Scots' depth too much for Oak Harbor | Swimming

By JIM WALLER
Whidbey News Times Sports editor
January 7, 2012 · Updated 12:10 PM 

Oak Harbor won seven of the 12 events, but Shorecrest used its superior depth to defeat the Wildcat swim and dive team 103-82 in a battle of two of Wesco's top squads at the Shoreline Pool Thursday, Jan. 5.

The Scots (8-1) picked up 10 second places on the way to the win.

Although Oak Harbor (5-2) lost, it received a strong showing from the Jepsen brothers. Both swam state qualifying times in two individual events and swam on two winning relay teams.

Senior Jacob Jepsen took the 200 (1:40.05) and 500 freestyle races (4:54.81), and junior Josh Jepson captured the 200 medley (2:04.03) and 100 breaststroke (1:03.71).

The pair hooked up with Caley Powers and Kevin Levy to snare the 200 medley (1:46.61) and 400 free relays (3:32.93).

Powers collected the other Oak Harbor win in the 100 butterfly (58.19).

The Wildcats go to Jackson along with Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2:30 p.m.

Other Oak Harbor results from the Shorecrest meet:

Second: Levy, 50 free, 24.71; Powers, 100 back, 1:03.21.
Third: Toren Wood, 200 IM, 2:21.6, 100 back, 1:05.96; David Kusnick, 50 free, 25.5; John Kaltenbach, diving, 133.95; Dakota Powers, 100 breast, 1:18.63; Levy, 100 free, 55.06.
Fourth: Jeron Kosbar, 500 free, 5:58.48;  Jaxon Wolfe, 100 breast, 1:18.7; 200 free relay, Wolfe, Ariel Eckart, Tucker Lundstrom, Derek Volk, 1:51.94; 400 free relay, Kosbar, Eckart, Lundstrom, Volk, 4:23.32.
Fifth: Kosbar, 200 free, 2:13.29; Dakota Powers, 200 IM, 2:30.8; Kaltenbach, 100 fly, 1:03.68; Kusnick, 100 free, 59.23; 200 medley relay, Wood, Dakota Powers, Kaltenbach, Kusnick, 2:00.06; 200 free relay, Dylan Cribb, Mason Dieter, Cameron Hartley, Stacy Jappert, 2:26.25; 400 free relay, Eli Mitchell, Hartley, Josh Blyther, Clayton Livermore, 4:59.58.
Sixth: Volk, 200 free, 2:29.47; Eckart, 50 free, 28.15; Livermore, 100 fly, 1:37.27, 100 back, 1:16.32; Volk, 100 free, 1:03.56; 200 medley relay, Livermore, Wolfe, Kosbar, Lundstrom, 2:08.79.

Contact Whidbey News Times Sports editor Jim Waller at jwaller@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-675-6611 ext. 5060.

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