Girls State Swim Meet One For the Books

The 400 Free Relay team broke records all weekend long

Staff|February 19, 2020

Edging the competition, senior Megan Wilkins heads to a 4th place finish in prelims with a time of 1:01.44.

The Girls State Swim Meet took place at Veteran’s Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC) in Thornton on Friday, February 14, and Saturday, February 15.

The Lady Lobos had lots of success during prelims on Friday and Finals on Saturday.

The most exciting race was the 400 Freestyle Relay swum by Elsa Debrunner, Rachel Ley, Sage Swegle, and Megan Wilkins. They went into finals seeded 8th place and the girls fought their way to win 4th place! The old school record was 3:55.94 the girls went a 3:48.02! They crushed the record by almost 8 seconds! **NEW SCHOOL RECORD**

Highlights of the State Meet:

Overall, Conifer placed 16th out of 35 teams. The team goal was top 20!

200 Medley Relay 20th place – Megan Wilkins, Rachel Ley, Elsa Debrunner, Sage Swegle broke the school record 1:59.43. (Old record was 2:01.13) **NEW SCHOOL RECORD**

200 Individual Medley – Rachel Ley 13th place 2:20.86.

50 Freestyle – Sage Swegle 17th with a 26.53.

Photo courtesy of l. thompson
Freshman Sage Swegle beats her last time in the 50 free during prelims on Friday, February 14. Her time of :26.16 put her in 6th place in her heat, 13th overall heading into finals on Saturday, February 15.

100 Freestyle- Sage Swegle 16th with a 57.87.

500 Freestyle – Megan Wilkins 5th place with a 5:20.14 **NEW SCHOOL RECORD**

100 Backstroke – Megan Wilkings 10th place with a 1:01.58

400 Freestyle Relay – Elsa Debrunner, Rachel Ley, Sage Swegle & Megan Wilkins. 4th place! 3:48.02! **NEW SCHOOL RECORD**

“This was definitely a tougher/faster state than last year. It caught our girls off guard, but they did great,” Coach Dede Ley said.

Conifer Takes on the Slopes

A judge (Zach Brennan) oversees the court and attempts to keep the practice trial on track while the witness delivers her statement. The tournament trial will be held in front of a real Jefferson County judge and teams will be judged on presentation, knowledge, improvisation, and logic. Though the Conifer team is not alone in training for the event, as the team has several lawyers helping them with court procedures and arguments. “We’ve got another parent who is helping out with logistics and getting everybody organized as well,” Benish said.

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On October 15, FCA hosted its second meeting. After their mini-lesson and snacks, the leadership team split the club into two groups. They played several activities, such as “Disciple, Disciple, Jesus”, which was their spin-off of “Duck, Duck, Goose”. After, the groups discussed how it related to their faith. “I think it means how when you’re chasing after other things in life such as relationships, or school or whatever you think would make your life perfect, it can make you almost forget about your faith, but to always go back to it,” junior Jack VanAirsdale said.

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Rival Against Rival

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Alongside the new head coach Matthew Steinfeltt and JV/L3 coach Adrian Rico, the freshman team was built to give newer players playing time and learn more about football, before playing in JV and Varsity games. “This was the time we got to play as a team when we definitely have work to but we did good and our team chemistry was great,” sophomore Will Hood said.

More Reps, Better Team

Conifer’s football team is helping West Jefferson Middle School kids learn how to lift weights safely and correctly. Through this program, the kids can pick up safety and proper lifting skills from the high school students. "I think helping them improve a lot since they are starting at a young age,” sophomore Jack Van Airsdale said.

“Preparing them for what it takes to play”

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