Puyallup School District
2024-25 PSD Winter Athletic Accomplishments
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Emerald Ridge High
Boys Basketball
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.25 GPA
- SPSL Meet Team Placing: 2nd
- Finished Top 12 in WIAA 4A State Tournament
1st Team SPSL North
- Jamaize McGriff
2nd Team SPSL North
- Jordan Bennett
Girls Basketball
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.16 GPA
- West Central District Finish: 3rd Place
- WIAA 4A State Tournament Participants
1st Team SPSL North
- Semaj Williams
- Jaryah McGriff
2nd Team SPSL South
- Naleila Cammack
Girls Bowling
3rd Place WIAA 4A State Tournament
Undefeated 11-0 Season
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.00 GPA
- SPSL Tournament Finish: 1st Place
1st Team SPSL
- Madilynn Pollock
- Chelsea Ravenell
2nd Team SPSL
- Mariah Brown
Competitive Cheer
WIAA State Cheer Competition
- 1A/2A/3A/4A Tumbling Small Varsity: 1st Place
Girls Flag Football
Undefeated 14-0 SPSL Record
- SPSL MVP: Jayda Guadron
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.53 GPA
1st Team SPSL
- Iyana Allen
- Lili Husarik
2nd Team SPSL
- Hadiah Reid
- Reese Nader
Honorable Mention
- Jemma Yancey
- Dealaia Currenton
Gymnastics
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Team Award (3.06 Team GPA)
1st Team SPSL
- Kailaini Calkins (Vault, Bars)
Boys Swim and Dive
WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.36 GPA
1st Team SPSL
- Andrew Wang (50 Free)
2nd Team SPSL
- Andrew Wang (200 Free)
- Preston Hill (Dive)
- Antonio Mercado (50 Free, 100 Fly)
Boys Wrestling
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.21 GPA
SPSL Champions
- Nainoa Albeso (106)
- Jesse Mains (285)
WIAA State Tournament Participants
WIAA State Tournament Runner-ups - Nainoa Albeso and Jesse Mains
- Kaden Thompson (4th)
- Mason Rodriguez (8th)
- Travis Rodriguez
- Tristan Luther
- Mason Elliott
- Lincoln Messenger
- Brandon Bowman
- Alver Abuda
Girls Wrestling
SPSL and WIAA State Champion - Makyla Bolinger (135)
WIAA State Tournament Participants
- Elana Sanders
- Angela Pham
- Madison Hogan
- Carol Storts
Puyallup High
Boys Basketball
WIAA 4A State Tournament Runner-ups
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.5 GPA
- SPSL Tournament: 1st place
- SPSL North Ranking: 1st
- SPSL North League MVP and Tacoma Athletic Commission Winter Athlete of the Year: Drew Jones
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Will Nasinec
- Mason Sonntag
Boys Wrestling
Sub-District Meet Individual Top-10 Placing
- Gavin Aquino - 6th
- Elijah Cervantes - 8th
- Alexander Fenwick - 4th
- Zakharii Kovalchuk - 5th
- Garrett Sawin - 5th
- William Chudecke - 7th
- Keanu Bartolome - 4th
Girls Basketball
4A Academic State Champions
- WIAA Outstanding Academic Award: 3.57 GPA
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Lola Woodburn
Girls Wrestling
Sub-District Meet Individual Top-10 Placing
- Leslie Hernandez - 7th
- DeAnna Davenport - 1st
- Leila Vaughan - 4th
- Ellison Higginbotham - 6th
- Jaelynn DiCecco - 7th
- Aurora Donahue - 6th
Bowling
- SPSL North Placing: 2nd
- SPSL Tournament Placing: 2nd
- West-Central District Tournament Champions
- State Tournament Team Participants (6th)
SPSL Tournament
- Teagyn McMillen - 6th
Boys Swim and Dive
Cota Clise - 100yd Breaststroke State Runner-up and 4th in 200yd Medley state competition
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Award: 3.65 GPA
- SPSL Placing: 3rd
- WCD Meet Champions: Cota Clise (100yd Breaststroke)
1st Team SPSL
- Ethan Barker (200yd Medley, 100yd Butterfly)
- Bret Bosworth (50yd Freestyle, 100yd Breaststroke)
- Cota Clise (100yd Butterfly)
- Wade Thompson (100yd Freestyle)
- Ian Stiff (100yd Backstroke)
2nd Team SPSL
- Wade Thompson (200yd Freestyle)
- Gavin Wiley (200yd Freestyle, 100yd Backstroke)
Honorable Mention All-SPSL
- Dante Hagel (200yd Freestyle, 500yd Freestyle)
- Grayson Goldsby (200yd Medley)
- Micah Preis (50yd Freestyle)
- Zach Bush (50yd Freestyle)
- Ian Stiff (100yd Freestyle)
State Participants
- Ian Stiff
- Ethan Barker
- Wade Thompson
- Bret Bosworth
Competitive Cheer
WIAA State Cheer Participants
Girls Flag Football
- Outstanding Academic Award: 3.48 GPA
1st Team All-SPSL
- Lilly Ferrin
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Audrey Carter
- Alley Choate
Honorable Mention All-SPSL
- Symantha Buras
- Rihanna Lefeau
Gymnastics
Rylee Evans - All-Around and Vault State Champion, Bars State Runner-up, SPSL MVP, and Tacoma Athletic Commission Winter Athlete of the Year
- SPSL North Placing: 3rd
Boys Tennis
- WIAA Outstanding Academic Award: 3.61 GPA
- League Placers: Benicio Yepez 5th in SPSL, seeded 4th to WCD.
1st Team All-SPSL
Benicio Yepez
2nd Team All-SPSL
Joel Liu
Academic All-SPSL Team
- Eugene Parks
- Linkin Bell
- Joel Liu
- Sam Wieman
Girls Wrestling
Sub-District Meet Individual Top-10 Placing
- Kinsey White
- Belleza Torres
Unified Basketball
Division 2 State Champions
Division 2 MVP: Brodie Callanan
Rogers High
Boys Basketball
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Team Award - 3.076 Team GPA
1st Team All-SPSL
- Treyshawn Weatherspoon
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Ryan Avary
Girls Basketball
- WIAA Outstanding Academic Team Award - 3.620 Team GPA
- SPSL South Division 3rd Place
- SPSL North Coach of the Year: Rico Ancheta
1st Team All-SPSL
- Elaine Pilcher
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Rowan Deforrest
- Zailyn Paranada
Girls Bowling
Academic State Champions
- WIAA Outstanding Academic Team Award (3.802 Team GPA)
- SPSL Tournament: 2nd Place
- WCD Tournament: 3rd Place
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Georgia Martin
Competitive Cheer
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Team Award - 3.394 Team GPA
WIAA State Cheer Competition
- Small Tumbling - 5th place
Girls Flag Football
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Team Award (3.300 Team GPA)
1st Team All-SPSL
- Olivia Hizey
- Kiara Scheidt
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Aubrey Erath
- Hillary Ward
Honorable Mention Team All-SPSL
- Lily Kowalchuk
- Makenna Gazay
Gymnastics
- WIAA Outstanding Academic Team Award (3.780 Team GPA)
- SPSL Meet: 1st Place
- SPSL Co-Coaches of the Year: Bobbi Jones and Karrie Marton
1st Team All-SPSL
- Emma Alden (Vault, Beam)
- Kylee Bolei (Vault, Bars)
- Caroline DeYoung (Bars, Beam, Floor)
State Meet Participants
- Caroline DeYoung (All-Around 19th Place, Bars 10th Place)
- Kylee Bolei (All-Around 29th Place)
- Lillian DeYoung (All-Around 36th Place)
- Emma Alden (All-Around 37th Place)
Boys Swimming
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Team Award (3.420 Team GPA)
1st Team All-SPSL
- Hunter Kleindl (1M Diving)
- Blake Mattson (200YD Medley Relay, 400YD Freestyle Relay)
- Griffin Thornhill (200YD Medley Relay)
- Jack Poyfair (200YD Medley Relay)
- Ethan Sutherland (50YD Freestyle, 200YD Medley Relay, 200YD Freestyle Relay)
- Noah Broberg (200YD Freestyle Relay)
- Jack Allen (200YD Freestyle Relay, 400YD Freestyle Relay)
- Edward Jeon (200YD Freestyle Relay, 400YD Freestyle Relay)
- Josh Latin (400YD Freestyle Relay)
2nd Team All-SPSL
- Blake Mattson (200YD Individual Medley)
- Jack Poyfair (100YD Butterfly, 100YD Breaststroke)
Honorable Mention All-SPSL
- Josh Latin (200YD Freestyle, 100YD Backstroke)
- Noah Broberg (200YD Individual Medley, 100YD Breaststroke)
- Edward Jeon (50YD Freestyle, 100YD Freestyle)
- Ethan Sutherland (100YD Butterfly)
- Blake Mattson (100YD Backstroke)
- Griffin Thornhill (100YD Breaststroke)
WCD Meet Top-8
- Hunter Kleindl (1M Diving, 8th Place)
State Meet Participants
- Hunter Kleindl (1M Diving, 15th Place)
Boys Wrestling
Josiah Taijeron - SPSL and WIAA State Champion and SPSL Boys Wrestler of the Year (165 lbs.)
- WIAA Distinguished Academic Team Award (3.076 Team GPA)
- SPSL Tournament: 2nd Place
State Meet Participants
- Grant Rose (138 lbs.) - 5th Place
- Giovani Rodriguez-Cepeda (120 lbs.) - 7th Place
- Wesley Haugen (190 lbs.) - 8th Place
Girls Wrestling
Lindy Strowbridge WIAA State Runner-up (130 lbs.)
- WIAA Outstanding Academic Team Award - 3.505 Team GPA
- SPSL 2nd Place (9-2)
- SPSL Tournament: 1st Place
State Meet Participants
- Flor Naveah Parker-Borrero (140 lbs.) - 6th Place
- Korinne Mensonides (145 lbs.) - 6th Place
Puyallup Athletic League - Junior High Season 2 Athletics
Varsity Girls Basketball |
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School |
Record |
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Aylen |
10-0 |
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Glacier View |
7-3 |
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Kalles |
7-3 |
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Ballou |
5-3 |
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Ferrucci |
3-7 |
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Edgemont |
0-7 |
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Stahl |
0-7 |
Varsity Wrestling |
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School |
Record |
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Aylen |
5-1 |
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Ballou |
5-1 |
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Ferrucci |
5-1 |
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Glacier View |
3-3 |
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Kalles |
2-4 |
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Edgemont |
1-5 |
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Stahl |
0-6 |
| Tournament Champions: Ferrucci | |
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