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FWCD Dominates SPC Championships, Secures Podium Success
The Winter (February 9-11) and Spring SPC (April 27-29) Tournaments were successful season-ending competitions for the Falcons. During the winter season, FWCD boasted one team SPC runner-up (girls soccer) and three individual champions, two runners-up and five additional medalists. The spring season brought home three team championship titles (boys and girls track, softball) and two third-place teams (baseball, boys tennis). Five track athletes won eight individual championships, with 13 additional Falcons earning medals.
Girls Soccer
The varsity girls soccer team had an excellent tournament and was 3A SPC runnerup, finishing 2-1. The Falcons beat The Awty International School and The John Cooper School but fell to Trinity Valley School in the championship game. Finleigh Ashburn ’25 scored five goals to lead all scorers in the tournament. The team was 8-6 on the year.
Wrestling
Joseph Brunson ’25 finished first in his wrestling weight class. Luke Tierce ’24, Jake Lauderdale ’23 finished second, and Rising Huckaby ’24, Alex Parsons ’26, Jackson Grace ’23 and Chappell Carter ’25 finished third in their weight classes.
Swimming
Christopher Baker ’23 won the 100 Free and third in the 100 Back in the swim 3A SPC Championship meet.
Track and Field
The FWCD track teams swept the 3A SPC track meet, as both the boys and girls teams won titles. Three students earned two individual titles each: Sutton Howard ’23 (discus and shot put), Jeremy Henderson ’23 (long jump and 400m), and Rachel Nelson ’23 (100m, 200m). Henderson also earned second place in the 200m.
Rob Batton ’23 and Sophie Toomey ’24 each placed first in the 300m hurdles and pole vault, respectively.
Sydney Airheart ’23 earned two bronze medals in the high jump and the 300m hurdles.
Finleigh Ashburn ’25 was second in the long jump; Mimi Cauble ’23 and Laurel Griffith ’26 placed second and third, respectively, in the 100m hurdles; Bryce Evans ’24 earned bronze in the 100m, Shamya Freeney ’24 earned silver in the shot put; Murphy Hoefer ’24 was third in the 3200m, Zachary Willars ’24 and Nate Blan ’26 earned silver and bronze respectively in pole vault; Blake Brown ’24 earned bronze in the triple jump; and Alex Kelly ’23 placed third in the high jump.
The 4x100m relay team of Cauble, Nelson, Hailey Seiden ’26 and Kylie Carter ’24 earned silver.
In total, the Falcons came home with 22 medals. The last time the boys team won the SPC track meet was the 1976-77 season; this was the first win for the girls team
Softball
Falcon softball went on a tear at the end of the season, winning its last 11 games and outscoring the competition 17-1 in the 3A SPC Tournament. Reagan Hall ’24 struck out 14 in the championship game. Emily Klein ’24, Katie Bruce ’24 and Carden Kimball ’24 all had RBIs in the finals to win the 3A Championship. The team finished the season 18-5-2. The last time the team won the championship was in 2011.
Golf
Girls golf competed in the 3A SPC Tournament in Houston on April 17-18, and the boys played in Fort Worth on April 24-25. Both teams had strong individual finishes: For the girls, freshman Amelia Dickerson ’26 finished third overall. On the boys side, Connor Henry ’23 was third, and Mason Harper ’25 finished fifth, earning them both All-Conference SPC recognition.
Tennis
Boys tennis went 2-1 in the tournament, defeating Houston Christian (5-0), falling to the eventual champion St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (3-2) in the semifinals, and then beating Trinity Valley School (3-2) in an exciting match, with Benjamin Hoppe ’24 clinching the win for FWCD. Overall, the Falcons finished in third place in the 3A SPC Tournament. Girls tennis placed fifth.
Baseball
The Falcons defeated Episcopal School of Dallas by a run and then lost to Oakridge by a run in the 3A SPC Tournament. On April 29, at home, FWCD beat a tough St. Andrew's team, 7-0. Jackson Bloemendal ’25 had a three-run homer against Oakridge and pitched a complete game shutout vs. St Andrew’s. The team finished third in the tournament. Thanks in large part to an 8-1-2 start and a 10-2 finish, FWCD finished the season with 21 wins, the most in program history.
Lacrosse
The Falcons started off the lacrosse SPC Tournament in Austin defeating Trinity Valley, 9-8. FWCD led 8-4 but the Trojans fought back to tie. Bo Juliao ’24 scored to seal the win. The Falcons lost to St. Andrew’s in the semifinal and then lost a close game to Greenhill School, 8-7. FWCD finished fourth overall.
