Panthers finish fourth at state swim meet

The Siloam Springs boys swim team finished fourth overall at the Class 5A state meet held Friday and Saturday at the Russellville Aquatic Center, while the Siloam Springs girls finished seventh overall.

Russellville swept the state titles for boys and girls.

Boys

The Panthers did well in all three relays with two second place finishes and one third place.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Will Gryder, Owen Thomas, Javier

Chavez and Malachi Becan placed second at 1 minute, 48.02 seconds.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Gryder, Malachi Becan, Thomas and Chavez placed second at 1:36.52.

The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Thomas, Malachi Becan, Chavez and Gryder finished third at 3:34.88.

Owen Thomas placed third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:11.02.

Malachi Becan placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.80, while Will Gryder was eighth at 24.83 and Ezekiel Becan 14th at 26.30.

Chavez was seventh in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:04.32, while Ben Haak was 12th at 1:08.50.

Gabe Fox placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:52.37,

Ben Haak placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle at 2:06.30.

Ezekiel Becan placed second in the one-meter diving with a score of 272.35.

Girls

The 200-yard medley relay team of Rachel Luker, Emelyn Chavez, Kate Gryder and Jordan Rush finished fifth overall with a time of 2:17.52.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Gryder, Chavez, Luker and Rush placed sixth at 2:00.46.

Gryder placed third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:08.64, while Chavez was sixth at 1:17.94.

Gryder placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:19.65.

Chavez placed eighth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:49.04, while Luker was 13th at 2:59.60.

Luker placed 13th in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:18.33.

Jordan Rush finished third overall in the onemeter diving with a score of 284.80.