With the end of Fall sports and activities upon us, I spoke with Jason Campbell, Athletic Director at Wheat Ridge High School, regarding results from all our Farmer athletes, musicians and the team that keeps the dream alive, Marching Band! The results are, as always, impressive.
Boys’ Soccer
Finished with a ranking of 21st in the state in 4A.
Qualified for the 4A postseason for the 4th year in a row. We lost in the first round 1-0 to Cheyenne Mountain 1-0.
The following athletes earned all-conference honors.
Senior Acen Sandler – 1st Team All-Conference
Sophomore Jonah Halsor – 1st Team All-Conference
Senior Benton Albright – 1st Team All-Conference
Senior Roan Nicholson – 2nd Team All-Conference
Senior Liam Christensen – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Sophomore Eduardo Jimenez – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Boys’ golf
Two athletes qualified for the state golf tournament:
Jack Redner
Ethan Andrews
Cross County
Girls’ Team
Girls’ team finished 5th in league standings and 3rd in Paul Davis Sportsmanship Award.
Sophomore Nytia Adams was the winner of the 4A girls’ Jeffco league championship race and earned 4A Girls’ Cross Country MVP and 1st Team All-Conference.
She also qualified for the state cross country meet and finished 27th earning honorable mention all-state.
Sophomore Erin Hartin finished fourth in the Jeffco girls’ Jeffco league championship race and earned 1st Team All-Conference.
She qualified for the state cross country meet and finished 54th.
Junior Parker Mehlem finished 22nd in the 4A girls’ Jeffco league championship race and earned Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Boys’ Team
Finished 5th in league standings.
Senior Finn Walston finished 10th in the 4A boys’ Jeffco league championship race and earned 2nd Team All-Conference.
Sophomore Evan Clairmont finished 24th in the 4A boys’ Jeffco league championship race and earned Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Softball
The following students earned all-conference or all-state honors:
Junior Haley Cross – 1st Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-State
Senior Olivia Hoppe – 2nd Team All-Conference
Senior Evelyn Detwiler – 2nd Team All-Conference
Freshman Delaney Cornell – 2nd Team All-Conference
Senior Hailey Piel – 2nd Team All-Conference
Sophomore Ayjah Jackson – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Freshman Khloe Atencio – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Boys’ Tennis
The team finished 4th in league.
The following athletes earned all-conference honors:
Sophomore Max Williams – 2nd Team All-Conference (Singles 1)
Sophomore August Mendez – 2nd Team All-Conference (Singles 2)
Junior Brendan Buckley – 2nd Team All-Conference (Singles 3)
Sophomore Rowzee Peyton and Sophomore Will Mason (Double 2) – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Girls’ Flag Football
Team just completed their inaugural season.
The following athletes earned all-conference honors:
Sophomore Clara Snavely – Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Senior Lian Carson – Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Volleyball
The team finished in 3rd place for the Paul Davis Sportsmanship Award.
The following students earned all-conference honors:
Senior Gretchen Lindner – 2nd Team All-Conference
Sophomore Lola Jones – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Sophomore Erin Hartin – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Senior Leila Wilson – Honorable Mention All-Conference
Unified Bowling
Finished 3rd Place at regionals.
Mountain Biking
Senior John Mackie, Captain of the team was awarded “Volunteer of the Year” by the entire Colorado High School Mountain Biking League.
Freshman’s Corrine Miller and Cayden Sherman both qualified for the state mountain biking championship.
Choir
These are students who earned all-Jeffco honors choir participation and earned all-state recognition:
Honors Choir Participation
Junior Alyster Bumbarger
Senior Wyatt McKay
Senior Drew Miller
Senior Cerenna Mixon
Sophomore Kai Nauseda
Sophomore Ash Perez
Junior Thomas Riegel
Sophomore Eleanor Smagala
Junior Mimi Villeneuve
Senior Brayden Ware
Sophomore Mollie Weinstein
Senior Nathaniel Weinstein
Junior All Wood
All-State Recognition
Junior Alyster Bumbarger
Senior Wyatt McKay
Senior Drew Miller
Junior Mimi Villeneuve
Senior Brayden Ware
Senior Nathaniel Weinstein
Junior Ally Wood
Marching Band
Marching band qualified for the state marching band competition for the first time in over 20 years!
Band/Orchestra
The following students have been nominated for all-county band:
Symphonic Band
Junior Serena Biskie – Clarinet
Junior Alexis Medina-Guerra – Clarinet
Freshman Lincoln Timmes – Trumpet
Senior Domnic Wartman – Tuba
Philharmonic Orchestra
Senior Kat FIgurski – Violin 1
Sophomore Julia Cook – Violin 2
Concert Band
Sophomore Taylor Greager – Flute
Junior Brevyn Green – Bari Saxophone
Senior Jacob Christensen – Trombone
Freshman Marcos Hernandez – Trombone
Concert Orchestra
Freshman Carson Thompson – Violin 2
Senior Colton Hickler – Viola
Freshman Cordelia Cheever – Viola
Senior Aiven Furman – Cello
Sophomore Eamon McGee – Cello
Please note, at the time of this article Wheat Ridge Football has not yet released all-conference voting as the team has not yet held their end of season banquet. Stay tuned for updates on the Farmers Football season in the next issue of the Gazette.
