BHS' Chad Englehart named state Coach of the Year; 25 swimmers qualify for state
Bartlesville High School swimming coach Chad Englehart was named the 2023-24 Oklahoma Girls Swimming Coach of the Year for the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS). Englehart will lead 25 BHS swimmers into the 6A state meet in Jenks on February 21-22.
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Bartlesville High School’s Addie Howze swims in an earlier home meet season meet. Howze is one of 25 BHS swimmers who qualified for the 6A state meet to be held in Jenks February 21-22.
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By Mike Tupa
February 11, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Without a doubt, no sport at Bartlesville High School has flourished so much on an elite state level during a coach’s first decade than swimming.
From the 2014-15 through the 2023-2024 campaigns, Bartlesville seized seven Class 6A state swimming titles — six by the girls (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) and one by the boys (2018).
And as the 2025 season speeds toward the state finals, both the Bartlesville girls and boys are in contention to collect another state title.
Small wonder the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) has tabbed Chad Englehart as the 2023-24 Oklahoma Girls Swimming Coach of the Year.
“It represents the hard effort and performance by my girls,” Englehart said about the recognition. “It’s very humbling and I’m very appreciative of the honor which is honoring the ladies on the team and me.”
Meanwhile, as mentioned above, Bartlesville is steaming toward this year’s 6A state meet, scheduled for February 21-22 at the Jenks High School pool.
Twenty-five Bartlesville swimmers — 15 on the girls side and 10 for the boys competition — have qualified.
Bartlesville will be represented in a vast majority of events — including all three girls’ relays and all three boys’ relays.
Following is a list of Bartlesville’s state qualifiers and their regional results. (Regional placing is in parentheses.)
(Note: Addison Howze, Erin Roper, Ashlynn Taylor, Anna Young, Calli Richards, Anthony Mann, Camden McDonald, Luke Olsen, Ethan Peterson and Parker Shoesmith each qualified for the maximum four events.)
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Bartlesville High School’s Luke Olsen swims in an earlier season home meet. Olsen is one of 25 BHS swimmers who qualified for the 6A state meet to be held in Jenks February 21-22.
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GIRLS
Gabrielle Burke (sr.)
*500 freestyle (2nd)
*200 freestyle relay (3rd)
*100 breaststroke (6th)
Annabelle Droege (sr.)
*100 freestyle (4th)
*200 individual medley (6th)
Daisy Droege (fr.)
*100 backstroke (6th)
*200 individual medley (7th)
Addison Howze ( jr.)
*100 backstroke (regional champ)
*200 individual medley (2nd)
*200 medley relay (2nd)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
Sianna Kuehn (sr.)
100 butterfly (17th)
50 freestyle (21st)
Cara Moore (sr.)
*50 freestyle (9th)
*100 freestyle (11th)
Calli Richards (sr.)
*200 medley relay (2nd)
*100 freestyle (3rd)
*200 freestyle relay (3rd)
*50 freestyle (6th)
Erin Roper (sr.)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
*200 freestyle (3rd)
*500 freestyle (3rd)
*200 freestyle relay (3rd)
Macie Stapleton (jr.)
*100 backstroke (7th)
*100 freestyle (8th)
Alexis Taylor (fr.)
*200 freestyle (10th)
*100 breaststroke (10th)
Ashlyn Taylor ( jr.)
*200 medley relay (2nd)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
*200 individual medley (3rd)
*100 butterfly (3rd)
Abby Wells (sr.)
100 backstroke (13th)
*500 freestyle (13th)
Anna Wells (jr.)
*200 freestyle relay (3rd)
*100 butterfly (6th)
*200 freestyle (8th)
Addison Williams (sr.)
*100 breaststroke (4th)
*100 butterfly (5th)
Sophia Williams (soph.)
*100 breaststroke (8th)
50 freestyle (14th)
Anna Young (soph.)
*200 freestyle (regional champ)
*500 freestyle (regional champ)
*200 medley relay (2nd)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
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BOYS
Zane Deal (sr.)
*200 freestyle (4th)
*100 freestyle (5th)
Grayson Ellis (fr.)
*200 freestyle (10th)
*500 freestyle (10th)
Travis Lief (jr.)
*500 freestyle (regional champ)
*100 backstroke (3rd)
*200 medley relay (5th)
Anthony Mann (fr.)
*200 freestyle relay (regional champ)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
*500 freestyle (5th)
*200 freestyle (7th)
Camden McDonald (sr.)
*200 freestyle relay (regional champ)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
*200 freestyle (2nd)
*100 freestyle (4th)
Aysen Offutt (soph.)
*200 individual medley (5th)
*200 medley relay (5th)
*100 butterfly (6th)
Luke Olsen (sr.)
*50 freestyle (regional champ)
*200 freestyle relay (regional champ)
*100 freestyle (2nd)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
Ethan Peterson (sr.)
*200 freestyle relay (regional champ)
*200 individual medley (3rd)
*100 breaststroke (3rd)
*200 medley relay (5th)
Parker Shoesmith (soph.)
*200 individual medley (2nd)
*100 breaststroke (2nd)
*400 freestyle relay (2nd)
*200 medley relay (5th)
Blace Williams (fr.)
*500 freestyle (8th)
100 backstroke (12th)
* Qualified for state (unofficial).