Big Cat Meet Summary

13 members of the Conroe Diving Club participated in the 2016 Big Cat Diving Summer Splash Saturday June 18. The competition was held at the Michael D. Holland natatorium located in Magnolia and attended by 60 divers and 10 teams from the Houston, Austin and San Antonio. The Conroe Diving Club finished first in the overall team standings capturing 19 total medals including 12 gold, six silver and one bronze. High point winners for CDC were:

Boys: Rock Sweet  / Girls: Tie between Hailey Boone, Kambri Foster and Logan Thomas

Hailey Boone (9&U girls f/c), Kambri Foster (12-13 JO), Rock Sweet (10-12 f/c) and Logan Thomas (13&O f/c) all captured double gold in their 1 meter and 3 meter events. Individual gold was earned by Emily Adams (12-13 novice), Judson Foster (9&U f/c), Aidan Schleis (10-12 f/c bronze) and Samantha Vear (14-15 JO). Silver medalists include Emily Adams, Braden Moore, Bree Sautural, Travsi Saye, Aidan Schleis and Samantha Vear while Megan Milbaum  brought home a bronze medal in the 14-15 girls JO 3 meter event. Riley Saye represented the Conroe Diving Club and finished sixth in the 12-13 girls JO 1 meter event.

This was a fun meet for the kids and several divers scored personal bests in their individual events. Coaches, Bill, Danny and Nancy attended the meet with the kids. The discussion between all coaches at the meet was to include the Big Cat Invitational at the same time every year.

If you are not watching the U.S. Diving Olympic Trials on TV please check the following channels NBC and NBCSN for diving times throughout the week. TV times are usually in the evening starting at 6 or 7 local times. NBC will have coverage next Saturday and Sunday. Check your local listings for exact times.

Laura Wilkinson Invitational Meet

26 members of the Conroe Diving Club along with coaches Bill Travis, Danny Sautural and Nancy Vear participated in the 2016 Laura Wilkinson Invitational April 9 & 10 at the CISD natatorium. Conroe divers captured 21 total medals including nine gold, nine silver and three bronze. Kenzi Leslie (girls) and Tanner Herridge (boys) earned individual high point honors for the club at this meet. 215 total divers and 11 teams entered the meet and the Conroe Diving Club finished third overall in the team standings. Samantha Vear had the high score of the meet with her reverse 2 1/2 tuck on the three meter.

Kenzi Leslie (12-13 girls) and Tanner Herridge (10-12 boys) captured double gold medals in their 1 and 3 meter events. Individual gold was brought home by Logan Cox, Anya Dziena, Toni Harper, Hudson Herridge and Ben Skov. Sliver medal winners include Hope Howard, Sarah Jones, Ethan Osborne, Ben Skov, Bree Sautural, Logan Thomas and Samantha Vear while teammates Ricky Do, Braden Moore and Mateja Summers earned individual bronze. Other divers representing the Conroe Diving Club at the meet were Emily Adams, Lily Bonzon, Chloe Corbin, Sophia Corbin, Calie Crofford, Tess herridge, Lauryn Kelly, Katie Kowalik, Raina Malagarie and Megan Milbaum. Great performances were turned in by some of the kids and it was the first competition for Chloe, Mateja, Sarah and Sophia.

Jingle Bell Classic

14 members of the Conroe Diving Club and coaches Bill Travis and Danny Sautural participated in the 2015 Jingle Bell Classic held December 12-13 at the University of Houston. Over 225 divers and 15 teams attended the meet making it the largest Winter invitational in the state of Texas. Conroe Diving Club members collected nine total medals including two gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze.

High point winners for the Conroe Diving Club at the Jingle Bell Classic are Kenzi Leslie for the girls and Brady Gottula for the boys. Trace Moore (10 & Over f/c gold level) and Logan Thomas (10 & Over f/c gold level) captured gold medals in their 1 meter events. Silver medals were earned by Brady Gottula (12-13 novice 1 meter), Kenzi Leslie (10 & Over f/c silver level 3 meter) and Avery Mier (9 & Under f/c silver level 1 meter) while bronze medalists include Brady Gottula (12-13 novice 3 meter), Andrew Hamons (14-18 novice 3 meter), Hope Howard (10 & Over f/c gold 1 meter) and Kenzi Leslie (10-11 novice 1 meter). Other divers representing the Conroe Diving Club at the meet were Lily Bonzon, Anya Dziena, Toni Harper, Megan Milbaum, Braden Moore, Ashlynne Reynolds and Bree Sautural. Congratulations to all divers participating at the Jingle Bell Classic.

BASDT Halloween Invitational

I want to thank all of those who weathered the storm and participated in the meet on Saturday and hope everyone had a safe journey home. The BASDT hosted a great meet and finished right on the timeline.

14 Conroe Diving Club members and coaches Bill Travis and Danny Sautural attended the meet on Saturday. The meet was hosted by the Bay Area Stars Diving Team and held at the Pearland Recreation Center in Pearland, TX. 90 divers and eight teams from Houston, Dallas and San Antonio attended the meet with the Conroe Diving Club finishing second overall in the team standing behind host team Bay Area Stars. CDC earned 19 total medals including 10 gold, six silver and 3 bronze. There were many outstanding performances and I was very proud of the kids.

Brady Gottula and Logan Thomas earned individual high point winners for the Conroe Diving Club on Saturday. Katie Kowalik and Logan Thomas captured double gold medals while Kenzi Leslie, Brady Gottula, Megan Milbaum, Bree Sautural, Michelle Roberts and Brooke Rupp brought home individual gold. Silver medals were earned by Kenzi Leslie, Lily Bonzon, Brady Gottula, Bree Sautural, Megan Milbaum and Henely Dawson while teammates Calie Crofford, Ashlynne Reynolds and Ella Dawson captured individual bronze. Toni Harper just missed a bronze medal in both the 1 and 3 meter events.

This was a fun meet for the kids (with the exception of the very high gutters at the diving end of the pool) and coaches Bill and Danny enjoyed the event. It is important for the future champions and novice kids to participate in these events to help with experience and gain insight about the sport and make new friendships. Thanks again to all the parents who made the trip and helped with an enjoyable experience.

For new divers interested in seeing meet results you can go to divemeets.com and find all the information on the homepage. At the top of the homepage click on "meets" and then "AAU" and you can find the results. You can also click on your child's name and find their diving history. Explore when you have a few minutes.

CDC Fall Classic

I want to thank everyone who helped with the meet on Saturday. The booster club did an awesome job preparing for and hosting the meet. There were many first time divers and families at the meet and I hope everybody had fun.

100 divers participated in the Fall Classic this year with six teams being represented. The Conroe Diving Club won the overall team title for the fifth year in a row. The Conroe Diving Club brought home 37 total medals including 16 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze. The high point winners for the Conroe Diving Club were Logan Thomas for the girls and Rock Sweet for the boys. Double gold medals include Ricky Do, Megan Milbaum and Logan Thomas while Katie Kowalik, Chlow Steindorf, Michelle Roberts, James McDonald, Kailey Dupuy, Emily Adams, Anya Dzienz, Avery Mier, Rock Sweet and Logan Cox earned individual gold.

Silver medal winners: Kenzi Leslie, Chlow Steindorf, Michelle Roberts, Ben Skov, Keaton Martin, Hope Howard (2) and Rock Sweet

Bronze medal winners: Calie Crofford, Lily Bonzon, Raina Malagarie, James McDonald, Andrew Hamons, Bree Sautural (2), Toni Harper, Avery Mier, Henley Dawson and Logan Cox.  

Other divers representing the Conroe Diving Club at the meet include: Warner Malagarie, Taylor Bither, Ashlynee Reynolds, Ashely Jones, Tess Herridge, Ella Dawson, Braydon Alfaro, Tanner Herridge and Byron Werring. A total of 34 CDC member participated in this event including 12 first timers. Coaches Bill and Danny were very pleased with the turnout and performance of these young kids. The Conroe Diving Club has made great strides the past six weeks in re-building the program and have 70 divers participating in the diving program in October.

I also want to thank the City of Conroe for letting us host the meet and making sure everything went smooth. We have a great program with an incredible booster club that makes it possible to host an event like this. I saw new parents helping out with the meet and I want to thank them as well.

2015 CDC National Team

I hope everyone is enjoying a fun Summer. The month of June was very exciting for the Conroe Diving Club with much success for the Junior Olympic divers and coaches. The Summer is the heart of the JO season and a lot of training and preparation go into the Regional, Zone and National level events. This year CDC had 12 divers attend the USA Diving Zone championships (5 in 2015) and five divers advanced to the National championships (2 in 2014).

2015 Conroe Diving Club National Team

Peyton Donald (11 & U)
Kambri Foster (12-13)
Michaela Fleming (14-15)
Travis Saye (14-15)
Mason Williams (14-15)

These five divers will attend the USA Diving AT&T National Championships in Orlando, FL August 1-7. Head coach Bill Travis will go with this group and looks forward to participating at the national championships.

The following divers attended the Zone "B" championships along with coach Danny Sautural in Moultrie, GA June 15-20:

Bree Satural (11&U), Braden Moore (11&U), Megan Milbaum (12-13) and Kaylee Frantzen (16-18. This was the first Zone championships for these divers and great experience moving into next year.

The following divers attended the Zone "D" championships along with coach Bill Travis in Iowa City, IA June 23-28:

Peyton Donald (11&U), Kambri Foster (12-13), Michaela Fleming (14-15), Reagan Hinze (14-15), Christopher Donald (14-15),
Travis Saye (14-15) and Mason Williams (14-15).

The top 10 divers in each event at the Zone meets advance to the AT&T national championships. The Conroe Diving Club finished 13th out of 35 teams in Iowa City. CDC scored one team point at the 2014 zone championships and 55 this year (incredible increase). Please congratulate all these kids when you see them at the pool and wish best of luck to the divers headed to Orlando the end of the month.

2014 Wrap Up

The 2014 season saw many highlights for the Conroe Diving Club from future champion gold medals to finals at the national age-group championships. The CDC currently has the most members in team history and a fantastic booster club to help support the divers and coaches.

The CDC competed in 15 meets this year and captured the team title in four of them including the Corpus Christi meet in June.

Six divers represented the CDC at the regional championships in 2014:
Liberty Dougal, Kambri Foster, Kaylee Frantzen, Reagan Hinze, Travis Saye and Alexa Underwood

Five of these divers attended the Zone championships in Florida with Kambri (11 & U 3 meter finalist) and Travis (12-13) spending a week in Knoxville, TN at the Age Group National Championships.

More than 50 CDC members earned medals while competing throughout the 2014 season setting another milestone as a team. Congratulations to ALL divers in the program!