Marie. Mason.
Dominant. State champion. History-maker. Trailblazer.
There’s likely not enough words or adjectives that can accurately encapsulate the Molalla senior’s brilliance in the pool. Fortunately for this writer, the results speak for themselves.
On Saturday, Feb. 17, at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A swimming state championships at the Tualatin Aquatic Center, Mason cemented her extraordinary high school career even further as the lone swimming state champion in Molalla’s history added two state titles to her resume.
Her first individual title came in the 200-yard individual medley, as Mason breezed to the gold in 2 minutes, 7.83 seconds, winning the event by over 13 seconds. The University of Idaho-commit then cruised to the title in the 500 freestyle, besting second place by over six seconds and clocking in at 5:17.64. It’s her third state title after winning the 200-yard individual medley last season.
“It feels pretty awesome. I’ve been working toward this for the last four years; it’s been a goal of mine to win two state titles,” Mason said. “Working toward it and accomplishing it feels pretty awesome.”