Po-Hi Swim Team Competes Well in State Championship

The Ponca City High School Swim team competed this past weekend at the State Championships in Jenks. In the 6A team standings the boys finished 9^th and girls finished 13^th. In addition, Ponca City swimmers also collected several accolades in individual events (results below). “We have not done this well at the State Meet in many years. I am super proud of our swimmers and lucky to have a great assistant coach.” Said Head Coach Heather Harris. Ponca City Public School Athletic Director Jason Leavitt said, “Coach Harris and her staff have done an outstanding job with our Swim team. We are proud of the student-athletes and their commitment!” The results are listed below.

Girls:

200 Medley Relay: 10^th – 2.03.27                        

Simone Villarruel

Hailey Lorett

Taylor Phillips

Rylee Strah

200 Free Relay: 8^th – 1.48.97

Simone Villarruel

Tayler Bennett

Taylor Phillips

Rylee Strah

50 Freestyle

Simone Villarruel, 9^th -26.08

Rylee Strah, 23^rd – 27.21

500 Freestyle

Tayler Bennet, 14^th – 5.46.83

100 Back Stroke    

Simone Villarruel, 10^th – 1.03.52

Boys

200 Free Relay: 7^th – 1.33.26

Tate Burdick

Max Engster

Tanner Estes

Caden Case

400 Free Relay: 8^th – 3.30.00

Tate Burdick

Max Engster

Michael Mayer

Caden Case

50 Freestyle

Tate Burdick, 4^th – 21.53

Caden Case, 14^th – 23.12

Max Engster, 19^th – 23.51

100 Freestyle

Tate Burdick, 5^th – 47.95

Caden Case, 4^th – 51.16

Max Engster, 15^th – 51.83

Team Total Points:

Girls took 13th out of 22 teams

Boys took 9th out of 26 teams

Honorable mention to Mackenzie Crowder, Brady Ladner and Kayliee Payne.