Our spring season has officially come to an end which means so has the 2016-17 Falcon sports. Thank you to all of the fans, families, faculty, staff, coaches and student-athletes for all of your support, dedication and hard-work this season. Lastly, you will find a recap of our department's finish in the SPC Athletic Directors' Cup competition.
SPC Team Finishes
Our Varsity teams competed in Austin, Dallas and Houston at the end of April in the Southwest Preparatory Conference Championships. The SPC is comprised of 17 schools from Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Oklahoma. The top six teams from each zone have the ability to compete in the tournament with the #1 and #2 seeds getting a bye in the first round. All of our spring teams advanced to the SPC tournament with nine teams finishing in the top 5 of the entire SPC conference.
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SPC CHAMPIONS - Varsity Boys Golf
The Varsity Boys Golf team played a 2 day tournament here in Houston at the Cypresswood Golf Course. The team ended Day 1 with a 3 point lead over John Cooper and a team score of 299. Day 2 was a back and forth battle for the Falcons. At one point the Falcons were down 6 shots but with a strong back 9 and an improved team score of 296, they earned the championship title. The team was led by sophomore Mason Nome who shot -8 with scores of 68 and 68. Sophomore Will Jacobe shot 71 and 74. Senior Carter Guinn shot a consistent 81 for both days. Junior Johnny Bulter shot 82 on day 1 and then had a huge second day shooting 75. Senior JD Dyer shot a solid 75 both days. Congratulations again to the Falcons who have now been crowned SPC Champions 6 times in the last 8 years!
SPC Finish: 1st Place
Record: 3 out of 6 1st Place wins
SPC Tournament Results
Day 1 Team Score: 299
Day 2 Team Score: 296
Overall Score: 595
All SPC: Mason Nome, Will Jacobe
2nd Place - Varsity Baseball
The Varsity Baseball team entered the weekend as the number one seed from the south earning a BYE in the first round of the tournament. In game one, the Falcons faced the Oakridge School from Arlington. It was back and forth all game long until Ford Young drove in the winning run for an 8-7 finish. The Falcons then went on to face Fort Worth Country Day in the Semi-Finals with a decisive 6-0 win to take them to the Championship game. This was the 3rd straight championship appearance for the Falcons. They trailed the EHS Knights 4-1 for most of the game. Once the bats came alive, the Falcons forced the game into extra innings at 4-4 but came up sort, losing 4-5 in the 8th inning. Congratulations on an outstanding season and an SPC Second Place finish!
SPC Finish: 2nd Place
South Zone Finish: 1st Place
Conference Record: 5-1
Record: 23-11
SPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – Won 8-7 over Oakridge (Quarterfinals)
Game 2 – Won 6-0 over FWCD (Semifinals)
Game 3 – Lost 5-4 to EHS (Championship)
All SPC: Drake Greenwood, Johnathon Thomas, Stone Simmons
All South Zone: Drake Greenwood, Johnathon Thomas, Stone Simmons, Wyatt Young
3rd Place - Varsity Girls Track
The Varsity Girls Track & Field team had an outstanding showing in Dallas at the SPC meet, held at The St. Mark's School of Texas. With the threat of rain, all of the field events were moved to Friday and the prelim running events were removed. The girls track team adapted beautifully to the change of schedule and 11 individuals hit personal records in 14 events. Two SPC records were broken by Kennedy Gamble and Kinkaid brought home 8 first place medals. Congratulations ladies!
SPC Finish: 3rd Place
All SPC:
1st Place: Katelyn Gamble, Allison Favaloro, Sarah Fullenweider, Kennedy Gamble – 4x100m Relay
1st Place: Marilyn Nwora – Shot Put
1st Place: Kennedy Gamble – 100m Dash *New SPC Record
1st Place: Kennedy Gamble – 200m Dash *New SPC Record
2nd Place: Nia Caldwell – Shot Put
2nd Place: Audrey Ho – Pole Vault
3rd Place: Madi Malouf – Discus
3rd Place: Ellie Lucke, Katie Erikson, Camila Vicens, Alexandra Blake – 4x800m Relay
Individual Top 10 SPC Girls Results:
1st Place: 100 Meters - Kennedy Gamble (PR 11.76ma)
1st Place: 200 Meters - Kennedy Gamble (PR 24.28ma)
1st Place: 4x100 Relay - Katelyn Gamble, Allison Favaloro, Sarah Fullenweider, Kennedy Gamble (48.19a)
1st Place: Shot Put (4kg) - Marilyn Nwora (PR 40'9.5")
2nd Place: Shot Put (4kg) - Nia Caldwell (PR 39'5.25")
2nd Place: Pole Vault - Audrey Ho (10')
3rd Place: 4x800 Relay - Ellie Lucke, Katie Erikson, Camila Vicens, Alexandra Blake (9:43.86a)
3rd Place: Discus (1kg) - Madi Malouf (PR 115'8")
4th Place: 4x400 Relay - Allison Favaloro, Ellie Lucke, Sarah Fullenweider, Kennedy Gamble (4:03.31a)
4th Place: Triple Jump - Jasmine Smith (35'9.5")
4th Place: 1600 Meters - Camila Vicens (PR 5:24.46a)
4th Place: 3200 Meters - Camila Vicens (PR 11:22.48a)
5th Place: 3200 Meters - Alexandra Blake (PR 11:37.07a)
5th Place: Discus (1kg) - Jasmine Smith (105'2")
6th Place: Long Jump - Lydia Patterson (17'1")
6th Place: 300m Hurdles (30"): Duryn Dunbar (PR 49.63a)
6th Place: 800 Meters - Ellie Lucke (2:23.11a)
6th Place: 1600 Meters - Alexandra Blake (PR 5:26.16a)
7th Place: 400 Meters - Katie Erikson (PR 1:00.92a)
8th Place: Triple Jump - Caroline Totz (PR 34'4")
8th Place: 100 Meters - Allison Favaloro (PR 12.62a)
9th Place: Triple Jump - Lydia Patterson (33'7")
10th Place: 100 Meters - Katelyn Gamble (PR 12.73a)
10th Place: 400 Meters - Caroline Totz (1:02.70a)
10th Place: 300M Hurdles (30"): Lydia Patterson (50.50a)
*PR = Personal Record
3rd Place - Varsity Boys Lacrosse
The Varsity Boys Lacrosse team competed in their SPC Championship Tournament in Austin a week earlier than the rest of our spring sports, due to their state competition schedule. Kinkaid earned the number 1 seed from the south. They faced and defeated the north's number 4 seed, St. Stephen's, in the first round. They then took on St. Mark's where they battled hard but ultimately came up short. The next morning they took on Greenhill for the 3rd place honor. In a tight 4th quarter, the Falcons were able to maintain their lead and close out the tournament with a win. The following week, the team went on to earn 2nd Place in the City and play in the quarterfinal round of the State Tournament. Great season fellas!
SPC Finish: 3rd Place
South Zone Finish: 1st Place
Conference Record: 4-0
Record: 16-5
SPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won over St. Stephen's 14-8 (Quarterfinals)
Game 2 – lost to St. Mark's 11-14 (Semifinals)
Game 3 – won over Greenhill 12-10 (3rd Place Game)
All SPC: Reese Sullivan, Parker Browne, Jack Nevil
All South Zone: Malcom Hedgepeth, Rob Lahourcade, Jake Reinbolt, Robert Shively, Phin Sprague
THSLL All State: Reese Sullivan, Parker Browne,
THSLL All District: Jack Nevil, Jake Reinbolt, Rob Lahourcade, Phin Sprague
THSLL Honorable Mention: Robert Shively
3rd Place - Girls Varsity Lacrosse
The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team entered the SPC tournament as the number 2 seed from the south.
With tons of energy and excitement, the team easily defeated the Greenhill Hornets, finishing strong and extending a 4 point half-time lead to a 20-8 victory. In round two they faced the defending champions from ESD in a back and forth hard fought battle. The Falcons then went on to play their south zone rivals, St. John's, in the 3rd place game. Emotions high and adrenaline pumping, the Falcons were able to defeat the Mavericks with a last minute goal to secure the victory!
SPC Finish: 3rd Place
South Zone Finish: 2nd Place
Conference Record: 3-1
Record: 14-5
SPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – Won 20-8 over Greenhill (Quarterfinals)
Game 2 – Lost 19-12 to ESD (Semifinals)
Game 3 – Won 9-8 over St. John's (3rd Place Game)
All SPC: Chloe Hunter, Belle Martire, Mikela McCauley
All South Zone: Lexi Heim, Kaylie Mings, Nakeeya McCardell
THSLL All State: Chloe Hunter, Belle Martire
THSLL All District: Chloe Hunter
US Lacrosse Academic All-American: Belle Martire
4th Place - Varsity Girls Tennis
The Varsity Girls Tennis team entered the weekend as the third seed from the south. They played in the "play in round" on Thursday evening at The Hockaday School for the opportunity to play on the Championship side of the bracket. After sweeping Greenhill in the open round, the ladies went on to sweep the Trinity Valley Trojans in the quarterfinals. They then fought fiercely against St. John's and ESD to end the tournament with a forth place finish. Well done Falcons!
SPC Finish: 4th Place
South Zone Finish: 3rd Place
Conference Record: 5-1
Record: 7-3
SPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won over Greenhill 5-0 (Opening Round)
Game 2 – won over Trinity Valley 5-0 (Quarterfinals)
Game 3 – lost to St. John's 2-3 (Semifinals)
Game 4 – lost to ESD 2-3 (3rd Place Game)
All SPC: Sasha Inchauste, Jordan Jafarnia
All South Zone: Sasha Inchauste, Merritt Cozby
4th Place - Varsity Girls Golf
The Varsity Girls Golf team had their highest finish in 9 years, besting last year's fifth place result by coming in fourth. The Falcons entire team stepped up and worked hard to make their scores count. Emily Talbert shot 91/89, Lillian Rosenfield 93/103, Louise McCartney 101/94, Ruth Ann Bajgier 113/101 and Cheyenne Dawley hit 117/106 for the tournament. Congratulations on your success ladies!
SPC Finish: 4th Place
Record: 4 Top 4 wins
SPC Tournament Results
Day 1 Team Score: 284
Day 2 Team Score: 284
Overall Score: 568
5th Place - Varsity Boys Tennis
The Varsity Boys Tennis team entered the weekend as the 3rd seed from the south where they were matched up with Trinity Valley of Fort Worth in the opening round. After winning 3-2, they then went on to play the St. Mark's Lions. Although they fell in a very close match, the team rebounded and went on to defeat the ESD Eagles 3-2 for fifth place. Good work this season!
SPC Tournament Finish: 5th Place
South Zone Finish: 3rd Place
Conference Record: 4-2
Overall Record: 6-3
SPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won over Trinity Valley 4-1 (opening round)
Game 2 – lost to St. Mark's 2-3 (quarterfinals)
Game 3 – won over ESD 3-2 (5th Place Game)
All SPC: Michael Smith, Kenneth Lam
All South Zone: Salman Popatia, Michael Smith
5th Place - Varsity Softball
The Varsity Softball team headed up to Dallas to face Casady School from Oklahoma City in the opening round for the third straight year. Following tradition, the Falcons were victorious and moved on to the championship side of the bracket. In the next round, they faced and fell to a strong EHS team who went on win the entire tournament. The Falcons then defeated Greenhill and earned the fifth place honor. Good work this season!
SPC Tournament Finish: 5th Place
South Zone Finish: 5th Place
Conference Record: 1-4
Overall Record: 6-13-1
SPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won over Casady 5-2 (Opening round)
Game 2 – lost to EHS 0-11 (Quarterfinals)
Game 3 – won over Greenhill 6-1 (5th Place Game)
All SPC: Olivia Stuart Ison, Julia Lasater
All South Zone: Megan Frankel, Olivia Stuart Ison
7th Place - Varsity Boys Track
The Varsity Boys Track team had a strong showing at the Championship meet in Dallas. They had 11 top 10 finishes for the weekend with 5 student-athletes hitting personal records in 7 events. Congratulations Falcons!
SPC Finish: 7th Place
All SPC:
1st Place: Alex Williams - Long Jump
2nd Place: Myles Black - High Jump
3rd Place: Alex Williams - 400m Dash
Individual Top 10 SPC Boys Results:
1st Place: Long Jump - Alex Williams (PR 22'1.25")
2nd Place: High Jump - Myles Black (PR 6'4")
3rd Place: 400 Meters - Alex Williams (PR 50.23a)
4th Place: Pole Vault - Noah Chan (PR 13')
5th Place: 100 Meters - Alex Williams (PR 10.92a)
5th Place: 4x800 Relay - Andres Melendez, Socs Zavitsanos, Dz Zavitsanos, Oscar Melendez (8:19.60a)
6th Place: 800 Meters - Andres Melendez (PR 2:00.53a)
6th Place: Shot Put – 12lb - Marquis Hubbard (PR 43'7.5")
8th Place: 3200 Meters - Dz Zavitsanos (9:59.04a)
9th Place: 1600 Meter - Dz Zavitsanos (4:38.95a)
10th Place: 4x400 Relay - Alex Williams, Andres Melendez, Chance Allshouse, Myles Black (3:34.28a)
*PR = Personal Record
HJPC Team Finishes
The Houston Junior Preparatory Conference is made up of twelve private middle schools in the greater Houston area. Only the top eight teams at the end of the regular season have the opportunity to compete in the final tournament. Congratulations to all of the teams who represented Kinkaid and a special shout out goes to the 8th Grade Baseball team, Boys Golf and Girls Tennis who won the championship titles.
Boys Baseball – 1st Place Champions
Overall Record: 10-5
Conference Record: 3-2 - #3 seed
HJPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won 5-1 over Second Baptist (Quarterfinals)
Game 2 – won 5-1 over St. Francis (Semifinals)
Game 3 – won 6-4 over St. John's (Championship)
Boys MS Golf – 1st Place Champions
HJPC Tournament Results
Team Score: 185
Top Finishes: Brooks Morrell - 2nd overall out of 38 boys
Girls MS Tennis - 1st Place Champions
Overall Record: 7-0-1
Conference Record: 7-0 #1 seed
HJPC Individual Results:
1st Place Singles: Andrea Le
2nd Place Singles: Ella Brissett
3rd Place Singles: Hallie Jeffers
1st Place Doubles: Daryn Mehling & Kay Lucke
2nd Place Doubles: Virginia Murchison & Sara Christ
Girls 8th Grade Lacrosse – 2nd Place
Overall Record: 13-1
Conference Record: 6-0 #1 seed
HJPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – Bye
Game 2 – won 15-1 over Presbyterian (semis)
Game 3 – lost 7-6 to St. John's (finals)
Girls MS Golf – 2nd Place
HJPC Tournament Results
Team Score: 143
Top Finishes: Carrie De la Rosa - 2nd overall out of 23 boys
MS Softball – Tied for 3rd
Overall Record: 6-9
Conference Record: 3-3 #3 seed
HJPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won 14-0 over St. Francis (quarters)
Game 2 – lost 9-1 to AOS (semis)
Boys 8th Grade Lacrosse – Tied for 3rd
Overall Record: 9-4
Conference Record: 4-2 #4 seed
HJPC Tournament Results
Game 1 – won 12-1 over AOS (quarters)
Game 2 – lost 11-5 to St. John's (semis)
Boys MS Tennis – 5th Place
Overall Record: 2-5-1
Conference Record: 1-4
HJPC Individual Results
1st Place Singles: Mikail Wijesekera
MS Girls Track & Field
Individual Winners (top 3):
Girls 8th Grade- Overall 1st Place
1st Place: 100 meters - Camille Andrews (13.33)
1st Place: 1600 meters - Alison Zhang (5:57.35)
1st Place: 4x100 Relay - Gabrielle Byrd, Lauren Locher, Ella DuCharme and Camille Andrews (55.37)
2nd Place: 4x400 Relay - Lauren Locher, Ella DuCharme, Zoe Price and Alison Zhang (4:45.32)
3rd Place: 800 meters - Alison Zhang (2:46.18)
Girls 7th Grade- Overall 5th Place
1st Place: 400 meters - Kennedi Poullard (1:01.37)
1st Place: 800 meters - Kennedi Poullard (2:24.22)
1st Place: Long Jump - Kennedi Poullard (14-11.00)
3rd Place: Long Jump - Maya Flowers (PR 13-10.00)
Girls 6th Grade- Overall: 1st Place
1st Place: 800 meters - Hope Haynes (2:41.03)
1st Place: 1200 meters - Sydney Smith (4:18.87)
1st Place: Shot Put (6 lb) - Mia Abello (PR 26-08.00)
1st Place: Discus (1 kg) - Melissa Claire Blomquist (PR 57-07)
1st Place: Long Jump - Lia Bonet (14-07.75)
2nd Place: 100 meters - Lia Bonet (14.00)
2nd Place: 200 meters - Lia Bonet (28.68)
2nd Place: 4x100 Relay - Sydney Smith, Lauren Byrd, Ashlyn Gilhooley and Lia Bonet (57.13)
2nd Place: 4x400 Relay - Hope Haynes, Ashlyn Gilhooley, Kyle Massey, Sydney Smith (4:52.27)
2nd Place: Discus (1 kg) - Mia Abello (PR 53-02)
2nd Place: High Jump - Ashlyn Gilhooley (PR of 4-04.00)
3rd Place: High Jump - Lia Bonet (4-02.00)
*PR = Personal Record
MS Boys Track & Field
Individual Winners (top 3):
Boys 8th Grade- Overall 7th Place
3rd Place: 800 meters - Daan Veldkamp (PR 2:26.10)
Boys 7th Grade- Overall 3rd Place
1st Place: 100 meters - Kamsi Ndee (PR 12.11)
1st Place: 200 meters - Kamsi Ndee (26.11)
1st Place: Shot Put (6 lb) - Kamsi Ndee (PR 33-06.00)
3rd Place: 400 meters - Kamsi Ndee (PR 58.99)
3rd Place: 1600 meters - William Klaasmeyer (PR 5:44.76)
3rd Place: Discus (1 kg) - Pryce Pivec (68-05)
Boys 6th Grade- Overall 1st Place
1st Place: 100 meters - Micah Bell (12.30)
1st Place: 200 meters - Micah Bell (24.71)
1st Place: 4x400 Relay - Andrés Bustos, Anthony Gonzalez, Ethan Jett and Micah Bell (4:35.68)
1st Place: Shot Put (6 lb) - Paul Smith (PR 41-04.25)
1st Place: Discus (1 kg) - Paul Smith (90-06)
1st Place: High Jump - Micah Bell (4-10.00)
1st Place: Long Jump - Micah Bell (18-04.25)
2nd Place: Shot Put (6 lb) - Griffen Joyner (PR 27-11.50)
2nd Place: High Jump - Anthony Gonzalez (4-08.00)
2nd Place: 4x100 Relay - George Kunetka, Anthony Gonzalez, Ethan Jett and Jayden Taylor (57.31)
3rd Place: 200m Hurdles at 30" - Anthony Gonzalez (PR 32.61)
*PR = Personal Record
SPC Athletic Directors' Cup
Every year the 17 schools in the SPC compete for the coveted SPC Athletic Directors' Cup. This award is given annually to the school with the most success in athletics. Points for the Cup are based on order of finish in the SPC tournament championships. The award originated during the 2006-2007 school year. In conjunction with the Overall Coed Cup, the conference also awards the Top Boys' and Top Girls' Programs with a Cup as well.
For the past two years, Kinkaid has earned the Top Overall and Top Girls' Program Cups. This year, Kinkaid is proud to announce that we have won the Overall Program Cup for the third year in a row as well as the Top Boys' Program Cup. This is the first time that a non-all boys school has had the pleasure of winning the Top Boys' Program title.
This year's Overall win marks the sixth time Kinkaid has held the privilege of being named the top athletic program in the Southwest Preparatory Conference; more than any other school in the conference. With 23 teams eligible to compete for titles, Kinkaid had 4 teams win championships, 3 teams earn second place and a total of 15 teams finish in the top 4 at their SPC Championship Tournament. Winning the Overall AD's Cup was truly a team effort. Congratulations to everyone on such an amazing accomplishment!
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Lower School Innovation Coordinator Krissy Venosdale has been selected as one of 52 educators from across the country selected for the fifth annual PBS Digital Innovators Program. The program recognizes classroom changemakers: educators who skillfully approach education with a bold and fresh perspective and who integrate digital media and resources into their classrooms in a way that sparks a love of learning for their students.
Junior Jae LeDee has been named the Large Private School Player of the Year by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The TABC is comprised of over 5,000 coaches across the state. This season LeDee averaged 20.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. He was named to the All SPC and All South Zone teams, the Lee College All Tournament team as well as the Aldine and Le La Rocca Sand Dune Tournament teams this season. To see the full list of players selected, 
Scientists at Harvard University and MIT will mentor the five finalist teams. Teams will present their proposals to a panel of scientists and educators at the 2017 ISS Research and Development Conference in Washington, D.C., July 17-20. The winning team will be announced at the conclusion of the conference.
Upper School Science Teacher, Ken Conner, will be stepping up to become the Girls Track & Field Program Head for the 2017-18 year. Conner began working as an assistant coach in the program in 2008 as a throwing coach leading the program to 8 SPC throwing medals including 3 this past spring. During that time he has also been a member of the Girls Cross Country staff and will continue to do so moving forward. 
