The Falcon Athletic Program is a publication of the Falcon Club and the Athletic Department at Fort Worth Country Day. For more information or to purchase an ad, please contact Elizabeth
at 817.302.3204 or email elizabeth.baxter@fwcd.com
from the Head of School Welcome
Dear Falcon Families,
Since Fort Worth Country Day’s founding in 1963, our student-athletes have proudly competed in interscholastic sports. FWCD won its first championship in 1969, and the Falcons have claimed over 150 titles in the Metroplex Independent School Conference (MISC), the Texas Independent Schools Conference (TISC), Texas Association of Private Schools (TAPS), and the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC), further cementing our commitment to excellence in athletics.
Our program is built on the heart of our students, the dedication of our coaches, and the unwavering support of our fans. This fall, every team, student-athlete, coach, parent, guardian, and fan will contribute to the evergrowing history of Falcon athletics. We look forward to the memories that will unfold in our gyms and on our fields throughout the 2024-25 season.
We are eager for all Falcon fans to keep lending their voices, cheers and support for our student-athletes. Whether it’s a steady clap or a burst of excitement, it means the world to all those immersed in competition. Your presence and enthusiasm elevate the game.
As we cheer from the bleachers, please keep FWCD’s core values top of mind. We aspire to bring courage and kindness, integrity and respect to all that we do. We can be so proud when our visitors, the athletes, the parents, the fans and the referees, leave our campus commenting on how hard we competed, and how respectful we were as opponents. Good sportsmanship matters. Together, let’s make this a season to remember for all of the best reasons –on and off the field.
Go Falcons!
Eric Lombardi Head of School
from the Athletic Director Welcome
Dear Falcon Fans,
Welcome to Winter Athletics!
Our student-athletes and coaches are coming off a very successful fall season, and they’ve transitioned into winter sports without a hitch. Our coaches and players have invested tremendous time and energy to represent FWCD with pride and honor on the court, field, mats and in the pool.
We are looking forward to great success through the rest of our winter season. Come early February, Fort Worth will host the Southwest Preparatory Conference Championships, and FWCD will compete for championships in basketball, soccer, wrestling and swimming. Regardless of our records during the season and our SPC Championship finishes, we can assure you that our student-athletes and coaches will demonstrate a strong competitive spirit and will play with class at all times.
We are grateful for our entire community’s enthusiastic support, and we will do everything we can to make you all proud to cheer on the Falcons!
Go Falcons!
Leigh Block Director of Athletics
Falcon Club
The Falcon Club is Fort Worth Country Day’s athletic booster club. The organization supports Lower School and Middle School PE programs and all teams at the varsity, junior varsity and Middle School levels. All Falcons, JK-12, benefit from the financial support the Falcon Club gives to the Athletic Department.
Falcon Club memberships, program ads and merchandise sales provide funds to improve the FWCD athletic programs with items and activities not covered under the athletic operation budget. In addition to hosting cookouts and Falcon Rally pizza parties for fans, Falcon Club purchase highlights of the past few years include soccer goals, volleyball standards and basketball goals; gym chairs, score tables and wall padding; water cows, EpiPens and AEDs; a baseball field home plate halo, awards boards, an ice machine, our climbing wall, video equipment, portable scorers carts for our field, and Boombah bags for student-athletes; and contributions toward the baseball mound turf and softball lights. And that is only part of the complete list!
The Falcon Club welcomes new members and encourages volunteering! Not only is membership a fun way to meet parents and guardians and support FWCD, but it also keeps you informed and involved in the School’s athletic program. Some ways to help coaches and athletes include running the time clock, moving the chains at football games, or working in the concession stand or the Falcon Nest Spirit Shop.
Check out the Falcon Club webpage on the FWCD website for more information about membership: fwcd.org/falconclub.
We look forward to seeing you in the stands and on the sidelines, cheering on our Falcon teams.
GO FALCONS!
Falcon Club Leadership 2024-25
Leadership Board
Bethany and Canaan Factor
Courtney and Nelson Holm
Melissa and Scott Huffman
Shelley and Michael Matthews
Courtney and Matt Mitchell
Meghan and Cody Ortowski
If you are interested in volunteering for Falcon Club membership, concessions, programs or special events, please email falconclub@fwcd.com.
Falcon Founder
Anonoymous
Ashley and Brett Beebe ’93
Rhonda and Joseph Brunson
Anjie (Landreth) ’94 and William Butler ’96
Anne and Orlando Carvalho
Georgina (Moncrief) ’94 and Cliff Condrey
Kate and Sonny Dykes
Shannon and Erik Haven
Venessa and Robert Howard
Melissa and Scott Huffman
Courtney and Matt Mitchell
Christen and Scott O’Neal
The Ortowski Family
Mary Catherine and Chad Parsons
Heather and Stephen Richey
Brooke and Mark Rollins
Katie and Matthew Stadler
April and Rick Wegman
Monica and Ryan Wood
Falcon First-Class
Tyler and Brian Crumley ’92
Jordan (Beasley) ’96 and Adam Davidson
The Interiano Family
Amie and Brad Ogle
Helen and Michael Todora
Falcon Force
Tasa (Lefler) ’88 and Frank Anderson
Debby + and Bill Arnold ’86
Stephanie and Brad Ashburn
Mandi and Leigh + Block
Duffy and Scott Bloemendal
The Bluntzer Family
Stephanie and Michael Dike ’88
Yvette and Matt Dzurik
The Gans Family
Macy and James Hill
The Hoefer Family
Courtney and Nelson Holm
Lyndsay and Justin Hoover
Rebecca and Doug King
Taylor (Luskey) ’04 and Thomas Lacy
Regan and W.A. Landreth ’01
Jessica (Peacock) ’92 and Chad Liberto
Debra and Eric + Lombardi
Falcon Club Members
Laura and Ed Nelson ’89
Jesse and Chris Neubauer
Christine and Austin Reilly ’04
Falcon Flyer
Anonymous
April and Paul Bleich
Janice Hargrave and Michael Blewitt
Robin and Gantt Bumstead
Kathryn and Matt Carter
Kerry and Sean Dailey
Carolyn (Forswall) ’02 and Henry Dollahite ’02
The Hatfield Family
The Klaus Family
April and David Knight ’98
Lindsey and Ian Lee
Haddy and Edward Manuel
Michelle and Scott Marlow
Janese and Stephen Massey
Shelley, Michael, Guy ’27 and Mason ’30 Matthews
The McAnally Family
Larkin and Richard McMillan
Carrie and Sean McPadden
The Montague Family
Lauren and Aaron Moses
Martha (Oswald) ’99 and Paxton Motheral
Tany and Bill Runyon ’80
Katie and Rob Semple ’95
Rachel and Graham Streett
Amy and Hunter Young
Falcon Fanatic
Anonymous
Lauren and Matt Anderson
Stephanie (Bird) ’08 and Cody Baker
Elizabeth + and Connor Baxter
Kelly and Prichard Bevis
The Chiong Family
Amy and Eugene Chung
Morgan and Walter Coleman
Monica deLaGarza
Jessica and Ryan Dodson
Bethany and Canaan Factor
Natalia (Castro) ’90 and Greg Hanson
Carolyn and Ryan Hyman
Laura and Charles Ivory
Kristin Larsen +
Erin Finley Lee
Nancy and Ted Paup
Laura and Robert Piwetz
Meredith (Nieswiadomy) ’06 and Breck Ray ’06
Rebekah and Jason Seiden
The Settle Family
The Shackelford Family
Erin and Al Silva
The Slataper Family
Michelle and John Stevenson
Roleen and Jeffrey Strathmeyer
Sandra + and Troy Tuomey
Peggy Wakeland +
Blair (Taylor) ’99 and John Walker
Danielle LeBlanc ’91 and Matt Wallace
Falcon Lower School Family
Margo and Curtis Bush
Liz (Hill) ’00 and Ed Deegan
The Elliott Family
Courtney and Justin Holt ’00
The Kimble Family
Alexis and Robert Schleider
Carly (Mills) ’00 and Stephen Tatum ’01
Molly (Thompson) ’07 and Pete Van Amburgh
Faculty/Staff
Sarah + and Stephen + Blan
Paige (Farris) ’87 + and Ed + Chisholm
Amiee Jenkins +
Lisa + and Michael + Parker
Myrna Sam +
Callie, Mike + and Luke ’26 Vincent
Lisa + and Neil Wallace
Christine + and Kevin Spikes
Kathy Welch +
Steve Uhr +
Meet the Coaches
Leigh Block
College: Clemson University; University of Florida
Year Appointed: 2021
Years’ Experience: 30
Title: Director of Athletics
College: Texas Christian University Year Appointed: 2002
Years’ Experience: 20
Coach: Varsity Assistant Boys Basketball
College: Millikin University; Seton Hall University
Year Appointed: 2012
Years’ Experience: 1
Title: Communications Manager; Swimming Program Director
Bourne ’02
College: Baylor University; University of Tennessee
Year Appointed: 2017
Years’ Experience: 18
Title: Associate Athletic Trainer
Breedlove ’78
College: Texas Christian University
Year Appointed: 1983
Years’ Experience: 36
Title/Coach: Executive Director of Breakthrough Fort Worth; Boys Basketball Program Director & Varsity Coach
College: The University of Tulsa Year Appointed: 2022
Years’ Experience: 3
Teach/Coach: LS/MS Physical Education; MS/US Boys Basketball
College: University of Arizona; Ohio University
Year Appointed: 1987
Years’ Experience: 40
Title: Head Athletic Trainer; Associate Athletic Director
Allison Cohen
College: Texas A&M International University; Sul Ross University
Year Appointed: 2024
Years’ Experience: 3
Coach: Varsity Assistant Girls Soccer
College: University of Texas at Arlington Year Appointed: 2016
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