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All-state girls basketball teams for the 2019-20 season

The 2019-20 all-state girls basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.

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Class 5A

Highlands Ranch Cherry Creek girls basketball — (PaulDiSalvoPhotography.com)

Player of the year: Jana Van Gytenbeek, Cherry Creek

Coach of the year: Jessika Caldwell, Valor Christian

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Raegan Beers	Valor Christian	Sophomore	PF/C
Lauren Betts	Grandview	Sophomore	C
Cali Clark	Cherry Creek	Senior	PF/SF
Payton Muma	Highlands Ranch	Junior	PG/SG
Jana Van Gytenbeek	Cherry Creek	Senior	PG

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Tosjanae Bonds	Far Northeast Warriors	Senior
Jada Moore	Regis Jesuit	Senior	PG/SG
Addison O’Grady	Grandview
Avery Vansickle	Regis Jesuit	Junior	PG/SG
Kindyll Wetta	Valor Christian	Junior	PG/SG

Honorable mention: Callie Allen, Fruita Monument, Senior; Nikki Antonopoulos, Brighton, Junior; Avery Bang, Chaparral, Sophomore; Torie Bass, Fountain-Fort Carson, Junior; Sydney Bevington, Ralston Valley, Junior; Jessica Bollwahn, Columbine, Sophomore; Danae Christensen, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior; Jordynn Conner, Denver East, Junior; Lila Dere, Fruita Monument, Senior; Mackenzie Gamble, Mountain Vista, Senior; Timiya Guevara, Denver South, Junior; Sophia Hadad, Fossil Ridge, Senior; Makayla Hemingway, Cherokee Trail, Senior; Shamahra Henderson, Thornton, Senior; Seairra Hughes, Vista Peak Prep, Senior; Jay Jones, Adams City, Senior; Taryn Lindsey, Doherty, Junior; Halle Mackiewicz, Legacy, Senior; Kali March, Arapahoe, Senior; Lydia Marshall, Liberty, Senior; Izzy Munson, Fairview, Senior; Taylor Ray, Highlands Ranch, Sophomore; Leah Redding, Grand Junction Central, Junior; Jadyn Ross, Eaglecrest, Senior; Saya Sabus, Ralston Valley, Sophomore; Jenna Siebert, Valor Christian, Junior; Megan Stackhouse, Loveland, Senior; Grace Talbot, Chatfield, Sophomore; Nadia Trevizo-Medina, Lakewood, Senior; Olivia Waufle, Horizon, Senior; Nyera West, Rangeview, Sophomore; Courtney Wristen, Broomfield, Junior; Lauren Zwetzig, Fossil Ridge, Senior.
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Class 4A

Rampart Pueblo West girls basketball — (Ismael Gomez)

Player of the year: Hannah Simental, Pueblo West

Coach of the year: Alan Gibson, Berthoud

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Kylee Blacksten	Air Academy	Senior	G
Emily Cavey	Berthoud	Senior	SG/PF/SF
Megan Pohs	Mullen	Junior	PG
Hannah Simental	Pueblo West	Senior	PG
Alyssa Wells	Holy Family	Junior	SG

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Nikki Derrell	Sand Creek	Junior	PG/SG
Breanna Fowler	Berthoud	Junior	PG/SG
Courtney Hank	Green Mountain	Junior
Jerika Moore	Canon City	Senior	SG/SF
D’Nae Wilson	Sierra	Senior	PG

Honorable mention: Jasmine Arreola, Denver West, Sophomore;
Hannah Burg, Falcon, Junior; Serin Dunne, Mesa Ridge, Senior; Jada Dupree, Pueblo South, Senior; Sydnee Durtsche, Thompson Valley, Senior; Josie Eccher, Montrose, Senior; Gracie Gallegos, Mullen, Sophomore; Elli Garnett, Golden, Senior; Thalia Guardiola, Skyview, Junior; Genevieve Gudino, Erie, Junior; Krystina Hagood, Sand Creek, Senior; Jordynn Lee, Longmont, Senior; Liberty Line, Ponderosa, Junior; Gabby Louther, Pueblo West, Sophomore; Erin Mauro, Pueblo County, Senior; Giavonna Meeks, Northfield, Sophomore; Julia Mischke, Centaurus, Junior; Amyah Moore, Harrison, Junior; Diamond Moore, Harrison, Senior; Jameson Mott, Evergreen, Freshman; Grace Moyers, Erie, Sophomore; Brooke Murrell, Thomas Jefferson, Freshman; Avery Oaster, Green Mountain, Sophomore; Imani Perez, Mullen, Sophomore; Ashayla Powers, Skyline, Senior; Susie Puchino, Littleton, Senior; Mason Rowland, Durango, Freshman; Kaydee Sims, Weld Central, Junior; Natalya Taylor, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Maddie Topping, D’Evelyn, Sophomore; Selena Vargas, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior; Maya Whiteside, George Washington, Junior; Tyler Whitlock, Holy Family, Junior.
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Class 3A

St. Mary's girls basketball Josephine Howery — (Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Josephine Howery, St. Mary’s

Coach of the year: Wes Lewis, Pagosa Springs

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Hailey Griego	Pagosa Springs	Senior
Seneca Hackley	St. Mary’s	Senior	W/SG
Josephine Howery	St. Mary’s	Senior	PG/SG/W
Kylie Kravig	University	Junior
Addie Randel	Eaton	Senior	PG

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Catherine Cummings	St. Mary’s	Senior	C
Mia Garcia	Centauri	Senior
Lilly Lavier	Alamosa	Senior	G
Taylor Lewis	Pagosa Springs	Senior	SG
Stephanie Schultz	Lutheran	Junior	PG/SG

Honorable mention: Jacky Alvarez-Gordillo, Eagle Ridge Academy, Senior; Corrie Anderson, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Cortney Arrasmith, The Vanguard School, Senior; Madison Bogue, Strive Prep – Smart Academy, Junior; Brooke Bunting, Platte Valley, Sophomore; Jasmine Cardona, Sterling, Senior; Mikylah Espinosa, The Academy, Sophomore; Ashley Finch, Faith Christian, Senior; Ella Freimuth, Colorado Academy, Junior; Alexis Garcia, The Vanguard School, Junior; Sara Geddes, Delta, Senior; Kammie Henderson, Cedaredge, Junior; Julia Holden, Trinidad, Senior; Kenzie Kraich, Brush, Junior; Taryn Kravig, University, Freshman; Nakaiya Kuskie, Eaton, Junior; Emily Lavier, Alamosa, Junior; Jade Leibel, Florence, Senior; Amanda Licht, Kent Denver, Sophomore; Maya Lindgren, Roaring Fork, Junior; Hayden Mayo, La Junta, Senior; Brenna McDaniel, Centauri, Junior; Mady McFee, Buena Vista, Senior; Jaecynda Nienhuser, Ellicott, Junior; Aniah Olson, Manitou Springs, Senior; Kate Osborne, DSST: Byers, Junior; Rachel Pelino, Salida, Junior; Aryanna Perez, The Academy, Sophomore; Jordyn Pittman, Grand Valley, Senior; Keely Porter, Delta, Junior; Daisy Rodriguez, Aurora West College Prep Academy, Junior; Cora Schissler, Platte Valley, Sophomore; Macee Shultz, Bayfield, Junior; Natalie Smink, DSST: Montview, Senior; Izzy Swanson, Liberty Common, Junior; Dalayna Tadolini, Brush, Senior; Lily Thimsen, Jefferson Academy, Senior; Isabelle Trujillo, Arrupe Jesuit, Senior; Carly Villegas, Riverdale Ridge, Junior; Taylor Wiescamp, Coal Ridge, Junior; Paige Yarbrough, Montezuma-Cortez, Junior.
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Class 2A

Kendra Parra Del Norte girls basketball — (Brent Murphy/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Kendra Parra, Del Norte

Coach of the year: Bart O’Dwyer, Limon

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Sidney Hines	Limon	Senior	PF/SF
Toni Lopez	Limon	Senior
Kendra Parra	Del Norte	Senior	SG
Abi Snyder	Rocky Ford	Junior	PG
Kristin Vieselmeyer	Holyoke	Sophomore	PF

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Julia Dinwiddie	Meeker	Senior
Emily Jelden	Holyoke	Senior	PG
Emma Johnson	Heritage Christian	Senior
Kayleigh Mannering	Peyton	Senior	G
Mackenzie Peterson	Sanford	Senior

Honorable mention: Sophie Adamson, Rye, Sophomore; Sydney Adamson, Rye, Sophomore; Kara Amidon, Denver Christian, Senior; Sidney Brown, Highland, Senior; Kayedence Bruner, Soroco, Sophomore; Asia Caldon, Sanford, Sophomore; Cheyenne Caldon, Sanford, Sophomore; Alex Camilletti, Hayden, Senior; Saedee Davis, Holly, Senior; Kaitlyn Day, Dawson School, Senior; Madison Day, Dawson School, Senior; Mayson Fago, Union Colony Prep, Senior; Morgan Gribble, Swink, Senior; Devon Harris, Byers, Senior; Lauren Herman, Holyoke, Sophomore; Makayla Howell, Ignacio, Senior; Tabby Jones, Wray, Junior; Gabby Jones, Del Norte, Sophomore; Kacie Lapp, Rangely, Junior; Kaeci Madrid, Del Norte, Junior; Amana Malki, Lotus School For Excellence, Sophomore; Sarina Mansour, Colorado Springs School, Senior; Trista Marx, Limon, Sophomore; Leslie Mendoza, Holly, Senior; Shelby Miller, Peyton, Junior; Jaiden Monger, Calhan, Junior; Avaleena Nanaeto, Ignacio, Sophomore; Jolee Ortiz, Rye, Junior; Trinity Perry, Burlington, Junior; Kaitlyn Rector, Simla, Junior; Whitney Richardi, Colorado Springs School, Junior; Ema Richardson, Yuma, Junior; Chloe Richardson, Rye, Junior; Abby Shay, Wray, Senior; Elsie Vazquez, Hotchkiss, Senior; Elissa Velasquez, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior; Taylor Warnecke, Simla, Senior.
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Class 1A

Player of the year: Julia Mondragon, Springfield

Coach of the year: Tom Jacobs, South Baca

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Whitney Chintala	Fleming	Sophomore	G
Delaney Eskew	South Baca	Senior
Kendyl Kirkwood	Fleming	Junior	F
Kylie Krise	Briggsdale	Sophomore
Julia Mondragon	Springfield	Senior	P

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Kylee Christensen	Sangre de Cristo	Junior	PG
Lola Conaway	Shining Mountain	Senior	PF/SF
Alexis Crane	Springfield	Senior	G
Koylynn Gulliford	Cotopaxi	Junior
Reyna Isenbart	Kit Carson	Senior	PG/SG/SF

Honorable mention: Anna Beckett, McClave, Sophomore; Claire Carlson, Cotopaxi, Senior; Bailea Carothers, Kiowa, Senior; Taysa Conger, Merino, Sophomore; Kendall Conway, De Beque, Sophomore; Patience Crane, South Baca, Senior; Anela Dixon, Mile High Academy, Junior; Kenlee Durrill, Flatirons Academy, Freshman; Bryn Durrill, Flatirons Academy, Junior; Audrey Gibbs, Ouray, Junior; Alyssa Hammel, Moffat, Senior; Grace Hatfield, Dove Creek, Junior; Alissa Hebberd, South Baca, Junior; Shelby Hoffman, Briggsdale, Junior; Andrea Hornung, Stratton/Liberty, Senior; Sage Laymon, Cotopaxi, Senior; Jazmin Martinez, North Park, Senior; Lexis Metz, Sangre de Cristo, Senior; Camren Morris, Idalia, Sophomore; Talara Nittler, Kim/Branson, Junior; Kylie Parks, Springfield, Senior; Jensen Renquist, Walsh, Freshman; Macy Rowan, Wiley, Junior; Emme Rushing, Nucla, Junior; Ryely Smartt, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Senior; Tessa Smith, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Junior; Ally Spady, Eads, Junior; Taylor Vandenburg, Longmont Christian, Junior; Alivia Weathers, Lone Star, Sophomore; Kalea Zeender, Shining Mountain, Sophomore.

March 26, 2020

Preseason girls soccer polls are led by Grandview, Evergreen, Colorado Academy and Denver Christian

Cheyenne Mountain Evergreen girls soccer — (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

The preseason girls soccer rankings were released on Monday, and leading the charge are preseason No. 1 teams Grandview, Evergreen, Colorado Academy and Denver Christian.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

New polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Grandview (8)	0-0	107
2	Arapahoe	0-0	73
3	Broomfield (1)	0-0	65
4	Rocky Mountain	0-0	58
5	Ralston Valley (2)	0-0	57
6	Rock Canyon	0-0	40
7	Fairview	0-0	39
8	Cherry Creek	0-0	28
9	Columbine	0-0	27
10	Legacy	0-0	22
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 20, Chatfield 19, Regis Jesuit 13, Cherokee Trail 12, Mountain Vista 8, Windsor 8, Valor Christian 6, Pine Creek 2, Fort Collins 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Evergreen (6)	0-0	78
2	Cheyenne Mountain (2)	0-0	69
3	Silver Creek	0-0	63
4	Sand Creek	0-0	59
5	D’Evelyn (1)	0-0	58
6	Green Mountain	0-0	45
7	Air Academy	0-0	43
8	Wheat Ridge	0-0	36
9	Pueblo Centennial	0-0	35
10	The Classical Academy (1)	0-0	12
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 11, Holy Family 9, Lewis-Palmer 8, Ponderosa 8, Canon City 5, Battle Mountain 3, Palmer Ridge 3, Erie 2, Littleton 1, Mead 1, Northfield 1.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Colorado Academy (6)	0-0	85
2	Kent Denver (3)	0-0	78
3	Jefferson Academy	0-0	72
4	Aspen	0-0	41
5	Peak to Peak	0-0	32
6	Prospect Ridge Academy	0-0	25
7	Middle Park	0-0	21
8	Liberty Common	0-0	20
9	St. Mary’s	0-0	19
10	Vail Mountain	0-0	18
Others receiving votes:
Salida 14, Manitou Springs 13, Stargate School 9, Lutheran 8, The Academy 8, Colorado Springs Christian 7, Roaring Fork 6, Eagle Ridge Academy 5, St. Mary’s Academy 5, Faith Christian 3, Basalt 2, Frontier Academy 2, Delta 1, DSST: Montview 1.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Denver Christian (5)	0-0	77
2	Dawson School (3)	0-0	73
3	Fountain Valley	0-0	50
4	Flatirons Academy	0-0	47
5	Crested Butte	0-0	42
6	Telluride	0-0	41
7	Colorado Rocky Mountain	0-0	30
8	Loveland Classical	0-0	22
9	Rye	0-0	15
10	Front Range Christian	0-0	12
Others receiving votes:
Ridgway 10, Del Norte 7, Belleview Christian 5, Vail Christian 5, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Thomas MacLaren School 2.

March 9, 2020

Preseason boys lacrosse polls feature No. 1 teams Cherry Creek and Golden

Cherry Creek (5A) and Golden (4A) head the preseason boys lacrosse rankings.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Cherry Creek (10)	0-0	100
2	Kent Denver	0-0	87
3	Arapahoe	0-0	67
4	Regis Jesuit	0-0	55
5	Valor Christian	0-0	47
6	Mountain Vista	0-0	45
7	Columbine	0-0	30
8	Grandview	0-0	26
9	Colorado Academy	0-0	25
10	Rock Canyon	0-0	21
Others receiving votes:
Monarch 18, Fairview 12, Highlands Ranch 4, Castle View 3, Lakewood 3, ThunderRidge 2, Chaparral 1, Denver East 1, Denver South 1, Mountain Range 1, Mullen 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Golden (7)	0-0	88
2	Cheyenne Mountain (2)	0-0	78
3	Thompson Valley	0-0	64
4	Air Academy	0-0	52
5	Evergreen	0-0	51
6	Green Mountain	0-0	42
7	Erie	0-0	36
8	Steamboat Springs	0-1	33
9	Aspen	0-0	20
10	Eagle Valley	0-0	10
Others receiving votes:
Holy Family 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Vail Mountain 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Battle Mountain 1.

March 9, 2020

All-state girls swimming and diving teams for the 2019-20 season

The 2020 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. The swimmers and divers of the year were also selected based upon the state meet.

The coaches of the year voted on by coaches at the state meets.

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Class 5A

Girls state swimming Lucy Bell Fossil Ridge — (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Swimmer of the year: Lucy Bell, Fossil Ridge

Diver of the year: Isabel Gregersen, Ralston Valley

Swim coach of the year: Tom Byorick, Heritage

Dive coach of the year: Jacob Dunbar, Denver East

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Lucy Bell	Sophomore	Fossil Ridge	200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
Sophia Bradac	Senior	Regis Jesuit	100 Breast
Ally Brown	Senior	Horizon	1 mtr Diving
Mahala Erlandson	Junior	Fossil Ridge	200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Renee Gillilan	Sophomore	Fossil Ridge	200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay
Isabel Gregersen	Junior	Ralston Valley	1 mtr Diving
Meghan Mulvihill	Junior	Chatfield	200 Free Relay
Mia Norrid	Senior	Chatfield	200 Free Relay
Emily Rinker	Junior	Fossil Ridge	400 Free Relay
Catherine Rodocker		Eaglecrest	1 mtr Diving
Kathryn Shanley	Junior	Chatfield	200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay
Anna Shaw	Junior	Heritage	50 Free
Emma Stahl	Senior	Fossil Ridge	200 Medley Relay
Avery Turney	Junior	Chatfield	200 Free Relay

Second Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Dahlia Allen	Sophomore	Lewis-Palmer	1 mtr Diving
Aislyn Barnett	Sophomore	Heritage	100 Breast
Megan Bergstrom		Arapahoe	500 Free
Elizabeth Brock	Sophomore	Cherry Creek	400 Free Relay
Isalina Colsman	Senior	Regis Jesuit	200 Free Relay
Grace Dale	Sophomore	Regis Jesuit	200 Free Relay
Grace Downing	Senior	Heritage	1 mtr Diving
Megan DuMond	Senior	Lewis-Palmer	1 mtr Diving
Josie Graves	Junior	Legend	1 mtr Diving
Julianne Jones	Sophomore	Fairview	200 Medley Relay, 200 IM
Margaret Kroening	Sophomore	Douglas County	200 Free
Morgan Lukinac	Sophomore	Fairview	200 Medley Relay
Ariana Mitsuoka	Senior	Regis Jesuit	200 Free Relay
Jenna Reznicek	Junior	Fairview	200 Medley Relay, 100 Back
Madison Saldanha	Sophomore	Cherry Creek	400 Free Relay
Edith Simecek	Freshman	Fairview	200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly
Jenna Smith	Junior	Cherry Creek	400 Free Relay
Meredith Smithbaker	Junior	Rocky Mountain	50 Free
Maya Stefanski	Senior	Cherry Creek	1 mtr Diving
Teagan Steinmetz	Freshman	Cherry Creek	400 Free Relay
Jada Surrell-Norwood	Senior	Regis Jesuit	200 Free Relay

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Class 4A

4A girls swimming state Lindsey Immel Rampart — (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Swimmer of the year: Lindsey Immel, Rampart

Diver of the year: Maggie Buckley, Rampart

Swim coach of the year: Susan Stone, Mullen

Dive coach of the year: Chris Madsen, Standley Lake/Arvada West

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Caroline Bricker		Cheyenne Mountain	200 IM, 100 Breast
Laelle Brovold	Senior	Rampart	200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly
Maggie Buckley	Junior	Rampart	1 mtr Diving
Claire Chahbandour	Junior	Mullen	200 Free Relay
Mary Codevilla	Sophomore	Niwot	200 Free, 500 Free
Chase Davison	Sophomore	Mullen	200 Free Relay
Lauren Gryboski	Senior	Coronado	1 mtr Diving
Sophia Hemingway		Dakota Ridge	400 Free Relay
Kira Hobbs		Dakota Ridge	400 Free Relay
Elsa Huebsch		Dakota Ridge	400 Free Relay
Lindsey Immel	Junior	Rampart	200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free
Melinda Johnson		Dakota Ridge	400 Free Relay
Katey Lewicki	Senior	Monarch	100 Back
Johanna Miller	Junior	Rampart	200 Medley Relay
Geneva Pauly	Sophomore	Arvada West	1 mtr Diving
Lindsey Sowitch	Junior	Mullen	200 Free Relay
Claire Timson	Sophomore	Rampart	200 Medley Relay
Gabrielle Zinis	Junior	Mullen	200 Free Relay

Second Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Madison Black	Senior	Silver Creek	50 Free
Sarah Cook		Grand Junction	400 Free Relay
Nina English		Grand Junction	400 Free Relay
Erin Esty	Senior	Air Academy	1 mtr Diving
Anelise Hedges	Junior	Arvada West	200 IM
Kaelyn Hinesley	Junior	Cheyenne Mountain	1 mtr Diving
Emily Kahn	Senior	George Washington	100 Free
Delaney Kidd		Grand Junction	400 Free Relay
Mary Macaulay	Freshman	Mullen	200 Medley Relay
Riley Pope		Grand Junction	400 Free Relay
Clare Sanderson		Cheyenne Mountain	500 Free
Angeline Settle	Junior	Monarch	1 mtr Diving
Ashley Van	Freshman	Liberty	1 mtr Diving
Kylie Walters	Sophomore	Rampart	200 Free Relay
Celia Webster	Sophomore	Monarch	100 Fly
Ryley Williams	Senior	Thompson Valley	1 mtr Diving

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Class 3A

Swimmer of the year: Elise Mishmash, Salida

Diver of the year: Rachel Alexander, Discovery Canyon

Swim coach of the year: Wendy Gorie, Salida

Dive coach of the year: Josh Kinney, Discovery Canyon

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Rachel Alexander	Senior	Discovery Canyon	1 mtr Diving
Hope Atkins	Senior	Evergreen	200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Caitlin Cairns	Senior	St. Mary’s	50 Free, 100 Fly
Jillian Carlson	Sophomore	Delta	100 Breast
Alyssa Cook	Freshman	Evergreen	200 Medley Relay
Emma Diesslin	Freshman	Salida	200 Free Relay
Remi Gucker	Senior	Evergreen	200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Taylor Jacobson	Sophomore	Evergreen	200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Jolie Kim	Junior	Kent Denver	200 IM, 500 Free
Lily Lengerich	Junior	Salida	200 Free Relay
Lucy Meinert	Sophomore	Green Mountain	100 Fly
Elise Mishmash	Senior	Salida	100 Free, 200 Free Relay
Hannah Rhude	Junior	Salida	200 Free Relay
Victoria Sanders	Sophomore	Discovery Canyon	1 mtr Diving
Abbie Scruton	Junior	Glenwood Springs	1 mtr Diving
Sydney Silver		St. Mary’s Academy	200 Free, 100 Back
Caitlin Smith	Junior	Evergreen	400 Free Relay

Second Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Mackenzie Abbott		Colorado Academy	1 mtr Diving
Caitlin Beery	Junior	Thomas Jefferson	500 Free, 200 Free Relay
Alexis Behn	Sophomore	Durango	1 mtr Diving
Phoebe Briney	Senior	Thomas Jefferson	200 Free Relay
Amber Brooks	Senior	Kent Denver	400 Free Relay
Libby Claassen	Junior	Glenwood Springs	1 mtr Diving
Jamie Dellwardt	Freshman	Berthoud	200 IM, 100 Back
Natalia Evans	Junior	Kent Denver	100 Free, 400 Free Relay
Morgan George	Senior	Thomas Jefferson	200 Free Relay
Courtney Giordano	Freshman	Erie	100 Fly
Lilly Huggard	Freshman	Aspen	200 Medley Relay
Payten Irwin	Senior	Erie	50 Free, 100 Fly
Emily Jauch	Junior	Liberty Common	100 Breast
Laila Khan-Farooqi	Sophomore	Aspen	200 Medley Relay
Emily Kinney	Junior	Aspen	200 Medley Relay
Kate Little	Freshman	Thomas Jefferson	200 Free Relay
Juliet McGill	Senior	Glenwood Springs	1 mtr Diving
Campbell Patteson	Senior	Kent Denver	1 mtr Diving
Maylin Pollack	Junior	Kent Denver	400 Free Relay
Kayla Tehrani	Sophomore	Aspen	200 Medley Relay

March 3, 2020

Montrose boys basketball beats Evergreen in overtime in 4A’s Round 2

(Vanessa Vandehey/vanessa-photography.net)

Montrose boys basketball is headed to the Class 4A Sweet 16 following an overtime win over Evergreen on Saturday.

Montrose won, 48-46.

“What a great high school basketball game,” Montrose coach Ryan Voehringer said. “I have nothing but respect for Coach Dolan and his team. I though we played extremely well on the defensive end as a unit. We drew five offensive fouls. Are help defense was great and did a great job on their ball-screen action.”

Luke Hutto led Montrose with 25 points and eight rebounds.

“Luke Hutto was a man on both ends,” Voehringer said. “I also thought we had great minutes from two bench players, Ashden Oberg and Fletcher Cheezum. Ashden made two huge plays in overtime. I’ve been telling those two to be ready when their number was called. Ashden stepped up huge. Proud fo him. Great team win. Survive and advance.”

The game was back-and-forth from start to finish. Evergreen led 12-11 after the first and Montrose was ahead 24-22 at halftime. They held that two-point advance by leading 32-30 after three. Montrose led by four with 50 seconds left in regulation, but Evergreen battled back to tie it at 40-40 after four quarters.

Tied at 46 in overtime with 5.4 seconds left, Jordan Jennings found Oberg for the game-winning bucket.

“The win was a grind-out game,” Montrose senior Trey Schwerdtfeger said. “There was no break. Every play counted. Having Luke out during OT was hard, but when it comes down to it, good teams can score all five players and when your number is called you better be ready and our guys were. That’s what it came down to.”

Added Trey Reese, a sophomore: “What led to our win was our defense. Every ball screen we switch, which worked and not getting in a hurry when they pressured us bringing the ball up helped.”

Griffin Lauritano had 18 points to lead Evergreen, and Cam Morlan had 10.

“Montrose played a very good game,” Evergreen coach Jeff Dolan said. “Hutto has an extremely bright future. He made some big plays. Montrose is very disciplined and well coached. Our players did everything we could down the stretch to keep us in the game. Both teams were back and forth and both teams never quit. I can’t be more proud of this team and the fight they have.”

March 1, 2020
State skiing: Aspen claims team titles as Weiss siblings win nordic again

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

EDWARDS — Aspen claimed both the boys and girls state skiing championships on Friday behind outstanding individual performances which saw the programs claim six individual championships in the eight events.

And on Friday, that meant the Weiss siblings — Elsie and Anders — repeated their feat from Thursday when the brother-sister duo claimed the nordic events. This time, they each won the skate.

It helped Aspen’s boys win a third-straight state title, and 10th overall. The Skiers amassed 667 points, ahead of second-place Battle Mountain (620). Middle Park was third with 579, Steamboat Springs (555) was fourth and Evergreen (484) was fifth.

The Aspen girls won for the third time in six years, and ninth overall. They totaled 674 points. Battle Mountain (607.5 points) was second, Summit (561) was third, Middle Park (533.5) was fourth, and Steamboat Springs (530) placed fifth.

Aspen’s Charlie Olsen won boys slalom event, recording the fastest time in each run. His combined time of 1:20.6 led the field, and earned him a state title. Battle Mountain’s Will Bettenhausen was second (1:21.57), and Durango’s Toby Scarpella, who won the giant slalom on Thursday, was third in 1:22.08.

Overall, Aspen continued its strong alpine showing with five races among the top 11 finishers.

The boys race had 17 racers who didn’t finish the first run, two who didn’t start, and another seven who were disqualified. Eight more didn’t finish the second run, and three more were disqualified. In total, 64 of the original 101 entrants finished both runs.

Olyvia Snyder. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

In the girls’ slalom, Olyvia Snyder of Summit capture the state title on the strength of second-run time of 41.86 which propelled her to a combined time of 1:22.12. Battle Mountain’s Berit Frischholz was second in 1:22.61, and Aspen’s Stella Sherlock was third (1:23.49).

Snyder’s win paced an impressive performance from Summit in the event, which placed four among the top 11.

When it came time for the nordic events at Maloit Park in Minturn, the Weiss tandem doubled up their titles.

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Elsie, a freshman, won the girls race with a time of 14:43.5, edging out Colorado Rocky Mountain’s Lola Villafranco, who finished in 14:45.1.

Aspen’s Emma Barsness was third in 14:52.3, helping to lead an unbelievable contingent of Skiers at the top: four of the top five, five of the top eight, and six among the top 11.

Anders Weiss, a sophomore, led the boys skate field with a time of 12:17.0, ahead of teammate Taiga Moore (12:35.9) in second. Eagle Valley’s Ferguson St. John was third in 12:38.7.

Middle Park had three finishers in the top eight, led by Kimo Sullivan in fourth place (13:04.9).

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

February 29, 2020
No. 16 Canon City surges over No. 17 Evergreen in 4A girls basketball tournament

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

CANON CITY — There can be some unintended consequences when it comes to earning a bye in the first round of the Class 4A girls state basketball tournament. While Canon City was resting preparing for their first game of the 2020 postseason, Evergreen was finding its groove.

It took the Tigers a little bit of time to get going, but once they did, they came away with in impressive 60-43 win over the Cougars.

Canon City now advances to the Sweet 16 where top-seeded Sand Creek awaits. That advancement, however, wasn’t as easy as it may have seemed, especially early. There’s a weight that comes off the team’s shoulders when it sees it has a first-round bye, but as seen after Evergreen led 15-14 after the first quarter it comes with entirely new kind of pressure.

“It’s definitely a different weight that goes on,” Tigers coach Dan Heath said. “(Evergreen) already played a game this week so they had their jitters out of the way. I knew that was going to factor in tonight and you could see that early.”

Once the Tigers (19-4 overall) settled, it wasn’t hard to see why they had earned one of the top 16 seeds in the state. Jerika Moore scored nine of her game-high 19 points in the second quarter.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

As Canon City’s full-court press defense found a way to frustrate the Cougars (17-8) it started capitalizing on turnovers. Mody Ley’s lone basket of the second quarter gave the Tigers a 23-21 lead. They used that momentum to take a 30-24 lead into halftime.

“Our press set the tone,” Moore said. “We went in knowing they couldn’t handle pressure very well. As soon as we started upsetting them, it pushed us to keep going.”

The Cougars were limited offensively in the second and third quarters, making just five combined field goals in that span. Jameson Mott led their effort with 17 points, but the team struggled to keep pace as Canon City built a 43-27 lead.

It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Evergreen started closing the gap. They cut the Tigers lead to 48-40 midway through the final quarter. But two key possession ended with five points from Kate Tedquist and Canon City started to pull away. She was good from the free throw line as well, making four of five and finishing with eight points overall.

“Free throws can decide the outcome of a game,” Tedquist said. “I wanted to make them for my team.”

Withstanding Evergreen’s comeback attempt was a needed test for the Tigers as they head into the next round and a trip to Sand Creek. They fell early in the season to Falcon, a team that the Scorpions beat twice this year, but head into the game with a lot of confidence after a big win.

“It gives us the confidence that we need,” Moore said. “But we had that confidence even before this.”

The Scorpions and Tigers will play at Sand Creek on Tuesday.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

February 29, 2020
Video: Jeffco Preps With Pleuss (March)

Jeffco Preps With Pleuss is a monthly roundup of Jeffco prep highlights hosted by Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ sports information director. This month’s edition features the girls swimming state championship at VMAC in Thornton. Evergreen captured another Class 3A team title. Ralston Valley diver Izzy Gregersen won the 5A diving state championship and Chatfield junior Kathryn Shanley swam to two individual titles. Ralston Valley and Columbine locked up in a big Class 5A Jeffco boys basketball game that came down to the wire. Before the postseason started, Wheat Ridge took a non-league victory over Bear Creek on the hardwood. Green Mountain’s girls basketball continued its historic season. The big National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Feb. 5 was celebrated by several Jeffco schools.

February 27, 2020
3A girls swimming: Evergreen bookends meet to repeat as state champ

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

THORNTON — The history book for Class 3A swimming not is a long read, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to add chapters to it.

That’s exactly what Evergreen did at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center on Saturday. Relay teams won their races to start the meet and end the meet and the Cougars ended the night with 372.5 points and, more importantly, their second straight state championship. Aspen was the runner-up with 214 points. (Find the full results here. And the Team Manager file here.)

“It’s not easy to win,” Evergreen coach Liz Hudd said. “This meet was really faster. Our girls swam faster than they did last year and were lower in places. This was much faster and it was an amazing experience.”

The 2019-20 season marked just the fourth season of 3A’s existence. The rising numbers of participation prompted the addition of the classification for the 2016-17 winter season. With the fourth championship in program history, Evergreen became the first 3A school to successfully defend the title it had won the year before.

And that was the mission from the very start. After grabbing the top seed in the 200-yard medley relay during Friday’s preliminaries, the Cougars matched their prelims pace, finishing in one minute, 51.28 seconds to claim gold.

Then senior Remi Gucker added some instant padding to the team lead. Her 1:56.61 in the 200 freestyle helped the Cougars build up a quick 83 points and take every bit of momentum a team could ask for to start a championship meet. St. Mary’s Academy’s Sydney Silver won the race at 1:52.06.

“We were on the top of the roller coaster from the start,” Gucker said. “They had the team scores posted after the fourth event and we knew we were ahead. I didn’t do as well as I wanted in my event, but we had a lot of great swims. We had a lot of personal bests.”

She later added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:15.71, only adding to a banner performance for herself and her team. Kent Denver’s Jolie Kim won the race at 5:08.16.

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

After taking the top seed in the 50 freestyle last year and falling just short of winning the race, St. Mary’s senior Caitlin Cairns wasn’t going to be denied gold or a lasting legacy this year. Her 23.09 in the sprint set a 3A state record.

“Both (winning the race and setting the record) felt great,” Cairns said. “I was just happy to win again and represent my team.”

After Discovery Canyon’s Rachel Alexander claimed the diving crown, Cairns jumped right back in the pool for the 100 butterfly and won with a time of 55.27

Other notable wins included Salida’s Elise Mishmash in the 100 freestyle, defending the title she won a year ago.

Silver added a win in the 100 backstroke to go with her earlier win in the 200 freestyle and in doing so she set a 3A state record at 54.55.

Delta’s Jillian Carlson took the 100 breaststroke at 1:07.09 as the 400 freestyle relay teams prepared for the final event of the day.

Evergreen closed out the meet the way it opened it, by building a solid lead in the race and riding to a time of 3:39.77. That win gave the Cougars another gold medal, but more importantly it also cemented a stellar performance that earned another state championship trophy.

“The girls brought it,” Hudd said. “They’re competitive and they knew what had to get done.”

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

February 16, 2020
Photos: Pueblo West wins 4A Region 2 wrestling tournament

Pueblo West wrestling captured the Class 4A Region 2 tournament on Saturday with 240 total points.

February 16, 2020