Bixby, Fort Gibson take state titles
BY KEVIN HENRY World Correspondent
Sunday, February 17, 2013
2/17/13 at 6:32 AM
JENKS - It may have been a new location for the Class 5A state swimming championships, but the results were the same as Bixby and Fort Gibson repeated as the boys and girls state champions, respectively, on Saturday at the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center.
Bixby won its third crown in the last five years by outlasting Harrah and Altus in an evening-long slugfest where the final four places hadn't been decided until the final race.
With a win in the last event, the 400 freestyle relay, Bixby finished with 275 points while Altus came in second in the relay and in the meet with 256 overall points.
Bixby sophomore Ben Deibert anchored the 400 relay team, finished third in the 50 freestyle, and won an individual first by winning the 100 freestyle to help push the Spartans to the crown.
"I won the preliminaries by .02 so I knew what I had to do in the finals," Deibert said of his 100 freestyle win. "When I hit that third turn, I still had a lot of breath."
Spartan head coach Monika Meadows praised Deibert and her swimmers for approaching the meet with selfless aspirations.
"We made a change in the 400 relay right before it started," Meadows said. "Bryan Lee was supposed to be the anchor but he came to me and said he just didn't have it in him. He went third and Ben became the anchor. Our kids showed a lot of character. They knew a title was more important than an individual win."
On the girls side, Fort Gibson logged 299 points to hold off Stillwater (260) and Bixby (237) to earn its third consecutive state championship.
"I'm proud that we're not only three-time state champion in swimming, but that our girls are also three-time state academic champions," Fort Gibson head coach Connie Dean beamed. "Someone asked me if we were building a dynasty at Fort Gibson. I don't worry about that. I just want to make sure that we keep the ball rolling."
Among the highlights of the championship day for Fort Gibson was besting its own state title in the 200 freestyle. The 2010 team held the mark at 1:47.81 and their 2013 counterparts came in at 1:46.34.
"I didn't hear we had broken the record until we were already out of the pool," said senior Hannah Cantrell, who anchored the team. "I can't even explain the feeling right now of holding that record and being a three-time champion. It just feels amazing."
Class 5A Girls
At Jenks
Team Results: 1. Ft. Gibson 299; 2. Stillwater 260; 3. Bixby 237; 4. Harrah 139; 5. Booker T. Washington 129; 6. Shawnee 123; 7. Carl Albert 104; 8. Altus 93; 9. Edison 90; 10. Kingfisher 84; 11. Lawton MacArthur 74; 12. Edmond Deer Creek 64; 13. Metro Christian 61; 14. Piedmont 40; 14. Newcastle 40; 16. Oologah 32; 17. Cascia Hall 30; 18. Lawton Eisenhower 23; 19. Mt. St. Mary 16; 20. Oklahoma Christian 10; 21. Sapulpa 2.
200 Medley Relay: 1. Stillwater 1:59.13; 2. Fort Gibson 1:59.61; 3. Bixby 2:00.98; 4. Harrah 2:06.79; 5. Shawnee 2:07.09; 6. Carl Albert 2:08.04; 7. Altus 2:08.05; 8. Kingfisher DQ.
200 Freestyle: Jessi Hildebrand (Newcastle) 1:55.82; 2. Rylee Hess (Metro Christian) 2:07.40; 3. Lauren Keithley (Cascia Hall) 2:09.19; 4. Makayla Mitchell (Bixby) 2:09.63; 5. Anders Broussard (Booker T. Washington) 2:10.82; 6. Whitney Stroup (Ft. Gibson) 2:11.20; 7. Kelsey Haseley (Stillwater) 2:12.87; 8. Kayla Dunn (Stillwater) 2:13.48.
200 IM: 1. Leslie White (Ft Gibson) 2.16.66; 2. Paige Nall (Deer Creek) 2.16.83; 3. Madison York (Kingfisher) 2.28.49; 4. Brooke Njaa (Stillwater) 2.28.49; 5. Chasity Cooper (Altus) 2.32.54; 6. Margaret Murlette (Bixby) 2.33.84; 7. Tosha Olson (Thomas Edison) 2.34.83; 8. Audrey Ross (Ft. Gibson) 2.37.37.
50 Freestyle: 1. Anka Lukannek (Carl Albert) 24.72; 2. Hannah Cantrell (Ft. Gibson) 25.99; 3. Alex Thomas (Stillwater) 26.18; 4. Karen Chao (Lawton MacArthur) 26.39; 5. Myranda Troup (Shawnee) 26.80; 6. Kyla Martin (Ft. Gibson) 26.81; 7. Kaitlin Hampton (Shawnee) 26.96; 8. Bailee Roberson (Bixby) 27.25.
100 Butterfly: 1. Jessi Hildebrand (Newcastle) 58.73; 2. Alex Thomas (Stillwater) 1.04.77; 3. Margaret Murlette (Bixby) 1.05.93; 4. Hali Martin (Ft. Gibson) 1.07.63; 5. Kaitlin Hampton (Shawnee) 1.08.47; 6. Taylar Dilbeck (Harrah) 1.08.85; 7. Gayle Mages (Thomas Edison) 1.11.10; 8. Bailee Roberson (Bixby) 1.12.15
100 Freestyle: 1. Anka Lukannek (Carl Albert) 53.61; 2. Paige Nall (Deer Creek) 55.70; 3. Rylee Hess (Metro Christian) 57.09; 4. Hannah Cantrell (Ft. Gibson) 57.56; 5. Kyla Martin (Ft. Gibson) 58.49; 6. Myranda Troup (Shawnee) 59.92; 7. Savanah Storey (Kingfisher) 1.00.82; 8. Nicole Baney (Edison) 1.01.12
500 Freestyle: 1. Kasey Rein (Piedmont) 5:24.97; 2. Amber Pence (Bixby) 5:45.99; 3. Sydney Goad (Stillwater) 5:48.54; 4. Makayla Mitchell (Bixby) 5:49.93; 5. Lauren Keithley (Cascia Hall) 5:54.20; 6. Hali Martin (Ft. Gibson) 5:56.14; 7. Anders Broussard (Booker T. Washington) 5:57.34; 8. Katie Weldon (Harrah) 5:57.61.
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Ft. Gibson 1:48.77; 2. Bixby 1:48.29; 3. Stillwater 1:51.00; 4. Shawnee 1:53.10; 5. Kingfisher 1:53.35; 6. Harrah 1:53.49; 7. Booker T. Washington 1:54.91; 8. Altus 1:54.94.
100 Backstroke: 1. Kasey Rein (Piedmont) 1:00.21; 2. Karen Chao (Lawton MacArthur) 1:03.69; 3. Chasity Cooper (Altus) 1:05.72; 4. Sydney Goad (Stillwater) 1:06.43; 5. Amber Pence (Bixby) 1:06.88; 6. Lindsey Fijalka (Harrah) 1:07.03; 7. Rachel Ngo (Mt. St. Mary) 1:07.39; 8. Whitney Stroup (Ft. Gibson) 1:07.54.
100 Breaststroke: 1. Leslie White (Ft. Gibson) 1.08.96; 2. Brooke Njaa (Stillwater) 1.14.72; 3. Madison York (Kingfisher) 1.18.07; 4. Mckenzie Wilson (BT Washington) 1.18.38; 5. Kaitlyn Wise (Bixby) 1.19.08; 6. Ruby HIll (Eisenhower) 1.19.48; 7. Veronica Ortiz (Shawnee) 1.20.61; 8. Audrey Ross (Ft. Gibson) 1.20.85
400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Stillwater 3.55.47; 2. Ft. Gibson 3.57.00; 3. BT Washington 4.09.17; 4. Bixby 4.09.90; 5. Carl Albert 4.10.70; 6. Harrah 4.11.07; 7. MacArthur 4.22.31; 8. Deer Creek 4.32.61
Class 5A Boys
At Jenks
Team Results: 1. Bixby 275; 2. Harrah 256; 3. Altus 226.5; 4. Ft. Gibson 199; 5. Shawnee 168.5; 6. Booker T. Washington 150; 7. Oologah 114; 8. Carl Albert 99; 9. Pryor 96; 10. Bishop McGuiness 87; 11. Duncan 67; 12. Oklahoma Christian 47; 13. Kingfisher 46; 14. Bishop Kelley 42; 15. Harding Charter Prep 40; 16. Claremore 39; 17. Edison 38; 18. Piedmont 34; 19. Metro Christian 32; 20. Tuttle 30; 21. Tecumseh 14; 22. Edmond Deer Creek 11; 23. Tulsa Memorial 8; 24. Lawton MacArthur 1.
200 Medley Relay: 1. Shawnee 1:45.10; 2. Harrah 1:45.14; 3. Bixby 1:45.48; 4. Altus 1:45.86; 5. Pryor 1:47.04; 6. Oologah 1:49.07; 7. Carl Albert 1:50.17; 8. Bishop McGuiness 1:51.02.
200 Freestyle: 1. Riley Bunyard (Harrah) 1.46.55; 2. Daniel Brown (Altus) 1.52.06; 3. James Huggins (Ft Gibson) 1.53.62; 4. Ryan Knam (Bixby) 1.53.90; 5. Andrew Chapman (Harrah) 1.56.29; 6. Josh Norman (Carl Albert) 1.58.28; 7. Kaleb Hatton (Tecumseh) 1.59.02; 8. Alex Lawrence (Carl Albert) 1.59.63
200 IM: 1. Mason York (Kingfisher) 2.00.34; 2. Conner St. John (Piedmont) 2.02.53; 3. Paul Davis (Altus) 2.06.30; 4. Logan Wagner (Bixby) 2.07.89; 5. Culley Coleman (Tuttle) 2.08.21; 6. Patrick Dolan (Bishop McGuinness) 2.08.94; 7. Matt Rader (Bishop Kelley) 2.10.89; 8. Dalton Martin ( Ft Gibson) 2.12.65
50 Freestyle: 1. Garrett Thompson (Altus) 22.34; 2. Mark Roselius (Shawnee) 22.61; 3. Ben Deibert (Bixby) 22.65; 4. Trevor Grant (Booker T. Washington) 22.95; 5. Tyler Nichols (Claremore) 23.01; 6. Alex Smith (Pryor) 23.08; 7. Brandon Walker (Ft. Gibson) 23.14; 8. Ryan McIver (Carl Albert) 23.28.
100 Butterfly: 1. Preston Selby (Harding Charter Prep) 51.44 (SR); 2. Bryan Lee (Bixby) 54.91; 3. Tyler Nichols (Claremore) 55.59; 4. Alex Smith (Pryor) 56.67; 5. Jesus Carvajal (Thomas Edison) 56.79; 6. Ryan Knam (Bixby) 57.96; 7. David Heise (Harrah) 59.20; 8. Daniel Brown (Altus) 59.44
100 Freestyle: 1. Ben Deibert (Bixby) 49.62; 2. Brandon (Ft. Gibson) 50.63; 3. Garrett Thompson (Altus) 50.65; 4. Haden Brill (Oologah) 51.61; 5. Joseph Williams (BT Washington) 51.86; 6. Mark Roselius (Shawnee) 51.87; 7. Perry Ford (Harrah) 53.42
500 Freestyle: Riley Bunyard (Harrah) 4:50.27; 2. Paul Davis (Altus) 5:05.26; 3. Culley Coleman (Tuttle) 5:10.96; 4. Alex Lawrence (Carl Albert) 5:15.67; 5. James Huggins (Ft. Gibson) 5:17.61; 6. Patrick Dolan (Bishop McGuiness) 5:17.80; 7. Arthur Miranda (Harrah) 5:22.31; 8. Brycen McConnell (Edmond Deer Creek) 5:25.77.
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Shawnee 1:32.05; 2. Bixby 1:32.80; 3. Harrah 1:33.23; 4. Altus 1:35.28; 5. Ft. Gibson 1:35.88; 6. Pryor 1:36.15; 7. Booker T. Washington 1:36.59; 8. Oologah 1:38.27.
100 Backstroke: 1. Preston Selby (Harding Charter Prep) 51.56; 2. Bryan Lee (Bixby) 55.91; 3. David Heise (Harrah) 58.33; 4. Joe Rohleder (Bishop McGuinness) 1.00.41; 5. Cameron Boll (Bixby) 1.00.46; 6. Connor Schapp (Ft. Gibson) 1.00.65; 7. Myles Wood (Ft. Gibson) 1.00.70; 8. Haden Brill (Oologah) 1.01.27
100 Breaststroke: 1. Mason York (Kingfisher) 59.23; 2. Conner St. John (Piedmont) 1.00.97; 3. Robert Harvey (Harrah) 1.02.41; 4. Logan Wagner (Bixby) 1.03.86; 5. Jack Downs (Bishop McGuinness) 1.05.24; 6. Trevor Grant (BT Washington) 1.05.86; 7. Dalton Martin (Ft. Gibson) 1.06.01; 8. Luke Stringer (Oologah) 1.06.76
400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Bixby 3.23.80; 2. Altus 3.23.94; 3. Harrah 3.26.70; 4. Ft. Gibson 3.29.39; 5. BT Washington 3.33.15; 6. Duncan 3.34.15; 7. Oologah 3.37.37; 8. Shawnee 3.39.26
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Fort Gibson's Leslie White won the 200 IM (shown above) and the 100 breaststroke Saturday in the Class 5A swimming state championships in Jenks, helping propel the Tigers to the team title. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World
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