Douglas High sophomore Baylen Rowlett swims in the 500-yard freestyle at the Class 5A North regional swimming meet this past weekend. Rowlett took third place in the event and earned a trip to next week’s state meet in Las Vegas.
Photo by Thomas Ranson.
The Douglas High School diving group had already qualified three competitors out of Wednesday’s regional meet.
Over the past weekend, the Tigers had several more swimmers earn a spot in the final area competition of the spring.
For the Douglas boys, sophomore Matthew Sutton qualified for state in three events.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Sutton was third in 23.06 seconds before also taking third in the 100-yard freestyle (50.97). He will compete at state in both events.
In the 200-yard medley relay, Sutton, Matthew Yturbide, Baylen Rowlett and Timothy Gleason took second place as a unit in 1 minute, 50.09 seconds to qualify for state.
Rowlett earned a state spot as an individual, as well, putting together a third place finish in the 500-yard freestyle. Freshman Lucas Goss barely missed a spot in the same event, taking fifth (5:35.48).
As a team, Douglas wrapped up regionals in fifth place with 224 points. Reed was the boys champion with 345 points.
On the girls’ side, junior Gracie Goss just missed out on a state qualification after taking fifth in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.55. She finished roughly two-tenths of a second off qualifying pace.
The Tigers’ girls 400-yard freestyle relay team — Caitlin Taylor, Carli Stevenson, Goss and Kiera Duffy — were sixth in 4:00.02.
Taylor took eighth in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.85.
The Tigers girls team was seventh as a collective with 212 team points. Reno won the team title with 340 points.
(Gracie Goss competes in the 100-yard backstroke at the Class 5A North regional swim meet over the weekend. Goss just missed a state qualification with a fifth-place finish in the event. Thomas Ranson / Nevada News Group)
