AURORA | Team scores and individual event results for the 2026 Smoky Hill Invitational girls swim meet contest Jan. 9-10, 2026, at Smoky Hill High School. Aurora teams and individuals bold and uppercased:
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2026 SMOKY HILL INVITATIONAL GIRLS SWIM MEET
Jan. 9-10, 2026, at Smoky Hill High School
Team scores: 1. Cherry Creek 807.5 points; 2. CHEROKEE TRAIL 728; 3. SMOKY HILL 624; 4. Heritage 536.5; 5. Denver East 533; 6. Legend 527.5; 7. Chatfield 314; 8. EAGLECREST 227; 9. D’Evelyn 183; 10. Columbine 182; 11. Kent Denver 171.5; 12. Mullen 164; 13. Smoky Hill Red 126; 14. Smoky Hill Green 86
200 yard medley relay: A Final — 1. Cherry Creek, 1 minute, 48.59 seconds (5ASQT); 2. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Lily Rosh, Natalie Daum, Giavelle Salsig, Emir Saliger), 1:49.21; (5ASQT); 3. SMOKY HILL (Porter Sicheri, Melia Ricketson, Eve Niemann, Sophie Noffsinger), 1:55.04 (5ASQT); 4. Heritage, 1:55.37; 5. Chatfield, 1:55.49 (5ASQT); 6. Denver East, 1:59.65 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. Legend, 1:59.38 (5ASQT); 8. D’Evelyn, 2:04.15; 9. SMOKY HILL RED (Brena Rangel, Sophie Bower, Kaiya Ricketson, Lennex Mraz), 2:04.31; 10. Columbine, 2:06.05; 11. Kent Denver, 2:09.52; 12. EAGLECREST (Cricket McBride, Larkin Paulson, Sadie Ballou, Haley Brinkman), 2:17.31.
Other Aurora area results: 13. Smoky Hill Green (Denver Albarran, Callie Rice, Lea Thompson, Jada Alexander), 2:14.23
200 yard freestyle: A Final — 1. CAMERYN WALKUP (SMOKY HILL), 1 minute, 54.26 seconds (5ASQT); 2. Malin Wolfson (Denver East), 1:57.25 (5ASQT); 3. Mackenzie Williams (Cherry Creek), 1:58.40 (5ASQT); 4. FELICITY MEIJER (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:59.45 (5ASQT); 5. Addison Cunningham (Columbine), 1:59.50 (5ASQT); 6. Kate Basanese (Legend), 2:02.13 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. LILY ROSH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:01.74 (5ASQT); 8. SOPHIE NOFFSINGER (SMOKY HILL), 2:02.86; 9. Stanley Pelz (Heritage), 2:03.08; 10. ELLA LEACH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:03.17; 11. Milly Howard (Cherry Creek), 2:04.28; 12. Evelyn Smelker (Heritage), 2:08.58
Other Aurora area results: 16. Kaiya Ricketson (Smoky Hill), 2:17.02; 20. Sydney Tarr (Cherokee Trail), 2:15.04; 21. Brena Rangel (Smoky Hill), 2:17.91; 22. Leah Gomez (Eaglecrest), 2:18.96
200 yard individual medley: A Final — 1. Jenna Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 2 minutes, 5.41 seconds (5ASQT) (Meet record, previous Anna Trinidad 2:06.03 in 2001/pool record, previous 2:04.64 in 2011 by Bonnie Brandon; 2. NATALIE DAUM (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:07.69 (5ASQT); 3. MYA NOFFSINGER (SMOKY HILL), 2:09.43 (5ASQT); 4. Madison Williams (Cherry Creek), 2:11.14 (5ASQT); 5. ARIA CLOUSE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:13.71 (5ASQT); 6. Teagan Denne (Cherry Creek), 2:18.72
B Final — 7. Mallory Paradise (Legend), 2:15.38 (5ASQT); 8. GRACE PETERSON (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 2:19.42; 9. Adelyn Paradise (Legend), 2:20.46; 10. Tali Klein (Cherry Creek), 2:22.00; 11. Kayleigh Schild (Heritage), 2:25.23; 12. Cameron Alexander (Heritage), 2:28.45.
Other Aurora area results: 15. Sophie Bower (Smoky Hill), 2:28.25; 20. Denver Albarran (Smoky Hill), 2:34.52; 22. Xuan-Nguyen Do (Eaglecrest), 2:38.02
50 yard freestyle: A Final — 1. Sydney Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 24.10 seconds (5ASQT); 2. Delaney Meegan (Chatfield), 24.30 (5ASQT); 3. Natalie Bradac (Mullen), 24.64 (5ASQT); 4. CAROLINE KAISER (SMOKY HILL), 24.89 (5ASQT); 5. GRETA SMOLENSKI (SMOKY HILL), 25.32 (5ASQT); 6. Avah Moghaddam (Legend), 25.50 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. Bea Earley (Cherry Creek), 25.54 (5ASQT); 8. LILLY WILSON (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 25.55; 9. Tessa Waterman (Legend), 25.72; 10. Addison Wilkerson (Heritage), 25.92; 11. Ruth Garcia (Denver East), 25.93; 12. Maya Savoie (Heritage), 26.51
Other Aurora area results: 13. Emir Saliger (Cherokee Trail), 25.87; 17. Porter Sicheri (Smoky Hill), 26.77; 18. Cailyn Baldermann (Eaglecrest), 26.95; 21. Melia Ricketson (Smoky Hill), 27.10; 22. Sadie Halladay (Eaglecrest), 27.13
1-meter diving: A Final — 1. Lyra Moran (Chatfield), 465.15 points (5ASQT); 2. Sam Zakhem (Columbine), 414.20 (5ASQT); 3. Linnea Kropp (Denver East), 404.95 (5ASQT); 4. Samantha Andress (Legend), 376.15 (5ASQT); 5. LYLA BAILEY (SMOKY HILL), 373.70 (5ASQT); 6. Elizabeth Kennealey (Kent Denver), 372.50 (5ASQT); T7. IZZY BECKER (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 349.80; T7. Lauren Oakeson (Chatfield), 349.80; 9. Lily Lopez (Denver East), 341.50; 10. MIA WALESKI (SMOKY HILL), 334.40; 11. Kennedy Haupert (Cherry Creek), 327.80; 12. Hailey Hanson (Denver East), 322.70; 13. LILY GRIGORIAN (EAGLECREST), 312.95; 14. Tessa Lenderman (Cherry Creek), 305.80; 15. LENA HALLMAN (EAGLECREST), 291.80
100 yard butterfly: A Final — 1. NATALIE DAUM (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 57.90 seconds (5ASQT); 2. Sophia Swanson (Denver East), 58.38 (5ASQT); 3. Delaney Meegan (Chatfield), 58.72 (5ASQT); 4. Grace Joebchen (Legend), 59.70 (5ASQT); 5. Mackenzie Williams (Cherry Creek), 1:00.43 (5ASQT); 6. Annika Byyny (Cherry Creek), 1:01.00 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. SOPHIE NOFFSINGER (SMOKY HILL), 1:01.81 (5ASQT); 8. JJ SIAH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:03.48; 9. Schuyler Parker (Denver East), 1:03.86; 10. Izzie Dietzler (D’Evelyn), 1:04.04; 11. GIAVELLE SALSIG (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:04.57; 12. Abbi Prussia (Chatfield), 1:07.55
Other Aurora area results: 13. Ella Leach (Cherokee Trail), 1:05.46; 21. Sadie Ballou (Eaglecrest), 1:10.38; 22. Kaiya Ricketson (Smoky Hill), 1:10.59; 23. Kamryn Cobb (Eaglecrest), 1:11.55
100 yard freestyle: A Final — 1. Jenna Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 50.88 seconds (5ASQT) (pool record, previous 51.14 by Lyndsey Wehr in 2021); T2. CAROLINE KAISER (SMOKY HILL), 54.50 (5ASQT); T2. Madison Williams (Cherry Creek), 54.50 (5ASQT); 4. FELICITY MEIJER (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 54.63; 5. Malin Wolfson (Denver East), 55.16 (5ASQT); 6. Courtney Laughlin (Heritage), 55.94 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. GRETA SMOLENSKI (SMOKY HILL), 55.14 (5ASQT); T8. Kate Basanese (Legend), 56.29 (5ASQT); T8. Stanley Pelz (Heritage), 56.29 (5ASQT); 10. Ruth Garcia (Denver East), 56.59; 11. EMIR SALIGER (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 57.16; 12. Ryann Duwe (Denver East), 58.11
Other Aurora area results: 14. Lilly Wilson (Cherokee Trail), 56.62; 15. Mila Huseby (Eaglecrest), 57.60; 16. Sophie Bower (Smoky Hill), 58.42; 20. Brena Rangel (Smoky Hill), 59.47; 23. Cailyn Baldermann (Eaglecrest), 1:02.06
500 yard freestyle: A Final — 1. CAMERYN WALKUP (SMOKY HILL), 5 minutes, 10.28 seconds; 2. ARIA CLOUSE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 5:30.05 (5ASQT); 3. Adelyn Paradise (Legend), 5:32.55 (5ASQT); 4. Lauren Heim (Cherry Creek), 5:38.26; 5. Lily Block (Denver East), 5:45.06; 6. Milly Howard (Cherry Creek), 5:45.89
B Final — 7. Maggie Rollenhagen (Legend), 5:40.80; 8. RACHEL WILLIAMS (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 5:41.12; 9. Ruby Soden (Kent Denver), 5:41.19; 10. Kara Eichman (Heritage), 5:48.03; 11. Elise Wilcox (Cherry Creek), 5:56.67; 12. SADIE HALLADAY (EAGLECREST), 5:59.16
Other Aurora area results: 14. Danielle Landavazo (Cherokee Trail), 5:46.80; 19. Denver Albarran (Smoky Hill), 6:12.74; 23. Josie Quisling (Cherokee Trail), 6:18.90
200 yard freestyle relay: A Final — 1. Cherry Creek, 1 minute, 36.54 seconds (Meet record, previous 1:38.11 by Cherry Creek in 2024); 2. SMOKY HILL (Mya Noffsinger, Caroline Kaiser, Greta Smolenski, Cameryn Walkup), 1:40.06 (5ASQT); 3. Legend, 1:40.96 (5ASQT); 4. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Felicity Meijer, Grace Peterson, Lilly Wison, Emir Salinger), 1:43.10 (5ASQT); 5. Heritage, 1:44.89 (5ASQT); 6. Denver East, 1:45.44 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. Mullen, 1:49.67; 8. EAGLECREST (Cailyn Baldermann, Xuan-Nguyen Do, Sadie Halladay, Mila Huseby), 1:50.18; 9. SMOKY HILL RED (Lennex Mraz, Jade Ross, Sophie Poplin, Kaiya Ricketson), 1:53.26; 10. D’Evelyn, 1:53.84; 11. Columbine, 1:54.52; 12. Kent Denver, 1:56.46
Other Aurora area result: 14. Smoky Hill Green (Jada Alexander, Sydney Nguyen, Lea Thompson, Callie Rice), 2:00.20
100 yard backstroke: A Final — 1. MYA NOFFSINGER (SMOKY HILL), 58.65 seconds (5ASQT); 2. LILY ROSH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:00.01 (5ASQT); 3. Teagan Denne (Cherry Creek), 1:00.25 (5ASQT); 4. Addison Cunningham (Columbine), 1:00.92 (5ASQT); 5. Avah Moghaddam (Legend), 1:01.18 (5ASQT); 6. Courtney Laughlin (Heritage), 1:01.81 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. Annika Byyny (Cherry Creek), 1:02.34 (5ASQT); 8. Adelaide Schrimpf (Denver East), 1:03.77; 9. PORTER SICHERI (SMOKY HILL), 1:04.32; 10. Ryann Duwe (Denver East), 1:04.41; 11. Addison Wilkerson (Heritage), 1:04.61; 12. Adeline Newton (Denver East), 1:06.75
Other Aurora area results: 13. Mindy Yang (Cherokee Trail), 1:06.37; 15. Giavelle Salsig (Cherokee Trail), 1:07.82; 16. Taryn Carelock (Cherokee Trail), 1:09.66; 17. Xuan-Nguyen Do (Eaglecrest), 1:10.98
100 yard breaststroke: A Final — 1. Sydney Fernstrom (Cherry Creek), 1 minutes, 4.95 seconds (5ASQT); 2. Natalie Bradac (Mullen), 1:05.55 (5ASQT); 3. Tali Klein (Cherry Creek), 1:07.93 (5ASQT); 4. Grace Joebchen (Legend), 1:09.33 (5ASQT); 5. GRACE PETERSON (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:11.06 (5ASQT); 6. Tessa Waterman (Legend), 1:13.22
B Final — 7. Mallory Paradise (Legend0, 1:09.74 (5ASQT); 8. Tessa Lenderman (Cherry Creek), 1:11.62 (5ASQT); 9. EVE NIEMANN (SMOKY HILL), 1:12.71; 10. CYNTHIA CAPPELLA (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:13.27; 11. SADIE BALLOU (EAGLECREST), 1:13.91; 12. JJ SIAH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:14.47
Other Aurora area results: 15. Melia Ricketson (Smoky Hill), 1:15.18; 19. Sydney Tarr (Cherokee Trail), 1:16.83
400 yard freestyle relay: A Final — 1. Cherry Creek, 3 minutes, 33.72 seconds (5ASQT) (Meet record, previous 3:33.80 by Chatfield in 2019); 2. SMOKY HILL (Caroline Kaiser, Greta Smolenski, Mya Noffsinger, Cameryn Walkup), 3:37.75 (5ASQT); 3. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Felicity Meijer, Lilly Wilson, Aria Clouse, Natalie Daum), 3:39.23 (5ASQT); 4. Denver East, 3:43.80 (5ASQT); 5. Legend, 3:45.70 (5ASQT); 6. Heritage, 3:50.25 (5ASQT)
B Final — 7. SMOKY HILL RED (Sophie Noffsinger, Brena Rangel, Porter Sicheri, Sophie Bower), 3:54.92 (5ASQT); 8. Mullen, 3:57.98 (5ASQT); 9. Chatfield, 3:58.98 (5ASQT); 10. EAGLECREST (Mila Huseby, Xuan-Nguyen Do, Sadie Halladay, Cailyn Baldermann), 4:06.13; 11. D’Evelyn, 4:080.15
Other Aurora area results: 13. Smoky Hill Green (Denver Albarran, Melia Ricketson, Jade Ross, Sophie Poplin), 4:16.27
