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The 2019 Colorado 4A Boys Swim & Dive State Championships provided slight controversy among fast swims on May 17 and 18 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC) in Thronton, Colorado.
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Denver South’s Jack Ryan set a new State Record in 1-meter diving to highlight the competition. Quick times also came courtesy of Broomfield’s Harrison Lierz in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM.
Discovery Canyon finished in second place overall for the second year in a row. Meet Mobile [2019 CHSAA 4A Boys Swim & Dive Champion] notes Greely West High School taking the team title with 323 points over Discovery’s 307. However, according to Colorado Springs’ The Gazette, controversial DQs cost Discovery the meet.
After a come-from-behind 200 Medley Relay victory, the report says that senior Braden Whitmarsh and junior Tommy Rauchut hopped back in the pool to warm down, disqualifying them from the 200 and 50 freestyles, respectively, because they broke a meet rule.
“When all competitors in that event have completed a race and a competitor in that event enters/re-enters the water without the referee’s approval,” the rule states, “that competitor shall be disqualified from his/her next schedule event.”
“The rule is in black and white and for whatever reason the guys decided to jump in after the event was over, and did not have permission to do so, so the rule was upheld,” Discovery Coach Dave Burgess told The Gazette. “They jumped back into the water to cool down because that’s what they were accustomed to doing throughout the season. That’s how it worked at the conference meets, so why wouldn’t they? At the end of the day it’s on me to let them know that they needed to get approval at the state meet.”
Whitmarsh was the fifth seed in the 200 freestyle (potential 18 points) and Rauchut was seventh headed into the 50 finals (potential 16 points). While anything could have happened in the finals, at worst the men would have earned a collective 26 points. This would have given them a total of 333 points— enough for the state title.
Regardless, the team still achieved numerous fast swims in route to their runner up finish. A full recap of the meet is available below:
200 Medley Relay
A tight race among the top finishers in the 200 Medley Relay showcased many notable splits. Quintin McCarthy anchored the Discovery Canyon High School team to victory in 20.46 and 1:33.62 overall. He was joined by Andrew McGill (back – 24.20), Braden Whitmarsh (breast – 26.47) and Tommy Rauchut (fly – 22.49) for the win.
Windsor High School’s Riley Miller (23.80), Caiden Peterson (27.25), Josh Dodrill (22.28) and Andrew Scoggin (20.95) combined for second in 1:34.28. Broomfield’s Harrison Lierz blasted a 22.34 leadoff leg for his team which ultimately took third in 1:34.54.
Event 1 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
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School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Discovery Canyon 'A' 1:34.51 1:33.62
1) Andrew McGill 10 2) Braden Whitmarsh 12
3) Tommy Rauchut 11 4) Quintin McCarty 09
2 Windsor 'A' 1:35.67 1:34.28
1) Riley Miller 12 2) Caiden Peterson 11
3) Josh Dodrill 11 4) Andrew Scoggin 10
3 Broomfield 'A' 1:36.10 1:34.54
1) Harrison Lierz 11 2) Sam Anderson 12
3) Sam Hahn 12 4) Jon Kim 12
4 Montrose 'A' 1:37.30 1:38.71
1) Ryan King 12 2) Cayden Christianson 12
3) Garth Knutson 12 4) Mel Littlefield 11
5 George Washingto 'A' 1:39.72 1:38.99
1) Will Draper 2) Lorenzo Seymandi
3) Lucas Taliaferro 4) Xavier Hill
6 Cheyenne Mountai 'A' 1:39.50 1:39.31
1) Max Roslin 09 2) Gabe Grauvogel 12
3) Ryan Leach 12 4) Raglan Ward 09
7 Greeley West 'A' 1:39.40 1:39.35
1) Baylor Cobb 12 2) Baylor Lewis 10
3) Cade Branum 09 4) Wyatt Sands 11
8 Golden 'A' 1:40.31 1:39.99
1) Nikolaus Boileau 11 2) Cory Leidich 12
3) Tate Warner 11 4) Liam Dewar 11
9 Pueblo County 'A' 1:39.87 1:40.61
1) Jonah Hunter 10 2) Benjamin Trujillo 09
3) John Plutt 10 4) Jacob Dorn 11
10 Coronado 'A' 1:40.65 1:41.05
1) Adam Austin 11 2) Jackson Sawyer 12
3) Remington Van De Veer 09 4) Andrew Aire 12
200 Freestyle
Wheat Ridge’s Ryan Peterson repeated as the 200 freestyle champion, this time in dominant fashion. Peterson was the lone swimmer under 1:40 coming in at 1:39.35. Nathan Kenigsberg got the momentum rolling for Greeley West with his runner-up finish in 1:41.05. Mullen High School’s Ben Freeman was third in 1:41.98.
Event 2 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Ryan Peterson 12 Wheat Ridge 1:40.94 1:39.35
2 Nathan Kenigsberg 12 Greeley West 1:41.61 1:41.05
3 Ben Freeman Mullen 1:42.66 1:41.98
4 Ryan King 12 Montrose 1:43.39 1:42.57
5 Pierce Bigelow 10 Silver Creek 1:43.99 1:44.27
6 Brian Hobbs 12 Discovery Canyon 1:46.98 1:47.61
7 Owen Spooner 11 Greeley West 1:47.20 1:47.68
8 Hayden Dickinson 12 Silver Creek 1:47.90 1:47.75
9 Cameron Smooke 11 Mullen 1:46.75 1:48.26
10 Wyatt Sands 11 Greeley West 1:48.38 1:48.31
200 IM
Lierz put up a 1:49.54 for his first individual title of the meet in the 200 IM. The swim included a quick split on the backstroke leg, giving him the advantage over Montrose’s Cayden Christianson (1:54.21) and Thompson Valley’s Benjamin Smith (1:54.94). Baylor Lewis also earned valuable points for Greeley West with his fourth-place swim of 1:55.49.
Event 3 Boys 200 Yard IM
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Harrison Lierz 11 Broomfield 1:54.83 1:49.54
2 Cayden Christianson 12 Montrose 1:53.43 1:54.21
3 Benjamin Smith 12 Thompson Valley 1:57.33 1:54.94
4 Baylor Lewis 10 Greeley West 1:56.02 1:55.49
5 Gabe Grauvogel 12 Cheyenne Mountai 1:56.34 1:56.57
6 Joshua-Ryan Lujan 12 Pine Creek 2:00.15 1:56.78
7 Andrew McGill 10 Discovery Canyon 1:57.09 1:57.24
8 Noah Maestas 10 Mullen 1:58.44 1:58.03
9 Baylor Cobb 12 Greeley West 2:00.00 2:01.32
-- Tristan McFarland 10 Denver South 1:57.06 DQ
50 Freestyle
McCarty backed up his closing leg in the relay with a season-best 20.90 in the individual 50 freestyle. He was challenged heavily bu Pueblo County’s John Plutt who finished right behind in 21.10. William Chavez of Mullen High School took third in 21.35.
Event 4 Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Quintin McCarty 09 Discovery Canyon 21.09 20.90
2 John Plutt 10 Pueblo County 21.41 21.10
3 William Chavez 11 Mullen 21.42 21.35
4 Nikolaus Boileau 11 Golden 21.75 21.48
5 Andrew Scoggin 10 Windsor 21.66 21.61
6 Griffin Ayotte 12 Air Academy 21.66 21.75
7 Josh Dodrill 11 Windsor 21.89 21.85
8 Raglan Ward 09 Cheyenne Mountai 21.91 21.87
9 Andrew Aire 12 Coronado 21.89 21.94
10 Xavier Hill George Washingto 21.90 22.54
1-Meter Diving
Denver South’s Jack Ryan led a trio of Jacks in 1-meter diving. Ryan set the lone 4A State Record with his score of 581.55. The previous mark of 559.45 was set by Ben Grado in 2006. Ryan was followed by Jack Elbert (458.20) and teammate Jack Arnold (431.30) for second and third.
Event 5 Boys 1 mtr Diving
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Name Year School Semis Finals
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=== Finals ===
1 Jack Ryan 10 Denver South 400.40 581.55
2 Jack Elbert 12 Air Academy 317.05 458.20
3 Jack Arnold 11 Denver North 311.25 431.30
4 Jentry Zymbaluk 12 Air Academy 291.30 404.75
5 Matthew Teta 12 Silver Creek 301.75 401.55
6 Ryan Leach 12 Cheyenne Mountai 293.50 399.85
7 Matthew Fellows 09 Discovery Canyon 291.15 385.25
8 Collin Gammon 12 Standley Lake 261.10 370.25
100 Butterfly
Plutt bounced back right after the diving break to earn a state title of his own in the 100 butterfly. He also won the event in 2018 in 50.26 seconds. Just a sophomore, Plutt took the event in 49.51. Windsor’s Dodrill was second in 50.67. He was followed by Discovery’s Rauchut in 51.36.
Event 6 Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 John Plutt 10 Pueblo County 50.14 49.51
2 Josh Dodrill 11 Windsor 51.17 50.67
3 Tommy Rauchut 11 Discovery Canyon 51.67 51.36
4 Tate Warner 11 Golden 51.42 51.89
5 Cayden Christianson 12 Montrose 53.00 52.12
6 Cade Branum 09 Greeley West 53.29 52.13
7 Benjamin Smith 12 Thompson Valley 53.63 52.19
8 Shea Card 10 Glenwood Springs 52.50 52.61
9 Lorenzo Seymandi George Washingto 53.50 53.09
10 Jonah Hunter 10 Pueblo County 53.16 53.23
100 Freestyle
Ryan Peterson was the first man to earn two titles after dominating the 100 freestyle in 45.05. He improved on his third-place finish in this event from last season. The senior capped off his career with a clean victory over Kenigsberg who took another second place in 46.31. Chavez picked up another bronze with his finishing time of 46.40.
Event 7 Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Ryan Peterson 12 Wheat Ridge 45.85 45.05
2 Nathan Kenigsberg 12 Greeley West 46.56 46.31
3 William Chavez 11 Mullen 47.69 46.40
4 Sam Anderson 12 Broomfield 47.10 46.78
5 Ben Freeman Mullen 47.06 47.06
6 Griffin Ayotte 12 Air Academy 47.24 47.37
7 Raglan Ward 09 Cheyenne Mountai 48.49 47.86
8 Andrew Aire 12 Coronado 48.71 48.10
9 Tanner Crouch 12 Wheat Ridge 48.57 48.45
10 Hayden Dickinson 12 Silver Creek 48.60 49.39
500 Freestyle
Three seniors took control of the 500 freestyle. Montrose’s Ryan King cruised to victory in 4:33.47, seven and half seconds faster than his prelims swim. He also defended his state title in this event. Discovery’s Whitmarsh was second in 4:45.31 and was followed by Goldne’s Cory Leidich in 4:47.38.
Event 8 Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Ryan King 12 Montrose 4:40.96 4:33.47
2 Braden Whitmarsh 12 Discovery Canyon 4:47.27 4:45.31
3 Cory Leidich 12 Golden 4:52.12 4:47.38
4 Tristan McFarland 10 Denver South 4:46.98 4:48.67
5 Pierce Bigelow 10 Silver Creek 4:47.06 4:49.28
6 Riley Miller 12 Windsor 4:47.05 4:52.43
7 Cooper Malone 10 Greeley West 4:57.85 4:55.18
8 Chance Ricca 10 Discovery Canyon 4:57.72 4:55.81
9 Reid Gilbert 09 Pine Creek 4:58.15 4:55.92
10 Robbie Day Evergreen 4:58.46 4:56.25
200 Freestyle Relay
Broomfield’s Sam Anderson, Sam Hahn, John Kim and Lierz teamed up for the 200 freestyle relay win in 1:27.08. Lierz put up the fastest split of the day with a blazing 20.10.
Mullen High School was a close second (1:27.30) with Ben Freeman anchoring in 21.16. Greely West was third in 1:28.14.
Event 9 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Broomfield 'A' 1:28.16 1:27.08
1) Sam Anderson 12 2) Sam Hahn 12
3) Jon Kim 12 4) Harrison Lierz 11
2 Mullen 'A' 1:27.33 1:27.30
1) William Chavez 11 2) Noah Maestas 10
3) Cameron Smooke 11 4) Ben Freeman
3 Greeley West 'A' 1:27.95 1:28.14
1) Nathan Kenigsberg 12 2) Cade Branum 09
3) Baylor Cobb 12 4) Owen Spooner 11
4 Wheat Ridge 'A' 1:29.67 1:28.83
1) Ian Haneke 2) Tanner Crouch 12
3) Will Storey 4) Ryan Peterson 12
5 George Washingto 'A' 1:29.45 1:29.12
1) Will Draper 2) Lucas Taliaferro
3) Lorenzo Seymandi 4) Xavier Hill
6 Silver Creek 'A' 1:29.95 1:29.27
1) Hayden Dickinson 12 2) Connor Hassert 10
3) Pierce Bigelow 10 4) Ian Curd 10
7 Cheyenne Mountai 'A' 1:29.49 1:29.78
1) Gabe Grauvogel 12 2) Ryan Leach 12
3) Forrest Buck 11 4) Raglan Ward 09
8 Coronado 'A' 1:30.13 1:30.01
1) Jackson Sawyer 12 2) Remington Van De Veer 09
3) Adam Austin 11 4) Andrew Aire 12
9 Air Academy 'A' 1:30.37 1:31.13
1) Seth Nelson 12 2) Josh Sekutera 11
3) Kona Lindsey 12 4) Griffin Ayotte 12
10 Discovery Canyon 'A' 1:31.78 1:31.76
1) Adam Vogt 12 2) Jake Hansen 12
3) Chance Ricca 10 4) Brian Hobbs 12
100 Backstroke
Lierz also doubled up on wins, taking the 100 backstroke in 48.59. The swim was just off his lifetime best of 47.47. McCarty continued his success with a 50.70 for second, while Scoggin was third in 51.00.
Event 10 Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
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Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Harrison Lierz 11 Broomfield 49.80 48.59
2 Quintin McCarty 09 Discovery Canyon 51.13 50.70
3 Andrew Scoggin 10 Windsor 51.66 51.00
4 Shea Card 10 Glenwood Springs 50.76 51.70
5 Andrew McGill 10 Discovery Canyon 52.21 52.33
6 Riley Miller 12 Windsor 53.71 52.63
7 Luke Webster 10 Estes Park 54.17 54.29
8 Jake Gutru 09 Silver Creek 54.40 54.38
9 Charlie Baker 11 Mullen 54.91 54.60
10 Jonah Hunter 10 Pueblo County 53.70 55.32
100 Breaststroke
Joshua-Ryan Lujan capped off his senior season with a state title in the 100 breaststroke – a race where he earned second place last year. He set a personal best 56.99 for the victory over Gabe Grauvogel (58.07) and Baylor Lewis (58.85).
Also placing in the top ten were Tate Warner (59.17), Sam Anderson (59.79), Noah Maestas (1:00.11), Andrew Carlson (1:00.18), Bhodi Yohn (1:00.26), Caiden Peterson (1:00.85) and Jackson Sawyer (1:01.70).
400 Freestyle Relay
Discovery Canyon went out with a bang, winning the final race of the day in 3:08.64. The relay included Whitmarsh, McGill, Rauchut and McCarty. They were followed by Mullen High School (3:10.84) and Windsor (3:14.11).
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