THORNTON | Team scores and results from the championship and consolation finals of the 2026 Class 5A girls state swim meet contested on Feb. 18, 2026, at the Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center. Aurora area teams and individuals bold and uppercased:
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2026 CLASS 5A GIRLS STATE SWIM MEET RESULTS
Feb. 18, 2026, at Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center
Team scores: 1. Cherry Creek 475 points; 2. Fairview 331; 3. REGIS JESUIT 294; 4. Valor Christian 248.5; 5. Arapahoe 236; 6. Ralston Valley 160.5; 7. SMOKY HILL 147; 8. Pine Creek 144; T9. GRANDVIEW 134; T9. ThunderRidge 134; 11. Boulder 125; 12. Fossil Ridge 122; 13. CHEROKEE TRAIL 117; 14. Legend 113; 15. Chaparral 106; 16. Brighton 91; 17. Denver East 78; 18. Mountain Vista 59; 19. Rock Canyon 53; 20. Chatfield 49; 21. Heritage 47; 22. Rocky Mountain 44; 23. Arvada West 37; 24. Columbine 29; 25. Horizon 25; T26. Fort Collins 20; T26. Greeley West 20; 28. Northfield 18; 29. Legacy 11; 30. Denver South 10; 31. Erie 7; 32. Mountain Range 6; 33. Lakewood 4
200 yard medley relay: Championship finals — 1. Cherry Creek, 1 minute, 42.22 seconds; 2. Fairview, 1:44.31; 3. Valor Christian, 1:45.27; 4. REGIS JESUIT (Ava Terella, Natalie Worden, Mia Staubli, Elsa Osborne, 1:45.60; 5. Arapahoe, 1:46.25; 6. Pine Creek, 1:47.68; 7. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Lily Rosh, Natalie Daum, Grace Peterson, Emir Saliger), 1:48.40; 8. Brighton, 1:49.07; 9. GRANDVIEW (Teagen Boskovich, Ella Kozlowski, Paige Gust, Makenna Dyk), 1:49.47; 10. Mountain Vista, 1:51.70
Consolation finals — 11. ThunderRidge, 1:49.84; 12. Boulder, 1:50.91; 13. SMOKY HILL (Caroline Kaiser, Eve Niemann, Mya Noffsinger, Greta Smolenski), 1:51.36; 14. Rock Canyon, 1:51.44; 16. Fort Collins, 1:52.90; 17. Heritage, 1:53.47; 18. Legacy, 1:53.79; 19. Chatfield, 1:55.32; 20. Ralston Valley, 1:55.82
200 yard freestyle: Championship finals — 1. Kate McKinnon (Cherry Creek), 1 minute, 48.93 seconds; 2. Annabeth Town (ThunderRidge), 1:51.09; 3. Emerson Andrews (Arapahoe), 1:52.76; 4. Sophia Ganong (Ralston Valley), 1:52.77; 5. Rachel Lev-Tov (Fairview), 1:52.91; 6. Lillia Barlow (Ralston Valley), 1:53.03; 7. LEXI STRAMEL (REGIS JESUIT), 1:53.08; 8. Kate Basanese (Legend), 1:53.36; 9. CAMERYN WALKUP (SMOKY HILL), 1:54.12; 10. Corinne Hayes (Chaparral), 1:56.17
Consolation finals — 11. Maggie Hansel (Fairview), 1:54.44; 12. Callie Marks (Fairview), 1:54.53; 13. Abby Feldmann (Valor Christian), 1:56.72; 14. Emily McQuitty (Ralston Valley), 1:57.20; 15. Annika Fairbank (Mountain Range), 1:57.38; 16. VIVIAN HUTCHESON (REGIS JESUIT), 1:57.48; 17. Addison West (Fort Collins), 1:57.75; 18. Addison Garcia (Horizon), 1:57.80; 19. BELLA AGUIRRE (REGIS JESUIT), 1:57.83; 20. August Ricca (Pine Creek), 2:01.95
200 yard individual medley: Championship finals — 1. Ellie Wiesen (Valor Christian), 2 minutes, 2.32 seconds; 2. Marin DeNeen (Fairview), 2:04.62; 3. ARIA THOMAS (REGIS JESUIT), 2:05.58; 4. NATALIE DAUM (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:06.22; 5. MYA NOFFSINGER (SMOKY HILL), 2:06.53; 6. Quinn Sungy (Brighton), 2:06.54; 7. Madison Williams (Cherry Creek), 2:07.17; 8. Karolina Trinquesse (Cherry Creek), 2:07.31; 9. Mackenzie Williams (Cherry Creek), 2:08.52; 10. Bria Jones (Pine Creek), 2:09.90
Consolation finals — 11. Malin Wolfson (Denver East), 2:07.09; 12. Isabel Hui (ThunderRidge), 2:10.96; 13. Elizabeth Gray (Pine Creek), 2:11.70; 14. Addison Cunningham (Columbine), 2:11.90; 15. Madeline Bichon (Denver South), 2:12.04; 16. Brynn Zajacs (ThunderRidge), 2:12.23; 17. Mia Robideaux (Arapahoe), 2:12.27; 18. ARIA CLOUSE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:13.32
50 yard freestyle: Championship finals — 1. Jenna Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 22.84 seconds; 2. Ella Gaca Thiele (Fossil Ridge), 22.91; 3. Sydney Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 23.61; 4. ELSA OSBORNE (REGIS JESUIT), 23.62; 5. MAKENNA DYK (GRANDVIEW), 23.71; 6. Margaret Chester (Boulder), 23.73; 7. Ann Marie Macaulay (Valor Christian), 24.01; 8. Clara Paterson (Cherry Creek), 24.03; 9. PAIGE GUST (GRANDVIEW), 24.25; 10. Delaney Meegan (Chatfield), 24.32
Consolation finals — 11. Addison Hobbs (Pine Creek), 24.30; 12. Mckinley Cain (Arpaahoe), 24.55; 13. Lucy Glynn (Fairview), 24.59; 14. MARZ NYSTROM (REGIS JESUIT), 24.60; 15. Elizabeth Earley (Cherry Creek), 24.64; 16. Aspen Sanchez (Chaparral), 24.65; 17. Brooke Binzer (Mountain Vista), 24.73; 18. CAROLINE KAISER (SMOKY HILL), 25.05; 19. Keira Browning (Valor Christian), 25.06; 20. ERICA MITSUOKA (REGIS JESUIT), 25.10
1-meter diving: Championship finals — 1. Layla Petz (Arvada West), 477.35 points; 2. Danika Warren (Pine Creek), 466.80; 3. Hope Kayl (Greeley West), 454.40; 4. Lyra Moran (Chatfield), 452.20; 5. Morgan Lemmon (Northfield), 449.30; 6. Linnea Kropp (Denver East), 431.70; 7. LYLA BAILEY (SMOKY HILL), 430.05; 8. Samantha Zakhem (Columbine), 428.45; 9. Riley Gray (Arapahoe), 418.50; 10. Alyssa Alberts (Arvada West), 415.45; 11. Ellinaz Behzadi (Cherry Creek), 411.70; 12. Kate Campbell (Pine Creek), 411.10; 13. Samantha Andress (Legend), 407.55; 14. Caitlyn McCollum (Erie), 406.55; 15. Lily Lopez (Denver East), 395.25; 16. Addy Brown (Chaparral), 391.35; 17. Addison Mitchell (Arapahoe), 387.35; 18. Emma Wilson (Araaphoe), 387.05; 19. Addilyn Eastmond (Arapahoe), 383.25; 20. Theo Bird (Fairview), 374.65
100 yard butterfly: Championship finals — 1. Lexi Byrn (Fairview), 54.26 seconds; 2. Hazel Huilman (Boulder), 54.34; 3. Ellie Wiesen (Valor Christian), 54.43; 4. ARIA THOMAS (REGIS JESUIT), 56.18; 5. Rachel Lev-Tov (Fairview), 56.27; 6. Gracie Thornton (Fossil Ridge), 56.56; 7. Kayla Hunt (Valor Christian), 56.67; 8. Shayna Adler (Arapahoe), 56.89; 9. AVA TERELLA (REGIS JESUIT), 56.92; 10. Abby Lehmkuhler (Rocky Mountain), 57.60
Consolation finals — 11. Ava Teunnisen (Fairview), 57.34; 12. PAIGE GUST (GRANDVIEW), 57.80; 13. Grace Joebchen (Legend), 58.02; 14. Sophia Swanson (Denver East), 58.22; 15. Aspen Sanchez (Chaparral), 58.24; 16. Cailee Turk (Rock Canyon), 58.47; 17. ZOE LARSON (REGIS JESUIT), 58.81; 18. Megan Milausnic (Mountain Vista), 59.03; 19. Annika Byyny (Cherry Creek), 59.09; 20. Avah Moghaddam (Legend), 59.23
100 yard freestyle: Championship finals — 1. Kate McKinnon (Cherry Creek), 49.15 seconds; 2. Ella Gaca Thiele (Fossil Ridge), 49.65; 3. Jenna Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 49.70; 4. Margaret Chester (Boulder), 51.77; 5. Sydney Wasylenky (Cherry Creek), 51.89; 6. Ann Marie Macaulay (Valor Christian), 52.09; 7. ELSA OSBORNE (REGIS JESUIT), 52.13; 8. MAKENNA DYK (GRANDVIEW), 52.37; 9. Brooke Binzer (Mountain Vista), 53.15; 10. Delaney Meegan (Chatfield), 53.17
Consolation finals — 11. Emerson Andrews (Arapahoe), 53.06; 12. Clara Paterson (Cherry Creek), 53.11; 13. Mckinley Cain (Arapahoe), 53.55; 14. Audrey Spitzer (Valor Christain), 53.78; 15. FELICITY MEIJER (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 53.81; 16. Mckenzie Luft (Arapahoe), 54.04; 17. Addison Hobbs (Pine Creek), 54.12; 18. Katelyn Nensel (Chaparral), 54.25; 19. Gracie Sparks (ThunderRidge), 54.95; 20. Addison Wilkerson (Heritage), 55.11
500 yard freestyle: Championship finals — 1. Annabeth Towns (ThunderRidge), 4 minutes, 54.68 seconds; 2. Callie Marks (Fairview), 5:03.58; 3. Lillia Barlow (Ralston Valley), 5:03.73; 4. Olivia Williams (Ralston Valley), 5:07.04; 5. Sophia Ganong (Ralston Valley), 5:07.92; T6. LEXI STRAMEL (REGIS JESUIT), 5:07.98; T6. Emily McQuitty (Ralston Valley), 5:07.98; 8. Malin Wolfson (Denver East), 5:08.65; 9. CAMERYN WALKUP (SMOKY HILL), 5:10.29; 10. Maggie Hansel (Fairview), 5:10.92
Consolation finals — 11. McKayla Adams (Horizon), 5:11.64; 12. Corinne Hayes (Chaparral), 5:13.60; 13. Lucy Glynn (Fairview), 5:15.24; 14. Addison Cunningham (Columbine), 5:15.25; 15. Kate Basanese (Legend), 5:18.41; 16. Peyton Shreve (Rocky Mountain), 5:19.90; 17. Trista Neukom (Pine Creek), 5:21.32; 18. VIVIAN HUTCHESON (REGIS JESUIT), 5:22.38; 19. Allison Hart (Pine Creek), 5:24.12; 20. Addison Garcia (Horizon), 5:26.67
200 yard freestyle relay: Championship finals — 1. Cherry Creek, 1 minute, 36.42 seconds; 2. Arapahoe, 1:37.03; 3. GRNADVIEW (Paige Gust, Talia Burleson, Emma Busta, Makenna Dyk), 1:37.04; 4. REGIS JESUIT (Erica Mitsuoka, Mia Staubli, Aria Thomas, Lexi Stramel), 1:37.53; 5. Legend, 1:38.01; 6. Fossil Ridge, 1:38.08; 7. Valor Christian, 1:38.79; 8. Fairview, 1:38.99; 9. Chaparral, 1:39.14; 10. Heritage, 1:41.11
Consolation finals — 11. Rock Canyon, 1:40.94; T12. SMOKY HILL (Greta Smolenski, Porter Sicheri, Sophie Noffsinger, Cameryn Walkup), 1:40.95; T12. PIne Creek, 1:40.95; 14. ThunderRidge, 1:41.19; 15. Brighton, 1:41.71; 16. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Felicity Meijer, Rachel Williams, Lillian Wilson, Aria Clouse), 1:41.74; 17. Ralston Valley, 1:42.36; 18. Mountain Vista, 1:42.59; 19. Legacy, 1:42.86; 20. Boulder, 1:42.87
100 yard backstroke: Championship finals — 1. Sydney Wasylenky (Cherry Creek), 55.62 seconds; 2. Quinn Sungy (Brighton), 55.64; 3. Lexi Byrn (Fairview), 56.25; 4. Ava Teunnisen (Fairview), 57.23; 5. MYA NOFFSINGER (SMOKY HILL), 57.37; T6. AVA TERELLA (REGIS JESUIT), 58.14; T6. Kayla Hunt (Valor Christian), 58.14; 8. Katelyn Nensel (Chaparral), 58.34; 9. Teagan Dunne (Cherry Creek), 58.99; 10. LUCY MARSICEK (REGIS JESUIT), 59.05
Consolation finals – 11. Gracie Thompson (Fossil Ridge), 58.87; 12. Shayna Adler (Arapahoe), 59.21; 13. Sophia Swanson (Denver East), 59.25; 14. Audrey Spitzer (Valor Christian), 59.51; 15. MARZ NYSTROM (REGIS JESUIT), 59.65; 16. LILY ROSH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 59.69; 17. Allison Pham (Lakewood), 59.75; 18. Lily Czaja (Cherry Creek), 1:00.17; 19. Lilly Miller (ThunderRidge), 1:00.50; 20. CAROLINE KAISER (SMOKY HILL), 1:01.44
100 yard breaststroke: Championship finals — 1. Sydney Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 1 minute, 2.51 seconds; 2. NATALIE DAUM (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:03.41; 3. Hazel Huilman (Boulder), 1:04.05; 4. Karolina Trinquesse (Cherry Creek), 1:04.12; 5. Bria Jones (Pine Creek), 1:04.44; 6. Marin DeNeen (Fairview), 1:05.02; 7. Tali Klein (Cherry Creek), 1:05.17; 8. Mckenzie Luft (Arapahoe), 1:05.18; 9. Abby Lehmkuhler (Rocky Mountain), 1:05.50; 10. Mackenzie Williams (Cherry Creek), 1:06.10
Consolation finals — 11. Chloe Lancaster (Brighton), 1:06.52; 12. Brynn Zajacs (ThunderRidge), 1:06.55; 13. Cailee Turk (Rock Canyon), 1:06.70; 14. Grace Joebchen (Legend), 1:06.95; 15. Quinn Ramsey (Fort Collins), 1:07.54; 16. ARIA CLOUSE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:08.23; 17. Madeline Bichon (Denver South), 1:08.26; 18. Hadley VanDeburg (Arapahoe), 1:08.52; 19. ERICA MITSUOKA (REGIS JESUIT), 1:08.87; 20. Keira Browning (Valor Christian), 1:09.10
400 yard freestyle relay: Championship finals — 1. Cherry Creek, 3 minutes, 24.30 seconds; 2. Valor Christian, 3:27.76; 3. Fairview, 3:30.98; 4. REGIS JESUIT (Lexi Stramel, Ava Terella, Aria Thomas, Elsa Osborne), 3:32.12; 5. Arapahoe, 3:34.83; 6. Ralston Valley, 3:35.60; 7. Legend, 3:36.24; 8. SMOKY HILL (Mya Noffsinger, Greta Smolenski, Caroline Kaiser, Cameryn Walkup), 3:36.42; 9. Boulder, 3:36.66; 10. ThunderRidge, 3:37.34
Consolation finals — 11. Chaparral, 3:36.94; 12. Fossil Ridge, 3:37.80; 13. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Felicity Meijer, Lillian Wilson, Aria Clouse, Natalie Daum), 3:38.29; 14. Denver East, 3:41.21; 15. Heritage, 3:41.22; 16. Horizon, 3:41.38; 17. GRANDVIEW (Emma Busta, Molly Grobbel, Ella Kozlowski, Delaina Burgeson), 3:41.79; 18. Mountain Vista, 3:42.77; 19. Rock Canyon, 3:44.12; 20. Pine Creek, 3:44.34
