The Philomath High School swim teams turned in solid performances at the District Sprint Meet Saturday at Albany Community Pool with the boys claiming first place and the girls finishing third in their respective team standings.
The Philomath boys totaled 279 points to edge second-place Stayton (273.5) in a closely contested meet that featured 10 teams. Cascade finished third with 239 points.
Junior Lucas Brandt led the Warriors with a dominant victory in the 100-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 58.10 seconds—nearly 7 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Senior Cameron McLennan also claimed an individual title by winning the 50 butterfly in 26.85 seconds.
Sophomore Adelina Kowalewski paced the Philomath girls with a pair of individual victories, capturing first place in both the 100 individual medley (1:13.61) and 50 butterfly (31.04). Her efforts helped the Warriors score 185 points to finish behind Cascade (218) and Sweet Home (209) among the 11 schools that participated.
In the relays, the team of senior Mason Stevens, McLennan, senior Ike Avery and senior Blake Hauck took second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:04.54, while Philomath’s B relay of senior Evan Hernandez, junior Kayden Boynton, junior Wyatt Coen and sophomore Nico Mayo Carrasco finished third in 2:07.68.
Stevens added a third-place finish in the 50 breaststroke (35.96). Hernandez was fourth in the 50 backstroke (33.74).
Sophomore Kate Burriel posted a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle, clocking 7:04.69. The 200 medley relay of Kowalewski, sophomore Alyssa Weeber, Burriel and junior Emma Mecham finished third in 2:21.45.
The Warriors will return to action Tuesday for a tri-meet against Stayton and Blanchet Catholic. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m.
District Sprint Meet
Saturday, Jan. 10, at Albany Community Pool
BOYS
Team scoring — 1, Philomath 279; 2, Stayton 273.5; 3, Cascade 239; 4, Crosshill Christian 227; 5, Sweet Home 184; 6, Marist Catholic 177; 7, Blanchet Catholic 108.5; 8, Junction City 108; 9, Sisters 80; 10, Kennedy 51.
PHS results — 200 medley relay, 2, Philomath (Stevens, McLennan, Avery, Hauck), 2:04.54; 3, Philomath B (Hernandez, Boynton, Coen, Mayo Carrasco), 2:07.68. 200 freestyle, 11, Cedric Gaskey, 2:44.50. 100 individual medley, 1, Lucas Brandt, 58.10; 6, Mason Stevens, 1:10.09; 12, Wyatt Coen, 1:13.59; 14, Ike Avery, 1:15.37. 50 freestyle, 5, Blake Hauck, 27.73; 16, Evan Hernandez, 31.61; 19, Deaglan Pindell, 32.76; 21, Charlie Avery, 33.38. 50 butterfly, 1, Cameron McLennan, 26.85; 6, Wyatt Coen, 31.20. 100 freestyle, 6, Nico Mayo Carrasco, 1:02.88; 13, Gage Mosbrucker, 1:07.35; 26, Evan Bennett, 1:16.33. 50 backstroke, 4, Evan Hernandez, 33.74; 15, Charlie Avery, 42.58. 50 breaststroke, 3, Mason Stevens, 35.96; 4, Kayden Boynton, 36.27; 6, Ike Avery, 36.36. 200 freestyle relay, 6, Philomath (Mosbrucker, Hauck, McLennan, Brandt), 1:45.52; 10, Philomath B (Pindell, Bennett, Gaskey, Mayo Carrasco), 2:00.16.
GIRLS
Team scoring — 1, Cascade 218; 2, Sweet Home 209; 3, Philomath 185; 4, Salem Academy 179; 4, Stayton 179; 6, Crosshill Christian 150; 7, Blanchet Catholic 140; 7, Sisters 140; 9, Marist Catholic 133; 10, Kennedy 74; 11, Junction City 57.
PHS results — 200 medley relay, 3, Philomath (Kowalewski, Weeber, Burriel, Mecham), 2:21.45. 100 individual medley, 1, Adelina Kowalewski, 1:13.61; 5, Emma Mecham, 1:23.85. 50 freestyle, 11, Charlotte Storch, 33.25; 13, Hailey Smith, 34.05; 27, Hollie Barton, 38.25; 28, Megan Ward, 39.16. 50 butterfly, 1, Adelina Kowalewski, 31.04; 5, Emma Mecham, 33.95; 9, Kate Burriel, 36.15; 14, Emmylou Cook, 42.27. 100 freestyle, 11, Alyssa Weeber, 1:13.42; 13, Charlotte Storch, 1:15.64; 28, Kalei Rynearson, 1:44.97. 500 freestyle, 3, Kate Burriel, 7:04.69. 50 backstroke, 15, Kalei Rynearson, 49.30. 50 breaststroke, 6, Alyssa Weeber, 42.66. 200 freestyle relay, 8, Philomath (Ward, Barton, Smith, Storch), 2:20.50.
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