Silver Creek surges at 4A State Swimming Championships

Silver Creek High School, which incorporates Niwot swimmers, turned in a stable efficiency on the 2026 4A CHSAA Boys State Swimming Championships, held May 8-9 at Chatfield Senior High School, ending Tenth total with 173 factors in a area of greater than two dozen faculties.

Niwot High School senior Lincoln Miller was the Raptors’ prime particular person performer, touching the wall to take second place within the 200 Yard Freestyle at 1:42.50. Miller got here again later within the meet to complete fourth within the 500 Yard Freestyle, grinding out a 4:43.11 in one of many longer occasions on the cardboard. Niwot’s Mosiah Milam completed twentieth in the identical race with a time of 5:08.63

Silver Creek senior Geoffrey Waller chipped in factors within the sprints, going Twelfth within the 100 Yard Freestyle at 48.54 and ninth within the 50 Yard Freestyle at 22.13.

Off the blocks and onto the board, Raptors senior Rider Neeb got here by means of with a third-place end in 1-Meter Diving, posting a finals rating of 558.55 to offer Silver Creek a lift exterior the pool.

The relay image was combined. The 200 Medley Relay squad completed Twelfth at 1:41.53, simply lacking the A last, whereas the 200 Freestyle Relay punched into the highest warmth and positioned fifth at 1:29.01. The 400 Freestyle Relay rounded out the group’s relay work with a Twelfth-place end at 3:17.35.

Silver Creek sophomore Austin Molz swam the 100 Butterfly and junior Cruz Martin competed in each the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke, every including to the group effort.

Up entrance within the group race, Monarch High School received the title at 355.5 factors, with Mullen High School proper behind at 344 and Glenwood Springs High School shut behind at 340.5.

Monarch’s Tobin Howe was the meet’s marquee particular person swimmer, successful each the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. Thomas Bradac of Mullen received the 50 Yard Freestyle and Julius Phillips of Mountain View took the 100 Yard Freestyle.

Silver Creek Head Coach Debbie Stewart introduced that she is retiring after 25 years on the helm. But with Milam, Molz and others anticipated again subsequent yr, Silver Creek’s Tenth-place end seems extra like a basis than a ceiling, and a great core for Stewart’s successor.