Philomath’s 200-yard medley relay team of Mason Stevens, from left, Cameron McLennan, Lucas Brandt and Wyatt Coen won the district title and advances to state as the fourth seed. (Photo by Tom McLennan)

Correction, February 16, 2026 8:16 am: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect reference in the text to the swimmers that participated on the 200-yard freestyle relay.

The Philomath High School boys swim team qualified for state in five events Saturday at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 4 Championships at Albany Community Pool.

Junior Lucas Brandt won both of his individual events. In the 100 breaststroke, he broke the district meet record by one-hundredth of a second. (Photo by Tom McLennan)

Junior Lucas Brandt will defend his state title in the 100-yard breaststroke after breaking the district meet record and winning the championship in 1:01.16. Brandt’s time eclipsed the previous mark of 1:01.17 set by Junction City’s Tony Vickery in 2011 and put him more than 2 seconds ahead of second-seeded Carter McGriff of Marshfield (1:03.08) heading into state. Last year, Brandt won the event in 59.73 seconds.

Brandt also qualified in the 200 individual medley, where he won the district championship in 2:03.75 and for state is seeded second behind Newport’s Jahan Eibner (2:00.08).

Senior Cameron McLennan advanced to state in the 100 butterfly, placing third at districts in 59.93 and earning the 10th seed for the state meet. McLennan placed sixth at last year’s state meet in the event with a time of 57.49.

The Warriors qualified two relays that advanced out of prelims and reached the finals. The 200 medley relay team of senior Mason Stevens, Brandt, McLennan and junior Wyatt Coen won the district title in 1:48.91 and will be seeded fourth at state. The 200 freestyle relay of senior Blake Hauck, Coen, McLennan and Brandt finished third but got to state with its time of 1:40.80, which was good for the No. 8 seed.

Other top-six finishes for the Warriors included McLennan  in the 100 breaststroke (third, 1:12.07), Stevens in the 100 backstroke (fourth, 1:06.34), Hauck in the 50 freestyle (sixth, 26.02) and senior Evan Hernandez in the 100 backstroke (sixth, 1:12.69).

Philomath junior Kate Burriel had the top finish in the meet for the girls with second in the 100 butterfly in 1:18.15. (Photo by Tom McLennan)

The Warriors’ girls team did not qualify any events for state but contributed to Philomath’s strong team finishes at districts. The boys placed third with 175 points, trailing only Stayton (200) and Marist Catholic (195). The girls finished fourth with 113 points behind Marist Catholic (226), Sweet Home (166) and Cascade (131).

Junior Kate Burriel led the Philomath girls with a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly (1:18.15) and a sixth-place showing in the 500 freestyle (6:45.37).

In addition to Burriel’s results, other top-six finishes were freshman Adelina Kowalewski in the 100 backstroke (fourth, 1:13.34), junior Emma Mecham in the 100 freestyle (sixth, 1:04.43) and the 200 freestyle relay team of Kowalewski, sophomore Hailey Smith, Mecham and Burriel (fourth, 1:56.38).

The state championships are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton.

Philomath’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Blake Hauck, from left, Mason Stevens, Cameron McLennan and Lucas Brandt qualified for state and is seeded eighth. (Photo by Tom McLennan)

4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 4 Championships
Saturday, Feb. 14, at Albany Community Pool, Albany

BOYS
Team scoring — 1, Stayton 200; 2, Marist Catholic 195; 3, Philomath 175; 4, Crosshill Christian 158; 5, Sweet Home 145; 6, Cascade 106; 7, Blanchet Catholic 100; 8, Junction City 55; 9, North Marion 29; 10, Kennedy 13; 11, Sisters 8.
PHS results
Finals — 200 medley relay, 1, Philomath (Stevens, Brandt, McLennan, Coen), 1:48.91; Philomath B (Hernandez, Boynton, Mosbrucker, Pindell), DQ. 200 individual medley, 1, Lucas Brandt, 2:03.75; 8, Mason Stevens, 2:37.65. 50 freestyle, 6, Blake Hauck, 26.02; 11, Ike Avery, 28.11. 100 butterfly, 3, Cameron McLennan, 59.93; 11, Milo Morrison, 1:23.28. 100 freestyle, 9, Blake Hauck, 58.39; 10, Nico Mayo Carrasco, 1:00.29. 500 freestyle — 11, Wyatt Coen, 6:30.94. 200 freestyle relay, 3, Philomath (Hauck, Coen, McLennan, Brandt), 1:40.80; 8, Philomath B (Avery, Gaskey, Mayo Carrasco, Pindell), 1:52.53. 100 backstroke, 4, Mason Stevens, 1:06.34; 6, Evan Hernandez, 1:12.69. 100 breaststroke, 1, Lucas Brandt, 1:01.16; 3, Cameron McLennan, 1:12.07; 7, Kayden Boynton, 1:16.01; 11, Ike Avery, 1:23.01. 400 freestyle relay, 11, Philomath B (Bennett, Laukkanen Raskauskas, Morrison, Wood), 4:50.71; Philomath (Gaskey, Hauck, Mayo Carrasco, Stevens), DQ.
Prelims — 200 medley relay, 1, Philomath (Stevens, Brandt, McLennan, Coen), 1:50.27; 7, Philomath B (Hernandez, Boynton, Mosbrucker, Pindell), 2:12.16. 200 freestyle, 11, Nico Mayo Carrasco, 2:19.78; 13, Wyatt Coen, 2:21.93; 18, Evan Bennett, 2:32.82; 22, Quinn Wood, 3:17.18. 200 individual medley, 1, Lucas Brandt, 2:03.60; 7, Mason Stevens, 2:36.93. 50 freestyle, 6, Blake Hauck, 26.19; 9, Ike Avery, 27.65; 17, Gage Mosbrucker, 29.33; 19, Cedric Gaskey, 29.62; 20, Deaglan Pindell, 29.74; 25, Kayden Boynton, 30.21; 30, Mika Laukkanen Raskauskas, 31.85; 36, Quinn Wood, 34.22; 39, Michael Melara, 36.32. 100 butterfly, 2, Cameron McLennan, 58.66; 12, Milo Morrison, 1:22.53. 100 freestyle, 9, Blake Hauck, 58.50; 11, Nico Mayo Carrasco, 1:01.07; 19, Gage Mosbrucker, 1:06.09; 19, Cedric Gaskey, 1:06.09; 23, Evan Bennett, 1:07.52; 27, Evan Hernandez, 1:08.11; 28, Deaglan Pindell, 1:08.49; 43, Michael Melara, 1:21.34. 500 freestyle, 8, Wyatt Coen, 6:25.56; 15, Mika Laukkanen Raskauskas, 7:28.75; Milo Morrison, DQ. 200 freestyle relay, 3, Philomath (Hauck, Coen, McLennan, Brandt), 1:42.20; 8, Philomath B (Avery, Gaskey, Mayo Carrasco, Pindell), 1:54.75. 100 backstroke, 3, Mason Stevens, 1:06.14; 6, Evan Hernandez, 1:12.65. 100 breaststroke, 1, Lucas Brandt, 1:02.31; 5, Cameron McLennan, 1:13.64; 7, Kayden Boynton, 1:15.73; 11, Ike Avery, 1:25.44. 400 freestyle relay, 6, Philomath (Gaskey, Hauck, Mayo Carrasco, Stevens), 4:11.60; 11, Philomath B (Bennett, Laukkanen Raskauskas, Morrison, Wood), 4:57.59.

GIRLS
Team scoring — 1, Marist Catholic 421; 2, Stayton 320; 3, Sweet Home 311; 4, Philomath 288; 5, Cascade 237; 6, Crosshill Christian 216; 7, Blanchet Catholic 174; 8, Junction City 153; 9, Salem Academy 124; 10, Sisters 101; 11, North Marion 29; 12, Kennedy 23.
PHS results
Finals — 200 medley relay, 6, Philomath (Kowalewski, Weeber, Burriel, Mecham), 2:12.34. 50 freestyle, 8, Adelina Kowalewski, 28.71; 10, Emma Mecham, 29.38. 100 butterfly, 2, Kate Burriel, 1:18.15. 100 freestyle, 6, Emma Mecham, 1:04.43; 11, Alyssa Weeber, 1:10.97. 500 freestyle, 6, Kate Burriel, 6:45.37. 200 freestyle relay, 4, Philomath (Kowalewski, Smith, Mecham, Burriel), 1:56.38; 8, Philomath B (Cook, Ward, Storch, Weeber), 2:08.08. 100 backstroke, 4, Adelina Kowalewski, 1:13.34. 100 breaststroke, 7, Alyssa Weeber, 1:28.35. 400 freestyle relay, 7, Philomath (Cook, Ward, Storch, Smith), 4:51.49.
Prelims — 200 medley relay, 5, Philomath (Kowalewski, Weeber, Burriel, Mecham), 2:14.12. 50 freestyle, 9, Adelina Kowalewski, 28.54; 10, Emma Mecham, 29.60; 20, Charlotte Storch, 31.95; 21, Megan Ward, 32.47; 23, Hailey Smith, 32.66; 24, Emmylou Cook, 32.80; 39, Kalei Rynearson, 36.43. 100 butterfly, 2, Kate Burriel, 1:17.57. 100 freestyle, 6, Emma Mecham, 1:05.23; 12, Alyssa Weeber, 1:12.08; 14, Megan Ward, 1:13.68; 19, Charlotte Storch, 1:16.18; 21, Hailey Smith, 1:16.88; 36, Kalei Rynearson, 1:27.63. 500 freestyle, 6, Kate Burriel, 6:45.43. 200 freestyle relay, 4, Philomath (Kowalewski, Smith, Mecham, Burriel), 1:57.80; 10, Philomath B (Cook, Ward, Storch, Weeber), 2:11.54. 100 backstroke, 4, Adelina Kowalewski, 1:13.24. 100 breaststroke, 7, Alyssa Weeber, 1:29.00; Emmylou Cook, DQ. 400 freestyle relay, 8, Philomath (Cook, Ward, Storch, Smith), 5:00.26.

For Day 1 meet results, click here
For Day 2 meet results, click here
For the 4A/3A/2A/1A state meet entries, click here