Friendswood girls crowned Region V-5A champions; boys place second
February 14, 2025
The girls scored 550 points to easily finish in first place over Ft. Bend Kempner (338), Angleton (243), Beaumont West Brook (141), Barbers Hill (130), and Ball High (121).
Thirty FHS swimmers and one FHS Diver competed against athletes from 22 region schools.
The top two places from the region championship automatically advance to the state championship on February 21 and 22 at The University of Texas in Austin.
In each event, after all eight regional meets were complete, the UIL “calls up” the next fastest eight times in each event from around the state in which one additional FHS swimmer qualified.
Friendswood has 13 swimmers and one diver heading to state: They are: Olivia Esbeck, Edi Jakob, Andi Jeanes, Carmen Laurito, Kk LeBlanc, Paige McCray, Lauren Tillman, Taylor Welch, Nick Hardt, Nate Henderson, Simon Kinsworthy, Caleb Livesay, Jovan Stojkovski, and Grayson Wells.
Congratulations to senior KK LeBlanc on breaking five regional records, Don Cook Natatorium pool records, and FHS Mustang records:
Girls 200 Free – Region, Don Cook pool, and Mustang record of 1:47.06
Girls 100 Free – Don Cook pool and Mustang record of 49.22
LeBlanc won the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle at state last year while she garnered a bronze medal as a member of the Lady Mustangs third-place 400-meter relay team. She will be favored to defend her two gold medals this year.
Region Relay Results - 1st and 2nd place advance automatically to the state 5A swim meet:
Girls 200-yard free relay: (1st) Friendswood – Kk LeBlanc, Paige McCray, Andi Jeanes, Lauren Tillman
Girls 400-yard free relay: (1st) Friendswood - Paige McCray, Edi Jakob, Andi Jeanes, Kk LeBlanc
Boys 200-yard medley relay: (2nd) Friendswood – Caleb Livesay, Nick Hardt, Nate Henderson, Jovan Stojkovski
Individual places for FHS by order of event (yards) - 1st & 2nd place swimmers, and 1st-3rd Divers, advance automatically to the state 5A swim meet:
Girls 200 Free: Kk LeBlanc (1st – Region, Don Cook pool, and Mustang record), Paige McCray (2nd), Julie Rupp (5th), Peyton Robbins (7th)
Boys 200 Free: Noah Givens (5th), Shiv Malkani (8th)
Girls 200 Individual Medley: Edi Jakob (1st), Carmen Laurito (2nd), Erin Voelker (5th), Olivia Gallagher (6th)
Boys 200 Individual Medley: Nick Hardt (1st), Jovan Stojkovski (5th), Keegan Reeves (11th)
Girls 50 Free: Lauren Tillman (2nd), Olivia Esbeck (4th), Zoe Worthey (6th), Annika Ackerman (10th)
Boys 50 Free: Caleb Livesay (3rd), Nate Henderson (7th), Simon Kinsworthy (11th)
Girls 100 Butterfly: Taylor Welch (3rd), Andi Jeanes (4th), Annika Ackerman (7th)
Boys 100 Butterfly: Jovan Stojkovski (8th), Zach Sakahara (16th), Jackson Lewis (17th)
Girls 100 Free: Kk LeBlanc (1st – Don Cook pool and Mustang record), Lauren Tillman (2nd), Emma Brueggeman (3rd), Zoe Worthey (6th)
Boys 100 Free: Nate Henderson (9th), Simon Kinsworthy (11th), Keegan Reeves (14th)
Girls 500 Free: Paige McCray (1st), Edi Jakob (2nd), Julia Rupp (3rd), Olivia Gallagher (5th)
Boys 500 Free: Noah Givens (6th), Shiv Malkani (7th), Ben Cyr (12th)
Girls 100 Backstroke: Carmen Laurito (2nd), Olivia Esbeck (3rd), Emma Brueggeman (4th), Peyton Robbins (7th)
Boys 100 Backstroke: Caleb Livesay (3rd), Jackson Lewis (10th), Darius Patterson (11th
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Girls 100 Breaststroke: Taylor Welch (1st), Erin Voelker (5th), Kate Duggleby (7th), Brooke Davis (9th)
Boys 100 Breaststroke: Nick Hardt (1st), Ethan Le May (22nd)
Boys 1 Meter Dive (11 dives): Grayson Wells (3rd)
The Mustang Swim and Dive Team is coached by Head Coach Sikkema and Varsity Assistant Coach Smith.
