Wilkens running and serving

2010 Clark Cougar graduate Stacey Wilkens has been selected for the US Air Force Academy Women’s Cross Country team!  Congrats to Stacey!  See the full team roster which includes a few others from San Antonio at http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/afa-c-xc-mtt.html

Two Clark Cross Country Athletes received recognition from the website TXrunning.com. In District IV-5A Cross Country Previews, Austin Wells, sophomore, was recognized as a player to watch for the boys and Shantel Swift, Junior, was recognized as a player to watch for the girls. Congratulations to these mighty fast Clark Cougars! The link to the website .

Which reminds us: Cross Country practice is underway! Come join the team as they prepare for their first meet on September 4th. You do not need to be in the Cross Country class in order to participate, but must like early mornings! Come on out and see if you’ve got what it takes. See http://clarkathleticbooster.com/sports/crosscountry.html for practice times and the meet schedule. Physicals and other paperwork must be turned in before you can join in the running. Contact Coach Ager at anne.ager@nisd.net for more info. *** Parent meeting is Monday, Aug 16th at 7pm in the cafeteria.

Clark Cross Country

Cross Country – A great way to get in shape for soccer, basketball, track… or just be a runner.  Join us!  Optional summer practices are already underway – see updates on Assistant Coach.  Required practices start Wed, Aug 4th, but don’t wait until then to start running!  For more info, contact Anne.Ager@nisd.net.

Senior class sings alma mater

On a night when the baseball team clinched a playoff spot and the softball team won their game giving them a playoff spot and the best ever season in Clark history, the Clark athletic community celebrated a year of great accomplishments.  The annual Clark Athletic Booster Club Sports Banquet was a phenomenal success with accolades for players and coaches alike.

Highlights included a moment to recognize Coach Lloyd Alexander and his role in shaping a culture of winning in competition and in life, a parade of athletes and coaches that also included each player and teams successes and the awarding of $15,000 in scholarships to Clark seniors.  The $15,000 was a new record for scholarships awarded by the Booster Club and was made possible by parents and their membership fees, cap/tshirt and etc. sales, ad sponsorships by advertisers and volunteers at concession duties and the ATT golf tournament.

The Booster Club has also given over $30,000 this year directly to the athletic department for their needs.

SASports.com’s Jay Tope emceed the event and as usual did an outstanding job.

All Area/District teams announced

Several Clark Cougars from this year’s fall athletic seasons were peppered throughout the Express-News’ annual recognitions of local players.  28-5A All District Teams were also named in volleyball (Clark football All District awards were released earlier and can be found here). Complete lists can be found here.

Congratulations to each on their individual accolades and representing Tom C. Clark High School in the stadiums, gyms and fields.

ALL AREA FOOTBALL PLAYERS

ALL DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

CROSS COUNTRY CLASS TEAM

The varsity football team finished #2 in the area rankings after a 13-1 season which took them to the state quarterfinals.  They were #1 in the KSAT 12 rankings and #10 in the Associated Press (AP) rankings.

New cross country assistant coach Mark Pedroza is featured in the Conexión section of the newspaper this weekend.  New to Clark, along with Head Coach Anne Ager and assistant coach D’Layne Kelly, they’ve taken the teams to new levels.  You can find out more here.

Shantel Swift

David Scorcelletti

Congratulations to Shantel Swift and David Scorcelletti as they represented Clark at the State Cross Country meet. It was hot, hilly and the competition fierce, but an experience they will never forget. A huge thanks to the Cougarettes and Drum Line and everyone who participated in their send off on Friday. Pictures of the send off and meet can be found here . Complete results at http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/cross_country/state/index.html/.

-Rose Meade

Cougars to run at State meet

The Region IV Cross Country meet, held at Brooks City Base today, resulted in two Cougars qualifying for the State meet next weekend in Round Rock!  Shantel Swift (11:49.2) placed 9th in the girls 5A 2 mile race, and David Scorcelletti (16.04.8) was 8th in the boys 5k race.  The top 10 individuals and top 3 teams move on to State.  Just missing the trip north with great runs were Glynnis Meade (11:58.4), 11th and Jose Sierra (16:25.0), 12th in their respective races, and the boys team finished an amazing but heartbreaking 4th place.  The girls scoring was wrapped up by Stacey Wilkens (13.08.4), Katherine Ritchie (13:31.1) and Shaneve Swift (13:35.3), and the boys by Austin Wells (16:36.2) – who was 17th, plus James Leopold (17:12.0), and Ryan Pavlich (17:35.8).  The girls team finished 12th.  Congratulations to all for a great season, and best wishes to Shantel and David at State!

Headed to Regionals!

It was an exciting day at the District 28-5A meet for the Clark Cross Country teams.  The girls kicked off the bright cool morning by finishing 3rd in a close race, only 8 points behind O’Connor, who was only 1 point behind the winner Brandeis.  Among the top finishers were Shantel Swift (12:22) 2nd and Glynnis Meade (12:26) 3rd – well done!  Shaneve Swift (13:20), Mel Schwartz (13:30), and Katherine Ritchie (13:42) finished in the remaining scoring spots, and Stacey Wilkens (13:46) and Toria Seifert (14:04) rounded out the team.

Clark Cross Country dominates area teams

The Clark Varsity Boys Cross Country team dominated the SAISD Metro meet on the grounds of the San Antonio State School today, Saturday, Oct 24th. All five scoring runners finished within the top 11 spots for the 3.4 mile race, specifically David Scorcelletti (16:40) 3rd, Jose Sierra (16:51) 4th, Austin Wells (17:09) 9th, James Leopold (17:11) 10th and Ryan Pavlich (17:13) 11th, with a team score of 34 points for 1st place out of 18 schools.

The Varsity Girls team also scored well, finishing in 3rd place out of 17 schools over their 2.1 mile course. Shantel Swift was 3rd (13:07.2), with Glynnis Meade right on her heels in 4th place (13:07.9). Next in were Shaneve Swift (14:13), Katherine Ritchie (14:16) and Stacey Wilkens (14:23).

JV Girls also finished in 3rd place, and JV Boys were 6th. Complete results can be found at http://www.saisd.net/dept/athletics889/index.php?option=com_docman&taskÊt_view&gid 1&Itemid0.

Both Varsity teams should do well at next week’s District competition. Come cheer them on at the Hardin Athletic Complex on Saturday, Oct 31st, starting at 9am. Go Cougars!

-Rose Meade