THORNTON | Aurora firmly cemented itself as breaststroke capital of Colorado in Friday’s prelims of the Class 5A boys state swim meets.
Of the eight open slots in Saturday’s 2 p.m. finals session at Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center, six of the championship finalists in the 100 yard breaststroke will represent Aurora schools, making a state championship in the event a virtual formality.
Aurora swimmers also make up half of the championship final of the 200 yard freestyle and between Regis Jesuit, Cherokee Trail, Grandview and Smoky Hill, will have a combined 45 swims in championship or consolation finals.
Seeking its 19th 5A state championship in the past 20 seasons, Regis Jesuit made a strong showing in the prelims, as 12 of its 18 individual swimmers qualified for at least one championship or consolation final and the 200 yard medley and 400 yard freestyle relays each clocked the best times.
Senior Hennessey Stuart broke his own Colorado record in the 100 yard backstroke with his time of 46.91 seconds and also finished three seconds clear of the nearest competitor in the 200 individual medley.
Regis Jesuit junior Quinlan Stuart led the Aurora charge in the 100 breaststroke with the top time, while teammates Theodore Koerner and Nicholas Birney joined him. Other city swimmers in the finals include Cherokee Trail senior Josh Bedford, Grandview senior Triston Mosby and Smoky Hill sophomore Aidan Mercer.
Seniors Chris Dawson and Austin Phillips and junior Mitchell Bruckman qualified for a pair of championship finals for coach Nick Frasersmith’s Raiders, while Mosby and junior James Boone made a pair each for Grandview, a feat matched by Smoky Hill’s Juhan Hong.
All three Regis Jesuit relays finished in the top three in prelims, while Smoky Hill will have a team in the consolation finals of all three events as well. Grandview’s 200 and 400 yard freestyle relay teams each swam the fifth-fastest times in the prelims, the same position as Cherokee Trail’s 200 medley relay team.
The prelims and semifinals of the diving competition are slated to begin at 9 am., with Regis Jesuit expected to get another boost from the duo of junior Kyle Goodwin — who will look to win a third straight 5A state championship — and senior Matt Mauser.
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sentinel
2014 CLASS 5A BOYS STATE SWIM MEET (PRELIM RESULTS)
200 yard medley relay: Championship finalists — 1. REGIS JESUIT (Hennessey Stuart, Theodore Koerner, Simon Barshay, Christopher Morales), 1 minute, 32.97 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. Boulder, 1:34.26 (AAA); 3. Fort Collins, 1:35.94 (Consideration All American); 4. Cherry Creek, 1:36.82; 5. CHEROKEE TRAIL (TJ Konde, Seung Kim, Josh Bedford, Kamden Weis), 1:37.11; 6. Fairview, 1:37.18; 7. Highlands Ranch, 1:37.44; 8. Fossil Ridge, 1:37.64; Consolation finalists — 9. Lewis-Palmer, 1:38.48; 10. Heritage, 1:38.57; 11. Chatfield, 1:39.58; 12. Loveland, 1:39.83; 13. Arapahoe, 1:39.91; 14. Pomona, 1:40.00; 15. SMOKY HILL (Joey Pucciarelli, Aidan Mercer, Nathan Hoskins, Ethan Evans), 1:40.02; 16. Lakewood, 1:40.11
200 yard freestyle: Championship finalists — 1. Nathan Mueller (Highlands Ranch), 1 minute, 39.22 seconds (Automatic All American; 2. CHRISTOPHER DAWSON (REGIS JESUIT), 1:39.96 (AAA); 3. AUSTIN PHILLIPS (REGIS JESUIT), 1:40.07 (AAA); 4. MITCHELL BRUCKMAN (REGIS JESUIT), 1:40.16 (AAA); 5. JUHAN HONG (SMOKY HILL), 1:41.91 (Consideration All American); 6. Alex Walton (Fairview), 1:42.41; 7. Christopher McMahon (Highlands Ranch), 1:42.49; 8. Walter Dauksher (Fossil Ridge), 1:42.52; Consolation finalists — 9. Jason Hicks (Poudre), 1:43.21; 10. Aaron Sett (Lakewood), 1:44.17; 11. Griffin Eiber (Arapahoe), 1:44.67; 12. Riley Delahoyde (Lewis-Palmer), 1:45.04; 13. Daniel Deysher (Lewis-Palmer), 1:45.37; 14. Cal Reynolds (Chatfield), 1:45.89; 15. ROBIN KUEBLER (GRANDVIEW), 1:46.16; 16. Dominic Byrne (Heritage), 1:46.28
200 yard individual medley: Championship finalists — 1. HENNESSEY STUART (REGIS JESUIT), 1 minute, 48.15 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. Jake Markham (Cherry Creek), 1:51.21 (AAA); 3. QUINLAN STUART (REGIS JESUIT), 1:53.25 (Consideration All American); 4. Keegan Foulke (Pomona), 1:53.65 (CAA); 5. Ryan Ball (Loveland), 1:53.90 (CAA); 6. Michael Zarian (Fairview), 1:54.01 (CAA); 7. TRISTON MOSBY (GRANDVIEW), 1:54.53 (CAA); 8. Cade Bains (Lewis-Palmer), 1:54.86; Consolation finalists — 9. BRUCE NERHEIM (REGIS JESUIT), 1:54.96; 10. JOSH BEDFORD (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 1:56.45; 11. Mick Bartholomew (Boulder), 1:57.26; 12. Jeremy Goodison (Douglas County), 1:58.20; 13. Kelly Huddleston (Chatfield), 1:58.26; 14. Sam Ybarra (Fossil Ridge), 1:58.30; 15. Austin Hill (Fort Collins), 1:58.78; 16. ALEX TURNER (GRANDVIEW), 1:59.07
50 yard freestyle: Championship finalists — 1. JP Beach (Douglas County), 20.30 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. Hunter Bains (Lewis-Palmer), 20.54 (AAA); 3. Miles MacKenzie (Fairview), 20.86 (Consideration All American); 4. Christian Feiler (Boulder), 20.90 (CAA); 5. James Piotrowski (Fort Collins), 21.11 (CAA); 6. Kyle Colley (Cherry Creek), 21.34; 7. WILLIAM PIESESKI (REGIS JESUIT), 21.36; 8. JAMES BOONE (GRANDVIEW), 21.37; Consolation finalists — 9. Eric Fuqua (Cherry Creek), 21.52; 10. ALEX KOHLMAN (SMOKY HILL), 21.70; 11. Adam Kealiher (Monarch), 21.72; 12. Hunter Fuqua (Cherry Creek), 21.93; 13. CHRISTOPHER MORALES (REGIS JESUIT), 21.95; 14. Santana Garcia (Chatfield), 21.96; T15. Cort Sharp (Monarch), 21.98; T15. Sean Connolly (Pomona), 21.98
100 yard butterfly: Championship finalists — 1. Maxwell Holter (Fort Collins), 49.29 seconds (Consideration All American); 2. Jake Markham (Cherry Creek), 50.06 (CAA); 3. Gabriele Sasia (Highlands Ranch), 50.88; 4. MITCHELL BRUCKMAN (REGIS JESUIT), 51.31; 5. PJ Stapleton (Boulder), 51.98; 6. Santana Garcia (Chatfield), 52.34; 7. John Frank (Pine Creek), 52.56; 8. Mason Fine (Fossil Ridge), 52.61; Consolation finalists — 9. Ander Thompson (Cherry Creek), 52.85; 10. Sean Connolly (Pomona), 53.04; 11. TJ KONDE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 53.08; 12. CHRISTOPHER MORALES (REGIS JESUIT), 53.11; 13. Eric Work (Poudre), 53.18; 14. Sam Ybarra (Fossil Ridge), 53.47; 15. SIMON BARSHAY (REGIS JESUIT), 53.55; 16. Stuart Edgerly (Fairview), 53.60
100 yard freestyle: Championship finalists — 1. JP Beach (Douglas County), 45.33 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. Miles MacKenzie (Fairview), 45.42 (AAA); 3. Hunter Bains (Lewis-Palmer), 45.45 (AAA); 4. JAMES BOONE (GRANDVIEW), 46.29 (Consideration All American); 5. AUSTIN PHILLIPS (REGIS JESUIT), 46.31; 6. ALEX KOHLMAN (SMOKY HILL), 46.77; 7. Kyle Colley (Cherry Creek), 46.92; 8. Jason Hicks (Poudre), 47.01; Consolation finalists — 9. James Piotrowski (Fort Collins), 47.04; 10. Chris Nicholson (Boulder), 47.21; T11. GARRETT SUTER (REGIS JESUIT), 47.68; T11. Adam Kealiher (Monarch), 47.68; 13. Griffin Eiber (Arapahoe), 47.71; 14. Cort Sharp (Monarch), 47.80; 15. WILL PIESESKI (REGIS JESUIT), 47.81; 16. Nathaniel Connor (Poudre), 47.82
500 yard freestyle: Championship finalists — 1. Nathan Mueller (Highlands Ranch), 4 minutes, 26.95 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. CHRISTOPHER DAWSON (REGIS JESUIT), 4:30.16 (AAA); 3. JUHAN HONG (SMOKY HILL), 4:35.17 (AAA); 4. Aaron Sett (Lakewood), 4:38.09 (Consideration All American); 5. Alex Walton (Fairview), 4:38.18 (CAA); 6. Ryan Ball (Loveland), 4:38.48 (CAA); 7. Christopher McMahon (Highlands Ranch), 4:42.47; 8. Walter Dauksher (Fossil Ridge), 4:43.95; Consolation finalists — 9. Riley Delahoyde (Lewis-Palmer), 4:44.81; 10. BRUCE NERHEIM (REGIS JESUIT), 4:45.27; 11. Jeremy Goodison (Douglas County), 4:45.50; 12. Nathan Rock (Boulder), 4:45.83; 13. Cal Reynolds (Chatfield), 4:46.83; 14. Jonah Staton (Standley Lake), 4:47.70; 15. Dominic Byrne (Heritage), 4:48.27; 16. Alex Nielsen (Legacy), 4:49.22
200 yard freestyle relay: Championship finalists — 1. Fairview, 1 minute, 24.97 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. Cherry Creek, 1:25.09 (AAA); 3. REGIS JESUIT (William Pieseski, Christopher Morales, Simon Barshay, Austin Phillips), 1:25.86 (Consideration All American); 4. Lewis-Palmer, 1:26.29 (CAA); 5. GRANDVIEW (Tristan Mosby, Alex Turner, Robin Kuebler, James Boone), 1:26.41 (CAA); 6. Fossil Ridge, 1:27.67; 7. Chatfield, 1:27.73; 8. Poudre, 1:28.08; Consolation finalists — 9. Douglas County, 1:28.14; 10. Arapahoe, 1:28.55; 11. SMOKY HILL (Alex Kohlman, Connor Salazar, Ethan Evans, Juhan Hong), 1:28.67; 12. Monarch, 1:28.99; 13. Boulder, 1:29.88; 14. Doherty, 1:30.50; 15. Pine Creek, 1:31.31; 16. Denver East, 1:31.46
100 yard backstroke: Championship finalists — 1. HENNESSEY STUART (REGIS JESUIT), 46.91 seconds (Colorado State Record, 5A State Meet Record) (Automatic All American); 2. Maxwell Holter (Fort Collins), 51.19 (Consideration All American); 3. Christian Feiler (Boulder), 51.56; 4. TJ KONDE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 51.81; 5. Gabriele Sasia (Highlands Ranch), 52.32; 6. GARRETT SUTER (REGIS JESUIT), 52.66; 7. Michael Zarian (Fairview), 52.71; 8. Chris Nicholson (Boulder), 52.84; Consolation finalists — 9. Cade Bains (Lewis-Palmer), 53.30; 10. George Hu (Fossil Ridge), 53.61; 11. Michael Hinton (Heritage), 53.91; 12. Addison Coen (Ralston Valley), 53.93; 13. CRISTIAN ADAMS (REGIS JESUIT), 54.15; 14. Jackson Buyers (Loveland), 54.62; 15. Wyatt Larsen (Liberty), 54.68; 16. Sean Smooke (Cherry Creek), 55.10
100 yard breaststroke: Championship finalists — 1. QUINLAN STUART (REGIS JESUIT), 57.34 seconds (Consideration All American); 2. JOSH BEDFORD (REGIS JESUIT), 57.81 (CAA); 3. THEODORE KOERNER (REGIS JESUIT), 58.78; 4. NICHOLAS BIRNEY (REGIS JESUIT), 59.14; 5. Keegan Foulke (Pomona), 59.31; 6. TRISTON MOSBY (GRANDVIEW), 59.55; 7. AIDAN MERCER (SMOKY HILL), 59.61; 8. John Frank (Pine Creek), 59.78; Consolation finalists — 9. Cameron Amman (Heritage), 59.87; 10. Corey Stephens (Cherry Creek), 59.92; 11. Austin Hill (Fort Collins), 1:00.04; 12. Andrew Weiss (Rampart), 1:00.09; 13. Porter Bennett (Lakewood), 1:00.33; 14. Ross Lannen (Fossil Ridge), 1:00.34; 15. Jake Watkins (Cherry Creek), 1:00.45; 16. Nate Ball (Denver East), 1:00.56
400 yard freestyle relay: Championship finalists — 1. REGIS JESUIT (Hennessey Stuart, Christopher Dawson, Mitchell Bruckman, Garrett Suter), 3 minutes, 4.87 seconds (Automatic All American); 2. Fairview, 3:08.21 (Consideration All American); 3. Cherry Creek, 3:08.36 (CAA); 4. Lewis-Palmer, 3:09.18 (CAA); 5. GRANDVIEW (Triston Mosby, Alex Turner, Robin Kuebler, James Boone), 3:09.77 (CAA); 6. Fossil Ridge, 3:11.41; 7. Highlands Ranch, 3:11.43; 8. Poudre, 3:11.72; Consolation finalists — 9. Fort Collins, 3:12.13; 10. Boulder, 3:14.58; 11. CHEROKEE TRAIL (TJ Konde, Garrett Shudinis, Eric Daugherty, Josh Bedford), 3:15.15; 12. Arapahoe, 3:15.67; 13. Pomona, 3:15.70; 14. SMOKY HILL (Alex Kohlman, Derek Liu, Aidan Mercer, Juhan Hong), 3:15.85; 15. Heritage, 3:18.06; 16. Loveland, 3:20.24
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sentinel
