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More awards for our seniors!!

Congratulations to these outstanding Grandville High School Swim & Dive senior student-athletes on earning MISCA Academic All-State Individual honors in Division 1!

This recognition reflects their dedication, discipline, and commitment to excellence both in the classroom and in competition. We are incredibly proud of the way these seniors represent Grandville Athletics and continue to show that academics remain a top priority alongside athletic achievement.

👏 2026 Senior Academic All-State Individual Honorees:

• Aliyah Garcia
• Avery Terry
• Drake Porter
• Hanna Bouma
• Isaac Renkema
• Karen Bishop
• Kendall Gray
• Lauren Graverson
• Lilly Messina
• Madeleine Doornbos
• Oliver Ottenwess
• Owen Vasquez
• Paige Logan
• Presley Smith
• Ryan Remenap
• Scott Gray
• Ty VanderWall
• William Dykstra

Congratulations, seniors!

Congratulations to the Grandville High School Swim & Dive teams on being recognized by MISCA - Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association as Academic All-State Teams for 2026!

To earn this honor, teams must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, a reflection of the hard work, discipline, and commitment these student-athletes demonstrate both in the classroom and in the pool.

🏊‍♀️ Girls Swim & Dive finished 19th in Division 1 with a team GPA of 3.56.
🏊‍♂️ Boys Swim & Dive finished 7th in Division 1 with a team GPA of 3.68.

We are incredibly proud of these athletes for representing Grandville with excellence in academics and athletics. Congratulations on an incredible achievement!

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One proud coach announcement coming up….

Not one, not two, but three of our senior swimmers have just been named Grandville's Athletes of the Year honors. Congrats to Lauren, Olly and Ty. These kids have brought so much to this aquatics program, and I simply could not be happier for these kids. Thank you for four great years of leadership, commitment, and grit.

Honestly, this is a moment to say congrats and thank you to all of our Grandville athletes for their incredible careers of representing the dawgs.

Congratulations again to Lauren, Olly, and Ty!

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Congrats again, Olly.

Way to go, Karen!

Multi-sport scholar athlete making waves at two West Michigan schools Karen Bishop is a senior at Kenowa Hills where she wrestles, and she's also part of Grandville's swimming and water polo co-op teams.

Way to go, Dawgs!

The Dawgs take home the District 1 title🏆! Let’s go!

It's a great day to be a Bulldog!

We were able to celebrate three of our athletes who are taking the next step in their athletic and academic journeys by competing at the collegiate level.

Congratulations to Aliyah Garcia, Oliver Ottenwess, and Ty VanderWall on this incredible accomplishment. Our aquatics program couldn’t be more proud of all they’ve achieved and what’s ahead for them. Way to go, dawgs.

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The Grandville Swim and Dive team wrapped up their season at the MHSAA Division 1 State Championships at Oakland University, finishing in the Top 15 and capping off a very successful year.

Oliver Ottenwess had the meet of his life, winning the 100 Butterfly to become the Division 1 State Champion. He put together the perfect race and brought home the well deserved title. He also finished 5th in the 200 Freestyle, earning All-State honors. Both swims set new Grandville varsity records, All-State honors and earned him All-American consideration.

Ty VanderWall finished off a great career with a 6th place finish in the 100 Breaststroke, earning All-State honors and setting a new Grandville varsity record.

The 200 Medley Relay team of Ottenwess, VanderWall, Jake Vandyke, and Isaac Renkema finished in the Top 16 with a season-best time.

Renkema also swam a personal best in the 100 Breaststroke.

The 200 Freestyle Relay of Ottenwess, Renkema, Evan Mann, and VanderWall finished 17th.

The 400 Freestyle Relay of Owen Vasquez, Mason Szyniszewski, Mann, and Renkema along with Porter Bjorum also represented Grandville well.

Congratulations to the boys on a great State Meet weekend.

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What a weekend marked by numerous celebrations including a state champion and notable top 8 and top 16 finishes. A detailed update will come later, but for now some photos to cap off a great bulldog weekend.

Tomorrow is go time for the dawgs! Good luck to the boys as they kick off the MHSAA State Championships weekend at Oakland University.

Thanks for the pics Artistic Action Photography!

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