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PROVO — The next Utah swimming dynasty is brewing at Lone Peak.
The Knights rode a youth movement to their second straight girls 6A state championship Saturday at BYU.
Led by freshman Taylor Bennett, who won the 200 individual medley, the Knights had seven combined sophomores and freshmen who ended up on the medal stand to pull away from the field.
Bennett came in second in the 500 freestyle and helped pace the Knights to wins in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. And she had plenty of help, too.
Sophomores Emme Brewer (200 and 500 free), Haylee Tiffany (200 and 500 free), Kennedy Bennett (100 free and 100 back), and Ava Clegg (100 breaststroke and 100 free) all won medals in multiple events. Freshman Isabella Robinson also medaled in two events, and sophomore Dylan Egbert finished on the podium in the 50 free.
The Knights, who beat second-place West by 174 points, should be around for a while.
It wasn't just Lone Peak that was experiencing a youth movement. Five of the eight individual events were won by freshman or sophomores on Saturday. West freshman Ofa Fa won the 50 and 100 freestyles.
An upperclassman, though, was still the biggest star of the meet.
Skyridge senior Katelyn Andrist couldn't quite top her own lofty standards but she was still head and shoulder — and a few body lengths — ahead of the field.
A day after setting the state record in the 500 freestyle during the prelim session of the 6A state swim meet at BYU, the senior distance specialist won the swimmer of the meet award by collecting two state titles.
She won the 500 freestyle by nearly 16 seconds — though her time of 4:59.73 was a bit slower than her record-breaking time on Friday — and took home the state championship in the 200 free.
On the men's side, American Fork claimed its second state title.
Senior Caleb Wyn and junior Jes Day finished first and second in the 200 individual medley. Day also finished second in the 500 freestyle and anchored American Fork's 200 freestyle relay victory.
American Fork also got top swims from sophomores Cole Ehat and Davis Miller.
West's Yan Dvorteskiy was named the boys swimmer of the meet after winning both the 200 and 500 freestyle events.
Corner Canyon won its first boys swimming trophy with a runner-up finish. The Chargers were led by Karson Spencer, who won the 100 butterfly and helped Corner Canyon to a victory in the 200 medley relay
6A Girls Results
Team scores
- Lone Peak High School 388
- West High School 214
- American Fork High School 195
- Mountain Ridge High School 162
- Davis High School 129
- Skyridge High School 125
- Pleasant Grove High School 114
- Copper Hills High School 107
200 medley relay
- West, 1:50.08
- Mountain Ridge, 1:50.97
- Lone Peak, 1:52.76
- Davis, 1:53.99
- American Fork, 1:56.14
- Herriman, 1:56.69
200 freestyle
- Katelyn Andrist, Skyridge, 1:53.59
- Emme Brewer, Lone Peak, 1:57. 55
- Haylee Tiffany, Lone Peak, 1:57.83
- Jade Updike, Copper Hills, 2:01.75
- Chloe Rasband, Layton, 2:02.25
- Isabella Robinson, Lone Peak, 2:02.36
- Lily Afualo, Corner Canyon, 2:03.82
- Shelby Clegg, American Fork, 2:04.10
200 individual medley
- Taylor Bennett, Lone Peak, 2:09.84
- Grace Wilson, Lone Peak, 2:15.27
- Eideann Anderson, American Fork, 2:15.90
- Madeleine Brennan, West, 2:16.01
- Lily Hyde, Pleasant Grove, 2:16.92
- Caroline Cooper, West, 2:18.26
- Teal Edholm, Farmington, 2:19.06
- Angela Roberts, West, 2:20.94
50 freestyle
- Ofa Fa, West, 24.53
- Addie Harding, American Fork, 25.00
- Sophie Scoville, Pleasant Grove, 25.01
- Layla Waker, Weber, 25.13
- Gennnovah Hansen, Mountain Ridge, 25.22
- Chalisse Rich, Mountain Ridge, 25.42
- Dylan Egbert, Lone Peak, 25.81
- Jamie Horne, Kearns, 25.83
100 butterfly
- Ann Wekluk, Mountain Ridge, 59.26
- Madeleine Brennan, West, 1:00.17
- Mehlissa Young, Kearns, 1:01.06
- Grace Wilson, Lone Peak, 1:01.23
- Chloe Rasband, Layton, 1:01.25
- Caroline Cooper, West, 1:01.30
- Olivia Baiguat, Westlake, 1:01.95
- Lucy Haymond, 1:03.07
100 freestyle
- Ofa Fa, West, 53.76
- Dani Cannon, Skyridge, 54.06
- Lauryn Hall, Davis, 54.22
- Kennedy Bennett, Lone Peak, 55.28
- Jamie Horne, Kearns, 55.42
- Ava Clegg, Lone Peak, 55.63
- Gennovah Hansen, Mountain Ridge, 55.73
- Isabella Robinson, Lone Peak, 56.04
500 freestyle
- Katelyn Andrist, Skyridge, 4:59.73
- Taylor Bennett, Lone Peak, 5:15.67
- Emme Brewer, Lone Peak, 5:21.22
- Haylee Tiffany, Lone Peak, 5:26.26
- Lily Afualo, Corner Canyon, 5:35.37
- Abigail Wayman, Weber, 5:35.95
- Jade Updike, Copper Hills, 5:40.42
- Hallie Larsen, Westlake, 5:43.40
200 freestyle relay
- Lone Peak, 1:39.70
- Mountain Ridge, 1:40.58
- Pleasant Grove, 1:42.54
- American Fork, 1:43.62
- Layton, 1:44.77
- Westlake, 1:45.33
100 backstroke
- Lily Hyde, Pleasant Grove, 59.92
- Kalika Merrill, Davis, 1:00.21
- Kennedy Bennett, Lone Peak, 1:00.26
- Paige Kelsey, American Fork, 1:00.28
- Addie Harding, American Fork, 1:00.45
- Dani Cannon, Skyridge, 1:01.17
- Layla Walker, Weber, 1:02.32
- Ruby Winget, Corner Canyon, 1:02.83
100 breaststroke
- Eideann Anderson, American Fork, 1:07.83
- Ava Clegg, Lone Peak, 1:09.36
- Anya Clark, Skyridge, 1:09.43
- Angela Roberts, West, 1:09.53
- Lauryn Hall, Davis, 1:10.35
- Chalisse Rich, Mountain Ridge, 1:10.70
- Marissa Visser, Copper Hills, 1:11.09
- Alisha Thomas, Lone Peak, 1:12.09
400 freestyle relay
- Lone Peak, 3:37.43
- West, 3:42.44
- Skyridge, 3:47.02
- Pleasant Grove, 3:51.03
- Layton, 3:51.12
- Corner Canyon, 3:52.62
6A boys results
- American Fork High School 232
- Corner Canyon High School 198
- West High School 159
- Skyridge High School 155
- Syracuse High School 154
- Hunter High School 151
- Mountain Ridge High School 135
- Kearns High School 130
200 medley relay
- Corner Canyon, 1:39.06
- Hunter, 1:39.84
- Skyridge, 1:40.02
- Westlake, 1:41.39
- Davis, 1:42.10
- American Fork, 1:50.62
200 freestyle
- Yan Dvorteskiy, West, 1:39.90
- Easton Smith, Riverton, 1:45.37
- Cole Ehat, American Fork, 1:48.02
- Davis Miller, American Fork, 1:48.23
- Nate Moir, Skyridge, 1:48.32
- Ethan Murray, Herriman, 1:48.77
- Gavin Voshell, Syracuse, 1:50.97
- Corbin Lawes, Hunter, 1:51.13
200 individual medley
- Caleb Wynn, American Fork, 1:56.92
- Jes Day, American Fork, 1:58.25
- Joseph Biesinger, Kearns, 1:58.31
- Sohnnie Wesemann, Cyprus, 2:01.01
- Wade Ogden, Skyridge, 2:01.74
- Karson Spencer, Corner Canyon, 2:02.22
- Benjamin Eberly, Taylorsville, 2:02.29
- Brandyn Blackwood, Westlake, 2:03.60
50 freestyle
- Cameron Barney, Westlake, 21.54
- Trey Jackson, Mountain Ridge, 21.56
- Angel Nunez-lanza, Hunter, 21.71
- Sam Carlson, Davis, 21.91
- Sawyer Portillo, Syracuse, 21.94
- Ryan McNeill, Corner Canyon, 22.13
- Jaxon Barlow, Corner Canyon, 22.26
- Sam Williams, Roy, 22.30
100 butterfly
- Karson Spencer, Corner Canyon, 51.68
- Domingo Contreras, West, 52.41
- Easton Smith, Riverton, 52.62
- Nathaniel Harris, Pleasant Grove, 53.56
- Sawyer Portillo, Syracuse, 53.59
- Caleb Wynn, American Fork, 53.83
- Braden Fairbanks, Pleasant Grove, 55.05
- Koen Smith, Cyprus, 55.26
100 freestyle
- Kanyon Page, Syracuse, 46.99
- Cameron Barney, Westlake, 48.56
- Sam Carlson, Davis, 48.59
- Cole Ehat, American Fork, 48.52
- Trey Jackson, Mountain Ridge, 48.92
- Sam Williams, Roy, 49.28
- Neil Bennett, Bingham, 49.57
- Ryan McNeill, Corner Canyon, 49.82
500 freestyle
- Yan Dvorteskiy, West, 4:34.11
- Jes Day, American Fork, 4:47.96
- Nate Moir, Skyridge, 4:52.66.
- Ethan Murray, Herriman, 4:57.10
- Bryan Bunker, Kearns, 4:59.02
- Corbin Lawes, Hunter, 5:00.07
- Weston Hopkins, Hunter, 5:00.43
- Nathan Dutton, Lone Peak, 5:00.99
200 freestyle relay
- American Fork, 1:29.33.
- West, 1:29.53
- Syracuse, 1:29.88
- Hunter, 1:30.16
- Mountain Ridge, 1:30.52
- Pleasant Grove, 1:31.22
100 backstroke
- Angel Nunez-lanza, Hunter, 51.87
- Brandyn Blackwood, Westlake, 52.26
- Kanyon Page, Syracuse, 51.28
- Spencer Stowers, Skyridge, 52.57
- Davis Miller, American Fork, 54.41
- Lincoln Burr, Skyridge, 54.72
- Domingo Contreras, West, 54.96
- Bryton Simons, Mountain Ridge, 55.74
100 breaststroke
- Joseph Biesinger, Kearns, 57.93
- Sohnnie Wesemann, Cyprus, 59.01
- Wade Ogden, Skyridge, 1:01.89
- Mason Draxler, Farmington, 1:02.44
- Roman Christenot, Kearns, 1:02.78
- Isaac Davenport, Weber, 1:03.54
- Benjamin Eberly, Taylorsville, 1:03.55
- Konnor Spencer, Corner Canyon, 1:03.70
400 freestyle relay
- West, 3:16.08
- Syracuse, 3:17.38
- Kearns, 3:21.80
- Pleasant Grove, 3:22.14
- American Fork, 3:23.64
- Corner Canyon, 3:23.89
