For the second time in the past three seasons, the Corner Canyon High girls lacrosse team has earned the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) Academic state championship, this year with a 3.794 combined team GPA.

On the field, the Chargers were 6-13, losing to Lone Peak 22-10 in the second round of the 6A state tournament May 15. Corner Canyon was led by senior attacker Cat Faucette, who was named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American, with a program-best 111 goals this season, another school record mark of 5.8 goals per game while she is at the top of the leaderboard with 81 assists at the school and Utah’s all-time leader in 265 career goals. 

“Cat had one of the best seasons of any Corner Canyon player ever,” head coach Matt Kenning said. The two-time All-State player – who also earned 2025 First Team All-Region honors – will play for Pomona College this fall.

First Team All-Region midfielder – and U.S. Lacrosse All-Academic award winner – Sophie Jacobs, who will move on to play at Westminster, was also a key contributor for the Corner Canyon squad as a two-year captain and three-year varsity starter. 

“She was our unquestioned team leader,” Kenning said. “She may not put up the big scoring numbers like her counterpart Cat, but she is the main reason that Cat is able to put up her big scoring numbers. She is an incredibly unselfish player and does whatever is asked of her. I wish I had a full roster of players exactly like Sophie.”

Also earning First Team All-Region recognition was senior midfielder/defender Mia Ambrose who led the team in ground balls and caused turnovers this spring. “Mia has had an amazing three-year run on the varsity team,” Kenning said. “She first picked up a stick as a freshman and will go down as one of the best overall defenders we’ve had here. This season, she stepped up her game and became an effective scorer.” Mia plans to play at Utah Valley University while also joining the CCHS coaching staff to assist Kenning.

This season, Corner Canyon defeated Box Elder, Clearfield, Hillcrest, Herriman, Copper Hills, Alta and lost to West Jordan, Lone Peak, Olympus, Davis, Woods Cross, Brighton, Riverton, Mountain Ridge, Bingham and Park City. “We had a great season despite only winning six games,” Kenning said. “We improved on our record from last year and are about to turn the corner with a lot of young talent in our program. Our JV team had its best season ever, finishing 13-5 for the regular season. This team is almost exclusively freshmen and sophomores.”

Also in the Chargers program this year were Ada Andrews, Avery Berger, Tori Blankenstein, Lizzie Bradshaw, Olivia Broderick, Lillian Burnett, Katie Dinerstein, Emmie Dowland, Sable Edwards, Greta Grimes, Julia Gurgel, Sophia Hall, Alice Linford, Lillian McAllister, Kate Moffat, Julieta Morales, Rebekka Morris, Jane Muirhead, Meg Muirhead, Ava Nelson, Sophie Parker, Madi Pettit, McKenna Pettit, Blake Rucks, Blue Spotted-Eagle, Madi Story, Myla Taylor, Ivy West and Josie Yee.

Kenning was assisted on the coaching staff by Eliza Jorgensen, Peighton Kimble, Cali Kassel and David Martin.

“I know I probably feel this way every season when it ends, but I am really going to miss this team,” Kenning said. “I know we have a lot of returning players, but this one still meant a lot to me.” λ