Jesuit won two state titles for the third consecutive year.
At the OSAA Class 6A Swimming State Championships held at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center on Saturday, the Crusaders’ boys’ and girls’ swim teams took home their individual team titles.
Today, we had three women in the 400 free and three in the 500 (freestyle) for our mid-distance and distance swimmers. Bryan Butcher, a Jesuit coach, said that was a huge help. They are juniors. I don’t believe any seniors were present today. They have a strong desire to do that.
We have many skilled freestylers and breaststrokers on the men’s side. That depth was very beneficial to us. We’re losing three seniors, so it will be difficult, but many of the sophomores and juniors that swam today had their greatest swims. They have motivation. They’re thrilled. Everything came together.
The Jesuit girls’ team won the title with a total of 118 points. Lincoln finished third with 72 points, followed by Ida B. Wells in second place with 77 points.
According to Jesuit junior Stela Sufuentes, “I think the team we have, the girls that we have, we all try very hard and are very hard-working.” We support one another no matter what. The main reason, in my opinion, is that we are a close-knit bunch.
Despite earning a lot of team points, the Crusaders ladies didn’t win a gold medal until the very last event of the day, when they won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:34.8.
I’m simply looking forward to next year. Sufuentes stated, “I have one year left.” I’m likely to run the same relay with the same females the following year. The fact that I only have a year left with them excites me.
The boys’ Jesuit team won the team title with a total of 126 points. McMinnville finished third with 77 points, while Sunset came in second with 95 points.
Butcher stated that his girls squad has an excellent chance of winning four consecutive team crowns the next season because all of the players are back. But if the boys want to win another trophy, they might have to work harder.
As for the girls, no one is graduating. “They’re all returning,” he remarked. We’re losing some good seniors, so it will be more difficult for the guys. However, Jesuit, they observe what they do when someone steps up. Next year, we’ll see if they do better.
On Saturday, a few OSAA records were broken.
In the boys’ 100-yard breaststroke, Nelson junior Drew Eubanks set a new OSAA record with a time of 52.98, surpassing the previous mark of 53.36 set by Caldera’s Campbell McKean the year before.
It’s fantastic. In December, I was 53.00, and I was really disappointed that I hadn’t reached 52. According to Eubanks, “I’ve been aiming for that mark, and it’s been inspiring me for the last two months.” I’m quite happy that I did.
In the competition on Saturday, Eubanks also took home the state gold medal for the third time in a row.
Last year, the junior Nelson, who has committed to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, narrowly missed setting the state record.
I was a little let down that I didn’t understand. According to Eubanks, I believe I stated in an interview that I had hoped to achieve that record since my freshman year. I was aware that I was capable. I missed it by 0.1 in the race, as it turned out. That undoubtedly served as a driving force for me during the ensuing months. I feel like my confidence has increased significantly after that race and meet. I’ve been much happier. I consider it a great learning experience, and this is the greatest I’ve ever been.
In the boys 200-yard medley relay, Westview broke the previous OSAA mark of 1:33.14 set by Glencoe at the previous year’s meet with a time of 1:33.11.
After that, we were ecstatic. John Sommers and Ethan Sommers, who are also sophomores, are on the same club team as me. According to Matthew So, a senior at Westview, the individuals who previously held the record were also on our club team. All we wanted to do was see if we could live up to the seniors’ names who came before us. I’m glad we managed to defeat it.
He also mentioned that this year was his first time competing in high school, despite having swum for his club for ten years.
In order to break these records and attempt to win state for the relay specifically, John and Ethan persuaded me to swim in high school solely for the relay. That’s what was said.
will then continue swimming at Baltimore County’s University of Maryland.
AnneMarie Vlaic, a senior at Lake Oswego, won a second consecutive gold medal in the girls’ 100-yard butterfly and the girls’ 500-yard freestyle, defending both of her championships from the previous year.
I was aware that I would face considerable competition this year. To be honest, I wasn’t really considering winning the event this year. Vlaic remarked, “I was trying to think about having fun.” I am a senior this year. I’m in my final year of high school swimming. I am really appreciative of these chances. It wasn’t that I was going for it. I knew there would be fierce competition, so I was simply going in to see how it would be.
Next year, Vlaic will swim for Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
She remarked, “I’m glad this chapter ended so well for me.” I’m appreciative of all the friends I’ve made. That the races went so well for me makes me delighted. I can’t wait to start college. I’m pleased with both my overall high school swimming experience and my results.
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2025 OSAA swimming state championships event winners
Lincoln (Eloise Rush, Skye Schwartz, Lucy Rush, and Charlotte Ducanois) won the first event of the girls’ 200-yard medley relay in 1:47.29.
Westview (John Sommers, Ethan Sommers, Matthew So, and Shawn Kim) set a new OSAA record in the 200-yard medley relay for boys in Event 2.
Event 3 Girls 200-yard freestyle: Cass Schneider, Ida B. Wells, 1:52.50
200-yard freestyle for boys in Event 4: Victor Krautsov, Sunset, 1:38.65
Event 5: West Linn’s Lauren Sexton, 200 yards individual medley, 2:02.42
Boys’ 200-yard solo medley at Event 6: Sunset, Luca Ignatescu, 1:41.01
Event 7 Girls 50-yard freestyle: Ariya Abdullah, David Douglas, 23.03
Event 8 Boys 50-yard freestyle: Suiyao Li, Jesuit, 21.32
Event 9 Girls 100-yard butterfly: AnneMarie Vlaic, Lake Oswego, 53.44
Event 10 Boys 100-yard butterfly: Tenmy Wangpo, Jesuit, 49.98
Event 11 Girls 100-yard freestyle: Sydney McDonald, Newberg, 50.90
Event 12 Boys 100-yard freestyle: Victor Krautsov, Sunset, 45.30
Event 13: Girls 500-yard freestyle: AnneMarie Vlaic, Lake Oswego, 4:56.04
Event 14 Boys 500-yard freestyle: Luca Ignatescu, Sunset, 4:31.62
Event 15 Girls 200-yard freestyle relay: David Douglas (Alyssa Siripatrapa, Kim Nguyen, Ja lan Abdullah, Ariya Abdullah), 1:37.63
Event 16 Boys 200-yard freestyle relay: Sunset (Victor Krautsov, Nicholas Miller, Dean Koenders, Luca Ignatescu), 1:25.01
Event 17 Girls 100-yard backstroke: Rowan Schmidt, Oregon City, 55.60
Event 18 Boys 100-yard backstroke: Ethan Sommers, Westview, 50.13
Event 19 Girls 100-yard breaststroke: Julia Iwanow, Ida B. Wells, 1:03.54
Event 20 Boys 100-yard breaststroke: Drew Eubanks, Nelson, 52.98 (new OSAA record)
Event 21 Girls 400-yard freestyle relay: Jesuit (Malia Mckeen, Naima Atay, Lisette Soto, Stela Sufuentes), 3:34.80
Event 22 Boys 400-yard freestyle relay: Sunset (Victor Krautsov, Nicholas Miller, Dean Koenders, Luca Ignatescu), 3:06.20
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