All Area/District teams announced

Congratulations to senior Clark Cougars Sam Perez and Shaneve Swift and junior Braden Mattson.  The track (Perez and Swift) and baseball (Mattson) athletes were recognized for their success in the Express News spring awards.  Sam and Sheneve made the All Area track and field teams and Braden was named to the All Area team as a catcher.

Congratulations, Cougars!  You make us proud.

Congratulations to our Cougar runners that took part in the 5A State Track meet at Mike Meyers Stadium in Austin on Saturday, May 15th.  Sam Perez shaved nearly 3 seconds off his previous best time over 800m to place 5th in 1:53.8!  Shaneve Swift faced some very fast competition in the 400m dash and was caught right at the finish line to place 8th in 57.35.

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Swift and Perez advance to State Meet

Two Clark Cougars qualified for State at the Region IV Track meet, held at a hot Alamo Stadium on May 3-4.  Congratulations to Shaneve Swift for winning the 400m Dash (57.04) and to Sam Perez for placing 2nd in the 800m Dash (1:56.6).

Others making it to the finals were the Girls 4x100m relay (Luisa Garza, Shaneve, Esjah Booker, Shantel Swift) - 3rd in 48.18, Hayden Greenbauer - 4th in the 110m Hurdles (14.93), Girls 4x200m relay (Triniqua Collins, Shantel, Esjah, Luisa) - 4th in 1:44, and the Boys 4x400m relay (Travis Cooke, Ryan Jones, Sam, Hayden).  Overall, the Girls finished 7th out of of 38 teams, and the Boys, 12th out of 41 teams.

Well done Cougars!

Shaneve on fast track for college

Clark Cougar track and academic standout Shaneve Swift signed a letter of intent with the University of Incarnate Word on Monday, April 27th.  The daughter of Richard and Karen Swift, Shaneve plans to study Biology and Accounting, as she works towards a career in Ophthalmology.

Next week, she takes on the Region IV Track meet.  Currently ranked 1st in the Region for the 400m Dash, she also runs a leg of the 4x100m and 4x200m relays.  Best wishes to Shaneve on continued success with running and studies!

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.

Shantel gets some air

The last track meet before District, held at Judson on Thursday, April 8th, resulted in several season best (SB) performances.  For the Girls, Luisa Garza was 3rd in the 100m dash (12:53 – SB), Glynnis Meade 2nd in the 3200m (12:12.6), and Shantel Swift was 2nd in the Long Jump (17′ 4″) and the Triple Jump (36′ 9″ – SB).  The Girls 4x100m Relay team topped the field in 48.2, and the 4x400m Relay team was 6th in 4:07 (SB).

The Varsity Track Team was split this week, with the relay teams headed to Austin to participate in the Texas Relays on Friday/Saturday, and the rest taking part in the SAISD meet on Thursday, April 1st.  Here in town, David Scorcelletti (10:08.14) and Glynnis Meade (12:21) both finished 4th in their respective 3200m races, and Jose Sierra was 6th in the 800m run (2:03.6).

Out of town, the relays gained valuable experience running against some incredible competition.  None made the finals, but the Girls 4x200m relay team (Triniqua Collins, Shaneve Swift, Esjah Booker, Shantel Swift) ran a season best 1:43.93 (heat 2), and the 4x100m relay team (Louisa Garza, Shaneve, Esjah and Shantel) placed 29th out of 82 teams in 43:43 (heat 6).  The Boys 4x200m team (Travis Cooke, Hayden Greenbauer, Ryan Jones, Joe Vasquez) were running well and then dropped the baton (heat 1), and the same team completed the 4x100m relay in 43:43 (heat 4).  For you die-hard fans, all four races can be seen on http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/236783/323806 – see Division II using the heat numbers listed.

Out last meet before District will be Thursday, April 8th at Judson.  Go Cougars!

-R. Meade

The Cougar Track Team didn’t have far to go as they took part in NISD’s Alamo Relays at Gus stadium on Saturday, March 27th.  The Varsity Boys tied for 4th place out of 15 teams, and the Girls finished 5th out of 17 teams.  Leading the way for the Girls was Shaneve Swift’s 1st place in the 400m Dash (56.63), followed by 2nd place for Shantel Swift in the 200m Dash (25.63), 2nd place for the 4x200m Relay team (Triniqua Collins, Shantel, Esjah Booker, Louisa Garza – 1:44.4), 3rd place for the 4x100m Relay team (Louisa, Shaneve, Esjah, Shantel), and 5th place for Glynnis Meade in the 3200m Run (12:06.8).  The Boys 4x200m Relay ran away with 1st place in 1:30.5 (Travis Cooke, Ryan Jones, Hayden Greenbauer, Joe Vasquez) after placing 3rd for the 4x100m relay (42.88).  Sam Perez pulled off a comeback in the final straightaway to finish 2nd in the 800m run (1:58.9), and Hayden was 2nd in the 110m Hurdles (14.14).  Jimmy Kueber took 4th in the Shotput with a throw of 45′  2.75″.  Pictures courtesy of Bill Jones and Dave Meade are located at http://saclarktrack.shutterfly.com/.

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A warm day at Harlandale’s Memorial Stadium resulted in the Varsity Cougar track team posting several strong performaces on Saturday, March 13th, as the Boys finished 3rd out of 17 teams and the Girls 4th out of 15 teams.  Pictures are available at http://saclarktrack.shutterfly.com.

• Ryan Jones – 1st 100m, 10.77 and 4th 200m, 22.69
• Sam Perez – 1st 800m, 2:00.1
• Hayden Greenbauer – 2nd 110 Hurdles, 14.65 and 3rd 200m, 22.63
• David Scorcelletti – 2nd 3200m, 10:05.3 and 4th 1600m, 4:41.9
• Jose Sierra – 2nd 1600m, 4:38.9 and 5th 800m, 2:02.3
• Austin Wells – 3rd 3200m, 10.07.6
• Jimmy Kueber – 5th Shot Put, 43″ 4.5″ and 6th Discus 126′ 7″
• 4 x 200m Relay, 2nd 1:30.2 (Sam Perez, Ryan Jones, Hayden Greenbauer, and Joe Vasquez)