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Davis swimmers dominate district meet

Dec 09, 2022 10:49AM ● By Catherine Garrett

The Davis High boys swimming team won the Davis District Swim Meet Dec. 3 with 392 points, more than 40 points better than Syracuse who finished in second place. Photo courtesy Kit Barker

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At the Davis District Swim Meet Dec. 3, the Darts won overall by nearly 300 points to Syracuse with the girls and boys taking top spots among the 10 competing teams. The girls had 465 points to Syracuse’s 237 while the boys had 392 points to the Titans’ 350.

“The Davis spirit was strong as they cheered for other swimmers and those who received awards,” said head coach Kit Barker. “I think we were the loudest in the building!”

Sam Carlson broke two school records including his own in the 50 freestyle, lowering his previous mark by .15 seconds, and in the 100 butterfly where he touched the wall in 52.39, more than a second and a half sooner than the 2020 mark set by “V” Wichmann two years ago. The senior’s swims resulted in first-place finishes while he also swam the beginning legs of the top 200 medley relay and 200 free relay squads. 

Garrett Barker won both the 200 and 500 free while Tyler Bennett (200 free relay), Macie Cragun (200 medley relay, 200 free relay), Jake Edwards (200 medley relay), Ethan Frandsen (200 medley relay), Dylan Grant (200 free relay), Adlen Groberg (200 medley relay, 400 free relay), Micah Hale (200 free relay, 400 free relay), Sam Landheim (200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay), Lia Merrill (100 backstroke, 200 medley relay), Hannah Shaw (100 free), 400 free relay, 200 free relay) and Nahlia Stewart (200 medley relay, 200 free relay) also had first-place showings.

Other top-six medalists were Allie Allen (second, 500 free; third, 200 medley relay; sixth, 200 Individual Medley), Barker (second, 400 free relay), Bennett (second, 400 free relay), Cragun (second, 100 breaststroke), Edwards (second, 200 IM; second, 400 free relay; sixth, 500 free), Grant (second, 100 free; second, 400 free relay; third, 200 free), Hale (second, 100 free; fourth, 200 free), Frandsen (third, 200 IM; fourth, 100 breast), Rylee Johnson (third, 200 medley relay; sixth, 100 fly), Maureen Karren (third, 200 medley relay), Merrill (third, 200 IM), Andy Nielsen (third, 100 fly), Shaw (third, 200 free), Samantha Van Drunen (third, 200 medley relay), Jane Bassett (fifth, 500 free) and Groberg (fifth, 100 free; sixth, 50 free).

“I was especially proud of our JV swimmers who keep dropping tons of time,” Coach Barker said. “Eight of them tried backstroke for the first time and four of them tried breaststroke for the first time. They pushed through their nerves and finished strong!”

Woods Cross

Woods Cross finished third overall at the District meet, placing third both the boys and girls squads.

Justin Chamberlain led the Wildcats with first-place showings in the 200 IM and 100 breast. Other top-six finishers were Miller Campbell (second, 200 medley relay), Justin Chamberlain (second, 200 medley relay), Isaac Chomjak (second, 200 medley relay), Rebekah Cyril (second, 200 medley relay; second, 400 free relay; fourth, 50 free; fourth, 100 breast), Grace Gilbert (second, 200 medley relay; third, 400 free relay), Mark Glissmeyer (second, 200 medley relay; sixth, 100 back), Alanna Holzer (second, 50 free; second, 100 fly; second, 200 medley relay; third, 400 free relay), Sophia Mortensen (second, 200 medley relay), Avery Boynton (third, 400 free relay) and Moose Norman (sixth, 200 IM).

Farmington

The Farmington High boys team placed fourth at the District meet with the girls taking fifth and the Phoenix squad coming in fifth overall.

Top-six medalists were Mason Draxler (third, 200 free relay; fifth, third, 400 free relay, 100 back), Teal Edholm (third, 100 back; third, 100 fly), John Lyman (third, 200 free relay; third, 400 free relay; sixth, 50 free; sixth, 100 free), Ezra Moon (third, 200 free relay), Davis Nielson (third, 200 free relay), Matthew Scoresby (third, 400 free relay; sixth, 200 free), Will Scott (third, 400 free relay), Brooke Belnap (sixth, 100 free), and Hayden Wangemann (sixth, 100 breast).

Viewmont

Viewmont finished sixth overall at the District meet with the girls taking sixth and the boys seventh.

Gabby Henry won the 200 IM and the 50 free events to lead the Vikings. Also placing top six were Mia Allen (second, 200 free), Hallie Gerrard (second, 200 free relay; third, 100 free; sixth, 100 back), Isaac Hale (second, 100 back; fifth, 50 free), Henry (second, 200 free relay), Veronika Paschen (second, 200 free relay), Eric Chamberlain (third, 200 IM; fourth, 100 fly), Andrew Webster (fourth, 200 free; fifth, 500 free) and Sarah Young (sixth, 500 free).



Bountiful

The Bountiful High boys team placed sixth at the District meet and the girls took eighth for an overall sixth-place showing.

Those earning medals for the Redhawks were Andy Duke (third, 100 breast), Liam Glissmeyer (third, 500 free; fifth, 200 free), Jaelyn Miller (third, 100 breast; sixth, 200 free), Tyler Gunn (fourth, 100 free) and Madelynn Fenwick (fifth, 200 IM; fifth, 100 back).