State Information Fall At TISCA Championships, McCallie Boys & Baylor Ladies Win Group Titles

2025 TISCA Championships

• February 6-8, 2025
• Knoxville, Tenn.
• 25 Yards (SCY)
• Meet Web site
• Full Outcomes: “2025 TISCA TN HS Championship” on MeetMobile

Boys’ Recap

4 state data went down within the final 4 boys’ occasions on the 2025 TISCA State Championships, ending the meet with a bang. McCallie Excessive Faculty, the eventual workforce champions, was answerable for two of the data. The college began the celebration within the 200 freestyle relay as Benton Grutter (20.66), John Johnson (20.85), Collin Holgerson (19.82), and Marvin Johnson (19.42) swam 1:20.57, breaking the state document McCallie set final season at 1:21.67.

It was a part of a superlative meet for Holgerson and M. Johnson. Holgerson broke the 100 breaststroke state document by a second, swimming 52.94 and erasing Daniel Chang’s 2016 document. That was his second particular person victory of the meet, as he gained the 200 IM on the primary evening in 1:46.13. M. Johnson was one other double occasion winner for McCallie, as he defended his state titles within the 50 and 100 freestyle. The Florida commit was three-hundredths from the state data he set final 12 months in each occasions, clocking 19.59/43.34.

Virginia commit Blake Amlicke lit up the second night of the 2025 TISCA State Championships, breaking the state document within the 100 backstroke. It was a document swum final 12 months by Amlicke’s future teammate, Spencer Nicholas, who’s presently in his freshman season for the Cavaliers. Amlicke clocked 46.45, breaking Nicholas’ mark by .13 seconds and his lifetime finest by .17 seconds.

Baylor Excessive Faculty’s quartet of Ethan Grover (45.26), Jonathan Smith (45.31), Luke Waldrep (44.79), and Hayden Vicknair (44.05) rounded out the record-breaking spree with a 2:59.41 within the 400 freestyle relay. Their profitable time cracked the state document by nine-hundredths, decreasing the two:59.52 mark from 2018.

McCallie defended its state title from 2024, scoring 380 factors to beat Baylor by 19.5 factors. The highest three groups—McCallie, Baylor, and Montgomery Bell—stayed the identical as final 12 months, as Holgerson and M. Johnson led McCallie’s title protection with their two particular person occasion wins. McCallie additionally gained two relays. Along with setting a state document within the 200 freestyle relay, the workforce kicked off the meet by profitable the 200 medley relay in 1:29.96.

Whereas McCallie dominated the dash freestyle occasions, Hardin Valley’s Hayden Corridor gained the 200 freestyle (1:37.45) and Center Tennessee’s Zaki Ibrahim touched first within the 500 freestyle (4:27.65). The 100 butterfly was one of many closest races of the meet, as Oak Ridge senior Andrew Chou out-touched Montgomery Bell freshman Hutch Paxton to win, 47.26 to 47.35.

Boys’ Prime 10 Closing Outcomes

1. McCallie Faculty — 380
2. Baylor Faculty — 360.5
3. Montgomery Bell Academy — 167
4. Ensworth Faculty — 138
5. Ravenwood Excessive Faculty — 128
6. Csthea Chattanooga Patriots — 125
7. Harmony Christian Faculty — 122.5
8. Hardin Valley Academy — 89
9. Oak Ridge Excessive Faculty — 85
10. Pope John Paul II Prep — 73

Ladies’ Recap

Final 12 months, the women’ meet got here right down to the wire as Ladies Preparatory Academy edged out Ravenswood by one level to win the state title. There was a shakeup on the high this 12 months, because the Baylor Excessive Faculty women’ claimed the Tennessee state title. The squad narrowly beat Ensworth, scoring 263 factors to Ensworth’s 245.

Swimming in what’s quickly to be her dwelling pool, Lilly Robertson led the cost for Ensworth, sweeping the dash freestyle occasions. The senior and Tennessee commit hit a lifetime finest 23.08 to win the 50 freestyle, bettering from the 23.30 she swam on the Winter Junior — East Championship in December. She was proper on her lifetime better of 49.80 within the 100 freestyle, swimming 49.84 for her second particular person title of the meet.

Robertson additionally factored in Ensworth’s two profitable relays, serving to the workforce win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:35.10 and the 400 freestyle relay in 3:25.84.

Station Camp sophomore Zara Kocak was the opposite double-event winner on the women’ facet, touching first within the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle. She swam lifetime bests in each occasions, hitting 53.48 within the 100 butterfly and 4:51.73 within the 500 freestyle.

Houston swimmers gained two occasions. The workforce kicked off the championships with a win, as Eva Rottink (25.42), Taylor Cole (29.85), Samathana Riggen (26.17), and Roos Rottink (22.22) claimed the 200 medley relay in 1:43.66. Later, the Rottinks went head-to-head within the 100 backstroke, logging a 1-2 end with R. Rottink incomes the win in 53.45.

Elizabeth Helmer (200 freestyle, 1:49.31), Ellie Stanley (200 IM, 2:00.44), and Bryce Winzenread (100 breaststroke, 1:01.47) gained the opposite particular person occasions on provide.

Ladies’ Prime 10 Closing Outcomes

1. Baylor Faculty — 263
2. Ensworth Faculty — 245
3. Ravenwood Excessive Faculty — 183.5
4. Father Ryan Excessive Faculty — 172
5. Houston Mustang Swimming — 159
6. Ladies Preparatory Faculty — 131
7. Farragut Excessive Faculty — 84
8. Hume Fogg — 79
9. Brentwood Excessive Faculty/Harpeth Corridor Higher Faculty — 76
10. (Tie)