Colleen Young named Female Vornbrock Award Winner for 2014
2014 Vornbrock Award Winners are Colleen Young (CSP) and Nick Alexander (FAST)
Each year Ozark chooses a Female and Male High School Swimmer of the Year. These athletes are engraved on an award known as the Vornbrock Cup. The Vornbrock Cup was established in the name of Ernie Vornbrock, a St. Louis area Swim Coach from the 1930’s through the 1950’s, by his former swimmers and friends, out of respect and gratitude for his guidance; and with the hope that this unique man’s values will be passed on to a new generation. The award is kept at the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC). The swimmers are recognized for this achievement at the annual MAC Jack Buck Sports Awards Dinner held each year at the MAC. This year’s recipients are:
Colleen Young (CSP) - Junior at Lindbergh High
Ozark A Meet – Broke 3 American Paralympic Records 50, 100, and 200 Breaststrokes
Spring Sectionals – Re-broke 100 & 200 Breaststroke American Paralympic Records
2014 Can-Am Para swimming Nationals held in Miami, Florida – Colleen qualified for the National A Team and the 2014 Para Pan-Pacific Championships. Colleen had a great meet winning Nationals Championships in 5 events: the 100 & 200 Breast, 100 & 200 Back, 200 IM and the 400 Free. She also place 2nd in the 50 Free.
In April Colleen representing the USA at the German Open set a new 200 meter Breaststroke American Record.
Summer Sectionals – Colleen broke both the 100 and 200 meter Breaststroke American Records
Representing USA at Para Pan-Pacific Championships in Pasedena, California – Colleen won Gold medals in the 100 Breast and 100 Back. Took Silver Medals in the 400 Free and 200 IM, and took Bronze in the 50 Free. Her 100 Breast time re-broke her American Record by more than 2 seconds.
On the year Colleen ranks 1st in the World in 100 Breast and 3rd in the World 100 Back, she also broke 6 S13 Para American Records. The 50, 100, & 200 Breaststrokes both in short course and long course.
Nick Alexander - Junior at Vianney and a member of FAST
Nick qualified for 2016 Olympic Trials in 200 meter Back.
Nick was also selected to this year’s USA Swimming National Select Camp.
Nick won the Missouri Boys HS State Championship in the 100 yard back.
He went to Spring Sectionals and won the 400IM setting a new Sectional Record and 15- 16 Ozark Record. He also broke the Ozark record in the 15-16 200 yard back and 15-16 200 yard IM.
This summer, Nick won the 200 meter back at the NCSA’s and placed 3rd in the 200IM and 9th in the 400IM breaking the Ozark 15-16 record in all 3 events. The 200 meter Back was also the Open Ozark Record.
