High school drill team: Viewmont captures 5A state championship, its first in school history

Published: Feb 5, 2022, 10:44 p.m. MST

Viewmont competes in the 5A drill team state championship at Utah Valley University in Orem on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

Viewmont High School’s drill team captured its first state championship in school history with a dominant performance at the 5A state championships at UVU on Saturday.

Viewmont finished first in all three categories (military, show, dance) capping a dream season for the Vykelles.

““Wow. What a night. This has been dream of ours for what feels like forever and tonight it became our reality. I honestly can’t even put into words how proud I am of this team. They worked so incredibly hard for this and it all paid off tonight,” said Viewmont coach Kayla Bagshaw. “The work was worth it and these girls are so deserving. Trophy aside, the journey that we went through to get to this point is what makes them true champions. They never gave up. They never settled. They stayed hungry and humble. They fought until the very end. As a coach, I couldn’t ask for anything more. I love this team. Go Vykelles.”

Spanish Fork finished as 5A runner-up after finishing second in all three categories, while Bountiful finished third in the team race following third-place finishes in all three categories.