Judge Memorial Catholic High School boys and girls swim teams, lead by coach Matt Finnigan, are set to complete in the UHSAA Class 3A State Championships at BYU on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4.

Our Bulldogs are coming off a strong Region finish, with the girls' team claiming the Region 10 championship and the boys’ squad coming in third place.

On Friday, February 3, timed finals for events one through four will begin at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, February 4, swimming finals for events six through 12 will begin at 5 p.m.

This is by far the most exciting, adrenaline-filled, swimming-related meet in the State, so feel free to come to Provo to the Richards P.E. Building on the BYU campus and support our hard-working student-athletes. Go Bulldogs!

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The Synopsis

The 3A Boys is wide open. The Bulldogs might be small in numbers, but big on heart, and the ability to move up in every event. Seamus Appel '12 leads the way, seeded third in both the 200 free and 500 free. Seamus is the defending state champ in the 200 free. Additionally, Jason Motley '13 and twin powers Dillon Beckett’12 and Parker Beckett ’12 should provide the fair amount of depth the boys will need to contend with the top teams, Park City, Desert Hills and defending 3A champ Wasatch. New 3A addition Tooele should also be in the mix.

On the girls side, defending state champ Judge Memorial will have its hands full with Desert Hills and Park City. Desert Hills holds the top seed in four out of the eight individual events, and is seeded ahead of Judge in two of the three relays. With just enough depth in their arsenal this year, the Thunder should battle the Bulldogs to the very end. Judge is led by Amelia Wolfgramm '14, who is seeded first in both the 100 free and 100 backstroke. She'll have help from Kaley Banyai '13 and two rookies, Alandra McDowell ‘15 and Allison Witte ‘15. The senior class must have their best meet of the season if Judge is to have any chance at repeating as a state champ.

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The Competitors for the Bulldogs (indicates seed)

200 Free

• Alandra McDowell (5), Cassandra Cokl (8), Elizabeth Reynolds (15) and Erica Azad (16)
• Seamus Appel (3), Jason Motley (10) and Patrick Sullivan (23)

200 IM

• Allison Witte (3), Kaley Banyai (4), Marcela Vasquez (15) and Ally Eagan (16)
• Dillon Beckett (17), Parker Beckett (18) and Dominic Oliver (21)

50 Free

• Marisa Bush (11), Emilleeann Moran (12), Lizzie Gibbs (15) and Alyssa Corbett (19)
• Patrick Burden (14)

100 Fly

• Kaley Banyai (3), Allison Witte (5), Isabel Romano (11) and Ally Eagan (18)
• Parker Beckett (14), Dillon Beckett (16) and Patrick Sullivan (23)

100 Free

• Amelia Wolfgramm (1), Marisa Bush (8), Emilleeann Moran (10) and Elizabeth Reynolds (12)
• Jason Motley (7) and John Barnett (21)

500 Free

• Alandra McDowell (2), Cassandra Cokl (7) and Lizzie Gibbs (13)
• Seamus Appel (3)

100 Back

• Amelia Wolfgramm (1), Erica Azad (8), Alyssa Corbett (9) and Emily Murnin (17)
• Connor Morgan (20)

100 Breast

• Marcela Vasquez (11), Emily Murnin (20) and Julia Corbett (21)
• Dominic Oliver (17)

Relays

• girls’ 200 medley relay
• boys’ 200 medley relay
• girls’ 200 free relay
• boys’ 200 free relay
• girls’ 400 free relay
• boys’ 400 free relay

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UHSAA Policies and Procedures

The complete information packet: for the 3A State Meet

• The state meets will be a timed finals format over two days. Team scoring will be for the first 16 places: 1st place = 20 pts, 2nd=17, 3rd=16, 4th=15, 5th=14, 6th=13, 7th=12, 8th=11, 9th=9, 10th=7, 11th=6, 12th=5, 13th=4, 14th=3, 15th=2, 16th=1. Medals will be presented to the first six places in the individual events and the first three places in the relay events. Team trophies will be awarded to the first and second place winners. No hats or head coverings may be worn during awards ceremonies. Swimmers are allowed to wear their team sweat suits on the podium for the medals presentation and awards event photo.
• Buses unload at the Richards P.E. Building northwest doors and then park in the lot west of LaVell Edwards Football Stadium. Coaches should call on their cell phones for pickup and be outside waiting when bus arrives. Drivers must not park or wait curbside to pickup teams!
• Balloons are not allowed in any part of the BYU facility.
• No glass containers will be allowed on deck. Only bottled liquids in plastic containers will be allowed on deck.
• Participants must bring their own towels. Dressing room attendants will patrol the locker areas to help us take good care of the facilities.
• BYU is in session on Friday. Please adhere to parking restrictions. Cars and buses will be ticketed or impounded if parked illegally. Public parking will be free in the lot west of the practice football field which is west of the Richards PE Building.
• Spectators, parents and fans should arrive early because seating is extremely limited.
• Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Patrons are not allowed to save seats. Once the balcony is full, the Utah Fire Code prevents us from seating any additional spectators. Because of the possibility of a sell-out, arrangements may be made for a LIVE VIDEO FEED for patrons to view free of charge in Room 267. When space becomes available, BYU staff will go to Room 267 and call for the next ticket holders to fill the seats vacated by patrons.
• Prices for admission are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students per session. No one will be admitted without a ticket. Tickets will be sold prior to each session at the meet site. There will be no advance sales and no reserved seats sold. The facility will be cleared after each session. A separate ticket must be purchased for each classification session.