Craig @ State

Capping off the season in style, the Cougars performed well at the 2010 State Meet. The meet started off with the 200 IM, where Alex Loftus finished 11^th and broke a 5-year old school record with a time of 1:59.19. Spencer Mattox finished 17^th with a time of 2:01.68. The 200 Freestyle Relay team of Tyler Meinders, Spencer Mattox, Nick Strub, and Alex Loftus finished in 20^th place with a time of 1:31.63. IN the 100 Breaststroke, Alex Loftus finished 8^th with a time of 1:00.47 and Spencer Mattox finished 14^th with a time of 1:01.38. The boys finished up the day with the 400 Freestyle Relay where they finished 22^nd with a time of 3:24.02. It was a successful meet and a great way to end the 2009-2010 swim season.

End of Season Banquet

The end of the season swim banquet will be held in the Craig cafeteria @ 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 2nd. This dinner will be for athletes and their immediate families. All athletes who have competed Boys Swim will be honored. The format will be potluck. In order to have enough food for everyone, each family is asked to provide a hot dish AND a salad OR dessert. Please bring your own table service and cups (labeled).
Swimmers should have received a flier/form to fill out & return to Coach Kitzman by Wednesday, Feb 24th. The form asks how many family members will be attending and whether you will be bringing a salad or a dessert.

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Craig @ Sectionals

The 2010 WIAA Sectional meet was a big success for the Craig Boys Swim Team. Heading into the biggest meet of the season for most of our swimmers, the guys were relaxed and focused on swimming fast. Feeling the effects of tapering, most of the swimmers swam PR's.

Alex Loftus and Spencer Mattox both qualified for state in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. In addition, the 200 Freestyle Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay (Strub, Meinders, Mattox & Loftus) both qualified for State next Saturday at UW-Madison. Also heading to State as alternates are Alex Dyble and Tad Martin.

Congratulations to those who have finished their season and good luck to those swimming at State!!

See article 'Craig's Loftus Has Janesville's Top Performance in Sectional Swim' in the left column.

Senior John Maginot swimming the 500 Freestyle at Sectionals in his last meet as a Cougar.

Craig's 200 Free Relay Team takes 6th and qualifies for State.

Spencer Mattox and Alex Loftus swimming the 100 Breaststroke.

Alex (2nd) and Spencer (4th) earn medals in the Breaststroke at Sectionals. Both swimmers are headed for the WIAA State Championship to compete in four events.

Craig's 400 Free Relay Team earns 7th and qualifies for State

GO GET 'EM COUGARS!

Craig @ Big 8 Conference Meet

The much anticipated Big Eight Conference meet did not disappoint! It was tough to keep track of all the PRs earned at the meet. Swimmers stepped up to perform their very best.

Alex Loftus was on the podium earning silver in the 200 Individual Medley with a personal best 2:00.28. Alex climbed to the top of the podium in the 100 Breaststroke with a personal best, 1:02.10. Teammate, Spencer Mattox, joined Alex on the podium in fourth place. Congratulations to the swimmers who ended their 2009-2010 season with great performances at the Conference meet. To the swimmers competing at Sectionals next Saturday, ROCK ON!

Also, see the article 'Loftus Captures Big 8 Title for Craig' in the left column.

Alex's signature breaststroke

Janesville Craig's Alex Loftus joins Madison Memorial's Michael Drives on the podium earning silver in the 200 Individual Medley.

Alex earns a gold medal in the 100 Breaststroke, teammate, Spencer Mattox takes fourth.