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It was a historic evening for the groups who took house the trophies at Saturday’s 4A state swimming meet at BYU.
After each the Ridgeline Riverhawks ladies staff and the Sky View boys staff took second of their state meets final yr (Sky View had additionally taken second in 2020), they each received their first-ever state title in 2022.
Because the profitable coaches stood on the deck, soaking wet from the celebratory dip within the pool with their respective groups, they didn’t even appear chilly in any respect, simply extremely excited.
“I don’t assume phrases can actually even describe it,” Sky View coach Marcus Singleton mentioned. “The final two years we’ve are available in second, and there’s nothing like coming in second. It’s enjoyable to take house a trophy, however you’re nonetheless not the No. 1 staff.
“However we’ve been working arduous, and these seniors simply made it occur.”
Ridgeline coach Taryn McEuen shared comparable emotions.
“We’re simply so happy,” McEuen mentioned. “This has been our staff purpose for a number of years, so it’s very nice to lastly get it.
“We’ve put in loads of arduous work, our ladies purchased in and it’s simply been so superb.”
Each groups took house their titles with relative ease. The Riverhawks’ 346-point end was 67 factors increased than second place Snow Canyon (279), whereas the Bobcats recorded 353 factors, almost 80 factors above second-place Cedar (273.5).
Singleton mentioned the margin made his job as a coach a lot much less taxing after having loads of state meets previously which have come right down to the ultimate few races.
“Going into that final race, after years of ‘We’ve obtained to win this or we don’t get it,’ we might’ve (been disqualified) and nonetheless obtained the win,” Singleton mentioned.
“That’s a tremendous factor, as a result of there was no strain on the boys down the stretch, and so they had been capable of carry out higher.”
The Sky View senior boys watched on final yr as their feminine teammates claimed the 4A state title, motivating them to set out and convey house one more addition to the varsity’s trophy case regardless of ending simply brief within the years prior.
These seniors individually accounted for 142 of Sky View’s 353 factors, led by Jaxon Tueller, Jackson DuBose, Tavin Dubon, Alex Parks and Broc Johnson.
These seniors made up the relay staff that took first within the 200 medley, whereas Tueller and DuBose every took house particular person wins within the 100 backstroke and the 200 particular person medley, respectively.
“The most effective factor for a coach is if you see your athletes succeed and attain a purpose they’ve set,” Singleton mentioned.
“That’s precisely what (our seniors) have accomplished. They set their purpose and achieved it, and there’s no higher feeling as a coach.”
Whereas the Riverhawks obtained almost 90% of their factors from underclassmen, they too had senior management in Carly Eubanks, whose 37 factors had been a team-high.
Eubanks took house particular person honors within the 50 freestyle, whereas additionally contributing to each of the staff’s wins in 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Eubanks, who’s been a member of the swim staff for greater than half of Ridgeline Excessive Faculty’s existence, mentioned she couldn’t consider a greater strategy to cap off her remaining highschool meet.
“It’s been actually superb simply seeing this system development via annually I’ve been right here,” Eubanks mentioned.
“Seeing the youthful ladies grow to be increasingly more concerned with gaining factors and watching us grow to be an entire staff has really been a tremendous expertise to be part of.”
The senior added that she will’t wait to see what her underclassmen teammates accomplish within the upcoming years.
Snow Canyon’s senior duo of Kylie Barber and Afton Web page had been the highest particular person performers for the ladies, ending with 4 mixed particular person gold medals whereas main their staff to a second-place end.
Barber took her medals within the 100 and 200 freestyle occasions, whereas Web page completed first within the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke.
For the boys, it was Cedar Metropolis’s Tobler Dotson who completed the evening as the highest point-getter.
Dotson took house the primary place end in each the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke, whereas additionally main his staff to a second-place end.
4A ladies state swim meet
Saturday’s championships
At BYU
Group scores
- Ridgeline, 346
- Snow Canyon, 279
- Sky View, 241
- Cedar Metropolis, 233
- Inexperienced Canyon, 216
- Crimson Cliffs, 159
- Mountain Crest, 136
- Desert Hills, 120
200 medley relay
- Snow Canyon (Web page Afton, Hailee Phillips, Kylie Barber, Jaime Dansie), 1:52.86
- Inexperienced Canyon, 1:54.72
- Ridgeline, 2:00.98
- Desert Hills, 2:03.47
- Sky View, 2:05.41
- Mountain Crest, 2:05.94
- Dixie, DQ
- Cedar Metropolis, DQ
200 freestyle
- Kylie Barber, Snow Canyon, 1:58.24
- Olivia Value, Cedar Metropolis, 2:02.66
- Aspen Simper, Cedar Metropolis, 2:03.38
- Laura Rigby, Ridgeline, 2:04.34
- Jacey Mecham, Sky View, 2:04.45
- Madison Henry, Crimson Cliffs, 2:07.13
- Emilee Leishman, Mountain Crest, 2:07.87
- Lauren Bassett, Sky View, 2:09.21
200 particular person medley
- Kaylee Coats, Inexperienced Canyon, 2:13.98
- Navie Powell, Ridgeline, 2:15.00
- Sarah Olsen, Sky View, 2:17.37
- Mackenzie Hansen, Ridgeline, 2:21.63
- Emma Brown, Desert Hills, 2:21.82
- Allie Schwartz, Sky View, 2:21.83
- Paloma Manriquez, Cedar Metropolis, 2:22.18
- Mia Huebner, Inexperienced Canyon, 2:22.88
50 freestyle
- Carly Eubanks, Ridgeline, 24.91
- Hannah Edwards, Cedar Metropolis, 25.85
- Kara Weiland, Crimson Cliffs, 26.31
- Kensley Messinger, Crimson Cliffs, 26.31
- Rylie Corry, Inexperienced Canyon, 26.38
- Natalie Moses, Cedar Metropolis, 27.05
- Abigail Stratton, Cedar Metropolis, 27.23
- Zsofi Ugray, Logan, 27.56
100 butterfly
- Afton Web page, Snow Canyon, 1:01.52
- Sarah Cook dinner, Ridgeline, 1:01.60
- Malacha Leonard, Logan, 1:02.22
- Jacey Mecham, Sky View, 1:02.70
- Shannon Hyer, Bear River, 1:03.33
- Sydney Selinger, Cedar Metropolis, 1:04.14
- Rylie Corry, Inexperienced Canyon, 1:04.19
- Emma Brown, Desert Hills, 1:04.38
100 freestyle
- Kylie Barber, Snow Canyon, 52.46
- Carly Eubanks, Ridgeline, 54.28
- Sorina Rom, Pine View, 55.35
- Olivia Value, Cedar Metropolis, 57.52
- Brynley Nielsen, Inexperienced Canyon 57.96
- Jaime Dansie, Snow Canyon, 58.68
- Zoey Hunter, Mountain Crest, 58.99
- Natalie Moses, Cedar Metropolis, 59.00
500 freestyle
- Sarah Olsen, Sky View, 5:25.21
- Kaylee Coats, Inexperienced Canyon, 5:32.56
- Malacha Leonard, Logan, 5:34.01
- Laura Rigby, Ridgeline, 5:35.58
- Aspen Simper, Cedar Metropolis, 5:35.61
- Olivia Jenkins, Snow Canyon, 5:36.72
- Madison Henry, Crimson Cliffs, 5:43.26
- Sarah Cook dinner, Ridgeline, 5:43.26
200 freestyle relay
- Ridgeline (Navie Powell, Mackenzie Hansen, Sarah Cook dinner, Carly Eubanks), 1:41.63
- Inexperienced Canyon, 1:43.89
- Sky View, 1:45.45
- Snow Canyon, 1:45.88
- Cedar Metropolis, 1:46.25
- Crimson Cliffs, 1:47.62
- Pine View, 1:48.42
- Desert Hills, 1:48.50
100 backstroke
- Afton Web page, Snow Canyon, 58.89
- Kensley Messinger, Crimson Cliffs, 1:01.13
- Navie Powell, Ridgeline, 1:01.25
- Mackenzie Hansen, Ridgeline, 1:03.35
- Kara Weiland, Crimson Cliffs, 1:03.85
- Hannah Edwards, Cedar Metropolis, 1:05.47
- Kyah Bindrup, Mountain Crest, 1:05.61
- Brynley Nielsen, Inexperienced Canyon, 1:05.56
100 breaststroke
- Sorina Rom, Pine View, 1:08.53
- Hailee Phillips, Snow Canyon, 1:10.18
- Mia Huebner, Inexperienced Canyon, 1:11.20
- Isabelle Christensen, Ridgeline, 1:12.68
- Ava Roberts, Ridgeline, 1:13.33
- Allie Schwartz, Sky View, 1:13.94
- Kylie Schwartz, Sky View, 1:14.48
- Jaime Dansie, Snow Canyon, 1:14.63
400 freestyle relay
- Ridgeline (Navie Powell, Mackenzie Hansen, Sarah Cook dinner, Carly Eubanks), 3:42.03
- Snow Canyon, 3:43.65
- Sky View, 3:50.06
- Cedar Metropolis, 3:52.86
- Pine View, 4:01.43
- Crimson Cliffs, 4:02.18
- Mountain Crest, 4:04.02
- Logan, 4:05.38
4A boys state swim meet
Saturday’s championships
At BYU
Group scores
- Sky View, 353
- Cedar Metropolis, 273.5
- Crimson Cliffs, 251
- Desert Hills, 201
- Inexperienced Canyon, 200
- Ridgeline, 189
- Snow Canyon, 158.5
- Dixie, 138
200 medley relay
- Sky View (Jaxon Tueller, Jackson DuBose, Tavin Dubon, Alex Parks), 1:38.46
- Desert Hills, 1:43.27
- Cedar Metropolis, 1:43.27
- Inexperienced Canyon, 1:44.40
- Snow Canyon, 1:46.89
- Mountain Crest, 1:53.65
- Logan, 1:56.64
- Hurricane, 1:59.31
200 freestyle
- Josh Walker, Crimson Cliffs, 1:47.55
- Jaxon Tueller, Sky View, 1:49.41
- Luke Eubanks, Ridgeline, 1:51.23
- Dallas Schimbeck, Desert Hills, 1:51.23
- David Leon-Moreno, Dixie, 1:51.74
- Damon Erickson, Dixie 1:53.08
- Maxwell Morley, Desert Hills, 1:53.18
- Brayden Badger, Inexperienced Canyon, 1:55.98
200 particular person medley
- Jackson DuBose, Sky View, 1:57.72
- Troy Eggers, Desert Hills, 2:00.50
- Tanner Dodds, Cedar Metropolis, 2:06.72
- Ashten Krans, Cedar Metropolis, 2:07.14
- Brayden Jarrett, Mountain Crest, 2:07.75
- Peter Gibbons, Sky View, 2:10.42
- Josh Miggin, Inexperienced Canyon, 2:11.35
- Sam Dayton, Ridgeline, 2:11.62
50 freestyle
- Cole Dustin, Ridgeline, 22.12
- Tyson Farnsworth, Inexperienced Canyon, 22.25
- Bronson Plumb, Crimson Cliffs, 22.72
- Jack Allred, Snow Canyon, 22.96
- Kevin Bunn, Hurricane, 23.00
- Fox Challis, Crimson Cliffs, 23.42
- Dax Carroll, Crimson Cliffs, 23.47
- Kelton Marshall, Bear River, 23.61
100 butterfly
- Tobler Dotson, Cedar Metropolis, 51.71
- Tavin Dubon, Sky View, 53.38
- Clayton Nye, Sky View, 54.38
- Andrew Carlisle, Dixie, 54.88
- Kade Bethers, Desert Hills, 55.57
- Daxton Inexperienced, Snow Canyon, 57.11
- Fox Challis, Crimson Cliffs, 57.43
- Damon Erickson, Dixie, 58.55
100 freestyle
- Tyson Farnsworth, Inexperienced Canyon, 48.15
- Cole Dustin, Ridgeline, 48.79
- Jack Allred, Snow Canyon, 49.75
- Bronson Plumb, Crimson Cliffs, 50.63
- Kevin Bunn, Hurricane, 51.08
- Alex Parks, Sky View, 51.29
- Dallas Schimbeck, Desert Hills, 51.35
- Peter Gibbons, Sky View, 52.30
500 freestyle
- Nathan Seamons, Inexperienced Canyon, 5:01.10
- David Leon-Moreno, Dixie, 5:02.37
- Tanner Dodds, Cedar Metropolis, 5:04.58
- Troy Eggers, Desert Hills, 5:06.58
- Derek Corridor, Crimson, 5:10.47
- Maxwell Morley, Desert Hills, 5:10.91
- Broc Johnson, Sky View, 5:11.81
- Ben Walters, Sky View, 5:17.70
200 freestyle relay
- Inexperienced Canyon (Josh Miggin, Brayden Badger, Josh Jensen, Tyson Farnsworth), 1:32.21
- Crimson Cliffs, 1:32.93
- Sky View, 1:33.11
- Cedar Metropolis, 1:33.55
- Snow Canyon, 1:33.82
- Dixie, 1:34.84
- Ridgeline, 1:36.30
- Hurricane, 1:37.90
100 backstroke
- Jaxon Tueller, Sky View, 52.62
- Josh Walker, Crimson Cliffs, 53.25
- Andrew Carlisle, Dixie, 53.63
- Clayton Nye, Sky View, 55.02
- Sam Dayton, Ridgeline, 55.34
- Tavin Dubon, Sky View, 55.38
- Daxton Inexperienced, Snow Canyon, 56.61
- Caleb Simmerman, Cedar Metropolis, 56.98
100 breaststroke
- Tobler Dotson, Cedar Metropolis, 59.18
- Jackson DuBose, Sky View, 59.74
- Hunter Iverson, Desert Hills, 1:03.58
- Luke Eubanks, Ridgeline, 1:03.91
- Dagan Murray, Cedar Metropolis, 1:05.46
- Carter Anderson, Ridgeline, 1:06.35
- Chase Kehoe, Crimson Cliffs, 1:07.08
- Emery Cook dinner, Cedar Metropolis, 1:07.14
400 freestyle relay
- Ridgeline (Sam Dayton, Dallin Jensen, Luke Eubanks, Cole Dustin), 3:19.56
- Sky View, 3:20.74
- Cedar Metropolis, 3:22.40
- Crimson Cliffs, 3:25.56
- Desert Hills, 3:27.68
- Dixie, 3:28.49
- Snow Canyon, 3:29.18
- Inexperienced Canyon, 3:37.27