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Co-Head Coach Nick Skorut
Co-Head Coach Emily Graham
The Rowland Hall Finned Lions wrapped up a spectacular season, reloading in an enormous means. The ladies workforce was led by graduating senior Cecelia Hyman and junior Lily Schiffman. Together, they secured Rowland Hall’s first particular person state championship occasion wins in 5 years, with Lily Schiffman successful the 200 freestyle and Cecelia Hyman claiming the 100 backstroke. Cecelia Hyman and Lily Schiffman additionally mixed for silver and bronze, respectively, within the ladies’ 100 butterfly.
Cece and Lily had been joined by senior Sarah Gibbons and first-year Zoie Schmidt on the women 200 medley relay, the place Zoie stormed residence together with her quickest anchor cut up of the season to safe an enormous third-place end for Rowland Hall. Senior Kendra Larson additionally had an excellent state meet, swimming a season-best 200 freestyle to win her warmth and posting two extra season-best performances in her particular person and relay swims. Kendra later joined Cece, Lily, and Sarah on the 400 freestyle relay.
In the 200 freestyle relay, the women workforce of Kendra Larson, Sarah Shakib, Mina Maidon-Felker, and Zoie Schmidt mixed to ship off the seniors on a excessive word, whereas the first-year swimmers proved themselves underneath the brilliant lights of the BYU Richards Building pool.
On the boys aspect, senior Leo Pickron delivered a powerful particular person efficiency, posting private information in each of his particular person occasions and incomes a medal within the 100 freestyle. Freshman Eli Stern had a breakthrough season, racing to a second-place medal within the 100 backstroke and a fourth-place end within the 100 butterfly. Eli was additionally an enormous asset on the boys 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays, teaming up with Wyatt Stowell, Silas Greis, and Leo Pickron to report the relay squad’s quickest instances of the 12 months in each occasions.
Zoie Schmidt, Silas Greis, and Mina Maidon-Felker all swam two particular person occasions at state as first-year highschool swimmers. Junior and multi-sport athlete Halle Peterson additionally certified within the ladies 50 freestyle. Senior Sarah Shakib completed her swimming profession with season-best instances in each the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
The Finned Lions ended the season with a complete of 9 podium finishes at state and 18 medals at area. They completed fourth at area within the boys, ladies, and mixed standings, and on the 2026 2A State Meet, the women positioned fifth whereas the boys completed seventh. We are grateful to our seniors for his or her worthwhile years of management and steerage, and excited to see what’s subsequent for our younger and gifted workforce.
Congratulations, Winged Lions!
Team Awards
- Girls Swim MVP: Cecelia Hyman
- Boys Swim MVP: Eli Stern
- Girls Most Improved: Zoie Schmidt
- Boys Most Improved: Silas Greis
- Girls Perseverance Award: Kendra Larson
- Boys Perseverance Award: Wyatt Stowell
- Coaches Award: Mina Maidon-Felker
- Boys Swimming: 2A Academic State Champion (Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association)
Members of Swim Team
- Sarah Gibbons
- Silas Greis
- Cecelia Hyman
- Kendra Larson
- Mina Maidon-Felker
- Halle Peterson
- Leo Pickron
- Lillian Schiffman
- Zoie Schmidt
- Sarah Shakib
- Eli Stern
- Wyatt Stowell
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