Alumni Invite

The annual day after Christmas Alumni Invite, held this year at the Parker pool, was another huge success. Over 25 alumni from the Craig and Parker swim programs competed in the meet. Craig school record holder Brad Briney dominated the the 50 and 100 Freestyle events, while the Davis brother dual was also entertaining to watch. Thanks to all the alumni for coming and making this another great meet!

Elkhorn Invite

The Cougar swimmers suffered a heartbreaking loss at the highly competitive Elk Invite. The team did everything it needed to do to win, but a disqualification of another team's 400 Free Relay gave the win to Beloit Memorial. The Cougars still tied for second and had a number of top finishes. Jimmy Loftus finished 3rd in the 200 Free and 4th in the 400 Free. Peter Loftus finished 5th in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 Back. Troy Thornton had a 2nd place finish in the 100 Fly. Travis Condon picked up a 6th place finish in the 400 Free. This invite was the team's only meet in a meter pool for the season.

Madison LaFollette

The Cougars claimed a 124-41 victory against Madison La Follette at the Lancer pool. Craig won 10 out of 11 events including all three relays. Individual event winners were: Travis Condon (200 Free, 100 Fly), Jimmy Loftus (200 IM, 100 Free), Tad Martin (50 Free), Peter Loftus (500 Free) and Collin Wojcik (100 Breaststroke).

Senior, Travis Condon takes 1st in the 100 Butterfly

Sophomore, Peter Loftus keeps us on the edge of our seats in the 500 Free

Peter and his LaFollette competitor...mutual respect.

Senior, Tad Martin dominates the 50 Freestyle

Craig teammates... "GOOOOOOOO!" 

Parker Relays

Competing in it's second relay meet of the season, the Cougars drove over to their cross-town rival to compete in the Parker Relays. The team finished a respectable 4th out of 8 teams. Competing against Big Eight swimming powers Madison West and Middleton, medalist honors (top 3) were hard to come by. But the Cougars did manage to finish third in three separate events. The top relays were: the 200 Free Relay (Martin, P. Loftus, Thornton, J. Loftus); the 500 Crescendo Relay (Martin, Thornton, T. Condon, J. Loftus); and the 400 Free Relay (Martin, T. Condon, Thornton, J. Loftus). 

Varsity A Relay Team

Craig Teammates cheer one of their own

Cougar Relays

It was another close finish at Craig's signature swim meet, the Cougar Relays. Craig and Elkhorn battled fiercely the entire meet, the score remaining only a few points apart the whole time. In the end, Elkhorn distanced itself slightly and edged the Cougars 174-166 for the title. Impressively, Craig won 5 of the 12 events contested. Firsts came in the 850 Distance Crescendo (Martin, P. Loftus, T. Condon, J. Loftus), the 200 Free (Campbell, Reese, Tollefsrud, Davis), 200 Free Class (Bradley, Richardson, Tollefsrud, Davis), the 400 Free (Martin, T. Condon, Thornton, J. Loftus). The Cougars capped off the meet with a win in the always fun 400 "Rocket" Relay. The winning team consisted of Boutelle, Tollefsrud, Davis, P. Loftus, T. Condon, Thornton, Martin and J. Loftus. 

  Jimmy Loftus

   Tad Martin

Teammates cheer for senior, Troy Thornton

Zach Boutelle, Erik Tollefsrud, Colin Wojcik,

Jimmy Loftuys and Sullivan Bradley

Verona/Mt. Horeb

In the first dual meet of the season the Cougars competed against another tough Verona team and the meet ended in a 105-65 Wildcat win. Top finishes for Craig were: Jimmy Loftus finished second in both the 200 and 500 Freestyles; Peter Loftus also picked up a pair of second place finishes in the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke; Troy Thornton got second in the 100 Fly; all three relays finished second to Verona as well. The Cougars also had two first time letter winners at the meet: Freshman Sullivan Bradley lettered in the 100 Fly (1:06.38) and Sophomore Collin Wojcik lettered in the 100 Breast (1:13.50). Congrats guys!

Sullivan Bradley letters in the 100 Butterfly

Peter Loftus takes 2nd in the 100 Backstroke

Colin Wojcik letters in the 100 Breaststoke

Scrimmage

To open the new season, Craig swam a scrimmage meet against Milton and Parker. Although no score was kept, the Cougars swam extremely well. The swimmers were glad to finally compete in a meet again!

CHS Swim Photos

You can check out all the photos from each meet on Lori Lindau's Shutterfly (Share) site.

http://craigboysswim.shutterfly.com

Each meet has its own album. Just scroll and click on the title of the meet to open the album. You can view the pictures individually or as a slideshow.

If you want printed copies of any of the photos, you can select photos and order them directly through Shutterfly (sent to your home or via pick up at Target or Walgreens) or Lori will print them for you. 
Two wallets or a 4x6 are $3/ea and 5x7s are $4/ea. Just send an email to lori.lindau@gmail.com including:

a) the meet and date

b) the image number(s) 

c) the size(s) and number of prints

ENJOY!

P.S. The Shutterfly site includes photos for the CHS Boys Swim Team & meets from the 2008-2009 season to the present. 

2012-2013 Doc Downloads

Click on the following downloadable digital documents to save/print your own copy.

2012-2013 Meet Schedule 

2012-2013 CHS Boys Swim Roster

2012-2013 Swimmer & Parent Contact Info

Season Overview

Attendance Policy Letter

2012-2013 Meet Schedule

Click on the underlined school name for a map (for away meets).

Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012
Scrimmage 4:30 PM (no bus)
Away @ Parker High School 
Vs Milton and Parker
No Bus

Friday, Nov 30, 2012
Meet @ 5:30 PM
Home vs Verona

Saturday, Dec 1, 2012
Cougar Relays 10:00 AM
Home 


Friday, Dec 7, 2012
Meet 5:30 PM
Home vs Madison East & Beloit

Saturday, Dec 8, 2012
Parker Relays 11:00AMAway @ Parker High School
No Bus

Friday, Dec 14, 2012
Meet 5:30PM
Away vs. Madison LaFollette
Bus @ 3:00 PM

Saturday, Dec 15, 2012
Elkhorn Invitational 10:00AM
Away @ Elkhorn High School

Bus @ 7:30 AM

Wednesday, Dec 26th, 2012

Alumni Invitational @ 10:00 AMAt Parker High School
No Bus

Thursday, Jan 3, 2013
Rock County Invitational @ 5:30PM

Home @ CHS

Friday, Jan 4, 2013Meet 5:30PM
Away @ Sun Prairie High School
vs Madison Memorial & Sun Prairie
Bus @ 3:10 PM

Friday, Jan 11, 2013
Meet 5:30PM
Away @ Middleton High School

Vs Middleton & Chippewa Falls
Bus @ 3:15 PM

Saturday, Jan 12, 2013
Cardinal Relays @ 11:00PMAway @ Middleton High School
Bus @ 8:00 AM

Friday, Jan 18, 2013Meet 5:30PM
Home vs Madison West & Parker

Saturday, Jan 19, 2013
Menomonee Falls Invitational 1:00PM
Away @ Menomonee Falls High School

Bus @ 9:15 AM

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013
Cardinal Invite 5:00 PM

Away @ Sun Prairie High School
Bus @ 2:20  PM

Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 

Cougar JV Invite 5:30 PM

Home @ CHS

Saturday, Feb 2, 2013
Conference Meet 1:00PM
Away @ Middleton High School

Bus TBA 

Saturday,  Feb 9, 2013
WIAA Sectionals 1:00PM
Away @ Middleton High School
Bus TBA

Saturday, Feb 16, 2013
WIAA State Championships 3:00PM
Away @ U.W. Natatorium
Bus @ 11:45 AM

Welcome 2012-2013

Welcome to the 2012-2013 Craig Boys Swim Season!

Parent meeting at Coach Rick Mueller's house on Sunday, November 26th at 7:00 PM. 
Meeting will last one hour and all swimmers need need to be represented by a parent/guardian. 
Bring your checkbook and your calendar. 
Questions? Call Jennifer Thornton @ 758-4595

WIAA State Championship

Congratulations to the four swimmers who represented Craig at the State Swim Meet on Saturday: Nick Krueger, Troy Thornton, Mark Parker and Tad Martin swam the 200 Medley Relay and finished 20th. Nice job guys!

Nick Krueger swimming the first leg (backstroke) of the 200 Medley at State.

Troy Thornton swimming the 2nd leg (breaststroke) of the 200 Medley relay at State.

Mark Parker swimming the 3rd leg (butterfly) of the 100 Medley relay at State.

Tad Martin swimming the anchor leg (freestyle) of the 200 Medley relay at State.

SECTIONALS

The Cougars were at the Middleton pool again and were swimming in the deepest and most competitive Sectional in the state. The 200 Medley Relay finished 8th place. Jimmy Loftus finished 11th in the 200 Free; Peter Loftus had a PR in the 200 IM and finished 11th; Troy Thornton had a big PR in the 100 Butterfly and also finished 11th; the 200 Free Relay finished in 8th place; Nick Krueger turned in a good performance in the 100 Back and finished 8th; the 400 Free Relay finished the meet on a good note with a season-best time and a 5th place finish. Later that night we found out the the 200 Medley Relay qualified for the State Championship Meet! Congratulations to relay members Nick Krueger, Troy Thornton, Mark Parker and Tad Martin! Relay aternates include Ryan Teuscher, John Casper and Erik Davis. Good luck to the Medley Relay at State!!!

200 Medley Relay Team of Nick Krueger (Back), Troy Thornton (Breast),

Mark Parker (Fly) and Tad Martin (Free)

200 Free Relay Team of (L to R) Tad Martin, Jimmy Loftus, John Casper and Mark Parker

The 400 Free Relay Team of (L to R) Mark Parker, Troy Thornton,

Jimmy Loftus and Tad Martin

Big 8 Conference

The Conference championship meet was held at Middleton and the Cougars had a strong showing. The team finished in 5th place out of 10 teams and achieved one of their team goals for the season. The top individual finishers were: Jimmy Loftus in the 200 and 500 Free and Nick Krueger in the 100 Back. Congratulations to the swimmers who earned their varsity letters at the meet. Lucas Canik lettered in the 500 Free; Austin Campbell and Erik Tollefsrud lettered in the 100 Free. Great way to finish off your season!

Jimmy Loftus in the 500 Freestyle

Nick Krueger (silver cap) in the 100 Backstroke

Cougar JV Invite

Swimming in their final meet of the season, the JV swimmers had an outstanding meet at the Craig pool. The team competed against Kenosha Bradford and Janesville Parker. Medal winners included: Levi Richardson- 2nd in the 200 Free; Nick Werle- 1st in the 50 Free; Nick Werle, Cormac McCarthy and Grayson Lindau swept the podium in the 100 Free; Max Snyder- 2nd in the 500 Free; the 200 Free Relay team of Cormac, Nick, Max and Grayson finished 1st; Cormac McCarthy- 3rd in the 100 Back; Grayson Lindau- 1st in the 100 Breaststroke; and the 400 Free Relay team of Cormac, Nick, Grayson and Bryce finished out the meet in style in 1st place. Out of the 16 swims, 14 of them were PR's! It was a great finish to their season!

Levi Richardson earns a silver in the 200 Freestyle

Cormac, Grayson and Nick (L to R) on the blocks

Nick, Grayson and Cormac (L to R) head to head in the 100 Free

Nick (gold), Cormac (silver) and Grayson (bronze) sweep the podium in the 100 Freestyle

Max Snyder earns silver in the 500 Freestyle

Cormac gets support from his teammates in the 100 Backstroke. "KICK!"

Grayson gets a boost from teammates and wins gold in the 100 Breaststroke

JV Conference @ Sun Prairie

Competing in their first taper meet, the Cougar JV swimmes battled tough competition at the Sun Prairie pool. Most of the team competed in the 50 Free and 100 Free and the top finishers included: Cormac McCarthy, Max Snyder and Nick Werle in the 50 Free and Cormac, Grayson Lindau and Nick in the 100 Free. Max Snyder and Andrew Ressler swam to great times in the 500 Free. The 400 Free Relay team of Max Snyder, Nick Werle, Grayson Lindau and Bryce Kitzman finished in 7th place. Overall, the swimmers had fun and represented Craig well!

Cormac McCarthy

Bryce Kitzman

Max Snyder

Nick Werle

Grayson Lindau

Andrew Ressler