College Park Aquatics: News

Tuesday, May 26

2009 Swimming NCS Scholar Athletes

Please congratulate the following athletes for their outstanding achievement of receiving a 3.5 or higher GPA (un-weighted) on their 3rd quarter report cards.

Boys:

  • Matthew Kennedy
  • Michael Laduzinsky
  • Kyle Leung
  • Kenneth Mark
  • Jeffrey Mayers
  • Christopher McConnell
  • Forest McMillin
  • Nicholas Ramirez
  • Derek Westerhoff

Girls:

  • Monica Ballardo
  • Katelynn Campbell
  • Jillian Cary
  • Hannah Curran
  • Hope Curran
  • Renae DiBartolomeo
  • Caitlin Diggs
  • Jennifer Diggs
  • Mary Englund
  • Kelly Hansen
  • Victoria Mark
  • Rachel O'Brien
  • Tanya Rana
  • Kelsey Rodocker
  • Katrina Smith
  • Christianna Stafford
  • Lailah Steele
  • Marisa Von Ruden
  • Jennifer Wood
  • Annie Wu

The Girls Team had a team GPA above 3.0...Way to go girls!

Information about the NCS Scholar Athlete program.

 



Saturday, May 23

2009 NCS Results:

College Park Girls team finish 7th!!!

Saturday: College Park's Rachel O'Brien defended her title against a talented field in the 100 butterfly, shaving more than a half-second off last year's time to finish in 54.07. "I was just trying to stay with (Maria Carrillo's Maya DiRado)," said O'Brien, who's bound for Oregon State. "She was having a really good day, and at 75 we were close. But I finished strong." CCTimes

Friday: "College Park's Rachel O'Brien was less than a second behind the NCS record with a 54.11 in the 100 butterfly to enter the final as the top seed." CCTimes



Sunday, May 3

2009 DVAL All-League Swimmers:

Girls First Team:  Jessica Crider, Concord (50 Free, 100 Free) Hannah Curran, College Park (100 Breast) Hope Curran, College Park (200 MR) Sara Delay, Northgate (200 Free, 500 Free) Paige Hosking, Concord (400 FR) Jill Jones, Berean Christian (200 I.M.) Jaymee Krochka, Northgate (200 FR) Joann Liang, Northgate (200 FR) Tosha McGlothin, Concord (400 FR) Rachel O'Brien, College Park (200 MR, 100 Fly, 100 Back) Katie O'Connor, Concord (400 FR) Diandra Prutton, College Park (200 MR) M.E. Randall, College Park (200 MR) Mia Tittle, Northgate (200 FR)

Girls Second Team: Chrissie Adarme, Northgate (200 MR) Renae DiBartolomeo, College Park (200 FR, 100 Breast, 400 FR) Kara Kohler, Clayton Valley (200 I.M.) Abby Lloyd, Northgate (200 MR) Rebekah Padilla, Ygnacio Valley (100 Fly) Rachel Proctor, Northgate (200 Free) Maggie Schoemann, College Park (400 FR) Johanna Sluser, Northgate (200 MR)

Girls Honorable Mention: Kaylee Cabral, Berean Christian (200 MR) Samantha Choy, Ygnacio Valley (200 FR) Kaitlin Dick, Berean Christian (200 MR) Jen Diggs, College Park (500 Free) Gina Griego, Ygnacio Valley (200 FR) Allyson Hansen, Clayton Valley (200 Free) Jill Jones, Berean Christian (200 MR) Noemi Mercado, Ygnacio Valley (400 FR) McKenzie Sands, Berean Christian (200 MR) Tara Thorsen, Ygnacio Valley (400 FR) Bevyn Voegtly, Ygnacio Valley (400 FR) Hannah Voegtly, Ygnacio Valley (200 FR)

Boys First Team:  Derek Anderson, Clayton Valley (200 MR, 100 Back) Brendin Brown, Clayton Valley (200 MR, 100 Breast) Andrew Dossa, Northgate (200 Free, 200 FR, 400 FR) Bryan Evans, College Park (100 Fly) Will Griffiths, College Park (Diving) Josh Harmon, Clayton Valley (200 MR) Tyler Jean, Northgate (200 FR) Brett Lowe, Concord (200 I.M.) Colton Rogers, Clayton Valley (500 Free) Travis Rogers, Northgate (200 FR, 400 FR) Jimmy Sorenson, Northgate (400 FR) Kyle Tully, Clayton Valley (200 MR, 50 Free, 100 Free) Matt Williams, Northgate (200 FR, 400 FR)

Boys Second Team: Jackson Ballew, Ygnacio Valley (200 MR) Svatoslav Chekurov, Northgate (500 Free) Brian Denes, Concord (400 FR) Will Grebe, Concord (400 FR) Jason Hadsell, College Park (200 FR) Mason Kinnard, Ygnacio Valley (200 MR, 200 Free, 100 Back) Aaron Koenig, Ygnacio Valley (200 MR) Kyle Lowe, Concord (400 FR) Jeff Mayers, College Park (200 FR) Chris McConnell, College Park (200 FR) Ryan McConnell, College Park (200 FR) Tim Thorsen, Ygnacio Valley (200 MR)

Boys Honorable Menton: Alex Gordon, Northgate (200 I.M.) Chris Leon, Berean Christian (200 FR) Dustin McCormick, Berean Christian (200 FR) Ricky Niese, Northgate (100 Fly, 100 Back) Kyle Peacock, Berean Christian (200 FR) Monty Randall, College Park (200 MR) Scott West, Berean Christian (200 FR)



Saturday, April 25

DVAL Championships Info:

The Diablo Valley Athletic League 2009 JV and Varsity Swimming championships will be May 1st and 2nd at DVC. 

  • Trials will be Friday, May 1st at DVC. The gates will open at 8:00 am, with warm-ups starting at 8:30 am. The meet will begin at 10:30 am.
    • Varsity Qualifiers: The top 16 swimmers (across the combined teams) per gender per Trials event will advance to Finals.
    • JV Qualifers: The top 8 swimmers per gender per event will advance to Saturday's finals.
  • For those (JV & Varsity) swimmers who qualify, the Finals will be Saturday, May 2nd. The start time is under discussion at this time.  
  • COST: The charge for admission (if you are not timing or working at the meet) is $5.00 for an adult, $2.00 for students with student I.D. (No charge for swimmers)

The winner of this meet will be declared the DVAL 2009 Champion. 

Go Falcons!!!

 



Sunday, April 5

CPHS Boosters Golf Classic:

The College Park Boosters are having their annual golf tournament to raise money. Tournaments like this are played in a "scramble" format, which just means that golfers of any ability can participate and compete on a fairly equal footing.  Teams are usually made up of A, B, C, & D level players where the A player is usually the most experienced, the B player less so, etc. This format is a good way for anybody to have fun regardless of their golfing ability.

If there are any parents who would like to form a "CP Aquatics" team let me know. I'm looking for 3 other players (no experience necessary) to round out my team.

If you're interested, please drop me a line.

Regards, Mark Choiniere

The 2009 College Park Golf Classic will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009 at the Contra Costa Country Club.  Check-in begins: 10:30, Lunch: 11:00, Shotgun Start: 12:00.

Dinner to follow: approximately 5:30pm

Cost: $175 Price includes: Golf, Cart, Tee prizes, Lunch, Dinner, Long Drive, Closest to Pins and more! Dinner only: $50. Hole sponsor: $150.

Go to www.cphsboosters.com for more information. 

 



Sunday, March 8

Week 6 (3/9 - 3/14)

  • Practice times have changed so check the calendar.
  • First League Meet against Northgate at Heather Farms on Wednesday
    • Swimmers must take the bus, which leaves CP at 2:20pm
    • Swimmers that want to ride home with their parents must bring a note to Carol or Justin, signed by their parent, by Tuesday.
  • Team Pictures are Friday at PHMS @ 5:15pm. No swimming that day.  The coaches will hand out order forms and instructions later this week.
  • There will be a pasta feed on Friday after pictures, location is TBD.
  • Las Lomas Relays (all swimmers) are Saturday at Las Lomas.
    • Warmups are at 9:45am. Meet starts around 11am
    • No transportation will be provided.



Saturday, February 21

Week 4 (2/23 - 2/27)

Note from Coach Justin: "Alhambra has double booked the pool for the coming Monday and Wednesday evenings. We didn't receive word until last night (2/20). I have managed to get us pool time at PHMS as follows:

  • Monday 2/23
    • Varsity: 5:15pm - 7pm @ PHMS
    • JV: 7:45pm - 9:30pm @ PHMS
  • Tuesday 2/24 STAY TUNED!!!
    • Morning Practice: 5:20am - 7am @ PHMS
    • Evening Practice may be cancelled and swimmers asked to attend a VERY IMPORTANT MDUSD board meeting to discuss the CP Pool situation.
  • Wednesday 2/25
    • Varsity: 5:10pm -7:30pm @ PHMS
    • JV: 7:10pm - 9pm @ PHMS
  • Thursday 2/26
    • Morning Practice: 5:20am - 7am @ PHMS
    • Varsity: 5:10pm -7:30pm @ Alhambra J
    • JV: 7:10pm - 9pm @ Alhambra
  • Friday 2/27
    • Time Trials 5:15pm @ PHMS

P.S. I haven't heard anything about the Board meeting Tuesday night yet, I will keep you posted."

 

Week 3 (2/16 - 2/20):

  • Morning Practice: MONDAY 2/16 8am - 10:30am @ PHMS All Swimmers
  • Afternoon Practice:
    • Thursday @ Alhambra:
      • Returning Swimmers: 5:10pm - 7:30pm
      • New Swimmers: 7:10pm - 9pm
    • Friday:
      • Time Trials: PHMS @ 5:15pm.
      • Timers needed...

Week 2 (2/9 - 2/13):

  • Morning Practice: MONDAY 2/9 ONLY 8am - 10:30am @ PHMS All Swimmers
  • Afternoon/Evening Practice Tues, Weds, and Thurs at Alhambra:
    • Returning Swimmers: 6:15pm - 8:15pm
    • New Swimmers: 7:45pm - 9:15pm 
  • Friday practice for all swimmers 6:15pm @ Alhambra.

 

Week 1 (2/2 - 2/6):

  • Tuesday there is a team meeting after school at the CP Pool.  No evening practice.
  • No Practice Wednesday!
  • Thursday is "fitting night" at Norcal Swim Shop in Countrywood at 6pm. No evening practice.
  • Friday all swimmers practice at 6:00pm-8:00pm at Alhambra.
Please Note: (All evening practices will be held at Alhambra and all morning practices will be at PHMS)

Next week:

  • No School Monday but that doesn't mean you get to sleep in....Monday practice is 8am-10:30am at PHMS. But there won't be any evening practice.

 

 

 Team Meeting:

  • There will be a team meeting the week of Feb 2nd after school.  Details to follow.
  • If you were unable to attend the first team meeting and have any swim team related questions, please let Coach Justin know.
  • Fee is $230 Includes: Team Suit, Bus Transportation, & T-Shirt. Money should go to Justin or Carol and Checks should be made out to "College Park High School" put "Swim Team" in the memo.
DVAL League Schedule: (subject to modification)
  • Practice begins: February 2
  • DVAL League Meet: May 1 & 2
  • NCS Seeding Meeting; May 11
  • NCS Diving Championships: May14
  • NCS Championships: May 15, 16
  • Meets & Events:
    • Feb 2 (Monday)
      • 1st day of practice (location is TBD)
    • Feb 5 (Thurs 6pm)
      • Norcal Fitting Night (Norcal swim shop in Countrywood)
    • Feb 20 & 27 (Friday & Friday)
      • Time Trials after school location is TBA
    • March 4 (Wednesday)
      • Acalanes at AHS @ 3:45pm
    • March 11 (Wednesday)
      • Northgate at Heather Farms @ 3:45pm
    • March 14 (Saturday)
      • Las Lomas Relays at LLHS @ TBD am
    • March 20 (Friday)
      • Las Lomas at LLHS 3:45pm
    • March 25 (Wednesday)
      • Home League Meet vs Concord at PHMS 3:45pm
    • April 1 (Wednesday)
      • Away League Meet vs Ygnacio Valley at PHMS 3:45pm
    • April 8 (Wednesday)
      • Away League Meet vs Clayton Valley at TBD 3:45pm
    • April 22 (Wednesday)
      • League Meet vs Berean at TBA
    • May 1 & 2 (Friday & Saturday)
      • DVAL League Meet (Var and JV)

 



Thursday, March 5

Week 5 (3/2 - 3/7)

  • Swim Meet @ Acalanes on Wednesday. 
    • Bus leaves CP at 2:20pm
    • Everyone has to ride the Bus. I if you want to ride home with your parents, you must give Carol or Justin a note before Wednesday, signed by your parents.
    • The meet starts around 4pm and ends around 6:30pm
    • Bring food, you'll be hungry.
  • Meet Highlites:
    • Rachel O'Brien gets NCS qualifying times in the 200 IM and 100 Back
    • Hannah Curran's 100 Breaststroke was an NCS consideration time.
    • Varsity Girl's 200 MR was an NCS automatic qualifying time
    • Varsity Boy's 200 MR was an NCS consideration time.
    • Varsity Girl's and Varsity Boy's 200 Free relays were NCS consideration times.
    • Several swimmers had season best times (when compared to Time Trials).
  • Note from Coach Carol:
    • There were some excellent swims last night. I would particularly like to highlight Rachel O'Briens' swims in the 200 IM and 100 Back which were NCS automatic qualifying times and Hannah Curran's 100 Breaststroke which was an NCS consideration time. Also the Varsity Girl's 200 Med. relay was an NCS automatic qualifying time, while the Boy's 200 Med. Relay, and both the Varsity Girl's and Varsity Boy's 200 Free relays were NCS consideration times. Several swimmers had season best times (when compared to Time Trials).
    • I thought everyone did very well at the meet last night especially considering the format and seeding problem Acalanes was having with their Hytek system. In case some of you weren't aware of what was going on, someone seeded the meet like a USS weekend timed finals invitational meet, not as a dual meet. We were supposed to have Lanes 1,3,5,7, for all heats and the swimmers should have been seeded (by coaches placement - which we submitted) into lanes which would have put them next to similar swimmers from the other team. You might have noticed that sometimes it was so bad, we had a heat with only College Park swimmers, who were scored against swimmers in an entirely different heat. Anyway, our swimmers did great. * It should be noted I'm not in love with Hytek when it comes to dual meets.
    •  I was sorry to hear about this mornings confusion. We will be discussing this tonight at practice. I feel there was a lot of mis-communication. Please come to listen and also to comment. I do want to make this clear, we will always have practice on Tuesday AND Thursday mornings.
    • I have been telling other coaches (friends of mine) just how much I am enjoying coaching this group of swimmers this year. We have a very difficult evening schedule, and most of you have been very diligent in making your practices. I'm especially impressed with the swimmers who are trying to make ALL their practices, but I understand that conflicts sometimes come up.
    • Again, I want to commend the swimmers on an excellent season so far this year. Let's keep up our focus and see where it can take us. Carol