October 11, 2007 —The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Special Olympics Young Men and Young Women’s Swim Team brought home 11 gold medals, seven silver medals, eight bronze medals and three ribbons from the Area 4 Special Olympics Greater Houston/Golden Triangle Swim Meet last Saturday, hosted by Galena Park ISD.

The following 13 students won medals and ribbons in the listed events:

• Shelby Beard , Cypress Woods High School
• gold, 50-meter freestyle; silver, 25-meter backstroke; bronze, 25-meter freestyle
• Kenneth Bruheim , Cypress Ridge High School
• bronze, 25-meter freestyle
• Debbie Chang , Cypress Creek High School
• gold, 25-meter backstroke; silver, 50-meter freestyle; ribbon, 25-meter freestyle
• Christian Cuevas , Cy-Fair High School
• gold, 4x25-meter freestyle relay; silver, 25-meter freestyle; bronze, 50-meter freestyle
• Heather Goates , Campbell Middle School
• gold, 25-meter breaststroke; silver, 25-meter freestyle
• Amber House (home schooled)
• gold, 25-meter backstroke
• William D. Mason , Cypress Woods High School
• gold, 25-meter freestyle; gold, 4x25-meter freestyle relay; silver, 25-meter backstroke; silver, 50-meter freestyle
• Michael Mischon , Gleason Elementary School
• gold, 4x25-meter freestyle relay
• Alexandra Mroz , Cypress Falls High School
• bronze, 25-meter backstroke; bronze, 25-meter freestyle
• Jill Philipbar , Truitt Middle School
• gold, 50-meter backstroke; bronze, 25-meter backstroke; ribbon, 25-meter freestyle
• Mattie Sisk , Labay Middle School
• gold, 25-meter freestyle; gold, 50-meter freestyle; bronze, 100-meter freestyle
• Bobby Verdiguel , Cypress Falls High School
• gold, 50-meter freestyle; gold, 4x25-meter freestyle relay; bronze, 25-meter freestyle
• Coby White , Cypress Falls High School
• gold, 4x25-meter freestyle relay; silver, 25-meter backstroke; ribbon, 25-meter freestyle

The team is coached by head coach John McIntosh and assistant coaches Thomas Berrisford, Peter Bowen and Anita McIntosh.

The team will be representing Cy-Fair ISD and competing in Special Olympics State games on Oct. 18-20 in College Station.

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