Last week was a busy one for the Powell High School boys’ swim team, which battled in three competitions and honored its seniors. The Panthers posted 38 personal best times and had two new state-qualifying events during their last week of competition before conference.

“We are still continuing to cut time,” said head coach Stephanie Warren, “which in this point of the season is good.”

Honoring its seniors

On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the swim team hosted the last dual of the season against Cody — and used the occasion to honor its five seniors: Kacey Creed, Jared Fuller, Hudson Wilkerson, Dillinger Wilkerson and Gavin Asay.

Throughout Creed’s swim career at PHS, he’s taken over the No. 1 position in school history for the number of first place finishes, winning 37 events. He’s also earned 25 second place finishes and two third place finishes. In terms of overall points scored, Creed holds second place in school records with 658 points. First place is 716 points — a number still within Creed’s grasp to overtake.

Hudson Wilkerson has had 23 first place finishes, 12 second place finishes and four third place finishes. He’s scored a total 425 points as a Panther.

For his career, Fuller has had two first place finishes, 10 second place finishes and nine third place finishes, scoring a total of 283 points.

Dillinger Wilkerson has had three first place finishes over his career, eight second place finishes and 10 third place finishes for a total of 274 points.

Asay has had three first place finishes, seven second place finishes and six third place finishes, amassing 270 points.

Weekend competition

The Panthers swam in a Pre-Gillette Invite in Buffalo on Friday, where 12 teams competed. Even though the meet was not scored for team points, Powell unofficially placed seventh.

At the meet, Bryce Hogen qualified for state in the 100 butterfly.

On Saturday, Powell competed in the last official invitational of the regular season in Gillette. Trenton Wilson qualified for state in the 500 freestyle during the meet.

The Powell boys placed ninth out of the 16 teams that competed, picking up 167 points. The only 3A team to place ahead of the Panthers was Lander, as the other teams in the top spots were 4A schools.

“It’s really good for them to swim against the 4A kids, because their times for qualifying are faster and it pushes them — more than I think they think can be pushed, really,” Warren said of the competitions in Buffalo and Gillette.

As for the upcoming Friday-Saturday conference meet in Kemmerer, “We’re excited to see how we fare,” said Warren. The Panthers will be competing against some teams from the south that they’ve not swam against this season or faced only once at the beginning of the season.

200 Yard Medley Relay: 1. Jared Fuller, Kacey Creed,Gavin Asay and Dillinger Wilkerson 1:55.64, 2. Trenton Wilson, Jay Cox, Richard Spann and Bryce Hogen 2:02.15, 4. Tarren Blackmore, Michal Tomisik, Dallin Allred and Ryan Galindo 2:28.43

200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Spann 2:08.37, 2. Ben Cannizzaro 2:21.45, 5. Allred 2:45.06

200 Yard IM : 1. Creed 2:18.09, 2. Joe Rogers 2:29.81, 3. Matthew Hobbs 2:30.81

50 Yard Freestyle: 1. Asay 26.56, 4. Galindo 29.76, 6. Tomsik 34.50

Diving:1. Hudson Wilkerson 262.35, 2. Hogen 170.10

100 Yard Butterfly: 1. Asay 1:05.97, 2. Fuller 1:06.69,  Cox 1:07.67, 4. Hobbs 1:15.27, 5. Hogen 1:15.97

100 Yard Freestyle: 1. Wilson 59.82, 2. Hudson Wilkerson 1:04.06, 3. Blackmore 1:09.20, 4.  Galindo 1:10.88

500 Yard Freestyle: 1. Creed 5:33.18, 2. Dillinger Wilkerson 6:09.82, 3. Cannizzaro 6:25.05, 4. Allred 7:20.66

200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Allred, Spann, Galindo and Tomasik 2:04.41

100 Yard Backstroke: 1. Cox 1:09.99, 2. Wilson 1:13.41

100 Yard Breaststroke: 1. Spann 1:12.75, 2. Rogers 1:19.99, 3. Tomasik 1:21.91

400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Wilson Cannizzaro, Hobb and Cox 4:12.67, 2. Dillinger Wilkerson, Asay, Fuller and Hudson Wilkerson 5:07.60

200 medley relay: 5. Jared Fuller, Kacey Creed, Richard Spann and Joe Rogers 1:50.46, 14. Matthew Hobbs, Dillinger Wilkerson, Gavin Asay and Bryce Hogen 2:00.03

200 Yard Freestyle: 12. Spann 2:04.93*, 13. Jay Cox 2:06.59, 18. Fuller 2:09.71*, 21. Asay 2:11.19*, 29. Ben Cannizzaro 2:21.20

200 Yard IM: 16. Hobbs 2:31.40

50 Yard Freestyle: 21. Dillinger Wilkerson 25.44, 25. Hudson Wilkerson 25.88, 35. Trenton Wilson 27.14, 59. Ryan Galindo 30.14

Diving: 3. Hudson Wilkerson 230.75, 15. Hogen 139.75

100 Yard Butterfly: 1. Creed 56.14*, 11. Fuller 1:04.54*, 16. Wilson 1:10.98, 18. Hogen 1:11.39*

100 Yard Freestyle:  10. Spann 54.26, 16*, Cox 56.17, 22. Dillinger Wilkerson 56.93, 44. Cannizzaro 1:03.22, 53*, Dallin Allred 1:12.36*

500 Yard Freestyle: 18. Rogers 6:14.74*

200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 11. Cox, Hudson Wilkerson, Dillinger Wilkerson and Creed 1:40.61*, 16. Wilson, Asay, Hogen and Cannizzaro 1:48.72

100 Yard Backstroke: 17. Hobbs 1:11.10*, 26. Allred 1:27.05*

100 Yard Breaststroke: 2. Creed 1:02.41*, 19. Asay 1:17.59, 21. Rogers 1:19.64*

400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 6. Cox, Fuller, Spann and Rogers 3:44.83, 13. Hobbs, Hudson Wilkerson, Wilson and Cannizzaro 4:07.97

200 Yard Medley Relay: 9. Richard Spann, Kacey Creed, Jared Fuller and Hudson Wilkerson 1:50.08

200 Yard Freestyle: 31. Trenton Wilson 2:12.07*, 32. Matthew Hobbs 2:12.52*, 50. Dallin Allred 2:39.75*

200 Yard IM: 13. Spann 2:17.01, 18. Fuller 2:20.73*, 24. Dillinger Wilkerson 2:26.93*

50 Yard Freestyle: 10. Creed 23.77, 32. Hudson Wilkerson 26.15, 39. Bryce Hogen 26.77, 76. Ryan Galindo 30.63

Diving: 4. Hudson Wilkerson 390.95, 16. Hogen 261.70

100 Yard Butterfly: 20. Asay 1:04.12, 35. Cannizzaro 1:11.94

100 Yard Freestyle: 12. Creed 53.49*, 20. Cox 56.16*, 50. Galindo 1:09.09*

500 Yard Freestyle: 21. Wilson 6:03.43*, 23. Asay 6:05.78, 24. Hobbs 6:10.29*, 32. Cannizzaro 6:22.62*, 40. Allred 7:17.47*

200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 7. Creed, Dillinger Wilkerson, Spann and Hudson Wilkerson 1:39.59

100 Yard Backstroke: 5. Spann 58.42, 19. Fuller 1:03.44*, 31. Rogers 1:14.31*

100 Yard Breaststroke: 19. Dillinger Wilkerson 1:11.70, 22. Cox 1:12.85*

400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 10. Rogers, Fuller, Cox and Dillinger Wilkerson 3:46.15

*Indicates a personal record time