| Friendswood High School
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| School Founded |
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| Team Established |
1984
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| History |
Friendswood has won 20 TAD Medium School Championships from 1984-2023
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| City |
Friendswood, Texas
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| Team Colors |
Blue and White
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| Principal |
Mark Griffon
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| Head Coach |
Elizabeth Woodley, Adam Brown
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| Associate/Other Head Coach(es) |
Ray Monahan, Barrett Stephens
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| National Championships |
None
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| State Championships |
20, (1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2016,2013,2014,2023)
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| Regional/County Championships |
5 (2004,2005,2006,2007,2023)
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| Region/County Location |
Region IV
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| Highest Finish |
5th in National Finals (2001)
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| School Website |
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Friendswood High School
Friendswood High School is one of the most consistent teams in the country, and had won 15 consecutive medium state championships in Texas. They reached nationals twice, once in 2001 (as the "Texas B team"), and again in 2004, when they beat the large school champion, Irving Nimitz, by nearly 1000 points. That year they went on to place 7th at Nationals. In 1996, the Mustangs put up a score of 47,619, losing only to 5A school J. Frank Dobie. It would remain the highest score ever by a 4A team until 2008.
Initial Close Calls
In 1998, Friendswood caused a major scare when they were narrowly defeated by James E. Taylor (47,843 for Taylor to 47,218 for Friendswood). 2002 saw the Mustangs again get close, finishing fourth in the entire state of Texas (Lubbock won 47,740; Dobie was second with 47,381; Keller was third with 47,303 and Friendswood was fourth with 47,250). 2003 saw the Mustangs narrowly edge out 5A school Keller by just a few hundred points for second in all of Texas, but ended up losing to Dobie.
2004: A Trip to Nationals
In the 2004 State Championship, Friendswood walked in with a score 43,545. This was good enough to enter state as the top school in 4A, but was behind some Large Schools. Nimitz, the odds on favorite in the Large Schools, walked in with the overall score of 46,549 (a lead of 3,004 points). However, the state competitions had a huge disparity in subjective scoring (the Small/Medium meet having high scores, and the Large schools having lower scores, especially in Essay). The result saw Nimitz win the 5A, but not the State Championship. The result caused considerable controversy as Friendswood would go on to Nationals, and subsequently finish seventh with a score of 46,477, the worst finish for a Texas team at the national competition.
2007: Close Calls All Around
In 2007, Friendswood began showing the first signs of strain, as Friendswood did not go into state as the leading 4A school. In that year, Frisco lead all Texas 4A schools after Round 2. However, at state, Frisco was no match for Friendswood, and Friendswood secured their 15th straight Medium School Championship. Friendswood not only dodged a close call, but nearly took the state's nationals seat from Plano Senior, who scored 46,181 points, compared to Friendswood's 46,023.
2008: The End of a Dynasty
At the 2008 regional, Friendswood lost for the first time to the Seven Lakes team by over 1000 points. At the Medium School state championships, Friendswood was defeated by Seven Lakes and New Caney and finished third, ending a run of 15 straight Medium state championships.
Performance Chart
| Year |
Regionals Score |
Regionals Rank |
State Score |
State Rank
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| 2023 |
40,931.3 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium |
47,238.5 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2017 |
45,034.4 |
14th overall, 10th in Large |
48,186.3 |
4th overall, 3rd in Large
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| 2016 |
47,737.4 |
6th overall, 5th in Large |
48,875.1 |
9th overall, 6th in Large
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| 2015 |
48,828.0 |
2nd overall, 2nd in Large |
49,974.0 |
3rd overall, 3rd in Large
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| 2014 |
46,816.6 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium |
48,580.2 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2013 |
46,108 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium |
47,632.7 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2012 |
43,809.2 |
7th overall, 2nd in Medium |
46,224.6 |
5th overall, 3rd in Medium
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| 2011 |
44,119 |
4th overall, 2nd in Medium |
46,669.6 |
5th overall, 2nd in Medium
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| 2010 |
42,177 |
11th overall, 2nd in Medium |
43,906.0 |
10th overall, 2nd in Medium
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| 2009 |
42,401 |
14th overall, 2nd in Medium |
44,601 |
9th overall, 3rd in Medium
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| 2008 |
43,094 |
15th overall, 4th in Medium |
45,666 |
9th overall, 3rd in Medium
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| 2007 |
44,238 |
3rd overall, 2nd in Medium |
46,023 |
2nd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2006 |
43,457 |
5th overall, 1st in Medium |
44,668 |
2nd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2005 |
43,924 |
4th overall, 1st in Medium |
46,356 |
2nd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2004 |
43,545 |
8th overall, 1st in Medium |
46,807 |
1st overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2003 |
42,260 |
8th overall, 1st in Medium |
46,764 |
2nd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2002 |
43,993 |
? overall, 1st in Medium |
47,250 |
4th overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2001 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
43,646 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 2000 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
46,803 |
10th overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1999 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
44,624 |
12th overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1998 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
47,218 |
3rd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1997 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
43,511 |
9th overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1996 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
47,619 |
2nd overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1995 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
45,578 |
6th overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1994 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
43,594 |
9th overall, 1st in Medium
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| 1993 |
40,616 |
? overall, 2nd in Medium |
43,054 |
12th overall, 1st in Medium
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Top State Scores
2004-2023
Overall Individual Scores
Honors
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Ethan Yang |
2023 |
9,134.3
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| 2 |
Andy Steinhauser |
2004 |
9,086.7
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| 3 |
Julia Lu |
2014 |
9,067.0
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| 4 |
Joseph Rasmussen |
2016 |
9,059.3
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| 5 |
Abby Wolff |
2008 |
8,930.0
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| 6 |
Evan Yang |
2023 |
8,922.1
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| 7 |
Hannah Xia |
2017 |
8,915.4
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Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Rainer Horn |
2016 |
8,656.0
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| 2 |
Edward Pettit |
2015 |
8,456.1
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| 3 |
Matthew Tarver |
2016 |
8,283.8
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| 4 |
Jonathan Snowden |
2015 |
8,261.4
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| 5 |
Zach Cocetti |
2013 |
8,169.7
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Varsity
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Ramiro Garcia |
2015 |
8,154.1
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| 2 |
Joaquim Bendixen |
2017 |
7,934.3
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| 3 |
Kaylee Kocurek |
2015 |
7,831.6
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| 4 |
Rylan Lynch |
2023 |
7,702.1
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| 5 |
Andrew Hopf |
2013 |
7,656.4
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| 6 |
Will Ramsey |
2004 |
7,553.3
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Overall Objective Scores
Honors
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Ethan Yang |
2023 |
6,494.3
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| 2 |
Joseph Rasmussen |
2016 |
6,442.9
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| 3 |
Dana Royall |
2016 |
6,385.7
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| 4 |
Julia Lu |
2014 |
6,265.7
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| 5 |
Julia Lu |
2015 |
6,257.1
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| 6 |
Andy Steinhauser |
2004 |
6,240.0
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Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Rainer Horn |
2016 |
6,045.7
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| 2 |
Matthew Tarver |
2016 |
5,857.1
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| 3 |
Jonathan Snowden |
2015 |
5,765.7
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| 4 |
Edward Pettit |
2015 |
5,731.4
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| 5 |
Zach Cocetti |
2013 |
5,525.7
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Varsity
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Kaylee Kocurek |
2015 |
5,428.6
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| 2 |
Shannon Ney |
2014 |
5,274.3
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| 3 |
Ramiro Garcia |
2015 |
5,257.1
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| 4 |
Joaquim Bendixen |
2017 |
5,194.3
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| 5 |
Alex Briones |
2014 |
5,028.6
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