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Dragon Boys Win Dragon Track and Field Invitational
THE WOODLANDS, TX – The John Cooper School’s varsity boys track and field team wins the Dragon Track and Field Invitational, new school records are set, plus updates on spring sports.
VARSITY TRACK & FIELD
- 4/8 hosted Dragon Invitational
- Boys 1st place • Girls 5th place
Boys’ Results – Team Champions
- 4X400m Relay 1st: Kaden Schwertner, Nathan Montez, Aedan Lanigan, Amir Rizvi
- Amir Rizvi 1st 300m Hurdles 2nd 110m Hurdles NEW SCHOOL RECORD
- Nathan Montez 2nd 800m
- Aditya Pakal 2nd 1600m
- Cole Sheppard 3rd Discus 6th Shot Put
- Nico Signorelli 3rd Pole Vault
- Grey Mendenhall 3rd 1600m
- Michael Stupek 3rd 110m Hurdles 4th 300m Hurdles
- Aedan Lanigan 3rd 800m
- Dean Calhoun 4th Long Jump 6th 100m 7th 200m
- Luke Van Leeuwen 4th Discus
- Gus Feinberg 4th High Jump
- Nathan Seaman 5th 1600m
- Andrs Karst 6th 800m
- Jose Barrenechea 6th Triple Jump
- Corbin Meredith 8th 110m Hurdles
- Travis Barron 8th Discus
About the invitational, Coach Scott Holland shared, “Strong performance by the boys’ team. Scored in all but two events to take the team title. We were led by Amir Rizvi with two golds, a sliver along with a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in 110m Hurdles. This provides us with some great momentum heading into SPC Championships in just three weeks. I am proud of how the guys up and down the roster competed today. We had lots of Personal Records which shows how hard they have been working.
Girls’ Results – 5th Place Team
- 4X400m Relay 2nd & 4X100m Relay 4th: Onese Ewherido, Haley Lien, Milla Signorelli, Sienna Williams
- Sienna Williams 3rd 100m Hurdles 3rd 300m Hurdles NEW SCHOOL RECORD
- Milla Signorelli 3rd Pole Vault
- Haley Slocum 3rd High Jump
- Julianne Hon 4th Pole Vault
- Alexis Seymour 4th 1600m
- Megan Day 5th 1600m
- Haley Lien 6th 100m Hurdles
- Alyssa Kuang 7th High Jump
- Onese Ewherido 8th 400m 8th High Jump
- Annabelle Boyd 8th Discus
“Sienna Williams led the way for the girls’ team with a silver, two bronze and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the 300m Hurdles,” noted Coach Holland. “It was a great day of competition for everyone involved. We are hoping to see some big things at SPC.”
Next up for Dragon Track & Field:
- 4/14-15 at Nick Finnegan Spring Invitational, St. John’s
VARSITY TENNIS
- 4/4 vs Episcopal High School*
- Boys 5-0 W
- Girls 4-1 W
Next up for Dragon Tennis:
- 4/11 at Kinkaid*, 4 p.m.
- 4/18 at Awty International*, 4 p.m.
- 4/21 vs St. Stephen’s Episcopal*, 4 p.m.
- 4/22 vs St Andrew’s Episcopal*, 10 a.m.
VARSITY BASEBALL
- 4/6 at St. Thomas High School • 1-0 L
Next up for Dragon Baseball:
- 4/11 vs. Martin Lutheran HS (WI), 7 p.m. Teacher Appreciation Night
- 4/13 vs. St. Pius X, 7 p.m.
- 4/14 at St. John’s*, 7 p.m.
- 4/21 at Houston Christian*, 7 p.m.
- 4/24 vs Tomball Kings, 6 p.m. Senior Night
VARSITY SOFTBALL
- 4/3 at Second Baptist • 3-2 L
“Grace Minarovic surrendered three runs on four hits over six innings, striking out seven,” said Coach Nicole Hedden. “Patterson went three-for-three at the plate to lead the Dragons in hits.”
- 4/5 vs HCYA • reschedule TBA
Next up for Dragon Softball:
- 4/11 vs Cypress Christian, 5 p.m.
- 4/12 vs Wisconsin team, 4:30 p.m.
- 4/18 at St. John’s*, 4:30 p.m.
- 4/21 vs Duchesne*, 5:30 p.m. SENIOR NIGHT
- 4/24 vs St. John XXIII, 4:30 p.m.
VARSITY GOLF
Next up for Dragon Golf:
- 4/10-11 at St. John’s Invitational, Wolfdancer Golf Club
- 4/24-25 boys at SPC Championships, Ridglea Country Club, Fort Worth
- 4/17-18 girls at SPC Championships, The Woodlands Country Club-The Trails
The John Cooper School is a PK-12 independent, college preparatory day school that has been serving The Woodlands and greater Houston area since 1988.
For more information, visit www.johncooper.org.
