Swimming at Pavilion Pool on May 9, Boulder City High School boys swimming finished as 3A Southern Region champions, while the girls finished as region runner-ups.
“The boys did what I expected for the most part, which was dominate,” head coach Sara Carroll said. “The girls did better than I had expected, beating out Coral for runner-up, which was great.”
Leading the charge for the boys, who dominated their next closest competitor, Coral Academy, 500-369, was Duncan McClaren, who finished first in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle and Tate Orton, who finished first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.
LeAndre Daniels captured first in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke, while Canyon Lenon took first in the 200-yard individual medley.
Brigham Jensen finished second in the 100-yard freestyle, while Ayden Villa was third in both the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Orton, Daniels, Lenon and Villa finished first, as well as the 200-yard freestyle team of Duncan McClaren, Villa, Lenon and Jensen.
The 400-yard freestyle team of McClaren, Jensen, Daniels and Orton finished first.
The girls, who finished with a team score of 326, trailed only champion Virgin Valley (369) behind Zoey McClaren, who finished first in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle, while Chayce Larson took second in the 200-yard freestyle.
Hannah Angell finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly, while Savannah Fecteau took fourth in the 500-yard freestyle.
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Zoey McClaren, Audrey Humphrey, Kennedy Steckelberg and Chelsi Larson finished second, as well as the 400-yard freestyle team of Zoey McClaren, Chayce Larson, Fecteau and Angell.
“I was very happy for several kids who dropped a lot of time,” Carroll said. “We had a lot of strong performances.”
Looking to finish the job at state, the Eagles will head to Reno to compete at the Moana Springs Community Aquatic Center on May 16-17.