Swimming and Diving News

Friday and Saturday the Longhorn Aquatics team competed in the Region 7 4A Championship competing against 26 teams from around the state. After finals on Saturday, the Longhorns finished 2nd behind Stratford (the defending state champ).

A gold medal guarantees a trip to state in two weeks. Gold medalists included:

Elizabeth Davis in the girls 500 freestyle

Shelby Sparacino in the girls 100 backstroke

Longhorns who earned a silver medal included:

The girls 200 medley relay: Shelby Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Alexis Aikens, and Elizabeth Davis

Sharon Buesking girls 1 meter diving (State Qualifier)

Colby Reed boys 1 meter diving (State Qualifier)

The girls 200 freestyle relay: Shelby Sparacino, Shelbi Mangel, Alexis Aikens, and Elizabeth Davis

The boys 200 freestyle relay: Robbie Valdez, Sean Mangel, Patrick Garcia, and Cody Moore

Sean Mangel boys 100 breaststroke

The boys 400 freestyle relay: Cody Moore, Michael Dziuk, Robbie Valdez, and Chander LeMaire

Bronze medalists:

The boys 200 medley relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk, and Patrick Garcia

Shelby Sparacino girls 200 freestyle

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 freestyle

Blake Grote boys 100 backstroke

Ashley Hartensteiner girls 100 breaststroke

Chandler LeMaire boys 100 breaststroke

State Qualifiers include:

The girls 200 medley relay: Shelby Sparacino, Elizabeth Davis, Alexis Aikens, and Ashley Hartensteiner.

Elizabeth Davis girls 500 freestyle

Sharon Buesking girls 1 meter diving

Colby Reed boys 1 meter diving

Shelby Sparacino girls 100 backstroke

Sean Mangel boys 100 breaststroke

Great job to all who swam at the regional meet. You represented George Ranch well, and Coach Rugaard and Coach Regetz are very proud of all of you!

On Friday and Saturday, the Longhorn Aquatics team competed in their district swim meet. Although the Longhorns posted several best times and won several events, we fell to Stratford High School. Medalists included:

First place

The girls Medley Relay: Shelby Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Alexis Aikens, and Elizabeth Davis

Shelby Sparacino girls 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke

Alexis Aikens girls 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke

Colby Reed boys 1 meter diving

Sharon Buesking girls 1 meter diving

Blake Grote boys 100 backstroke

Elizabeth Davis girls 500 freestyle

Chandler LeMaire boys 100 breaststroke

The girls 200 freestyle relay: Shelby Sparacino, Shelbi Mangel, Alexis Aikens, and Elizabeth Davis

Second Place

The boys Medley Relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk, and Patrick Garcia

The boys 200 freestyle relay: Robbie Valdez, Sean Mangel, Patrick Garcia, and Cody Moore

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 freestyle

Cody Moore boys 50 freestyle

Ashley Hartensteiner girls 100 breaststroke

Sean Mangel boys 100 breaststroke

The girls 400 freestyle relay: Rachel Reed, Jessica Webb, Carly Thome and Shelbi Mangel

The boys 400 freestyle relay: Cody Moore, Michael Dziuk, Robbie Valdez, and Chandler LeMaire

Elizabeth Davis girls 100 butterfly

Third Place

Shelbi Mangel girls 50 freestyle

Haley Hepp girls 1 meter diving

Jonathan Martinez boys 1 meter diving

Cody Moore boys 100 freestyle

David Kvinta boys 100 breaststroke

Katie Gorka girls 500 freestyle

Robbie Valdez boys 50 freestyle

Next Friday and Saturday,the Longhorn Aquatics team will travel to San Antonio for Regionals. Regional Qualifiers include: Shelbi Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Alexis Aikens, Elizabeth Davis, Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk, Patrick Garcia, Katie Gorka, Chandler LeMaire, Chris Mueller, Shelbi Mangel, Jessica Webb, Cody Moore, Robbie Valdez, Sharon Buesking, Haley Hepp, Colby Reed, Jonathan Martinez, Maddie Kuebker, Julia Triesch, Jessica Webb, Thomas Griffiths, David Kvinta, Rachel Reed, Jessica Webb, Carly Thome, Elizabeth Holzhuter.

Great job, Longhorns!

On Saturday the junior varsity swimming team competed in their first district championship. The boys finished 3rd and girls finished 4th.

Relay Results

Second place:

The girls 200 freestyle relay: Lydia Masters, Zena Gittens, Carolina Perez, and Kristina Gomez

The boys medley relay: Miguel Garza, Kyle Krush, Alec Munoz and Justin Treadwell.

The boys 200 freestyle relay: Kyle Krush, Justin Treadwell, Esteban Perez, and Alec Munoz

The boys 400 freestyle relay: Miguel Garza, Esteban Perez, Justin Treadwell, and Alec Munoz

Fourth Place:

The girls 400 freestyle relay: Carolina Perez, Hannah Haver, Zena Gittens, and Kristina Gomez

Individual Results

Kyle Krush 3rd place boys 200 IM and 6th place boys 50 freestyle

Kristina Gomez 2nd place girls 50 freestyle, 8th place girls 100 freestyle

Lydia Masters 4th place girls 50 freestyle, 3rd place girls 100 backstroke

Hannah Haver 14th place girls 50 freestyle, 6th place girls 100 breaststroke

Carolina Perez 10th place girls 50 freestyle

Alex Munoz 2nd place boys 100 butterfly

Esteban Perez 8th Place boys 100 freestyle

Miguel Garza 11th place boys 100 freestyle, 3rd place boys 100 backstroke

Zena Gittens 9th place girls 100 breaststroke

Justin Treadwell 6th place boys 100 breaststroke

Great job this year, JV team! Go Longhorns!

Last night the George Ranch Aquatics Team competed against the other three LCISD Teams. Both the boys and girls finished on top with Foster in a distant second. It was also Senior Night recognizing the dedication of Chandler LeMaire, Julia Triesch, Sharon Buesking, Ashley Hartensteiner, and Amelia Jasien.

First Place finishers included:

The girls A 200 medley relay: Shelby Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Rachel Reed and Alexis Aikens

The boys A 200 medley relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk, and Patrick Garcia

Shelby Sparacino girls 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke

Alexis Aikens girls 200 IM and 100 breaststroke

Blake Grote boys 200 IM and 100 backstroke

Shelbi Mangel girls 50 and 100 freestyle

Patrick Garcia boys 50 freestyle

Sharon Buesking girls 1 meter diving

Rachel Reed Girls 100 butterfly

Michael Dziuk boys 100 butterfly

Robbie Valdez boys 100 freestyle

Elizabeth Holzhuter girls 500 freestyle

Han Ooi boys 500 freestyle

The girls A 200 freestyle relay: Jessica Webb, Carly Thome, Elizabeth Holzhuter, and Shelbi Mangel

The boys A 200 freestyle relay: Cody Moore, Robbie Valdez, Sean Mangel, and Patrick Garcia

The girls A 400 freestyle relay: Shelby Sparacino, Shelbi Mangel, Rachel Reed, and Alexis Aikens

The boys A 400 freestyle relay: Cody Moore, Michael Dziuk, Robbie Valdez, and Chandler LeMaire

Great job, Longhorns! Please come out and support your Longhorn Aquatics Team as they compete in their district competition on February 1st and 2nd.

Last night the Longhorns’ aquatics teams competed against Lamar Consolidated and Kempner High Schools. The boys’ and girls’ teams were both victorious by very large margins on both teams.

First place finishes included:

The Girls A medley Relay: Shelby Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Alexis Aikens, and Elizabeth Davis.

The Boys A medley relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk and Patrick Garcia

Shelby Sparacino Girls 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 and 500 freestyle

Elizabeth Davis Girls 200 IM

Blake Grote boys 200 IM and 100 Backstroke

Sharon Buesking girls 1 meter diving

Colby Reed boys 1 meter diving

Alexis Aikens girls 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke

Michael Dziuk boys 100 butterfly

Elizabeth Holzhuter girls 500 freestyle

The boys 200 freestyle relay: Robbie Valdez, Sean Mangel, Patrick Garcia, and Cody Moore

The girls 400 freestyle relay: Shelby Sparacino, Shelbi Mangel, Alexis Aikens, Elizabeth Davis

The boys 400 freestyle relay: Cody Moore, Michael Dziuk, Robbie Valdez, Chandler LeMaire

Both teams have one more meet before they compete at districts on January 30th and February 1st. Great job, Longhorns!

On Friday and Saturday,the George Ranch Aquatics Team competed in the 2nd annual Victoria ISD Invitational. The boys’ and girls’ teams both came out on top. The girls finished first with 632 points, 334 points over second place. The boys finished first with 683 points, 388points over second place.

Top three finishes included:

First Place

The girls A medley Relay: Shelby Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Elizabeth Davis, and Shelbi Mangel

The boys A medley Relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk, Sean Mangel, and Cody Moore

The boys A 200 freestyle relay: Robbie Valdez, Justin Cochran, Evan Murray, and Michael Dziuk

The girls A 400 freestyle relay: Elizabeth Davis, Rachel Reed, Shelbi Mangel, and Shelby Sparacino

The boys A 400 freestyle relay: Cody Moore,Robbie Valdez, Sean Mangel, and Chandler LeMaire

Shelby Sparacino Girls 200 Freestyle and 100 backstroke

Blake Grote boys 200 IM and 100 backstroke

Colby Reed boys 1 meter diving

Ashley Hartensteiner girls 100 breaststroke

Sean Mangel Boys 100 breaststroke

Michael Dziuk boys 1 meter fly

Second Place

The boys B medley Relay: Evan Murray, Chandler LeMaire, David Kvinta, and Chris Mueller

The girls B 200 freestyle relay: Elizabeth Holzhuter, Elliet Reed, Rachel Lapierre, and Madison Kuebker

The boys B 400 freestyle relay: Blake Grote, Justin Cochran, Thomas Griffiths, and Han Ooi

Elizabeth Holzhuter girls 200 freestyle

Sean Mangel boys 200 freestyle

Willow McGuane girls 500 freestyle

Elizabeth Davis Girls 200 IM and 100 freestyle

Michael Dziuk Boys 200 IM

Jessica Webb Girls 100 backstroke

Jonathan Martinez boys 1 meter diving

Han Ooi boys 500 freestyle

Chandler LeMaire boys 100 backstroke

Robbie Valdez boys 50 freestyle

Sharon Buesking Girls 1 meter diving

Third Place

Rachel Reed girls 50 freestyle

Julia Triesch girls 100 backstroke

The girls A 200 freestyle relay: JessicaWebb, Elizabeth Markee, Carly Thome, and Rachel Reed

Han Ooi boys 100 breaststroke

Jasmyn Treadwell girls 1 meter diving

Elizabeth Markee girls 500 freestyle

Chris Mueller boys 500 freestyle

Cody Moore boys 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle

Great job, Longhorns!Please stop by the LCISD Natatorium on Tuesday night to see the Longhorn Aquatics Team Compete in a relay meet against Foster High School.

Friday and Saturday the Longhorn Aquatics team participated in the Corpus Christi TISCA Zone meet. They competed against more than 30 of the best 4A and 5A programs from across the state. The boys’ and girls’ teams both finished sixth overall, as the top 4A finisher. Top 16 finalists included:

Second Place

Shelby Sparacino girls 200 freestyle

Sharon Buesking girls one meter diving

Third place

The boys 200 freestyle relay: Robbie Valdez, Sean Mangel, Patrick Garcia, and Cody Moore

Shelby Sparacino girls 100 backstroke

Fourth place

Chandler LeMaire boys 500 freestyle

Fifth Place

The Girls A medley relay: Shelby Sparacino, Ashley Hartensteiner, Elizabeth Davis, and Alexis Aikens

The Girls A 400 freestyle relay: Elizabeth Davis, Shelbi Mangel, Alexis Aikens, and Shelby Sparacino

Sixth place

The boys A medley relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Michael Dziuk, and Cody Moore

Colby Reed boys 1 meter diving

Eighth place

Sean Mangel boys 100 breaststroke

Ninth place

Alexis Aikens girls 200 individual medley

Tenth place

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 freestyle

Alexis Aikens girls 100 breaststroke

Twelfth place

Jonathan Martinez boys 1 meter diving

Thirteenth place

Cody Moore boys 50 yard freestyle

Fourteenth place

Blake Grote boys 100 backstroke

Sixteenth place

The boys B medley relay: David Kvinta, Han Ooi, Evan Murray, and Robbie Valdez

Great job, Longhorns! We will continue to work as we are less than 80 days away from districts!

On Thursday, the Longhorn aquatics team continued their winning streak as they defeated both Austin and Lamar Consolidated High Schools. Top three finishes included:

First Place

The boys A medley Relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Evan Murray, and Cody Moore

Alexis Aikens Girls 200 Freestyle and 100 breaststroke

Elizabeth Davis Girls 100 butterfly and 200 Individual Medley

Blake Grote Boys 200 Individual Medley

Sharon Buesking Girls 1 meter diving

Colby Reed Boys 1 meter diving

Cody Moore Boys 100 Freestyle

Shelby Sparacino girls 100 backstroke and 500 freestyle

Chandler LeMaire Boys 500 freestyle

The girls A 400 freestyle relay: Alexis Aikens, Shelbi Mangel, Elizabeth Davis, and Shelby Sparacino

Second Place

Blake Grote Boys 100 backstroke

Ashley Hartensteiner Girls 100 breaststroke and 200 Individual Medley

Sean Mangel Boys 100 Breaststroke

The Girls B 400 Freestyle Relay: Ashley Hartensteiner, Julia Triesch, Elizabeth Holzhuter, and Jessica Webb

The Boys A 400 Freestyle Relay: Chandler LeMaire, Michael Dziuk, Robbie Valdez, and Cody Moore

The boys A 200 medley relay: Shelby Sparacino, Alexis Aikens, Rachel Reed, and Elizabeth Davis

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 freestyle

Han Ooi Boys 200 Individual Medley

Cody Moore Boys 50 freestyle

Jasmyn Treadwell girls 1 meter diving

Elizabeth Holzhuter girls 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle

Chris Mueller boys 500 freestyle

The girls A 200 freestyle relay: Rachel Reed, Jessica Webb, Carly Thome, and Shelbi Mangel

The boys A 200 freestyle relay: Michael Dziuk, Evan Murray, Sean Mangel, and Robbie Valdez

Third Place

Julia Triesch Girls 100 backstroke

Evan Murray Boys 100 backstroke

The Boys B 400 Freestyle Relay: Blake Grote, Jonathan Liang, Christopher Mueller, and Han Ooi

The Girls B 200 Medley Relay: Julia Triesch, Ashley Hartensteiner, Rachel Lapierre, and Carly Thome

The boys B 200 medley relay: Chandler LeMaire, David Kvinta, Han Ooi, and Patrick Garcia

Katie Gorka girls 200 freestyle

Bobbie Moncrief Boys 1 meter diving

Maddie Kuebker girls 1 meter diving

Michael Dziuk boys 100 butterfly

Shelbi Mangel Girls 100 Freestyle

Patrick Garcia boys 100 freestyle

Katie Gorka Girls 500 freestyle

The boys B 200 freestyle relay: Justin Cochran, David Kvinta, Christopher Mueller, and Patrick Garcia

This week the Longhorn aquatics team will travel to Corpus Christi to attend the TISCA Invitational and represent George Ranch against some of the best teams in the state.

On Friday and Saturday the Longhorn Aquatics team competed in the annual LCISD 4A invitational swimming and diving meet. Although the meet was stopped a few events early, both boys and girls teams were announced the winners with commanding leads over the other 17 teams present. Top 5 finishers included:

First Place

The girls A 200 medley relay: Shelby Sparacino, Alexis Aikens, Elizabeth Davis, and Shelbi Mangel

The Boys A 200 Medley Relay: Blake Grote, Sean Mangel, Evan Murray, and Robbie Valdez

Shelby Sparacino girls 200 freestyle

Elizabeth Davis girls 200 individual medley

Second Place

Elizabeth Davis girls 100 butterfly

Third Place

The boys B 200 medley relay: Han Ooi, Chandler LeMaire, David Kvinta, and Justin Cochran

Alexis Aikens girls 500 freestyle

Fourth Place

Chandler LeMaire boys 200 and 500 freestyle

Fifth Place

The girls B 200 medley relay: Julia Triesch, Ashley Hartensteiner, Rachel Lapierre, and Madison Kuebker

Ashley Hartensteiner girls 200 individual medley

Blake Grote boys 200 individual medley

The Longhorn aquatics team will compete against Fort Bend Austin and Lamar Consolidated high schools this Thursday night. Go Longhorns!