Sending its seniors out on a positive note, the Oak Harbor High School swim team swamped Stanwood 116-54 Monday, Jan. 12, at John Vanderzicht Pool.
The Wildcats celebrated Senior Night (honoring Derek Volk, Dakota Powers, Alex Berry, Josh Blyther, Hunter Adams and David Nuanez) in the final home meet of the season by winning all 11 events and finishing 1-2 in five.
Joe Gorman (200-meter freestyle, 2:18.48; 400 free, 4:53.19) and Micah Geist (100 butterfly, 1:08.11; 100 backstroke, 1:08.65) each won two individual events and swam on two winning relay teams.
Geist, Jose Cabigting, Eric Jensen and Powers took the 200 medley relay (2:07.25); Gorman, Michael Bukolt, Volk and Powers won the 200 free relay (1:54.64); and Geist, Gorman, Bukolt and Cullen Wood captured the 400 free relay (4:32.67).
Jensen (200 individual medley, 2:39.96), Volk (50 free, 28.72), Powers (100 free, 1:00.43) and Cabigting (100 breaststroke, 1:22.58) added the other Wildcat firsts.
“I’m excited about the fact that almost all of our athletes were able to compete in this meet,” coach Erin Bull said. “They are starting to really come together and realize that although they have their individual times, they need each other for support.”
She added that freshman Wood “really stood out at the meet.” It was Wood’s first competition, and he placed in the top three in both his individual events and helped two relays place.
Oak Harbor (4-2) meets Cascade (1-3) at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in Everett.
Other Oak Harbor results versus Stanwood:
Second: Powers, 100 breast, 1:22.62; Cabigting, 200 IM, 2:55.12; Jensen, 100 fly, 1:08.76; Josh Blyther, 400 free, 5:52.82; Wood, 100 back, 1:12.38; 400 free relay (Cabigting, Jensen, Garth Westcott, Volk), 4:42.66.
Third: Blyther, 200 free, 2:38.49; Bukolt, 50 free, 29.22; 100 free, 1:08.25; 200 medley relay (Wood, Tristen Pohlman, Chris Trisler, Westcott), 2:17.17.
Fourth: Wood, 100 fly, 1:14.3; Volk, 100 free, 1:08.41.
Fifth: Garrett Karney, 200 free, 2:48.66; Logan Clark, 200 IM, 3:16.61; Westcott, 50 free, 30.78; Trisler, 100 back, 1:39.47; Pohlman, 100 breast, 1:38.06; 200 free relay (Clark, Alex Hartley, Pohlman, Trisler), 2:30.14; 400 free relay (Alex Berry, Blyther, Clark, Karney), 5:24.27.
