Gator News Archive - 2000-2003
OZARK ALL-STARS - Congratulations to Sam Gramling and Caleb Coots, named Ozark All-Star Team members in the 11-12 boys division for the 2004 Midwest All Star Invitational meet to be held Jan. 16-18 in Lawrence, Kansas.
GATOR BOWLING - Monday 12/22 at West Park Lanes following afternoon/evening practice.
AD SALES ARE BEGINNING for Great Times Meet Psych Sheet - Information and ad forms are being placed in your family's folder inside the Coach Steve's file cabinet. Sign up for the businesses you would like to approach in the book on the wall by the Gator bulletin board. Returning families have until Christmas to mark their businesses from last year. New families should sign up after Christmas. Please return all ads to Julie Wolpers by Jan. 7th. (You can put them in the Wolpers file folder in the file cabinet.)
OZARK OPEN - Steffan troxel was the High Point Winner at the meet in the Open Mens Division, Jameson Kuper was 2nd, David Welker 10th, Kris Metje 20th, Caleb Statler 25th, John Wolpers 34th, John Fisher 35th. Sam Gramling was 4th overall in the 11-12 Boys Division, Caleb Coots was 13th . Katie Luehmann was 46th in the Womens Open and Morgan Fraser was 21st in the 11-12 Girls Division. SWIMMERS OF THE MEET: Kris Metje, Sam Gramling and Morgan Fraser. Congratulations, Gators! Ozark Open Results
Saluki Meet Results (Picture >>)
PARENT MEETING SUMMARY - Look for sign-up sheets for the Dec. 19-20 lock-in. Parents are needed to chaperone, drive to the movie, cook breakfast. Great Times meet sign-up sheets and Psych Sheet ad forms will be available soon. Alicia Scott will be placing another order for Gator-wear sweatshirts, flannels, etc. Contact her if you want to order.
PARENT MEETING SUMMARY - Highlights coming soon. Look for sign-up sheets for the Dec. 19-20 lock-in. Parents are needed to chaperone, drive to the movie, cook breakfast. Great Times meet sign-up sheets and Psych Sheet ad forms will be available soon. Alicia Scott will be placing another order for Gator-wear sweatshirts, flannels, etc. Contact her if you want to order.
SWIMMERS OF THE MEET - Congratulations to Alex Ann troxel and Peyton Waggoner, chosen by Coach Steve as "Swimmers of the Meet" for their performance at the Carbondale/Saluki Swim Meet Nov. 21-23.
GATOR PARENTS will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Cape Junior High School auditorium to discuss the upcoming December lock-in and the Great Times meet. See you there!
Gators at the Parkway B-C Invitational (Pictures)
OFFICIALS NEEDED - Parents, find out how easy (and fun!) it is to be a stroke and turn judge. A training session is scheduled for December 20 at the Grace Methodist Church at the corner of Broadway and Cauthers starting at 9:00 AM. Several of our stroke/turn judges are planning to become starters/referees so more stroke/turn judges will be needed. Plan now to attend!
FIND YOUR FILE - Coach Steve's official file cabinet is at Central Pool in the hallway right before the entry into the pool. Each team member has a file inside. Parents need to check their file often to sign up for meets and receive information. Inside your file, you'll find meet info sheets for upcoming meets (ie/ the Parkway Pentathlon sheet for Dec. 6-7 is in there now), as well as your event lineup and Carbondale info if you are attending that meet. To sign up for the Dec. 6-7 meet, simply put your swimmer's name(s) at the top of the info sheet, write down any special situations (such as you can only swim one day), sign and date the sheet and put it back into the file cabinet in the MEET ENTRIES folder. Coach will enter only those swimmers whose sheets are in the file. Coach will have an official "meet entry" form later. Coach will also distribute awards via your file folder.
MEET SCHEDULE - Coach has updated the meet schedule for the rest of the short course season (through April 2004). Please mark your calendars!
PADUCAH ENTRIES - If Coach Steve did not hear from you earlier, you are signed up and will be billed meet entry fees for the Paducah Swimfest Jan. 2-4.
PHOTOS are now online from the Parkway B-C Meet courtesy of Madison Rau's grandfather. Thanks to Dan Rau for emailing them in. Gators, please feel free to help us fill our website scrapbook by emailing your digital photo favorites to the webmaster.
NEWS FLASH: Meet Entries for Paducah - Coach must submit entries for an upcoming meet in Paducah (rescheduled for January 2-4, 2004) by THIS Friday morning, Nov. 7. IF he does NOT hear from you before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, he will assume you ARE going to the meet. Contact him ASAP before 9 p.m. on Thursday to let him know if you are not going.
Hotel Info - For the Parkway B-C Meet Nov. 8-9, a block of 10 rooms are being held at the Drury Inn & Suites at Highway 270 and Olive at the rate of $59.99/night. Gator parents should call by this Friday, Oct. 31 to reserve their room for Friday, Nov. 8, and/or Saturday, Nov. 9. Call 800-325-0720 and mention this confirmation number - 82080 - to secure our rate.
For the Saluki meet Nov. 21-23, we have been unable to secure a block of rooms. Please secure your own room for this meet. Here are a few Carbondale hotels to check who may still have some rooms available: Super 8 - 618-457-8822; Motel 6 - 618-457-5566; Best Inn - 618-529-4801.
NASHVILLE PHOTOS - Thanks to Gator parent Tim Gramling, who has provided our first set of meet photos from Nashville for the website.
'New Coach Is One of the Group' - read about Coach Steve Franklin and the Gators in the Southeast Missourian. (originally published October 2003).
Meet entries due - Coach needs to know who is going to go to the PKWY meet on Nov. 8-9 . Only those swimmers who have less then an "A" time are able to attend. Swimmers/parents should let Coach Steve know if they plan on attending this meet by this Friday, Oct. 17. Coach also needs to know by Oct. 17 those who will be attending the Saluki 500 meet on Nov. 21-33.
New Team Swimsuits - We will have swimsuit try-ons Saturday, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 11, 13, 14) during warm-up stretching. New GATOR team suits and optional warmups will be ordered on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Be sure to order yours! Prices are:
- Girls size 22-30 - $35.50
- Girls size 32 and up - $38.50
- Boys jammers - $22.50
- Mens jammers - $24 (size 32 and up)
- Extra $5.50 for silkscreen Gator logo
- Warmups adult tops $43, adult pants $27
- Warmups youth set - $ 61.50
Oct. 4, Intrasquad Meet, Team Photo, Pizza & Bowling Party - Saturday intrasquad meet at Central Pool starts at 7 a.m. A team photo is scheduled for at 9 a.m. (for the newspaper). We will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Jackson Bowling Lanes for pizza and bowling. Team will provide pizza. (Please let Celia Willett, Janet Statler or Sherrie troxel know if your family will attend so we can order enough pizza!) Bowling will start around 1 p.m. (possibly sooner if lanes open up) and costs $2.50 per game, including bowling shoes and a drink. Intrasquad Meet Results
USA Memberships - Team Treasurer Mark Coots needs to know if your swimmer(s) will be renewing their USA Swimming memberships. Contact Mark at practice or by phone at 573-624-2400.
PARENT MEETING And GST Pizza Party - A Parent Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, with a pizza party beginning at 7 p.m. on deck at the Cape Central Pool bubble for all swimmers.
FALL PRACTICE RESUMES - Gators say farewell to Coach Jason Cravens,
welcome new head coach Steve Franklin
8/18/03
NEW COACH - GST announces the hiring of Steve Franklin as the new Head Coach of the Gator Swim Team. Coach Franklin invites all Gators to begin practice on Thursday August 21. National Prep and Senior Prep athletes should report to Central Pool at 4:00pm. Age Group 1 and Age Group 2 will begin at 6:00pm. All practice schedules are subject to change and will be updated by Coach Franklin. Gators bid farewell to Coach Jason Cravens, head coach since April 2001, who has moved on to pursue opportunities in South Florida. Best wishes, Coach Jason!
STATLER LEADS GATORS PAST DEFENDING SMSC CHAMP KENNETT! Gators stay
perfect on the SMSC season Posted - 7/12/03
Team Scores
Gator Swim Team 1,196
Kennett Swim Team 811
Poplar Bluff Piranhas 374
Ste. Genevieve 189
Farmington Swim Team 122
Caleb Statler had a record setting day to lead the Gator Swim Team past four SMSC teams including the
defending conference champions from Kennett. Statler set five conference records enroute to
sweeping his five individual events. He touched the wall first in the 11-12 50 Free (27.01), 50
Breast (37.1), 50 Fly (29.9), 100 Free (1:01.0), and the 200 IM (2:32). Other Gator individual winners
included: Claire Schafer, Katie Garner, Jordan Seabaugh, Ashly Ducharme, Hannah Lewis, Brianna
Legrand, Ramsey Scott, Caleb Coots, Holden Zacharias, Peyton Waggener, Hunter Givens, Stephen Ansberry,
and Stephen Hine. Gator team spirit was high and Coach Jason had this to say about the Gator
performance, "I was really happy with the team performance today. The individual progression
throughout the season is very evident to the coaching staff which really excites us about the upcoming
championship meet. However, we have to get better if we expect to give Kennett a run for the title
in a couple of weeks. They will be hungry after today's defeat and at full strength so hopefully
it will be another great meet like last year."
Our top Gator USA Swimmers participated on an exhibition level and looked very sharp in their final
tuneup for next week's Ozark Long Course Championships in Carbondale. A host of personal best
swims were highlighted by unofficial SMSC conference records in every 15-18 boys individual event and
official records in both relays. Congrats to all Gators for a great day and a solid team
performance. Next up for the Gator SMSC swimmers: @ Farmington July 19, 12:00pm.
Check back next weekend for daily results from the Ozark Champs as the Gator USA squad competes in
Carbondale, IL.
TEAM OZARK FINISHES 8TH @ ZONES Fraser, troxel post top 8 finishes 8/11/03 The Indianapolis Natatorium played host to over 1700 swimmers this past weekend at the Central Zone Championships. 6 Gators were a part of Ozark Swimming's contingent of 90 swimmers. AAA times were required to be a part of the competition which was one of the fastest age group meets in the country this year. Over 80 meet records were broken over the weekend with Ozark Swimming breaking 4 of them including: 15-18 Men's 200 Free Relay (Langenfeld, Kovacs, Holtkamp, Byars), Liz Smith 13-14 Girls 100 Breast, Denise Letendre 13-14 Girls 200 IM, Cassie Luhrsen 15-18 Women's 1500 Free. Steffan troxel led the way for the Gators by earning medals in both the 1500 Freestyle (5th) and the 800 Freestyle (6th). He also scored in the 200 Free (12th), 400 Free (10th), and 400 IM (24th). Morgan Fraser medaled in the 10&under girls 50 Breast (7th) with a personal best 42.02. Fraser also scored in the 100 Breast (11th) and the Ozark 200 Free Relay. Jameson Kuper continued his excellent breaststroke swimming with scoring efforts in both the 100 Breast (17th) and 200 Breast (12th). Jennifer Willett and Kati Luehman both scored on Ozark Relays! Ozark Swimming finished 8th out of 15 LSC's in attendance. 2003 Central Zone Championships
troxel OFF TO SOLID START, 5TH IN 1500 FREE Kuper 10th in 200 Breast Posted - 8/7/03 Steffan troxel swam a personal best 16:37 in the 1500 Free on the opening night of the Central Zone Championships. The personal best was good enough for a 5th place finish and valuable points for Team Ozark which sits in 8th place after the first day. Jameson Kuper also got on the scoreboard with a 10th place finish in the 200 Breast (2:35). Jennifer Willett was part of the 11-12 Ozark A Relay which finished 7th. Emily Younghouse had a bittersweet start to her swim meet. Younghouse swam a personal best 9:43 in the 800 Free only to find out she had been disqualified for moving slightly on the start. Two Gators are in action tomorrow as Jameson Kuper and Steffan troxel compete in both the 200 Free and 400 IM.
GATOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON RECAP 6 Gators to Represent Team Ozark at Central Zones 8/3/03 The 2003 summer championship season was a very successful one for the Gator Swim Team. While the GST competitive season is complete, a few swimmers are still awaiting the opportunity to represent our LSC at the upcoming Central Zone Championships. Zones is like an All-Star meet for our USA Swimmers and requires AAA times to be a part of the team. GST will send 6 swimmers to represent Team Ozark and Coach Jason Cravens will be part of the Ozark Coaching Staff as he oversees the 15-18 age group. Gator representitives are Morgan Fraser, Kati Luehmann, Jennifer Willett, Emily Younghouse, Jameson Kuper, and Steffan troxel. Team Ozark leaves St. Louis on Wednesday morning August 6 with competition scheduled for August 7-10. Follow all the action online at www.centralzones.org
Gator Swim Team kicked off the championship season in Carbondale, IL by co-hosting the Ozark Long Course Championship with the Saluki Swim Club. 26 Gator USA Swimmers joined together to finish 2nd in the combined team standings. The runner-up finish was the highest finish ever for the team in an Ozark Championship and improved on our 3rd place finish in 2002. The highlight of the weekend was the final night of swimming where every Gator finalist seemed to be supercharged as the GST held off the challenge of Rockwood Swim Club and claimed the 2nd place trophy. The individual swim of the meet was posted by David Welker as he dropped 40 seconds in the 1500 Free to qualify for the Central Sectional Championships. All 26 Gators scored and their amazing team spirit played a valuable role in the successful weekend.
The following week was a busy one for the GST. The Central
Sectional Championships took place from July 23-26 in Oklahoma City,
OK. Four Gators
qualified for the regional senior competition which included top talent from
all over the Midwest. Steffan troxel led the scoring attack for the
GST finishing as high as 8th in the 1500 Free. Jameson Kuper also scored
by finishing 12th in the 200 Breast. Emily Younghouse and David Welker
posted lifetime bests during the week and gained valuable experience at the
next level as they completed their first Long Course Sectional meet. Jameson
Kuper was named GATR Swimmer of the Meet as he posted multiple lifetime bests
all week long. GST finished 22nd out of 46 teams improving from last
year's 24th place finish.
Gator Results - Central Sectional Championship
Jackson Swim Team hosted the SMSC Championship on Saturday
July 26th. GST
hopes were high coming off the impressive victory on July 12th over defending
champion Kennett at Central Pool in Cape Girardeau. 63 Gator
SMSC swimmers took to the waters in Jackson but came up just short
of the championship by finishing runner-up to Kennett for the second
year in a row. Jenny
Powell led the way for the Gators finishing in a tie for the High Point
trophy in the girls 8&under division. Gator relays in the 9-10
boys, 11-12 boys, and 13-14 girls set conference records with their first
place finishing
times. Kyleigh troxel, Caleb Coots, Caleb Statler, Ashly Ducharme,
Jordan Seabaugh, Alex Anne troxel, Nicholas Welker, Hunter Givens, and
Peyton Waggener
posted individual event wins. Also of note, three Gators who
compete for opposing SMSC teams were named high point winners. Congrats
to Morgan Fraser (9-10 girls), Jennifer Willett (11-12 girls), and Kati
Luehmann (13-14
girls) for great swim meets. The SMSC season was very successful
as the GST went undefeated in regular season conference meets on the
way to fielding
our largest team yet at the SMSC Championships!
Gator
Results - SMSC Championship
AAU Junior Olympics - With the team competitions complete,
the post-season all star competitions got underway in Detroit Michigan
last week. The
AAU Junior Olympics is an all-star competition for our SMSC swimmers. BB
times or top 3 finishes in the JO Qualifier were necessary to qualify
for the meet. GST sent
a small contingent of swimmers to the annual competition but they made
a big splash representing Team Ozark from July 29-August 1. Morgan
Fraser won three events (50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Free) in the 10&under
girls division. Jennifer
Willett won the 100 Free in the 11-12 girls division and qualified
for Zones in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle events. Caleb Statler
won the 13-14 200 Fly to round out the Gator first place finishes. Medals
were handed out to the top 8 finishers in each event. Other Gator
medalists included: Anne
Wolpers, John Wolpers, John Fisher, Caleb Coots, Ashly Ducharme, and
Holden Zacharias.
Congrats to all Gators for being a part of our most successful championship season ever! Stay tuned to this website for details regarding the upcoming 2003-04 short course season. Enjoy the end of summer break rest up as the GST gets back in the water in early September.
GATORS FINISH 2ND @ OZARK CHAMPS! Team Effort Highlights Final
Night! 7/20/03 Gator Team Spirit was high
on the final night of swimming at the 2003 Ozark Long Course Championships. Riding
a total team effort from the outset, the GST put together a great final
session of swimming to post it's highest finish ever in an Ozark Championship. The
eventual Ozark Champions from Parkway were in solid control of the team
standings coming into the evening but the battle for second was in the
balance. The Gators took charge early with solid 15&over
400 IM's but the Rockwood Swim Club answered back immediately by
dominating the scoring in the 14&under age group. The
two teams swam at a very high level for the rest of the evening with
the Gator Swim Team
prevailing by a small margin. Coach Jason had this to say about
the team performance, "I was amazed at the wave of excitement that
took hold of the team from the first race of the session to the last. The
kids really came together and pushed each other to amazing results. The
evening will be one I remember for the rest of my coaching days and I
am so proud of how our kids took advantage of every opportunity
to lay
it on the line for the team." Congrats to all Gators
who took part this weekend and look for more championship action from
the GST this week as the team focuses on Sectionals (July 23-26) and
the SMSC Championship (July 26). Full Ozark Championship
Meet Results will be available at www.swimsaluki.com.
Gator Results - Ozark Long Course
Championship
FRASER WINS 50 BREAST, YOUNGHOUSE ADDS SECTIONAL CUT Posted - 6/23/03 Gator Swim Team completed a successful weekend in Fort Smith, AR on Sunday evening with two more individual victories and a host of personal bests. Morgan Fraser led the way by posting her second AAA time, this time in the 10&under 50 Breast which she won in a personal best 43.33. Emily Younghouse started things off by qualifying for next month's Central Sectional Championship in Oklahoma City in the 800 Free. She finished 6th place in a personal best 9:46 to complete a solid weekend of swimming. Steffan troxel won the men's 800 to bring his weekend total to four individual wins. Gator Swimmer of the Meet Honors went to David Welker for making his first ever Sectional Cut in the 200 Back on Saturday night. Congratulations to all Gators who made the team trip down to Fort Smith. The team spirit was second to none at the competition and the weekend was a memorable one for everyone who took part. Next up for the Gator USA Swimmers: Ozark Championships, July 18-20 @ Carbondale, IL.
GATOR SMSC SQUAD WINS @ SCOTT CITY Posted - 6/23/03 The Gator SMSC squad competed this past weekend against teams from Charleston and Scott City. GST was led by 15 indvidual event winners including: Peter Ansberry, Mary Catherine Ford, Emily Garner, Katie Garner, Hunter Givens, Stephen Hine, Wyatt Larson, Sydney Ozbun, Jenny Powell, Claire Schafer, Ramsey Scott, Alex Anne troxel, Kristian troxel, Raymond Woldtvedt, and Holden Zacharias. The win brings the Gator meet record to 3-0 on the SMSC season. Next up for the Gator SMSC squad: Poplar Bluff JO Qualifier, June 28, 2003. The next regular season SMSC meet is July 12 at home against Farmington, St. Genevieve, Poplar Bluff and defending SMSC Champion Kennett.
SMALL GROUP OF GATORS COMPETE AT POPLAR BLUFF 9 Gators qualify for AAU Junior Olympics Posted - 6/29/03 The Poplar Bluff Piranhas hosted the Junior Olympic Qualifier yesterday at Huntington Pool. The meet is the only long course competition on the SMSC meet schedule. The top 3 finishers in each event automatically qualify for the annual AAU Junior Olympics which are being held in Detroit, MI this year. The GST qualified 9 swimmers including Jessica Baker, Caleb Coots, Ashly Ducharme, Morgan Fraser, Caleb Statler, Jennifer Willett, Anne Wolpers, John Wolpers, and Holden Zacharias. Congratulations to all that qualified and don't forget to follow their results as they compete for Team Ozark/Missouri during the week of July 29-August 1.
GATORS SWIM TO VICTORY IN 1ST HOME MEET Posted - 6/14/03 Team Scores Gator Swim Team 1,213 Sikeston Sharks 660.50 Charleston Blueracers 476 Dexter Dolphins 179.50 The Gator Swim Team made it two wins in a row on the young SMSC season by taking their first home meet over teams from Sikeston, Charleston, and Dexter. Led by strong individual performances and superior team depth, the GST took control early and continued to add to the lead throughout the afternoon. Leading the individual honors were multiple event winners Jenny Powell (8&under 25 Free, 25 Fly), Kyleigh troxel (8&under 25 Back, 25 Breast), Callie Hoffman (13-14 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back), Hannah Lewis (15-18 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly), Brianna Legrand (15-18 100 Back, 200 IM), Ramsey Scott (8&under 50 Free, 25 Fly, 100 IM), Caleb Coots (9-10 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 100 IM), Sam Gramling (11-12 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly), Peyton Waggener (11-12 50 Free, 50 Breast, 200 IM), Nicholas Welker (13-14 100 Free, 100 Back), Hunter Givens (13-14 50 Free, 100 Breast, 200 IM), and Joe Graves (15-18 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 IM). Other Gators posting individual wins included: Chleo Legrand, Katie Garner, Colton Blagrove, Kristian troxel, Jordan Gramling, Holden Zacharias, and Stephen Ansberry. Congratulations to all Gators who participated in a swim meet for the first time! Gator Results are available on this website in the Meet Schedule/Results Section. Full meet results will be available soon on the SMSC Conference website which can be found at www.eteamz.com/swimsmsc/. Next week is a busy week for the GST as the team heads in two different directions. The Gator SMSC squad heads to Scott City for a conference meet while the Gator USA squad heads to Arkansas for a weekend invitational hosted by the Fort Smith Tideriders. The GATR Lineup for the Arkansas trip is posted and the GATR Lineup for the Scott City meet will be posted on Thursday evening. Check back soon as the Gator Weekly Update for the week of June 16 will be posted with important meet entry information for the Charleston Relay Meet and the Poplar Bluff JO Qualifier. Cape Meet results
GATORS OFF TO SOLID START WITH WIN @ PERRYVILLE Posted - 6/7/03 Team Scores GST - 558 Charleston - 305 Perryville - 296 Poplar Bluff - 253 Ste. Genevieve - 147 Farmington - 98 The Gator Swim Team opened the 2003 SMSC season today with an impressive win at Perryville. 39 Gators competed in the swim meet which included six SMSC teams. GST event winners included: Claire Schafer, Kyleigh troxel, Chleo Legrand, Laura Waggener, Katie Garner, Eva Schafer, Alex Anne troxel, Ashly Ducharme, Brianna Legrand, Colton Blagrove, Kristian troxel, Caleb Coots, Caleb Statler, Sam Gramling, Peyton Waggener, Hunter Givens, Nicholas Welker, Stephen Ansberry, and Joe Graves. Gator Results are available in the Meet Schedule/Results section of this website. Full Meet Results will be available on the SMSC Conference website at www.eteamz.com/swimsmsc/. The GST will host the first home SMSC meet of the summer next weekend (June 14) at Central Municipal Pool. Check this website early next week for full meet information and the GATR Lineup. Congrats to all Gators who made the trip this weekend and special thanks to all of the volunteers that made this meet possible! Perryville Meet Results
GATOR 12&UNDERS HIGHLIGHT WEEKEND AT THE REC-PLEX Jessica Baker named Swimmer of the Meet Posted - 6/1/03 A small group of Gators spent this past weekend taking part in the "Meet Me In St. Louis" long course invitational hosted by the Rec-Plex Sharks. The meet marked the end of the early season swim meet schedule for the GST 13&overs as they prepare to head into the heaviest training of the season. The Gator 12&unders led the way competitively at the Rec-Plex by posting multiple best times all weekend long. Jessica Baker was given GATR Swimmer of the Meet Honors for her weekend of solid technical improvements which led to 6 personal bests and 5 Ozark Long Course Championship Q-times. Congrats to Jessica and the rest of the GST who made the trip up to St. Peters! Next up for the GST USA Swimmers: Recordsetter Invitational @ Fort Smith, AR June 20-22. Meet Me In St Louis Meet Results
WELKER SWIMS SECTIONAL CUT IN 200 BACK Fraser goes AAA in 100 Breast Posted - 6/21/03 David Welker led the Gator attack this evening by getting his first sectional cut in the 200 Backstroke. He touched the wall in 2:25 in the very last individual race of the evening to cap off a solid day for the GST. Morgan Fraser qualified for Zones when she dropped nearly 6 seconds in the 100 Breast (1:36) during the prelim session to nab her first AAA time. Steffan troxel added the 400 Freestyle title and a 4th place finish in the 200 IM to his weekend bid for the High Point Trophy and then anchored the men's 200 Free Relay to a third place finish. Emily Younghouse, Jennifer Willett, Caleb Statler, Stephen Ansberry, Caleb Coots, John Stoverink, Nicholas Welker, and Jameson Kuper rounded out the individual finalists/scorers for the evening. In other news, the Gator SMSC squad defeated teams from Scott City and Charleston on Saturday. A full report will be posted early next week on this website.
troxel TAKES 400 IM & 1500 FREE ON OPENING NIGHT Posted - 6/20/03 Gator Swim Team departed early this morning for a weekend competition in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Opening night included 13&over competition in the 400 IM and 1500 Free while 12&unders competed in the 400 Free. Steffan troxel led the way by posting wins in both 13&over male events with a thrilling come from behind win in the 400 IM the highlight of the evening. GST swimmers posted multiple lifetime and season best times on the way to a solid showing after a long day of travel. Competition continues tomorrow with Prelims beginning at 8:15am and Finals at 5:30pm. Stay tuned to this website for updates throughout the competition.
troxel WINS 15-16 HIGH POINT AWARD @ SALUKI LC Statler takes 12&under 100 Fly Posted - 5/19/03 Steffan troxel dominated the 15-16 age group at this past weekend's Saluki Long Course Invitational on his way to claiming the high point trophy and the GATR Swimmer of the Meet Honor awarded by Coach Jason. troxel won seven of nine events in his age group and four events overall as the competition took place with all 13&overs swimming together. The highlight of the weekend may have been Sunday's 200 Freestyle in which he dualed with Michael Woodson of Parkway before outlasting him by lass than two tenths of a second and finishing in a lifetime best 2:01.78. Woodson is one of the top swimmers in all of Ozark Swimming and a multiple Missouri High School State Champion. Caleb Statler finished a solid weekend of swimming with a win in the 12&under 100 Fly (1:16.8). After missing the GATR LC Kickoff due to illness, he was making his long course season debut. Gator Head Coach Jason Cravens had this to say about the team performance, "We are looking strong in our early season meets. The kids are getting accustomed to the long course water quickly and have all shown improvement since our season opener back home." Next up for the GST: May 31- June 1 "Meet Me in St. Louis" competition hosted by the Rec-Plex Sharks in St. Peters, MO.
troxel, COOTS LEAD GATORS @ CARBONDALE
Posted - 5/16/03
Steffan troxel won the 400 Free in a lifetime best 4:14.60 to lead the GST on the opening night of the
Saluki Long Course Invitational. Caleb Coots continued his strong start to the long course season by
posting his second AAA time in as many weeks, this time in the 400 Free (5:32.42). Competition continues
on Saturday with Session 2 warm-ups set to start at 8:00am with competition beginning at 9:00am for all
12&unders.
Saluki International Meet Results
troxel WINS AT GATOR PENTATHLON
Coots gets first AAA time in victory, Fraser/Kuper/Younghouse post wins Posted - 5/5/03
Steffan troxel won the 15&over men's pentathlon this past weekend with a total time of 6:47.35 over the
5 event format. Caleb Coots posted his first ever AAA time in his 50 meter free victory (33.2). Morgan
Fraser also posted an individual event win with her 44.19 in the 50 Breaststroke. The top 8 finishers in
the Pentathlon competition were awarded in each age group. Gator winners also included: Jameson Kuper
(3rd, Open men), David Welker (4th, Open men), John Stoverink (6th, Open men), Adam Ansberry (7th, Open
men), Ashley Tellor (3rd, Open women), Emily Younghouse (6th, Open women), Angela Welker (7th, Open
women), Kelsey Gjerstad (8th, Open women), Caleb Coots (4th, 10&under boys), Ben Rockett (6th, 10&under
boys), and Morgan Fraser (5th, 10&under girls). The Pentathlon was preceded by two days of competiton
in the Open Division. troxel and Emily Younghouse swept the 1500 meter freestyle events on Friday night
with solid early-season times of 16:59 & 18:39 respectively. Jameson Kuper dominated the competition on
Saturday posting wins in the 200 Free, 200 Breast, 400 Free, 400 IM, & 800 Free. Nicholas Welker was
awarded the GATR Swimmer of the Meet award for outstanding work over the three day meet. He posted
lifetime bests in nearly every event he swam and qualified for the Ozark Championships in the 400 Free,
1500 Free, and 200 Back. Congratulations to every Gator who participated over the weekend! Next up for
the GST: May 16-18, Saluki Invitational @ Carbondale, IL.
Gator Long Course Kick Off Meet Results
Scores
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