Panther swimmers third at Worland Invite

Decimated by illness, swimmers gut out solid performances

Posted 1/15/19

It was a rough outing at last weekend’s Worland Invitational for the Powell High School boys’ swimming and diving team, as the Panthers continue their quest to field a healthy team.

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Panther swimmers third at Worland Invite

Decimated by illness, swimmers gut out solid performances

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It was a rough outing at last weekend’s Worland Invitational for the Powell High School boys’ swimming and diving team, as the Panthers continue their quest to field a healthy team.

Powell unofficially finished third behind Lander and Rawlins for the meet, though scoring issues and a malfunctioning scoreboard have final official results unavailable as of press time.

“Rawlins is going to be a tough contender this year, so hopefully we get to see them again next weekend,” said PHS head coach Stephanie Warren said. “With Rawlins in the past, it’s always been kind of a hit or miss with them, but they now have Tom Johnson as a coach, who used to be the swim coach at the University of Wyoming; I think they’re going to be very competitive.”

“Second place this season is not just going to be handed to someone like first place is to Lander,” Warren said. “It’s going to be a good battle between a few different teams.”

Panther junior Jay Cox, who missed last weekend’s Gene Dozah Invitational because of the bug, swam well at Worland, finishing second in the 50 freestyle and sixth in the 100 butterfly. Cox also swam a leg for the 200 medley relay team, which finished fourth.

“Jay [Cox] came back and swam well, as did Joe Rogers. who also missed last week because of sickness,” Warren said. “They both swam pretty well, considering.”

Richard Spann recorded a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke and a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle. His time of 53.41 in the 100 free was a season best in the event.

Trenton Wilson recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, while Bryce Hogen finished second in diving and swam a leg in the fourth-place 200 medley relay.

The Panthers have qualified 10 swimmers for state this season, though there were no new qualifiers in Worland.

“We’re trying kids in different events, and kids who haven’t qualified for state just yet are experimenting in different events as well,” Warren said. “We still have eight or nine kids that we would like to try to see what we can get done. We do expect to see some more qualifiers coming up, and we’re hoping that Tuesday will be a good meet for everybody.”

The Panthers host a triangular at the Powell Aquatic Center today (Tuesday), welcoming in Cody and Worland. The team will then head south this weekend to the Lander Invitational.

“The number one priority at this point is to get everyone healthy,” Warren said. “The sooner the better.”

Three Panther swimmers — Nate Johnston, Dallin Allred and Ben Cannizzaro — were unable to make the trip to Worland last weekend, still recovering from a flu bug that has decimated the team the last few weeks.

“I’m really hoping it’s going to go away,” said Warren. “I think it’s trickled through everyone at this point, and some people are having just a heck of a time getting over it.”

Worland Invitational

Unofficial Results

200 Medley Relay

4. Richard Spann, Francis Rogers, Jay Cox, Bryce Hogen 1:56.83, 7. Tarren Blackmore, Pedro Teixeira, Riley Schiller, Ben Hawley 2:16.87

200 Freestyle

4. Trenton Wilson 2:13.69, 14. Cole Howard 3:26. 79

200 IM

8. Kyler Warren 2:57.36

50 Freestyle

2. Jay Cox 24.68, 10. Joe Rogers 26.69, 13. Tarren Blackmore 27.73, 16. Riley Schiller 28.81, 18. Cole Frank 28.93, 19. Ben Hawley 29.33

1 Mtr Diving

2. Bryce Hogen 181.95, 8. Ben Hawley 125.40, 9. Cole Frank 124.85, 12. Caiden Gerhts 76.50

100 Butterfly

6. Jay Cox 1:05.80, 10. Francis Rogers 1:09.91, 11. Matthew Hobbs 1:12.40

100 Freestyle

3. Richard Spann 53.41, 7. Joe Rogers 1:00.45, 10. Tarren Blackmore 1:04.18, 12. Kyler Warren 1:07.06

500 Freestyle

4. Trenton Wilson 6:09.90, 7. Josh Wright 6:30.85, 9. Bryce Hogen 7:15.21, 10. Riley Schiller 7:43.58

200 Freestyle Relay

6. Trenton Wilson, Richard Spann, Jay Cox, Bryce Hogen 1:43.69, 8. Cole Frank, Matthew Hobbs, Kyler Warren, Joe Rogers 1:56.93, 11. Caiden Gerhts, Ben Hawley, Josh Wright, Cole Howard 2:12.08

100 Backstroke

2. Richard Spann 1:00.75, 8. Matthew Hobbs 1:13.25, 9. Francis Rogers 1:13.61

100 Breaststroke

12. Pedro Teixeira 1:26.41

400 Freestyle Relay

5. Trenton Wilson, Matthew Hobbs, Tarren Blackmore, Joe Rogers 4:13.95, 7. Francis Rogers, Kyler Warren, Riley Schiller, Josh Wright 4:29.82

Powell High School, Panther Swimming

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