Morgan swim team dives into season with strong performances
Nov 15, 2024 11:09AM ● By Liisa London Mecham
The 2024-2025 Morgan swim team gained 21 new swimmers this year for a total of 41 athletes. After two meets, the swimmers are showing impressive gains in the pool. Photo courtesy of Jared Noorda
Morgan’s swim team opened their season Nov. 6, with a meet in Roosevelt against Union, and followed it up with a Region 13 Invitational at Ogden two days later. The team, coached by Kerrie Gordon and new assistant coach Mary Ann Russell, saw impressive improvements from the first to second meet.
With 21 new swimmers, the team has grown to 41 athletes. Without a home pool, Morgan’s dedicated team puts in the miles in the pool and on the road just to attend practice.
Highlights of the opening meet at Union High School include Relyk Dorius dropping seven seconds off his 200 free time, and Levi Sill shaving six seconds off his 200 IM time and 2.8 seconds off his 100 breaststroke. In addition, Joel Wilkinson improved his 50 free time by 1.5 seconds.
Carmen Kerr’s debut in the 100 butterfly clocked in at 1:13.08. seven seconds faster than any other girl on the team. Aadrie Little and Daxin Witte both cut four seconds from their 100 free times. In the 500 free, Lizzy Bess dropped a huge 19 seconds off her 500 free time, and teammate Jayce Skidmore dropped 11 seconds off her 500 free time.
The meet wrapped up with “fun” relays, including the T-shirt, kick board, and corkscrew relays.
On Friday, Nov. 8, the Morgan swim team competed in the Region 13 Invitational at Ogden High School, facing off against all of Region 13 and St. Joseph’s as well.
More times dropped during the meet as swimmers continue to demonstrate rapid progress in the pool. Region 13 Invitational Highlights:
• Levi Sill cut 16 seconds off his 200 free time and 3.5 seconds from his 100 fly.
• Carmen Kerr swam her first 200 IM in 2:32.72 on, only 0.18 seconds shy of the school record. Morgan Swim Meet Coordinator Jared Noorda predicts she will break the school record this year.
• Aadrie Little trimmed three seconds from her 50 free time.
• Freshman Gavin Lemon swam his first 50 free in under 30 seconds with a time of 28.99.
• The girls 400 free relay dropped an impressive 20 seconds from their time they recorded at Union on Wednesday.
The Trojans swam in a meet against Ogden on Nov. 14 and will join the Region Relays at Ben Lomond right before Thanksgiving break on Nov. 26. With a packed schedule through December and January, the team is primed for success as they prepare for the state championships on Feb. 7-8, 2025, at BYU. λ
