Glynnis Meade

Clark graduate (’11) Glynnis Meade helped the Dallas Baptist Women’s Cross Country team win their 5th straight Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo.  Completing the 6k course in 23:30, Glynnis placed 4th overall and earned a spot on the All Conference team.  Next up is the NCAA Division II South Central Region meet, taking place on November 5th at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls.  Congratulations Glynnis!

Wells at AAU Junior Olympics

Clark cross country runner Austin Wells has added a new element to his races and it’s paying off in gold. Express News reporter Pat Turner explains in this story.

Varsity boys ready to roll.

The Clark Cross Country team got off to a great start  in some oppressive heat on Saturday at the Northside Invitational at Gustafson Stadium. Austin Wells finished first among varsity boys in the meet, with a final kick that pushed him ahead of  the pack. Among varsity girls Shantel Swift finished 4th. Next up for the team is the Northeast ISD meet on September 10th.

Wells wins GOLD!

Clark Cougar Austin Wells outran the competition at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics in New Orleans on August 6th finishing the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:14.23 and winning the gold medal. Wells, who runs cross country and track for Clark, was competing against 64 athletes from across the US, Puerto Rico, the UK and Korea.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             He placed 1st in the AAU Area 14 District Qualifier in Round Rock, TX and 1st in the National Qualifier in Converse,TX to qualify to go to the National Championship event.

CONGRATULATIONS AUSTIN!

Student athletes playing at next level

Four Clark Cougar athletes committed to offers from universities far and near at a public ceremony at Clark High School.

Ryan Jones, son of Bill and Karen Jones, will be attending Harvard and playing football for the Crimson.  Jones starred at running back for the Cougars and was a top runner on the track team. Video

Glynnis Meade, daughter of Dave and Rose Meade, received a track scholarship from Dallas Baptist University where she will join the cross country team there. Video

Brianna Burtone, daughter of John and Jeanie Burtone, will attend school and play soccer locally at Our Lady of the Lake University.  Video

Krista Maples, daughter of Guy and Carmela Maples, will continue her soccer career at St. Mary’s University. Video

Earlier this year baseball players Braden Mattson (TCU) and Hunter McFall (Midland JC) received and accepted offers to play.

Congratulations, Cougars!  Good luck at college and we’ll be watching.

PHOTOS

Meade moving on

Congratulations to Senior Glynnis Meade who has verbally committed to run for Dallas Baptist University next fall.  Glynnis will run cross country, indoor and outdoor track for the DBU Patriots.  She was named to the Area 5A Cross Country team for the past two years, finished 36th at the State meet this year, and has met the national silver standard for the 2 mile and 5k.  She also competed in last year’s Regional track meet in both the 1600m and 3200m events.

All Arellano

The Express News released the All Area and All District teams for football, volleyball and cross country for the 2010 season.  Congratulations to Marcella Arellano, who received All Area and All District honors while teammates Jenn Garrett, and Kayci Murphy were selected to the All-District 27-5A teams.  Marcella and Jenn were unanimous decisions..  Second teamers included Shelby MacKenzie and Nicole Rehm.

Clark also stood out among cross country runners, with Austin Wells and Glynnis Meade making the All Area teams.

The Express News lists all the players in today’s edition.

Swift and Meade at State

Saturday, November 13th dawned bright and breezy at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock, site of the 2010 State Cross Country Meet.  Cougars Glynnis Meade and Shantel Swift ran well, placing 36th in 11:41 and 62nd in 12:04 respectively, out of the 104 5A runners.  The winning time was a zippy 10:55!  Thanks to all that came to the Send-off on Friday, and to the meet on Saturday!

Swift and Meade on to State!

Two Clark Cougars are headed to the State Cross Country Meet next week at Round Rock.  Glynnis Meade placed 6th at the Region IV Meet at Brooks City Base, running 11:30.3 for the 2 mile course, and Shantel Swift was 8th in 11:36.4.  It’s Shantel’s 2nd trip to State, with the top 10 finishers moving on.  Our boys ran well in a very competitive race – Austin Wells placed 19th in 15:55 and Ryan Pavlich, 151st in 17:45.  Congratulations to all 4 Regional runners!  NISD did well, placing 5 girls and 1 boy in the top 10.

On to Regional meet for these Coogs

Early morning temps in the mid-40’s required the Cross Country team to bundle up as they headed to Hardin Athletic Complex for this year’s District meet on Saturday, Oct 30th.  It had moved into the 50’s when the Varsity Girls took off at 9am – perfect running weather for the first two of four Cougars that qualified for the Regional Meet, as the top 10 individuals and 3 teams move on.  Glynnis Meade finished 4th in 12:04.7 and Shantel Swift 7th in 12:27.3.  The Varsity Boys race was neck and neck most of the way between Austin Wells and a runner from O’Connor.  With just over 100m to go, they bumped slightly and Austin fell, but he popped back up to hold on to 2nd place in 15:43.3.  Ryan Pavlich placed 7th in 16:45 to round out our Regional qualifiers.  The Girls team finished 6th and the Boys were 5th overall.  Next week’s meet is at Brooks City Base, with the 5A Girls running at 11:40am and the Boys at Noon.  Come cheer our Cougars on!

-R. Meade