Board Highlights
July 13, 2026
Piper Girls Swim Team Caps Off Outstanding Season at State
Congratulations to the Piper High School girls swim team on an outstanding season and a strong showing at the Kansas Class 1A-5A State Swimming and Diving Championships. Competing with a roster of just seven swimmers, the Pirates earned a 21st-place finish while representing Piper with determination and pride. Team members included Savannah Carstensen, Violet Generaux, Leah Heininger, Ella Heininger, Emerson Jeffries, Chloe Wyrick and Alice Allen.
The Pirates qualified two relay teams for the championship finals. The 200 Medley Relay team of Savannah Carstensen, Leah Heininger, Emerson Jeffries and Alice Allen placed 12th, while the 200 Free Relay team of Carstensen, Allen, Wyrick and Jeffries also finished 12th. The 400 Free Relay team of Carstensen, Ella Heininger, Wyrick and Jeffries placed 21st.
Individually, Alice Allen placed 21st in the 50 Free and qualified for the finals in the 100 Butterfly, where she finished 13th. Savannah Carstensen added an 18th-place finish in the 100 Backstroke.
The Pirates also captured the Wyandotte County Championship for the second consecutive year and placed fourth overall at the United Kansas Conference Championships.
Senior Savannah Carstensen concluded an exceptional career as a two-time school record holder and one of the few Piper swimmers to qualify for the KSHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships in all four years of high school.
Congratulations to the entire team and to Head Coach Amy Bartlow and Assistant Coach Courtney Johnson on an incredible season representing Purple Reign.
