In the highly competitive Region VII-6A Championship meet, Reagan swim and dive placed 3rd in the women’s, men’s and combined categories, just single digits behind the 1st place finishers! Reagan women scored 251 overall points behind Vandegrift’s 253 points and Westlake’s 258 points. Reagan men scored 216 overall points behind Westwood’s 217.5 points and Vandegrift’s 224.5 points. Reagan’s combined team score was 467.
Many Rattlers achieved personal best times at Regions. The team also broke several swim records: Tessa Christiansen (sophomore) is the new RRHS record holder for the 100 back and Montse Spielmann (junior) is the new RRHS, Davis Natatorium and Region VII-6A Championship meet record holder in the 100 fly. Women on the 200 medley relay are the new RRHS record holders: Tessa Christiansen (sophomore), Yara Olsen (senior), Montse Spielmann (junior) and Isabella Ott (freshman). Men on the 200 free relay are the new RRHS record holders: Noah Ott, Nico Ortiz Carrion, Johnny Ganser and Alex Trevino Aguilera.
Head Coach Michael Rourke was named Men’s Coach of the Meet and Montse Spielmann was named Swimmer of the Meet. The top 2 Region finishers in each swimming event and top 3 for diving automatically advance to the UIL State Class 6A Swimming and Diving Competition in Austin, Texas on February 23-24.
Top 16 women’s finishes in order of event (*advancing to state):
(200 medley relay) *2nd Place- Tessa Christiansen, Yara Olsen, Montse Spielmann and Isabella Ott
(200 free) *2nd Place- Montse Spielmann; 13th Place- Addie Carpenter
(50 free) 8th Place- Yara Olsen; 16th Place- Daniela Delarue
(1M diving) *2nd Place- Caroline Holcomb; 7th Place- Chloe Ruan; 10th Place- Ryan Martinez
(100 Fly) *1st Place- Montse Spielmann; 14th Place- Sophia Williamson
(100 Free) 4th Place- Tessa Christiansen, 15th Place- Daniela Delarue
(500 Free) 7th Place- Chloe Nader; 10th Place- Isabella Ott
(200 Free Relay) 8th Place- Yara Olsen, Daniela Delarue, Isabella Ott and Addie Carpenter
(100 Back) *2nd Place- Tessa Christiansen; 14th Place- Isabella Ott
(100 Breast) *4th Place- Yara Olsen
(400 Free Relay) *3rd Place- Montse Spielmann, Daniella Delarue, Addie Carpenter and Tessa Christiansen
Top 16 women’s finishes in order of event (*automatic state qualifier):
(200 medley relay) *4th Place- Matthew Smith, Darryl Gaona II, Nico Ortiz Carrion and Alex Trevino Aguilera
(200 free) *2nd Place- Grant Lilly; 6th Place Noah Ott; 11th Place- Johnny Ganser
(50 free) 8th Place- Nico Ortiz Carrion; 16th Place- Alex Trevino Aguilera
(100 Fly) *5th Place- Noah Ott; 6th Place- Nico Ortiz Carrion
(100 Free) 5th Place- Johnny Ganser; 14th Place- Darryl Gaona II
(500 Free) *1st Place- Grant Lilly
(200 Free Relay) *3rd Place- Noah Ott, Nico Ortiz Carrion, Johnny Ganser and Alex Trevino Aguilera
(100 Back) 14th Place- Matthew Smith
(100 Breast) 12th Place- Darryl Gaona II
(400 Free Relay) *2nd Place-Noah Ott, Johnny Ganser, Grant Lilly and Matthew Smith
Congratulations to our 2024 Region team and those talented Rattlers headed to State!
Strike ‘Em Rattlers!