Week 2: Our First Meet! Everything You Need To Know...
If there's one email you read all the way to the end...please let it be this one! So much important info for the week...but first a picture of our new Baby Mustang, Coen Joseph 7lbs 14oz and 21 1/4 inches long!
Coach Carrie says Jenna and baby are doing well, and she plans to be back coaching sometime this week!
Our First Meet: Everything You Need To Know!
It’s no secret, we love our home meets! The fun, the music, the ORANGE everywhere…it’s the best!
Wednesday, June 4
Swimmer Arrival at MF Pool: 4:45pm
Swimmer Warm-Up: 4:50pm
Meet Begins: 5:30pm
SENIOR NIGHT: We will start the meet with celebrating our 7 seniors!
Why is this meet Mustangs vs. Mustangs? (No opponent) - The team from Nicklaus Golf Club, who was scheduled to be our opponent, folded this summer. We were bummed, but quickly got excited because 1) With no opponent, we can let all kids who want to swim max # of events (3 individual events + relays). This won't happen in dual meets as we are limited to 500 swims total per team. 2) We can celebrate our seniors BIG without adding time to an already long dual meet. We're also using new audio and pool lights for the first time, so we can navigate all of that in a trial run. It kind of worked out! All times from this meet will be "official" times and count for Top 20, records etc.
Concessions offerings will be:
- Chick-fil-A food truck – chicken sandwiches and nuggets
- Kona Ice
- Concession stand: soda, Gatorade, water, candy, snacks
- Queen of Acorns: Cocktail and Mocktail truck (woohoo! Please enjoy responsibly)
The food trucks do take credit cards, but the Mills Farm stand (for all other items) is cash only!
How Will You Know What Events Your Swimmer is Swimming?
To Do: Download the SwimTopia App. We highly suggest paying a few bucks for the premium version of this app. It will list your swimmer's events and notify you when the heat sheet is ready on Wednesday. It also stores all your swimmer data and results for the season. Your app login/password is the same as your website login/password for our team.
Where Do Swimmers and Parents Sit?
Swimmers should sit with their age groups in the crash areas, parents should bring chairs for the spectator area. Please chat with your swimmer about 1) good behavior in the crash areas and 2) the importance of staying in the crash area so that the Team Parents for their group can find them when it's time to swim! You are always welcome to (and encouraged) to check on swimmers in the crash area.
IMPORTANT: Team parents and coaches do their best to get kids to their races, but if they can’t find someone the race will start without them. Parents, it is so helpful if you double check that your kiddo is lined up long before the race begins.
Before the Meet - Mark Your Swimmer!
Please make sure your swimmer's arm is marked with their events BEFORE arriving at the pool. (Tutorial here, use a thin Sharpie.) Please also write their first and last name on the back of their right shoulder! This makes it so much easier for Team Parents to get them to their events. IMPORTANT: With 172 swimmers, we will not have time to do this for you at the meet. SWIMMERS MUST COME WITH ARMS MARKED AND NAMES ON THEIR BACK. If you check out the tutorial and you're still thinking "Omg Help!" reach out to Lindsay before Wednesday and we'll hook you up with a veteran parent in your age group! We are so happy to help BEFORE Wednesday (Wednesdays are absolutely NUTS!)
Parent Seating at Our Home Meets
Mills Farm sits typically anywhere marked in orange or in the ‘Best View’ seating outside the upper gate. This week, with no opponent, you can honestly sit anywhere! Please do not save spots/chairs for the meet before 3pm. Lifeguards will move chairs aside prior to 3pm.
Meet Parking
Parking is NUTS for our home meets, so if you can walk, ride a bike etc. that would be awesome. If you need to park, please obey all No Parking signs. Parking is a common complaint from neighbors not on the swim team and we really want to respect and keep them happy!
Team Suits
If you haven't received a swimsuit by Monday, please let Lindsay know.
Swim Caps
If you ordered team caps, we expect to receive all of them by Wednesday’s meet. Fingers crossed as we are at the mercy of Swim Quik on this! We'll keep you posted.
No other caps except Mills Farm caps can be worn during our meet. If you need extra Mills Farm caps, we should have some spares for sale!
Spirit Wear
If you ordered, shirts, backpacks, hats etc. -- we didn't end up getting everything in last Friday, but expect it Monday or Tuesday. We'll send out a note when it's ready to pickup!
Teen Night Begins Monday!
Our first teen night is Monday (tomorrow) beginning at 7:30pm in the clubhouse. This is open to swimmers in our 13-14 and 15-18 age group. Your teen should have accepted an invite to the teen GroupMe by now, if they haven't here is the link to join: https://groupme.com/join_group/68452576/U1yCMH2O
We use this to RSVP for events, take their food orders etc. so it's important they join! Please encourage them to check it today to RSVP and to text Mrs. Loudon some important info before tomorrow!
Donuts & Ribbons Thursdays
We always have donuts after practice on Thursdays and kids can pick up any ribbons they earned from the first meet! Look for the big blue ribbon file boxes on the pool deck -- kids can pick up their ribbons there! We totally admit -- the donuts are bribery -- sometimes kids are tired after a long meet on Wednesday night, but donuts usually do the trick to get them out of bed for practice!
Mustang Market Friday
The Market is a Mustang tradition -- it's basically a giant prize booth where swimmers can spend their Mustang Money. Swimmers earn virtual "money" for attending practice each day. They can choose to spend their money however they choose -- but the Market is most Fridays. The Market is a fan favorite and open 8:30-11am! Huge thanks to parents Chris Hernandez and Janet Robertson for running this and Trisha Kuhlman for being our "buyer"!
Families Signed Up To Work Wednesday's Meet
Just a reminder for the volunteers signed up to work Wednesday's meet. If you cannot make it, please send a replacement! All volunteers should check in with Lindsay at the Mustangs table to ensure they get volunteer credit.
2025 Mustangs at Mustangs - SENIOR NIGHT
June 4, 2025
| Ahlers, Jeff | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Ahlers, Mel | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| Albrecht, Ashley | 3:30 PM — 9:00 PM | Hospitality/Hospitality | |
| Amerine, Shawn | 3:30 PM — 9:00 PM | Hospitality/Hospitality | |
| Auslander, Lynn | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| Battison, Heather | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 11 & 12/Team Parent 11&12 | |
| Battison, Logan | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 11 & 12/Team Parent 11&12 | |
| Bennett, Matt | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | ||
| Buller, Bethany | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| 7:00 AM — 9:00 AM | Ribbons (Thursday AM job)/Ribbons | ||
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | ||
| Davis, Chad | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | ||
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | ||
| Demmel, Craig | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| 7:00 AM — 9:00 AM | Ribbons (Thursday AM job)/Ribbons | ||
| Deshler, Chad | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 13 & Up/Team Parent - Teens | |
| Deshler, Monet | 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | |
| Gamble, Lindsay | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Gude, Sandy | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 9 & 10 Girls/Team Parent - 9/10 Girls | |
| Horton, Anne | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Horton, Todd | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Hughes, Bradley | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| Hughes, Samantha | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup | |
| Hurst, Kim | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Kinkade, Lydia | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 8 & Under Girls/Team Parent - 8U Girls | |
| Kissel, Bita | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | ||
| Kuhlman, Trisha | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Loudon, Courtney | 5:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Heat Ribbon Worker/Heat Ribbons | |
| Mahankali, Mukta | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Matson, Kirk | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Muelleman, Sarah | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Reid, Kristen | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 8 & Under Girls/Team Parent - 8U Girls | |
| Rong, Forest | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Rong, Lin | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 8 & Under Boys/Team Parent - 8U Boys | |
| Schraeder, Jami | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Schultz, Katie | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Stevens, Heidi | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 9 & 10 Girls/Team Parent - 9/10 Girls | |
| Swigle, Micaela | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 8 & Under Boys/Team Parent - 8U Boys | |
| Torres, Lauren | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Wagner, Dan | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Clerk of Course (Home Meets Only)/Clerk of Course | |
| Wasleski, Richard | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
If you made it this far, you ROCK!
-Lindsay