Farmington

The Farmington High boys swimmers won the Davis District Meet Dec. 13 at the South Davis Recreation Center by nearly 100 points over runner-up Viewmont. The girls were an “impressive” third.

“We couldn’t have had a better result at the District meet!” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “All of our swimmers showed up and really performed well.”

Senior Jake Rizley placed first in the 50 freestyle while also taking second in the 100 butterfly and swimming legs on the second-place relay teams in the 200 medley and the 400 free. Those lineups also included Will Scott, Clarke Tholl and Jack Smart. Sophomore Jack Smart also won the 100 free.

Leading the girls third-place team was sophomore Jacie Nielsen, who came in first in the 500 free, took third in the 100 breaststroke and swam on the third-place 400 free relay team of London Spears, Heidi Holbrook and Elsie Crowell.

Farmington High senior Mia Cikara (left) swam a personal best time of 1:21.52 to take sixth place in the 100 breaststroke at the Davis District Meet Dec. 13. Sophomore Jacie Nielson also had a PR in the event, touching the wall in 1:13.81 to take third. Their finishes helped the girls Phoenix squad take third at the meet. (Photo courtesy of Stacy Edholm)

Other top-six finishers for the Phoenix squad were Tholl (second, 100 breast), Cannon Christensen (second, 500 free), Crowell (second, 100 backstroke; third, 200 Individual Medley), Maddy Kartchner (third, 200 free; sixth, 100 butterfly), Nielson (third, 100 breast), Owen VanSkiver (third, 200 free), Heidi Holbrook (fourth, 500 free), Scott (fifth, 200 IM), Smart (fifth, 100 back), Tholl (sixth, 50 free), Mia Allen (sixth, 200 free), Mia Cikara (sixth, 100 breast) and Jack Keller (sixth, 100 fly).

“There were a lot of very impressive swims by our team,” Edholm said, while noting some swimmers that dropped “an enormous amount of time.” Junior Tucker Munk took off 28 seconds of his 200 free time, sophomore Liberty Harris cut 22 seconds off her 100 free and 10 seconds of her 100 back times, sophomore Olivia Benson shaved more than five seconds off in the 100 breast and first-year swimmer Liam Bowcutt dropped 1.48 seconds in the 50 free. Cikara and Jack Keller are also close to qualifying for state in the 100 breast and 100 fly, respectively, if they continue to drop time.

“There was a lot of great sportsmanship in this meet between teams, which I loved, as well as some healthy competition between rivals,” Edholm said. “It was a lot of fun to be there!”

Viewmont

Helping the Viewmont boys to a second-place finish at the Davis District meet were juniors Isaac Hale and Andrew Webster who each had three first-place showings. They both swam legs on the winning boys 200 medley relay and 400 free relay lineups. Also on the relay teams were Thomas Chamberlain and Henry Helgesen. Individually, Hale won the 200 IM and 100 breast while Webster won the 200 free and 100 fly events. Chamberlain also took first in the 500 free.

Other top finishes for the boys and sixth-place girls teams were Chamberlain (second, 100 back), Helgesen (second, 50 free; third, 100 free), Gus Stockhoff (third, 500 free), Izzy Harris (fourth, 100 breast; fifth, 200 IM) and Veronika Paschen (fifth, 50 free).

Woods Cross

The Woods Cross girls team placed second at the Davis District Meet behind four first-place finishes from Ava Glissmeyer. The sophomore won the 200 IM and 100 back while also swimming legs on the winning 200 medley relay team – which also included Rebekah Cyril, Kalli Holzer and Grace Gilbert – and the first-place 400 free relay lineup of Gilbert, Cyril and Brie Nydegger. Other winners were Gilbert in the 100 fly and Cyril in the 100 free.

Other top-six finishes for the girls and sixth-place boys squads were Ammon Kamauu (second, 200 free; third, 100 back), Cyril (third, 50 free), Nydegger (fourth, 100 fly; sixth, 200 IM), Jane Boynton (tied for fourth, 100 free), Sebastian James (fourth, 100 fly), Holzer (fifth, 100 fly; fifth, 100 breast) and Maxwell Holdstock (fifth, 100 free; sixth, 100 breast).

Davis

The Davis High boys and girls teams placed fifth at the Davis District meet. Senior Bryson Bernhardt swam a leg on the third-place 200 free relay squad – which also included Jonah Hender, Colin Bennett and Samuel Landheim – while taking fourth in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free. Junior Lilly Wood led the girls with a third-place finish in the 500 free, a fourth-place showing in the 200 free and swimming on the third-place 200 free relay lineup, which also included Kate Whitlock, Kate Munoz and Nahlia Stewart.

Other top-six placers for the Darts were Whitlock (tied for fourth, 100 free; sixth, 50 free), Jane Bassett (fourth, 100 back) and Bennett (fifth, 200 free; fifth, 100 fly).

“Our biggest drops were Lincoln Pearson who dropped 21 seconds in the 200 IM and Ella Edwards who dropped 10 seconds in the 500 Free,” said head coach Kit Barker.

Bountiful

The Bountiful High boys and girls teams were both eighth at the Davis District meet. 

Senior Liam Glissmeyer won the 100 back to lead the Redhawks while also coming in second in the 200 IM and swimming a leg on the second-place 200 free relay team, which also included Henry Long, Lincoln Crockett and Cole Crimmins.

For the girls, junior Ellie Watkins was fifth in the 100 back. λ