. 20th, in Orlando are now posted. Congratulations to Nicholas Caldwell for breaking the 30 year old Shark 15-16 boys record in the 200 IM. Sarasota Herald Honors Sharks - 12/30/07
The Sharks again dominated the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's 2007 "All-Area High School Swimming" team. Booker High's Mckayla Lightbourn and Riverview High's Corinne Showalter shared the "Swimmer of the Year" award for the girls and Sarasota Christian's Austin Detra was named as the top boy swimmer of the year for the area. This was Corinne's third consecutive year and Austin's second straight year winning the top swimmer award. Shark girls making it to the All-Area team were: Jesse Bessire, Shelby Leonard, and Katheryne Muth from Sarasota High; Ashley Reid from Lakewood Ranch High; Blair Collins, Becky Evenson, Lauren Piper, Rocky Raybon, and Cha-cha Bugatti from Riverview High; Kata Fodor from Booker High; Marissa Harrington and Rachel Harrington from Manatee High; Sara Conner from Sarasota Christian; and Hayley Tilton from St. Stephens Episcopal. Shark boys making it to the All-Area Team were: Matt Torres and Pat Czupryna from Lakewood Ranch; Mark Cox and Tyler Revels from Venice High; Kirt Davis from Sarasota High; Drew Crete, Jonathan Everhart, Matt Kaminske, Marty Rauch, and Derek Samies from Riverview High; Tim Bradley from Booker High; Patrick Ceddia from Cardinal Mooney; and John Orban from Sarasota Christian. Honorable Mention picks from the Sharks included: Corey Allison (Lakewood Ranch), Annie Berdusco (St. Stephens), Meghan Buckley (Booker), Mckenzie Clark (Booker), Sarah Ashley Demshar (Sarasota), Jacque Garcia (Cardinal Mooney), Julie Goodwin (Lemon Bay), Nikki Gutzmann (Venice), Ava Jones (Riverview), Tori Kontor (Venice), Trisha Maddy (Bradenton Christian), Kaycee Perry (Bayshore), Kaitlyn Plocharsky (Riverview), Melinda Spinella (Venice), Sarah Strauss (Lemon Bay), Chelsea Williams (Lakewood Ranch), Tucker Atkins (Riverview), Patrick Bucken (Sarasota Christian), Mike Czupryna (Lakewood Ranch), Alex DeSisto (Sarasota), Fernando Gutierrez (Cardinal Mooney), AJ Jones (Riverview), Mufaddal Kadibhai (Riverview), Shawn Leonard (Cardinal Mooney), Phillip Sterbinsky (Sarasota), and Lucas Thompson (Lakewood Ranch). For the third straight year, Coach Larry Shofe (Riverview) was named as Coach of the Year on the girls' side with Coach Steve Brown (Sarasota Christian) again picking up the honor on the boys' side. Congratulations to all of these Sharks! Bradenton Herald Selects Harrington & Ceddia - 12/27/07
The Bradenton Herald has selected Rachel Harrington of Manatee HS and Patrick Ceddia of Cardinal Mooney HS as their 2007 All-Area High School Swimmers of the Year. They were honored in the December 26th edition of the local paper. Receiving "honorable mention" honors were Shark swimmers: Kaycee Perry (Bayshore HS); Jacque Garcia, Fernando Gutierrez, and Shawn Leonard (Cardinal Mooney HS); Ashley Reid, Corey Allison, Pat Czupryna, Matt Torres, and Lucas Thompson (Lakewood Ranch HS); Marissa Harrington (Manatee HS); and Michael Berdusco (St. Stephens HS). Congratulations to these Shark swimmers! Sharks Named Pinch-a-Penny All-Stars - 12/16/07
Three Shark swimmers, Mckayla Lightbourn (Booker HS), Corinne Showalter (Riverview HS), and Austin Detra (Sarasota Christian HS) made the Pinch-a-Penny All-State Team for 2007. In addition, a number of Sharks made the All-Area Team. Congratulations to all of these Shark swimmers. Shark Trio Commits to D1 Colleges - 11/15/07Three Shark Senior swimmers, Austin Detra, Blair Collins, and Sara Conner, have verbally committed to attend and swim for Division 1 colleges next fall. Detra and Collins will swim for the University of Florida Gators, while Conner will swim for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. Congratulations to these swimmers and their families! Lightbourn and Detra are Double FHSAA State Champs - 11/4/07Austin Detra (1A) and Mckayla Lightbourn (2A) highlighted the FHSAA state finals weekend as both earned double individual state championships. Corinne Showalter (3A) also earned an individual state championship title. On a team basis, Riverview High School successfully defended their 3A girls state swimming title and Booker High School finished 3rd in the 2A girls competition. The FHSAA state finals meet was held November 1st thru 3rd at the International YMCA pool in Orlando. Click here for a list of the 40 Shark State Finalists (individual events). 1A - Three schools (Sarasota Christian, Cardinal Mooney, and St. Stephens) and 7 Shark swimmers qualified for individual events in the 1A portion of this meet. As mentioned, Austin Detra won 2 FHSAA state championships (in the 200 and 500 free) and led Coach Steve Brown's Sarasota Christian boys to an 11th place overall finish. John Orban was 4th in the 500 free and 5th in the 200 IM. Sara Conner was 4th in the girls 500 free and 6th in the 200 free and single-handedly placed the Sarasota Christian girls team in 22nd place. Cardinal Mooney, with individual qualifiers Pat Ceddia, Fernando Gutierrez, Jacque Garcia, and relay qualifier Shawn Leonard, placed 17th in the boys category and 37th in the girls. Pat Ceddia had two podium finishes (2nd in the 200 free and 3rd in the 500 free), Fernando Gutierrez was 20th in the 100 back, and the boys relay team finished 13th (400 free) and 15th (200 free). Jacque Garcia was the only member of the CM girls team and finished 15th in the 200 IM. The St. Stephens team consisted solely of Shark swimmer Hayley Tilton. Hayley had a 10th place finish in the 100 free and a 15th in the 50 free. Her points led to St. Stephens 29th place finish. 1A Full Results and 1A Shark Results are available 2A - In the 2A category, two schools were represented by 7 Shark swimmers: Booker High sent 5 Sharks while Manatee High sent two to the 2A State Finals. Booker's Mckayla Lightbourn was a double state champion (200 IM and 100 breast) and broke the 15-16 Shark girls record in the 200 IM with a 2:03.78. Kata Fodor narrowly missed a state championship in the 500 free finishing 2nd by 0.02 seconds and had a 4th place in the 200 free. Meghan Buckley finished 13th in the 100 back, and Mckenzie Clark had a pair of 16th place finishes in the 200 free and 500 free. The Booker girls 200 medley relay had a 3rd place podium finish. To cap off the meet, the 4 Booker girls in 5th place overall prior to the night's final event, swam to a 2nd place in the 400 free relay vaulting to 3rd place and a podium finish in the overall team category. Tim Bradley, Booker's lone boy swimmer, had an 11th place in the 50 free and a 19th in the 100 fly, and accounted for the Booker boys 44th place overall finish. Manatee HS was represented by sisters Marissa Harrington and Rachel Harrington. Marissa, who six weeks ago injured her knee and at one point thought that she could not compete this season, swam to a 7th place finish in the 500 free and a 14th place in the 200 free. Rachel had career best times in all her swims and finished 6th in the 500 free and 7th in the 200 free. The two swimmer Manatee girls team finished 20th overall. 2A Full Results and 2A Shark Results are available 3A - In the 3A category, Riverview High had the largest contingent of Shark qualifiers by far with 14; Lakewood Ranch had 5; Sarasota had 4; and Venice High had 3. Coach Larry Shofe's 8 member Riverview girls team successfully defended their 3A state title from last year by outpointing 2nd place Gainesville Buchholz by 5.5 points. Corinne Showalter led the Riverview girls by winning the 500 free and finishing 2nd in the 200 free. The Riverview girls 200 medley relay team of Lauren Piper, Showalter, Rocky Raybon, and Becky Evenson also won a state championship in their event. Senior Blair Collins finished 4th in the 100 back and 11th in the 200 free. Becky Evenson finished 10th in the 500 free and 14th in the 100 back. Kaitlyn Plocharsky had a 20th place in the 100 back. Rocky Raybon finished 7th in the 200 IM and 12th in the 100 fly; Lauren Piper added a 2nd place in the 200 IM and a 9th in the 100 fly. Cha-cha Bugatti finished 5th in the 500 free and 13th in the 200 free, and Ava Jones had a 17th in the 500 free. The Riverview girls 200 free relay team (Showalter, Collins, Piper, Bugatti) finished 4th and the 400 free relay team (Collins, Raybon, Bugatti, Evenson) finished 10th. On the boys side for Riverview, Drew Crete finished 3rd in the 200 IM and 12th in the 100 back. Derek Samies finished 8th in the 500 free, while Matt Kaminske finished 4th in the 500 free and 14th in the 200 free. Jonathan Everhart finished 13th in the 500 free and 15th in the 100 breast. Marty Rauch had a 15th place in the 200 IM and a 19th in the 100 fly. Tucker Atkins had a 17th place finish in the 100 fly. The boys 200 medley relay team (Rauch, Everhart, Atkins, Mufaddal Kadibhai) finished 11th; the 200 free relay team (Crete, Atkins, Kadibhai, Rauch) finished 12th; and the 400 free relay team (Crete, Atkins, Samies, Kaminske) finished 13th. Overall, the Riverview boys team finished 11th. Coach Sherwood Watts' Sarasota High girls team composed of 4 swimmers finished 10th overall in the 3A competition. Jesse Bessire had a 6th place finish in the 100 fly. Shelby Leonard finished 9th in the 100 back and 15th in the 100 free. Katheryne Muth had a 3rd place in the 100 free and a 7th place in the 50 free. The Sarasota girls 200 medley relay team (Leonard, Bessire, Sarah Ashley Demshar, Muth) finished 8th, and the 400 free relay team (same swimmers) also finished 8th. On the boys side for Sarasota, Kirt Davis was a one man team and finished 9th in the 500 free and 17th in the 200 free and accounted for Sarasota's 41st place finish. Coach Rene Piper's Lakewood Ranch girls team of Corey Allison and Ashley Reid finished 37th overall. Corey had a 16th place finish in the 200 IM and Ashley had a pair of 14th place finishes in the 100 breast and 200 IM. The Lakewood Ranch boys finished 30th overall. Pat Czupryna had a 14th place finish in the 500 free. Matt Torres had a 10th place in the 100 fly and an 11th in the 200 IM. Lucas Thompson had a pair of 20th place finishes in the 50 free and 100 free. Coach John Bruenning's 2 member Venice High boys team had all podium finishes and ended up 15th overall. Venice was led by Mark Cox who had a pair of 3rd place finishes in the 100 fly and 200 free. Mark also reset his 15-16 boys Shark record in the 100 fly with a time of 50.97. Tyler Revels also had a 3rd place finish in the 100 breast. The Venice girls team was composed solely of Tori Kontor who had a 20th place finish in the 100 free. 3A Full Results and 3A Shark Results are available Special thanks to Shark Coach Mark Matuszak for giving up much of his Thursday and all of his Friday to be there for the 2A swimmers, it was a huge help and much appreciated. Also, a special spirit recognition to Kaycee Perry, who despite narrowly missing qualifying for the 2A finals, made the trip on Friday and cheered on her 2A Shark teammates. Congratulations to all the Shark swimmers who participated!! HS State Psych Sheets - 10/28/07
The High School State Finals Selection (Psych) Sheets are now available for the 1A Schools, 2A Schools, and 3A Schools. A list of the 40 Shark State Finalists (individual events) is also posted. Good luck to all the Sharks at States!!!
HS District Results & Regionals Psych Sheets - 10/22/07
The District Results Page is now posted on the FHSAA website. The 1A-R3 Psych Sheet, 2A-R3 Psych Sheet, and 3A-R2 Psych Sheet are also now posted. Good luck to all the Sharks at Regionals!!!
HS District Psych Sheets - 10/18/07
The 1A-8 Psych Sheet, 2A-9 Psych Sheet, and 3A-6 Psych Sheet are now posted. Good luck to all the Sharks at Districts!!!
Recent News Features - 10/18/07
Senior 1 and Lakewood Ranch HS swimmers Corey Allison, Matt Torres, and Mike and Pat Czupryna were recently featured in the East County Sports section of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Corey's article and the Czupryna's article appeared on October 18th, while Matt's article appeared on Sept. 27th. Booker HS swimmer Kata Fodor was the feature of an article published on Oct. 9th by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The Bradenton Herald also recently featured Lakewood Ranch HS teammates Corey Allison and Ashley Reid in its October 9th edition. Their article is also posted HERE. Trisha Maddy Featured in Bradenton Herald - 10/17/07
Sarasota Shark and Bradenton Christian HS swimmer Trisha Maddy was featured on the front page of the Sports section in the Oct. 17th edition of the Bradenton Herald. The article details Trisha's accomplishments in, and out of, the swimming pool, and the challenges of being Bradenton Christian's "one person swim team". Pat Ceddia Named SNN "High School Athlete of the Week" - 10/15/07
Senior 1 and Cardinal Mooney HS swimmer Patrick Ceddia was named SNN Channel 6's "High School Athlete of the Week". Patrick, who just returned from National Select Camp in Colorado Springs, was featured on a segment filmed at Selby on Sunday night's (10/14) broadcast. Congratulations Patrick! High School All-Americans Listed - 6/29/07The 2006-07 NISCA/Speedo Swimming and Diving All Americans list has been released with the following Sharks making the grade: Boys - Austin Detra (200 & 500 free) and Patrick Ceddia 500 free); Girls - Corinne Showalter (200 & 500 free), Ashley Largo (200 & 500 free), Lauren Piper (100 back & 200 IM), Kata Fodor (500 free), Sara Conner (500 free), Marissa Harrington (500 free), Brooke Barnett (500 free), and Blair Collins (100 back). Relays included the 200 Medley Relay team of Carlyn Lungmus, Showalter, Piper and Kelly Kane; and the 200 Free Relay team of Showalter, Lungmus, Chelsea Gillespie, and Collins - both from Sarasota Riverview. Making All-American consideration were Rocky Raybon (500 free) and Carlyn Lungmus (100 back). Congratulations to all these swimmers! Ashley Largo ranked 19th in Top 100 College Recruits List - 6/1/07Shark Senior 1 swimmer Ashley Largo, who recently signed with the University of Arkansas, has been named to the CollegeSwimming.com's "Top 100 Recruits" list for 2007. Ashley is ranked 19th overall on the list, and joins three of her future Arkansas teammates in the top 100. The Top 100 List and the accompanying Press Release are posted. Our Graduating Seniors - 5/24/07
Brooke Barnett - Louisiana State University Kelsey Clark - Dartmouth College Chelsea Gillespie - Ohio State University Caitlin Hudak - University of Wyoming Kelly Kane - University of Delaware Ashley Largo - University of Arkansas Gabby Leibbrandt - Florida State University Carlyn Lungmus - University of Connecticut Jessica Pall - St. Leo University Nick Perez - United States Navy Erin Rhoades - Eastern Michigan University The Sharks will miss you! Best of luck in your new adventures! Sharks Sign Letters of Intent - 11/24/06Shark Senior 1 swimmers Ashley Largo and Brooke Barnett recently signed National Letters of Intent to attend and swim for Southeastern Conference schools next fall. Ashley signed with the University of Arkansas and their new coach Jeff Poppell, while Brooke will swim for Louisiana State University. Click for University of Arkansas press release. Additionally, Caitlin Hudak (University of Wyoming), Erin Rhoades (Eastern Michigan), and Carlyn Lungmus (University of Connecticut) will also be attending school on athletic scholarships. Congratulations to all of these swimmers. FHSAA State Final Results - 11/7/06Riverview High School won the 3A girls state swimming title and Booker High School finished 4th in the 2A girls competition at the FHSAA state finals meets held November 2nd thru 4th at the Swimming Hall of Fame complex in Ft. Lauderdale. Click here for a list of the 31 Shark State Finalists (individual events). 1A - Sarasota Christian took the largest group of Shark qualifiers (4) from this category; Cardinal Mooney and Out-of-Door each had one. Top 16 finishers were: Austin Detra with a 2nd in the 200 free and 3rd in the 500 free; John Orban with a 9th in the 500 free; Brooke Barnett with a 6th in the 500 free and an 11th in the 200 free; Sara Conner with a 5th in the 500 and 7th in the 200 IM; Patrick Ceddia with a 5th in the 500 and an 11th in the 200 free. The Sarasota Christian boys relay team (Detra, Orban, Nick Perez and Rhet Rheinlander) finished 12th in the 200 Medley and 400 Free relays. The Sarasota Christian boys finished 11th overall and the girls finished tied for 17th; the Cardinal Mooney boys were 25th overall. 2A - Booker High sent 4 Sharks finalists while Manatee High sent one. Top 16 finishers were: Ashley Largo with a 2nd (500 free) and a 4th (200 free); Kelsey Clark with a 15th (500 free); Kata Fodor with a 2nd (200 IM) and 6th (500 free); Mckayla Lightbourn with a 3rd (100 breast) and a 6th (200 IM); and Marissa Harrington with a 4th (500) and a 6th (200 free). The Booker girls 400 free relay team also had a 4th place finish. The Booker girls team finished 4th overall while the Manatee girls finished 28th overall. 3A - Riverview High, by far, had the largest contingent of Sharks with 16; Sarasota High and Lakewood Ranch each had one; and Venice High had two Sharks. This category featured Shark State Champions in the following categories: Girls 200 & 500 free - Corinne Showalter; Girls 100 back - Blair Collins; Boys 100 fly - Mark Cox. Other Top 16 finishers were: Jesse Bessire with a 13th (200 IM); Blair Collins with a 12th in the 200 free; Mark Cox with a 6th in the 200 free; Drew Crete with a 15th (200 IM) and a 16th (100 back); Jonathan Everhart with a 15th in the 500 free; Chelsea Gillespie with a 14th (50 free) and a 16th (100 fly); Caitlin Hudak with a 16th (200 free); Matt Kaminske with a 9th (500 free); Kelly Kane with a 15th (100 free); Carlyn Lungmus with a 6th (100 back); Lauren Piper with two 4ths (100 back & 200 IM); Kaitlyn Plocharsky with a 15th (100 back); Raquel Raybon with a 7th (500 free) and 10th (100 fly); Tyler Revels with an 8th (100 breast); Erin Rhoades with a 14th (500 free); and Derek Samies with a 16th (500 free). In relays, the Riverview Girls were State Champions in the 200 Medley (Lungmus, Showalter, Piper, and Kane), finished 2nd in the 200 Free (Showalter, Lungmus, Gillespie, and Collins), and were 7th in the 400 Free (Lungmus, Kane, Hudak, and Gillespie). The Riverview girls team won the overall Championship, while the Venice boys finished 18th, the Riverview boys were 31st, and the Sarasota girls were tied for 41st. Congratulations to all the coaches and Shark swimmers who participated!! HS State Psych Sheets - 10/28/06
The High School State Finals Selection (Psych) Sheets are now available for the 1A Schools, 2A Schools, and 3A Schools. A list of the 31 Shark State Finalists (individual events) is also posted. Good luck to all the Sharks at States!!!
HS District Results & Psych Sheets - 10/22/06
The District Results Page is now posted on the FHSAA website. The 1A-R3 Psych Sheet, 2A-R3 Psych Sheet, and 3A-R2 Psych Sheet are posted. Good luck to all the Sharks at Regionals!!!
Catholic States HS Results - 10/4/06Cardinal Mooney freshman, and Shark swimmer, Patrick Ceddia led his boys team to a 6th place finish and got two individual wins (200 & 500 free) at the Florida Catholic High School Swimming & Diving Championship Meet held in Altamonte Springs on Saturday, Sept. 30th. Courtney Dowling finished 6th in the 100 breast and Fernando Gutierrez was 4th in the 100 back and 6th in the 100 fly. The linked article appeared in the Oct. 4th edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Clearwater Rotary HS Results - 9/30/06The Team Scores, Full Meet Results, and individual Shark Results for the Clearwater Rotary high school meet held September 30th at the Largo pool are now posted. The linked article appeared in the Oct. 2nd edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Two Sharks Named to Scholastic All-American Team - 9/28/06Brooke Barnett, a senior at Sarasota Christian School and Kelsey Clark, a senior at Pine View School, both Senior 1 team members, have been named to the 2005-2006 Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. This is Brooke's second consecutive year achieving this honor. More than 1,100 swimmers, nationwide, were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Swimmers have to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND must compete in an individual event in a selected national championship. The award is based upon a point system for grades and competition. For a complete list of Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations, Brooke and Kelsey!! Riverview Sweeps Tri-County Meet - 9/24/06The Riverview High School swim team swept the boys, girls, and combined categories of the Tri-County swim meet held September 23rd at Selby. Sarasota High finished 2nd in the combined category, with Venice 4th, Lakewood Ranch 5th, Booker 7th, Cardinal Mooney 8th, Sarasota Christian 9th, and St. Stephens 10th. In the girls category, Booker finished 3rd, Venice 6th, Cardinal Mooney 7th, St. Stephens and Manatee tied for 8th, and Lakewood Ranch 10th. In the boys category, Lakewood Ranch finished 2nd, Venice 3rd, Sarasota Christian 5th, Sarasota High 6th, Cardinal Mooney 7th, St. Stephens 9th and Manatee 10th. Individual event winners were: Patrick Ceddia (Mooney - 100 free); Blair Collins (Riverview - 100 back); Mark Cox (Venice - 100 fly); Drew Crete (Riverview - 100 back and 200 IM (Tie)); Austin Detra (Sarasota Christian - 200 free and 200 IM (Tie)); Carlyn Lungmus (Riverview - 50 free); Lauren Piper (Riverview - 100 breast and 200 IM); Raquel Raybon (Riverview - 100 fly and 500 free); Tyler Revels (Venice - 100 breast); and Corinne Showalter (Riverview - 100 free and 200 free). The Full Results and Shark Results are posted. The linked article appeared in the Sept. 24th edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Riverview Girls 5th - Booker 9th at Lake Brantley - 9/20/06The Riverview High School girls finished 5th and the Booker girls finished 9th at the 2006 Lake Brantley Invitational high school meet held Sept. 16th in Altamonte Springs. Corinne Showalter had two wins - in the 200 free and the 500 free to lead the Rams. The linked article appeared in the Sept. 20th edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Riverview Wins Tarpon Invitational - 9/3/06Riverview High School won both the girls and boys divisions of the 2006 Tarpon Invitational high school meet held Sept. 2nd at Punta Gorda. The linked article appeared in the Sept. 3rd edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Herald-Tribune All-Area Swimming Team - 12/27/05
The Sarasota Sharks again dominated the Sarasota-Herald Tribune's "All-Area High School Swimming" picks. Riverview High's Ryan Crete and Corinne Showalter were named as the top high school swimmers of the year from the area. Shark girls making it to the All-Area team were: Brooke Barnett, Sara Conner, and Katheryne Muth from Sarasota Christian; Blair Collins and Chelsea Gillespie from Riverview High; Ashley Largo and Kata Fodor from Booker High; Patricia Duret from Cardinal Mooney; Mandy Snell from Lakewood Ranch; and Marissa Harrington from Manatee High. Shark boys making it to the All-Area Team were: Austin Detra, John Orban, Nick Perez, Luis Vargas, and Zach Voigts from Sarasota Christian; Drew Crete, Ryan McCormack, and Kevin Shofe from Riverview High; Jason Shoemaker from Lakewood Ranch; and Seth Clayton and Mark Cox from Venice High. Honorable Mention picks from the Sharks included: Kelsey Clark (Booker), Christine Clayton (Venice), Caitlin Hudak (Riverview), Kelly Kane (Riverview), Ashley Knoch (Riverview), Bailey Laban (Riverview), Danie McCoy (Venice), Kaycee Perry (Bayshore), Tyler Revels (Venice), and Rhet Rheinlander (Sarasota Christian). Coach Steve Brown (Sarasota Christian) was named as Coach of the Year on the boys' side with Coach Larry Shofe (Riverview) picking up the honor on the girls' side. Congratulations to all of these Sharks! Snell & Shoemaker Again Top Manatee Swimmers - 12/16/05Mandy Snell and Jason Shoemaker were again named Manatee County's top high school swimmers of the year by the Bradenton Herald. These two Senior 1 and Lakewood Ranch H.S. swimmers were honored in the December 15th edition of the Herald. Mandy, a senior, won the honor for the 3rd straight year and was the county's top girl finisher at the state 3A high school meet in November, placing 5th in the 500 free and 7th in the 200 free. Jason, also a senior, won the honor for the second straight year and was the county's top boy finisher at the state 3A meet with a 13th in the 200 IM and a 15th in the 100 breast. Marissa Harrington, a Manatee High School freshman and also a Shark Senior team swimmer, was named runner-up in the girls category. Congratulations to these three Shark swimmers!! 2005 State HS Championship Results - 11/23/05The Sharks qualified 21 swimmers representing 7 high schools for the 2005 Florida High School Swimming Championships held Nov. 18th - 19th in Ft. Lauderdale. When it was all over, the Shark swimmers brought home 1 individual win, 2 seconds and 3 thirds in the combined 1A, 2A, 3A meet. Bringing home the win was Riverview's Ryan Crete in the 3A 500 Free (4:27.29) - also a new Shark record. Second place finishes were turned in by Ryan Crete in the 3A 200 Free (1:41.46), and Booker's Ashley Largo in the 2A 500 Free (4:55.08). Ashley also brought home a third in the 2A 200 free (1:52.35), while Sarasota Christian's Austin Detra took a pair of 3rds in the 1A 200 Free (1:41.60) and 500 free (4:31.64). The Riverview girls relay team (with Corinne Showalter, Chelsea Gillespie, and Blair Collins) won the 200 free relay. The Riverview girls finished 5th overall in the 3A division, with the Booker girls finishing tied for 8th in the 2A division. Other Shark-led schools had the following finishes: 1A Sarasota Christian girls (T-12th) and boys (13th); 3A Riverview boys (T-13th); 3A Venice boys (T-28th); 3A Lakewood Ranch girls (T-23rd); and 2A Manatee girls (T-25th). The results for all the Shark qualifiers were as follows: 1A - Sarasota Christian: Austin Detra (3rd 200 Free, 3rd 500 Free), Brooke Barnett (7th 500 Free, 13th 200 Free), Sara Conner (5th 100 Breast, 5th 200 IM), Katheryne Muth (6th 100 Free, 8th 50 Free), Luis Vargas (16th 100 Fly). Cardinal Mooney: Patricia Duret (11th 100 Breast, 16th 200 IM), Girls Relay (with Courtney Dowling) 10th 200 Medley. 2A - Booker: Ashley Largo (2nd 500 Free, 3rd 200 Free), Kata Fodor (4th 100 Free, 4th 200 Free), Kelsey Clark (12th 500 Free), Girls Relay (14th 200 Medley). Manatee High: Marissa Harrington (7th 500 Free, 10th 200 Free). 3A - Riverview: Ryan Crete (1st 500 Free, 2nd 200 Free), Blair Collins (7th 100 Back, 12th 200 Free), Drew Crete 15th 100 Back), Chelsea Gillespie (15th 100 Back), Caitlin Hudak (16th 200 Free), Bailey Laban (15th 100 Free, 16th 100 Breast), Kevin Shofe 13th 500 Free), Girls Relays (with Corinne Showalter and Kelly Kane) 1st 200 Free, 4th 400 Free and 5th 200 Medley, Boys Relay (with Ryan McCormack) 10th 200 Free. Lakewood Ranch: Mandy Snell (5th 500 Free, 7th 200 Free), and Jason Shoemaker (13th 200 IM, 15th 100 Breast). Venice: Seth Clayton (5th 200 IM), Christine Clayton (14th 500 Free), Boys Relay (with Tyler Revels and Mark Cox) 16th 200 Medley. The following swimmers automatically qualified as High School All-Americans: Ryan Crete (200 & 500 Free), Austin Detra (200 & 500 Free), and Ashley Largo (500 Free). Making All-American consideration times were: Brooke Barnett (500 Free), Blair Collins (100 Back), Sara Conner (100 Breast, 200 IM), Kata Fodor (200 Free), Ashley Largo (200 Free), Katheryne Muth (50 Free), and Mandy Snell (200 & 500 Free). The full results are available by clicking Real Time Results. Individual Shark results are available at Shark HS Results. Congratulations to all these Shark swimmers, their parents, and their coaches. 21 Sharks Qualify for FHSAA State Finals - 11/13/0521 Sharks qualified for the upcoming Florida HS Swimming Finals. Congratulations to the following Shark swimmers who qualified in individual events for States: 1A - Sarasota Christian: Brooke Barnett (200 & 500 free); Sara Conner (200 IM & 100 breast); Austin Detra (200 & 500 free); Katheryne Muth (50 & 100 free); Luis Vargas (100 fly). Cardinal Mooney: Patricia Duret (200 IM & 100 Breast). Cardinal Mooney qualified in the girls 200 medley relay. 2A - Booker: Kelsey Clark (500 free); Kata Fodor (100 & 200 free); Ashley Largo (200 & 500 free). Manatee: Marissa Harrington (200 & 500 free). The Booker girls also qualified in the 200 medley relay. 3A - Riverview: Blair Collins (200 free & 100 back); Drew Crete (100 back); Ryan Crete (200 & 500 free); Chelsea Gillespie (100 back); Caitlin Hudak (200 free); Bailey Laban (100 free & 100 breast); Kevin Shofe (500 free). Lakewood Ranch: Jason Shoemaker (200 IM & 100 breast); Mandy Snell (200 & 500 free). Venice: Christine Clayton (500 free); Seth Clayton (200 IM). Riverview qualified in the girls 200 medley, 200 free, and 400 free relays and the boys 200 and 400 free relays. Venice qualified in the boys 200 medley and 200 free relays. The Selection (Psych) Sheets for the FHSAA swimming finals are available at: 1A Psych; 2A Psych; and 3A Psych. The State Meet is on Friday, Nov. 18th and Saturday, Nov. 19th at the Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex in Ft. Lauderdale - Results will be on our website or the www.fhsaa.org swimming page. Good luck to all the Shark finalists!! HS 1A-3/3A-2 Regional Results - 11/6/05The results for the High School 1A - Region 3 meet and the 3A - Region 2 meet held Saturday (11/5) are available at 1A-R3 Full Results and 3A - R2 Full Results. Individual Shark results are available at Individual Results. HS 2A-3 Regional Results - 10/29/05The results for the High School 2A - Region 3 meet held Saturday (10/29) are available at 2A-R3 Full Results. HS District Results - 10/27/05The results for all the local High School District meets are now available. Click 3A-6 Full Results and Individual Shark Results for the 3A results; 2A-9 Full Results for the 2A results; and 1A-8 Full Results for the 1A results. Rotary Results - 10/9/05The results from the Rotary Invitational high school meet held October 8th at the Long Center are available by clicking the "Sharks Swimming in High School" link at the top of this page. Barnett & Largo Named Scholastic All-Americans - 10/6/05Brooke Barnett, a junior at Sarasota Christian School and Ashley Largo, a junior at Pine View School, both Senior team members, have been named to the 2004-2005 Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. More than 900 swimmers, nationwide, were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Swimmers have to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND must compete in an individual event in a selected national championship. For a complete list of Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations, Brooke and Ashley!! Tri-County Results - 9/24/05Sarasota Riverview High School won the Girls, Boys, and Combined Team titles at the 2005 Tri-County High School Meet held at Selby on September 24th. New Tri-County Meet records were set by Corinne Showalter (200 & 500 free), Blair Collins (100 back), Ryan Crete (100 back & 200 free), the Riverview girls 400 free relay team (Chelsea Gillespie, Carlyn Lungmus, Blair Collins, and Caitlyn Hudak), and the Riverview boys 400 free relay team (Ryan Crete, Ryan McCormack, Drew Crete, and Kevin Shofe). The results are available by clicking Tri-County Results and Individual Shark Results. Lake Brantley Results - 9/22/05The individual results for the Shark swimmers who participated in the Lake Brantley Invitational Meet held September 17th in Altamonte Springs are now available by clicking the "High School Roster & Results" link at the top of this page.
Shark College Signings - 4/25/05The following Shark senior swimmers have signed college scholarships: Nicole Samilo has signed a letter of intent to attend and swim for Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Nicole will major in pre-med and will begin classes in the Fall. She will be swimming for Head Coach Steve Eckelkamp. Spencer Maglich has accepted a scholarship to Penn State University in State College, PA where he will swim for Head Coach Bill Dorenkott beginning in the Fall. Kim Martella and Vanessa Cox have signed scholarships to swim for Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Kim intends to major in interior design beginning next Fall while Vanessa likely will steer toward Fashion Design. Both swimmers will swim for Head Coach Scott Kimmelman. Becky Leonard has signed an athletic scholarship to swim for Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Becky will major in communications and is set to begin classes in the Fall. She will swim for Head Swimming Coach Ray Padovan. Lindsey Largo has signed a full scholarship and will swim for West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV next Fall. Lindsey will major in education and be swimming for Head Coach Sergio Lopez. Jordan Hershberger will join his brother Benji at Ohio State University in the fall. Jordan will swim for the Buckeyes under Head Coach Bill Wadley. Congratulations to these Shark swimmers and the best of luck in the future! Nicole Maglich News - 1/13/05Former Shark swimmer Nicole Maglich continues to lead the Ohio State Buckeyes women's swim team. Nicole recently had lifetime bests in the 500 and 1,000 in a meet against Indiana University; click on Nicole News for the write-up on the meet.
Lindsey Largo Signs with West Virginia - 12/21/04Shark Senior team swimmer Lindsey Largo has signed a national letter of intent to attend and swim for West Virginia University next fall. According to a WVU press release, swimming head coach Sergio Lopez said "Lindsey is a terrific person who will help us immediately in many key areas. She has improved rapidly the last two years, and we're excited to work with her for the next four years." Lindsey plans on majoring in education at WVU. For the full text of the WVU press release, click Press Release. Click for Photo of the signing. Congratulations, Lindsey!! Snell & Shoemaker Top Manatee Swimmers - 12/1/04Mandy Snell and Jason Shoemaker were named Manatee County's top high school swimmers of 2004 by the Bradenton Herald. These two Senior 1 and Lakewood Ranch H.S. swimmers were honored in the November 27th edition of the Herald. Mandy, a junior, won the same honor last year and was the county's top girl finisher at the state 3A high school meet in November, placing 2nd in the 200 free and 4th in the 500 free. Jason, also a junior, finished fourth at Regionals in the 200 I.M. Nicole Samilo and Kim Martella, also Shark Senior team and Lakewood Ranch H.S. swimmers, were named as runners-up in the girls category. Congratulations to all four of these Shark swimmers!! 2004 State HS Championship Results - 11/7/04The Sharks qualified 19 swimmers representing 7 high schools for the 2004 Florida High School Swimming Championships held Nov. 5th - 6th at the University of Florida pool in Gainesville. When it was all said and done the Shark swimmers brought home 3 wins, 2 seconds and a third in the newly formatted combined 1A, 2A, 3A meet. Bringing home the wins were Booker's Ashley Largo in the 2A 200 Free (1:53.91) and the 500 Free (4:57.91), and Sarasota's Spencer Maglich in the 3A 200 Free (1:41.60). Second place finishes were achieved by Booker's Lindsey Largo in the 2A 500 Free (4:57.96) and Lakewood Ranch's Mandy Snell in the 3A 200 Free (1:52.31). Sarasota Christian's Austin Detra brought home a 3rd in the 1A 500 Free (4:33.90). The Booker High girls finished 5th in the 2A division, while the Lakewood Ranch girls finished 9th in the 3A division. Other Shark-led schools had the following finishes: 1A Sarasota Christian boys (12th) and girls (23rd); 3A Sarasota boys (12th), and Riverview boys (22nd) and girls (27th). The results for all the Shark qualifiers are as follows: 1A - Sarasota Christian: Austin Detra (3rd 500 Free, 5th 200 Free), Jordan Hershberger (6th 500 Free, 8th 200 Free), Brooke Barnett (9th 500 Free, 12th 200 Free), Sara Conner (13th 500 Free, 15th 200 IM), Girls Relays (with Stephanie Hatch) 8th 200 Medley and 14th 400 Free), Boys Relays (with Nick Perez and Zach Voigts) 13th 200 Free and 12th 400 Free. Cardinal Mooney: Patricia Duret (9th 100 Breast). 2A - Booker: Ashley Largo (1st 200 Free and 500 Free), Lindsey Largo (2nd 500 Free, 4th 100 Fly), Vanessa Cox (14th 200 IM), Girls Relays (with Kelsey Clark) 5th 400 Free and 15th 200 Medley. 3A - Sarasota: Spencer Maglich (1st 200 Free, 4th 100 Free), Becky Leonard (13th 200 Free, 15th 100 Fly). Riverview: Ryan Crete (5th 500 Free, 14th 200 IM), Erin Rhoades (8th 500 Free), Chelsea Gillespie (8th 100 Back), Blair Collins (11th 100 Back), Caitlin Hudak (9th 500 Free), Girls Relays (with Ashley Knoch, Carlyn Lungmus and Kelly Kane) 9th 200 Medley and 9th 200 Free). Lakewood Ranch: Mandy Snell (2nd 200 Free, 4th 500 Free), Nicole Samilo (5th 200 IM, 8th 100 Breast), Kim Martella (10th 100 Breast), Girls Relay 12th 400 Free. Venice: Seth Clayton (12th 200 IM, 13th 500 Free). Additionally, the following swimmers automatically qualified as High School All-Americans: Ashley Largo (500 Free), Lindsey Largo (500 Free), Mandy Snell (500 Free), Spencer Maglich (200 Free) and Austin Detra (500 Free). New Shark records were set by Austin Detra in the 13-14 boys 200 Free (1:43.34) and 500 Free (4:33.90). Congratulations to all these Shark swimmers and their coaches (Larry Shofe - Riverview, Sherwood Watts - Sarasota, Steve Brown - Sarasota Christian, and Rene Piper - Lakewood Ranch). FHSAA Contacts - 11/8/04Anyone who experienced the frustration and confusion of the FHSAA finals in Gainesville on Saturday, Nov. 6th, or who would like to make any type of suggestion regarding the 2005 high school swimming season format, may be interested in the following FHSAA email contacts. SWIMMING & DIVING ADMINISTRATOR Tamara Wilsey E-MAIL (if Coach/AD) swimming@fhsaa.org FHSAA COMMISSIONER Robert W. Hughes DIRECTOR of COMMUNICATIONS Jack Watford Regional Thank-You - 11/1/04Janet Maglich composed the linked THANK YOU for all who helped at the recent 1A/3A Regional Meet at Selby. Opinion Piece on FHSAA Changes - 11/1/04The linked article appeared in the Oct. 7th edition of the "East County Observer" newspaper, and it was thought to be an interesting read...especially for current high school swimmers and parents. Click HERE to read the article concerning the current format of the swimming championships as set-up by the FHSAA. At least one Shark swimmer recorded a state-wide top 16 event time (11th) at Regionals, but failed to qualify for the State meet due to the limitations of the current format. State Regional Championships - 10/31/04The Regional Results and Psych sheets for this week's State High School Finals are now available by clicking the following link. After clicking the FHSSA link go to the appropriate selection sheet link. Congratulations on a great Regionals weekend. 19 Sharks qualified for this weekend's State Finals. The following Shark swimmers qualified in individual events for States: 1A - Sarasota Christian: Jordan Hershberger (200/500 free); Austin Detra (200/500 free); Brooke Barnett (200/500 free); Sara Conner (200 IM/500 free). Cardinal Mooney: Patricia Duret (100 Breast). Sarasota Christian qualified in the girls 200 medley and 400 free relays and the boys 200 and 400 free relays. 2A - Booker: Lindsey Largo (100 Fly/500 free); Vanessa Cox (200 IM); and Ashley Largo (200/500 free). The Booker girls also qualified in the 200 medley and 400 free relays. 3A - Riverview: Chelsea Gillespie (100 back); Caitlin Hudak (500 free); Blair Collins (100 back); Erin Rhoades (500 free); Ryan Crete (200 IM/500 free). Sarasota: Becky Leonard (100 fly/200 free); Spencer Maglich (100/200 free). Lakewood Ranch: Mandy Snell (200/500 free); Nicole Samilo (200 IM/100 breast); Kim Martella (100 breast). Venice: Seth Clayton (200 IM/500 free). Riverview qualified in the girls 200 medley and 200 free relays. Lakewood Ranch qualified in the girls 400 free relay. The State Meet is on Friday, Nov. 5th and Saturday, Nov. 6th at The O'Connell Center Pool in Gainesville - Results will be on our website or the www.fhsaa.org swimming page. Go get 'em Sharks! Complete Regional results and team scores are also available at the FHSSA site or by clicking on the "High School Roster & Results" link at the top of this page. State District Championships - 10/25/04The District Results and Psych sheets for this week's State High School Regional Meets are now available by clicking the following link. After clicking the FHSSA link go to the top of the FHSSA page and pick "Class Xa, Region Y Selection List" (either 1A, 2A or 3A). Congratulations on a great District weekend. 35 Sharks qualified for this weekend's Regional Meets. The following Shark swimmers qualified in individual events for Regionals: 1A - Sarasota Christian: Jordan Hershberger (200/500 free); Austin Detra (200/500 free); Zach Voigts (200/500 free); Nick Perez (200 free/100 fly); Rhet Rheinlander (200 IM/100 back); Brooke Barnett (200/500 free); Sara Conner (200 IM/500 free); Stephanie Hatch (100 back). Out-of-Door Academy: Heather Steele (200/500 free). Cardinal Mooney: Patricia Duret (100 Breast). Sarasota Christian qualified in the girls 200 medley and 400 free relays and the boys 200 and 400 free relays. Cardinal Mooney qualified in the girls 200 medley, 200 and 400 free relays. 2A - Booker: Lindsey Largo (100 Fly/500 free); Vanessa Cox (100 back/200 IM); Ashley Largo (200/500 free); and Kelsey Clark (200/500 free). The Booker girls also qualified in the 200 medley and 400 free relays. 3A - Riverview: Chelsea Gillespie (100 fly/100 back); Caitlin Hudak (200/500 free); Ashley Knoch (200 IM/100 breast); Kelly Kane (100/200 free); Blair Collins (100 back/200 IM); Erin Rhoades (500 free); Carlyn Lungmus (50 free/100 back); Christine Butler (500 free); Ryan Crete (200 IM/500 free); Drew Crete (100 back). Sarasota: Becky Leonard (100 fly/200 free); Elizabeth Marchese (500 free); Spencer Maglich (100/200 free). Lakewood Ranch: Mandy Snell (200/500 free); Nicole Samilo (200 IM/100 breast); Kim Martella (100 breast/200 IM); Jason Shoemaker (100 breast/200 IM). Venice: Jenna Seuch (200 IM/100 fly); Danie McCoy (100 free); Seth Clayton (200 IM/500 free); and Dan Restrepo (200 free). Riverview qualified in the girls 200 medley, 200 and 400 free relays and boys 200 medley and 400 free relays. Sarasota qualified in the girls 200 medley, 200 and 400 free relays and boys 200 free relay. Lakewood Ranch qualified in the girls 200 medley and 400 free relays and boys 200 medley relay. Venice qualified in the girls 200 medley, 200 and 400 free relays and boys 200 and 400 free relays. 2A Meet on Friday, Oct. 29th at Team New Tampa Y; 1A and 3A Meets on Saturday, Oct. 30th at Selby - Results will be on our website or www.fhsaa.org swimming page. Good luck to all! Complete District results and team scores are also available at the FHSSA site or by clicking on the "High School Roster & Results" link at the top of this page. NSPI Results - 10/2/04
58 high school teams from across the state converged on Orlando October 2nd for the FSPA (NSPI) Invitational Meet held at the Y Aquatic Center. In the girls division, Sarasota Rivierview finished 6th, Sarasota Booker finished 8th, Lakewood Ranch was 13th, Sarasota Christian was 15th and Sarasota High finished 30th. In the boys division, Sarasota Christian finished 15th, Sarasota High was 19th, and Riverview was 26th. Individually, the following Shark swimmers placed in the top 16 of their events: Brooke Barnett (SCHS - 9th 500 free, 13th 100 fly); Blair Collins (SRHS - 13th 100 back); Ryan Crete (SRHS - 7th 500 free); Austin Detra (SCHS - 8th 200 free, 9th 500 free); Chelsea Gillespie (SRHS - 6th 100 back, 11th 100 fly); Stephanie Hatch (SCHS - 14th 100 back); Jordan Hershberger (SCHS - 10th 200 free, 8th 500 free); Caitlyn Hudak (SRHS - 15th 200 free); Ashley Largo (SBHS - 8th 200 free, 6th 500 free); Lindsey Largo (SBHS - 7th 100 fly, 11th 500 free); Becky Leonard (SHS - 15th 100 fly); Carlyn Lungmus (SRHS - 12th 50 free); Spencer Maglich (SHS - 2nd 200 free, 3rd 100 free); Kim Martella (LWRHS - 9th 100 breast); Nicole Samilo (LWRHS - 2nd 100 breast, 9th 200 IM); Mandy Snell (LWRHS - 5th 500 free, 7th 200 free); and Zach Voigts (SCHS - 16th 500 free). Relay results were as follows: Girls - Sarasota Christian (3rd 200 Medley, 13th 400 free); Riverview (6th 200 Medley, 6th 200 Free, 6th 400 Free); Booker (11th 200 Medley, 4th 400 Free); Boys - Sarasota Christian (13th 200 Free, 10th 400 Free); Riverview (14th 400 Free). Click RESULTS for the complete scores and results from the NSPI High School Meet. Tri-County Results - 9/18/04Congratulations to Sarasota Riverview High School for winning the 2004 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Tri-County Swim Meet in the Girls, Boys and Combined categories. Full results and team scores are available by clicking Results. Sharks Dominate All-Area Swimming Team - 12/28/03
Once again, the Sarasota Sharks dominated the Sarasota-Herald Tribune's "All-Area High School Swimming" picks. Shark girls making it to the All-Area team were: Brooke Barnett (freshman) and Stephanie Hatch (junior) representing Sarasota Christian; Chelsea Gillespie (freshman), Courtney Hudak (senior), and Ashley O'Toole (junior) representing Riverview High; Lindsey Largo (junior) and Ashley Largo (freshman) representing Booker High; Patricia Duret (sophomore) representing Cardinal Mooney; and Mandy Snell (sophomore) and Nicole Samilo (junior) representing Lakewood Ranch. Shark boys making it to the All-Area Team were: Jordan Hershberger (junior) and Austin Detra (8th grade) representing Sarasota Christian; Spencer Maglich (junior), Nick Seuch (senior), and Michael Swick (senior) from Sarasota High; and Ryan Crete (sophomore) representing Riverview High. Honorable Mention picks from the Sharks included: Sarah Brunette (Sarasota), Kelsey Clark (Booker), Vanessa Cox (Booker), Ashley Knoch (Riverview), Becky Leonard (Sarasota), Kim Martella (Lakewood Ranch), Kristen Murphy (Riverview), Mary Pfost (Venice), Heather Steele (Out-of-Door), Sara Trimble (Sarasota), Nick Perez (Sarasota Christian), and Jason Shoemaker (Lakewood Ranch). In a well-deserved honor, Coach Mike Stewart (Riverview High) was named as Coach of the Year on the girls' side. Once again, the success of the Sharks is a credit to both the swimmers' and their coaches' hard work. Congratulations to all of these Sharks! Mandy Snell Top Manatee Co. H.S. Swimmer - 12/14/03Mandy Snell (Shark National team and Lakewood Ranch H.S. swimmer) was named Manatee County's top high school swimmer of 2003 by the Bradenton Herald. Mandy, a sophomore at Lakewood Ranch, was honored in the December 14th edition of the Herald. Mandy was the top county finisher at the state 3A high school meet in October, placing 6th in the 200 free and 11th in the 500 free. Nicole Samilo, also of the Shark National team and Lakewood Ranch H.S., was named as runner-up. Congratulations to both of these Shark swimmers!! Sarah Brunette and Nick Seuch Sign Scholarships - 11/24/03Sarah Brunette and Nick Seuch (Shark and Sarasota High swimmers) have both signed National Letters of Intent to swim for Division 1 colleges. Sarah will be swimming for Marshall University in Huntington, WV. She has also been accepted into the Broadcast Journalism school. Click on the following link to see the Marshall University press release - herdzone.com. Nick will be swimming next Fall for Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Congratulations to both Sarah and Nick!! Lindsey Largo Named Scholastic All-American - 11/9/03Lindsey Largo, a junior at Pine View School and Shark National team member, was named to the 2002-2003 Scholastic All-American Team, by USA Swimming. More than 700 swimmers, nationwide, were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Swimmers had to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND have competed in an individual event in a selected national championship. For a complete list of Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Lindsey was also recently re-elected as the Senior Athlete Representative to the Florida Swimming 2004 Board of Directors. Congratulations, Lindsey!! State Championship Results - 11/3/03The Sharks sent 31 swimmers representing 8 different area high schools to the State finals held October 30th thru November 1st in Sebastian, Florida. The following swimmers finished in the points (top 16 per event). 1A: Representing Sarasota Christian (coach Jenny Belmar): Brooke Barnett, 13th - 100 breast (1:10.68); Jordan Hershberger, 13th - 200 free (1:46.29); and Stephanie Hatch, 14th - 100 back (1:03.22). Sarasota Christian girls finished 34th, and boys finished 42nd overall. 2A: Representing Booker High: Ashley Largo, 12th - 200 free (1:59.87); and Lindsey Largo, 8th - 100 fly (59.81) and 13th - 500 free (5:10.72). Booker girls finished 30th overall. 3A: Representing Sarasota High (coach Sherwood Watts): Spencer Maglich, 3rd - 50 free (21.66) and 3rd - 100 free (47.07); Nick Seuch, 3rd - 100 fly (52.57) and 11th - 200 free (1:45.60); Sarasota boys 200 free relay (Seuch, Swick, Ames and Maglich) 9th (1:31.46); Sarasota boys 400 free relay (Seuch, Swick, Ames, and Maglich) 13th (3:25.65). Representing Riverview High (coach Mike Stewart): Courtney Hudak, 12th - 200 IM (2:12.87) and 14th - 100 back (1:01.66); Chelsea Gillespie, 15th - 100 back (1:01.85); and Ashley O’Toole, 11th - 100 fly (59.45); Riverview girls 200 Medley relay (Gillespie, Knoch, O’Toole, Co. Hudak) 8th (1:54.40), and Riverview girls 400 Free relay (Murphy, O’Toole, Ca. Hudak, and Co. Hudak) 13th (3:46.03). Representing Lakewood Ranch High (coach Rene Piper): Mandy Snell, 6th - 200 free (1:54.96) and 11th - 500 free (5:09.56); Nicole Samilo, 10th - 100 breast (1:10.87) and 14th - 200 IM (2:13.41). Sarasota Boys finished 10th, Riverview girls 17th, and Lakewood Ranch girls 27th, overall. Congratulations to all participating Shark swimmers and coaches. State High School Championships - 10/26/03The District Results and Psych sheets for this week's State High School Championship Meets to be held in Sebastian, Florida are now available by clicking the following link. After clicking the FHSSA link go to the top of the FHSSA page and pick "Class Xa Selection List" (either 1A, 2A or 3A). From Coach Mike: Congrat's on a great District weekend. 31 Sharks qualified for this weekend's State Finals. 1A - Sarasota Christian: Jordan Hershberger (200/500 free, 2 relays); Austin Detra (200/500 free, 2 relays); Nick Perez (2 relays); Stephanie Hatch (200 free/100 Back District Champ, 2 Relays); Brooke Barnett (50 Free/100 Breast, 2 relays); Emily Garriott (2 relays); Kerri Lynn Henshaw (2 relays). Out-of-Door Academy: Heather Steele (200/500 free). Cardinal Mooney: Pat Duret (100 Breast District Champ, 2 relays); Hilary Froman (100 Back, 2 relays). 2A - Booker: Ashley Largo (100/200 free, 2 relays); Lindsey Largo (100 Fly/500 Free, 2 relays); Vanessa Cox (100 Back, 2 relays); Kelsey Clark (200 Free, 2 relays). 3A - Riverview: Chelsea Gillespie (50 free/100 Back District Champ, 2 relays); Courtney Hudak (200 IM/100 Back, 2 relays); Caitlin Hudak (2 relays); Ashley Knoch (1 relay); Ashley O'Toole (200 IM/100 Fly, 2 relays); Kristen Murphy (500 Free, 2 relays); Shannon Crawford (100 Back); Ryan Crete (200 free/500 free). Sarasota: Sarah Brunette (500 Free, 2 relays); Sarah Trimble (2 relays); Becky Leonard (1 relay); Nick Seuch (200 free/100 fly both District Champs, 2 relays); Spencer Maglich (50/100 free both District Champs, 2 relays); Michael Swick (100/200 free, 2 relays). Lakewood Ranch: Mandy Snell (200 free/500 free both District Champs, 2 relays); Nicole Samilo (200 IM District Champ/100 breast, 2 relays). 2A Meet on Thursday, Oct. 30; 3A Meet on Friday, Oct. 31; 1A Meet on Saturday, Nov. 1 - Results will be on our website or www.fhsaa.org swimming page. Good luck to all! Complete District results and team scores are also available at the FHSSA site or by clicking on the "High School/College" tab on the left side of this page. High School NSPI Invitational Results - 10/6/03A large group of Shark high school swimmers were in Orlando on October 4th for the NSPI Invitational Meet. The Sharks represented the following high schools: Lakewood Ranch HS, Out-of-Door Academy, Riverview HS, Sarasota HS, and Sarasota Christian HS. The following swimmers finished in the top 10 of their events: Nicole Samilo (LWR) 7th in the 100 Breast; Mandy Snell (LWR) 10th in the 200 Free; Ashley O'Toole (RHS) 5th in the 100 Fly; Spencer Maglich (SHS) 2nd in the 100 Free and 4th in the 100 Fly; Nick Seuch (SHS) 5th in the 100 Fly and 7th in the 200 Free; and Austin Detra (SCHS) 10th in the 500 Free. In the relays: Riverview girls (Chelsea Gillespie, Ashley Knoch, Ashley O'Toole, and Kathy Knicker) finished 6th in the 200 Medley; and the Sarasota High boys (with Spencer Maglich, Nick Seuch, and Michael Swick) finished 4th in the 200 Free and 9th in the 400 Free Relay. Full results are available by clicking on the "High School Swimmers" link at the top of this page or by clicking NSPI Results. Congratulations participating Shark swimmers and coaches. Sharks Top Herald-Tribune All-Area Swimming - 1/1/03
The Sharks were well represented in the Sarasota-Herald Tribunes' recent "All-Area High School Swimming" picks. Spencer Maglich, a sophomore at Sarasota High School) was named Boy's Swimmer of the Year and Annie Babicz, a Sarasota High senior, was named as the Girl's Swimmer of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Sharks (and Sarasota High School) Coach Sherwood Watts was named as Coach of the Year for the fourth time on the Boys side. Shark girls making it to the All-Area team were Brooke Barnett, a Sarasota Christian 8th grader; Sarah Brunette, a Sarasota High junior; Courtney Hudak (junior), Morgan Maglich (freshman) and Amber Butyn (freshman) representing Riverview High; Morgan Tweedie (senior) and Lacie Smith (freshman) representing Venice High. Shark boys making it to the All-Area Team were Brian Cogburn and Mark Cogburn, Venice High School seniors; Jordan Hershberger, a Sarasota Christian sophomore; and seniors T.J. Lathrop and Matt Phillips, and juniors Nick Seuch and Michael Swick from the State Champion Sarasota High boy's team. Honorable Mention picks from the Sharks included: Bubba Bryan (Venice), Jennifer Burnside (Sarasota), Kelsey Clark (St. Stephens), Vanessa Cox (Booker), Shaina Drew (Sarasota), Patricia Duret (Cardinal Mooney), Stephanie Hatch (Sarasota Christian), Becky Leonard (Sarasota), Kristen Murphy (Riverview), Mary Pfost (Venice), and Sara Trimble (Sarasota). Once again, the success of the Sharks is a credit to both the swimmers' and their coaches' hard work. Congratulations to all of these Sharks! Sharks Lead SHS to State Championship - 11/22/02
The Sarasota High School Boy's Swim Team won the Florida High School 3A Championships for the second consecutive year last weekend (Nov. 21) in Ft. Lauderdale. Click for PHOTOS of the weekend. The team was lead by Shark swimmers, T.J. Lathrop (5th in the 200 IM and 5th in the 100 fly), Matt Phillips (2nd in the 100 breast and 6th in the 200 IM), Michael Swick (8th in the 500 free), Spencer Maglich (2nd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 free), and Nick Seuch (5th in the 200 free and 6th in the 100 fly). The Boys had 1 first and 2 thirds in the relay events. The relay team of Swick, Phillips, Lathrop, and Maglich got the win in the 200 medley relay; the team including Seuch, Swick, and Maglich took 3rd in the 200 free relay; while the team of Seuch, Lathrop, Swick and Phillips took 3rd in the 400 free relay. The Sarasota Boys racked up 230 points outdistancing 2nd place Altamonte Springs with 199 points.
Other top 16 finishes by Shark boys in the 3A championship included Brian Cogburn (Venice) who placed 15th in the 100 back. On the girl's side, Annie Babicz (Sarasota) led the way with wins in the 100 breast and 100 fly. This was Annie's 4th straight 100 breast 3A State title and her 3rd straight 100 fly title. Courtney Hudak (Riverview) finished 10th in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 back. Sarah Brunette (Sarasota) finished 16th in the 500 free. In the 200 Medley Relay, the Sarasota girl's team of Shaina Drew, Babicz, Jennifer Burnside, and Brunette took 9th; while the Riverview team including Hudak, Amber Butyn, and Morgan Maglich took 11th place. In the 200 freestyle relay the Sarasota team of Babicz, Brunette, Burnside, and Sarah Trimble took 12th place; the Venice team including Morgan Tweedie, Mary Pfost, and Lacie Smith finished 13th; while the Riverview team including Kristen Murphy and Butyn finished 15th. In the 400 freestyle relay the Riverview team including Hudak, Murphy and Maglich finished 7th; while the Venice team including Smith, Pfost and Tweedie took 13th place. The great Shark swims are a credit to both the swimmers' and their coaches' hard work. Congratulations to everyone who made it to states! ^back to top |
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