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Growing the Marble Falls swim team is Coyle’s top goal

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming, #USAswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School swimming coach Elizabeth Coyle (left) and daughter Kealin Alford, a swimming regional qualifier last season, are on a mission to add more Mustangs to the program. Courtesy photo New Marble Falls High School swimming and diving coach Elizabeth Coyle’s drive for program success started with someone living under her roof — daughter Kealin Alford. Alford advanced to the Class 4A Region IV meet last season. “When she was really little, she wanted to be on the Olympic swim team,” the coach recalled. “As she got…

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Burnet swimmers advance to state meet

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet swimmer Jack Milliorn touches the wall to signal to Levi Kleen to dive in as Grant Roberts and Stellan Zollitsch are on deck during the boys 200-yard freestyle relay. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Eight members of the Burnet High School swimming and diving team will make their way to the San Antonio North East Independent School District’s Josh Davis Natatorium Thursday-Friday, Feb. 15-16, for the Class 4A state meet. Carline Lunsford advanced in the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, while Grant Roberts will swim in the…

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Marble Falls swimmer Alford’s season ends at regionals

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman swimmer Kealin Alford gains plenty this season that will help her in the future. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photograpy. Marble Falls High School freshman swimmer Kealin Alford’s swimming season came to an end at the Class 4A Region IV meet Feb. 3. Alford was 11th out of 16 swimmers in her preliminary heat in the breaststroke, clocking 1 minute and 21.89 seconds Feb. 2. Her time advanced her to the consolation heat Feb. 3 where she was third with a time of 1:23.72. Coach Jamie Graham…

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Marble Falls swimmer Alford qualifies for regionals

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman swimmer Kealin Alford is on her way to regionals. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Marble Falls High School freshman swimmer Kealin Alford finished third in the 100-meter breaststroke at the District 13-4A meet Jan. 19 in 1 minute and 26.96 seconds. That time qualified her for the Class 4A Region IV meet Feb. 2-3 at the Southwest Independent School District Aquatic Center, 9290 SW Loop 410 in San Antonio. Head coach Jamie Graham said Alford’s success is simple to explain. “She shows up and puts in…