Falcon women third and boys 4th at Region 3 swim meet as new groups enter the combination

Beky Beaton / Lehi Free Press

The stability of energy in Region 3 swimming noticed a determined shift this previous week as the sector was joined by Wasatch High School together with Corner Canyon. The Wasps compete in Class 5A in all different sports activities and actions however had been granted their request to compete in Class 6A for swimming solely.

The causes had been obvious as Wasatch hosted the Pre-region Invitational on Thursday (Nov. 20) in Heber, the place the Wasps swept their new league neighbors in each divisions.

In the women occasions, Wasatch earned 488 factors to 448 for second-place Lone Peak. Skyridge was a distant third with 300 factors, adopted by the Chargers (225), Lehi (208) and American Fork (78).

On the boys aspect, the Wasps tallied 485.5 factors to outdistance the Knights at 422 and the Cavemen got here in a powerful third at 399. The Falcons had been fourth at 196, forward of the Pioneers at 146 and Corner Canyon at 145.5.

Following are the Skyridge swimmers who earned top-eight locations to contribute double-digit factors to the crew totals at this early meet.

In the women division:

• Kara Moir claimed the silver medal in each the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle occasions.
• Ava Ellington collected the bronze medal within the 200-yard particular person medley and earned fourth place within the 100-yard breaststroke.
• Alexis Griffeth completed fourth within the 100-yard freestyle.
• Jane Beardall got here in sixth within the 100-yard backstroke and seventh within the 200-yard particular person medley.
• Victoria La Roche garnered sixth place within the 200-yard freestyle and eighth within the 100-yard backstroke.
• Sasha Lakin got here in seventh within the 100-yard freestyle occasion.
• Chloe Bowman positioned eighth within the 500-yard freestyle.
• The Falcons captured the silver medal within the 200-yard medley relay with Beardall, Lexi Bassett, La Roche and Moir. A second squad completed fifth in the identical race with Kami Holdaway, Lakin, Griffeth and Bowman.
• Skyridge earned the bronze medal within the 200-yard freestyle relay with Bowman, La Roche, Ellington and Moir. Their second crew earned sixth place with Lexi Bassett, Lakin, Lizi Gourley and Mallory Hemmert.
• In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the Skyridge squad claimed the bronze medal with Hemmert, Ellie Sintay, Griffeth and Ellington. The crew continued to showcase its depth with a second squad incomes eighth place with Beardall, Gourley, Lynsie Weisenbeck and Kami Holdaway.

In the boys occasions:

• Connor Clark garnered the bronze medal within the 100-yard backstroke and earned fourth place within the 50-yard freestyle.
• Daniel Wang claimed sixth place within the 100-yard butterfly.
• Matt Moir earned eighth place within the 200-yard particular person medley.
• Skyridge got here in fourth within the 200-yard medley relay with Moir, Clark, Wang and Ryker Tidwell.