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Frassati Catholic Magazine: Banner Year
OVER THE PAST THREE SEASONS, COACH STEVEN SCHMIDT HAS SEEN HIS GIRLS SWIM TEAM MAKE GIANT LEAPS.
The Frassati Falcons finished sixth at state in 2018, third in 2019 and second in 2020. "We had been really working up to last season for a couple of years," Schmidt said. "We had a really great group of senior leaders who solidified our city championship for two years in a row and hung a TAPPS' runner-up banner this year."
Leading the way for the girls were seniors Emma Dinh, Genevieve Manning and Lauren Lacson, who all received all-state honors. Also earning all-state nods were returners Anna Lackner and Mia Natoli. "I'm so proud of those seniors, who really laid the foundation for us the past few years," he said. "They were helped along the way by Mia and Anna, who will have to carry on their legacy somehow. We have some freshman talent coming up. They could also be special."
On the boys' side, it was Kevin Spartz who had an outstanding performance. "Kevin is leading the charge for us," Schmidt said. "He medaled twice at state and we are building a team around him." As Schmidt continues to build out his program, he believes in a team culture. "Sure, if you have a few good swimmers, you can win some medals," he said. "To have team success, you must have a roster all the way down and across the events. "We have to get swimmers of all experience levels to buy into the program. It's a team effort and that's my goal."
Frassati Catholic Magazine: Signing the Dotted Line
FRASSATI CATHOLIC HAD AN IMPRESSIVE SIGNING CLASS IN 2020.
In total, six Falcon athletes signed to play at the next level; two from the volleyball program, two from football, one from swimming and the other from soccer.
For football, Jerel Resurreccion signed with Trinity International University and Edwin Rice inked with the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Resurreccion was the 2019-2020 Marty Burlsworth Character Award winner, while Rice was a second-team, all district offensive lineman his senior year and winner of the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
In volleyball, Aislynn Shore signed with Texas A&M-Commerce and Kathryn O'Brien signed with Franciscan University. O'Brien was a two-time first-team, all-district pick and all-state honorable mention. Shore earned first-team, all-district and second-team, all-state honors her senior year.
Lauren Lacson signed to swim at Birmingham Southern College. Lacson was the Regional Swimmer of the Meet and was selected to the All-State team as a senior.
Finally, Ariana Dale signed to play soccer at Ave Maria University. Dale earned second-team, all-district her senior year, won the Falcon Award for varsity girls soccer and the four year Falcon Award for soccer. She also played softball at Frassati Catholic.