Jesuit Swimming and Diving recently competed at the UIL 6A State Championships, held Febuary 21st-22nd at the University of Texas. The Rangers finished 33rd of 62 teams, punctuating what was one of the best Jesuit seasons in history. Jesuit will return the entirety of the state team next year, when it will look to build upon the success they had this year.
“every swim at state was a testament to our hard work. i’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved, and i’m ready for an even stronger season next year” -jackson addison-jordan ’26
Recap of Events
200 IM– Jonah Ruhl was the first swimmer up for the Rangers. In the preliminaries he swam a 1:51.52 qualify 11th for finals. In the finals he finished 13th, swimming a time of 1:52.15. He would tie with Alex Thomas from Houston Memorial.
50 Freestyle– Sam Kennington was the Ranger’s qualifier in this event following a second-place finish at regionals. He touched the wall in the prelims with a personal best of 21.16. He finished 18th, becoming the second-alternate going into finals.
100 Butterfly– The qualifier for the Rangers in this event was junior Luke Lary. Lary finished 18th in the prelims with a time of 50.19. He was just off his best of 50.09.
100 Freestyle– Ruhl was up again the 100 Free. Ruhl finished 16th in the prelims, just making the finals with a time of 46.48. In the finals, he remained 16th, finishing with a time of 46.63.
200 Free Relay– This was one of two Jesuit relays to make it to state. Jesuit qualified for the finals in 16th place with a time of 1:26.16. In finals, the team of Jonah Ruhl, Luke Lary, Jackson Addison-Jordan, and Sam Kennington moved up five places to finish eleventh, touching the wall at a time of 1:25.00.
400 Freestyle Relay– The second of Jesuit’s two relays, the Rangers placed 17th, just missing out on a final qualification. The team of Kennington, Lary, Sebastian Suwanda, and Ruhl swam a 3:09.13, just two seconds off their regional-winning time of 3:07.88.
Season Recap
Perfect 8-0 Dual Meet Record
vs. Bishop Lynch: W 149-11
vs. Coppell: W 136-49
vs. Highland Park: W 141-45
vs. Saint Marks: W 99-84
vs. Greenhill: W 205-101 (Jesuit Dallas Quad Meet)
vs. Parish Episcopal: W 246-100 (Jesuit Dallas Quad Meet)
vs. Cistercian: W 248-6 (Jesuit Dallas Quad Meet)
vs. Saint Stephen’s (Jesuit Invitational)
• 2024 North Zone TISCA Invitational 3rd Place
• 2025 UIL District 7-6A Champions
• 2025 UIL Region 2-6A Champions
• 2025 UIL 6A State 33rd Place
Postseason Awards
Head Coach Doug Moyse- District 7-6A Coach of the Meet
Head Coach Doug Moyse- Region 2-6A Coach of the Meet
Coach Sierra Thain- District 7-6A Diving Coach of the Meet
