The boys swimming and diving team won the Blue Conference championship on Saturday October 31, taking first in all three relays and earning six individual victories at the Blue/Red Varsity Conference Meet.

Eli Clayton opened the meet with a win in 1-meter diving Thursday. Swimming preliminaries followed Friday night, with finals held Saturday.

Braeden Mallonee won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke and joined Bennett Freeman, Hayden Wright and Isaac Jensen on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. Jensen also won the 200 freestyle, while Freeman took first in the 100 breaststroke.

Clayton, Peter Jensen, Wyatt Smith and Konnor Spring capped the meet with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay.

The team added several runner-up finishes. Kaulten King placed second in the 50 freestyle, Isaac Jensen finished second in the 100 freestyle, and Peter Jensen took second in the 500 freestyle.

In the 200 freestyle, Peter Jensen finished sixth and Spring seventh. Wright placed third in the 200 individual medley. Freeman finished third in the 50 freestyle, with Kaidan Miller seventh.

Clayton took fourth in the 100 freestyle, followed by King in fifth and Smith in seventh. Spring added a fourth-place finish in the 500 freestyle.

Wright finished third in the 100 backstroke, while Smith placed sixth and Miller ninth.

The team has one more opportunity to qualify for state at the Last Chance Meet on Nov. 4 before heading to the state meet next week.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.