Bartlesville aqua-titians swamp competition at home pool meet

Bartlesville High School’s Parker Shoesmith participates in an earlier season meet. Shoesmith won four championships in Tuesday’s (Jan. 4) home meet.

BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports

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By Mike Tupa

BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT

Reaping a reward of 15 first-place finishes the Bartlesville High School swim teams dived with winning intent into their first meet of the calendar year.

Broken Arrow, Booker T. Washington and Wesleyan Christian School aqua-titians joined the 2025 coming-out party at the Adams Pool in downtown Bartlesville on Tuesday (Jan. 7).

In the girls competition,  Addison Howze and Ashlynn Taylor powered to three championships apiece — Howze in the 50 free, 500 free and 200 medley relay; and Taylor in the 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle relay.

Bartlesville — which is coached by Chad Englehart — won eight of the 11 girls events and placed second in two others.

In addition to Howze and Taylor, Anna Young won two events (200 free, 200 free relay).

Annabelle Droege confiscated Bartlesville’s other girls individual championship (100 free).

On the boys side, Bartlesville seized five championships — including sweeping all the relays (200 medley, 200 free, 400 free).

Parker Shoesmith and Camden McDonald both swarmed to four championships — Shoesmith in the 200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 200 medley freestyle; Camden McDonald in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay.

Travis Lief added three first-place showings (100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay).

Bruins helping win two freestyles apiece were Ethan Peterson (200 medley, 400 freestyle) and Luke Olsen (200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay).

Wesleyan Christian School’s Sam Conrad participates in a swim meet in Bartlesville. Conrad swam to first place in the boys 100 butterfly.

BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports

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Other specific highlights from the meet include:

— Young winning the girls 200 freestyle by more than 10 seconds.

— Bartlesville girls flocked to the greatness in the 100 butterfly — winning the first four places (Taylor, Addison Williams, Anna Wells, Calli Richards).

— Wesleyan Christian School’s Sam Conrad bolted to first place in the boys 100 butterfly (:55.0) and second in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.32).

— The Bruin quartet of Lief, McDonald, Peterson and Olen crushed their opposition in the boys 400 freestyle relay by almost 12 seconds.

— The Bruins swept first, second and third in the boys 100 backstroke (Lief, Peterson and Grayson Ellie).

— In the girls’ 500 freestyle, Bartlesville rang up the first three places — Howze, Young and Gabrielle Burke.

— Lady Bruin Anna Wells swam a season best time in the girls 100 butterfly (1:05.43) by more than two seconds and in the girls 200 individual medley (2:29.96) by nearly four seconds.

— Bruin freshman Grayson Ellis improved by nearly four seconds his time in the boys 200 freestyle (1:59.73).

— For the first time this season Bruin senior Ethan Peterson broke the 1:00 barrier in the boys 100 backstroke (:58.96).

Following are Bartlesville’s swimmer-by-swimmer results in the meet:

Gabrielle Burke (girls)
2nd — 200 free (2:07.93); 3rd — 500 free (5:32.32).

Kevin Contreras (boys)
3rd — 400 freestyle relay (3:51.24); 4th — 200 free (2:07.63); 4th — 100 free (:58.8); 5th — 200 free relay (1:52.43).

Zane Deal (boys)
4th — 50 free (:25.09); 4th — 200 medley relay (2:05.76); 5th — 200 free relay (1:52.43); 6th — 100 breast (1:14.12).

Annabelle Droege (girls)
1st— 100 free (:56.41); 2nd — 50 free (:26.05); 2nd — 200 medley relay (1:58.8).

Daisy Droege (girls)
2nd — 200 I.M. (2:26.43); 2nd — 200 medley relay (1:58.8); 5th — 100 back (1:07.0).

Grayson Ellis (boys)
3rd — 200 free (1:59.73); 3rd — 100 back (1:03.21); 3rd — 400 freestyle relay (3:51.24); 4th — 200 medley relay (2:05.76).

Addison Howze (girls)
1st — 50 free (:25.97); 1st — 500 free (5:06.74); 1st—200 medley relay (1:58.54).

Sianna Kuehn (girls)
6th — 200 free (2:21.85); 10th — 100 free (1:06.66).

Travis Lief (boys)
1st— 100 back (:58.22); 1st — 200 medley relay (1:45.46); 1st — 400 freestyle relay (3:28.49). 2nd — 200 free (1:53.96).

Anthony Mann
1st — 200 freestyle relay (1:37.55); 2nd — 100 free (:53.34); 4th — 200 medley relay (2:05.76); 5th — 100 breast (1:13.55).

Camden McDonald (boys)
1st— 50 free (:23.69); 1st — 100 free (:51.25); 1st — 200 freestyle relay (1:37.55); 1st — 400 freestyle relay (3:28.49).

Cara Moore (girls)
3rd — 200 medley relay (2:12.07); 7th — 50 free (:29.35); 7th — 100 free (1:05.88).

Aysen Offutt (boys)
1st — 200 freestyle relay (1:37.55); 3rd — 200 I.M. (2:10.32); 3rd — 100 fly (1:00.98); 3rd — 400 freestyle relay (3:51.24).

Luke Olsen (boys)
1st — 200 medley relay (1:45.46); 1st — 400 freestyle relay (3:28.49); 2nd — 100 fly (1:00.37); 2nd — 500 free (5:21.19).

Ethan Peterson (boys)
1st — 200 medley relay (1:45.46); 1st — 400 freestyle relay (3:28.49); 2nd — 100 back (:58.96).

Calli Richards (girls)
1st—200 medley relay (1:58.54); 4th — 100 fly (1:09.99); 4th — 100 back (1:06.89).

Erin Roper (girls)
1st — 200 medley relay (1:58.54); 2nd — 100 free (:57.44); 2nd — 100 back (1:06.14).

Parker Shoesmith (boys)
1st — 200 I.M. (1:58.08); 1st— 100 breast (1:01.94); 1st — 200 medley relay (1:45.46); 1st — 200 freestyle relay (1:37.55); 

Macie Stapleton (girls)
4th — 200 free (2:19.98); 7th — 500 free (6:22.4).

Alexis Taylor (girls)
3rd — 200 medley relay (2:12.07); 5th — 100 breast (1:20.61); 8th — 50 free (:29.65).

Ashlynn Taylor (girls)
1st— 100 fly (1:01.69); 1st— 100 breast (1:12.65); 2nd — 200 medley relay (1:58.8).

Austin Tincup (boys)
4th — 200 medley relay (2:05.76); 5th — 200 free relay (1:52.43); 10th — 100 breast (1:35.97); 15th — 50 free (:33.88).

Anna Wells (girls)
3rd — 200 I.M. (2:29.96); 3rd — 100 fly (1:05.43); 3rd — 200 medley relay (2:12.07).

Abby Wells (girls)
3rd — 200 medley relay (2:12.07); 5th — 200 I.M. (2:38.29); 6th — 100 back (1:13.67).

Addison Williams (girls)
2nd — 100 fly (1:05.16); 100 breast (1:13.44); 2nd — 200 medley relay (1:58.8).

Blace Williams (boys)
3rd — 400 freestyle relay (3:51.24); 4th — 200 I.M. (2:19.5); 5th — 200 free relay (1:52.43); 7th — 100 fly (1:05.92).

Sophia Williams (girls)
1st— 200 medley relay (1:58.54); 4th — 200 I.M. (2:33.04); 4th — 100 breast (1:18.05).

Anna Young (girls)
1st— 200 free (1:57.76); 2nd — 500 free (5:12.41).