Dripping Springs senior Laurel Hoskovec is an automatic qualifier this year in the UIIL swimming and diving state championships with a seed time of 4:56.96. Last year in the 500 yard freestyle, Hoskovec made it to the finals and earned 7th place with a 4:58.19 while setting a new high school record and earning All-American consideration. (Wayland Clark for the Austin Sports Journal)
By Michael Adams
Austin Sports Journal
The UIL swimming and diving state championships return to Austin this weekend, bringing together the top swimmers and divers from across Texas.
The Class 5A and 6A meets will be held Friday and Saturday at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the University of Texas campus, with preliminary heats scheduled for Friday and finals set for Saturday.
Athletes qualified for the state meet by placing in the top two at their respective regional meets or earning one of the fastest remaining times or scores statewide through at-large call-ups. The Austin Sports Journal coverage area will be well represented, with dozens of athletes from the Austin-San Antonio metroplex competing for state titles.
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Meet info
What: UIL Class 5A & 6A swimming and diving championships
When: Friday and Saturday
Where: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, University of Texas at Austin
Tickets: Tickets and parking can be purchased on the UIL website.
Schedule
Friday
8:50 a.m.: Class 5A diving preliminaries
9:30 a.m.: Class 5A swimming preliminaries
2:50 p.m.: Class 6A diving preliminaries
3:30 p.m.: Class 6A swimming preliminaries
Saturday
9:30 a.m.: Class 5A swimming and diving finals
4 p.m.: Class 6A swimming and diving finals
Area qualifiers
Below is a list of qualifiers from our coverage area. All times and scores listed are qualifying times or scores.
Class 6A
Individual
Westwood’s Jazzlyn Vaughn dives during the girls 1-meter diving finals at the UIL state swimming & diving championships on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)
ATHLETETEAMEVENTTIMEAlice OdomAustin High1-meter diving426.40Kaycee CrawfordBowie50 freestyle24.03Kaycee CrawfordBowie100 freestyle51.94Logan JonesBowie100 butterfly55.68Logan JonesBowie100 backstroke57.20Allie DunnBowie500 freestyle5:00.74Alexa SandersBowie100 breaststroke1:04.21Miguel CervantesLake Travis200 freestyle1:42.59Miguel CervantesLake Travis500 freestyle4:34.45Ty ShapleyLake Travis200 IM1:53.10Ben LiangLake Travis100 backstroke49.99Larson McKeownLake Travis1-meter diving479.70Alex OrrisVandegrift200 freestyle1:50.02Wynne BisqueVandegrift200 IM2:07.21Wynne BisqueVandegrift100 backstroke56.61Jamie BorickVandegrift100 backstroke56.47Liza PozhenkoVandegrift100 freestyle51.98Lucy GilbreathWestlake200 IM2:02.60Lucy GilbreathWestlake500 freestyle5:05.57Lilly Jayne AllisonWestlake200 freestyle1:50.63Lilly Jayne AllisonWestlake100 breaststroke1:04.24Jayden PhanWestlake500 freestyle4:40.75Bianca HutterWestlake1-meter diving440.00Stella EstiponaVista Ridge200 IM2:07.38Derek Hernandez-OjedaVista Ridge200 IM1:51.43Derek Hernandez-OjedaVista Ridge100 backstroke50.51Cody YountVista Ridge50 freestyle21.13Cody YountVista Ridge100 freestyle45.85Laurel HoskovecDripping Springs200 freestyle1:50.63Laurel HoskovecDripping Springs500 freestyle4:56.96Charlotte RiffelDripping Springs200 freestyle1:53.65Zach MarshallRound Rock100 breaststroke57.00Noah BoseCedar Ridge200 freestyle1:40.88Noah BoseCedar Ridge500 freestyle4:34.07Gabrielle AllenMcNeil50 freestyle23.87Gabrielle AllenMcNeil100 freestyle52.81Parker ChildsMcNeil200 IM1:53.57Addison CrailMcNeil100 backstroke57.48Alexa SimmonsStony Point500 freestyle5:01.26NamAnh TruongWestwood50 freestyle23.79NamAnh TruongWestwood100 backstroke56.23Araiya FerronWestwood50 freestyle24.06Araiya FerronWestwood100 butterfly56.22Caleb KoellhoferWestwood100 backstroke51.73Sarah PadureanWestwood100 breaststroke1:03.30Josh LeeWestwood50 freestyle21.26Jazz VaughanWestwood1-meter diving424.55Source: UIL
Relays
TEAMEVENTTIMEWestwoodGirls 200 medley relay1:43.07VandegriftGirls 200 medley relay1:46.98BowieGirls 200 medley relay1:45.45VandegriftGirls 200 freestyle relay1:37.09BowieGirls 200 freestyle relay1:37.48McNeilGirls 200 freestyle relay1:38.37Dripping SpringsGirls 200 freestyle relay1:37.49WestlakeGirls 200 freestyle relay1:36.68WestlakeGirls 400 freestyle relay3:30.30Dripping SpringsGirls 400 freestyle relay3:31.34BowieBoys 200 medley relay1:32.00Lake TravisBoys 200 medley relay1:33.27Vista RidgeBoys 200 medley relay1:33.33WestwoodBoys 200 medley relay1:34.41WestlakeBoys 200 medley relay1:34.48Cedar RidgeBoys 200 freestyle relay1:25.97Source: UIL
Class 5A
Individual
Ann RIchards’ Noah Morris gets ready for the start of the Class 5A girls 200-yard freestyle finals at the UIL state swimming & diving championships on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)
ATHLETESCHOOLEVENTTIMEBrandon FarrensAnderson50 freestyle21.56Brandon FarrensAnderson100 butterfly52.13Ben JaggersAnderson50 freestyle21.03Ben JaggersAnderson100 backstroke48.05Tyler FarrensAnderson50 freestyle21.80Abbey AmatoAnderson100 breaststroke1:05.39Elizabeth BircherLASA1-meter diving438.05Charissa HiggsLASA200 freestyle1:50.61Charissa HiggsLASA100 freestyle51.91Justin ShiLASA200 freestyle1:43.20Justin ShiLASA100 backstroke51.56Shepherd SewellLASA200 IM1:58.46Shepherd SewellLASA100 backstroke54.44Isaac TrueloveLASA200 IM1:59.57Isaac TrueloveLASA100 butterfly53.95Jules MorrisLASA200 freestyle1:43.46Jules MorrisLASA500 freestyle4:42.06Adam TrueloveLASA200 freestyle1:46.24Adam TrueloveLASA500 freestyle4:44.98Gabriel FowlerLASA100 breaststroke1:01.27Noah MorrisAnn Richards200 freestyle1:52.86Noah MorrisAnn Richards500 freestyle5:02.32Lauren LucasCedar Park200 freestyle1:53.30Lauren LucasCedar Park500 freestyle5:06.84Evelyn RichardsCedar Park200 freestyle1:55.00Evelyn RichardsCedar Park500 freestyle5:12.37Caleb KaplanCedar Park500 freestyle4:54.49Jameson ColesCedar Park100 breaststroke1:00.72Nate TonnCedar Park100 butterfly52.67Kaden PadillaCedar Park500 freestyle4:48.78Finley HarroffSmithson Valley200 freestyle1:53.71Finley HarroffSmithson Valley100 breaststroke1:04.87Cameryn CavazosSmithson Valley200 freestyle1:54.56Cameryn CavazosSmithson Valley500 freestyle5:10.49Ava SchneiderSmithson Valley100 freestyle53.52Ava SchneiderSmithson Valley100 backstroke57.71Jason HuffordSmithson Valley200 IM2:00.05Kate GovinPieper50 freestyle23.55Kate GovinPieper100 freestyle52.36Brittan NicholsPieper100 butterfly57.81Brittan NicholsPieper100 breaststroke1:08.42Avery NicholsPieper100 backstroke1:00.68Roger HensonGeorgetown200 freestyle1:42.94Roger HensonGeorgetown100 backstroke51.34Maddox Azuma-HallGeorgetown50 freestyle21.34Maddox Azuma-HallGeorgetown100 freestyle47.02Emily KubikGeorgetown200 IM2:10.18Emily KubikGeorgetown500 freestyle5:11.66Brooke FrushourLeander100 butterfly55.17Brooke FrushourLeander100 backstroke54.53Emily TimmRouse200 IM2:13.17Audree FosterRouse100 freestyle53.40Audree FosterRouse100 backstroke58.94Lindsay MorganRouse100 backstroke59.82Mathew TimmRouse100 backstroke54.41Adalee OlivierMcCallum1-meter diving335.00Scout HouseNew Braunfels200 freestyle1:53.16Scout HouseNew Braunfels100 freestyle52.30Fynn MinusNew Braunfels200 IM2:09.47Fynn MinusNew Braunfels100 butterfly57.78Brennan RoanNew Braunfels500 freestyle4:56.78Bentley RichWeiss1-meter diving406.00Daniela CastroHays50 freestyle24.84Daniela CastroHays100 breaststroke1:08.63Source: UIL
Relays
TEAMEVENTTIMESmithson ValleyGirls 200 medley relay1:47.37LeanderGirls 200 medley relay1:53.52AndersonGirls 200 medley relay1:51.51RouseGirls 200 medley relay1:54.35HaysGirls 200 medley relay1:54.46LASAGirls 200 freestyle relay1:40.59LeanderGirls 200 freestyle relay1:42.84Cedar ParkGirls 200 freestyle relay1:42.95PieperGirls 400 freestyle relay3:41.11AndersonBoys 200 medley relay1:35.24LASABoys 200 medley relay1:38.42Cedar ParkBoys 200 medley relay1:39.83AndersonBoys 200 freestyle relay1:25.94GeorgetownBoys 200 freestyle relay1:26.67LeanderBoys 200 freestyle relay1:31.22Source: UIL
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