By Cort Reynolds
CANTON__Bluffton sophomore Jackson Bowlus finished a solid 16th overall in the 50-yard freestyle competition out of 32 swimmers at the OHSAA state meet on Friday, Februry 23. He touched the wall eighth in the B Finals 50 freestyle race with a time of 22.36.
Eleven of the 16 A and B race finals in the 100 free were juniors or seniors, along with five sophomores. One soph made it to the A finals 50 free race.
In the 100-yard backstroke preliminaries on Thursday, Bowlus finished 18th of 32 with a time of 54.21. This made him one of two provisional alternates (17-18) in case of injury or illness for the final.
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle DIVISION 2
Name Year School Prelims Finals Time
A - Final
1 Mason Francis JR Warren 20.54 20.19
2 Austin Hickok JR Worth Christian 20.66 20.81
3 Truman Brun JR Oakwood 21.18 20.91
4 Zach May JR St Clairsville 21.52 21.26
5 Colin Addy SR River View 21.62 21.35
6 Levi Priddy SO River Valley 21.46 21.50
7 Henry Stimson JR Seven Hills 21.49 21.55
8 Peter Guthrie SR Bellbrook 21.59 21.85
B - Final
9 Andy Li JR Columbus Academy 21.76 21.74
10 Brad Perry JR University 21.88 21.85
11 PJ Koerwitz SO Gilmour Academy 21.93 21.89
12 Grantham Trumpower SO Ontario 21.96 22.05
13 Luke Delida SR Howland 22.10 22.07
13 Jackson Newcomb SO Celina 21.97 22.07
15 Trei Durstine JR Smithville 22.02 22.16
16 Jackson Bowlus SO Bluffton 22.09 22.36
