All-County Team
The Cherokee Tribune recognizes All-County Swim & Dive each year in the newspaper. Some years the paper also recognizes a Coach of the Year.
April 1, 2026 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2025-26 All-Cherokee County Boys Swim Team
March 27, 2026 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2025-26 All-Cherokee County Girls Swim Team
April 1, 2026 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: Boys Swimmer of the Year: Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
April 1, 2026 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: Boys Swimming Coach of the Year: Cora Hodgins, Sequoyah
April 8, 2025 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2024-25 All-Cherokee County Girls Swim Team (not online, only in printed newspaper)
March 28, 2025 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2024-25 All-Cherokee County Boys Swim Team
2024-25 All-Cherokee County Boys Swim Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
Swimmer of the Year: Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
Coach of the Year: Cora Hodgins, Sequoyah
Boys First Team
Caden Alindogan, Sequoyah
Grant Harrison, Sequoyah
Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
Boys Second Team
Henry Yon, Sequoyah
Honorable Mention
Gabriel Espelid, Sequoyah
Hunter Sample, Sequoyah
Ian Sweazey, Sequoyah
Ryan Thomas, Sequoyah
March 28, 2025 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: Boys Swimmer of the Year: Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
March 28, 2025 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: Boys Swimming Coach of the Year: Cora Hodgins, Sequoyah
March 13, 2024 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2023-24 All-Cherokee County Boys Swim Team
2023-24 All-Cherokee County Boys Swim Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
Swimmer of the Year: Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
Coach of the Year: Cora Hodgins, Sequoyah
Boys First Team
Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
Boys Second Team
Grant Harrison, Sequoyah
Boys Honorable Mention
Caden Alindogan, Sequoyah
Noah Kunik, Sequoyah
Henry Yon, Sequoyah
March 13, 2024 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: Hard work pays off well for Sequoyah's Thomas
March 13, 2024 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: Hodgins helms Sequoyah's rise back to hierarchy
March 11, 2024 - Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2023-24 All-Cherokee County Girls Swim Team
2023-24 All-Cherokee County Girls Swim Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
First Team
Lainey Blase, Sequoyah
Olivia Parks, Sequoyah
Second Team
Isabel Harper, Sequoyah
Honorable Mention
Amelia Buynoski, Sequoyah
Cassedy Griffin, Sequoyah
March 8, 2023 - Cherokee Tribune: 2022-23 All-Cherokee County Swim Team
2022-23 All-Cherokee County Swim Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
Girls Swimmer of the Year: Laurel Blase, Sequoyah
Girls Coach of the Year: Cora Hodgins, Sequoyah
Girls First Team
Lainey Blase, Sequoyah
Laurel Blase, Sequoyah
Kelsey Jackson, Sequoyah
Girls Second Team
Cassedy Griffin, Sequoyah
Girls Honorable Mention
Amelia Buynoski, Sequoyah
Isabel Harper, Sequoyah
Victoria Rodriguez, Sequoyah
Paie Wolosiewicz, Sequoyah
Boys First Team
Spencer Espelid, Sequoyah
Logan Geoghagan, Sequoyah
Mason Thomas, Sequoyah
Boys Second Team
Brett Lowry, Sequoyah
Landon Thomas, Sequoyah
Henry Yon, Sequoyah
Boys Honorable Mention
Clint Schuler, Sequoyah
March 8, 2023 - Cherokee Tribune: Girls Swimmer of the Year: Blase dazzles in senior season
March 8, 2023 - Cherokee Tribune: Girls Swimming Coach of the Year: Hodgins goes back-to-back
Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: 2022-23 All-Cherokee County Swim Team
March 30, 2022 - Cherokee Tribune: 2021-22 Girls Swimming All-County Team
First Team
Delaney Harrison, Sequoyah
Laurel Blase, Sequoyah
Kelsey Jackson, Sequoyah
Second Team
Lainey Blase, Sequoyah
*Teams were voted on by Cherokee County swim coaches
(full list in story link - 2021-22 Girls Swimming All-County Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com )
2021-22 Girls Swimming All-County Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
Co-Swimmers of the Year: Delaney Harrison, Sequoyah and Ashley Fortin, River Ridge Girls Co-Swimmers of the Year: Sequoyah's Delaney Harrison, River Ridge's Ashley Fortin | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
Coach of the Year: Cora Hodgins, Sequoyah Girls Swimming Coach of the Year: Sequoyah's Cora Hodgins | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
April 1, 2022 - Cherokee Tribune: 2021-22 Boys Swimming and Diving All-County Team
2021-22 Boys Swimming and Diving All-County Team | Sports | tribuneledgernews.com
First Team:
Logan Geoghagan, Sequoyah
March 12, 2021 - Cherokee Tribune: 2021 All-County Boys Swimming
March 12, 2021 - Cherokee Tribune: 2021 All-County Girls Swimming
2020-2021 All-County Team:
Delaney Harrison
Laurel Blase
Grant Davis
Logan Geoghagan
Congratulations to Grant Davis & Delaney Harrison for being named 2021 Boys and Girls Swimmer of the YEAR!!!
2019-2020 Cherokee Tribune All-County Girls Swimming
2019-2020 Cherokee Tribune All-County Boys Swimming
2018-2019 Cherokee Tribune All-County Boys Swimming
2017-2018 Cherokee Tribune All-County Girls Swimming & Diving
2017-2018 Girls Swimmer of the Year: Free spirit — Friedrichs leads from freestyles
2017-2018 Cherokee Tribune All-County Boys Swimming
2016-2017 Girls All-County Team
2016 - Cherokee Tribune // Coach of the Year: Hess fuels another unexpected state run
by Alex Resnak
March 12, 2016 10:37 PM
Sequoyah’s girls swimming team surpassed expectations in 2015 when it finished fifth at the Class A-AAAAA state championships, despite having just 12 swimmers.
The Lady Chiefs bested that finish this season, improving to third with three fewer swimmers.
Coach Nell Hess said she knew Sequoyah would be strong based on returning talent, but she was not expecting the group to take another step forward.
“If we had come in fifth, I would have been ecstatic with less people,” said Hess, the 2015-16 Cherokee Tribune Girls Swimming Coach of the Year said. “I thought we would do well. I knew we would have the potential, but losing three people makes a difference.”
With her expectations slightly lowered, Hess said finishing third in the state made the season extra special.
“This season was different, because it was so unexpected,” she said. “We had three fewer swimmers this season. I figured we’d take a little hit there, but those guys swam out of their minds. It was unbelievable. To go up two places with less people was really special.”
The Cherokee Tribune used to do Athlete of the Week......
2016 Cherokee Tribune Athlete of the Week!
Congratulations to SHS swimmer Kristina Friedrichs -- Cherokee Tribune Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29, 2016)!
