The Bulldogs were represented by Susie Kang as the Grils Diver of the Year, Miles Gravitt as the Boys Diver of the Year and McKenzie Jenny as the Girls Swimmer of the Year.
Brookwood’s Baylor Stanton earned the other top individual honor as the Boys Swimmer of the Year.
The Coaching Staff of the Year awards went to Peachtree Ridge’s Taylor Warren and Jon Zopf for the boys, and to Parkview’s Eric Brown, Max Carlson and Nathan Lancaster for the girls. Joel McClendon was named Dive Coach of the Year.
The club also honored late Brookwood coach Greg Puckett as the inaugural inductee into the Gwinnett County Swim and Dive Hall of Fame. Puckett, who died last year after a battle with cancer, led Brookwood from 1993 through his retirement in 2017 with 10 team state titles (five boys, five girls) and 12 state coach of the year honors. He also was an important representative for swim and dive at the state level and spearheaded an effort to get the state high school meet to Georgia Tech.
Mill Creek’s Rick Creed and Archer’s Michele Broeg also were celebrated after announcing plans to retire as head coaches.
Other awards from the event are as follows:
Automatic All-American
Brookwood: Baylor Stanton (100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle)
North Gwinnett: Camden Cook (200 individual medley)
All-American Consideration
Brookwood: Jake Alston, (200 medley relay), Nicole Amike (200 freestyle relay), Mackenzie Britt (500 freestyle), Stephanie Hamilton (200 freestyle relay), Evan Loo (200 freestyle relay), Amelia Moore (200 freestyle relay), Lily Petersen (200 freestyle relay), Collin Severtson (200 medley relay), Ean Silvers (200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay), Baylor Stanton (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay), Collier Stanton (200 freestyle relay)
Mill Creek: Austin Klemmer (100 breaststroke)
North Gwinnett: Josh Chandran (200 medley relay), Camden Cook (100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle), Maxwell Goreshnik (200 medley relay), McKenzie Jenny (500 freestyle), Carson Waters (100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay)
Peachtree Ridge: Natalia Amescua (100 backstroke, 200 individual medley)
All-American Diver
Miles Gravitt, North Gwinnett
Susie Kang, North Gwinnett
County All-Stars (top-five performer at the county meet)
Archer: Sarah Sanchez Sanchez, Ella Wells
Brookwood: Jake Alston, Nicole Amike, Justin Bennett, Mackenzie Britt, Claire Brothers, Sophie Hamilton, Sarah Heppe, Gray Holder, Aiden Jenkins, Emily Krall, Amelia Moore, Justice Parker, Lily Petersen, Noah Pierce, Cameron Pritchett, Collin Severtson, Ean Silvers, Baylor Stanton, Collier Stanton, Vincent Tuck, Ethan Walker, Cole Wright, Isabel Wright, Alaina Zielinski
Collins Hill: Elise Cochling, Grant Cochling, Patrick Hamilton, James Lenahan, Eddy Memic, Lucas Palmer, Adel Skopljak
Dacula: Shirel Levy
Duluth: Zoey Cocian, Cody Jones, Hudson Purdy, Nijah Somarriba, Emma Thorne
Grayson: Jasmine Coe, Eisley De La Pena, Aria Mindley, Milan Walker
Lanier: Ruby Mullenax, Aleah Zafft
Mill Creek: Marlee Carmichael, Berkley Colavito, Corinne Dunnington, Jackson Fleming, Luke Galloway, Caleb Jolly, Melanie Jones, Austin Klemmer, Justin Kurgan, Joy Orgbon, Camille Roberts, Allison Shin, Owen Van Houten
Mountain View: T.J. Thompson
Norcross: Sydney Chase, Lilah Collins, Hudson Finch, Thomas Grant, Lance Grimm, Tessa Hammett, Sam Taylor, Taymaz Tremblay
North Gwinnett: Valeria Alejos Flores, Lara Avery Angay, Josh Chandran, Gretchen Collett, Camden Cook, Maxwell Goreshnik, Miles Gravitt, Gavyn Hill, McKenzie Jenny, David Kang, Susie Kang, Anna Norton, Hannah Robinson, Gavin Shingadia, Ava Taylor, Joe Threadgill, David Townsend, Carson Waters, Ella Waters
Parkview: Nathaniel Beeney, Zara Boyer, Kate Breiding, Izzie Carlton, Amelia Deckers, Quynh Diep, Liam Ellison, Emily Hardy, Adrian Hartman, Cameron Jones, William Leonard, Logan Mercer, Alan Nguyen, Lucas Quillian, Lillie Robinson, Elise Wethington-Mercer
Peachtree Ridge: Zac Budihardjo, Ethan Manurung, Ryan Qi, Victoria Saputera, Isaac Widjaja
Seckinger: Avery Bishop
All-State Team First Team
Christian Alston, Brookwood
Natalia Amescua, Peachtree Ridge
Nicole Amike, Brookwood
Mackenzie Britt, Brookwood
Izzie Carlton, Parkview
Josh Chandran, North Gwinnett
Camden Cook, North Gwinnett
Quynh Diep, Parkview
Timothy Duffield, Parkview
Maxwell Goreshnik, North Gwinnett
Miles Gravitt, North Gwinnett
Sophie Hamilton, Brookwood
Emily Hardy, Parkview
McKenzie Jenny, North Gwinnett
Austin Klemmer, Mill Creek
Evan Loo, Brookwood
Amelia Moore, Brookwood
Lily Petersen, Brookwood
Lillie Robinson, Parkview
Collin Severtson, Brookwood
Ean Silvers, Brookwood
Baylor Stanton, Brookwood
Collier Stanton, Brookwood
Carson Waters, North Gwinnett
Second Team
Nathaniel Beeney, Parkview
Avery Bishop, Seckinger
Kate Breiding, Parkview
Liam Ellison, Parkview
Lance Grimm, Norcross
Cameron Jones, Parkview
Susie Kang, North Gwinnett
William Leonard, Parkview
Logan Mercer, Parkview
Alan Nguyen, Parkview
Allison Shin, Mill Creek
Gavin Shingadia, North Gwinnett
Elise Wethington-Mercer, Parkview
Third Team
Lara Avery Angay, North Gwinnett
Zara Boyer, Parkview
Sydney Chase, Norcross
Grant Cochling, Collins Hill
Lilah Collins, Norcross
Tessa Hammett, Norcross
Cate Joyce, Parkview
Ruby Mullenax, Lanier
Hannah Robinson, North Gwinnett
Sam Taylor, Norcross
T.J. Thompson, Mountain View
Ella Waters, North Gwinnett
Honorable Mention
Valeria Alejos Flores, North Gwinnett; Justin Bennett, Brookwood; Benjamin Burke, Norcross; Elise Cochling, Collins Hill; Thomas Grant, Norcross; Gray Holder, Brookwood; Caleb Jolly, Mill Creek; Justin Kurgan, Mill Creek; Anna Norton, North Gwinnett; Noah Pierce, Brookwood; Warner Rankin, Norcross; Ava Taylor, North Gwinnett; Taymaz Tremblay, Norcross; Owen Van Houten, Mill Creek; Ethan Walker, Brookwood
Outstanding Senior Award
Archer: Sarah Sanchez Sanchez, Joshua Heaton
Berkmar: Denise Perez-Palacios, Matthew Selyukov
Brookwood: Sophie Hamilton, Ethan Walker
Central Gwinnett: Mia Lincoln, Aaron Moore
Collins Hill: Lexy Tendean, Adam Rivas
Dacula: Shirel Levy, Bryant Dibling
Discovery: Taylor Platenburg, Anthony Barr
Duluth: Maya Botelho, Hudson Purdy
Grayson: Leslie Beckman, Nicholas McCalla
Lanier: Diana Ples, David Buechner
Meadowcreek: Vanessa Bartolon-Berduo, Akil DeBoest
Mill Creek: Allison Shin, Owen Van Houten
Mountain View: Elyssa Paul, Steven Alzate
Norcross: Olivia Dover, Ben Burke
North Gwinnett: Hannah Robinson, Miles Gravitt
Parkview: Quynh Diep, Timothy Duffield
Peachtree Ridge: Lily Okeson, Toby Froerer
Seckinger: Laurin Kim, Micah Yun
Shiloh: Mason Rodney
South Gwinnett: Briana Massey
Gwinnett Diving Awards West Gwinnett/Watch
Most Improved: Nathan Piper, North Gwinnett
Coach’s Award: Gavyn Hill, North Gwinnett
Bogan/Kerr
Most Improved: Milton Ripple
Coach’s Award: Joy Orgbon, Mill Creek
Mountain Park/McLendon
Most Improved: Claire Brothers, Brookwood
Coach’s Award: Zoey Baker, Brookwood
Mountain Park/Langdon
Most Improved: Rico Smith, Parkview
Coach’s Award: Salem Mares, Parkview
Collins Hill/Smithson
Most Improved: Vi Rutter, Collins Hill
Coach’s Award: Joshua Heaton, Archer
West Gwinnett/Hartpence
Most Improved: Evan Pomeranz, Norcross
Coach’s Award: Ashlan Dauge, Norcross
All-County Senior Academic Team
Archer: Arianna Govan-Neyazi, Joshua Heaton, Cambri Howard, Brody Kalifeh, Sarah Sanchez Sanchez
Berkmar: Josue Sotelo-Gonzalez, Osman Tercero-Villatoro
Brookwood: Jarixa Aguilar-Mendoza, Jake Alston, Nicole Amike, Mackenzie Britt, Aidan Callahan, Aubrey Chisholm, Kayden Clinansmith, Lannon Clinansmith, Mali Davis, Ainsley Futral, Lauren Goldman, Sophie Hamilton, Faith Hunter, Jenna Inlow, Aiden Jenkins, Paige Johnson, Evan Loo, Katherine Loo, Lily Petersen, Noah Pierce, Cameron Pritchett, Ean Silvers, Hunter Stansbury, Baylor Stanton, Calvin Tuck, Ethan Walker, Jimmy Wang, Isabel Wright
Central Gwinnett: Mia Lincoln
Collins Hill: Andalib Akram, Javier Manotas, Adam Rivas, Gabriel Rodriguez-Juvinao, Lexy Tendean
Dacula: Bryant Dibling, Shirel Levy, Jaqueline McDaniel
Discovery: Madison Lambert, Terri Palmer
Duluth: Maya Botelho, Reece Buckelew, An Chan, Zoey Cocian, Connor Goble, Emme Grier, Cody Jones, Finley Maguire, Tanner Norton, Hudson Purdy, Skylar Sexton, Emma Thorne, Amy Tran, Megan Vladick, Phoenix Warner
Grayson: Leslie Beckman, Nicholas McCalla, Emmanuel Tubajika
Lanier: David Buechner, Brian Choi, Christopher Oh, Diana Ples, Milton Ripple, Mathias Urbina Valarde, Andrea Vega-Munoz, Benjamin Wall
Meadowcreek: Vanessa Bartolon-Berduo, Angel Dominguez, Luis Tapias Barrios, Wilson Vallesteros-Santiago
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