Congratulations to the five LISD high schools who qualified to compete in finals at the UIL Swimming & Diving State Meet, bringing home gold, silver and bronze medals for their teams.
Vandegrift and Vista Ridge boys and girls gave strong performances in Saturday’s 6A finals. VRHS’s Paula Warren won the gold in the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke, while VRHS’s Trinity Hoang placed second in the Girls 50 Yard Freestyle. Danny Bishop from VHS took silver in the Boys 200 Yard Freestyle, and a VHS boys team made up of Aaron Gordon, Danny Bishop, Josh Bedford and Gabriel Aleman placed third in the Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay.
During Saturday’s 5A Finals, Cedar Park HS Girls took first place in the women’s team rankings. CPHS’s Ella Mongenel won the gold in the Girls 50 Yard Freestyle and took second place in the Girls 100 Yard Freestyle. CPHS’s Michaela Koltz took the gold in the Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke and third place in the Girls 200 Yard Individual Medley. In the Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay, a CPHS girls team made up of Michaela Koltz, Abigail Boyle, Chloe Wilkins and Ella Mongenel won the gold.
CPHS Diver Pierce Brooke won the gold in the Boys 1m Diving event.
Rouse’s Ella McQuinn took third place in the Girls 100 Yard Freestyle.
State Meet Wrap-Up: Finals Qualifiers & Results
Girls 50y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Ella Mongenel, Cedar Park HS (5A) – 🥇 First Place
- Ella McQuinn, Rouse HS (5A) – Fourth Place
- Trinity Hoang, Vista Ridge HS (6A) – 🥈 Second Place
Girls 100y Backstroke
Championship Heat
- Paula Warren, Vista Ridge HS (6A) – 🥇 First Place
Consolation Heat
- Lindsay Morgan, Rouse HS (5A) – Tenth Place
Girls 100y Breaststroke
Championship Heat
- Michaela Koltz, Cedar Park HS (5A) – 🥇 First Place
Consolation Heat
- Chloe Wilkins, Cedar Park HS (5A) – Eleventh Place
Girls 100y Butterfly
Consolation Heat
- Simone Koret, Leander HS (5A) – Eleventh Place
Girls 100y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Ella Mongenel, Cedar Park HS (5A) – 🥈 Second Place
- Ella McQuinn, Rouse HS (5A) – 🥉 Third Place
Girls 200y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Lauren Lucas, Cedar Park HS (5A) – Seventh Place
Girls 200y Individual Medley
Championship Heat
- Michaela Koltz, Cedar Park HS (5A) – 🥉 Third Place
Consolation Heat
- Chloe Wilkins, Cedar Park HS (5A) – Eleventh Place
Girls 200y Freestyle Relay
Championship Heat
- Cedar Park HS (5A): Michaela Koltz, Lauren Lucas, Chloe Wilkins, Savanna Williamson – Eighth Place
- Rouse HS (5A): Ella McQuinn, Lindsay Morgan, Allison Walker, Hana Elzayat – Fourth Place
Girls 200y Medley Relay
Championship Heat
- Cedar Park HS (5A): Michaela Koltz, Abigail Boyle, Chloe Wilkins, Ella Mongenel – 🥇 First Place
- Vista Ridge HS (6A): Paula Warren, Hannah Pecze, Amy Park, Trinity Hoang – Fourth Place
Girls 400y Freestyle Relay
Championship Heat
- Cedar Park HS (5A): Abigail Boyle, Lauren Lucas, Adeline Vogan, Ella Mongenel – Eighth Place
- Vandegrift HS (6A): Abby Naden, Alex Orris, Sydney Borick and Hannah Seal – Seventh Place
Consolation Heat
- Leander HS (5A): Siri Pemberton, Kylie Quinn, Ella Boon, Simone Koret – Fourteenth Place
- Vista Ridge HS (6A): Stella Estipona, Hannah Pecze, Paula Warren, Trinity Hoang – Ninth Place
Girls 500y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Lauren Lucas, Cedar Park HS (5A) – Sixth Place
Consolation Heat
- Hannah Seal, Vandegrift HS (6A) – Tenth Place
- Ashley Lee, Vista Ridge HS (6A) – Sixteenth Place
Boys 50y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Kai Funaro, Rouse HS (5A) – Seventh Place
Boys 100y Backstroke
Consolation Heat
- Aaron Gordon, Vandegrift HS (6A) – Sixth Place
Boys 100y Breaststroke
Consolation Heat
- Gannon Flynn, Vista Ridge HS (6A) – Ninth Place
Boys 100y Butterfly
Championship Heat
- Aaron Gordon, Vandegrift HS (6A) – Seventh Place
Boys 100y Freestyle
Consolation Heat
- Kai Funaro, Rouse HS (5A) – Tenth Place
- Brannan Espericueta, Rouse HS (5A) – Fourteenth Place
Boys 200y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Danny Bishop, Vandegrift HS (6A) – 🥈 Second Place
- Josh Bedford, Vandegrift HS (6A) – Sixth Place
Boys 200y Individual Medley
Championship Heat
- Kelson Flynn, Vista Ridge HS (6A) – Eighth Place
Consolation Heat
- Alan Hoang, Leander HS (5A) – Sixteenth Place
Alternates
- Aidan Spaulding, Vandegrift HS (6A)
Boys 200y Freestyle Relay
Championship Heat
- Rouse HS (5A): Logan LaCombe, Noah Cruz, Brannan Espericueta, Kai Funaro – DQ
Boys 200y Medley Relay
Championship Heat
- Vandegrift HS (6A): Aaron Gordon, Danny Bishop, Josh Bedford and Gabriel Aleman – 🥉 Third Place
Boys 400y Freestyle Relay
Championship Heat
- Vandegrift HS (6A): Danny Bishop, Aidan Spaulding, Aaron Gordon, Josh Bedford – Fourth Place
Consolation Heat
- Rouse HS (5A): Logan LaCombe, Noah Cruz, Brannan Espericueta, Kai Funaro – Fourteenth Place
Boys 500y Freestyle
Championship Heat
- Josh Bedford, Vandegrift HS (6A) – Eighth Place
Consolation Heat
- Danny Bishop, Vandegrift HS (6A) – Eleventh Place
Boys 1m Diving
Finals Flight
- Pierce Brooke, Cedar Park HS (5A) – 🥇 First Place
- Rustin Wilkinson, Cedar Park HS (5A) – Sixteenth Place