On Saturday, February 7, Grapevine High School and Colleyville Heritage High School competed at the UIL Region 2-5A Swim and Dive Championship, where the GHS girls team won the regional title for the first time since 2016 and the CHHS girls team finished as the runner ups.
“Every early morning, the Grapevine girls swim and dive team encouraged and pushed each other in practice,” said Head Swim Coach Daniel Jau. “They came together, pushed past limits, and turned years of work into their first region championship since 2016.”
GCISD swim teams won five events at the regional meet and Jau was also named the boys and girls Region 2-5A Coach of the Year.
CHHS junior standout Aiden Tokarski was named the Region 2-5A Swimmer of the Year. Tokarski won two individual championships in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle events while breaking two school records. Tokaraski was also given All-American consideration.
The UIL 5A state swim meet will be held February 19-21 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Congratulations to these state qualifiers:
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
Region Champion - Alyssa Ackermann, Keri Hough, Elizabeth Pauli, Eunice Tjio - GHS
Region Runner Up - Isabelle Jackson, Anna Lowe, Baylee Scott, Tyler Tran - CHHS
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
Region Runner Up - Bodhisattva Robbins, William Rucker, Aiden Tokarski, Andy Xiao, - CHHS
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
Region Champion - Aiden Tokarski - CHHS
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
Region Runner Up - Keri Hough - GHS
Girls 1-Meter Diving
Region Runner Up - Kaitlyn Mordhorst - GHS
3rd Place Region - Olivia Hodges - GHS
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
UIL State Call Up - Isabelle Jackson - CHHS
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
Region Champion - Keri Hough - GHS
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
Region Champion - Aiden Tokarski - CHHS
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Region Champion - Eunice Tjio, Adia Stull, Elizabeth Pauli, Keri Hough - GHS
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
Region Runner Up - Alyssa Ackermann - GHS
Girls 400 Free Relay
UIL State Call Up - Isabelle Jackson, Olivia Rajian, Baylee Scott, Natali Velasquez, - CHHS
Boys 400 Free Relay
Region Champion - Bodhisattva Robbins, William Rucker, Aiden Tokarski, Andy Xiao - CHHS
UIL State Relay Alternates
Avery Hall - CHHS
Jack Ippolito, Brice Jiang - CHHS
Josie Johnson, Addison Yang - GHS
