AUSTIN – The Carroll Dragons boys’ swimming and diving team did it again.
The Dragons earned their fourth consecutive Class 5A state title and became just the third school in UIL history to accomplish the feat. The Dragons scored 192 points, 35 ahead of second-place San Antonio Brandeis. The Lady Dragons finished with a silver medal, ending one point behind state champion Austin Westlake.
Dragon swimming Jonathan Roberts became back-to-back 500 freestyle state champion with a dominant state record finish winning by 10 seconds. He posted a time of 4:16.90. Roberts added more gold with a state title in the 100 backstroke in a time of 48.65. Roberts was also part of Carroll’s state title in the 200 medley relay. He joined team members Austin Arkes, Gus Karau and Kris Kolde to post a time of 1:34.93.
In the 500 freestyle, Dragon swimmer Conner Dobbs earned a bronze medal and diver Nate Hernandez6 earned a bronze medal in 1-meter diving. The boys’ 400 free relay also finished on the medal stand with a bronze finish.
The Lady Dragons earned gold in the 400 free relay. The team of Casey Rose, Rebecca Upton, Alexas Baran and Emily Gibson posted a time of 3:28.61. Gibson added two silver medals with her finishes in the 100 buttefly and 200 IM.
Boys
1. Carroll 192
2. San Antonio Brandeis 157
3. Klein 139
4. Plano 130
5. Woodlands College Park 113
6. The Woodlands 93
7. Katy Cinco Ranch 91
8. Dallas Jesuit 73
9. Katy Seven Lakes 71
10. El Paso Eastwood 63
Girls
1. Austin Westlake 160
2. Carroll 159
3. Kingwood 148
4. Keller 147
5. Keller Central 146
6. Atascocita 111
7. San Antonio Churchill 107
8. Houston Memorial 91
9. Woodlands College Park 87
10. Katy Cinco Ranch 76
Individual Top 3 medalists for the Dragons included:
Jonathan Roberts 1st 500 free 4:16.90 PR, Texas State Record, All-Amer Automatic
Jonathan Roberts 1st 100 back 48.58 PR, school record, All-Amer Automatic
Connor Dobbs 3rd 500 free 4:29.15 PR, All-Amer Automatic
Emily Gibson 2nd 200 IM 2:03.36 PR, school record, All-Amer Consideration
Emily Gibson 2nd 100 fly 54.44 PR, school record, All-Amer Automatic
Nathaniel Hernandez 3rd Diving 496.35
Individual Scorers for the Dragons included:
Rebecca Upton 5th 200 free 1:50.63 PR, All-Amer Consideration
Rebecca Upton 5th 500 free 4:54.94 PR, All-Amer Consideration
Taylor Willenbring 9th 100 breast 57.6 PR, All-Amer Consideration
Connor Dobbs 10th 200 free 1:41.82 PR
Casey Rose 12th 100 free 52.58
Austin Arkes 12th 100 breast 59.7
Carson Klein 12th 200 free 1:42.43 (1:40.40 PR @ Regions, All-Amer Consideration)
Carson Klein 12th 500 free 4:37.81 (4:34+ @ Regions, All-Amer Consideration)
*Jonathan Roberts was selected as the Boy’s 5A Swimmer of the Meet
Relay Top 3 Medalists for the Dragons included:
1st 200 medley relay 1:34.93 with Jonathan Roberts, Austin Arkes, Gus Karau and Kris Kolde
1st 400 free relay 3:28.61 with Casey Rose, Rebecca Upton, Alexa Baran and Emily Gibson – season best
3rd 400 free relay 3:05.61 with Jonathan Roberts, Carson Klein, Taylor Willenbring and Austin Whalen – season best
Additional Relay scorers for the Dragon included:
4th 200 medley relay 1:46.45 with Emily Gibson, Olivia Coffey, Elizabeth Nedrow and Casey Rose – season best
8th 200 free relay 1:38.47 with Casey Rose, Rebecca Upton, Alexa Baran and Jennifer Owston – season best
9th 200 free relay 1:26.83 with Kyle McCall, Carson Klein, Kris Kolde and Taylor Willenbring – season best