01/26/2026
The Laker Swim & Dive Team were in action over the past week in Regional Competition.
The Laker Divers kicked off the competition on Tuesday(1/20) at Scott High School where our divers finished the meet as follows:
Boys
Region Champion: Kendall Wilson (State Qualifier)
Region Runner Up: Garen Railsback (State Qualifier)
3rd Place: Daniel Blakey (State Qualifier)
Girls:
Region Champion: Lyla Root (State Qualifier)
Region Runner Up: Abigail Robertson (State Qualifier)
3rd Place: Alivia Crawhorn
The Divers that have qualified for KHSAA State will compete on 2/20 & 2/21 at University of Kentucky’ Lancaster Aquatic Center.
The swim team was prepared to head to TK Stone in Elizabethtown for Regional Prelims/Finals on Friday & Saturday, but due to Snow/Ice Storm coming in on Saturday, the meet was cut down to a single Timed Final Meet on Friday.
The Girl finished the Regional Meet with a 3rd Place Finish, and the boys came away in 5th
The Girls 200 Medley Relay Team of Haylyn Pierce(10th), Blair Brumett(11th), Marlei DeVore(12th), & Maddie Prater(10th) started off the meet for the Lakers with automatic bid to KHSAA State First Round with a runner up finish to Central Hardin.
The Boys Medley Relay of Ethan Coe, Ethan Hart, Jacob Phillips, & Kendall Wilson finished 3rd .
The Boys 200 Freestyle Relay of Jacob Phillips, Kendall Wilson, Ethan Hart, & Ethan Coe were Region Champions setting a new Laker Team Record with a time of 1:32.27
The Girls 400Free Relay of Haylyn Pierce, Blair Brumett, Maddie Prater, & Marlei DeVore finished 4th
The Boys 400 Free Relay of Daniel Blakey, Jameson Root, Garen Railsback, & Devin Dunbar finished 6th .
Laker Swimmers medaling in the meet individually are as follows:
Marlei DeVore: 200 IM(5th ), 100 Free(7th )
Blair Brumett: 100 Breaststroke (5th )
Kendall Melton: 100 Butterfly (6th )
Haylyn Pierce: 100 Backstroke(3rd )
Ethan Coe: 50 Freestyle(6th ), 100 Freestyle(3rd )
Ethan Hart: 100 Breaststroke(4th )
Kendall Wilson: 100 Breaststroke(8th )
Lakers earning Region All Region Team Honors were Lyla Root, Kendall Wilson, & Jacob Phillips
Laker swimming automatic qualifiers for KHSAA State First Round in Bowling Green on February 7th are:
Girls 200 Medley Relay of Haylyn, Blair, Marlei, & Maddie
Boys 200 Free Relay of Jacob, Kendall, Ethan H, & Ethan C.
Jacob Phillips led the Lakers with 2 Region Championships in the 200 Freestyle and in the 100 Butterfly, lowering his Region 3 Record to a time of 51.40 Jacob also was selected as the Region 3 Swimmer of the meet due to his times in his two individual events. He will automatically qualify to move to Bowling Green High School for the KHSAA State First Round.
The qualifying swimmers to Bowling Green final selection will be made this coming weekend after Regions 1 & 2 compete this coming Saturday on January 31st. The top 2 from each Region are automatic qualifiers, then the next top 10 times across Regions1, 2, & 3 will receive at large bids to the First Round Meet to try and qualify as one of 24 in each event to move on to the KHSAA Championship Finals at University of Kentucky on February 20 & 21, 2026.
Information on additional qualifiers will be posted on the RCHS Swim & Dive social media as they are announced.
Our Laker Coach, Valerie Reynolds was also honored by the other Region 3 Coaches by being selected as the Region 3 Girls & Boys Coach of the Year.
Joseph Phillips
