It was a pretty strange year for the Dino swim team. With no home meets due to extensive renovations at the Price City pool, they were forced to be road warriors. Making their way through the season, the girls earned a third place finish overall at the 3A State Championships and the boys an eighth place.
Below is a recap of meets that they attended:
November 2, 2022 @ Emery
The girls team ended last season with a second place finish in the 3A State Championships to Judge Memorial, dashing their hopes for a fourth straight state title. They definitely got off on the right foot, taking the top spot at Emery. After the Dinos, the Spartans landed the second spot. Richfield and South Sevier made up the rest of the field.
Alyssa Chamberlain grabbed a top finish in the 50 yard free. Lindsie Fausett also claimed a first place finish in the 500 yard free with a time of 7:18.47 almost a full 40 seconds ahead of second place. The Lady Dinos earned first place finishes in the 200 yard free with the team of Chamberlain, Hadley Bower, Mia Crompton and Ember Lyman. Then in the 400 yard relay Ada Bradford joined team mates Chamberlain, Fausett and Bower to earn the top spot.
Other top finishers for the girls team included Lilly Thayn with a third place in the 200 yard free, Crompton earned a fourth place finish in the 50 yard free and a third place finish in the 100 yard breast stroke, Lyman finished right behind her in fourth. Chamberlain would also grab second place in the 100 yard free and Bradford second place in the back stroke. In the 200 yard medley Bradford and Lyman along with Jennacie Jefferey and Kaisa Earl had a second place finish also.
On the boys side of the pool it was the host team Emery that would grab the top spot in the team competition. Richfield landed in second, followed by Carbon and South Sevier.
Nathan Engar grabbed a top finish for the Dinos in the 200 yard and 100 yard free, Spencer Tullis also took first in the 50 yard fee. Leland Kepsel earned first place in the 100 yard fly and in the final event of the day the 400 yard free relay team of Engar, Tulllis, Cameron Jones and Boyd Bradford claimed a top finish.
Ian Kranendonk finished in fourth in the 100 yard breast stroke for the Dinos. Bradford had a top three finish in the 200 yard free, and a fourth place finish in the 100 yard back. Jones had a fourth place in the 50 yard free and Jackson Thayn third in the 500 free. In the 200 yard free, the team of Kranendonk, Engar, Tullis and Bradford finished in second and in the 200 medley Logan Kranendonk, Ky Earl, Thayn and Kepsel finished the day in third.
November 4, 2022 @ Grand
After their first place finish in Castle Dale last week, the Lady Dinos would finish behind Logan High School and ahead of host school Grand, but that doesn’t mean that Carbon didn’t have it’s share of top finishers.
Alyssa Chamberlain grabbed the top spot in the 200 yard free with a time of 2:25.81, she would later join team mates Mia Crompton, Hadley Bower and Ada Braford to take the 200 yard free relay. Lisa King earned a top finish in the 50 yard free with 28.70 and Bower would end right behind her in second. It was Carbon with first, second and third place finishes in the 100 yard free, with Crompton turning in a time of 1:02.72, followed by King and Bower in third. Other top finishers were Evie Halk and Jennacie Jeffery who finished in third place in the 200 yard free and 100 yard breast stroke respectively.
The Carbon boys ended the day right behind Logan for second place. Host Grand County finished in third.
Gabe Ibanez was up to his old tricks , grabbing first place finishes in the 50 yard free (24.05) and 100 yard free (52.73). The Dino relay team of Nathn Engar, Ian Kranendonk, Jackson Thayn and Cameron Jones finished in first place with a time of 1:47.93 in the 200 yard free. Engar also grabbed a third place in the 100 yard back stroke. Thayn had two third place finishes as well in the 100 yard breast stroke and 200 yard IM and Cameron Jones earned the day with a pair of third place finishes in the 200 yard free and the 500 yard free. Leland Kespel ended the 200 yard free with a second place finish and Spencer Tullis had a third place finish in the 50 yard free.
November 9, 2022 @ Manti
The Carbon swim team was back on the road Wednesday as they traveled to Manti to face eight other high schools from across the state. The Lady Dinos would claim another first place finish and the boys would take third.
Behind Carbon on the girls side was Millard. Emery, host team Manti and North Sanpete rounded out the top five.
Alyssa Chamberalin once again would grab two first place finishes in the 50 and 100 yard free. In the 50 she turned in a time of 27. 18, just ahead of second place finisher Aubrey Guymon of Emery and her time of 27.97, the 100 would see her finish just seconds ahead of Guymon 1:00.56 to 1:01.05. Carbon’s Mia Crompton earned the top spot in the 200 individual medley , with a time of 2:46.17, just over five seconds faster than team mate Evie Halk in second. Lady Dino Ada Bradford turned in the fastest time in the 100 yard backstroke at 1:13.16, Halk would end the race in third.
Other top individual performances for the Lady Dinos included Bradford’s second place finish in the 200 yard free, and Lindsie Fausett and Ellie Hanson, who finished second and third in the 500 yard free.
Relays were once again good to the Dinos as the team of Crompton, Chamberlain, Hadley Bower and Jennacie Jeffery finished the 400 yard free in a time of 4:25.52, six seconds faster than Millard High School. It was a second place finish in the 200 yard free for the team of Crompton, Bower, Kanyon Christensen and Ember Lyman. In the 200 medley the team of Bradford, Lyman, Christensen and Chamberlain swam to a second place finish.
On the boys side of the pool Emery grabbed the top spot in the team competition. Millard grabbed second with Carbon finishing in third. Manti and North Summit made up the rest of the top five.
Gabe Ibanez claimed the only top finish for the boys turning in a time of 1:59.39 in the 200 free. Nathan Engar claimed a second place finish in the 200 free and also a third place time in the 500 free. Leland Kepsel earned a third place finish in the 100 yard breast stroke and Logan Kranendonk also claimed third in the 100 fly.
In relays the Carbon team of Ibanez, Boyd Bradford, Cameron Jones and Jackson Thayn finished in second in the 200 free, in the 400 free Engar, Kepsel, Kranendonk and Ibanez grabbed another second place finish and it was a third place in the 200 medley for the team of Bradford, Engar, Kepsel and Ibanez.
November 11-12, 2022 @ Cedar City Invitational
The Dinos swim teams traveled to Cedar City over the weekend to face schools from around the state and across classifications at the Cedar Invitational. With over 13 teams on the boys side and 14 on the girls this was the largest meet that they had taken part in this season. At the end of the two-day event the boys landed in the seventh spot and the girls in sixth.
For the girls it was Pleasant Grove claiming the top spot with 501 points. Host Cedar City was second and Crimson Cliffs landed in third. Tooele and Stansbury rounded out the top five with Carbon in sixth turning in a score of 153.
Alyssa Chamberlain claimed the only individual top five finish taking fifth in the 100 yard free with a time of 1:01.27, she would later join team mates Lisa king, Mia Crompton and Hadley Bower to earn a fourth place finish in the 400 free relay turning in a time of 4:21.57.
For the boys, Pleasant Grove also claimed the top spot with 467.5 and host Cedar was in second as well. Canyon View another Cedar City area school landed in third with Tooele and Crimson Cliffs making up the remainder of the top five. Carbon claimed the seventh spot with 123 points.
Gabe Ibanez was the sole Dinos on the boys side of the pool top earn top five finishes with a second place finish in the 500 yard free and a fifth place in the 50 yard free.
The Dinos will be close to home competing on November 22 at the Emery Aquatic Center, when they face Emery, Grand and Gunnison.
November 22 @ Emery
The pool in Castle Dale is as close to home as the Dinos will get this season with the refurbishment of the Price pool and the Lady Dinos seem to make themselves at home.
The Lady Dinos earned a first place finish followed by Emery. Grand and Gunnison Valley rounded out the field.
Mia Crompton had a couple of top finishes for the Dinos, claiming victories in the 100 free, and the 100 breast stroke. Ellie Hanson earned a second place finish in the 200 free and a fifth place in the 500 free. Alyssa Chamberlain ended the 200 IM in second and also added a third place in the 500 free.
Hadley Bower had a second place finish in the 100 free to go with a third in the 50 free. Kanyon Christensen took third in the 200 IM .
Other top finishers for the Lady Dinos were, Jennacie Jeffery with third in the 200 free and Lily Thayn finished fourth in the 50 free. Ember Lyman grabbed fourth place in the 100 breast stroke and fifth in the 50 free. Ada Bradford had a second place in the 500 free and team mate Rachel Blackburn finished in fifth. Evie Halk had a fourth place finish in the back stroke and Lindsie Fausett finished fourth in the 500 free.
Carbon picked up great finishes in relays as well claiming the top spot in the 200 medley with the team of Bradford, Crompton, Christensen and Chamberlain. The Carbon team of Christensen, Lyman, Bower and Blackburn claimed second in the 200 free. And Crompton, Bradford Bower and Chamberlain finished the 400 free in second.
The Carbon boys finished the day in second place behind the Emery Spartans. Grand and Gunnison Valley went three and four.
The top finisher for the Dinos was Gabe Ibanez who would end the day with a first place finish in the 200 IM, as well as a second place in the 100 yard breast stroke. Boyd Bradford finished in the top spot in the 500 free, Mason Engar ended the 200 free in second, and claimed a third place finish in the 100 yard back stroke Nathan Engar was second in the in the 50 free, while Cameron Jones finished third in the 100 free.
In relays it was the team of Ibanez, Nathan and Mason Engar, and Spencer Tullis earning first place in the 200 free. Bradford, Ky Earl, Spencer Hepworth and Leland Kepsel grabbed a second place finish in the 200 medley, and Bradford, Tullis, Ibanez and Nathen Engar finished third in the 400 free.
December 7, 2023 @ Union
The Carbon swim team continued through the season on Wednesday as they traveled to Roosevelt to participate in a meet with Emery and the host team Union. The Dinos had some very strong individual finishes as well as great relay events on both the girls and boys side of the pool.
Evie Halk took the top spot in the 500 free event and Lily Thayn grabbed a first place finish in the 100 fly. Mia Crompton earned two second place individual finishes in both the 200 free and the 100 back stroke events. Ada Bradford swam to a second place finish in the 200 IM, Alyssa Chamberlain took second in the 100 fly, Ellie Hanson earned a second place finish in the 500 free event, and Lisa King earned third place in both the 50 free and the 100 free. Lindsie Fausett also earned a third place finish in the 200 free.
Relays were big once again for the Lady Dinos as the team of Bradford, Chamberlain, Crompton and Kanyon Christensen took first and the Carbon team of Rachel Blackburn, Jennacie Jefferey, Ember Lyman and Thayn finished right behind them in second place in the 200 medley relay. Hadley Bower, Chamberlain, King and Crompton finished in first in the 200 free relay.
Gabe Ibanez swam to a top finish in the 100 free with a time of 53.93, he went on to finish in second place in the 200 free, and Cameron Jones earned a first place finish in the 500 free. Mason Engar grabbed two second place finishes in both the 50 and the 100 free, and Nathan Engar finished third in the 100 fly event, Spencer Tullis also claimed third in the 100 breast stroke.
In relays, the team of Ibanez, Jones, Mason Engar and Boyd Bradford finished second in the 400 free relay.
January 6-7, 2023 @ Red Rocks Invitational
After the lengthy holiday break the Carbon swimmers were rested and ready to get back in the pool and traveled to Utah Tech University in St. George for the Red Rock Invitational. With schools from across all classes and across the state, the Dino girls grabbed a top ten finish among the 16 schools, while the boys claimed the 12 spot out of 14 schools that took part in the two day event.
Carbon has truly been a team without a home this season with the renovations going on at the Price City pool, the Dinos have been unable to have any home meets, but continue through the year that only has three meets left before region, that takes place in Richfield on January 26.
The competition at Red Rocks was strong with schools from 5A and 6A in attendance making the field difficult to maneuver through.
Wasatch claimed the top spot, with 429 points on the girls side, with Timpview earning a second place finish. Crimson Cliffs, Cedar City and Desert Hills rounded out the top five. Carbon finished in ninth place with 193 points.
Alyssa Chamberlain earned a top ten finish in the 50 yard free coming in eighth place, she then joined with team mates Mia Crompton, Lisa King and Hadley Bower to take seventh in the 400 relay.
Crimson Cliffs took the top finish for the boys with 386 points, Wasatch took second with 376. Cedar City, Timpview and Payson made up the rest of the top five. Carbon landed in the twelve spot scoring 137 points.
For the boys, Gabe Ibanez claimed an eighth place finish in the 100 free, and the Carbon relay team of Ibanez, Nathan Engar, Mason Engar and Spencer Tullis, earned a seventh place finish in the 200 free relay and an eighth place in the 400 relay.
January 12, 2023 @ Emery
he Dino swim team was on the road in Castle Dale joining Emery, Juan Diego, and Summit Academy for what in essence was the final local meet. The Lady Dinos were able to earn a second place finish and the boys took third on their side of the pool.
The Spartans took first place on both sides of the pool. For the girls, Carbon took second, Juan Diego third, and Summit Academy fourth.
Ada Bradford came up with a first place finish in the 500 free turning in a time of 6:35.83. Mia Crompton also grabbed a first place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:41.84. Other Dinos with top finishes were Evie Halk with a second place in the 200 free and Lily Thayn with a third place finish in the 200 IM. Alyssa Chamberlain, earned a second place finish in the 500 free, and Hadley Bower with a second place finish in the 100 free.
In relays for the Lady Dinos, the team of Bower, Bradford, Chamberlain, and Crompton earned a first place finish in the 400 relay with a time of 4:26.91. In the 200 medley relay, the team of Bradford, Chamberlain, Crompton, and Kanyon Christensen took third. Another third place finish came in the 200 free relay from the team of Bower, Halk, Lindsie Fausett, and Ember Lyman.
For the boys, it was Emery on top as well, followed by Juan Diego and Carbon in third.
Gabe Ibanez earned the top spot in the 100 backstroke turning in a time of 1:03.06, and also a second place finish in the 100 breaststroke. In the 500 free, Mason Engar turned in a time of 5:52.79 earning him a first place finish as well. Leland Kespel finished the 100 backstroke in second place and Spencer Tullis had a third place finish in the 200 free.
In relays, the team of Nathan Engar, Cameron Jones, Tullis, and Ibanez earned a first place finish in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:39.01. Boyd Bradford, Mason Engar, Nathan Engar, and Ibanez swam to a second place finish in the 200 medley relay.
January 13-14, 2023 @ Cedar January Invitational
The Carbon swim teams were back at it in Cedar City over the weekend for the two day Cedar Invitational. 14 girls teams and 12 boys team took part in the event, and the Lady Dinos finished the weekend in third place with 219 points. The boys came in fourth with 161.5.
Carbon has just one meet left in the regular season, the Last Chance Invitational at Emery on January 21, no spectators will be allowed at this event. After that, regionals will be held in Richfield on January 26 and then the State Tournament will take place at Brigham Young University, February 10-11.
Copper Hills claimed the top spot on the girls side of the pool with 358 points followed by Cedar City in second with 287. Carbon, Emery, and Millard rounded out the top five.
For Carbon the relay team of Hadley Bower, Lisa King, Alyssa Chamberlain, and Mia Crompton earned a first place finish in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:51, ahead of the second place team from Richfield and their time of 1:54.47. In the 200 medley, Evie Halk, Jennacie Jeffery, Ember Lyman and Lily Thayn swam to a sixth place finish.
Chamberlain earned a fourth and fifth place finish in the 50 free and 100 free respectively for the Dinos, while Crompton claimed a sixth place finish in the 50 free and a seventh place in the 100 free.
Ellie Hanson competed in the longest race of the day earning an eighth place finish in the 500 free, and Jeffrey finished the 200 individual medley in seventh. Ada Bradford swam to ninth place in the 100 yard backstroke and a tenth place finish in the 220 free. King earned two tenth place finishes in the 50 free and the 100 free, and Thayn, Lyman, and Halk each earned tenth place spots in the 100 fly, 100 yard breaststroke and the 100 yard backstroke respectively.
For the boys, host Cedar City earned the top spot with 404 points, Canyon View finished in second with 304. Uintah, Carbon, and Grand made up the top five.
Gabe Ibanez came away with a pair of top five finishes with a third in the 200 free and a fourth place in the 100 fly. Nathan Engar claimed fifth in the 500 free and Cameron Jones and Mason Engar both swam to eighth place finishes, Jones in the 500 free and Mason Engar in the 100 free.
In relays the team of Mason Engar, Nathan Engar, Ibanez, and Jones earned a second place finish in the 400 free relay and third place in the 200 free relay.
January 24, 2023 Last Chance Invitational @ Emery
The regular season came to an end in Castle Dale at the Emery County Aquatic Center for the Last Chance Invitational. The Carbon girls grabbed first place on their side of the pool while the boys team finished the day in second.
The indoor pool has been undergoing some serious renovations and when the facility opens (in time for next season) it will be brand new with a fresh coat of paint on all the walls, the ceiling refinished and a state of the art pool.
There are only two events left on the calendar this year however, the regional meet in Richfield and the State Championships in Provo at Brigham Young University.
The Carbon girls finished in first place with 417 points followed closely by Emery who landed in second with 409.5. Richfield, Grand, Gunnison and South Sevier made up the rest of the field.
For the Dinos, Evie Halk came up big in the most grueling race, the 500 free, her time of 6:25.94 was enough to earn first place, finishing a full six seconds ahead of second. Alyssa Chamberlain earned a first place finish in the 50 free with her time of 27.58, and also collected a second place finish in the 100 free. Ember Lyman finished third in the 100 yard breast stroke, and Lindsie Fausett claimed a third place finish in the 500 free.
In relays, Chamberlain, Halk, Lyman and Mia Crompton, swam their way to a second place finish in the 200 medley relay. In the 400 relay, Ada Bradford, Kanyon Christensen, Lisa King and Fausett earned second place.
The Emery Spartans claimed first place for the boys with 389.5 points, Carbon finished in second with 369. Richfield, Grand, South Sevier, and Gunnison rounded out the rest of the field.
Mason Engar earned a couple of top finishes for the Dinos with a second place finish in the 500 free and a third in the 100 yard back stroke. Gabe Ibanez had a second place finish in both the 200 individual medley and the 100 back stroke. Nathan Engar earned a second place in the 50 free, and Cameron Jones swam to a second place finish in the 100 free.
Carbon earned the top spot in the 200 medley relay with the team of Mason Engar, Nathan Engar, Ibanez and Spencer Tullis with their time of 1:55.14. And the Dino team of Leland Kespel, Garrett Black Boyd Bradford and Jones finished third in the 400 relay.
January 26, 2023 Region 12 Championships @ Richfield
The Carbon Lady Dinos are tops in Region 12 after traveling to Richfield Thursday to compete in the final meet before state competition. The girls lead the way scoring 463 points nearly 40 points better than second place Canyon View. For the boys, they earned a fourth place finish scoring 282.5.
The Lady Dinos were followed by Canyon View with 424 points in second place. Emery, Richfield and Grand rounded out the top five.
Alyssa Chamberlain earned two first place finishes in the 50 free with a time of 25.67 and in the 100 free, turning in a time of 57.94. Ada Bradford claimed two third place finishes in both the 100 yard back stroke and the 500 free. Evie Halk earned a fourth place finish in the 500 free and the 100 yard backstroke she earned fifth place and Mia Crompton swam to fifth in the 50 free and fourth in the 100. Ellie Hanson finished in third in the 200 free, Lily Thayn swam to a fourth place finish in the 100 fly and Rachael Blackburn earned a fifth place finish in the 200 free.
In the relays, Hadley Bower along with team mates Chamberlain, Crompton and Lisa King earned a first place finish turning in a time of 1:50.39. Bower, Chamberlain, Bradford and Crompton swam their way to second place in the 400 relay. The 200 medley relay team of Bradford, Thayn, Kanyon Christiansen and Ember Lyman earned a third place finish.
For the boys, it was Canyon View who swam away with the Region 12 crown scoring 513 points, Richfield landed in second with 323. Emery, Carbon and Grand made up the rest of the top five.
Gabe Ibanez had a pair of second place individual finishes in the 200 IM and the 500 free. Nathan Engar claimed second in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free. Mason Engar had two fourth place finishes in the 50 free and 100 free, and Cameron Jones claimed fifth in the 500 free.
Mason and Nathan Engar along with Ibanez and Spencer Tullis swam to a second place in the 200 free relay. Cameron Jones, Nathan and Mason Engar along with Ibanez earned another second place in the 400 free relay. In the 200 medley relay Boyd Bradford, Leland Kespel, Jackson Thayn and Tullis finished in fifth.
February 2, 2023 Region 12 Scoring Update
There was an adjustment made to the final scoring for the Region 12 swimming championships held in Richfield on January 26, and while the top spots on both the boys and the girls sides didn’t change, there were shake ups in the rest of the places that had implications for the Carbon boys and both Emery squads.
On the boys side Canyon View was still in first place, but the new points totals have jumped Carbon from fourth place to a second place finish. Richfield went from second to third which, in turn dropped Emery from third place to fourth. Grand stayed in fifth.
On the girls side of the pool, Carbon remained in first place but with the new score calculations, Emery moved from third to second place with Canyon View sliding to third. Richfield and Grand both stayed in fourth and fifth.
Both Carbon and Emery have another week of practice time before next weeks State Swimming Championships Friday and Saturday February 10 & 11 at Brigham Young University.
February 10-11, 2023 3A State Championships @ BYU
Swim teams from around the state took over the pool at Brigham Young University last weekend for the State Championships, which included 20 boys teams and 26 girls teams. Competing for two days in Provo, Carbon found itself with a pair of top 10 finishes as the boys landed in eighth and the girls earned third.
For the boys it was Judge Memorial taking the top spot with 392.5 points, Canyon View took second with 242 points. Juan Diego, Ogden and Union rounded out the top five. Carbon earned 112 points for eighth place.
Gabe Ibanez finished out his senior campaign with a pair of fifth place finishes in the 200 yard free turning in a time of 1:54.76 and in the 500 yard free crossing the finish in 5:20.21.
The boys would also claim a fourth place finish in the 400 free relay, as the team of Ibanez, sophomore Mason Engar, senior Nathan Engar , and junior Cameron Jones ended in a time of 3:32.22. In the 200 free relay Ibanez, Mason Engar, Nathan Engar, and senior Spencer Tullis earned fifth with a time of 1:36.88.
For the girls, Judge Memorial also earned the first place finish with 234 points, Juan Diego landed in second with 226 and Carbon took third with 182, Ogden and Emery made up the rest of the top five.
The Lady Dino team of juniors Alyssa Chamberlain, Mia Crompton and freshman Lisa King and Kanyon Christensen earned a second place finish in the 200 free relay turning in a time of 1:49.38.
The Lady Dinos will say good bye to two seniors, Kasia Earl and Lindsie Fausett and for the boys Ibanez, Nathan Engar, and Tullis along with Austin Horsely, Boyd Bradford and Garret Black, are all part of the class of 2023.