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COSST Wins 2nd Place at State Short-Course Meet
COSST Wins 2nd Place at Craddock Invitational
COSST expecting lighting fast-times at Craddock Invitational
COSST takes 2nd Place at MAKOS
2010 Short Course State Championship COSST WINS 2ND PLACE
By: Monica P. Dixon
The City of Shreveport seized the Lakefront Arena Aquatic Center near the campus of the University of New Orleans on March 11 through March 14th competing against the state’s best swim teams. With the largest number of swimmers to ever qualify, 65 was the magic number to take COSST to 2nd place. Achieving 2nd place was more than the coaches anticipated. With the quality and number of swimmers that come from Crawfish Aquatics and Crescent City Swim Team we had our eye on third, but accomplished 2nd with a total of 3157.5 points. COSST had not seen a 2nd place finish since the 1980s.
The 10 and under girls have proven to be our power-house point earners by earning COSST a total of 490 points. Abigail Aldridge (10) earned COSST 117 points and Madison Trudnak (10) earned 116 points. These girls are the 1st and 2nd runner up high point winners in the 10 and under girls division. Abigail’s top honors were 1st place in the 100 Fly, 2nd place in the 200IM and 200 Freestyle and 3rd place in the 50 Backstroke. Madison enjoyed winning 1st place in the 200 free, 2nd place in the 50 Fly and 100 Fly and 3rd in the 50 Free and 200 IM. Haley Poole (10) worked hard in the preliminaries and made it to the finals for all seven events and placed 2nd in both the 50 breast and 100 breast stroke. Haley earned a whopping 100 points for COSST. Emily Canales (10) enjoyed a 3rd place win in the 200 freestyle. Abigail, Madison, Haley and Emily Canales comprised the 10 & Under girls “A-Relay Team” for both 200 Freestyle and 200 Medley Relays. This “A-Team” was awesome winning 1st place in both relays which earned COSST 80 points. The “B-Relay Team” for both the 200 Freestyle and 200 Medley Relays included Anna Deck (9), Heather Kleinsasser (10), Leta Broome and Emma Sewell (10). The B-Relay Team won 13th place in both the 200 Freestyle and 200 Medley Relay race earning a total of 16 points. Abigail, Madison, Haley and Emily, with their awesome wins in the top three spots, earned them a spot on the Louisiana All-State Team.
Making COSST history is Thomas Siskron (10) who won 1st place every preliminary and finals event. Thomas also won the 10 and under boys individual high point winner with a total of 140 points. By earning 1st place in 14 individual events, Thomas proved that he was not there to lose and became an incredible fierce competitor helping COSST earn its 2nd place status. Thomas now has AAAA times in 100 Free, 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Back and 200 Free along with AAA times in the 100 Fly and 50 Back plus made the Louisiana All-State Team. Luke Keen (10) had a great meet earning COSST 56 points by making it into the finals for four events. Luke enjoyed a 4th place finish in the 200 IM. Robert Steven Brown (10) qualified in three final events where in the 200 IM he won 6th place and with all of his hard work throughout the meet earned COSST 43 points. Campbell Siskron (9) added 42 points to COSST and made it to the finals and won 7th place in the 100 Free. The 10 & Under 200 Freestyle “A-Relay Team” was made up of Campbell, Daniel Dial (10), Robert Steven, and Thomas. They won 5th place and earned 28 points. Winning 8th place and 22 points in the 200 Free relay was the “B- Team” which included Luke, James Herron (10), Daniel, Davis Little(9) and Allen England (9). Thomas, Luke, Robert Steven and Campbell comprised the “A Team” for the 200 Medley Relays where they placed 5th to earn 28 points. The 200 Medley “B Team” won 10th and 14 points was swum by James, Allen, Daniel and Davis. The 10 & under boys compiled a total of 373 points for COSST.
The 11/12 girls team had a great Championship Meet. Madelyn Regenold (11) made it into three final events with the 200 IM being her best final by winning 3rd place. This 3rd place earned Madelyn a spot on the All-State Team. Madelyn’s preliminary wins and finals earned COSST 66 points. Laura Jusselin (12) made two finals and placed 5th in the 100 Breast and 50 back. She helped COSST by earning a total of 63 points. Lauren Frost (12) earned 13 points with the 500 Free being her best event with an 11th place win. COSST’s “A Team” for the 200 Freestyle Relay team placed 8th earning 22 points was swam by Laura, Madison, Lauren and Madelyn. The “B Team” for the 200 Freestyle Relay team included Bailey Little (12), Hannah Bellotte (11), Haley Dishman (12) and Madison Sewell (12). This “B-Team” placed 13th earning 8 points. Madelyn, Laura, Lauren and Madison Wallace (12) comprised the 200 Medley Relay “A-Team” and finished a strong 5th place earning COSST 28 points along with the 200 Medley Relay “B- Team” Madison Sewell, Haley, Bailey and Hannah came in 11th place earning 12 points. The 11/12 girls team total point earnings were 212.
The 11/12 boys team had a lot of excitement with Kaden Amidon (11) making it to the finals in six events. Kaden’s strength lies in his backstroke where he placed 3rd in both the 50 and 100 back. Both third place finishes earned Kaden a spot on the All-State Team. He helped COSST by tallying up 87 points with also 6th place finish in the 500 Free, and 7th in both 200 IM and the 100 Fly. The five finals that Denver Dixon (11) earned a lane to swim helped earn COSST a total of 80 points. Denver’s 2nd place win in the 100 Fly earned him his spot on the All-State Team. Denver also won 4th place in the 50 Fly and 8th in 50 Free, 50 Back and 100 Back. Cade Fuxan (12) made his first trip to the Short-Course Championship Meet and earned a 6th place finish in the 50 back. Cade added 23 points to COSST’s totals. Matthew McLaughlin (12) earned 17 points and Daniel Crews (12) earned 15 points. The 200 Freestyle “A Team” finished 7th place earning 24 points included Kaden, Cade, Matthew and Denver. Reed Keen (12), Brady Eason (11), Alexander McDonald (12) and Daniel swam as the “B Team” where they finished 12th and earned COSST 10 points. In the 200 Medley Relay the “A Team” was swum by Kaden, Matthew, Denver and Daniel where they place 4th and earned 30 points. The “B Team” for the 200 Medley Relay won 10th place and earned COSST 14 points. Reed, Alexander, Cade and Brady comprised the “B Medley Relay Team.” The 11/12 boys team earned a respectable 300 points for COSST.
Hope Dorsett (13) of the girls 13/14 team was such an asset to COSST competing in all seven finals and earning 74 points. Hope enjoyed 5th place in both the 1000 and 500 Freestyle finals. Michaela Stawasz (13) had a great meet earning 12 points with the 200 Fly. Rachel Briggs (14) added 11 points with her 200 and 100 Back being her best showings. Rachel, Hope, Michaela and Marin Tichenor (13) of the “200 Medley A-Team” placed 12th earning 10 points. Jennifer Cook (14), Valerie Leonards (14), Haley Oathout (13) and Ella Tichenor (14) of the COSST “B-Team” finished 20th. COSST earned a total of 107 points from our 13/14 girls team.
The 13/14 boys team generated a total of 73 points for COSST with help from Cooper Feazel (13) bringing in 35 points with his best showing in the 1650 Freestyle. Tyler Eddlemon (14) earned 19 points and Cameron Doughty (13) added 1 point to the total. The Freestyle Relay team placed 12th earning 10 points. Swimming the Medley Relay Team was Tyler, Anthony McDonald (13), Cameron and Cooper who finished in 13th place earning 8 more points.
Our Senior Girls group includes both 19 & Under girls along with our 15/16 girls. They had a fantastic meet for COSST. Chelsea Russell (17) placed 1st runner up for individual high point winner with a total of 114 points. Winning 1st place in the 200 Breast along with 2nd place in both 100 and 200 Fly and 3rd place in the 100 Breast placed Chelsea firmly on the Louisiana All-State Team. Rachel Ewart (16) had a great meet earning seven trips to the finals block and tallying up a total of 104 points. Rachel placed 3rd in both the 200 and 100 Back which placed her on the All-State Team. She also placed 4th in both 100 and 200 Breast. 74 points were added to COSST by Helen Dorsett (17) enjoyed swimming in 7 finals with her best final being the 400 IM where she placed 2nd and the 200 Free where she placed 4th. Helen earned her spot on the All-State Team. Sarah Davies (16) helped COSST by earning 81 points plus made the All-State Team. Sara finished 3rd in the 1650 Free and 4th in both the 1000 Free and 400 IM. Jo Claire Robertson (18) also added 81 points with her 2nd place win in the 200 Back and 3rd place finish in the 100 Back which also placed her on the All-State Team. Brittany Ewart (17) also added 74 points by making it to the finals in all seven individual events. Brittany’s best event was the 400 IM where she placed 4th. Meredith McGee (18) helped COSST out earning 70 points with her best events being 2nd place wins in both 1000 and 500 Free. Meredith also made the All-State Team. Kelcie Winterrowd (17) added 49 points with her best event being the 1650 Free where she placed 2nd which put her on the All-State Team. Danielle Albert (16) earned 29 points where her 100 and 200 Fly were both good enough for 5th place. Katherine Kamphuis (17) added 19 points with the 200 Back 8th place finish being her best event. Karli Murphy (15) added 18 points by her two 9th place finishes in the 200 and 100 Breast.
During the relay events, Chelsea, Jo Claire, Rachel and Helen made up the 19 and under “800 Freestyle Relay A-Team.” The A-Team won 2nd place earning 34 points. The “800 Freestyle Relay B-Team” comprised of Meredith, Sarah, Kelcie and Hope placed 7th earning 24 points. The same Relay A-Team was comprised for the A-Team for the 19 & Under 400 Freestyle where the COSST women placed 3rd earning 32 points. Meredith, Hope, Kelcie and Danielle swam as the 400 Freestyle Relay B-Team where they placed 8th generating 22 points. In the 15-18 200 Freestyle Relay COSST again placed Chelsea, Rachel, Jo Claire and Helen together as the A-Team. These young women continued success by placing 6th and earning 26 points. In the 15-18 200 Freestyle the COSST B-Team consisted of Meredith, Katherine, Daniel Albert (16) and Sarah. This B team swam strong placing 7th and earning 24 points. COSST was fortunate enough to also have a 200 Freestyle C-Team comprised of Brittany, Kelcie, Karli Murphy (15) and Christine Robicheaux (16). This C-Team placed 15th and earned 4 additional points. In the Female 19 & Under 400 Medley COSST placed Jo Claire, Rachael, Chelsea and Helen together again which proved successful as they placed 3rd earning 32 points. The 400 Medley “B-Team” was comprised of Katherine, Brittany, Daniel and Meredith where they finish in 8th place earning COSST 22 points. In the final Relay event, the 15-18 200 Medley was swam again by the “A-Team” of Jo Claire, Rachel, Chelsea and Helen. This “A-Team” was successful winning 5th place and earning 28 points. COSST again had a very strong “B-Team” for the 200 Medley. The B-Teammates were Sarah, Karlie, Brittany and Danielle. These four young women swam a great relay finishing 7th and earning COSST 24 more points.
COSST Senior boys group included nine outstanding young men ranging from age 15 to 17. In the 15-16 Year old boys division, Tyler Jusselin (16) won High Point Winner with a total of 125 points. Tyler finished in 1st place in the 400 IM, 200 IM and the 100 Backstroke and 2nd in 200 Breast, 200 Back and 200 Freestyle and 5th in the 100 Breaststroke. Tyler was named to the Louisiana All-State Team. Matthew Wilson (17) earned COSST 87 points by finishing 2nd in the 200 Fly, 3rd in the 200 Back, 4th in the 400 IM, 5th in the 100 Fly, 6th in the 200 IM and 7th in the 100 Back. These 2nd and 3rd place wins earned Matthew a spot on the All-State Team. Cole Bourland (16) enjoyed earning 66 points when he placed 2nd in the 50 Free and the 1650 Freestyle, 5th in the 1000 Free and 7th in the 200 and 100 Backstroke. The 2nd place wins put Cole on the All-State Team. Thomas Campbell (16) helped COSST out by earning 56.50 points with his best events being the 100 Freestyle where he finished 5th and the 50 Free where he finished 7th. Cavett Feazel (17) finished the meet with a total of 53.50 points from 6 final events. His 6th place in the 400 IM and 7th place in the 200 IM shows where his strengths are. He also placed 8th in the 1000 Free and 200 Backstroke. John Kamphuis (16) helped COSST out with his 46 points. John’s best events were when he won 4th place in the 200 Back and 7th place in both the 400 IM and 200 IM. Scott Cook (16) made it to the finals five times with his best events being the 200 and 100 Back where he finished 6th both times. Arash Ataei (15) helped COSST with his final in the 100 Breast with a 16th place earning 1 point.
In the 19 & Under 800 Freestyle Relay COSST had two teams competing. Tyler, Cavett, Thomas and Cole swam as the A-Team and finished 5th earning COSST 28 points. Coming in 17th was the B-Team which included John, Arash, Scott and Cooper. In the Male 19 & Under 400 Freestyle Relay races COSST loaded up Cooper, Tyler, Thomas and Cole as the A-Team which finished in 8th place earning 22 points. No points were earned by the B-Team that consisted of Arash, John, Cameron Brandao (16) and Scott. COSST showed more power in the 15-18 200 Freestyle Relay with Tyler, Thomas, Cavett and Matthew Wilson on the A-Team wining 4th place and earning 30 points along with the B-Team placing 15th and earning 4 points were Cole, Arash, Cameron Brandao and John. In the final 15-18 200 Medley Relay COSST sent Tyler, Thomas, Matthew and Cavett, its A-Team, who finished 6th earning 26 points. The 200 Medley relay team finished 18th and was comprised of Scott, Cameron, Arash and Cole.
The 2nd Place Finish for COSST was won by the entire 65 members of the State-Team. The COSST State-Team, along with the very dedicated coaching staff and parents will all enjoy the 2nd place win together. Thanks to each of you for giving it 100% and never giving up.
COSST Wins 2nd Place at Craddock Invitational
By: Monica P. Dixon, Public Relations ’09-‘10
52 members of our City of Shreveport Swim Team endured rain, sleet and even a touch of snow to get to the Craddock Invitation in Cleveland, Mississippi, January 29 – 31st. For the first time in its history COSST entered the flatlands of the Mississippi delta in search of the fast lanes of the Delta Aquatic Center on the campus of Delta State University to face 11 other swim teams. There were 12 Meet records broken by COSST. Our girls team finished in third place with a total of 580 points and our boys team finished second with a total of 633 points. After combining both girls and boys team points they pushed COSST into second place finishing behind Mississippi Makos Swim Team and shocking Shockwave Aquatics Team into third place.
Our younger swimmers made a significant impact with Holly Dorsett (8) placing 2nd overall in the 7-8 year old division with 49 points. Holly’s 25 yard fly time earned her first place with the 50 fly and 50 yard back-stoke earning 2nd. Jack Aldridge (7) had a great meet. Jack swam fast and furious to earn a remarkable 42 points which placed him 4th overall in the 7-8 boys division. The 25 yard back was his favorite where he came in 1st place. He had a super showing in the 100 IM, 50 Free and 25 Fly where he held on to third place in each.
The 9-10 girls division worked extremely hard for COSST. Madison Trudnak (10), Abigail Aldridge (10), and Haley Poole (10) were fierce competitors and enjoyed 2, 3 and 4th places respectively. Our outstanding nine year old girls, Jenna Herkey and Anna Deck kept in interesting with Jenna placing 12th overall and Anna tying for 13th place. Madison had a fantastic meet winning first place in the 200 IM, 100 Fly and 50 Fly. Abigail found the fast lane during the 50 and 100 back events to win first place. Haley blew away the competition in the 100 breast winning first place. Jenna’s strongest event was the 100 IM where she earned third. Anna Deck was busy cutting times throughout the entire meet with the 100 back being her best event. The girls A team took 2nd and the B team won 7th in the 100 Freestyle Relay.
Our 9-10 year old boys were blowing up the scoreboard with Thomas Siskron leading the way by breaking 7 meet records. Thomas Siskron (10) had an incredible meet earning a whopping 72 points which were earned by winning first place in every event he was in. With help from Luke Keen (10) whose best events were the 50 free and 50 breast helped him compile 21 points. Robert Steven Brown (10) worked efficiently cutting times and helped the team by earning 10 points. His best event was his 50-fly. A huge “congratulations shout out” goes to Campbell Siskron (9), Robert Steven Brown (10), Luke Keen (10) and Thomas Siskron (10) for breaking the Craddock Meet Record in both relay events with a time of 2:15.90 in the 200 free-style and 2:33.99 in the 200 medley relay.
Bringing to the pool a ton of determination was the 11-12 year old girls team. Leading the pack in points was Laura Jusselin (12) with 36 points by placing in the top 8 in every event with her best showing being the 200 breast stroke. Madelyn Regenold (11) earned 31 points for COSST and improved her times with her best events being the 50 breast and 50 fly. She also enjoyed placing in the top 8 in every event during the meet. Lauren Frost (12) was on fire in the water cutting enormous times like 28.91 seconds off her 500 freestyle and 18.77 was cut from her 200 IM. Lauren was in her zone totaling 27 points for the meet. Also adding points in their division were Madison Sewell (12), Madison Wallace (12) and Hannah Bellotte (11). Their relay team placed 4th in the 200 freestyle and 2nd in the 200 medley relay.
Bringing “shock and awe” were the 11/12 year old boys as they were full of electricity and showed it in every event. Kaden Amidon (11) earned 52 points with the 50 and 100 back being his top 2 events. Denver Dixon (11) enjoyed being in his former hometown and earned 37 points by cutting his times in almost every event. His top four events were the 50 free, 50 fly, 100 free and 100 fly which all landed him in 3rd place. Matthew McLaughlin’s (12) made major improvements to his times and had an exciting second place finish in both the 200 and 100 breast stroke events. Matthew had a great meet with a total of 29 points earned. Reed Keen (12) took off 10.30 seconds on his 200 IM giving him a 4th place victory. His hard work earned him and COSST 19 points. Daniel Crews (12) was busy cutting his times in 7 events with his best showing being the 100 back. He also gained COSST and his division 18 points. Alexander McDonald (12) earned 16 points with fantastic times in the 200 and 100 breast events where he placed third in both. The 200 free relay was full of excitement as Denver, Daniel, Matthew and Kaden pulled off an outstanding first place victory. The final shock and awe was felt when Kaden, Alexander, Denver and Daniel touch the pad finishing in first place in the 200 medley relay.
Hope Dorsett (13) kicked her way into earning 28 points all which were gained by placing in the top 8 in every event in the girl’s 13/14 division. Hope’s 200 back event was her best event earning her third place. Rachel Briggs (13) placed 2nd in both 200 and 100 back which helped the team as she tallied up 15 points for COSST. Valerie Leonards (13), Alexa Babin (14), Ashton Keen (13) and Jennifer Cook (14) all earned points for COSST while they successfully cut times throughout the Meet. COSST had two teams competing in the freestyle relay. The “A” team consisted of Rachel, Valerie, Hope and Haley Oathout (13) who placed 3rd. Hannah Love (14), Ashton, Alexa and Jennifer were the “B” team and helped earn more points by placing 6th. On Sunday, the medley relay team worked hard to finish in third place. Our impressive medley team consisted of Rachel, Haley, Hope and Alexa.
Our young 13/14 boys division worked hard cutting times with Cooper Feazel (13) gaining 23 points for COSST. His top even was the 400 IM where he placed third. Cameron Doughty (13) was busy cutting times with his best performance showing in the 400 IM. Nick Delaney (14), Anthony McDonald (13) and Kyle Dockendorf (13) all made significant improvements. The 200 free and medley teams were comprised of Cooper, Anthony Cameron and Nick who worked with team effort to finish them in 6th and 5th place respectively.
In the senior girls Jo Claire Robertson (18) persevered by winning first place in both 200 and 100 back. Her points gained during the meet totaled 34 with Sarah Davies (16) and Danielle Albert (15) both earning COSST 20 points each. Sarah’s best event of the meet was the 1000 free where she earned second place. Danielle was busy placing 2nd in both the 100 and 200 fly. The 200 relay team brought home third with the help from Christine Robicheaux (16), Jo Claire, Danielle, and Sarah. The final event for the girls was the 200 medley relay which became a great race for Valerie Leonards (13), Jo Claire, Danielle and Sarah as the pulled off a magnificent 2nd place.
Saving the best for last is our senior boys division which earned the most points for COSST. Matthew Wilson (17) blasted off the block to earn 2 Meet Records. In the 200 IM Matthew’s time was 2:00.10 and 200 Fly time was 1:57.85 which beat a record from 2007 by almost 10 seconds. Matthew’s other first place finishes were in the 100 fly and 200 breast all helped him gain 59 points. Tyler Jusselin (16) was gaining confidence and speed every time he hit the water. He earned a fantastic 54 points by pushing through to the touch pad with 5 second place finishes. Cole Bourland (15) cut times off all 10 events. He cut an unbelievable 15.14 seconds off his 400 IM which helped him obtain third place. Cole finished the meet with 18 points. Thomas Campbell (16) had a total of 16 points with his best showing in the 200 breast where he placed fifth. Scott Cook (16) and Arash Ataei (15) both helped out by earning points for COSST. Scott’s best event was the 100 back which earned him second place and Arash cut times off every event with his best showing in the 100 fly. The relays also helped this division because there was an A team and B team. Tyler, Cole, Matthew and Thomas were the “A” relay team. They won 2nd place in both the 200 free and 200 medley. The “B” relay team won 5th in the 200 free and third in the 200 medley. Scott, Arash, Cody Killian (15) and Cameron Brandao (16) made up the “B” Team.
The Team is looking forward to their last chance for state cuts at the COSST Winter Meet which is set for February 20th on the campus of Centenary. Congratulations COSST. Second place is awesome! Next year we are shooting for 1st place at the Craddock Invitational.
COSST expecting lighting fast-times at Craddock Invitational
By: Monica P. Dixon, Public Relations for COSST ’09-‘10
COSST Wins First at “Pitt”
By: Monica P. Dixon, Public Relations
The 24th Annual John “Pitt” Pittington Invitation, hosted by the LA Gold Swim Team, was held January 8-10, 2010, in Monroe, Louisiana. Not even the coldest January temperatures outside kept the hottest swimmers from entering Lake C. Oxford Natatorium on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The City of Shreveport Swim Team with its 70 female and 42 male athletes competed against six other teams from Louisiana and Mississippi. Determination and incredibly fast times created a perfect winter storm to put COSST in 1st place.
Matthew Wilson (17) was the overall highpoint winner with 93 points earned by winning 1st place in eight events and 2nd place in three events. Tyler Jusselin (16) created some major competition earning 53 points with a 1st place, three 2nd place and also a 3rd place to finish out the meet. In the girls division Chelsea Russell (17) won four 1st place and three 2nd place victories to earn her the high point winner in her division. Also showing great personal efforts were Rachel Ewart (15) finishing the meet with one 1st place, two 2nd place and four 3rd place to put her in sold overall 3rd place an Jo Claire Robinson (18) came in 4th place in their division.
In the 13-14 boys division, Tyler Eddlemon (14) raked in 4th place with a total of 35 points with Cooper Feazel (13) working hard to gain 5th place with 22 points. Rachel Briggs (13) finished strong winning 3rd place with a total of 35 points. Hope Dorsett (13), Michaela Stawasz (13), Ella Tichenor (14) took 4th, 5th and 6th places respectively in a highly competitive manner with only 1 point between each of them.
COSST’s fantastic four in the 11-12 boys division took the top five positions. They are Kaden Amidon (11) Denver Dixon (11) and Matthew McLaughlin (12) and Daniel Crews (11). High Point winner was Kaden Amidon (11) who swam lightning fast to win four 1st and four 2nd places to combine a grand total of 69 points. Striking back was teammate Denver Dixon (11) who with his two 1st, two 2nd and two 3rd place wins finished the division in third place with 51 points. In 4th place, Matthew McLaughlin (12) tallied 45 points and Daniel Crews (11) earning a respectful 30 points to claim 5th place.
With a ton of competition in the 11-12 girls division, Madelyn Regenold (11) finished third by earning a total for 46 points with teammate Laura Jusselin (12) coming in forth after swimming fast all weekend with 45 total points.
The fast lane found Thomas Siskron (10) through-out as he has been swimming exceptionally well for the 9/10 year old division. Thomas earned a whopping nine – 1st place ribbons and one – 2nd place ribbons to earn him the high point winner with a total of 88 points. Robert Steven S. Brown (10) was getting state-times and cutting times to earn 44 points which placed him firmly in the third place spot. Earning 39 points was Luke Keen (10) which positioned him in 4th place and Campbell Siskron (9) earned 30.50 points to finish out 5th in the 10 and under boys division. COSST takes the top three spots in the 10 & under girls division. Madison Trudnak (10) created a true winter storm in the girls 10 and under division. She was absolutely a force to be reckoned with earning a remarkable 72 points with six – 1st place wins, one 2nd place win and one -3rd place win to crown her the high point winner. Haley Poole (10) finished second with 67 valuable points by winning two – first place ribbons, two - 2nd place ribbons and five – 3rd place ribbons. Abigail A. Aldridge (10) had an incredible meet coming in third place with a total of 65 points.
COSST was excited to see it’s youngest athletes swim furiously with Jack R. Aldridge (7) totally up 49 points in the 8 & under boys division. Belle Trudnak (8) and Grace Tichenor (8) both enjoyed 46 points each in the 8 & under girls division. Belle’s points were earned by winning three second place ribbons and coming in third once whereas Grace was busy winning two – 1st place ribbons, two – seconds and one – 3rd place ribbon.
The COSST girls placed first with 1445.5 final points as did the boys with a final point total of 1201 for a combined total of 2646.5 points. Not only does the win give COSST bragging rights, but also a nice first place cash prize of $1000. Next for COSST is the 30th Annual COAST Winter Invite, in Alexandria, Louisiana, January 15 and 16th. Then it’s on the road to the Mississippi delta to the Craddock Invitational on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, January 29-31. The short-course season heats up in February on the COSST Winter Invite on the Centenary Campus in Shreveport. This is the final opportunity to burn time off and get those final state cuts as the Short-Course State Meet is slated for March 11- 14th on the campus of the University of New Orleans.
2009 ~ COSST “B” Meet
By: Monica P. Dixon, Public Relations 2009-2010
The annual COSST B Short-Course Meet was held Saturday, October 24th, on the campus of Centenary College. This annual meet is a fantastic opportunity for all swimmers who have not yet qualified for a State Time and does not have a B time or higher in their events . All swimming results are measured by age group motivational standard times and are listed in A or B times determined by USA Swimming in each state. During the COSST B Meet, any swimmer participating with a B time or higher in a particular event becomes ineligible for that particular event. This strategy allows for swimmers to get better in other events and improve their times.
The COSST B Meet had a record number of over 42 new COSST swimmers attending their first USA Swim meet. There were a total of 147 COSST swimmers which resulted in 19 new State Cuts for the team and many swimmers with new personal best achievements. There were a total of 247 competitors including COSST. Shreveport was excited to compete against swimmers from Longview, Texas, Texarkana, Arkansas, Alexandria, Monroe, Ruston and Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The City of Shreveport Swim Teams continues on its quest to ensure every swimmer is working towards not only their personal best, but their goal of qualifying as many swimmers for the Short-Course State Championship Meet in New Orleans, in March 2010. COSST will be in action at Centenary College again this Saturday as they have their annual COSST Booster Club “Swim-a-thon.”
“Anchors Away”
By: Monica P. Dixon, Public Relations for COSST 2009-2010
It was “Anchors Away” at the recent , City of Shreveport Swim Team’s (COSST) Intrasquad Meet, held at the Southside Swim Club on Saturday, September 19th. Over 120 COSST swimmers were ready for the duel in the pool. The clouds broke way to the warm September sun making perfect weather for the Red verses Blue battle to begin.
Fun and unpredictable relays which combined the varsity and pre-varsity swimmers with the younger junior varsity swimmers made for excitement for everyone. A favorite event required a stronger older swimmer to only use his arms while a younger swimmer would hold on tight to his teammate’s legs and kick. The event created great team work as the swimmers worked together to become one swimmer. At the end of the swimming competition it was determined that a tie breaker would be needed to have a final winner. This took both teams out of the water to several tug-a-war matches. The excited spectators consisting of family, friends, and teammates cheered during these dry-land battles.
The Blue team was successful at defeating the Red team in the final round. The Red Team cheered in great praise and wonderful sportsmanship for their Blue Team competitors. Fellowship followed with food and refreshments for everyone.
The COSST Anchors Away event kicked-off the beginning of the 51st swim season. A record breaking 200 plus kids ages from 6 to 18 are now in training with COSST under the direction of head coach Butch Jordon, now in his 34th year at the helm. With the dedicated coaching staff of over 10 coaches, involved parents and committed swimmers they are expecting a fantastic winning season in 2009 - 2010. For more information on COSST please visit their website at www.COSST.org.
COSST takes 2nd Place at MAKOS
By Monica P. Dixon, Public Relations for COSST 2009-2010
The City of Shreveport Swim Team takes 2nd place at MAKOS Fall Invitational held in Flowood, Mississippi, October 9-11th . A total of 15 teams from Mississippi and Louisiana competed in ten fierce 25 yard lanes at the Courthouse Pool. COSST was represented by 100 swimmers from their Varsity, Pre-Varsity and Junior Varsity divisions. There were 23 new swimmers to short-course competition. A new found swimmer in Anna Claire Mackey, at age 6, was swimming like a pro with 3 for 3 first place wins her first time out.
Thomas Siskron, a 10 year old pre-varsity swimmer and 5th year COSST swimmer was the High Point Winner for the Boys 9/10 year old division. Thomas started swimming for COSST the summer he turned 6 - 2005 and has gone to every MAKOS meet since then (05, 06, 07, 08, 09) He has won high point at MAKOS for 6-under, 8-under, and now 10-under (05, 07, 09). He currently has all state cuts and had them last year as a 9 year old. His first state meet was when he was 7 and swam on a relay only. At the age of 8 he qualified in 5 (of 9) state events. Thomas is the son of Tom and Martha Siskron.
Mathew Wilson, a 16 year old varsity swimmer, was the High Point Winner in the Senior Boys division with 68 points for COSST. He placed first in six events and second in two events. He had two meet records in the 200 IM and 100Fly. Matthew started swimming at the age of seven. Matthew started swimming for COSST in January 2008 after a change in coaching at his former team. Butch Jordan and COSST graciously accepted him onto the team even though we live in West Monroe. He is currently training in Monroe during the week and in Shreveport on weekends. Mathew is the son of John and Kathy Wilson.
The COSST girls team scored a total of 2551 points while the COSST boy’s team brought in 1944 both finishing in second place. The combined team scores put COSST firmly in second place with a total of 4495 points.
The Short-Course season has every COSST Swimmer working towards not only their personal best, but their goal of qualifying in as many events as possible by Louisiana State Qualifying Times. These qualifying times are considered “A” times are required to compete in the Short-Course State Championship Meet in New Orleans, in February 2010. The next competition for COSST will be the annual “B” Meet hosted by COSST at Centenary College.
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