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  • All-state girls swimming and diving teams for 2014-15 season

    The 2014-15 all-state girls swimming teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

    Swimmers of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced at the state meet. This means that they received the full amount of team points from individual events they swam in, as well as one-fourth of the total points earned by the team in relays they swam in. Finally, in order to be considered for swimmer of the year, athletes must first have made the all-state team by winning in a championship.

    Divers of the year were selected by finish at the state meet, as were coaches of the year.

    Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

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    Class 5A

    Swimmer of the year: Bailey Nero, Fossil Ridge

    Diver of the year: McKensi Austin, Regis Jesuit

    Coach of the year: Tasha Marchant, Fossil Ridge

    First Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    McKensi Austin Junior Regis Jesuit 1-meter diving
    Zoe Bartel Freshman Fossil Ridge 400 free relay
    Jennae Frederick Sophomore Regis Jesuit 200 free relay
    Riley Hoffman Senior Fossil Ridge 400 free relay
    Lesley-Ann Knee Sophomore Fossil Ridge 200 medley relay
    Abigail Kochevar Junior Rock Canyon 100 back
    Bailey Kovac Sophomore Fossil Ridge 200 medley relay, 100 breast, 400 free relay
    Amy Lenderink Junior Regis Jesuit 200 free relay
    Ella Moynihan Senior Arapahoe 200 free, 500 free
    Bailey Nero Senior Fossil Ridge 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 400 free relay
    Annie Ochitwa Senior ThunderRidge 50 free, 100 free
    Lindsay Painton Junior Regis Jesuit 200 free relay
    Bayley Stewert Freshman Fossil Ridge 200 medley relay
    Taylor Wilson Senior Regis Jesuit 200 free relay


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    Class 4A

    Swimmer of the year: Lindsay Morrow, Evergreen

    Diver of the year: Katie Russ, Mullen

    Coach of the year: Jeanne Godaire, Evergreen

    First Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Kethrys Buffa Sophomore Manitou Springs 200 medley relay
    Raili Carter Junior Valor Christian 200 free relay
    Emily Dolloff-Holt Sophomore Manitou Springs 200 medley relay
    Eryn Eddy Senior Thompson Valley 200 free, 100 free
    Morgan Friesen Sophomore Windsor 100 breast
    Madison Hoehn Sophomore Valor Christian 200 free relay
    Katelyn Kenchel Sophomore Evergreen 400 free relay
    Brook Landt Junior Valor Christian 200 free relay
    Kate McDonald Sophomore Evergreen 500 free
    Anna McDonald Senior Evergreen 400 free relay
    Veronica Morin Junior Manitou Springs 200 medley relay
    Lindsay Morrow Senior Evergreen 200 IM, 100 back, 400 free relay
    Katie Russ Senior Mullen 1-meter diving
    Bailey Smith Senior Evergreen 400 free relay
    Brooke Stenstrom Junior Valor Christian 50 free, 200 free relay
    Samantha White Junior Manitou Springs 200 medley relay
    Cat Wright Freshman Cheyenne Mountain 100 butterfly

  • Swim and dive committee recommends unlimited entrants from schools in individual events

    5A state boys swimming
    (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

    AURORA — The swimming and diving committee on Tuesday recommended that schools be allowed an unlimited number of entries into individual events at the state meets.

    Currently, schools are only allowed four entrants per event, even if more hit the qualifying time. That limit is based on an NFHS rule. However, a recent interpretation allows states to form their own adoptions on the rule — which opened the door for the swimming committee’s recommendation on Tuesday.

    This change will need to be approved by the Board of Directors, and at the Legislative Council in April.

    “The focus of this is on high school and participants,” said Bethany Brookens, CHSAA assistant commissioner in charge of swimming and diving.

    Rule 3.1.1 of the swimming rules specifically states that “each team be permitted a maximum of four entries in an individual event and one team in a relay event.” However, that rule also includes the language “unless a conference or league determines otherwise” — which has been interpreted to expand to states, as well.

    If approved in April, swim teams will be allowed an unlimited number of entries into individual events — provided those swimmers meet the qualifying time, of course. Teams would still be limited to one team entry in relays.

    Additionally, a team would only be permitted to advance four swimmers or divers to the finals of a given individual event. Because of that, team scoring would be unaffected.

    Also unchanged is the individual limit on swimmers. They will still only be allowed to swim in two individual events and two relays at the state meet.

    An independent group examined data from the 2014-15 Class 5A season and determined that roughly 20 swimmers and divers would have been added to the state meet due to the change. A total of 550 swimmers and divers participated in the 5A meet two weeks ago. It is expected that an even smaller number of athletes would be added in 4A.

    One concern is that the qualification times — which are set based upon the expected number of entrants and heats per event — would be negatively affected and create a more “elite” meet. However, the committee decided that qualifying times would only be set based upon the top four finishers from a team.

    The committee initially talked about the change in 2014, then revisited it with another in-depth conversation on Tuesday.

    If approved, the change would go into effect during the 2015-16 season for both boys and girls.

    The swimming committee also recommended that swimmers and divers compete in a minimum of four meets — exclusive of league and/or conference meets — during the regular season in order to be eligible for the state meet. That, too, needs to be approved by the Legislative Council.

  • 2A girls basketball district brackets

    The 2015 girls basketball districts in Class 2A are this week. Find complete brackets below.

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    District 1

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 1
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    District 2

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 2
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    District 3

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 3
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    District 4

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 4
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    District 5

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 5
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    District 6

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 6
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    District 7

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 7
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    District 8

    2015 2A girls basketball district tournaments District 8

  • Final results from the 5A and 4A girls swim and dive state meets

    THORNTON and FORT COLLINS — The 4A and 5A girls state swim meets concluded on Saturday. Find full results below.

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    Class 5A


    Overall meet: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/g15-full-results.pdf


    Team scores: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/g15-final-team-scores.pdf

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    Class 4A


    Overall meet: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4a-results-finals.pdf


    Team scores: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4a-girls-state-team-scores.pdf

  • Evergreen wins second consecutive 4A girls swimming title

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    THORNTON — The day began with records falling. Three of the first four races saw the Manitou Springs medley relay team and two individual swimmers come in with the best times ever for the 4A class. The landmark day ended with Evergreen hosting the state championship trophy at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

    The Cougars finished with an overall score or 368, besting runner-up Cheyenne Mountain by 92 points to successfully defend their 2014 title.

    “We’re just really proud of our girls and we’re happy with how we swam today,” Cougars coach Jeanne Godaire said. “We had a lot of best times and the girls were ready for the meet.”

    Through the first two events, the Cougars were without a win as Manitou took the 200-yard medley relay and Thompson Valley’s Eryn Eddy won the 200-yard freestyle. Both wins resulted in 4A records.

    It was the third event when Lindsay Morrow finally got Evergreen on the board with a win. He took the 200-yard invdividual medley with a time of 2:03.42, almost three seconds better than than second-place finisher – and her teammate – Anna McDonald.

    “Getting the individual wins were great, but to be able to celebrate this win as a team is such an incredible feeling,” Morrow said. “We all worked really hard in prelims and knew coming in today that we just had to move up one spot to be able to do well today.”

    The win was anything but a given for the Cougars as they had the Indians on their tail much of the day. Cheyenne Mountain had finished in the top three at state three years in a row coming into Saturday’s meet and would prove to be force once again.

    Freshman Cat Wright got the charge started for the Indians by taking the 100-yard butterfly, setting a state record in the process. It was the only win for the Indians on the day, but their consistency to finish in the top five boosted them into a firm second-place finish.

    “Evergreen was so strong and they had so many horses in the early races,” Indians coach Kate Doane said. “We’re very happy with where we finished. We wanted a top-two finish and so as far as getting to No. 1, we swam the best we could and so did Evergreen.”

    The Cougars recorded four wins on the day, with Morrow accounting for two of the three individual wins. The Cougars won the meet’s final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, a fitting bow to tie on their state title.

    “We had some top girls get us some good wins,” Godaire said. “We got a lot of points in the (consolation races) and the finals which helped.”

  • Fossil Ridge comes away with 5A girls swimming title

    (Brock Laue/CHSAANow.com)
    (Brock Laue/CHSAANow.com)

    FORT COLLINS — When a team wins a title, they bring it home.

    Fossil Ridge didn’t have far to travel on Saturday. In fact the Sabercats, by claiming the Class 5A state championship in girls swimming and diving, kept the crown at their own facility, Edora Pool Ice Center in Fort Collins.

    “All our home meets are here and this is where we train,” Fossil Ridge coach Tasha Marchant said excitedly. “It makes it even sweeter.”

    Any time a team wins a state championship, the joy is unequivocal for athletes and coaches alike. Any time a team runs over everyone else for the crown in the way Fossil did, the feeling for the opposition might be astonishment.

    For Sabercat senior Bailey Nero, the meet was a wonderful bookend to a decorated career. Fossil Ridge won the school’s first title in the sport in 2012, Nero’s first year in the program. The Sabercats piled up 347 points on Saturday as Regis, who had won three of four 5A crowns, placed second with 277 points. Fairview was third with 226.5.

    “Freshman year, it was a surprise to be state champions,” Nero admitted. “We talked about it, but we weren’t sure if we really had the talent to get there. This year, we all knew we had the potential to be champions. It was just a matter of being a team as a whole.”

    As a whole, the squad won two of three relays and three individual events in claiming first in five of 12 events overall.

    “I’m so happy for the girls,” Marchant said. “They set their focus at the beginning of the year. We revisited our goals and objectives throughout the season and they reminded me that we were almost there. It’s nice to see them accomplish everything that they wanted to accomplish.”

    Nero certainly accomplished a lot for her team and for herself in her final swims as a Sabercat before competing for Auburn University.

    First, she swam a strong third leg of the winning 200-medley relay (1:43.03). Then, she beat a game Brooke Hansen of Loveland, a two-time state champion entering the weekend, in the 200-individual medley with a blistering 1:59.20. Next, Nero enthralled the crowd with an all-classification record in the 100 butterfly. Her time of 53.22 seconds was more than one full second faster than the previous record of 54.25. To cap it all off, the senior anchored the winning 400-free relay in 3:25.26 as Fossil nipped Regis’ 3:25.49.

    “I’m pretty happy with how I swam,” Nero said. “I’m really excited about the 200 IM. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to whip that out, but I’m pretty happy about that. It’s fun to get the record in the fly too.”

    “She’s just obviously top-notch,” Marchant added. “She’s first of all, a great person. The girls really look up to her and she loves to compete and she likes to win. She brings good positive energy to the team. Those kinds of girls are priceless.”

    Asked if she knew a 53 in the 100-fly was possible, Nero’s coach didn’t hesitate.
    “She’s got a lot of fast swimming still ahead of her. Nothing totally surprises me, but it was fast and it was fantastic.”

    Bailey Kovac, a sophomore, added to her growing legacy at the school as well with a state championship in the 100 breaststroke, defending her title in the event from last year.

    ThunderRidge’s Annie Ochitwa, a senior and future Arizona Wildcat, defended crowns of her own with victories in the 50 free (22.86) and 100 free (49.60). Her 50 was the fourth fastest in Colorado history, while her 100 was second fastest as she held off Loveland’s Hansen (49.97). Hansen’s time ranks fifth best ever.

    Arapahoe’s Ella Moynihan won the 200 and 500 freestyle races and Regis Jesuit’s Mckensi Austin was first in diving with a 5A record performance of 540.305 points. The junior also won diving a year ago.

    Fossil Ridge has earned both of the school’s state championships in girls swimming.

  • Day 1 results from the 5A and 4A girls swim and dive state meets

    THORNTON and FORT COLLINS — The 4A and 5A girls state swim meets got underway on Friday. Find full results below.

    Class 5A

    Download: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5a-prelims-results-g15.pdf

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    Class 4A

    Download: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4a-girls-state-results-prelims.pdf

  • Fossil Ridge and Evergreen stand out on first day of girls swim championships

    FORT COLLINS — The Fossil Ridge girls swim team boasts a trio of same name competitors that can rival anyone’s.

    Bailey Nero and Bailey Kovac, defending state champions individually and winners of three combined events in prelims of the Class 5A girls swimming state championships on Friday, are an outstanding senior, sophomore tandem.

    Add in Bayley Stewert, another Sabercat who earned her way to championship finals in two events, the trio comprise a core hoping to claim the school’s second 5A crown. They won it all in 2012.

    “It’s ironic definitely that we have three Bailey’s and it’s kind of funny that we’re all in different strokes too,” Bailey Nero, an Auburn University recruit, said with a laugh. “It’s really fun on the medley relay, because we’re basically cheering for ourselves. I really do enjoy those girls on my team.

    “Everyone is always saying Bailey, Bailey, and it’s really hard to figure out who they are talking to. We made nicknames. Bailey Kovac is ‘BK’, Bayley Stewert is ‘B. Stewart’, and I’m ‘B. Nero.’ It makes it more fun knowing that we’re all named Bailey and that we’re all giving a lot to the team.”

    Giving a lot to the team as in providing the necessary firepower needed to make a run at the crown.

    Fossil Ridge is undefeated in its last four years of dual meets. The Sabercats have won five-straight Front Range league titles. They’ve claimed several individual state titles.

    By all accounts, the Fort Collins-based school has been a dominant force in the sport, but the ultimate achievement has eluded them the past two seasons as Regis Jesuit won the title.

    One of the two powers will likely bring home the hardware on Saturday after a Friday prelims that saw the teams combine to earn the number one seeds in six of 11 events. Both squads also qualified individuals in bunches for either the championship finals, boasting the top-8 girls in each prelim, or the consolation finals featuring the nine through 16 finishers.

    Fossil Ridge, who nipped Cherry Creek 244-243 in 2012, knows titles can be won by the slimmest of margins.

    “Every point counts,” Nero said. “It’s really awesome that tonight we got some sneak-ins. We got some girls in 8th and 16th. They were right on the edge, but we got them in.”

    “We need to be as good as we were today, if not better,” Fossil Ridge coach Tasha Marchant added. “We still have diving and we need to be strong in that. As a team we just need to stay united and stay supportive of each other and that’ll hopefully get us where we want to be.”
    Fossil Ridge placed third in 2014 and second in 2013.

    In prelims of Class 4A, the Evergreen Cougars set the tone for what could be their second consecutive state championship.

    With five Division I signees in the senior class and four all-state returners, Evergreen placed second in the 200-yard medley relay, Lindsay Morrow and Anna McDonald placed first and second in the 200 IM, Katelyn Kenchel placed second in the 200 free and third in the 100 free, and Kate McDonald placed first in the 500 free.

    Morrow and Kara Coughlin placed first and second in the 100 back and the Cougars earned the one seed in the 400 free relay, as well.

    Evergreen is poised for another run at the title on Saturday, but Valor Christian also excelled in prelims as the Eagles earned the one seed in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay.

    Individually, Valor’s Brooke Stenstrom and Thompson Valley’s Eryn Eddy could both earn multiple crowns. Eddy nearly broke her own 200 free classification record in prelims.

  • 4A, 5A girls swimming and diving state meet psych sheets

    This season’s girls swimming state meets are Feb. 13-14. Find psych sheets for both the Class 5A and 4A meet below.

    Go to: 5A | 4A
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    Class 5A


    Download: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5a-psych-G15.pdf
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    Class 4A


    Download: PDF

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4a-psych-G15.pdf

  • Girls swimming and diving’s schedule for the 2015 state meets

    Below are the state meet schedules for girls swimming this season. Both the Class 5A and 4A meets run Feb. 13-14.

    To buy tickets, visit chsaa.ticketleap.com. Online ticket buyers will enter the venue 30 minutes early.

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    Class 5A

    Site: EPIC, Fort Collins (map)
    Watch live: NFHS Network

    Friday, Feb. 13: Swim prelims
    Team packets available 2 p.m.
    Pool doors open 2:15 p.m.
    Warm-up begins 2:30 p.m.
    On-site tickets on sale 2:30 p.m.
    Begin swim prelims 4 p.m.
    Saturday, Feb. 14: Dive prelims/semis
    Pool doors open 7 a.m.
    Dive coaches meeting 7:15 a.m.
    Warm-up begins 7:30 a.m.
    On-site tickets on sale 7:30 a.m.
    Begin dive prelims 9 a.m.
    Saturday, Feb. 14: Swim & dive finals
    Pool doors open 12:15 p.m.
    Warm-up begins 12:30 p.m.
    On-site tickets on sale 12:30 p.m.
    Begin finals 2 p.m.

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    Class 4A

    Site: VMAC, Thornton (map)
    Watch live: NFHS Network

    Friday, Feb. 13: Swim prelims
    Team packets available 2 p.m.
    Pool doors open 2:15 p.m.
    Warm-up begins 2:30 p.m.
    On-site tickets on sale 2:30 p.m.
    Begin swim prelims 4 p.m.
    Saturday, Feb. 14: Dive prelims/semis
    Pool doors open 7 a.m.
    Dive coaches meeting 7:15 a.m.
    Warm-up begins 7:30 a.m.
    On-site tickets on sale 7:30 a.m.
    Begin dive prelims 9 a.m.
    Saturday, Feb. 14: Swim & dive finals
    Pool doors open 12:15 p.m.
    Warm-up begins 12:30 p.m.
    On-site tickets on sale 12:30 p.m.
    Begin finals 2 p.m.