Edmond North boys, Jenks girls capture Class 6A state swimming titles
By Ty Loftis
Edmond North boys swimming photo by Edmond North Athletics Twitter page
The Class 6A state swim meet was held in Edmond on Friday evening and it was a highly competitive race for the title on both the boys and girls side.
Edmond North edged Jenks for the boys crown, winning by a single point. The Trojans had won four straight titles in a row. On the girls side, Jenks edged Bartlesville by half a point to win the title.
Sophomores Riley Conway and Garrett Levendofsky finished in the top two of the 50-yard freestyle to get the Huskies out to a healthy lead. Jack Starrett and Conway finished less than a second apart in the 100-yard freestyle, and Starrett would get a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing behind Norman’s JD Thumann.
Ryan Healy got a second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle for Edmond North, finishing behind Bartlesville’s Cody Lay, but Walker Bridenstine finished second for Jenks in the 100-yard backstroke, a spot behind Bartlesville’s Griffin Craig.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Jenks swept the top three spots with Jim Mahoney finishing first, followed by Mason Mink and Andreas Chatzigiannidis. Chatzigiannidis was also a third-place finisher in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing behind Thumann and Yukon’s Ethan Lee.
Edmond North took two of the top three spots in the 200 IM. Healy won the event and Dylan Eden finished third.
The boys championship came down to the relay events, which started with the 200-yard freestyle. Edmond North defeated Jenks for a first-place finish by two-tenths of a second.
The Huskies won the 400-yard freestyle as well, with a time of 3:10.06. Jenks finished in third, nearly four seconds behind.
Edmond North won the 200-yard medley relay and Jenks was disqualified, as one of its swimmers jumped off the platform too soon, giving Edmond North the win.
Photo of Jenks girls swim team by Jenks Public Schools Facebook page
On the girls side, both Madison Owens and Emily Duffy got points in the 50-yard freestyle for Jenks, as they finished sixth and eighth, respectively.
Bartlesville’s Emma Howze got a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle event and third in the 200-yard freestyle event. Jenks’ Madilynn Mansfield was a third-place finisher in the 500-yard freestyle.
Freshman Ashlynn Taylor of Bartlesville got a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke and Calli Richards finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke to give Bartlesville a slight lead.
Marissa Williams won the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard IM for Jenks, which gave the Lady Trojans a slight advantage heading into the relays.
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Bartlesville finished second and Jenks finished third.
Bartlesville finished second and Jenks finished third in the 400-yard freestyle relay event as well. Jenks finished second in the 200-yard medley relay, one spot above Bartlesville, to win the title.
Individual winners of each event:
Boys 50-Yard Freestyle: Riley Conway, Edmond North
Boys 100-Yard Freestyle: Jack Starrett, Edmond North
Boys 200-Yard Freestyle: JD Thumann, Norman
Boys 500-Yard Freestyle: Cody Lay, Bartlesville
Boys 100-Yard Backstroke: Griffin Craig, Bartlesville
Boys 100-Yard Breaststroke: Jim Mahoney, Jenks
Boys 100-Yard Butterfly: JD Thumann, Norman
Boys 200-Yard IM: Ryan Healy, Edmond North
Boys 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Edmond North
Boys 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Edmond North
Boys 200-Yard Medley Relay: Edmond North
Girls 50-Yard Freestyle: Avery Littlefield, Stillwater
Girls 100-Yard Freestyle: Avery Littlefield, Stillwater
Girls 200-Yard Freestyle: Sylvia Admire, Claremore
Girls 500-Yard Freestyle: Shyann Kissinger, Enid
Girls 100-Yard Backstroke: Kelsey Healy, Edmond North
Girls 100-Yard Breaststroke: Mattie Shearer, Ponca City
Girls 100-Yard Butterfly: Marissa Williams, Jenks
Girls 200-Yard IM: Marissa Williams, Jenks
Girls 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Edmond North
Girls 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Edmond North
Girls 200-Yard Medley Relay: Edmond North
