02/06/2026
The Jefferson High School State Swim Team consisting of Ansley Nunnally, Sophierose Hobbs, Coleman Rudisill, Will Nunnally, Levi Johnson, Corbin Hobbs, Addison Grant, Taylor McClay, Briley Smith, Emery Whetstone, Wyatt Dunagan, and Landon Lord competed at the GHSA 1-3A State Meet at Georgia Tech on February 4th and 5th. Out of 60 schools, our Dragons finished 10th in the state!
Senior, Ansley Nunnally led the way with 3 top 10 finishes of 7th, 8th, and 9th places and a 12th place.
The girl’s 400 free relay with Emery Whetstone, Taylor McClay, Sophierose Hobbs, and Ansley Nunnally dropped a total of 10 seconds at state to place 7th overall in the state.
The boy’s 400 free relay of Levi Johnson, Corbin Hobbs, Will Nunnally, and Colman Rudisill dropped over 5 seconds to finish 11th. Their actual time would have placed them 7th in the state if in the “A” finals.
Our Girl’s 200 medley relay with Emery Whetstone, Addison Grant, Ansley Nunnally, and Sophierose Hobbs took 9th place in the state.
Our Boy’s 200 medley relay with Levi Johnson, Corbin Hobbs, Will Nunnally, and Coleman
Rudisill earned 14th place.
The Girl’s 200 free relay
with Taylor McClay, Emery Whetstone, Briley Smith, and Sophierose Hobbs placed 13th in the state.
Our Boy’s 200 free relay with Levi Johnson, Corbin Hobbs, Will Nunnally, and Coleman Rudisill earned 15th place dropping over a second.
Individual performances included:
Ansley Nunnally- 8th 100 fly, 12th 100 back
Emery Whetstone- 17th 100 back
Coleman Rudisill- 18th 50 free.
Our team lost 5 powerhouse swimmers, that all are swimming at the next level, last year. This was a rebuilding year for us, and boy did we rebuild. At the beginning of the season, I was hoping we could just make at least one state cut in a relay. Well, we made all relay cuts, made finals and placed in each one. Every single swimmer we took, dropped time, made it back to finals, and placed in the state. I am amazed at the way these swimmers performed for each other and our school!! They put everything they had into the pool these last two days. I could not be more proud of them. It’s a great day to be a Swim Dragon!!!!