Monarch boys swimming repeats as 4A boys champs

ARVADA — The House of Windsor. The Ottoman Empire. The ’60s Celtics.

Now, one other Monarch could also be within the midst of a dynasty.

Monarch High School’s Coyotes dominated over the Class 4A boys swim meet for a second straight yr Saturday afternoon, successful the group title contained in the Arvada Aquatics Center.

Tobin Howe headlined with wins within the 200-yard particular person medley and the 100 breaststroke, whereas Isaac Skillern edged out his twin brother Everett to take the 100 butterfly, because the Coyotes used three occasion golds, 17 top-10 finishes and 23 placers inside the highest 20 to repeat after successful their first title in program historical past final spring.

“It’s super fun to have the opportunity to be here and do this again,” Monarch coach Amber Austin mentioned. “It is the depth, and it is a full collaborative effort from the club swimmer to the coaching efforts to getting as many people qualified as possible. It’s a really inclusive experience.”

The state’s latest cathedral of chlorine: Monarch.

“Hey, pretend like we’ve been here before,” Austin smirked as she ordered her group to get into the celebration photograph.

Last yr, Gavin Keogh and Ethan DiFronzo had been the massive names when the college received its first state title within the sport. Keogh is now at North Carolina State, whereas DiFronzo is at Notre Dame.

This time, Howe from Holy Family and twin Skillern brothers from Centaurus highlighted the way in which. Well, no less than partly.

“I think the big names help get us some attention, but what helped us today to win wasn’t the first places and it wasn’t the A-finalists,” mentioned Howe, who’s headed to Washington University in St. Louis subsequent faculty yr. “Of course that helped, but it really was those B-finalists, those lower A-finalists, the depth of our team.”

And it actually was Howe. And perhaps extra so, the whole buy-in to this system from a number of elite membership swimmers like himself.

“It’s fun,” Howe mentioned of the change of tempo between membership and highschool swimming. “We’re all trying to bring each other up and we’re all cheering for each other, whether it’s the top place on the podium or the bottom place on the B-final. We know we can’t do it alone.”

“It’s an amazing program,” added Isaac Skillern, a junior who expects to be again for an opportunity at a group three-peat subsequent spring.

Over the ultimate two occasions, with Monarch trying to maintain onto the highest place within the group race, Howe received the breaststroke — an occasion the Coyotes positioned three within the high 10. He then hopped out of the pool to prepare for the meet’s closing occasion, the 400 freestyle relay, the place he swam the anchor leg and the Coyotes took second to seal their win with 355.5 factors.

They beat out Mullen (344) in second and Glenwood Springs (340.5) in third. And get this: eight of 10 scoring swimmers from Saturday are anticipated to return subsequent season.

Monarch boys swimming  — the state’s subsequent dynasty?

“I think it is,” Howe mentioned with a smile. “I think they can keep it going. I’m super excited to see where this team goes after I graduate.”

Elsewhere, Silver Creek completed tenth. Lincoln Miller completed second within the 200 freestyle and fourth within the 500 freestyle to prepared the ground for the Raptors. Rider Neeb led all space divers, inserting third.

Broomfield took twenty third as Caleb Wherry took fifth within the 500 freestyle and led each freestyle relays to the comfort closing.

Events

200 medley relay: Glenwood Springs, winner (1:31.78); Monarch, third (1:35.03).

200 freestyle: Barrett Kerrigan, Cheyenne Mountain, winner (1:40.46); Lincoln Miller, Silver Creek, second (1:42.50); Nathaniel Waxler, Monarch, third (1:43.12); Max Seibold, Monarch, fifth (1:43.56).

200 IM: Tobin Howe, Monarch, winner (1:51.67); Isaac Skillern, Monarch, fourth (1:57.67); Everett Skillern, Monarch, fifth (1:58.18).

50 freestyle: Thomas Bradac, Mullen, winner (20.21); Geoffrey Waller, Silver Creek, ninth (22.13).

Diving: Henry Palmquist, Evergreen, winner (621.15); Rider Neeb, Silver Creek, third (558.55); Casey Halloran, Monarch, fourth (553.25); Tyson Bishop, Silver Creek, tenth (391).

100 butterfly: Isaac Skillern, Monarch, winner (50.11); Everett Skillern, Monarch, third (50.75); David Brady, Monarch, fifth (52.69); Nathaniel Waxler, Monarch, tenth (53.29).

100 freestyle: Julius Phillips, Mountain View, winner (44.42).

500 freestyle: Barrett Kerrigan, Cheyenne Mountain, winner (4:36.79); Max Seibold, Monarch, second (4:39.08); Lincoln Miller, Silver Creek, fourth (4:43.11); Caleb Wherry, Broomfield, fifth (4:45.06).

200 freestyle relay: Glenwood Springs, winner (1:24.18); Silver Creek, fifth (1:29.01); Monarch, sixth (1:29.47).

100 backstroke: Breck Boyd, Glenwood Springs, winner (49.92).

100 breaststroke: Tobin Howe, Monarch, winner (55.32); Wilder Anderson, Monarch, seventh (1:00.00); David Brady, Monarch, tenth (1:00.90).

400 freestyle relay: Mullen, winner (3:07.12); Monarch, second (3:10.21).

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