Swimmers, Take Your Mark!

Stratford and Memorial high schools will send 11 individual and eight relay teams into state competition this weekend, Feb. 22-23, during UIL’s State Swim Meet at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center on the University of Texas at Austin.

Fox Sports Southwest.com will live webcast the state meet beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23. The 5A swimming and diving finals will begin at that time, while the 4A finals will be broadcast starting at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

 Stratford High swimmers swept all competition to finish at regional champions in both boys and girls divisions in the recently held 4A-VII Regional Swimming and Diving Meet. Stratford High’s boys team finished last year as 4A state champions, and they could repeat, coaches say. The girls team is expected to finish as a Texas top team. The Spartans are coached by Mike Hoskovec.

At the 5A-IV Regional Swimming and Diving Meet, Memorial girls team finished fourth. Sophomore Alexandra Buscher won the Swimmer of the Meet Award. She set two All-American times and school records. Jason Mauss is Mustang coach.

The following student-athletes will compete at the UIL State Swim Meet: 

Stratford High 4A UIL State Swim Meet Qualifiers 

Stratford Relay Teams – Girls & Boys 200 Yard Medley; Girls & Boys 200 Yard Freestyle; Girls & Boys 400 Yard Freestyle 

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle – Erika Stephenson
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle – Samuel Cordova
Girls 200 Yard Individual Medley – Kaysey Weber
Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley – Michael Miller
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle – Leana Fautra
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle – Alec Willrodt
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly – Michael Miller
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle – Erika Stephenson
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle – Alec Willrodt
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle – Kyle Rathgeb
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke – Kyle Rathgeb

Memorial High 5A UIL State Swim Meet Qualifiers 

Memorial Relay Teams – Girls 200 Yard Medley & Girls 200 Yard Freestyle 

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle – Alexandra Buscher
Girls 200 Yard Individual Medley – Danielle Yoon
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle – Alexandra Buscher
Girls 200 Yard Individual Medley – Danielle Yoon
Girls 100 Yard Breastroke – Briana Burns