2002-2003 SEASON
All Time Top 10, Coaches, Directions to meets, History, Records, Roster, Schedule, 
       Season Results

 

    
Head Coach: Mihai Oprea

    

    
Assistant Coaches:

    
John Stutsman
Mark Sullivan (Diving)
Janis Casey


Schedule (also for Hockaday)
 

    Date

    Day

    Event / Opponent

    Time

    Place
 

    
November 19
December 3 
December 6
December 10
December 12
Dec. 27-Jan. 4
January 9
January 11
January 15
January 17
January 22
January 24
February 1
February 6
February 15
February 20-22

    
Tuesday
Tuesday      
Friday
Tuesday
Thursday

Thursday
Saturday
Wednesday
Friday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
Thursday
Saturday
Thurs.-Sat.

    
vs. All Saints
scrimmage vs. North Garland
St. Mark's Invitational      
vs. Desoto
vs. Garland
High Altitude Training Camp
vs. Lake Highlands         
Greenhill Invitational
vs. J.J. Pearce
vs. Greenhill 
vs. Bishop Lynch & Cistercian
vs. Jesuit & Ursuline 
Casady Invitational
vs. All Saints
SPC                   
**Eastern Prep Nationals**

    
Cancelled
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start 
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start

5:30 pm warm-up, 6:30 pm start
9:00 am warm-up, 10:00 am start
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start
5:00 pm warm-up, 6:00 pm start
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start
4:00 pm warm-up, 5:00 pm start
TBA
4:30 pm warm-up, 5:30 pm start
All day
TBA

    
St. Mark's
St. Mark's
St. Mark's
St. Mark's
St. Mark's
Ouray, Colorado
@ Berkner
@ Greenhill
St. Mark's
@ Greenhill
St. Mark's
St. Mark's
Casady School, Oklahoma City
St. Mark's
University of Houston
LaSalle, Philadelphia, PA

**Qualifying Time Standards**

Roster
 

    Name

    Grade

    
Jeff Dickason
Tarik Fayad
Jeff Fijolek
Walter Foxworth
Walker Fults
Foster Hays
Kane Hochster
Matt Lahrman
Justin Levy
Brett Moffitt
Chris Pearrow
Dan Peckover
Austin Rucker
Reed Rushhaupt
Sumpter Smartt
David Strauss
Charlie Wilson
Peter Yen

    
11
9
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
9
10
11
10
9


Season Results
Desoto 64 @ St. Mark's 131
Garland HS 90 vs. St. Mark's 80
St. Mark's 62 vs. Lake Highlands 108 @ Berkner
J.J. Pearce 104 @ St. Mark's 66
St. Mark's 159 @ Greenhill 32
SPC Championships
    1. St. Mark's - 143
    2. Casady - 88
    3. Kinkaid - 71
    All SPC Swimmers:
        Dan Peckover: 50 free (1st), 100 free, 200 medley relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st)
        Foster Hays:  200 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st)
        Chris Pearrow:  100 fly, 200 medley relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st)
        Austin Rucker:  100 breast, 200 medley relay (1st)
        Jeff Dickason:  200 free relay, 400 free relay (1st)
        Sumpter Smartt:  500 free, 200 free relay
        David Strauss:  200 free relay
        Charles Wilson:  200 free relay
Season Meet Record:  3-3


ALL TIME RECORDS
 

     School
    Records

      Pool
    Records

    Event

    Swimmers

    Time

    Year

     

    Swimmers

    School

    Time

    Year
 

    
200 MR

    
Lehman, B.	
Kirkham, S.
Henry, G. 
Tate, T.

    1:41.17

    '92

     

    
South, D.
Slater, R.
Barry, D.
Robbins,C.

    Rich

    1:42.62

    
'79

    200 Fr

    
Gallagher, S.

    
1:40.84

    '86

     

    Gallagher, S.

    
S.M.

    
1:42.84

    
'86

    200 IM

    
Oakes, T.

    1:54.52

    '85

     

    Calver, D.

    
Jes.

    
1:55.57

    
'92

    50 Fr

    
Musslewhite, T.

    21.72

    '87

     

    Gehan, G.

    
Jes.

    
20.96

    
'82

    1 M Di

    
Greenblatt. D.

    248.05

    '77

     

    
Carr, T.

    EHS

    
267.70

    
'96

    100 Fl

    
Oakes, T.

    50.95

    '86

     

    
Oakes, T.

    
S.M.

    
51.68

    
'85

    100 Fr

    
Gallagher, S.

    46.77

    '86

     

    
Oakes, T.

    
S.M.

    
47.06

    
'86

    500 Fr

    
Oakes, T.

    4:35.02

    '86

     

    Gallagher, S.

    
S.M.

    
4:42.07

    
'85

    200 FR

    
Henry, G.
Lehman, B.
Kirkham, S.
Tate, T.

    1:30.87

    '92

     

    
Henry, G.
Lehman, B.
Kirkham, S.
Tate, T.

    
S.M.

    1:33.40

    '92

    100 Bk

    
Stokes, W.

    54.02

    '84

     

    
Zedlitz, T.

    
Cas.

    
52.94

    
'89

    100 Br

    
Musslewhite, R.

    59.50

    '87

     

    
Calver, D.

    
Jes.

    
57.47

    
'92

    400 FR

    
Musslewhite, R.
Gallagher, S.
Lengyel, B.	
Herbert, J.	

    3:16.90

    '87

     

    
Oakes, T.
Gallagher, S.
Musslewhite, R. 
Lengyel, B.

    
S.M.

    
3:17.21

    
'86


                    
ALL-TIME TOP 10 SWIMMING TIMES
 

    50 FREE

    
Year of
swim

    Time

     

    100 FLY

    
Year of
swim

    Time

     

    100 BREAST

    
Year of
swim

    Time
 

    
R. Musslewhite
T. Oakes 
C. Gerken 
B. Lett
R. Wesson
T. MacDonald
T. Tate
G. Kraus
G. Henry 
G. Wilson

    
87
86
78
81
81
73
92
76
92
73

    
21.72
21.83
22.05
22.18
22.27
22.40
22.40
22.50
22.50
22.60

     

    
T. Oakes
R. Wesson
G. Henry
S. Gallagher
W. Stokes 
B. Lehman
J. Koppman
M. Hurst 
R. Musslewhite
P. Wesson

    
86
81
92
87
84
92
91
82
88
78 

    
50.95
51.81
52.81
52.84
52.90
53.94
54.51
55.01
55.07
56.20

     

    
R. Musslewhite
T. Oakes
T. Clark
A. O'Driscoll
M. Lenox
G. Henry
W. Beams
C. Fagadau
J. Koppman
S. Kirkham

    
87
86
82
78
76
92
71
69
91
91

    
59.50
1:02.51
1:02.66
1:02.81
1:03.93
1:05.08
1:05.40
1:06.70
1:06.90
1:07.01

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    100 FREE

    
Year of
swim

    Time

     

    100 BACK

    
Year of
swim

    Time

     

    200 I.M

    
Year of
swim

    Time
 

    
S. Gallagher
T. Oakes
R. Musslewhite
G. Kraus
C. Gerken
R. Wesson
G. Henry
T. Tate
T. MacDonald
C. Peckover

    
86
85
88
76
78
81
92
92
73
2000

    
46.77
46.93
47.13
48.08
48.27
48.90
49.36
49.40
49.60
49.92

     

    
W. Stokes
T. Oakes
C. Peckover
B. Lehman
S. Gallagher
G. Henry
C. Peckover
B. Lett
T. Tate
M. Hurst

    
84
86
2000
92
87
92
99
81
92
82

    
54.02
54.71
55.41
56.86
56.91
57.31
57.66
57.90
58.19
58.84

     

    
 T. Oakes
S. Gallagher
R. Musslewhite
C. Peckover
G. Henry
R. Wesson
W. Stokes
B. Lehman
J. Koppman
G. Kraus

    
85
87
87
2000
92
80
83
91
91
76

    
1:54.52
1:58.95
2:00.09
2:01.08
2:02.35
2:03.54
2:04.11
2:04.72
2:04.97
2:05.70

    200 FREE

    
Year of
swim

    Time

     

    500 FREE

    
Year of
swim

    Time
 

    
S. Gallagher
T. Oakes
G. Kraus
R. Wesson
C. Gerken
R. Musslewhite
C. Peckover
G. Henry 
T. Tate 
W. Stokes

    
86
86
76
80
77
88
2000
90
90
84

    
1:40.84
1:43.59
1:46.41
1:47.00
1:47.03
1:47.07
1:49.56
1:50.17
1:51.37
1:51.67

     

    
T. Oakes
S. Gallagher
R. Wesson
R. Musslewhite
C. Gerken
G. Kraus
G. Henry
P. Wesson
W. Stokes
T. Tate

    
86
87
81
87
76
76
90
77
83
90

    
4:35.02
4:35.36
4:57.60
4:57.99
4:58.90
4:59.00
5:00.01
5:02.00
5:02.76
5:04.48

    200 MEDLEY RELAY

    
Year of
swim

    Time
 

    
B. Lehman, S. Kirkham, G. Henry, T. Tate
T. Oakes, R. Musslewhite, S. Gallagher, B. Lengyel
W. Stokes, T. Oakes, E. Jones, P. Martin
B. Lehman, G. Henry, J. Koppman, T. Tate 
W. Stokes, T. Clark, T. Oakes, P. Martin 
T. Oakes, R. Musslewhite, S. Gallagher, M. Mullen
M. Hurst, T. Clark, R. Wesson, B. Lett 
P. Wesson, A. O'Driscoll, R. Wesson, R. Rasansky 
S. Henry, R. Musslewhite, S. Gallagher, B. Lengyel
P. Wesson, R. Rasansky, R. Wesson, B. Lett

    
92
86
84
91
83
85
81
78
87
79

    
1:41.17
1:41.29
1:41.94
1:42.32
1:42.67
1:42.89
1:43.25
1:44.39
1:44.39
1:44.41

     

     

     

    200 FREE RELAY (NEW EVENT
    IN 1990/91)

    
Year of
swim

    Time
 

    
G. Henry, B. Lehman, S. Kirkham, T. Tate
B. Lehman, T. Tate, J. Koppman, G. Henry
G. Henry, D. Herbert, S. Kirkham, T. Tate
J.B. Womack, K. Korngut, J. Hinojosa, A. Thurston
J. Tufts, M. Farwell, M. Dammert, G. Henry
B. Owens, Brendon Fischer, A. Morchower, M. Dammert
M. Farwell, J. Tufts, J. Lehman, G. Henry
G. Henry, J. Tufts, J. Lehman, M. Dammert
C. Peckover, K. Korngut, I. Schachar, A. Thurston
S. Toland, D. Herbert, D. Mader, G. Henry

    
92
91
92
98
93
95
93
93
98
91

    
1:30.87
1:33.60
1:35.08
1:35.19
1:35.82
1:36.47
1:37.04
1:37.35
1:37.43 
1:37.61

     

     

     

    400 FREE RELAY

    
Year of
swim

    Time
 

    
R. Musslewhite, S. Gallagher, B. Lengyel, J. Herbert
T. Oakes, S. Gallagher, R. Musslewhite, B. Lengyel
J. Koppman, B. Lehman, T. Tate, G. Henry
R. Wesson, P. Wesson, D. Denton, C. Gerken
R. Wesson, P. Wesson, R. Rasansky, C. Gerken
T. Oakes, S. Gallagher, C. Denton, C. Orr
T. Oakes, S. Gallagher, R. Musslewhite, M. Mullen
D. Glen, S. Balman, C. Gerken, G. Kraus
R. Rasansky, P. Wesson, B. Lett, R. Wesson
R. Wesson, B. Lett, T. Clark, M. Hurst

    
87
86
91
78
78
86
85
76
79
81

    
3:16.90
3:17.21
3:18.55
3:21.20
3:21.52
3:22.16
3:22.61
3:22.81
3:23.42
3:23.97
 

History of St. Mark's School of Texas
Varsity Swimming - 1963-2002
HISTORY
The St. Mark's School of Texas varsity swimming team began in 
1963 when former headmaster Ted Whatley recruited 7 boys to 
kick off the program.  Although there is no record of the team's 
success that first year, the team grew to 11 in size and finished 
with a 3 win, 6 loss dual meet record at end of the second season.  
With the completion of Ralph B. Rogers Natatorium in 1968, the 
1968-69 Lion team finished with what may have been its first winning 
season with a 8 win, 7 loss record.  Incomplete records for the 
1965-66, 66-67 and 67-68 seasons leave some questions unanswered.  
Since that time, there has only been one losing season.  In the last 
30 years, 1968-69 through 1997-98, the dual meet record stands at 
174 wins, 58 losses and 1 tie.  This total does not include 1970-71 
and 1975-76 where records are incomplete. At the end of the 1994-95 
undefeated season and 19 years at the helm, Coach Merten won his 
100th dual meet. St. Mark's has had the opportunity to play an 
important role in the development of several outstanding swimmers 
who went on to compete at the NCAA Division I level in college.  
The two most successful swimmers were Greg Kraus '76 and 
Robert Musslewhite '88.  Greg went on to SMU where he placed 
third at the NCAA's in the 200 free and was second as a member 
of one of the relay teams.  During his career at SMU, Greg earned 
13 NCAA All America rankings, and Greg's name still shows up on 
6 of the 8 individual events on the "St. Mark's All Time Top Ten" list.  
Robert Musslewhite went to Princeton where he was a member of 
the NCAA championship 200 medley relay team his freshman year.  
Robert's name shows up on 7 of the 8 individual events on the top 
ten list. The most prolific name on the top ten list is Todd Oakes '86.  
Todd's name is one of the top two names for all eight individual 
events!  Without a doubt, Todd was the most successful swimmer 
at St. Mark's over its 30 year swimming history.  Unfortunately, 
Todd's swimming career came to an end at Stanford when he decided 
to hang up his suit after his freshman year. Over the last twenty two 
years where accurate records exist, there have been nine Lion 
swimmers who have earned 20 Prep School All America rankings 
and 23 All America Honorable Mention rankings.  Leading the ranks 
are Todd Oakes with 14 rankings, Sean Gallagher '87 with 9 rankings, 
Robert Musslewhite with 7; plus Wade Stokes '84, Brad Lengyel '86, 
and Richard Wesson '80, all with three rankings each.

Since private schools are not allowed to participate in the District, 
Regional and State championships offered by the public school 
University Interscholastic League (UIL), St. Mark's has traveled to the 
east coast to participate in the Eastern Interscholastic Prep School 
Swimming Championships for several years.  The Lions' best finish 
was in 1987 where they placed fifth.  In the last twenty two years, 
St. Mark's has placed in the top 10 four times and the top 15 eight 
times.  Last year, Chris Peckover placed 11th in the 200 IM and 9th in 
the 100 backstroke.

With the resurrection of the Southwest Preparatory Conference 
Swimming Championships in 1995, the Lions have won six straight titles.

CURRENT PROGRAM
The Lions swimming team has been able to maintain a "no cut" policy 
allowing boys of all ability levels to participate in the program.  Current 
team size averages about twelve.  Practice is limited to 
ten hours per week, which is divided between the weight room and the 
pool.  The balance is about 25/75 in the first part of the season and then 
the weights are eliminated for the last third of the year.  Because of the 
limited pool time, the program emphasis is on quality swimming and 
strength development.  USS club swimmers that have achieved "TAGS" 
times may be allowed to split their practice time between St. Mark's and 
their club if they make a request.  The team typically participates in 4 to 
6 dual meets and 3 to 5 invitational meets per season, and although the 
Lions have never achieved the status of the best in the Dallas/Fort Worth 
area, they typically are one of the top three to eight teams.  With the 
exception of Jesuit and Greenhill, most of the Lions competition is against 
public 4A and 5A schools.
           
For the last two years, Mihai Oprea, a former National and Olympic water polo
player, has coached the Lions.  Coach Oprea is origionally from Bucharest, 
Romania.  His career in water polo extends for over 25 years.  He won the 
Romanian National Championships for six straight years, was a member of
the Junior National Team, the National Team, and the Romanian Olympic
Team.  In addition, Mihai played in the Elite Professional League of Romania
and in the Dutch Water Polo League.  Currently he is the Head Water Polo 
Coach and player for the Dallas Water Polo Club.  Coach Oprea is also leading
our water polo and team handball programs here at St. Mark's.  Apart from his
water polo expertise, Coach Oprea is a successful swimming coach.  His coaching
career in swimming extends for over 10 years, with different clubs in Europe and
mainly in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.  The American Swimming Coaches Association
certifies Coach Oprea as a Level IV Swimming Coach.

Since the 1996 season, our team has had the privilege to have Bill McCumber
as the assistant coach.  Coach McCumber had a long career as a competitive 
swimmer beginning at the age group level.  He graduated from the University
of Pennsylvania, where he was an outstanding breaststroker on the varsity team.
Coach McCumber has a key role in the development of our swimmers, especially 
the breaststrokers, and also in the daily operations of our team.  His expertise and
knowledge of the sport helped the Lions to win 5 SPC titles since his arrival.
Another member of the coaching staff is John Stutsman, who has been an assistant
swimming coach for over 28 years.  Coach Stutsman was the Head Coach of the
water polo program for 16 year, leading the Lions to two State Championship.  
John's experience and skillful coaching abilities are a vital part of our program. 
He is our expert in team statistics and operational procedures.
Mark Sullivan completes the coaching staff.  Coach Sullivan has been with the 
St. Mark's swimming program for 18 years.  He was a high school diver in 
Colorado, and he coached AAU/Club diving for two years before coming to St.
Mark's.  Mark also coached the middle school water polo and swimming programs.
Coach Sullivan is a valuable advisor and consultant for our program, and he has
a key role in the successful completion of our home swim meets.


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