On October 29 and 31, 2026, C.E. Byrd Swimming competed in the 2026 Red River High School Conference Championships with Preliminaries held at the BHP Shreveport YMCA in Shreveport, LA, and Finals held at the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center on the campus of Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA. The Lady Jackets came in 1st Place in the Girl’s Meet to defend their 2025 Team Championship besting seventeen area high school teams with 333 points. In the Boy’s Meet, C.E. Byrd finished in 4th Place out of fourteen participating schools with 183 points. Avery Aubrey, Kate Burgin, Macy Monday and Catherine Payne won both the Girl's 200 Yard Medley Relay and the Girl's 100 Yard Freestyle Relay. Avery Aubrey added 1st Place victories in the Girl's 100 Yard Butterfly and the Girl's 100 Yard Breaststroke. Aubrey's win in the 100 Yard Breaststroke was an individual three-peat in that event over the last three Red River Conference Championships. Macy Monday defended her two 2025 Red River Conference Titles in the Girl's 200 Yard Freestyle and Girl's 100 Yard Backstroke respectively. Kate Burgin won the Girl's 200 Yard IM. Jase Knighton came in 2nd Place in the Boy’s 500 Yard Freestyle. Whit Waddell and Jacob Payne finished in 3rd and 4th Place respectively in the Boy's 100 Yard Breaststroke, while they both also secured LHSAA Division 1 State Championship time qualifications in the event. The C.E. Byrd Swim Teams advance to swim at the LHSAA Division 1 State Championship in Sulphur, LA on 11/20-21, 2026.

Pictured: Seniors Jacob Payne, Gracie Cooper, Catherine Payne, and Avery Aubrey with Coach Steve Carter ... See MoreSee Less

Congrats to the Lady Jacket Cross Country team! Way to go, girls! 💜💛💜💛 ... See MoreSee Less