GAMES
RANKINGS
John Cooper School: Results from the Week of March 8
3/8 at St. John's Invitational, Westwood Golf Club
Girls Results
Tillie Claggett 67 Tournament Champion
Claire Glymph 122
Alicia Fein 103
Vanessa Vaz 132
Amy Tian 130
Susannah Keiser 120
Boys Results
Grant Carter 77
Elias Boles 90
Sam Chen 116
Max Stachowiak 112
Coach Rod Gold: We've gotten two tournaments under our belts. We seem to be settling in and getting comfortable on the course. Tillie had a fantastic tournament, shooting an extremely impressive 67. I look forward to having everyone back after spring break.
Next up for Dragon Golf:
March 26-27 at Conroe Invitational, Panorama Golf Club
VARSITY TRACK & FIELD
3/11 at Dog Pound Invitational, hosted by Magnolia High School
Girls 6th • Boys 4th
Coach Scott Holland: What more can be said about Amarachukwu Oguchi? She has separated herself as one of the top throwers in the State and the US. Currently ranked sixth in Texas and ninth Nationally in Discus, plus 13th in Texas and 20th Nationally in Shot. She keeps producing huge throws at each meet. This week, she broke her own school record in the shot with a mark of 41' 2". We had strong efforts from other members of the girl's team with solid performances at a tough meet where we were the sole private school.
On the boy's side, the 4X400m relay team remained undefeated this season. It was a great effort by all four members in an exciting back-and-forth race. Our other two relay teams, 4x100m, and 4x200m also provided points. The Throws Crew continues to score big points. Again, this week all three scored in Shot Put: Connor Dove, Owen Woodside, and Ben Currin. Will Young and Nico Signorelli had great days in the Pole Vault. Our Distance Crew also provided a great day scoring in the 3200m (Zac Winton), 1600m (Will McDermott and Vishnu Swaminathan), and 800m (Andrew Wilkerson & Carson Hanson).
A total of 15 PRs (Personal Records) at this meet. A great way to start Spring Break. We are off this week and then we will have a Dual Meet with Concordia Lutheran on Pate Track on March 26. The Cooper Invitational is set for April 9-10.
Girls Team results • 6th place
Amarachukwu Oguchi – Champion Discus & Shot Put (NEW SCHOOL RECORD SHOT PUT)
4X400m Relay – 6th: Onese Ewherido, Bailey Leavitt, Haley Lien, Abby Peterson
Rebecca Melin – 7th 800m
Katie Drake – 8th 1600m
Haley Lien 8th 100m Hurdles
Onese Ewherido – 8th 400m
Boys Team results • 4th place
4X400m Relay – Champion: Tanure Ewherido, Carson Hanson, Amir Rizvi, Jackson Kovin
Will Young – Runner Up Pole Vault
Connor Dove – Runner Up Shot Put
Will McDermott – Runner Up 1600m
Vishnu Swaminathan 3rd 1600m
Andrew Wilkerson 3rd 800m
Amir Rizvi - 3rd 300m Hurdles & 4th 100m Hurdles
Owen Woodside – 4th Shot Put
Zac Winton – 4th 3200m
Nico Signorelli 4th Pole Vault
4X100m Relay 4th: Ben DeLoit, Gavin Schmidt, Ryan Cockrill, Jackson Kovin
Ben Currin – 6th Shot Put & 6th Discus
Carson Hanson – 6th 800m
4X200m Relay – 6th: Ryan Cockrill, Ben DeLoit, Gavin Schmidt, Jackson Kovin
Michael Stupek – 7th 110m Hurdles & 300m Hurdles
Ryan Cockrill – 8th 200m
3/11 at Kinkaid Relays hosted by Kinkaid
Girls 5th • Boys 4th
Coach Scott Holland: Another great opportunity for us to get additional athletes out to compete. They did not disappoint. Jumpers had a great day. Jean-Paul Labbe, Matthew Rock, and Mobis Bassir had strong efforts. I'm most proud of the 16 PRs set.
Girls team results • 5th Place
Mobis Bassir – 4th Triple Jump
Peyton Boone – 7th 400m
Anjali Gulasingam 7th 100m
Angela Mamedli – 8th 100m
Boys team results • 4th Place
Jean-Labbe – Runner Up Triple Jump & 5th Long Jump
Matthew Rock – 3rd Long Jump
Lue Van Leeuwen 4th Shot Put & 5th Discus
Travis Barron 5th – Shot Put
Sam Knight 6th Shot Put & 7th Discus
Ishi Jauhari – 6th Discus
Evan Schorzman – 6th Long Jump
Grant Wilson – 6th 400m
Alexander Harris – 7th 400m
Ben Knight – 7th 3200m
Brandon Toman – 7th 800m
Brian Mekelburg – 8th 800m
Medhansh Bhagchandani – 8th 3200m
Next up for Dragon Track & Field:
March 26 vs. Concordia Lutheran
April 9 hosting Cooper Dragon Invitational, day one, 4:30 p.m.
April 10 hosting Cooper Dragon Invitational, day two, 9 a.m.
VARSITY GIRLS SOFTBALL
3/9 vs HCYA • 22-10 L
Coach Nicole Hedden: The Dragons had 11 hits in the game. Ally Flinn, Marion Donald, Olivia Amador and Amera Finnie each racked up multiple hits, with Donald and Flinn with three hits each.
3/11 vs Cypress Christian • 22-7 W
Coach Nicole Hedden: Dragon hitting was on fire! Amera Finnie and Ally Flinn, each had three-run home runs. Marion Donald hit the fence on a line drive. Grace Minarovic went three for four; Maggie Flinn, two for four; Jenna Braun and Madison Rogers each went two for three.
Next up for Dragon Girls Softball:
March 24 vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal*, 2 p.m.
March 26 at St. John's*, 4:30 p.m.
VARSITY BOYS BASEBALL
3/12 vs St. John XXIII • 6-4 W
Jacob Rebrook HR
Next up for Dragon Boys Baseball:
March 15 at St. John XXIII, 4:30 p.m.
March 16 at Concordia Lutheran, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.
March 17 at Tomball Kings, 4 p.m.
VARSITY TENNIS
3/11 vs. Duchesne (girls team) • 2-2
Next up for Dragon Girls Tennis:
March 24 at Kinkaid*, 3 p.m.
March 27 at St. Stephens*
*conference match up
John Cooper School: Results from the Week of March 1
3/4 at Crusader Invitational at Concordia Lutheran
Coach Scott Holland: A small group was able to compete at the Crusader Invitational. This was an excellent opportunity for some of our younger runners to get a look at Varsity Track especially since COVID is limiting opportunities for JV Meets.
Boys were led by Will Young who was second in the Pole Vault with a 2' PR clearing 12'. Nico Signorelli finished sixth, clearing 9'. Kase Melodick set a new PR in the 1600m and scored with a seventh-place finish. The 4x400m relay team of Kaden Schwertner, Brian Mekelburg, Alexander Harris, and Nicholas Harris rounded out the scoring with a seventh-place finish. A total of seven PRs were set at this meet.
3/5-6 at St. John's Maverick Relays
Girls Team 7th place • Boys Team 3rd place
Girls Results • 7th place team finish
Amarachukwu Oguchi: Meet Champion Discus (New Meet Record & New School Record), Runner Up Shot Put
Onese Ewherido: Runner Up 400m
Abby Mendenhall: 4th 800m
4X800m Relay: 4th place-Katie Drake, Abby Mendenhall, Bailey Leavitt, Rebecca Melin
Haley Lien: 5th 300m Hurdles, 7th 100m Hurdles & 8th Long Jump
4X400m Relay 6th place-Onese Ewherido, Bailey Leavitt, Abby Peterson, Megan Day
Swedish Relay (100-200-300-400) – 6th place-Mobis Bassir, Brooke Taylor, Addison Bayless, Haley Lien
Chloe Smith: 8th 3200m
Coach Scott Holland: The team again was led by senior Amarachukwu Oguchi. She again won the event by almost 60', reset the school record, broke the meet record by 17' and has a Top 5 effort in Texas in the Discus at 148' 1". Amarachukwu took second in the Shot Put with a season-best effort of 38' 3". This is a Top 20 effort in Texas. Freshman Haley Lien added additional points in the Long Jump, 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, and relays. Seven PRs (Personal Records) were also set at the meet.
Boys Results • 3rd place team finish
4x400m Relay • Meet Champions: Tanure Ewherido, Andrew Wilkerson, Amir Rizvi, Jackson Kovin
4X800m Relay: Runner Up: Andrew Wilkerson, Will McDermott, Carson Hanson, Alex Everson
Ben Currin: Runner Up Discus & 4th Shot Put
Connor Dove: Runner Up Shot Put
4x100m Relay • 3rd place: Ben DeLoit, James Masciola, Ryan Cockrill, Jackson Kovin
Will McDermott: 3rd place: 1600m
Ryan Cockrill: 3rd place: 200m
Swedish Relay (100-200-300-400): 4th place: Matthew Rock, Jean-Paul Labbe, James Masciola, Adam Elsolh
Andrew Wilkerson: 4th place: 800m
Tanure Ewherido : 5th place: 400m
Travis Birdsall: 5th place: 110m Hurdles
Zac Visser : 5th place: 3200m
Vishnu Swaminathan : 5th place: 1600m
Amir Rizvi: 6th place: 110m Hurdles, 8th place: 300m Hurdles
Adam Elsolh: 6th place: 400m
Zac Winton: 6th place: 3200m
Owen Woodside: 6th place: Shot Put
Jackson Kovin:: 6th place: 100m
Jean-Paul Labbe: 7th place: Long Jump, 7th place: Triple Jump
Mehdi Rizvi: 7th place: 200m
Coach Scott Holland: This was a true team effort. There were 18 events at the meet and Cooper Dragons scored points in 16 of those events. An even more exciting point is that in seven of the events we had multiple Cooper Dragons score points. In the Shot Put all three Dragons; Ben Currin, Connor Dove, and Owen Whiteside scored points. Going into the final event, the 4x400m we were in fourth place as a team. Winning the event scored us enough that we moved into third, one point ahead of Kinkaid. It is exciting to see the progress and looking forward to what this team could accomplish. Eighteen PRs (Personal Records) were set at this meet.
Next up for Dragon Track & Field:
March 11 at Dog Pound Invitational, 3:30 p.m.
March 11 at Kinkaid Relays, 4:30 p.m.
VARSITY GIRLS SOFTBALL
3/2 at St. Pius X • 14-2 L
Coach Nicole Hedden: Jenna Braun, Amera Finnie, Grace Minarovic, Maggie Flinn, and Liz Liner each collected one hit.
3/4 at Legacy Prep • 21-3 W
Coach Nicole Hedden: Marion Donald, Ally Flinn, Liz Liner led the offensive, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs. Grace Minarovic earned the victory as pitcher. Jenna Braun, Flinn, Donald, and Olivia Amador each managed one hit to lead.
3/6 vs. Westside • 8-0 W
Coach Nicole Hedden: Pitcher Grace Minarovic threw a complete game shutout, not allowing a single run, leading the 8-0 victory. Olivia Amador and Marion Donald both drove in runs in the fifth inning. The team saw the ball well, racking up nine hits in the game. Minarovic and Amador each had three hits and the Dragons did not commit a single error on the field.
3/6 vs. St. John's • 13-2 L
3/6 vs. Klein Forest • 5-4 W
Coach Nicole Hedden: A walk-off home run by Grace Minarovic, sealed the 5-4 win over Klein Forest. The Dragons trailed 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Minarovic homered on the first pitch, scoring two runs. Pitcher Minarovic went five innings, allowing four runs on four hits and striking out seven. Minarovic, Maggie Flinn and Addy Tague each managed one hit to lead.
Next up for Dragon Girls Softball:
March 9 vs. HCYA, 4:30 p.m.
March 11 vs. Cypress Christian, 5 p.m.
VARSITY BOYS BASEBALL
3/4 vs St. John XXIII • 8-5 W
3/4 vs St. Pius X • 15-3 L
3/5 vs Lutheran South • 6-3 W
Coach Mike Williams: I think this was our biggest win in John Cooper history. Lutheran South is the #3 private school team in Texas.
3/5 vs St. Thomas High School • 9-3 L
Next up for Dragon Boys Baseball:
March 12 vs. St. John XXIII, 6:30 p.m.
VARSITY TENNIS
Next up for Dragon Girls Tennis:
March 11 vs. Duchesne, 4:30 p.m.
VARSITY GOLF
Next up for Dragon Golf:
March 8 at St. John's Invitational, Westwood Golf Club