Woods Cross

The Woods Cross High girls and boys swimming teams won the overall title at the Davis District Meet Dec. 16 at the South Davis Recreation Center, edging Davis by a half of a point, scoring 607 points to the Darts’ 606.5.

Ava Glissmeyer won the 100 freestyle event and Alanna Holzer won the 50 free while also swimming legs on the first-place 200 medley relay and first-place 400 free relay squads. For the boys team, Justin Chamberlain touched first in the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 breaststroke with Isaac Chomjak winning the 100 free and Ammon Kamauu winning the 500 free.

Also placing top-six and medaling for the Wildcats were Jade Bevans (first, 400 free relay; third, 100 butterfly; fifth, 50 free), Rebekah Cyril (first, 200 medley relay; first, 400 free relay; second, 100 breast; third, 50 free), Grace Gilbert (first, 200 medley relay; fifth, 200 IM), Isaac Chomjak (second, 100 backstroke), Chamberlain (second, 400 free relay), Kamauu (third, 100 fly), Holzer (fourth, 100 free), Grace Woodbury (fourth, 500 free) and Kalli Holzer (fifth, 100 breast).

Davis

The Davis girls placed first at the Davis District Meet and the boys came in third in the tightly-contested meet that put Davis second overall.

“This was a hard-fought meet with lots of really close finishes,” said head coach Kit Barker. “Many of our swimmers were facing mental and physical obstacles and they stared them in the face and overcame them! Our theme this year is, ‘If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you,’ and they are learning that facing challenges can make them a better person.”

Garrett Barker won the 200 free while also placing second in the 500 free. Other medalists in the top six were Allie Allen (third, 500 free; sixth, 200 IM), Bryson Bernhardt (fourth, 100 free; sixth, 50 free), Sam Landheim (fourth, 50 free; fifth, 100 fly), Micah Hale (fifth, 100 free; fifth, 200 free), Nahlia Stewart (fifth, 100 fly; sixth, 50 free), Lilly Wood (fifth, 500 free), Jane Bassett (sixth, 100 back) and Maureen Karren (sixth, 100 breast).

Farmington

The Farmington High girls team was fourth at the Davis District Meet with the boys coming in sixth, for a fifth place overall finish for the Phoenix program.

Freshman Elsie Crowell won the 200 IM, “crushing” her previous personal best time while also breaking the school record in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.45, taking third in the event. Freshman Jacie Nielson was fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a personal best time. Clarke Tholl was fifth in the 100 breast and sixth in the 100 free, with PR’s in both races.
Other top-six placers who medaled at the meet were Brooke Belnap (sixth, 200 free), Heidi Holbrook (sixth, 500 free), Henry Long (sixth, 50 free) and Will Scott (sixth, 200 free; sixth, 500 free).

“The meet went great!” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “We had a lot of swimmers out sick unfortunately, but the other kids stepped up and really performed well!” 

Edholm also noted her team’s 31 personal best times and some “huge time drops” at the event.

Evan Swasey dropped almost six seconds in the 100 breast while Maddy Kartchner (100 fly, 200 IM), Davis Nielson (200 IM) Nathan Taggart (50 free) and Nicholas Tolman (100 breast) were particularly impressive in their events.

Viewmont

Viewmont High was sixth overall at the Davis District meet behind Isaac Hale’s top showing in the 100 back while also swimming legs on the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay squads. Gabby Henry won the 200 free and swam a leg on the first-place 200 free relay lineup to lead the girls team.

Other top-six finishers for the Vikings were Eric Chamberlain (first, 200 medley relay; first, 400 free relay; third, 200 free; fourth, 100 fly), Thomas Chamberlain (first, 400 free relay; fifth, 200 IM), Hallie Gerrard (first, 200 free relay; second, 50 free; second, 100 free), Hale (second, 50 free),  Maddie Hall (first, 200 free relay), Henry Helgesen (first, 200 medley relay; fourth, 100 breast), Veronika Paschen (first, 200 free relay) and Andrew Webster (first, 200 medley relay; first, 400 free relay; second, 200 free; fourth, 500 free).

Bountiful

Bountiful placed ninth overall at the Davis District meet behind third place finishes from Liam Glissmeyer in the 50 free and 500 free events.

Also finishing in the top six and earning medals were Madelynn Fenwick (fourth, 200 IM), Henry Long (fourth, 100 back) and Andy Duke (fifth, 200 free; fifth, 500 free).