Spring Sports Teams Soar with Historic

The spring athletic season was one for the record books for FWCD student athletes, with Southwest Preparatory Conference Championship titles, standout individual performances, and unprecedented team achievements across the board.

The boys track team secured a first place finish at the SPC meet, claiming their second title in three years. In the meet, Jackson Bloemendal ’25 broke the School long jump record that had been held by Joe Breedlove ’78, who was on the field to watch. On the diamond, baseball capped off its most successful season ever, with 27 wins and only two losses and a dominant SPC Championship finish. The boys golf team also brought home gold, finishing first overall and placing three golfers in the top 10: Henry Sellers ’27, who earned the gold medal, Max Kaufmann ’25, and Mason Harper ’25.

In tennis, both the boys and girls teams bounced back after opening-round losses to beat Oakridge School in their respective final matches. Boys tennis also topped Episcopal School of Dallas to take fifth place. The varsity girls tennis team, Alex Seiden ’25 (tennis) and Reese Packer ’25 (track & field) were honored with SPC Sportsmanship Awards. Softball finished fourth in the conference, earning its third straight top-four finish.

Several student-athletes earned AllSPC honors, including standouts in baseball (Jackson Bloemendal ’25, Jack Ogle ’26, Jacob Settle ’27, Cooper Paul ’27), golf (Harper, Sellers, Kaufmann), and lacrosse (John David Hart ’26, Will Hammond ’27, Jack Homan ’25). The girls and boys track teams were well-represented with multiple athletes honored: Finleigh Ashburn ’25, Nate Blan ’26, Jackson Bloemendal ’25, Owen Bloemendal ’27, Kai Chancellor ’27, Canaan Factor ’26, Kavita Garraway ’28, Diego Hatcher ’26, Jordan Jones ’25, Cal Neubauer ’26, Chuy Orozco ’25, Francie Ratino ’27, Dario Rosas ’25, Genevieve Rudner ’27, William Runyon ’26, Lainey Shackelford ’26, and Ty Williams ’27. Softball honorees were Ryleigh Hall ’27, Martha Linker ’27, and Madeline Richey ’27, while tennis saw James Hanson ’28 and Eden Turner ’26 receive accolades.

Lacrosse enjoyed its most successful season in program history, recording its best-ever SPC finish (third), qualifying for the Texas High School Lacrosse League (THSLL) playoffs for the first time, and advancing to the quarterfinals. Honors included All-District selections for John David Hart ’26 and Harrison Homan ’27; Honorable Mentions for Wes Dieth ’26, Will Hammond ’27, and Cole Haven ’25; and a prestigious All-State nod for Henry Harrington ’25.

Looking at the year as a whole, FWCD athletes shattered expectations: 16 teams earned top-four SPC finishes; 15 school records were broken; 14 individual championships were won in swimming, wrestling and track; six student-athletes committed to play at the collegiate level; three teams won championships; two teams were recognized for sportsmanship; and one student – Jayda Fulp ’25 – became a repeat national champion in wrestling.

From team victories to individual brilliance, 2024-25 cemented FWCD’s place among the elite in SPC athletics, proving that Falcon pride runs deep, and Falcon talent runs even deeper.