The Oak Harbor High School swim team opened its season by winning twice in a four-team meet at the Snohomish Aquatic Center Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Jackson dominated the meet, beating all three opponents handily, including Oak Harbor 131-39.
The Wildcats topped Snohomish 114-57 and Glacier Peak 99-76.
Joe Gorman was the lone Oak Harbor swimmer to record the best time among the four schools in an event, winning the 500-yard freestyle in 5:33.77. He was also third in the 200 freestyle (2:01.08).
Micah Geist was second in the 100 backstroke (59.5) and fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:17.55).
Dakota Powers placed third in the 100 freestyle (54.42) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.74).
Gorman, Geist and Powers teamed with Derek Volk to finish third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:57.62).
The Wildcats placed fourth in the other two relays.
Geist, Powers, Jose Cabigting and Eric Jensen swam the 200 medley relay in 1:53.69; and Jensen, Volk, Gorman and Hunter Adams clocked a 1:44.58 in the 200 free relay.
Oak Harbor’s next meet is the home opener with Lake Stevens. The meet, originally scheduled for Dec. 15, is 6 p.m. Dec. 22 at Vanderzicht Memorial Pool. The Wildcats won’t compete again until Monroe visits Jan. 5.
Other Oak Harbor results from Snohomish:
Sixth: Josh Blyther, 200 free, 2:21:81; Volk, 50 free, 26.71; Jensen, 100 butterfly, 1:00.6; Cabigting, 100 breast, 1:14.06; 200 free relay (Logan Clark, Tristen Pohlman, Garrett Karney, Chris Trisler), 1:57.02.
Seventh: Jensen, 200 IM, 2:28.09; Adams, 50 free, 26.73; 100 free, 1:02.25; Blyther, 500 free, 6:42.38; 200 medley relay (Alex Berry, Karney, Pohlman, Trisler), 2:18.46; 400 free relay (Clark, Blyther, Cabigting, Adams), 4:25.51.
Eighth: Pohlman, 100 fly, 1:19.28; Volk, 100 free, 1:03.04; Trisler, 100 back, 1:25.41.
Ninth: Clark, 200 free, 2:28.11; Cabigting, 200 IM, 2:33.41; Karney, 100 back, 1:33.12; Jared Hunt, 100 breast, 1:34.73; 200 free relay (Matthew Kolden, Clifford Hartley, Hunt, Blyther), 2:18.53.