Congratulations to the Mill Creek swimmers and divers for their outstanding performance at the GHSA 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship Meet. Both the boys and girls swam and dove extremely well! The girls team finished 8th and the boys team finished 13th! We are extremely proud of every participating athlete!!!

Iris Ochoa set new school records in the 50 free (23.76) and the 100 free (51.55)!!! Iris is also the State Champion in the 50 free!!!! Way to go Iris!

The following swimmers and divers scored at the meet:
Iris Ochoa (50 free – 1^st, 100 free – 3^rd), Leah McCarthy (diving – 4^th), Grace Smith (100 fly – 11^th, 50 free - 16^th), Weston Skidmore (100 back – 14^th), Ryan Ross (100 fly – 15^th), Keegan Privett (200 free – 16^th), and Allison Shin (100 back – 18^th).

The following relays swam extremely well:
Ryan Ross, Owen Van Houten, Morris Peele, Wynn Skidmore (200 medley relay - 13th); Wynn Skidmore, Morris Peelle, Keegan Privett, Weston Skidmore (200 free relay - 7th); Grace Smith, Adelaine Dunnington, Marlee Carmichael, Iris Ochoa (200 free relay - 5th); Ryan Ross, Owen Van Houten, Weston Skidmore, Keegan Privett (400 free relay - 9th); and Grace Smith, Emily Johnson, Marlee Carmichael, Iris Ochoa (400 free relay - 7th).

The following swimmers also swam extremely well:
Marlee Carmichael (50 free, 100 free), Berkley Colavito (medley relay), Adelaine Dunnington (50 free), Corinne Dunnington (100 back, medley relay), Jackson Fleming (200 free, 100 fly), Emily Johnson (medley relay), Caleb Jolly (50 free, 100 breast), Kennedy Martin (100 back), Morris Peele (50 free, 100 fly), Keegan Privett (100 back), Ryan Ross (100 back), Allison Shin (medley relay), Weston Skidmore (200 IM), Wynn Skidmore (100 free), Evan Smola (200 IM), Owen Van Houten (200 IM, 500 free – 9 second time drop!!!),.

Congratulations to all the participants in the State Meet! The team displayed tremendous spirit and sportsmanship!

A very special thanks to the Duluth Wildcats for embracing our team at the state meet! They invited us to share a conference room at the Exhibition Hall between prelims and finals! Their head coach, Kailyn Dunn James, and her staff, Amanda Suarez, Joseph Portillo, and Ben James along with their booster club led by Marty Laskey, and Ted Tarpley welcomed us with open arms and made us feel like part of their team! We hope to continue this partnership for years to come!! Thanks also to our amazing board for providing food and drinks for lunch and for the meet! A special thanks to Carrie Smola and Amy Smith!!!!

The finals results are attached.