Evergreen won its second consecutive Class 4A girls swimming and diving state championship Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.
The Cougars from Jefferson County rolled to a team total of 368 points. They cruised past runner-up Cheyenne Mountain of Colorado Springs, which compiled 276. Next were Valor Christian (193.5) and Thompson Valley (176).
Lindsay Morrow was Evergreen’s star. She won the 200-yard individual medley, topping the field in 2:03.42; the 100 backstroke in 54.56; and anchored the 400 freestyle relay team that finished first in 3:29.29.
Teammate Kate McDonald won the 500 freestyle in 5:03.47.
Thompson Valley’s Eryn Eddy was a double winner, taking the 100 and 200 freestyles, each in All-America-time efforts.
RESULTS
Teams — Evergreen 368, Cheyenne Mountain 276, Valor Christian 193.5, Thompson Valley 176, Manitou Springs 159
200-yard medley relay — Manitou Springs (Buffa Kethrys, Samantha White, Emily Dolloff-Holt, Verronica Morin), 1:45.86
200 freestyle — Eryn Eddy, Thompson Valley, 1:46.95
200 individual medley — Lindsay Morrow, Evergreen, 2:03.42
50 freestyle — Brooke Stenstrom, Valor Christian, 23.43
Diving — Katie Russ, Mullen, 552.20 points
100 butterfly — Cat Wright, Cheyenne Mountain, 55.49
100 freestyle — Eddy, Thompson Valley, 50.08
500 freestyle — Kate McDonald, Evergreen, 5:03.47
200 free relay — Valor Christian (Brook Landt, Madison Hoehn, Raili Carter, Brooke Stemstrom), 1:36.84
100 backstroke — Morrow, Evergreen, 54.56
100 breaststroke — Morgan Friesen, Windsor, 1:01.90
400 free relay —Evergreen (Bailey Smith, Katelyn Kenchel, Anna McDonald, Morrow), 3:29.29
