2025 VHSL Class 4 State Meet
- Monday, March 3 2025
- Hampton, VA
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
It was a last-event victory for the Blacksburg boys and a decided win for the Monacan girls at the VHSL Class 4 State meet on March 3.
Class 4 is the third-largest classification in terms of school enrollment in Virginia.
The Blacksburg boys won the 400 freestyle relay to hold off Jefferson Forest and win their second straight title, while the Monacan girls won their fourth consecutive championship.
Blacksburg prevailed despite having just five swimmers and one diver comprising the team.
GIRLS’ RECAP
NC State commit Emerson Callis led the way for Monacan, winning two individual events and being a part of two winning relay teams.
Callis won the 100 butterfly in a time of 53.57 and the 100 backstroke in a time of 53.81.
Callis, SwimSwam’s No. 11 ranked recruit in the girls’ high school class of 2026, owns best times of 53.36 in the 100 fly and 53.00 in the 100 back, both set in late 2024
She swam leadoff for Monacan’s team in the 200 medley relay which won in a time of 1:43.46. Other team members were Piper Price, Raegan Canada and Kylee Crotts.
Callis also swam leadoff for Monacan’s team in the 400 freestyle relay, which clocked a time of 3:27.32 to win.
Parker Smithson, Price and Canada were the other team members.
Price also won two events, capturing the 200 individual medley (2:02.26) and 100 breaststroke (1:03.48), obtaining personal bests in both.
The other individual standout was Blacksburg Leah Santos, who won the 200 free in a time of 1:50.61 and the 100 free in a personal-best time of 51.55.
Jamestown’s team of Lilly Younica, Brooke Ericsson, Brooke Quinn and Addy Heyward won the 200 free relay in a time of 1:36.78.
Other individual winners were:
- King George sophomore Ava Eddy won the 50 free in a personal-best time of 23.70.
- Salem senior Avery Mangus won the diving event with 298.65 points.
- Jefferson Forest sophomore Ann-Margaret Holt won the 500 free with a personal-best time of 4:59.67.
Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Monacan 349
- Jamestown 301
- Blacksburg 294
- Jefferson Forest 2235
- Warhill 177
BOYS’ RECAP
The individual standouts were James Wood junior and Missouri commit Joe Warnagiris, and Monacan senior Cooper Dillman, an Oakland University signee.
Warnagiris won the 200 individual medley in a time of 1:49.61 and the 100 breaststroke in a personal-best time of 55.48.
Dillman won the 500 freestyle in 4:33.68 and the 100 backstroke in a personal-best time of 49.47. He also swam leadoff for Monacan’s 200 medley relay team, which won in a time of 1:36.47.
Other team members were Barrett Sanders, James Livezey and Liam West.
Blacksburg junior Cameron Roy won the 200 free in a time of 1:42.83, and also swam anchor for Blacksburg’s team in the 400 free relay which won in a time of 3:08.04.
Santi Angulo, Mason Fenn and Michael Anderson were the others on the team. Blacksburg entered the event with a 1.5-point lead over Jefferson Forest, so the win was needed to clinch the title. Jefferson Forest finished more than two seconds back in a time of 3:10.40.
Anderson also won the 100 butterfly in a time of 49.86.
John Champe senior Omar Mourad won the 50 freestyle in a personal-best time of 20.58 and swam anchor in the 200 free relay, helping John Champe win with a time of 1:26.72.
Cole Wergley, Cal Rice and Ibrahim Mourad were other team members.
Warhill senior Nathan Walker won the diving event with 317.60 points, while Sherando senior Toby Winston (Gettysburg College) captured the 100 free in a personal-best time of 45.56.
Boys’ Team Standings
- Blacksburg 230.5
- Jefferson Forest 223
- Monacan 193
- Atlee 169
- Hanover 144.5
What the article fails to mention is that the Blacksburg boys won states with just 5 swimmers and 1 diver. Didn’t even have enough swimmers to field all three relays