OZ-PAO-LOU boys swim wins home meet, qualifies two for state

Louisburg freshman Andrew Jamison qualified for state in the 100-yard breaststroke Wednesday during the team’s home meet in Osawatomie.

OSAWATOMIE — The Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg boys swim team had an impressive showing in its first meet of the new year.

The Miami County swim team qualified for state in two more events and put together several state consideration times in its meet victory Wednesday at the Ozone in Osawatomie.

Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg won the five-team meet with 301 points to go along with eight first place finishes and six runner-up performances.

“This home meet was a great showing for our team,” coach Mary Argeropoulos said. “Everyone swam really well and everyone got new personal best times. The first place finish was icing on the cake.”

Louisburg freshman Andrew Jamison qualified for state in his first individual event as he recorded a time of a 1 minute and 6.64 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke and he won the event.

His teammate, Paola’s Landen Terflinger, also earned a state bid in the 500 freestyle in 5:28.78 with a victory Wednesday.

“We are simply over the moon about our state qualifiers,” Argeropoulos said. “It really is a fantastic accomplishment to consider or qualify for the state swim meet and we are proud that as of right now, 5 of our 8 swimmers will be representing OzPaLou at state in February.”

The team also earned state consideration times in four other events.

Louisburg sophomore Colton Prettyman earned state consideration times in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Prettyman took second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.02 seconds and was second in the breaststroke in 1:09.38.

Freshman Colin Brown, another Louisburg swimmer, earned a state consideration time in the 100 freestyle. Brown won the event in 53.17 seconds and he also won the 200 individual medley in 2:12.50, improving on his state qualification time earlier in the year.

Terflinger recorded a state consideration time in the 200 IM in 2:16.09 as he took second. Osawatomie’s Luke Hebert won the 100 butterfly in 1:00.64 and earned a state consideration time as well.

Louisburg’s relay group of Brayton Brueggen, Jamison, Brown and Prettyman also swam well. The team took first in the 200 medley relay in 1:51.48, improving on their state time from earlier in the year.

The group also won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:39.65, just missing out on a state qualification time. Brueggen also won the 100 backstroke in 1:07.18 and was second in the 200 freestyle in 2:14.37.

Jamison finished second in the 50 freestyle in 25.34 seconds.

The OZ-PAO-Louisburg team returns to action Tuesday at Blue Valley Northwest. The meet is set to begin at 5 p.m.

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