Provo » The signature moments from Mountain Crest's and Logan's state 4A championships didn't necessarily come from each team's signature swimmers.

Jake Taylor was going to end his Mustang career with a flourish. Logan's Janessa Gammill also had her legacy assured in leading the Grizzlies to the girls' title in their first season in 4A.

Both shared the spotlight Saturday and neither minded.

For Mountain Crest, Timmy Bates stepped up Saturday with two individual championships and a 400 freestyle relay victory that helped the Mustangs overtake two-time champion Springville. It was his upset victory in the 100 backstroke that launched a comeback.

Seeded second in the 100 back, Bates finished in 54.06 seconds to edge Timpview's Casey McEachern. Combined with a fifth-place finish from Tyler McKeller, Bates' victory helped Mountain Crest cut Springville's lead from 40 points to seven.

"This feels so good," Bates said. "All the hard work finally paid off."

After congratulating Bates, Taylor went out and won the 100 breaststroke and anchored the 400 free relay team's victory that gave the Mustangs the team title. Taylor praised Bates afterwards.

"That victory was a tremendous morale boost that lifted our team up," Taylor said. "I am so impressed with Timmy's swim. He works harder than anyone I know."

Logan's dominant victory in the girls' competition had its defining moment when Gammill led a 1-2-3 Grizzlies finish in the 500 free. The sweep accounted for 59 team points, adding to Logan's 100-point margin of victory over Olympus. Gammill's partners -- Nichole Sorenson and Jamie Hunsaker -- are both freshmen.

"They did their jobs and they did them perfectly," Gammill said. "I'm very proud to leave knowing my team freshmen will carry on. Nicole and I had a good feeling we could go 1-2 and we told Jamie she had to pick it up. She told us she'd do anything to come in with us and she did -- she stayed with me the first 200 [yards] and did amazing."