Wildcat swim racks up more state times in home opener

By Andy Brown
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Updated: December 28, 2024

***Louisburg senior Colton Prettyman earned a state qualification time in the 100-yard butterfly on Dec. 18 at the team’s home quadrangular in Osawatomie.***

OSAWATOMIE — The Louisburg boys swim team continue to rack up state times and the latest bunch came at its home quad on Dec. 18 in Osawatomie.

Juniors Colin Brown, Andrew Jamison and senior Colton Prettyman all recorded new state qualification times, while the Wildcats also earned state times in a pair of relays. Prettyman and Jamison each had a state consideration time as well.

The Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg-Spring Hill team also finished first with 564 points in the four-team meet with Independence, Fort Scott and Parsons.

“We are thrilled to be in the position we are,” coach Mary Argeropoulos said. “It’s not by accident that times are dropping. The boys are putting the work in day after day and it’s really rewarding for them to see those personal best times at meets.

“At not quite halfway through the season, we are happy to have such a positive place on the state qualification and consideration placements. Looking forward we aren’t content to stay in this spot. We will push hard to keep this momentum and continue to knock down those qualifying times.”

Brown cruised to a pair of first place finishes in his two individual events and earned state times in both. He won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes and 10.45 seconds and also took the top spot in the 100 freestyle in 52.49 seconds.

As for Jamison, he earned a spot at state in the 100 breaststroke in a qualifying time of 1:05.30 and finished first. He took the top spot in the 50 freestyle as well with a state consideration time of 24.44 seconds.

Prettyman secured a state spot in the 100 butterfly as he won in a qualifying time 58.12 seconds. He later took first in the 200 freestyle in a consideration time of 2:00.22.

***Louisburg sophomore Noah Sharp swims in the freestyle during the team’s Dec. 18 home meet in Osawatomie.***

Brown, Prettyman, Jamison and sophomore Noah Sharp have now qualified for state in all three relays. After earning a spot in the 200 medley earlier in the year, they have now clinched entries in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

The Wildcat quartet won the 200 freestyle in 1:35.69 and ended the meet with a first place performance in the 400 freestyle in 3:40.

Sharp finished with a pair of runner-up performances in the 100 and 200 freestyle. Louisburg’s Brock Delmez earned personal best times in all his events, including a first place finish in the 500 freestyle in 6:26 and he also took fourth the 50 freestyle.

Bennett Mendez was fourth in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 100 freestyle.

Paola’s Landen Terflinger earned a state qualification in the 100 backstroke as he won in 1:00.76 and also had a state consideration time in the 100 butterfly as he took second.