Bulldog Boys Take Conference Swim and Dive
/The Kearney High School Boys Swim & Dive Team earned its 10th-consecutive conference championship on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Gladstone Community Center.
The Bulldogs won the 2024 conference title by 250 points and won every single event.
“All season long the boys have been focused on closing out and finishing this decade of dominance,” Head Coach Trevor Woehman said. “My staff and I are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication these boys have given to this team and this program.”
The postseason includes Districts for diving on Saturday, Nov. 9, and the Class 1 State Meet on Nov. 15-16 in St. Louis.
200 Medley Relay – Conference Champs
Whitaker Steward
Bennett Freeman
Parker Bartlett
Parker Mendel
200 Freestyle
Parker Bartlett – Conference champ & PR
Parker Mendel – 2nd-place finish & PR
Patrick McNellis – 4th-place finish & PR
200 IM
Whitaker Steward – Conference champ & season best
50 Freestyle
Bennett Freeman – Conference champ & PR
Chase Hoover – 2nd-place finish & PR
Jake Zwick – PR
Brayden Peck – PR
Diving
Isaac Clayton – Conference champ
Nathan Watson – 2nd-place finish
100 Butterfly
Whitaker Steward – Conference champ & season best
Braeden Mallonnee – 2nd-place finish & PR
Landon Morrill – 4th place finish and a new PR
100 Freestyle
Parker Mendel – Conference champ & PR
Brayden Peck – 5th-place finish & PR
Jake Zwick – PR
Peter Jensen – PR
500 Freestyle
Parker Bartlett – Conference champ
200 Freestyle Relay – Conference champs & season best
Braeden Mallonnee
Bennett Freeman
Landon Morrill
Chase Hoover
100 Backstroke
Braeden Mallonnee – Conference champ & PR
Chase Hoover – 5th-place finish & PR
Patrick McNellis – 6th-place & PR
100 Breaststroke
Bennett Freeman – Conference champ & PR
Landon Morrill – 3rd-place finish & PR
Peter Jensen – 5th-place finish & PR
400 Freestyle Relay -Conference Champs
Parker Mendel
Parker Bartlett
Braeden Mallonnee
Whitaker Steward
Ray Weikal contributed to this story.
