John Cooper Sports: Winter Championship Play Concludes, Dragon Divers Are SPC Champions

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- Winter Championship Play Concludes, Dragon Divers Are SPC Champions

Results from the week of February 7, 2022

VARSITY SWIMMING & DIVING

February 11 at SPC Championships, Arlington ISD Athletic Complex

Girls 4th • Boys 6th

Seven Dragon All-SPC Athletes

Coach Sara Bany: Our divers wrapped up their undefeated season with a pair of SPC victories. Sophomore diver Morgan Robson is our 2022 Girls Champion and Freshman diver Diego Burgos is our boys 2022 SPC Diving Champion. There was no question from the beginning that they were the best divers there. Morgan won her event by 157 points and Diego won his by 147 points. Congratulations to both of you!

I could not be more proud of the swimmers and divers at SPC this weekend. The swimmers showed so much heart as they fought hard all day for their races. They swam better than they have all season and did the absolute best that they could have.

We finished the meet with 7 All-SPC athletes:

Morgan Robson • 1st 1M diving

Diego Burgos • 1st 1M diving

Girls 200 Medley Relay • 2nd – Caitlin Lanigan, Tillie Claggett, Monica Ianeva, Malia Davis

Monica Ianeva • 2nd 200 IM

Victor Guerrero • 3rd 50 free

Other point-scoring finishes included:

Malia Davis • 4th in the 500 free, 5th in the 200 free

Caitlin Lanigan • 4th in the 50 free, 6th in the 100 fly

Monica Ianeva • 5th in the 100 breast

Tillie Claggett • 7th in the 100 breast

Girls 200 Free Relay • 7th – Tillie Claggett, Kyleigh Jeter, Laney Shea, Monica Ianeva

Girls 400 Free Relay • 5th – Malia Davis, Kyleigh Jeter, Caitlin Lanigan, Tillie Claggett

Victor Guerrero • 6th in the 100 fly

Henry Shea • 7th in the 100 fly, 6th in the 100 back

Zhi-Hahn See • 8th in the 50 free, 8th in the 100 back

Boys 200 Medley Relay • 4th – Zhi-Hahn See, Victor Guerrero, Henry Shea, Alexander Harris

Boys 200 Free Relay • 5th – Zhi-Hahn See, Alexander Harris, Henry Shea, Victor Guerrero

VARSITY BOYS SOCCER

Finished 7th in SPC

2/10 SPC opening round vs Trinity Valley • 4-3 W

Goals by Danny Williams and Adam Elsolh

2/11 vs Casady • 5-1 L

Goal by Alexander Dyke

2/12 vs Episcopal High School • 6-1 L

Goal by Adam Elsolh

Coach Bryan Sherman: The team finished in 7th place overall in SPC. I’m very proud of how we competed all season and I know we had some moments the boys will carry with them for a long time. It’s unfortunate we weren’t able to play our best soccer the last two games, but overall the team had a great season.

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL

2/10 SPC opening round vs Hockaday • 65-28 L

2/11 vs Trinity Valley • 22-21 L

Coach BJ Feuerhelm: To wrap up our season, the girls were excited to compete in the SPC Championships. While the results were not what we had hoped for, the girls continued to fight like they had all season long. I’m extremely proud of what this group has accomplished and they have continued to build the reputation of this hard-working, team-driven, and dedicated program.

SPRING SPORTS BEGINS!

VARSITY BASEBALL

2/8 at Lutheran South • 2-1 L
Coach Mike Williams: Pitcher Vaughn McKeever went four innings: one run, seven strikeouts

2/10 at Second Baptist • 15-1 L

Next up for Dragon Baseball:

February 14 at Woodlands Christian Academy, 7 p.m.

February 17-19 host SPC vs TAPPS Challenge

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Next up for Dragon Softball:

February 18-19 at SJS Classic Tournament, St. John’s
February 24-26 at FBCA Tournament, Fort Bend Christian Academy

March 3 at Incarnate Word, Memorial Park Softball Field

March 4 vs. Second Baptist, 5 p.m.

VARSITY TENNIS

2/11 at Chancellors Tournament

Mahi Khurana • 2nd Boys A Singles

Marielle Sauber • 3rd Girls A Singles

Nora Alizadeh/ Brie Leavitt • 3rd Girls A Doubles

Presley Sansbury/Tristan Dakai • 3rd Girls B Doubles

Parker Gregory 3rd Boys A singles

Next up for Dragon Tennis:

February 18 at EHS MET Tournament, Metropolitan Racquet Club

February 28 girls team at St. Agnes, Memorial Park Tennis Center

March 4-5 at TTC Private School Championships

VARSITY TRACK & FIELD

2/12 at The Woodlands Christian Academy Meet

Coach Scott Holland: It was a strong opening despite the cold and wet weather. No team points were kept, and unlimited entries were allowed, so we were able to get a look at many of our athletes. Three meet champions, six additional Top 3 medals earned with 16 personal bests and a school record tied. Looks like a great season on the horizon.

Boys’ Results

Connor Dove • 1st Place Shot Put

Andrew Wilkerson • 1st 800m

Michael Stupek • 1st 300m Hurdles

Nico Signorelli • 2nd Pole Vault (Personal Record) Ties School Record 12’ 6”

Amir Rizvi • 2nd 200m (Personal Record)

Grey Mendenhall • 2nd 1600m

Vishnu Swaminathan • 3rd 800m

Aditya Pakal • 5th 1600m

Carson Hanson • 5th 400m

Alex Everson • 7th 400m

Girls Results

Abby Mendenhall • 2nd 800m (Personal Record)

Sienna Williams • 3rd 300m Hurdles

Alexis Seymour • 5th 300m Hurdles

Megan Day 5th • 800m (Personal Record)

Milla Signorelli • 5th 400m

Amber Navarra • 6th 800m (Personal Record)

Annabelle Boyd • 7th Shot Put

Julianne Hon • 7th Pole Vault

Next up for Dragon Track & Field:

February 17 hosts Cooper Triangle Meet with Concordia Lutheran and Frassati Catholic

February 25-26 at Dick Phillips Relays, Episcopal High School
February 26 at TWHS Invitational, The Woodlands High School



VARSITY GOLF

Next up for Dragon Golf:

February 22 at Kinkaid Invitational, Blackhorse Golf Club

March 3-7 at St. John’s Invitational, Wolfdancer Golf Club

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