Vote for Salem-Keizer space ladies swimmer of the yr

The 2025-26 OSAA swimming season has come to an finish.

Salem-Keizer space ladies swimmers throughout all divisions delivered profitable years with convention data, championships and state meet podium finishes in addition.

The West Salem ladies, which gained each occasion however one on the Central Valley Conference district meet, earned a sixth-place workforce end on the OSAA 6A state championships.

Silverton ladies led Class 5A space colleges by ending ninth on the state meet.

Schools reminiscent of Stayton and Salem Academy had been represented on the 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships.

Here are the nominees for Salem-Keizer space ladies swimmer of the yr.

• Carson Birky, Salem Academy
• Cecily Coy, West Salem
• Leah Ellerbee, Stayton
• Abby Evans, West Salem
• Khylee Howell, Silverton
• Solveig Ingebrigtsen, West Salem
• Odelya Laroya, West Salem
• Andrea Guevara, McNary
• Breeza Rodriguez, Silverton

Vote for who you suppose ought to be the Salem-Keizer space’s highschool ladies swimmer of the yr. The ballot closes at midday Sunday, March 8.

Carson Birky, Salem Academy

Birky, a sophomore, completed sixth place within the 100-yard freestyle (58.40 seconds) on the 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships. Birky additionally competed within the 200 medley relay and 100 backstroke on the meet for the Crusaders, ending eighth place in each preliminaries.

Cecily Coy, West Salem

The sophomore set a Central Valley Conference file on the district meet Feb. 14, swimming 5:29.1 within the 500 freestyle to shatter the earlier file by practically 12 seconds.

At the 6A state championships, Coy completed ninth within the 500 freestyle (5:26.69), fifth within the 400 freestyle relay (3:39.38) and fourth within the 200 freestyle relay (1:40.21).  

Leah Ellerbee, Stayton

Ellerbee capped off her junior season with a fifth-place end within the 500 freestyle on the 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships, dropping over six seconds to swim a 5:27.5. Ellerbee additionally competed within the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay for the Eagles on the state meet.

Abby Evans, West Salem

Evans, a senior, nearer her highschool profession with two top-five finishes on the 6A state championships. Evans’ contributions to the Titans’ 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay helped the workforce earn fourth and fifth locations, respectively.

Individually, Evans gained Central Valley Conference district titles within the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle and competed in these occasions on the state championships.

Khylee Howell, Silverton

Howell closed her senior season with a trio of top-six finishes on the 5A state championships. A private-best 26.22 50 freestyle earned her a fourth-place end individually, whereas her contributions to the Foxes’ 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay helped the workforce end sixth in each occasions.

Solveig Ingebrigtsen, West Salem

Ingebrigtsen gained the 100 butterfly in 1:00.74 on the Central Valley Conference meet to earn a spot on the 6A state championships. At the state meet, the sophomore was a member of the Titans’ 200 freestyle relay that completed fourth and the 400 freestyle relay that completed fifth.

Odelya Laroya, West Salem

The Titans junior was the one Salem-area ladies swimmer to succeed in the top-six podium individually on the 6A state championships. Laroya earned fourth place within the 50 freestyle (23.82) and sixth within the 100 backstroke (59.88). Laroya was additionally the leadoff swimmer within the Titans’ 400 freestyle relay that positioned fifth and the anchor within the Titans’ 200 freestyle relay that took fourth.

Laroya set Central Valley Conference district meet data within the 100 backstroke (59.47) and 50 freestyle (23.66).

Andrea Guevara, McNary

Guevara earned first on the Central Valley Conference district meet within the 100 breaststroke. Her 1-minute, 14.18-second race was practically seven seconds quicker than the remainder of the competitors. The Celtics senior was the one non-West Salem ladies swimmer to win an occasion on the CVC meet.

Breeza Rodriguez, Silverton

Rodriguez, a senior, swam a 56.05 100 freestyle to earn third place on the 5A state championships and a personal-best 1:02.53 100 backstroke to earn fourth. Rodriguez additionally competed within the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay for the Foxes at state.

Landon Bartlett covers highschool sports activities and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He might be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.