Jesuit Swimming and Diving Secures First Regional Title Since 2012

Jesuit Swimming and Diving recently won the 2025 UIL Region 2-6A Championships, held February 7 and 8 at Lewisville ISD’s Westside Aquatic Center. This marks the team’s first regional title since 2012. For context, during that time, the 6A classification wasn’t even a thing. The Rangers scored 334 points to beat storied programs such as Lewisville Flower Mound (263), Allen (253), and Coppell (214), among other schools. In the process, five Rangers secured their spots in the State meet and Head Coach Doug Moyse won Region Coach of the Meet.

“it was so special to be apart of such as great achievement! i hope this win leads to not only success at the state MEET BUT pushes us to do it again next year.” -Luke lary ’26

Highlights

200 IM- Sophomore Jonah Ruhl would finish third in this event with a time of 1:52.06 while fellow Sophomore Drew Shippey placed tenth with a time of 2:00.80. Ruhl secured a call-up to State and currently stands as the fifth fastest automatic qualifier, behind San Antonio Johnson’s Emilio Garcia.

50 Freestyle- The Junior duo of Sam Kennington and Luke Lary went to work in this event. Kennington placed second with a time of 21.24, punching his ticket to the State meet. Lary would finish the finals in fourth, touching the wall at a time of 21.40. Jackson Addison-Jordan made the B Final, where he would finish 12th with a time of 22.48.

100 Butterfly- This meet would conclude the run of Jesuit’s three headed dragon. All three swimmers made it into the A final, scoring massive points for the Rangers. Luke Lary captured the regional title in a time of 50.09. He came within two-tenths of breaking the school record, which is a 49.92 set in 2022 by William Savarese. Lary stands as the 12th fastest automatic qualifier. In addition to Lary, Drew Shippey placed third in the event with a time of 51.89. Concluding his Jesuit career, senior Flyn Hughes took sixth, touching the wall in a time of 52.95.

100 Freestyle- Jonah Ruhl secured his spot at the State meet with a time of 46.57. He out-touched Lewisville Marcus’s Landon Heuer to snatch second, along with the last auto-qualifying spot. Sam Kennington came in fifth, finishing with a time of 47.72. Jackson Addison-Jordan, in his second B final, took second in the heat with a time of 49.30.

200 Freestyle Relay- The team of Jonah Ruhl, Luke Lary, Jackson Addison-Jordan, and Sam Kennington took third with a time of 1:25.33. They were just outdone by the relay from Coppell, who finished with a 1:25.16. However, the relay did get called up to State. They were the 7th callup, tied with Katy Seven Lakes.

400 Freestyle Relay- The final event of the meet and the icing on the cake to Jesuit’s first Regional championship in 13 years was the 400 Freestyle Relay. The team of Lary, Kennington, Sebastian Suwanda, and Jonah Ruhl secured the win with a time of 3:07.88, managing a five second drop between Prelims and Finals. Ruhl split a 45.97 on the end to hold off a late charge from Lewisville Marcus’s Hudson Roybal.

View full results here.

2025 Jesuit Swimming & Diving State Team

Jackson Addison-Jordan

Sam Kennington

Luke Lary

Drew Shippey*

Sebastian Suwanda

Jonah Ruhl

*-denotes alternate

Looking Ahead

Up next is the final meet of the season for the Blue and Gold, as six athletes head down to the University of Texas’s Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for the UIL 6A State Championships. Prelims are set for February 21 while finals will take place on February 22. There, the Rangers will face some of the top programs in the nation in hopes of winning a State title.

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