2014 Palo Verde Girls Swimming Capsule

PALO VERDE

Head coach: Brent Gonzalez

Top athletes: Payton Arnold (Sr.), Erin Emery (Jr.), Karla Garcia (Jr.), Izzy Goldsmith (So.), Hailey Houck (So.), Taylor McCoy (So.), Adri Piccininni (So.), Kasdyn Rafie (So.)

Outlook: There’s no shortage of talent here.

Goldsmith won two individual events at last year’s state meet, and Emery collected a state title. The Panthers also bring back three other top-four finishers from the state meet.

“The girls team is hoping to out-swim Bishop Gorman both at regionals and state,” Gonzalez said. “We know the competiton will be tough, but we are looking forward to it.”