2026 Colorado Activities Association Boys 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships

• May 8-9, 2026
• Thornton, CO
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results 

A year after winning its first- ever state title, Monarch High School stayed on top at the Colorado Activities Association Boys 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships.

Monarch successfully defended its title, earning 355.5 points to outlast runner-up JK Mullen, which came in with 344 points. Glenwood Springs was third at 340.5.

“It was nerve-wracking,” senior Tobin Howe said to the CHSAA site. “We were about halfway through the meet and going into finals we knew if we kept our seed places, we had enough points to win. Mullen was doing really well and I was a bit nervous. I was thinking it might come down to the last event. It almost did, but we pulled through.”

Howe, a Washington University commit, was the leading point-getter for Monarch, claiming individual titles in the 200 IM (personal best 1:51.67) and the 100 breast (55.32).

The other individual standout was Cheyenne Mountain senior Barrett Kerrigan, an Air Force commit. Kerrigan won the 200 free in a personal best time of 1:40.46 and repeated as champion in the 500 free with a time of 4:36.79.

Glenwood Springs won two of the three relays, first claiming the 200 medley in a time of 1:31.78 behind the team of Breck Boyd (22.47), Brian Molloy (25.74), Andrew Molloy (22.79) and Tyson Boyd (20.78).

In the 200 free relay, the Glenwood Springs team of B. Boyd (20.64), Molloy (20.94), Tennyson Sipes (21.96) and T. Boyd (20.64) won in a time of 1:24.18.

The 400 free relay was captured by JK Mullen in 3:07.12 behind the team of Oscar Valdez (47.25), Asher Howe (46.58), Sam Lombardo (48.93) and Thomas Bradac (44.36).

Other individual winners were:

• Bradac, a TCU commit and senior at JK Mullen, won the 50 free in 20.21.
• Evergreen senior Henry Palmquist won the 1-meter diving event with 621.15 points.
• Monarch junior Isaac Skillern captured the 100 fly in a time of 50.11.
• Mountain View senior JJ Phillips, a George Washington commit, won the 100 free in a personal best time of 44.42.
• Breck Boyd, a UC-Santa Barbara commit, won the 100 back in a time of 49.92 after taking 2nd in the event last year.

Team Standings — Top 5

1. Monarch, 355.5
2. JK Mullen 344
3. Glenwood Springs, 340.5
4. Littleton, 221.5
5. Mountain View, 216

Colorado football made another splash on the class of 2027 recruiting trail Tuesday, landing a commitment from three-star edge rusher Ba’Roc Willis.

Willis, a former Alabama commit, is coming off an official visit this past weekend and clearly came away impressed, announcing his decision just days after. 247Sports ranks the pass rusher as the No. 581 overall player in the class of 2027, the No. 48 linebacker and No. 22 player from Alabama.

Colorado got off to a slow start with the class of 2027, but has picked it up over the last few months. Four-star quarterback Andre Adams joined in April, as did three-star offensive lineman Kenny Fairley. It is still early, but the program has started to pick up steam with its 2027 recruiting class as the summer recruiting season nears.

After Willis, here is where the Buffaloes’ class of 2027 now ranks nationally.

Colorado football updated class of 2027 recruiting ranking after Ba’Roc Willis’ commitment

• On3: No. 45 overall, No. 6 Big 12
• 247Sports: No. 62 overall, No. 10 Big 12

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