As Thompson Valley’s Donovan Love entered the water ready to go in the 100-yard butterfly in Thursday’s dual with Longmont at the Dick Hewson Aquatic Center, his goggles were already sliding toward his mouth.
Category: Boys Swimming
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Boys swimming rankings: New No. 1 teams in both 5A and 4A
This week’s boys swimming rankings are below.
These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.
In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.
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PrepSwimCo.com Boys Swimming & Diving Rankings
Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Cherry Creek 2 2 Regis Jesuit 1 3 Fossil Ridge 3 4 Fort Collins 4 5 Arapahoe 6 6 Rocky Mountain 8 7 Cherokee Trail 5 8 Columbine – 9 Legacy – 10 Boulder – Dropped out Highlands Ranch (7), Ponderosa (9), Grandview (10). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Discovery Canyon 3 2 Greeley West 1 3 Windsor 2 4 Mullen 9 5 Montrose 5 6 Cheyenne Mountain – 7 Coronado 8 8 Pine Creek – 9 Broomfield 6 10 Silver Creek 4 Dropped out Wheat Ridge (7), Golden (10). -
The first boys swimming rankings of the year are out
(Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com) This week’s boys swimming rankings are below.
These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.
In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.
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PrepSwimCo.com Boys Swimming & Diving Rankings
Class 5A RK TEAM 1 Regis Jesuit 2 Cherry Creek 3 Fossil Ridge 4 Fort Collins 5 Cherokee Trail 6 Arapahoe 7 Highlands Ranch 8 Rocky Mountain 9 Ponderosa 10 Grandview Class 4A RK TEAM 1 Greeley West 2 Windsor 3 Discovery Canyon 4 Silver Creek 5 Montrose 6 Broomfield 7 Wheat Ridge 8 Coronado 9 Mullen 10 Golden -
Photos: Boys swimming’s 2019 Coaches Invite
THORNTON — Regis Jesuit captured the prestigious Dick Rush Coaches Invite at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center on Saturday. Cherry Creek was second, and Ponderosa placed third.
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Jeffco student-athletes sign their National Letter of Intent
JEFFERSON COUNTY — It was another banner day for student-athletes in Jeffco Public Schools on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
More than 100 signed their National Letter of Intent to a wide range of colleges and universities across the country. Arvada West, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Golden, Pomona and Ralston Valley all held celebrations Wednesday to honor their students who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level.
To date, more than 150 student-athletes from Jeffco have signed National Letter of Intents this school year. That number will surely grow with three more final signing days coming up April 1, May 15 and August 1.
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Jeffco’s signers on National Letter of Intent — Feb. 6
Arvada West High School
Christaana Angelopulos, softball, University of Wisconsin
Chase Biel, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Ashleigh Burr, women’s soccer, Colorado Mesa University
Cory Carignan, football, Minot State University
Anthony Cass, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Timothy English, football, Presentation College
Dominic Folks, baseball, Barstow College
Christopher Gist, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Makenna Fowler, women’s soccer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Gianna Haley, softball, Black Hills State University
Mark Hunter, baseball, Blue Mountain College
Madison Johnson, women’s soccer, Wayne State College
Latham Kleckner, men’s soccer, Gustavus Adolphus College
Johnny Krutsch, football, Bethel University
Brady Legault, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Chris McEahern, football, Colorado State University
Ella McShane, women’s swimming & diving, Chapman University
AJ Ortez, football, Fort Lewis College
Theresa Price, women’s tennis, Hastings College
Devin Smith, cross country & track, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Dori Sterne, women’s soccer, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Michael Vandenberg, football, Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityBear Creek High School
Megan McGriff, women’s lacrosse, Marietta CollegeChatfield Senior High School
Sam Low, baseball, Mesa Community College
Luke Lachance, baseball, Doane University
Ben Kornegay, baseball, Northeastern Junior College
Jack Kornegay, baseball, Northeastern Junior College
Dalton Dillard, baseball, Barstow Community College
Julia Geiger, volleyball, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Kayleigh Conner, volleyball, Doane University
Alexa Alameddin, volleyball, Fort Lewis College
Tedy Reed, women’s basketball, Colorado College
Bailey Truex, women’s lacrosse, Fresno State University
Kevin Peterson, men’s soccer, Colorado College
Noah Haddad, men’s soccer, Radford University
Christian Holmes, men’s tennis, Utah State University
Anthony Johnston, football, Western Colorado University
Broc Doughty, football, Bethany College
Cameron Austin, football, Bethany College
Sydney Williams, cross country/track, Colorado School of MinesColumbine High School
Jake Gimbel, baseball, Lamar College
Chance Goodson, baseball, Southeast Community College
Braiden Fritz, baseball, Hastings College
Logan DeArment, football, Colorado School of Mines
Cole Parrott, football, University of Northern Colorado
Evan Durbin, football, Drake University
Ben Earnest, football, Kearney University
Jaden Armbrust, football, Concordia University
Cody Ramming, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Corbin Curry, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Grant Keim, football, Luther College
Maddie Hadden, women’s rugby, Central Washington
Taryn Elsner, women’s soccer, Knox College
Kelsey Akins, volleyball, Lake Forrest College
Grayson Mix, men’s water polo, University of California-San Diego
Teagan Simons, men’s lacrosse, Monmouth CollegeDakota Ridge High School
Joseph Ashley, men’s golf, Buena Vista University
Andrew Eickelman, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Jacob Eickelman, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Riley Fisher, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Ryan Kissinger, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Jackson Lamb, men’s basketball, Case Western Reserve
Elliot Pigati, baseball, Alvin Community College
Ryan Stohr, baseball, Air Force Academy
Austin Vancil, cross country, University of ColoradoD’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Isabella Porreco, softball, Yavapai CollegeGolden High School
Elizabeth Henshaw, women’s soccer, Culver-Stockton (MO)
Katie Dunson, softball, Lamar Community College
Jonah Wimbish, boys soccer, Augustana (IL)
Jack Walters, football, Colorado School of MinesLakewood High School
Pierce Holley, football, Georgetown University
Jacob Brunner, men’s lacrosse, Johns Hopkins University
Elyse Hatch Rivera, women’s soccer, Macalester College
Isaac Garcia, men’s swimming, St. Ambrose UniversityPomona High School
Justin Pacheco, wrestling, Air Force Academy
Theorius Robison, wrestling, University of Northern Colorado
Colten Yapoujian, wrestling, Cornell University
Brooke Weins, gymnastics, University of Oklahoma
David Ross, football, University of Northern Colorado
Colten Muller, football, Colorado Mesa University
Luke Rohweder, football, Colorado Mesa University
Jack Thiele, football, University of Wyoming (preferred walk-on)
Billy Pospisil, football, Washington State University (early graduate)
Michael Marquez, football, Dakota College at Bottinuea
Jaime Wolf, softball, Garden City Community College
Peyton Westphal, women’s soccer, Hastings College
Jim Gassman, baseball, Tabor College
Trevor Abernathy, baseball, Marshalltown Community College
Cameron Berthold, men’s golf, Southern Virginia UniversityRalston Valley High School
Peyton Anderson, women’s ice hockey, Northeastern University
Savannah Brown, women’s soccer, Johnson and Wales University
Mackenzie Friedman, women’s rowing, University of Wisconsin
Levi Johnson, football, Colorado School of Mines
Jessica Lemmon, women’s soccer, Laramie County Community College
Keaton Maring, men’s swimming, SUNY Oswego
Lexi Mueldener, women’s golf, Grinnell College
Maya Provencal, women’s track, Duke University
Brad Roberts, football, Air Force Academy
Ben Schneider, football, University of Northern Colorado
Tanner Spirek, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Isaac Townsend, football, University of Oregon[divider]
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Jeffco student-athletes sign National Letter of Intent with service academies
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) JEFFERSON COUNTY — Of the nearly 50 student-athletes from Jeffco Public Schools that signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, two are heading to United States service academics.
Lakewood senior Amber Boll — Class 5A gymnastics all-around state champion — is headed to the Air Force Academy. D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School senior Taylor Gustafson is headed to the United State Coast Guard Academy to continue his lacrosse career.
Boll wrapped up her final year competing on Lakewood’s gymnastics team a few weeks ago in perfect style. She scored the first perfect 10 during the state meet in 30 years while sweeping all five individual events.
“It has been an honor to represent Lakewood through gymnastics,” Boll said during the signing celebration Wednesday morning. “It’s an experience I will never forget.
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Her plans down in Colorado Springs is to continue her gymnastics career, study mechanical engineering to eventually become a pilot.
Gustafson has been a mainstay playing lacrosse at Columbine for the past three seasons, including his two goals and assist performance in last spring’s 5A state quarterfinal game. The Rebels defeated powerhouse Cherry Creek 6-5 to advance to the state semifinals.
The D’Evelyn student-athlete has one more season on the lacrosse field with Columbine before heading to New London, Conn. to play for the Coast Guard Academy.
“I’ve had the desire ever since I was young to service my country,” Gustafson said during D’Evelyn’s afternoon signing ceremony. “I was truly inspired by my grandfather.”
Gustafson’s grandfather was a marine and served in Vietnam.
Gustafson said he started the recruiting process early. As so as his freshman year he started contacting colleges. He made a visit to the Coast Guard Academy two years ago and went through a quasi-military experience over this past summer that confirmed his desire to enter the service academy.
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Jeffco’s signers on National Letter of Intent (Early Period) — Nov. 14
Lakewood High School
Simon Baumgardt, baseball, Tulane University
Amber Boll, gymnastics, Air Force Academy
Brittany Bui, softball, North Platte Community College
Hannah Hayden, volleyball, Montana State University-Billings
Brayden Roybal, baseball, Concordia University-St. Paul
Macee Thompson, volleyball, Onondaga Community CollegeConifer High School
Drew Sims, softball, Colorado Mesa University
Elizabeth Betsch, softball, Otero Junior CollegeEvergreen High School
Brett Bokelman, baseball, Rhodes College (Memphis, TN.)
Christina Crane, women’s swimming, University of Iowa
Claudia Dillon, volleyball, University of Missouri
Claire Donlan, rowing, University of Wisconsin
Anna LaDow, squash, Cornell University
Mackenzie Obleski, volleyball, Pacific Union College (Napa Valley, CA.)Columbine High School
Gavin Olson, men’s swimming, University of Minnesota
Libby Spangler, women’s soccer, Minnesota State University
Alea Tooley, women’s lacrosse, University of Denver
Maura Singer, women’s basketball, University of Colorado
Taylor Juran, women’s swimming, University of Idaho
Melaini Jamison, women’s soccer, Wayne State College
Lexi Porter, women’s soccer, Colorado College
Tessa Barton, women’s soccer, University of Colorado
Erin Harnum, women’s swimming, Washington State UniversityRalston Valley High School
Madison DeHerrera, women’s soccer, Southern Utah University
Sydney Eye, women’s golf, Metro State University
Nicholas Fox, men’s swimming, University of Florida
Calvin Hunt, baseball, University of Arkansas-Little Rock
AJ Jergensen, baseball, University of San Diego
Zach Lingk, baseball, North Park University
Shelby Nichols, women’s basketball, Colorado School of Mines
Sarah Piper, women’s soccer, Duke University
Abriana Trujillo, softball, Colorado School of Mines
Otto Jones, baseball, Washburn University
Sydney Stewart, softball, Trinidad State CollegeD’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Laryssa Hamblen, women’s soccer, Brown University
Shiloh Miller, women’s soccer, Rice University
Isabella Scaturro, women’s soccer, University of Alabama
Taylor Gustafson, men’s lacrosse, United States Coast Guard AcademyDakota Ridge High School
Logan Triplett, women’s lacrosse, University of Tampa
Sydney Daniels, women’s basketball, Regis University
Olivia Dampier, softball, Metro State University of DenverGreen Mountain High School
Rylie Haussler, women’s soccer, University of Houston
Shelby Ransom, women’s soccer, Colorado State University-PuebloPomona High School
Brooke Weins, women’s gymnastics, University of OklahomaJefferson Academy
Mira Houck, women’s soccer, Metro State University of Denver
Kristen Capan, women’s soccer, Colorado Mesa UniversityStandley Lake High School
Kelsey Clements, women’s soccer, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
Ceceila Elliott, softball, Otero Junior College
Brianna Ynostroza, softball, York CollegeGolden High School
Elizabeth Henshaw, women’s soccer, Culver-Stockton College (MO)
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Former Lewis-Palmer state champion takes over Rangers swimming programs
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Laura Day once shined in the pool for the Lewis-Palmer Rangers. Now, she’s looking for the current crop of L-P swimmers to reach the heights she became accustomed to in her time as a student-athlete.
Day has been named as the new head coach of the boys and girls swimming teams following the retirement of Alan Arata.
“I consider myself fortunate to have been one of the many athletes coached by Alan,” Day said in a statement released by Lewis-Palmer. “Last year, I worked alongside Alan as his assistant coach and had the pleasure of getting to know our swimmers and divers; with Coach Arata’s retirement, the head coaching position has been passed on to me for the upcoming year and I’m excited to see all our returning and incoming athletes when we start the girls’ season in November!”
Day claimed the 2010 Class 4A state championship in the 100-breaststroke and then went on to swim at the Division I level. After her time at San Diego State, she qualified for and competed in the 2012 Olympic trials.
Once her in-pool career was over, she served as a student-assistant coach at San Diego State before graduating and making her way back to the Colorado Springs area.
She joined the staff at L-P last year and became the logical choice to succeed Arata when he announced his retirement following the conclusion of the boys swimming season last spring.
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All-state boys swimming and diving teams for the 2018 season
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) The 2018 all-state boys swimming teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.
Swimmers, divers and coaches of the year were voted upon by coaches at the state meet.
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Class 5A
Swimmers of the year: Danny Kovac, Fossil Ridge; Elijah Warren, Regis Jesuit
Diver of the year: Octavio Lucero, Bear Creek
Swim coach of the year: Colin Shaha, Greeley West
Dive coach of the year: Alan Arata, Lewis-Palmer
First Team Name Year School Event(s) Clayton Chaplin Freshman Highlands Ranch Diving Ty Coen Senior Regis Jesuit 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 400 free relay Brendan Eckerman Junior Cherry Creek 200 free relay, 100 free Matt Geraghty Senior Fossil Ridge 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay William Goodwin Junior Regis Jesuit 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 breaskstroke, 400 free relay Jackson Gurley Sophomore Regis Jesuit 200 medley relay Quinn Henninger Freshman Regis Jesuit Diving Joseph Jang Senior Cherry Creek 200 free relay Danny Kovac Senior Fossil Ridge 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 400 free relay Harrison Lierz Sophomore Broomfield 200 free, 500 free Octavio Lucero Senior Bear Creek Diving Joe Morris Senior Cherry Creek 200 free relay Gavin Olson Junior Columbine 100 backstroke Sam Roach Senior Cherry Creek 200 free relay Elliot Steinberg Senior Regis Jesuit 400 free relay Elijah Warren Senior Regis Jesuit 200 medley relay, 50 free, 100 breaskstroke, 400 free relay Second Team Name Year School Event(s) Aric Althouse Senior Lewis-Palmer Diving Lane Austin Senior Mountain Range 50 free Jack Berdahl Sophomore Arapahoe 200 medley relay Ben Brewer Junior Arapahoe 200 medley relay Isaiah Cheeks Senior Hinkley Diving Richard Dauksher Senior Fossil Ridge 500 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay Timothy Domashevich Senior Smoky Hill Diving Lucius Gao Junior Fort Collins 100 free Collin Hayes Senior Arapahoe 200 medley relay Jonah Holt Junior Fossil Ridge 200 free relay Caleb Ives Senior Arapahoe Diving Xander Johnson Senior Fossil Ridge 200 free relay Lukas Miller Sophomore Legacy 200 free Josh Rowe Senior Arapahoe 200 medley relay Jack Ryan Freshman Denver South Diving Blake Wilton Junior Ponderosa 100 butterfly Lars Worlund Senior Fossil Ridge 400 free relay [divider]
Class 4A
Swimmer of the year: Kyle Leach, Cheyenne Mountain
Diver of the year: Brendan Brynes, Discovery Canyon
Swim coach of the year: Trevor Timmons, Windsor
Dive coach of the year: Kathy Andries, Valor Christian
First Team Name Year School Event(s) Brendan Byrnes Senior Discovery Canyon Diving William Chavez Sophomore Mullen 400 free relay, 200 free relay Kaleb Deleon-Fisher Junior Pueblo County 200 free relay Jacob Dorn Sophomore Pueblo County 200 free relay Jack Elbert Junior Air Academy Diving Ben Freeman Junior Mullen 400 free relay Gabe Grauvogel Junior Cheyenne Mountain 200 medley relay, 400 free relay Juwon Hong Junior Cheyenne Mountain 200 medley relay Blayze Jessen Senior Mullen 200 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay Ryan King Junior Montrose 500 free Kyle Leach Senior Cheyenne Mountain 200 medley relay, 50 free, 100 free, 400 free relay Christian Moden Senior Cheyenne Mountain 200 medley relay, 400 free relay Jack Moranetz D’Evelyn 100 breaststroke, 200 free Ryan Peterson Junior Wheat Ridge 200 free John Plutt Freshman Pueblo County 100 butterfly, 200 free relay Nicholas Sherman Senior Pine Creek 200 IM, 100 backstroke Cameron Smooke Sophomore Mullen 400 free relay Cooper Welsh Senior Longmont Diving Treven Wertz Senior Pueblo County 200 free relay Second Team Name School Year Event(s) Griffin Ayotte Junior Air Academy 50 free, 100 free Rory Carroll Senior Golden Diving Ben Freeman Junior Mullen 200 free relay Lukas Gately Senior Thompson Valley 500 free James Greenup Junior Loveland Diving Ethan Hansbury Senior Windsor 200 medley relay Colby Horton Senior Windsor 200 medley relay Ashton Hubert Senior Silver Creek Diving Ryan Leach Junior Cheyenne Mountain 400 free relay Joshua-Ryan Lujan Junior Pine Creek 100 breaststroke Noah Maestas Freshman Mullen 200 free relay Riley Miller Junior Windsor 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke Tommy Rauchut Sophomore Discovery Canyon 100 butterfly Andrew Scoggin Freshman Windsor 200 medley relay Benjamin Willett Senior Silver Creek Diving Charles Williams Senior Thompson Valley Diving -
Photos: Final day of the 5A boys swimming state champinoships
THORNTON — The second and final day of the Class 5A boys swim & dive state championships were on Saturday.
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Windsor’s steady performance leads to 4A boys swimming championship
(Tracy Renck/CHSAANow.com) U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY – There was no flash or flamboyance to Windsor High School’s swim team and no event wins – but there was plenty of consistent performances.
Those performances when totaled together gave the Wizards the team title at the Class 4A swim & dive state championships Saturday at the United States Air Force Academy. The was the Wizards first state team swimming championship.
Windsor finished with 202 points to edge Discovery Canyon which came in with 194 points.
“We have solid core group of guys,” said Windsor coach Trevor Timmons, who just completed his fifth season guiding the program. “This just feels amazing. It’s really exciting to be the state champs. We are going to have a fun drive home.”
Windsor was trailing Discovery Canyon by 20 points headed into the last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Thunder didn’t have a team competing in the relay and Windsor placed fifth with the team of Riley Miller, Josh Dodrill, Ethan Hansbury and Colby Horton to clinch the coveted state crown.
“Last place in the 400 freestyle relay was 22 points so I told them not to DQ,” Timmons said. “All they needed was safe starts. We had some slow starts on that one, but that’s what we needed. This is just amazing. In the back half of the meet, we just have so much depth and that really played out for us.”
Mullen (187) and Cheyenne Mountain (168) finished third and fourth in the team race.
Cheyenne Mountain won the 200-yard medley relay (1:34.20) with a team of Christian Moden, Juwon Hong, Kyle Leach, and Gabe Grauvogel.
Leach, who was named Class 4A swimmer of the year, led the way for the Indians he snared the 100-yard freestyle in a state record time of 44.33 seconds, which also was an automatic All-American time.
“This is all I could ever ask for,” said Leach, a senior. “I can’t complain about winning and setting a state record. I don’t remember the race. It was just a flash. I saw Griffin (Ayotte of Air Academy) and he kept pushing me to go further.”
Leach, who is headed to swim at the University of Missouri next fall, also won the 50 freestyle in an automatic All-American consideration time of 20.32.
Pine Creek’s Nicholas Sherman also was a double state champ. He was victorious in the 200 IM in 1:50.81 in an automatic All-American time and then he was tops in the 100 backstroke in 50.01 seconds.
Other winners were Wheat Ridge’s Ryan Peterson in the 200 freestyle (1:39.58). The junior’s clocking was an automatic All-American time.
Discovery Canyon’s Brendan Byrnes was the diving champ with 508.75 points. Freshman John Plutt, who competes for Pueblo County High School’s co-op team, won the 100 butterfly (50.26) and junior Ryan King of Montrose won his first state crown the 500 freestyle (4:36.47). King was a state runner-up in the event a year ago.
Plutt also swam the opening leg on the Hornets’ state championship 200 freestyle relay that clocked a 1:27.18 time.
“It’s one thing to win it by yourself, but to bring a whole relay with you and have everybody win takes a lot of work,” Plutt said. “This is a great feeling.”
Kaleb DeLeon-Fisher, Jacob Dorn, and Treven Wertz were also part of the 200 free championship team.
D’Evelyn’s Jack Moranetz was the 100 breaststroke winner in 56.39 seconds at Mullen won the 400 freestyle relay.