Kaylee Davis
Writer

The MHS swim team at-
tended the 5A State meet on

Thursday, Feb. 15 and Friday,
Feb. 16.
Ultimately, the boys held
their own against the other
teams and gained insight to
better themselves.
The swim team, still being

a new program at MHS, con-
sisted of four new members

and one returning member.

Senior Logan Woods par-
ticipated for his second year

on the team and recruited all
of the new members.
“I am grateful to the guys
who swam before me and the

guys who will do this long af-
ter I am gone,” Woods said.

“The best last minute deci-
sion I have ever made was to

be a part of this team.”

With only one return-
ing member, the team went

through tremendous growth
and proved that the size of
a team does not affect their
skill.

Sophomore Cruz Sanchez
is proud of his teammates and
proud of the hard work that
they put in this year.
“Swimming is a sport that
takes a lot of endurance, a
good mindset and a lot of
hard work,” Sanchez said.
“We went against schools that
had forty or fifty members on
their team, so I think we did
pretty well.”
The team’s growth stems

from the many hours of prac-
tice that was coordinated by

head coach Cindy Dyes.
One student who believes

in the power of practice is
sophomore Grant Woods,
who plans to become an even
stronger swimmer in future
seasons.
“This season has taught me
that swimming is not as easy
as it looks,” Grant Woods
said. “Next season we need
to train more and have more
practices.”
Though their season is
concluded, MHS swim team
members will continue to put
in the work in future seasons
and other aspects of their
lives.