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Desert Vista Girls are STATE CHAMPS!!
On Saturday, 11/4, the Boys and Girls battled it out in the pool for the possibility of a state championship. It was a unique season, unlike any other, and the DV swimmers showed up and swam fast!
Going into finals on Saturday, there were three boys who had individual events and two relays prepared to dominate the competition. They swam great and made a 7th place finish. Congrats to these boys who swam on Saturday:
200 Medley Relay placed 11th (Joe Luken – Back, Alex Bushko – Breast, Brendan Skaggs – Fly, Jonathan Zinger – Free)
200 Free – Markus Quillinan (5th)
200 IM – Aaron Martin (2nd – podium finish) and Joe Luken (12th)
100 Free – Aaron Martin (2nd – podium finish)
500 Free – Markus Quillinan (2nd – podium finish)
100 Back – Joe Luken (10th)
400 Free Relay – 5th Place (Markus Quillinan, Benjamin Hames, Lawrence Wen, Aaron Martin)
On the other side, the girls went into Saturday with the feeling and drive that a state championship could be their’s for the taking. There was not one of these girls that did not show up and leave it all in the pool. They truly deserved this win. Congrats to these girls who earned the 2023 D1 State Title, along with their other teammates that could not be there:
200 Medley Relay – 5th Place (Courtney Crawford – Back, Sasha Volkova – Breast, Myra Streit – Fly, Victoria Nguyen – Free)
200 Free – Clare Luken (1st – State Champion), Ellie Kayser (8th), Allison Chelus (16th)
200 IM – Courtney Crawford (6th) and Sasha Volkova (8th)
50 Free – Holland Stocker (3rd – podium finish) and Victoria Nguyen (10th)
100 Fly – Myra Streit (12th)
100 Free – Clare Luken (2nd -podium finish) and Holland Stocker (9th)
200 Free Relay – STATE CHAMPS (Victoria Nguyen, Holland Stocker, Ellie Kayser, Clare Luken)
500 Free – Ellie Kayser (1st – State Champion) and Myra Streit (8th)
100 Breast – Sasha Volkova (4th – podium finish) and Courtney Crawford (5th)
400 Free Relay – 3rd Place Podium Finish (Holland Stocker, Ellie Kayser, Myra Streit, Clare Luken)
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Thunder Spotlight 2023:
All City Meet
Congrats to all divers and swimmers who competed at the All City Meet. A huge congrats to divers Justine Vladyka who placed second and Charlotte Mitchell who placed 6th. The swimmers were stellar as well. There were many podium appearances and medals distributed. Here are the ALL CITY qualifiers who placed first in their respective events: Alison Chelus (200 Free), Aaron Martin (200 Free and 100 Fly), Courtney Crawford (200IM and 100 Breast), Lawrence Wen (200 IM), Holland Stocker (50 and 100 Free), Clare Luken (100 Fly and 500 Free), Benjamin Hames (500 Free), and Joe Luken (100 Back). There were two met records broken, both in the 100 Fly by Clare Luken and Aaron Martin.
Forktoberfest
DV had four swimmers who were top point earners: Aaron Martin (1st place), Joe Luken (3rd), Clare Luken (2nd place), Holland Stocker (2nd Place).
Senior Night
On Thursday evening we honored our eight seniors after a home dual meet against Chaparral. There is no doubt that these seniors will be missed for not only their swimming, but their leadership through a transitional year. When you see them - wish them luck in their next endeavors! PICTURED: Markus, Clare, Keely, Courtney, Christina, Jaylen, Brendon, and Aaron.
Aaron Martin - National Merit SemiFinalist
Twenty-two students across four Tempe Union High School District schools were recognized as part of this group. And one of our swimmers is on that list! Way to go Aaron!!!