High school swimming: 2A takes center stage in the pool, with Gunnison Valley boys, Grand girls claiming state titles

On Thursday night, 2A swim teams had BYU’s pool all to themselves.

For 2A schools with swim programs in the past, because of how few teams there were, they always had to bump up and compete in the 3A state meet.

Occasionally a 2A team or individual would crack the top eight against the 3A field, but it certainly wasn’t that common.

Momentum for 2A swimming has grown in recent years though, and the UHSAA even awarded state championship trophies to the highest-scoring 2A teams at the 3A state meet each of the past two years.

Millard’s girls and Grand’s boys won the 2024 titles, while Gunnison’s boys and Rowland Hall’s girls won the 2025 titles.

Thursday though, the spotlight was only on 2A, and Grand’s girls and Gunnison’s boys made the most of it with state championships.

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Gunnison’s boys tallied 450 points to repeat as 2A state champs, using their depth to pull away from runner-up South Summit, which finished with 401 points.

Millard and Grand rounded out the top four finishers.

Meanwhile, Grand’s girls racked up 393 points to claim its second 2A title in three years, beating runner-up Millard with finished with 314 points.

South Summit and North Summit rounded out the top four.

Grand didn’t finish with any individual state champs, but it racked up points throughout the meet in all events, highlighted by strong swims from Elizabeth Chase, Paya Maughan, Liesel Hays and Maysie Hall. Grand racked up a lot of points in the three relays as well.

For South Summit’s girls, even though its bid for a state title came up short, senior Allison Henneuse looked as comfortable as ever in BYU’s pool.

She never had a problem competing and beating her 3A peers — winning both the 50 and 100 freestyles last year at the 3A meet — and she easily defended those titles against lesser competition in the 2A finals.

In fact, her 50 free title was the fourth of her career as she previous won as a freshman and sophomore.

“It felt good. It’s like something I’ve been working towards, and I didn’t know if I was going to be able to do it, but it was really cool,” said Henneuse, who said she isn’t planning on racing in college.

“Something I like about the 50 is you just have to make everything perfect.”

Henneuse won Thursday’s 50 free with a time of 24.46, which was a bit off the pace of her state-best time of 24.36 this season.

She more than made up for it an hour later in the 100 freestyle, breaking that state record with a time or 54.01. She was named the 2A Swimmer of the Year by the coaches association.

Her younger sister, sophomore Makenna Henneuse, was also a multi-event winner, as she swept the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly.

For the boys, there were a couple of other multi-event winners as well, including a pair from South Summit.

Carter McEntire won the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle, while Nick Henneuse won the 50 free and 100 free.

Henneuse was named the 2A Swimmer of the Year.

Maeser Prep sophomore Aurelio Sepa won two events as well, the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.

The lone individual winner for state champ Gunnison Valley was Aaden Donaldson, as it was the Bulldogs’ depth throughout the meet that carried the team to the state title.

2A girls state swim meet

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Team scores

1. Grand, 393
2. Millard, 314
3. South Summit, 297
4. North Summit, 240
5. Rowland Hall, 197.5
6. Gunnison Valley, 192.5
7. Maeser Prep, 140
8. St. Joseph, 116

Individual results

200 medley relay

1. Millard (Macie Thurman, Jessie Larsen, Savanna Shields, Kamryn Iverson), 2:07.08
2. Grand, 2:08.83
3. Rowland Hall, 2:10.02
4. Gunnison Valley, 2;14.59
5. South Summit, 2:16.78
6. St. Joseph, 2:30.87
7. Maeser Prep, 2:32.53
8. North Summit, 2:44.82

200 freestyle

1. Lily Schiffman, Rowland Hall, 2:12.76
2. Millie Smith, North Summit, 2:13.49
3. Chase Elizabeth, Grand, 2:19.37
4. Rosie Anderson, South Summit, 2:20
5. Paya Maughan, Grand, 2:22.08
6. Kaci Hamilton, Grand, 2:26.02
7. Macie Thurman, Millard, 2:26.81
8. Evelyn Lewis, Grand, 2:31.58

200 individual medley

1. Makenna Henneuse, South Summit, 2:19.82
2. Adelia Schupbach, North Summit, 2:24.81
3. Jessie Larsen, Millard, 2:40.16
4. Ally Vincent, Gunnison Valley, 2:45.92
5. Kiera Wilson, Maeser Prep, 2:46.66
6. Kate Flygare, South Summit, 2:47.34
7. Kamryn Iverson, Millard, 2:47.69
8. Leah Freeman, Millard, 2:59.07

50 freestyle

1. Allison Henneuse, South Summit, 24.46
2. Savanna Shields, Millard, 27.11
3. Brielle Hansen, North Summit, 27.84
4. Lucy McMaster, Beaver, 27.96
5. Mya Castaneda, St. Joseph, 28.54
6. Makayla Tucker, Gunnison Valley, 28.60
7. Liesel Hays, Grand, 29.13
8. Ava Bertoch, Grand, 29.57

100 butterfly

1. Makenna Henneuse, South Summit, 1:01.41
2. Cecelia Hyman, Rowland Hall, 1:02.00
3. Lily Schiffman, Rowland Hall, 1:06.47
4. Maysie Hall, Grand, 1:15.23
5. Leah Kolev, Millard, 1:22.19
6. Kaci Hamilton, Grand, 1:24.23
7. Emma Fraser, Grand, 1:26.31
8. Quinn Potts, Grand, 1:27.76

100 freestyle

1. Allison Henneuse, South Summit, 54.01
2. Lucy McMaster, Beaver, 1:02.33
3. Mia Kimmerle, Grand, 1:03.67
4. Asti Card, South Summit, 1:04.15
5. Brielle Hansen, North Summit, 1:04.78
6. Caitlin Jones, St. Joseph, 1:05.79
7. Ava Bertoch, Grand, 1:08.62
8. Evelyn Lewis, Grand, 1:08

500 freestyle

1. Adelia Schupbach, North Summit, 5:56.81
2. Elizabeth Chase, Grand, 6:16.83
3. Paya Maughan, Grand, 6:21.83
4. Rosie Anderson, South Summit, 6:30.02
5. Kamryn Iverson, Millard, 6:35.87
6. Macie Thurman, Millard, 6:39.27
7. Emma Robison, Millard, 6:59.82
8. Emma Fraser, Grand, 7:05.54

200 freestyle relay

1. South Summit (Allison Henneuse, Makenna Henneuse, Rosie Anderson, Asti Card), 1:46.82
2. North Summit, 1:51.99
3. Millard, 1:53.54
4. Grand, 1:55.80
5. Gunnison Valley, 2:03.44
6. St. Joseph, 2:14.24
7. Maeser Prep, 2:14.90
8. Rowland Hall, 2:17.76

100 backstroke

1. Cecelia Hyman, Rowland Hall, 1:03.01
2. Maysie Hall, Grand, 1:12.06
3. Savanna Shields, Millard, 1:12.91
4. Tristen Hendricks, South Summit, 1:12.98
5. Kiera Wilson, Maeser Prep, 1;13.17
6. Sarah Shakib, Rowland Hall, 1;15.19
7. Makayla Tucker, Gunnison Valley, 1;15.63
8. Mya Castaneda, St. Joseph, 1:19.41

100 breaststroke

1. Jessie Larsen, Millard, 1:16.34
2. Ally Vincent, Gunnison Valley, 1:16.82
3. Millie Smith, North Summit, 1:19.85
4. Liesel Hays, Grand, 1:19.90
5. Caitlin Jones, St. Joseph, 1:21.56
6. Mia Kimmerle, Grand, 1:22.83
7. Asti Card, South Summit, 1:22.84
8. Kate Flygare, South Summit, 1:23.81

400 freestyle relay

1. South Summit, 4:05.63
2. North Summit, 4:12.50
3. Grand, 4:29.21
4. Rowland Hall, 4:36.08
5. Millard, 4:40.71
6. Gunnison Valley, 4:57.67
7. Maeser Prep, 5:21.77

2A boys state swim meet

Team scores

1. Gunnison Valley, 450
2. South Summit, 401
3. Millard, 260
4. Grand, 178
5. North Summit, 155
6. Vanguard, 131
7. Rowland Hall, 108
8. St. Joseph, 90

Individual results

200 medley relay

1. South Summit (Nick Henneuse, Cory Halliday, Carter McEntire, Evan McNeil), 1:46.48
2. Gunnison Valley, 1:58.47
3. Millard, 2:00.34
4. Grand, 2:04.20
5. Vanguard, 2:09.18
6. St. Joseph, 2:21.61

200 freestyle

1. Aaden Donaldson, Gunnison Valley, 2:00.43
2. Tommy Bakker, St. Joseph, 2:03.57
3. Evan McNeil, South Summit, 2:06.24
4. Conner Maloney, Maeser Prep, 2:12.62
5. Bronson Orgill, North Summit, 2:16.20
6. Brayden Christiansen, Gunnison Valley, 2:16.57
7. Owen Wirsch, Gunnison Valley, 2;22.94
8. Deagun Arnold, Millard, 2;23.26

200 individual medley

1. Carter McEntire, South Summit, 2:11.73
2. Cory Halliday, South Summit, 2:16.97
3. Ben Walker, Gunnison Valley, 2:30.38
4. Drake Arnold, Millard, 2:34.92
5. Rajko Rasheta, South Summit, 2:36.21
6. Eli Regalado, Grand, 2:49.93
7. Simon Hart, Gunnison Valley, 2:41.35
8. Trev Webb, North Summit, 2:42.89

50 freestyle

1. Nick Henneuse, South Summit, 23.00
2. Preston Waters, Gunnison Valley, 23.63
3. Kamdyn Frampton, Millard, 24.25
4. Ryder Wood-Nelson, North Summit, 25.95
5. Blake Coleman, Grand, 26.31
6. Blake SHumway, Millard, 26.49
7. Danny Smith, Grand, 26.52
8. Skylar Stowell, South Summit, 26.69

100 butterfly

1. Aurelio Serpa, Maeser Prep, 57.41
2. Adam Jackson, Gunnison Valley, 57.93
3. Evan McNeil, South Summit, 1:00.18
4. Eli Stern, Rowland Hall, 1:00.25
5. Ben Walker, Gunnison Valley, 1:05.00
6. Drake Arnold, Millard, 1:06.84
7. Conner Maloney, Maeser Prep, 1:07.37
8. Rajko Rasheta, South Summit, 1:07.87

100 freestyle

1. Nick Henneuse, South Summit, 51.75
2. Aaden Donaldson, Gunnison Valley, 52.33
3. Preston Waters, Gunnison Valley, 53.06
4. Ryder Wood-Nelson, North Summit, 58.85
5. Blake Shumway, Millard, 59.93
6. Blake Coleman, Grand, 1:00.75
7. Ryan Dana, South Summit, 1:01.20
8. Leo Pickron, Rowland Hall, 1:01.61

500 freestyle

1. Carter McEntire, South Summit, 5:15.90
2. Bronson Orgill, North summit, 6:19.60
3. Emery Kjar, Gunnison Valley, 6;24.01
4. Jake Waters, Gunnison Valley, 6:25.51
5. Jacob Evans, Vanguard, 6:35.28
6. Owen Wirsch, Gunnison Valley, 6:42.76
7. Andrwe Despain, Millard, 6:50.59
8. Kade Rowser, South Summit, 6:54.20

200 freestyle relay

1. Gunnison Valley (Preston Waters, Aaden Donaldson, Ben Walker, Adam Jackson), 1:37.27
2. Millard, 1:43.66
3. South Summit, 1:47.59
4. Grand, 1:50.93
5. North Summit, 1:52.22
6. Vanguard, 1:58.53
7. Rowland Hall, 2:02.14

100 backstroke

1. Aurelio Serpa, Maeser Prep, 57.93
2. Eli Stern, Rowland Hall, 1:02.47
3. Tommy Bakker, St. Joseph, 1:02.79
4. Kamdyn Frampton, Millard, 1:05.56
5. Simon Hart, Gunnison Valley, 1:10.58
6. Thomas Miner, South Summit, 1:14.57
7. Ryan Dana, South Summit, 1:15.60
8. Ellis Christensen, Gunnison Valley, 1:16.12

100 breaststroke

1. Cory Halliday, South Summit, 1:03.46
2. Adam Jackson, Gunnison Valley, 1:03.90
3. Danny Smith, Grand, 1:11.78
4. Skylar Stowell, South Summit, 1:14.92
5. Hap Young, Grantsville, 1:17.84
6. Jace Owen, Millard, 1:18.08
7. Emery Kjar, Gunnison Valley, 1:19.64
8. Westley Wright, Vanguard, 1:21.11

400 freestyle relay

1. South Summit, 3;35.05
2. Gunnison Valley, 3:36.88
3. North Summit, 4;14.83
4. Millard, 4:30.87
5. Rowland Hall, 4:37.68
6. St. Joseph, 4:43.44
7. Grand, 4:48.86

2A unified swim meet

Mixed 50 freestyle

1. Joley Phillips, Grand, 41.67

Mixed 50 freestyle

1. Taden Davies, Millard, 29.47
2. Cooper Taylor, Grand, 47.24

Mixed 100 free relay

1. Grand (Joley Phillips, Atticus Olsen, Gavin Olsen, Cooper Taylor), 1:10.84
2. Gunnison Valley (Taden Davies, Jace Owen, Grady Anderson, Haden Jensen), 1:46.00