3A 2018 Utah State Championships
- Thursday, February 8th
- Wasatch Aquatic Center, Heber, UT
- Short course yards
- Results
TOP 10 TEAM SCORES
WOMEN
- Rowland Hall – 279
- Carbon – 257
- Emery – 225
- Judge Memorial – 213
- North Summit – 179
- Richfield – 177
- Grantsville – 146
- Morgan – 90
- Grand County – 87
- Summit Academy – 86
MEN
- Emery – 242
- North Summit – 187
- Judge Memorial – 171.5
- Grantsville – 171
- Grand County – 169
- Millard – 166
- Carbon – 121
- Summit Academy – 116
- Wasatch Academy – 115.5
- Rowland – 112
The Rowland High girls and Emery High boys came away with 3A state titles on Thursday, February 8th. The Rowland girls won 3 of 11 events, while the Emery boys took 4 of 11.
Hadlee Begay picked up a pair of wins, coming in the girls 100 fly and 500 free. Begay, a freshman, took the 100 fly with a 59.59, winning by nearly 3 seconds. She went on to win the 500 by 8 seconds over fellow freshman, Kylie Hanson, 5:18.85 to 5:26.88.
Drew Roper also picked up 2 individual wins, taking both the 100 free and 100 back by pretty big margins. Roper won the 100 free with a 55.13, nearly 2 seconds ahead of runner-up Hailey Grandy. Roper went on to win the 100 back by over 3 seconds, posting a 59.49 to runner-up Ella Vitek’s 1:02.89.
Savannah Thomas also won 2 girls events, taking the 200 IM with a 2:16.84, and posting the fastest fly, back, and breast splits in the field. She also won the 100 breast by over 6 seconds, posting a 1:09.00 to runner-up Hayley Guymon’s 1:15.20.
Tony Puertas threw down wins in the boys 200 IM and 100 fly, going the fastest time from all 4 Utah state meets this season combined in both. Puertas went 1:54.58 in the IM, winning the event by 20 seconds. In the 100 fly, he went 49.91, which won the event by over 6 seconds, and would have been good enough to win the 100 free at this meet. The 100 free was won by Keldan Guymon (50.99), who also won the 50 free with a 22.67.
Braxton Pierce was a dual event winner as well, taking the boys 200 and 500 free. Pierce went 1:49.11 to win the 200 free in a tight race with Johan Boer, who finished in 1:49.82. Pierce took his 1st 50 out in 24.85 to Boer’s 25.61, then held his lead steady as their final 3 50s were all within .02 seconds of each other. Pierce also won the 500, going a 5:07 to win the event by 15 seconds.
EVENT WINNERS
WOMEN
- 200 medley relay: Emery (Terwilleger, Guymon, Hooley, Johansen) – 2:03.31
- 200 free: Rachel McMaster (Beaver) – 2:02.76
- 200 IM: Savannah Thomas (Grantsville) – 2:16.84
- 50 free: Ella Vitek (Rowland) – 25.76
- 100 fly: Hadlee Begay (Grantsville) – 59.59
- 100 free: Drew Roper (Millard) – 55.13
- 500 free: Hadlee Begay (Grantsville) -5:18.85
- 200 free relay: Rowland (Smith, Puri, Hannah, Vitek) – 1:46.86
- 100 back: Drew Roper (Millard) – 59.49
- 100 breast: Savannah Thomas (Grantsville) – 1:09.00
- 400 free relay: Rowland (Goh, Smith, Hannah, Vitek) – 3:54.79
MEN
- 200 medley relay: North Summit (Hellander, Dearden, Piotrowski, Crittenden) – 1:46.97
- 200 free: Braxten Pierce (Grand County) – 1:49.11
- 200 IM: Tony Puertas (Maeser Prep) – 1:54.58
- 50 free: Keldan Guymon (Emery) – 22.67
- 100 fly: Tony Puertas (Maeser Prep) – 49.91
- 100 free: Keldan Guymon (Emery) – 50.99
- 500 free: Braxten Pierce (Grand County) – 5:07.40
- 200 free relay: Emery (Minchey, Stilson, Beagley, Guymon) – 1:34.32
- 100 back: Johan Boer (Summit Academy) – 55.08
- 100 breast: Thomas Kearns (Judge Memorial) – 1:03.64
- 400 free relay: Emery (Minchey, Stilson, Beagley, Guymon) – 3:32.32
