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Viewmont boys second at Thanksgiving Invite; WXHS girls take third

Nov 27, 2024 10:29AM ● By Catherine Garrett

Farmington High senior Clarke Tholl placed fifth in the 50 freestyle and sixth in the 100 breaststroke at the Thanksgiving Invitational Nov. 22-23. (Photo courtesy Stacy Edholm)

The Viewmont High boys swimming team took second among nearly 30 teams at the Thanksgiving Invitational Nov. 22-23 behind four first-place finishes each from junior Isaac Hale and sophomore Henry Helgesen. Hale won the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke while also swimming legs on the winning 200 medley relay and 200 free relay teams. Helgensen touched first in the 50 free and the 100 breaststroke and was also part of the lineup of the first-place 200 medley relay and 200 free relay squads.

Thomas Chamberlain won the 200 Individual Medley – while also swimming legs on the two winning relays – and was third in the 100 butterfly. Andrew Webster took first in the 200 free, swam on the winning relays and was second in the 500 free.

The girls squad placed 21st at the meet.


Woods Cross

Sophomore Ava Glissmeyer won the 200 IM at the Thanksgiving Invite to lead the Woods Cross girls team to a third-place showing. Senior Ammon Kamauu was first in the 500 free for the 12th-place boys squad.

Glissmeyer also finished third in the 100 back while swimming on the third-place 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams. Also in the lineup for the girls 200 medley relay were Rebekah Cyril, Kalli Holzer and Grace Gilbert with Cyril, Gilberty and Brie Nydegger also swimming legs in the 400 free relay race.

Other top-10 placers for the Wildcats were Cyril (fifth, 100 free; ninth, 50 free), Gilbert (seventh, 200 IM; ninth, 100 back), Holzer (ninth, 100 fly), Nydegger (10th, 200 IM) and the 200 free relay team of Nydegger, Holzer, Erin Clark and Katelyn Norman.

Kamauu was also third in the 200 free while also swimming a leg on the fifth-place 200 medley and 400 free relay teams. Also competing in those relays were Maxwell Holdstock, Chase Miller and Sebastian James.


Farmington

The Farmington boys placed fourth at the Thanksgiving Invite with the girls taking 11th, combining for a sixth place finish among the 27 programs represented.

Jack Smart was second in the 100 free while also swimming legs on the second-place 400 free relay team and the fourth-place 200 free relay squad.

“TGI went absolutely awesome for our team,” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “Our boys team has so much talent, and it really showed this past weekend. The girls also had an impressive showing.”

Other top-10 finishes for the Phoenix team were Jake Rizley (second, 400 free relay; fourth 200 free relay; fifth, 200 free; sixth, 100 fly), Will Scott (second, 400 free relay), Clarke Tholl (second, 400 free relay; fourth, 200 free relay; fifth, 50 free; sixth, 100 breast), Noah Bampi (fourth, 200 free relay), Elsie Crowell (fifth, 500 free; sixth, 200 free; ninth, 400 free relay), Jacie Nielson (sixth, 100 breast; seventh, 500 free; ninth, 400 free relay), Holbrook (ninth, 400 free relay), Smart (ninth, 200 IM), London Spears (ninth, 400 free relay) and Will Norseth (10th, 100 fly).

Farmington swimmers set six team records, led by Rizley dropping three seconds off his previous personal best in the 100 fly. He and Smart were also on the 200 free and 400 free relays that broke school records. Smart also had a record-breaking “amazing” swim in the 100 free with a 49.45. Crowell’s time of 5:43.18 broke the FHS record in the 500 free and Nielson swam the 100 breast in 1:13.04 to be tops on the Phoenix leaderboard.

“I am so proud of how all the work is paying off, especially with our newer swimmers,” Edholm said. “Every time they compete, they are dropping major time! Some of the swimmers that are in their second year of swimming are really excelling like Jonah Babboni, Tucker Munk, and Evan Swasey. These kids are naturals in the water!”


Bountiful

Senior Liam Glissmeyer was second in the 200 free and third in the 100 breast to lead the Bountiful boys team to a 10th-place finish at the Thanksgiving Invitational.

Other top-10 finishes for the Redhawks were Henry Long (fourth, 200 IM; fourth, 100 free; eighth, 200 free relay), Cole Crimmins (eighth, 500 free; eighth, 200 free relay) and Thomas Steed (eighth, 200 free relay).

The girls team was 22nd at the meet.


Davis

Senior Samuel Landheim placed fourth in the 50 free at the Thanksgiving Invite to lead the boys team to a 13th-place finish. He also swam legs on the ninth-place 200 medley relay and 200 free relay squads. The girls were 14th.

“This meet had 27 teams and is bigger than state!” said head coach Kit Barker. “Our swimmers’ hard work and dedication paid of with strong swims and huge drops in times!”

Also placing in the top 10 for the Darts were Colin Bennett (ninth, boys 200 free relay), Bryson Bernhardt (ninth, 50 free; ninth, 200 boys medley relay; ninth, 200 boys free relay), Jonah Hender (ninth, 200 boys medley relay; ninth, 200 boys free relay); Natalee Karren (ninth, girls 200 free relay), Nahlia Stewart (ninth, girls 200 free relay), Kate Whitlock (ninth, 200 girls free relay), Logan Wong (ninth, 200 boys medley relay) and Lilly Wood (ninth, 200 free relay).