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Special Olympics swim team wins 11 gold medals

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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