FORNEY, Texas — Forney Independent School District (ISD) swimmers took home top awards at a recent District 13-5A Swim and Dive Competition in Rockwall and, in doing so, made district history and qualified for the regional meet in two weeks.
FORNEY, Texas — Forney Independent School District (ISD) swimmers took home top awards at a recent District 13-5A Swim and Dive Competition in Rockwall and, in doing so, made district history and qualified for the regional meet in two weeks.
For the first time in district history, Forney ISD divers competed in a district competition and won district championships in the process — North Forney High School’s Alyssa Miller earned district champion in the girls dive competition and North Forney High School’s Jeff Sharpe earned district champion in the boys dive competition with Forney High School’s Hascheem VanBolden in second place.
In overall team rankings for District 13-5A, the Forney High School girls and boys teams grabbed district championships with their 1st place finishes. The North Forney High School girls team took 2nd place and the boys team took 3rd place.
“North Forney High School had district champions in the Girls 200 Medley Relay, the Boys 200 Individual Medley and the Girls and Boys one meter diving competition,” the district stated. “Forney High School won district championships in the Boys 200 Freestyle, the Boys 500 Freestyle, the Girls 200 Free Relay and Boys 100 Meter Backstroke.”
“Together, the teams had 33 swimmers qualify for 65 events in the Region 4-5A Championships which will be held on Feb. 3 and 4 in Lewisville, Texas,” the district stated.
The Forney ISD Swim and Dive coaches, Head Coach Dwayne Davis and Assistant Coach Jason Thompson, who coach both swim and dive teams, were named the District 13-5A Girls Coaching Staff of the Year.
The following swim and dive members from North Forney High School qualified for the Regional Championship: Xochitl Lopez, Hope Carter, Cadyn LaBounty, Ellyse Fishburn, Robby Clark, Austin Clevenger, Chad Phillips, Damon Harper, Brianna Sanchez, David Miranda, Jeffrey Sharp, Alyssa Miller, McKenna Collins, Christian Davis and Dylan King.
Forney High School Swim and Dive team members who qualified for the Regional Championships include Ashlan George, Katelyn Gross, Katia DeDominicis, Mikayla Halsdorf, Joey Hite, Ben Santibanez, Eric Gremp, Caii Finley, Leah Kuban, Clay Henson, Jon Lindeman, Shelby Holliman, Cadey Craft, Hasheem Van Bolden, Logan Pritchett, Ivan Carrasco, William Crawford and Nicholas Theriot.