51 Edmond swimmers advance to state championship

Fifty-one Edmond swimmers will compete in individual events at the 6A State Championship Meet Feb. 16-17 at the Edmond Schools Aquatic Center, 33 of them swimming double events and two seeded first in both their events. All of Edmond’s 18 relays will also compete at the state meet. Qualification for the state competition is based on times achieved during finals at both the west and east regionals. Qualifying athletes earned a top 24 time in their event. Advancing relays finished in the top 16. “Edmond is fortunate to have strong state teams at each school,” said Edmond Head Swim Coach Heather Devoe. “Each team brings a unique perspective to the meet regarding size and talents, and each is a powerhouse in its own way.” Edmond North is taking the city’s largest combined team with 24 athletes. The Lady Huskies qualified 13 swimmers for state, 10 of them in two events each. The boys have 11 athletes, six swimming double events. “The size of North’s state team is a reflection of their performance at regionals,” said North Site Coach Erin Devoe. “Many kids stepped up and swam their best times, making sure that they got in for state. Having the majority of them in two events gives the team the opportunity to score even more points than originally expected.” Memorial qualified 17 swimmers for the state championship, including two top seeds. Katie Callahan will enter the championship meet as the number one seed in the girls 200- (1:52.91) and 500-yard (5:04.54) freestyle events. Luke Davis is the top seed in the boys 200-yard individual medley (1:54.39) and 500-yard freestyle (4:42.08) events. The Lady Bulldogs are taking 12 swimmers, seven competing in two events each. The boys have five athletes with three swimming double events. “The majority of Memorial’s team qualified for state, so it’s an exciting time to be a Bulldog swimmer,” said Memorial Site Coach Valerie Wingerson. “We have many seeded in the top eight, looking for a chance to get on the winners’ podium. Having two swimmers going into the meet as the top seed in their events just makes it even more exciting.” Santa Fe qualified 10 athletes for state in individual events. Seven boys qualified, including five swimming two events. Three girls will compete, two in double events. “While Santa Fe doesn’t have a large team going to state in individual events, we do have additional relay only swimmers who will compete,” said Santa Fe Site Coach Adam Collett. “When you add those swimmers to our individual event competitors, Santa Fe actually qualified a large majority of its team. That shows the talent Santa Fe will be bringing to the state meet.” The 6A State Championship Meet will be held Feb. 16-17 at the Edmond Schools Aquatic Center, with preliminaries on Friday and finals on Saturday. Action starts at 5 p.m. both days. Individual Event State Qualifiers GIRLS: Memorial: Megan Adler (100 fly) Rachel Adler (100 breast) Riley Bushey (50 free, 100 back) Genna Callahan (200 free, 500 free) Katie Callahan (200 free, 500 free) Kellie Fischer (100 free, 100 back) Elizabeth McAnally (100 free) Kristen Nieves (100 breast) Krista Parker (200 free, 500 free) Sydney Parker (100 fly, 100 back) Angelina Rossi (200 individual medley, 100 breast) Allie Schein (500 free) North: Hannah Brenning (50 free, 100 back) Claire Burton (100 breast) Sienna Cotton (200 individual medley, 100 fly) Trysta Duerson (100 fly) Brynnan Duncan (50 free, 100 free) Lindsey Fuchs (100 breast) Ryann James (50 free, 500 free) Reese Lugafet (100 free, 100 back) Riley Mills (200 individual medley, 100 breast) Ivy Ott (100 free, 200 free) Emma Reynolds (200 individual medley, 100 breast) Anna Savva (200 individual medley, 100 back) Erin Sylvester (50 free, 100 free) Santa Fe Chloe Case (200 free, 500 free) Kierstyn Cleaves (500 free) Arrian Taton (200 free, 100 fly) BOYS: Memorial: Luke Davis (200 individual medley, 500 free) Denton David (100 breast) Samuel Hart (100 fly, 100 breast) Max Myers (50 free, 100 free) Logan Stafford (500 free) North: Hayden Burchfield (200 free) Evan Drum (50 free, 100 fly) Noah Froese (50 free, 100 free) Brendan Healy (200 individual medley, 100 back) Matt Hutson (500 free, 100 back) Samson Patty (200 free) Alex Reynolds (50 free, 100 free) D.J. Scott (100 back) Chris Silva (200 individual medley, 100 breast) Jack Tichenor (100 back) Sam Valiant (500 free) Santa Fe: Bryan Campbell (100 fly) Aaron Fiorazo (100 free, 200 free) Ryan Harris (200 individual medley, 100 fly) Leo Matteev (100 breast) Jacob Muller (50 free, 100 back) Braden Nicholson (50 free, 100 free) Ethan Reed (100 free, 100 breast)

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The Edmond Sun | 2/14/2018

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