Falcon Varsity Teams in Spring SPC Championships

April 26, 2016, 8:13 pm

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As the spring semester comes to an end, Falcon varsity athletes have one last opportunity to compete in the purple and gold at the Spring SPC Championships in Dallas and Fort Worth, April 28-30, 2016.

The Boys Lacrosse team jump-started SPC tournament play two weeks ago when they traveled to Austin, TX, and ended up earning the 3rd place title after defeating Houston Christian 11-6 in the final round. They continue to compete in the regional and state tournaments.

The Boys and Girls Golf teams competed April 25-26, 2016, at the Woodforest Golf Club in Montgomery, TX. The boys team were the overall SPC champions, finishing 27 strokes better than their competitors to take home the 1st place title. Cole Hammer ‘18 earned the individual champion honor when he hit a birdie in the playoff to win the tournament. Mason Nome '19 placed 4th and Jake Lipman '16 took 10th to share All-SPC accolades with Hammer. The girls team finished the tournament in 5th place, with Emily Talbert '17 placing 6th and earning All-SPC honors.

The Softball team enters the tournament as the #4 seed from the south and will face Casady from Oklahoma on Thursday, April 28, at 5:00 pm at All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth. The Boys Tennis team enters as the #3 seed and will face Cistercian at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 28, night at Greenhill School in Dallas.

Girls Lacrosse is the south’s #2 seed heading into the weekend and will play Greenhill School at 10:00 am on Friday, April 29, at the Episcopal School of Dallas.

Baseball and Girls Tennis both secured the #1 seed out of the south. Baseball will face the winner of All Saints’ vs St. John’s at 12:30 pm on Friday, April 29, at Fort Worth Country Day and Girls Tennis will play the winner of Holland Hall vs Houston Christian at 9:00 am at Hockaday in Dallas.

The Boys and Girls Track & Field teams will be competing all day April 29-30, beginning at 9:00 am each day at St. Mark’s School in Dallas.

To keep up with the Falcons throughout the weekend, fans can check out the brackets below that will be updated after each game or follow the Falcons on Twitter at @KinkaidAthletic for game results.

2016 Spring Championship Brackets links:

Baseball: http://www.spcsports.org/bracket/2016-baseball/

Girls Lacrosse: http://www.spcsports.org/bracket/2016-girls-lacrosse/

Softball: http://www.spcsports.org/bracket/2016-softball/

Boys Tennis: http://www.spcsports.org/bracket/2016-boys-tennis/

Girls Tennis: http://www.spcsports.org/bracket/2016-girls-tennis/

Track & Field: http://www.spcsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-SPC-Track-Schedule.pdf

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Boys Golf Takes 2016 SPC Crown

April 27, 2016, 4:48 am

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Boys varsity golf won the first place crown at the 2016 SPC Championship held April 25-26, 2016, at Woodforest Golf Club in Montgomery, TX. On day one, Luke Zarr '16 shot 86, Jake Lipman '16 shot 75, Mason Nome '19 shot 74, Will Jacobe '19 shot 72, and Cole Hammer '18 shot 67, for a total of 288. The Falcons led second place St. Mark's School of Texas by 18 strokes. On day two, the Falcons shot a combined 296 for a tournament total of 584. Hammer shot 72 and was tied for 1st place. He sunk a 20 ft. birdie on the first playoff hole to capture the top medalist award. Nome shot 69 to take 4th and Lipman finished with 77 to take 10th place. Hammer, Nome and Lipman earned All-SPC honors. Congratulations to the 2016 Boys Golf Team SPC Champions!

(L-R) Coach Garry McMillan, Mason Nome, Luke Zarr, Jake Lipman, Will Jacobe, Cole Hammer, and Head Coach Bobby Eggleston celebrate winning the SPC Golf Championship.

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Headmaster's Message April 2016

April 28, 2016, 9:32 am

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Please click on the link below to watch Dr. Martire's April Message.

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Featured Falcon Coach: Erik Dixon

May 2, 2016, 10:20 am

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Name: Erik Dixon
Educational background: BA in Sociology, Jackson State University, 2006; MS in Health & Human Performance, McNeese State University, 2015.
Year hired at Kinkaid: 2016

Sport(s) you played in high school, college and/or professionally: "Football, Track, and Cross-Country in high school; Track in college."

Sports/Skills you Coach: "Track-sprints, hurdles, jumps, and middle distance; Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning."

What Boys Track and Field Program Head John Beckwith says about Erik Dixon: "Erik is a new coach for the Falcons Track program who brings a lot of experience. He's from the DC area and went to Jackson State. He has been previously named the Assistant Coach of the Year at the collegiate level. His experience as a decathlete gives him the ability to coach many different disciplines from the competitor's standpoint."

Person(s) who Inspire you as a Coach and why: "Jimmy Johnson, Nick Saban, and Darryl Woodson because they inspire athletes from the inside out, making athletes believe what they didn’t believe through applied excellence."

Why do you coach?: "I coach because I love to teach, and there is no greater joy than teaching the knowledge and skills that I’ve learned to another and to see the joy in an athlete's face when they’ve accomplished their goals; more importantly, when they are able to apply those same lessons to their lives."

Interests outside of Athletics: "Religion, exercise, muscle cars, and traveling."

Something most people do not know about you: "I used to drive an 18-wheeler."

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Brandon Charnov Headed to Brown to Play Basketball

May 2, 2016, 1:16 pm

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≪ Previous: Featured Falcon Coach: Erik Dixon

Senior Brandon Charnov has accepted an offer to play basketball at Brown University next year.

After suffering a devastating ACL injury during his junior year, Charnov dedicated himself to his “return to play” rehabilitation over the course of the next 9 months. Always in the forefront of his thinking was the goal of getting back on the court with his Kinkaid teammates, competing for an SPC championship, and securing an opportunity to play basketball at a reputable university. Charnov not only answered the bell at the start of his senior season, but was one of the cornerstones of a Kinkaid team that won 21 games and was ranked 16th among large private schools in Texas. Brandon’s play, leadership, and academic excellence helped him secure the offer to play at Brown.

Boys Basketball Program Head Larry Wilkins who had the pleasure of coaching Brandon during his senior year remarked, “I think Brandon will do very well at the next level. I know he will not be satisfied with just being a member of the team. I expect Brandon to work hard and make an impact for the Bears.”

When asked his impressions of Charnov, Athletics Director Bob Beeman said, “Brandon Charnov is what we talk about at Kinkaid when we reference 'student athlete'-an excellent student with an outstanding work ethic when competing in-season and training in the off-season. I remember when I first arrived at Kinkaid, the summer before Brandon’s freshman year. Brandon and I always seemed to end up in the weight room at the same time during the day. He never said much, just went about his business each and every day; not many have the drive and discipline to work alone like that each day! Brandon is a great teammate and a special young man. I look forward to following from afar what I know will be a successful career.”

Congratulations Brandon!

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Student Athletes Finish Strong in HJPC and SPC

May 2, 2016, 3:50 pm

≫ Next: Rhett Cardwell to Play Football at Rice University

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The MS (HJPC) and US (SPC) spring championships are over and Athletics Director Bob Beeman wanted to share the team and individual results with the Kinkaid community. Many thanks to the student athletes and coaches for their hard work all spring!

MS/HJPC results are as follows:

8^th Grade Baseball – Finished 2nd - Lost to St. John’s 4-1 in championship game.

Boys Golf - Finished 2nd; Dalton Priest finished 2nd individually

Girls Golf - Finished 2nd; Maddie Gomez finished 3rd individually

Boys 8^th Grade Lacrosse - Finished 2nd - Lost in the Championship game to St. John’s 17-5.

Girls Tennis - Regular season team champions (undefeated!)

For the individual tournament competition:

**Doubles 1st place - Eliza Griggs & Sahar Punjwani defeated Duchesne

**Singles 2nd place - Andrea Le was a singles finalist, lost to St. Francis

Boys Tennis - Regular season 2nd place team finish.

For the individual tournament competition:

**Doubles 2nd place - Jonny Frumovitz & Karm Ghei defeated by John Cooper

Softball - Tied for 3rd

Girls 8^th Grade Lacrosse - Tied for 3rd

Girls Track - 6th grade - 1st place overall

7th grade - 5th place overall

8th grade - 5th place overall

Individual Winners (top 3)

Girls 6th Grade

1st Place - Shot Put = Kayra Armstrong

2nd Place - Shot Put = Mallory Sikes

2nd Place - Discus = Kayra Armstrong

2nd Place - High Jump = Laura Saunders

1st Place - Long Jump = Olivia Sullivan

3rd Place - Long Jump = Ellie Cockrell

1st Place - 200 Meters = Kennedi Poullard

1st Place - 400 Meters = Kennedi Poullard

1st Place - 800 Meters = Kennedi Poullard

3rd Place 800 Meters = Ellie Cockrell

3rd Place – 80M Hurdles = Laura Saunders

2nd Place – 200M Hurdles = Emmy Stubbs

3rd Place – 4x100 Relay = Laxmi Thakkar, Maya Floawers, Maddalena Horner, Mary Eloise Searls

Girls 7th Grade

2nd Place – Discus = Margaret Mentz

1st Place – 800 Meters = Alison Zhang

1st Place – 1600 Meters = Alison Zhang

3rd Place – 4x400 Relay = Avery Ham, Alison Zhang, Serena Thompson, Zoe Price

Girls 8th Grade

3rd Place – High Jump = Katelyn Gamble

1st Place – 100 Meters = Katelyn Gamble

1st Place – 200 Meters = Katelyn Gamble

1st Place – 800 Meters = Camila Vicens

1st Place – 1600 Meters = Camila Vicens

Boys Track - 6th grade - 2nd place overall

7th grade - 8th place overall

8th grade - 5th place overall

Individual Winners (top 3)

Boys 6th Grade

1st Place – 200 Meters = Jordan Williams

1st Place – 400 Meters = Jordan Williams

1st Place – 80M Hurdles = Rashaad James

1st Place – 200M Hurdles = Rashaad James

2nd Place – 200M Hurdles = Jackson Field

2nd Place – 4x100 Relay = Kyle Kekish, William Klaasmeyer, Jackson Fields, Rashaad James

1st Place – Shot Put = Jordan Williams

3rd Place – Discus = Clay Cameron

2nd Place – Long Jump = Jordan Williams

Boys 7th Grade

3rd Place – 400 Meters = Amari Venzor

Boys 8th Grade

3rd Place – 100M Hurdles = Alex Caldwell

1st Place – 200M Hurdles = Alex Caldwell

2nd Place – 200M Hurdles = Nicholas Dillon

3rd Place – Shot Put = Jonathan Mitchell

US/SPC results are as follows:

Boys Golf Finished 1st; 5th championship in 7 years

Girls Golf Finished 5th, jumping up several spots from last year and ended up finishing a mere several points out of 2nd; great 2-day showing for this emerging program!

Baseball and Boys Tennis Finished 2nd

Boys & Girls Lacrosse Finished 3rd

Girls Track & Field Finished 4th. "Top Three" Finishes Below

**4 x 100m relay: 2nd place Jenny Miller, Gracey Wallace, Taylor J Cowan, Kennedy Gamble NEW SCHOOL RECORD

**4 x 400m relay: 3rd place Gracey Wallace, Kennedy Gamble, Allison Favaloro, Katie Erikson

**4 x 800m relay: 3rd place Ellie Lucke, Ali Ammons, Lindsey Ho, Laine Jacobe

**100m dash: 3rd place Kennedy Gamble

**200m dash: 3rd place Kennedy Gamble

**300m hurdles: 3rd place Taylor J Cowan

Softball Finished 4th

Girls Tennis Finished 5th

Boys Track & Field Finished 12th. "Top Three" Finishes Below

**Pole Vault: 3rd Place Noah Chan

Congratulations to our student athletes and coaches for their successes this spring!

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Rhett Cardwell to Play Football at Rice University

May 3, 2016, 6:02 am

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Senior Rhett Cardwell has accepted an offer from the Rice University Football staff to be a 'Preferred Walk-on' for the Owls this fall. Cardwell, a 3-year varsity starter for the Falcons, played in three SPC title games and was an integral contributor to the team’s two championships earned in his sophomore and senior seasons.

A two-way performer for the Falcons, Cardwell is expected to initially compete for reps on Special Teams while he settles into the nuances of playing defensive back at the collegiate level. When asked about Rhett, Kinkaid Football Program Head Nathan Larned said, ”Rhett is one of the most complete young men that I've ever coached. He exhibits great work ethic and he is charismatic, positive, athletic, intelligent, savvy, tough, and humble. His ability as a leader to reach every person he comes across is uncanny. If my two boys can come close to being the type of man that Rhett is, I will have done my job as a father”.

When asked to share his thoughts on Rhett, Athletics Director Bob Beeman said, “Rhett Cardwell helped elevate Kinkaid football to a consistent level of excellence. He is a special blend of fierce competitor that can perform at a high level, charismatic leader that makes those around him better, and fun-loving kid playing in the back yard with friends; a must-have individual for your team if you want to be successful.” When asked about Rhett’s ability to play at the next level Beeman predicted, “While I don’t know the extent of the talent in Rice’s 2016-17 recruiting class, I have no doubt that Rhett will represent himself and Kinkaid with honor and distinction. I look forward to watching Rhett compete on behalf of Rice University in the future, wishing all the time that he was still competing for Kinkaid!”

Cardwell is scheduled to report to Rice in early June to begin work on his degree as well as to begin training with the football team for the upcoming season.

Congratulations Rhett!

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HAIRSPRAY earns 10 Tommy Tune Award Nominations

March 22, 2016, 6:27 am

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≪ Previous: Rhett Cardwell to Play Football at Rice University

Congratulations are in order this morning to the cast, crew and creative team of our Carver-Kinkaid production of HAIRSPRAY! The musical earned 10 Tommy Tune Award Nominations including:

Best Direction
         Directors: Justin Doran & Rosunda Jones
         Director/Choreographer: Jabari Collins

Best Musical Direction
         Music Director: Jack Beetle

Best Choreography
        Choreographer: Krissy Richmond
        Director/Choreographer: Jabari Collins
        Additional Choreography: Aaron Girlinghouse & Sarita Salinas

Best Costume Design
        Costume Designer: Dee Graham

Best Stage Crew and Technical Execution
         Technical Director Mark Sell and the Kinkaid/Carver Student Stage Crew

Best Supporting Actor
         Alex Goeringer as Wilber Turnblad

Best Supporting Actress
          Mia Munn as Penny Pingleton

Best Featured Performer
           Jazmyne Charles as Little Inez

Best Ensemble/Chorus

Best Musical

As a nominee for Best Musical, the cast will be invited to perform a number from the show at the awards event which will be held at the Hobby Center on Tuesday, April 19. Details forthcoming.

Congratulations again to all involved with this spectacular production!

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Congratulations to the KMS 2016-2017 Executive Student Council

May 5, 2016, 5:13 am

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PSIA State Speech Tournament

May 6, 2016, 6:46 am

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≪ Previous: Congratulations to the KMS 2016-2017 Executive Student Council

All three Kinkaid students, competing against over 80 other District winners, advanced to the top six in the State to compete in the final round. Congratulations to: Duncan Lambert, 4th in State, Poetry; Ethan Fang, 3rd in State, Original Oratory; Amari Venzor, 2nd in State, Impromptu Speaking.

Special thanks to Dr. Daniel Fang, Scott and Kate Lambert, Mrs. Malkia Watson Venzor, and Oratory coach, Maya Burkowsky Pomroy who were all there to support and celebrate our success.

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Art Contest

May 6, 2016, 7:10 am

≫ Next: Kaylie Mings Named Top 50 Field Hockey Player

≪ Previous: PSIA State Speech Tournament

Please congratulate the following students for their success at the recent Houston Art Society Spring Show:

Honorable Mention- Lee Stallings-ceramics; Walker Brown-ceramics

First Honorable Mention- Lauren Locher-ceramics; Isabelle Grace-ceramics

Third Place- Jessica Liu-drawing; Harrison Stallings-mixed media; Blake Winburne-ceramics

Second Place- Blaise Schuenemann-mixed media; Allison Zhang-ceramics

First Place- Lexy Pakzaban-ceramics; Anna Van Os-mixed media

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Kaylie Mings Named Top 50 Field Hockey Player

May 6, 2016, 9:30 am

≫ Next: Cynthia Griffing Hired as Head Athletic Trainer

≪ Previous: Art Contest

Kaylie Mings '17 has been named one of the Top 50 2017 Field Hockey players in the country by Max Field Hockey. Mings will play field hockey for Stanford University after she finishes her career as a Falcon next year. To see the full list, go to Max Field Hockey. Congratulations, Kaylie!

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Cynthia Griffing Hired as Head Athletic Trainer

May 6, 2016, 12:28 pm

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After a thorough national search, Cynthia Griffing has accepted the Athletics Department's offer to become Kinkaid's new Head Athletic Trainer. Ms. Griffing has over 20 years of experience as an athletic trainer at various public and private high schools throughout Texas. In addition, she served a three-year stint as an athletics director until she decided that the athletic training room was where she wanted to be and moved back in that direction.

Ms. Griffing comes with strong references from a number of individuals within the athletics and medical community. She has been described as someone with an excellent work ethic, operates with high integrity, is direct and honest, and “loves helping students through both the physical and emotional challenges associated with injury”.

When asked about the search process Athletics Director Bob Beeman said, “There was no shortage of outstanding candidates for this position. We held Skype interviews with several individuals and ended up bringing three very qualified candidates to campus, all of whom would have been an excellent choice for our position. I was most interested in hiring someone with many years of experience, who had a proven track record of running a professional operation, and who was noted for being direct, honest, and loved being with students. Ms. Griffing best fit all of those criteria in my mind.”

Ms. Griffing will assume her official duties on August 1, 2016, and will be collaborating with outgoing Head Athletic Trainer JJ Roton on the purchasing of supplies and set-up for next school year. Please welcome Ms. Griffing to the Kinkaid family!

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Kinkaid MS Students Excel at PSIA State Tournament

May 9, 2016, 10:09 am

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Approximately, 2,600 students from across Texas participated in the 2016 PSIA State Tournament, Saturday, April 30, at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth. Students qualified to participate by placing first or second individually in one or more contests at the District Meets held at 22 area tournaments this Spring.

Three Kinkaid students, competing against over 80 other District winners, advanced to the top six in the State to compete in the final round. Congratulations to: Duncan Lambert '21, 4th in State, Poetry; Ethan Fang '21, 3rd in State, Original Oratory; Amari Venzor '21, 2nd in State, Impromptu Speaking.

Special thanks to Dr. Daniel Fang, Kate and Scott Lambert, Mrs. Malkia Watson Venzor, Patty Edwards and oratory coach Maya Burkowsky Pomroy who were all there to support and celebrate the students' success.

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KMS Band Earns Sweepstakes!

April 6, 2016, 4:48 am

≫ Next: Solo and Ensemble MS Medalists

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The MS Band competed in the HSB Concert and Sightreading Contest on Tuesday, April 5th. They were awarded a Sweepstakes trophy for receiving top ratings in both concert and sightreading performances. Congratulations to the Mrs. Siler and the band for their hard work in preparing for this concert and for their superior musicianship!

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Solo and Ensemble MS Medalists

May 16, 2016, 7:00 am

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This weekend (5/14) a group of 12 band members played in a Solo & Ensemble festival hosted by the Houston Concert Band at Episcopal High School. Please congratulate them on their rating of SUPERIOR for their performance this Saturday. These students won a bronze medal for a superior performance of a class III solo or ensemble.

Solos:

Anthony Treistman - Intermezzo, Tenor Sax

Margaux Marinelli - The Lonely Birch Tree, Flute

Julia Burpeau - The Little House, Trumpet

Sanjit Juneja - Petite Gavotte, Flute

Devyn Finkelstein - Menuet in G, Clarinet

Serena Thompson - Chrysalis, Clarinet

Christopher Gardner - The Hunt, French Horn

Ensembles:

Anthony Treistman and Eliot Gottsegen - It Don't Mean A Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing)

David Shaw, Christopher Gardner, Jason Boué, and Ben Johnson - Rio by Night

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Kelly Stumph Joins Athletics Department

May 19, 2016, 3:08 am

≫ Next: Five Falcons Selected for National Futures Championships

≪ Previous: Solo and Ensemble MS Medalists

Kelly Stumph will become the newest member of the Kinkaid Athletics Department on August 1, 2016. Stumph will teach Physical Education and her coaching assignments will include Girls Varsity Volleyball Assistant Coach, MS swim coach, and Girls MS Lacrosse coach.

Ms. Stumph comes to Kinkaid from Faith Academy, where she coached girls Varsity Volleyball, boys Varsity Basketball, taught Physical Education, and periodically substituted in the classroom teaching Math and English. Prior to her work at Faith Academy, Ms. Stumph served for six years as the Director of Operations for the volleyball program at Texas A&M University. During that time, she oversaw all administrative facets of the program and camps and expanded her understanding of coaching volleyball.

Preceding her time as an Aggie, Ms. Stump’s additional volleyball experience includes several years working for the U.S. Olympic Committee and the American Volleyball Coaches Association, as well as coaching at the club and high school levels. This strong background will allow Ms. Stump to effectively collaborate with Girls Volleyball Program Head John Leonard and the Falcon players as Kinkaid continues to grow the girls volleyball program.

Please join Kinkaid Athletics in welcoming Coach Stumph.

GO FALCONS!!

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Five Falcons Selected for National Futures Championships

May 20, 2016, 7:39 am

≫ Next: Three Falcons Selected to Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Team

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Five Falcon field hockey players competed in the recent Regional Futures Tournament in St. Louis, MO, and have been selected to play at the National Futures Championship in July.

U14 selections: Hope Haynes-According to Kinkaid Field Hockey Program Head Jackie Ciconte, "This is the first time for Hope to try out and she made it as a 5th grader!" Also chosen for the U14 team is incoming new freshman Annabel Skubisz.

U16 selections: Caroline Hanan and Olivia Marrus

U19 selection: Kaylie Mings

The U16 and U19 selections are also invited to the regional training camp at Sportport International in Maryland Heights, MO, for an additional week of training in preparation for the National Futures Championship.

To see the entire selection teams, please go to USA Field Hockey.

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Three Falcons Selected to Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Team

May 25, 2016, 8:19 am

≫ Next: Tianna Williams Hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Belle Martire '18, Chloe Hunter '19, and new incoming sophomore Mikela McCauley '19 have been selected to the Under Armour All-America Southwest Regional lacrosse teams. They will be competing in the Under Armour Underclass Lacrosse Tournament in Baltimore, MD, June 30 - July 3, 2016. Martire was chosen for the Southwest Girls Highlight team and Hunter and McCauley were chosen for the Southwest Girls Command team. This tournament, which is considered one of the most prestigious tournaments in the nation, will have 10 regions competing throughout the weekend. For more information, please go to Under Armour All-America Lacrosse.

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Tianna Williams Hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

May 25, 2016, 9:41 am

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Kinkaid Athletics is pleased to announce that Tianna Williams will become the new Assistant Athletic Trainer. Ms. Williams will begin her duties on August 1, 2016.

Ms. Williams graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in Exercise & Sport Science. A member of the Dean’s List, she competed for the Tar Heels on the Crew Team as a top-8 rower for three years and as a captain during her senior year.

After graduating from UNC, Ms. Williams attended Texas A&M where she earned an MS in Athletic Training. During her time as a masters student, Ms. Williams worked with the Aggie Football, Basketball, and Track & Field teams. She also served a seasonal rotation at A&M Consolidated High School where she worked with all of the spring teams.

As a graduate student, Ms. Williams did her research on the: Effects of Gender and Segment Predominance on Documented Injuries in Division-1 Collegiate Level Swimmers and Divers, Soccer Players, and Tennis Players Using Functional Movement Screenings.

On hiring Ms. Williams, Athletics Director Bob Beeman said, “We were fortunate to have a large and deep pool of candidates from which to choose from; our two finalists were immensely qualified for the position. I believe Tianna is going to partner very well with Cynthia Griffing our new Head Athletic Trainer, giving our students excellent care and providing quality rehab guidance.”

With the team of Griffing, Williams and Haynes, the Kinkaid Athletic Training Department is posed to be excellent and assist all Kinkaid athletes with their needs.

Please join Kinkaid Athletics in welcoming Tianna Williams to the Kinkaid family!

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