Program Highlights

2014-15 January Nineteen state qualifying swimmers and divers competed and placed second at 5A State. McKensi Austin ’16 won her second straight diving championship and the 200 free relay of Lindsay Painton ’16, Jennae Frederick ’17, Amy Lenderink ’16 and Taylor Wilson ’15 was first as well. Individually Lindsay Painton placed seventh in 200 free and 100 free, Taylor Wilson ’15 placed fifth in 50 free and sixth in 100 free, Amy Lenderink ’16 took second in 100 fly, Kaylie Breslin ’16 was seventh in 100 fly, Samantha Smith ’17 placed eighth in 100 free and seventh in 100 back and Kellyn Toole ’15 finished fourth in diving. Both the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay achieved Automatic All American times and McKensi Austin earned All American in diving. Both head coach Nick Frasersmith and dive coach Kim Hagger were named 5A coach of the year. McKensi Austin '16 and Kellyn Toole '15 August Missy Franklin ’13 wins the ESPY for best female college athlete.

2015-16 January The RJ Girls Swim & Dive Team placed second at 5A State with 27 swimmers and divers. McKensi Austin ’16 won the diving championship for the third consecutive year and the 200 free relay of Amy Lenderink ’16, Jennae Frederick ’17, Meriel Upton ’19, and Lindsay Painton ’16 won for a fourth consecutive year. The 400 free relay Samantha Smith ’17, Meriel Upton, Isabella Schultze ’17, Lindsay Painton also won their event. Lindsay Painton was third in 200 free and second in 100 free, Anne Marie Kenny ’18 was sixth in diving, Amy Lenderink placed second in 100 fly, Kaylie Breslin ’16 was eighth in 100 fly, and Samantha Smith ’17 was fifth in 100 free. All American was achieved in four events – diving (McKensi Austin), 100 fly (Amy Lenderink), the 200 free relay and 400 free relay. August Missy Franklin '13 won a gold medal as part of the women's 4 x 200 free relay at the Rio Olympics. 2016-17 January Twenty-six qualifiers participated and placed fourth at the 5A State Meet. Jada Surrell-Norwood ’20 placed fifth in 50 free and second in 100 free achieving All-American times in both. Samantha Smith ’17 was sixth in 50 free and eighth in 100 fly and Jenna Newkirk ’20 was seventh in 500 free. The 200 free relay of Samantha Smith, Meriel Upton ’19, Jennae Frederick ’17 and Jada Surrell-Norwood set a new team record and placed second in an All-American time and the 400 free relay of Samantha Smith, Meriel Upton, Isabella Schultze ’17 and Jada Surrell-Norwood placed third also with an All-American time.

2017-18 February Twenty-five qualifiers participated and placed third at the 5A State Meet. Scoring in every event, the Raiders returned an impressive 125 points when the season begins in November 2019. Jada Surrell-Norwood '20 placed third in 50 free and second in 100 free, achieving an All-American time in the 100. Meriel Upton '19 was sixth in 200 free and seventh in 100 free and Claire Brennan '19 was fourth in 200 free and 12th in 100 free. Juniors Sophia Bradac '20 and Parker Biley '20 both scored in two individual events as well, with Sophia taking 13th in 200 IM and 5th in 100 breast with an All-American time and new team record. Parker was sixth in 200 IM and 13th in 100 back. Other indivdual scorers included Rachel Hubka '19 who was12th in 50 free, Ava Leege '20, 16th in 100 breast, Anne Marie Kenny, eighth in diving, Manna Nelson '20, 15th in 500 free, Dani Carr '18, 16th in 100 back and Courtney Vale '19, 15th in 100 breast. All three relays finished in the top three with the 200 free relay (Meriel Upton, Izzie Capra '19, Rachel Hubka and Jada Surrell-Norwood) and 400 free relay (Meriel Upton, Parker Biley, Sophia Bradac and Jada Surrell-Norwood) both taking second place and achieving All-American times.

2018-19 February Regis Jesuit qualified 29 swimmers who participated and placed third at the 5A State Meet at VMAC and had 159 returning points for the 201920 season. All three relays placed third and achieved AllAmerican status: 200 medley relay (Parker Biley '20, Sophia Bradac '20, Jada Surrell-Norwood '20 and Rachel Hubka '19),

200 free relay (Isalina Colsman '20, Meriel Upton '19, Hubka and Grace Dale '22) and 400 free relay (Dale, Claire Brennan '19, Bradac and Surrell-Norwood ). The team had finalists in every swimming event with multiple top-twenty finishes in most of them. The girls earned 41 points in 200 free with Brennan placing fifth, Upton eighth and Dale thirteenth. 200 IM had three swimmers earn points with Sophia Bradac placing fifth, Parker Biley 14th and Ellie Lopez '21 18th. Rachel Hubka '19 was the lone 50 free finalist placing eight and Franna Hutchens '20 finished 14th in 100 fly. 100 free brought in the most points of any event with 61.5 as a result of a first place finish by Jada Surrell-Norwood, fifth by freshman Grace Dale, 11th by Meriel Upton and 12th by Rachel Hubka. Claire Brennan '19 and Manna Nelson '20 took sixth and 19th in 500 free and Parker Biley, Jada Surrell-Norwood and Ellie Lopez placing sixth, seventh and 20th in 100 back. The final individual event of the meet, 100 breast, also featured four finalists with sisters Sophia ('20) and Catherine ('21) Bradac earning second and 11th, Courtney Vale '19 13th and freshman Kenna Cashman '22 taking 15th. Jada SurrellNorwood and Sophia Bradac earned individual All-American awards with their swims in 100 free and 100 breast.

2019-20 February Thirty swimmers and two divers qualified for and participated in the 5A State Meet. The Raiders again scored in every swimming event and placed third overall. Sophia Bradac '20 was the State Champion in 100 breast with an Automatic All-American time and placed ninth in 200 IM. Jada Surrell-Norwood '20 placed fourth in 50 free and third in 100 free, achieving an All-American time in the 100. Grace Dale '22 was eighth in both 50 free and 100 free, Parker Biley '20 was eighth in 100 back and 13th in 100 free and junior Ellie Lopez '21 was 13th and 14th in 100 back and 200 IM. Ariana Mitsuoka '20 and freshman Rosie Jump '23 both scored in two individual events as well, with Ariana taking 18th in 50 free and 20th in 100 free and Rosie taking 14th in 200 free and 15th in 500 free. Other indivdual scorers included Catherine Bradac '21 who was 8th in 100 breast, Manna Nelson '20, 13th in 500 free, Franna Hutchens '20, 14th in 100 fly, Isalina Colsman, 16th in 50 free, Kenna Cashman '22, 16th in 500 free, Samantha Aguirre '23, 19th in 100 fly and Olivia Rumph '23, 20th in 100 breast. All three relays achieved All-American qualifying times and finished near the top with the 200 medley relay (Biley, S. Bradac, Greta Leege '22 and Mitsuoka) placing 4th, the 200 free relay (Dale, Mitsuoka, Colsman and Surrell-Norwood) taking 2nd and 400 free relay (Dale, Biley, S. Bradac and SurrellNorwood) taking third place.

2021 March After an unusual covid-challenged season which included virtual meets and empty stands, 27 swimmers and divers qualified for the 5A State Meet but only 15 swimmers and two divers were able to compete in the meet that allowed just the top 20 times in each event to compete. The Regis Jesuit girls scored 298 points and placed third in a State meet unlike any other. CHSAA rules only allowed for a certain number of athletes on deck at a time and cleared the pool deck for cleaning protocols every couple of events. Emma Weber '22 won both the 200 IM and 100 breast setting a new state record in the later. Her time of 59.93 was the top time in the country last season and she was named All-American in all four of her events.. Grace Dale '22 placed 4th in 50 free and 6th in 100 free and Sammie Aguirre '23 was 5th in 200 free. Seniors Ellie Lopez placed 12th in 200 IM and 17th in 100 back and Catherine Bradac was 8th in 100 breast. Kenna Cashman '22 and Olivia Roumph '23 finished 12th and 13th respectively in breaststroke as well. Cashman also placed 12th in 500 free. Greta Leege '22 finished 17th in both 50 Free and 100 fly and Allie Sanchez '22 placed 17th in 200 free and 14th in 100 back. Sophia Frei '23 was 15th in 100 back and divers, Chiara Lopach '22 and Mia Henninger '24 placed 12th and 19th. The 200 medley relay (Sanchez, Weber, Leege and Rosie Jump '23) came in third place and the 200 free relay (Leege, Jump, Weber and Dale) took fourth place with both relays acheiving All-American times. The 400 free relay (Aguirre, Bradac, Sanchez and Dale) placed ninth.

2020-21 Caroline Armistead, Kenna Cashman, Caroline Clouatre, Grace Dale, Greta Leege 2020-21 Catherine Bradac, Hannah Hubka, Ellie Lopez, Maddie Proctor 2019-20 Isalina Colsman, Franna Hutchins, Ava Leege, Ariana Mitsuoka 2018-19 Claire Brennan, Izzie Capra, Rachel Hubka, Meriel Upton 2017-18 Nai Cardenas-Duran, Dani Carr, Hadley Templin, Audrey Trainor 2016-17 Jessie Bixler, Kate Clawson, Kassidy Cook, Jennae Frederick, Chloe Morton, Sam Smith 2015-16 Amy Lenderink, Lindsay Painton, Emily Protz, Megan Tartell 2014-15 Madison Bannec, Sydney Cutler, Kellyn Toole, Taylor Wilson 2013-14 Meg Chase, Danielle Clayton, Emma Colapinto, Kate Roth 2012-13 Abby Cutler, Lindsay Kriz, Briana LaBrie, Carla Meli, Marielle Renehan 2011-12 Holly Dawson, Sara Long, Jackie Macke, Jamie Monk 2010-11 Hannah Chase, Claudia Lock, Molly Reidy, Alex Todd, Hillary Thomas 2009-10 Taylor DeBever, Annie Gray, Julia Maddock, Erica Stephens 2008-09 Andrea Meli, Vanessa Pollitt, Catherine Reidy, Alyssa Swanson, Lydia Templin 2007-08 Lauren Doty, Carriel Markel, Kelsey Olson, Kristin Schmid, Charlotte Veazie 2006-07 Kelli Binder, Sarah Leach, Stephanie McNicol, Rocio Meli, Kylie O'Donnel 2005-06 Taylor Kannawin, Taylor Olson

Head Coach

NICK FRASERSMITH

Nick's coaching career started in the early 1980s. Through the years, he has coached Junior National Champions, State Champions, Swimmers of the Year, Junior National and Senior National qualifiers along with Olympic Trial qualifiers. Nick has been the Girls Swim & Dive head coach from 2003 to the present. Over the years, he was selected as National Girls' High School Coach of the year in 2013 and The Denver Post Colorado High School Girls' Coach of the Year in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Nick is also head coach for the RJ Boys Swim & Dive Team.

Dive Coach

TAYLOR ROBERTS

Taylor was an elite-level gymnast who turned to diving after numerous injuries. Diving for Smoky Hill High School, he set a State record of 521.60 (11 dives) and school records in both six and eleven dive categories. As a junior, Coach Taylor was the Colorado 5A state champion. Following high school, Taylor had a successful career diving at Indiana University. Taylor works for Tri-County Health as a Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator. He lives in Aurora with his wife, Mandy and children, Olivia and Elliott.

Assistant Coach

KENZIE WEED '10 Kenzie Weed is a 2010 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School. While at Regis Jesuit, she was both a diver and a Girls Swim & Dive team manager. After college, Kenzie returned to her alma mater teaches science in the girls division. Eager to once again be involved with the Girls Swim & Dive team, she joined the coaching staff and is excited to begin her fourth season.

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BRIAN DAVENPORT '04 Brian graduated from Regis Jesuit in 2004 as a four-year varsity swimmer. He has served as both the assistant and head coach for the Virginia Vale Swim Team from 2004 to present. During his tenure with Virginia Vale,the team has earned eleven continuous state titles. Coach Davenport has been the Regis Jesuit Girls assistant coach since 2007. Brian teaches English in the Regis Jesuit Girls Division.

Assistant Coach

KRISTIN REPACI Kristin grew up in Boise, Idaho, swimming competitively for the YMCA, Meridian Summer League, and Mountain View High School. After high school, Kristin enjoyed swimming with the club team at Vanderbilt University. She moved to Denver to begin her teaching career in 2013. Kristin teaches mathematics in the Boys Division at Regis Jesuit. During the summer, you can find her at the pool coaching the Stapleton Stingrays.

Assistant Coach

JAY KIM '08 Jay Kim is a 2008 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School. Jay was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea and attended Regis Jesuit HS where he was a four-year varsity swimmer. He set a state record in 200IM his senior year. Jay went to college at Drury University in Missouri and swam for the Mens team from 2008 to 2011. He was All-American for four years and set the NCAA Division II record in 200 Butterfly. He won more than seven individual titles and was MVP of the meet at the 2011 NCAA Division II Championship. Jay swam professionally back in Korea and finished his Masters in Sports Fitness and Management at Missouri Western State University. He has been an assistant coach at Denver Swim Academy for 2 years. His coaching philosophy is to teach swimmers life lessons about hard work and dedication in practice because “hard work always pays off.” Give your best and set goals for your achievement. More importantly, have fun and respect and love your teammates.