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Lower than 24 hours after dislocating her elbow on the wall breaking a state report, Mountain Ridge senior Anna Wekluk was again within the pool at Saturday’s 6A state meet doing no matter she may to assist her workforce.
“It hurts fairly dangerous, however I went to the hospital yesterday and so they informed me that it couldn’t worsen as lengthy I didn’t hit it, so I used to be like ‘If it might probably’t worsen there’s no cause to not race,’” mentioned Wekluk.
Excessive ache could be a cause for many, however Wekluk blocked it out simply lengthy sufficient on three totally different events to not solely win her lone particular person race at BYU but in addition assist a pair of Sentinel relay groups to runner-up finishes.
“I’m going to swim extra meets after this, however for my workforce, this implies the world to them. That is their final meet so I actually, actually needed do the very best for workforce,” mentioned Wekluk, who received the 100 butterfly.
Wekluk’s inspirational efficiency highlighted what was an all-around excellent state meet at BYU on the ultimate day of the season.
Not surprisingly, workforce titles went to the standard suspects, as Lone Peak’s women rolled to a repeat 6A state title, whereas American Fork’s boys made issues a bit extra attention-grabbing with a DQ however did sufficient to carry on for his or her second straight title as effectively.
Lone Peak’s depth allowed it to amass a whopping 388 factors, effectively forward of runner-up West’s 214 factors.
“These women are actually younger. Fifteen of the 17 are freshmen or sophomores, and so it’s extremely wonderful how emotionally underneath management they had been. They care extra about their teammate than they do about getting themselves on that podium,” mentioned Lone Peak coach Celeste Tiffany.
Lone Peak solely had one particular person winner — Taylor Bennett within the 200 particular person medley — nevertheless it received two of three relays after which had 16 whole swimmers end within the high eight within the 11 particular person occasions.
With most of these swimmers again for at the least two years, celebratory pool jumps might be the norm for the Knights program for years to return.
The American Fork boys repeat title was a lot nearer, because it topped Nook Canyon 232 to 198, a win coach Kathy King mentioned she needed to sweat out till the ultimate occasion.
“Because the meet was nearing the top, we knew point-wise we wanted to swim a authorized 400 free relay,” mentioned King, who mentioned she needed to beef up just a few relays forward of the meet to verify her workforce was maximizing as many factors as potential.
All of it got here collectively in the long run.
“We misplaced loads of seniors final 12 months, a ton of senior management. We introduced solely 10 boys to state — freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. This was a collective effort from loads of youngsters new to highschool swimming,” mentioned King.
West’s Yan Dvorteskiy was named the boys swimmer of the meet after profitable each the 200 and 500 freestyles.
On the women facet, Skyridge’s Katelyn Andrist was named the swimmer of the meet after profitable the identical two races along with setting a brand new general state report within the 500 free in Friday’s preliminaries.
The one different general state report to fall got here from Wekluk on Friday, and she or he dislocated her elbow within the course of.
Heading into Friday’s 200 free relay qualifying warmth, because the leadoff swimmer Wekluk knew it gave her a novel likelihood to attempt to break the state report whereas additionally serving to her workforce.
She lunged aggressively towards the wall on the finish of her 50 meters, and the ache adopted instantly .
“Hit the wall too onerous and my elbow dislocated out the opposite facet,” mentioned Wekluk.
She achieved what she got down to do although, breaking the general state report with a time of 24.46.
Nonetheless, she needed to go straight to the hospital and couldn’t swim in her 100 backstroke qualifying race.
Earlier than the damage although, she certified for the finals within the 100 butterfly, which she ended up profitable with a time of 59.26.
She additionally swam a leg in Mountain Ridge’s 200 medley relay and 200 free relay, which each completed second.
Whereas seniors Andrist and Wekluk went out in type of their remaining highschool meets, a freshman launched herself to the large stage on Saturday and might be an everyday fixture on the rostrum for the following three years.
West freshman Ofa La received the 50 and 100 freestyle, after which helped West’s 200 medley relay workforce to a first-place end and its 400 free relay workforce to a second-place end.
Not dangerous for a swimmer who took a pair years off of significant swimming in seventh and eighth grade as a result of she needed to deal with basketball.
“I simply bought again from a two-year break from swimming so I used to be simply hoping that I’d swim my hardest and no matter is finest got here out,” mentioned La, who mentioned she’s thrived off of the camaraderie inside the workforce.
“Our teamwork general is what strives me to go to apply, and we get alongside so effectively with one another, particularly our seniors which are such good examples for us,” mentioned added.
On the boys facet, American Fork solely had one particular person winner en path to the title, with Caleb Wynn ending first within the 200 particular person medley.
He edged teammate Jes Day, who had an enormous meet in serving to the Cavemen to the title. Day additionally completed second within the 500 freestyle after which anchored American Fork’s profitable 200 free relay workforce.
Nook Canyon’s runner-up end was led by Karson Spencer, who received the 100 butterfly, completed sixth within the 200 particular person medley after which helped the Chargers win the 200 medley relay.
6A women state swim meet
Saturday’s finals
At BYU
Group scores
- Lone Peak, 388
- West, 214
- American Fork, 195
- Mountain Ridge, 162
- Davis, 129
- Skyridge, 125
- Nice Grove, 114
- Copper Hills, 107
200 medley relay
- West (Caroline Cooper, Angela Roberts, Madeleine Brennan, Ofa Fa), 1:50.80
- Mountain Ridge, 1:50.97
- Lone Peak, 1:52.76
- Davis, 1:53.99
- American Fork, 1:56.14
- Herriman, 1:56.69
- Riverton, 1:58.93
- Nook Canyon, 2:00.96
200 freestyle
- Katelyn Andrist, Skyridge, 1:53.49
- Emme Brewer, Lone Peak, 1:57.55
- Haylee Tiffany, Lone Peak, 1:57.83
- Jade Updike, Copper Hills, 2:01.75
- Chloe Rasband, Layton, 2:02.25
- Isabella Robinson, Lone Peak, 2:02.36
- Lily Afualo, Nook Canyon, 2:03.82
- Shelby Clegg, American Fork, 2:04.01
200 particular person medley
- Taylor Bennett, Lone Peak, 2:09.84
- Grace Wilson, Lone Peak, 2:15.27
- Eideann Anderson, American Fork, 2:15.90
- Madeleine Brennan, West, 2:16.01
- Lily Hyde, Nice Grove, 2:16.92
- Caroline Cooper, West, 2:18.26
- Teal Edholm, Farmington, 2:19.06
- Angela Roberts, West, 2:20.94
50 freestyle
- Ofa Fa, West, 24.53
- Addie Harding, American Fork, 25.00
- Sophie Scoville, Nice Grove, 25.01
- Layla Walker, Weber, 25.13
- Gennovah Hansen, Mountain Ridge, 25.22
- Chalisse Wealthy, Mountain Ridge, 25.42
- Dylan Egbert, Lone Peak, 25.81
- Jamie Horne, Kearns, 25.83
100 butterfly
- Anna Wekluk, Mountain Ridge, 59.26
- Madeleine Brennan, West, 1:00.17
- Mehlissa Younger, Kearns, 1:01.06
- Grace Wilson, Lone Peak, 1:01.23
- Chloe Rasband, Layton, 1:01.25
- Caroline Cooper, West, 1:01.30
- Olivia Baliguat, Westlake, 1:01.95
- Lucy Haymond, Riverton, 1:03.07
100 freestyle
- Ofa Fa, West, 53.76
- Dani Cannon, Skyridge, 54.06
- Lauryn Corridor, Davis, 54.22
- Kennedy Bennett, Lone Peak, 55.28
- Jamie Horne, Kearns, 55.42
- Ava Clegg, Lone Peak, 55.63
- Gennovah Hansen, Mountain Ridge, 55.73
- Isabella Robinson, Lone Peak, 56.04
500 freestyle
- Katelyn Andrist, Skyridge, 4:59.73
- Taylor Bennett, Lone Peak, 5:15.67
- Emme Brewer, Lone Peak, 5:21.22
- Haylee Tiffany, Lone Peak, 5:26.26
- Lily Afualo, Nook Canyon, 5:35.37
- Abigail Wayman, Weber, 5:35.95
- Jade Updike, Copper Hills, 5:40.42
- Hallie Larsen, Westlake, 5:43.40
200 freestyle relay
- Lone Peak (Kennedy Bennett, Dylan Egbert, Grace Wilson, Taylor Bennett), 1:39.70
- Mountain Ridge, 1:40.58
- Nice Grove, 1:42.54
- American Fork, 1:43.62
- Layton, 1:44.77
- Westlake, 1:45.33
- Kearns, 1:45.71
- Herriman, 1:45.99
100 backstroke
- Lily Hyde, Nice Grove, 58.92
- Kalia Merrill, Davis, 1:00.21
- Kennedy Bennett, Lone Peak, 1:00.26
- Paige Kelsey, American Fork, 1:00.28
- Addie Harding, American Fork, 1:00.45
- Dani Cannon, Skyridge, 1:01.17
- Layla Walker, Weber, 1:02.32
- Ruby Winget, Nook Canyon, 1:02.83
100 breaststroke
- Eideann Anderson, American Fork, 1:07.83
- Ava Clegg, Lone Peak, 1:09.36
- Anya Clark, Skyridge, 1:09.43
- Angela Roberts, West, 1:09.53
- Lauryn Corridor, Davis, 1:10.35
- Chalisse Wealthy, Mountain Ridge, 1:10.70
- Marissa Visser, Copper Hills, 1:11.09
- Alisha Thomas, Lone Peak, 1:12.09
400 freestyle relay
- Lone Peak (Taylor Bennett, Grace Wilson, Emme Brewer, Haylee Tiffany), 3:37.43
- West, 3:42.44
- Skyridge, 3:47.02
- Nice Grove, 3:51.03
- Layton, 3:51.12
- Nook Canyon, 3:52.62
- Copper Hills, 3:53.64
- Bingham, 3:59.56
6A women state swim meet
Saturday’s finals
At BYU
Group scores
- American Fork, 232
- Nook Canyon, 198
- West, 159
- Skyridge, 155
- Syracuse, 154
- Herriman, 151
- Mountain Ridge, 135
- Kearns, 130
200 medley relay
- Nook Canyon (Jaxon Barlow, Konnor Spencer, Karson Spencer, Ryan McNeill), 1:39.06
- Hunter, 1:39.84
- Skyridge, 1:40.02
- Westlake, 1:41.39
- Davis, 1:42.10
- American Fork, 1:50.62
200 freestyle
- Yan Dvorteskiy, West, 1:39.90
- Easton Smith, 1:45.37
- Cole Ehat, American Fork, 1:48.02
- Davis Miller, American Fork, 1:48.23
- Nate Moir, Skyridge, 1:48.32
- Ethan Murray, Herriman, 1:48.77
- Gavin Voshell, Syracuse, Syracuse, 1:50.97
- Corbin Lawes, Hunter, 1:51.13
200 particular person medley
- Caleb Wynn, American Fork, 1:56.92
- Jes Day, American Fork, 1:58.25
- Joseph Biesinger, Kearns, 1:58.31
- Sohnnie Wesemann, Cyprus, 2:01.01
- Wade Ogden, Skyridge, 2:01.74
- Karson Spencer, Nook Canyon, 2:02.22
- Benjamin Eberly, Taylorsville, 2:02.29
- Brandyn Blackwood, Westlake, 2:03.60
50 freestyle
- Cameron Barney, Westlake, 21.54
- Trey Jackson, Mountain Ridge, 21.56
- Angel Nunez-lanza, Hunter, 21.71
- Sam Carlson, Davis, 21.91
- Sawyer Portillo, Syracuse, 22.13
- Ryan McNeill, Nook Canyon, 22.13
- Jaxon Barlow, Nook Canyon, 22.26
- Samuel Williams, Roy, 22.30
100 butterfly
- Karson Spencer, Nook Canyon, 51.68
- Domingo Contreras, West, 52.41
- Easton Smith, Riverton, 52.62
- Nathaniel Harris, Nice Grove, 53.56
- Sawyer Portillo, Syracuse, 53.59
- Caleb Wynn, American Fork, 53.83
- Braden Fairbanks, Nice Grove, 55.05
- Koen Smith, Cyprus, 55.26
100 freestyle
- Kanyon Web page, Syracuse, 46.99
- Cameron Barney, Westlake, 48.56
- Sam Carlson, Davis, 48.59
- Cole Ehat, American Fork, 48.82
- Trey Jackson, Mountain Ridge, 48.92
- Samuel Williams, Roy, 49.28
- Neil Bennett, Bingham, 49.57
- Ryan McNeill, Nook Canyon, 49.82
500 freestyle
- Yan Dvorteskiy, West, 4:34.11
- Jes Day, American Fork, 4:47.96
- Nate Moir, Skyridge, 4:52.66
- Ethan Murray, Herriman, 4:57.10
- Bryan Bunker, Kearns, 4:59.02
- Corbin Lawes, Hunter, 5:00.07
- Weston Hopkins, Hunter, 5:00.43
- Nathan Dutton, Lone Peak, 5:00.99
200 freestyle relay
- American Fork (Cole Ehat, Davis Miller, Caleb Wynn, Jes Day), 1:29.33
- West, 1:29.53
- Syracuse, 1:29.88
- Hunter, 1:30.16
- Mountain Ridge, 1:30.52
- Nice Grove, 1:31.22
- Nook Canyon, 1:32.11
- Layton, 1:32.59
100 backstroke
- Angel Nunez-lanza, Hunter, 51.87
- Brandyn Blackwood, Westlake, 52.26
- Kanyon Web page, Syracuse, 52.28
- Spencer Stowers, Skyridge, 52.57
- Davis Miller, American Fork, 54.41
- Lincoln Burr, Skyridge, 54.72
- Domingo Contreras, West, 54.96
- Bryton Simons, Mountain Ridge, 55.74
100 breaststroke
- Joseph Biesinger, Kearns, 57.93
- Sohnnie Wesemann, Cyprus, 59.01
- Wade Ogden, Skyridge, 1:01.89
- Mason Draxler, Farmington, 1:02.44
- Roman Christenot, Kearns, 1:02.78
- Isaac Davenport, Weber, 1:03.54
- Benjamin Eberly, Taylorsville
- Konnor Spencer, Nook Canyon, 1:03.70
400 freestyle relay
- West (Yan Dvorteskiy, Richard Li, Rico Contreras, Domingo Contreras), 3:16.08
- Syracuse, 3:17.38
- Kearns, 3:21.80
- Nice Grove, 3:22.14
- American Fork, 3:23.64
- Nook Canyon, 3:23.89
- Mountain Ridge, 3:24.73
- Layton, 3:26.60