EHS boys’ swim and dive wins home invite

Devils win 8 events; Daniels wins 50 free, 100 fly

Don Cogger, Herald Sports Editor
Posted 1/10/24

The Evanston High School boys’ swimming and diving team hosted their home invitational over the weekend, and it was a weekend the team won’t soon forget.

The Red Devils claimed the overall team title, winning eight of the 12 events to finish with 336 points. Rock Springs was second with 279 points, followed by Green River (243), Rawlins (163) and Lyman (146).

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EHS boys’ swim and dive wins home invite

Devils win 8 events; Daniels wins 50 free, 100 fly

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The Evanston High School boys’ swimming and diving team hosted their home invitational over the weekend, and it was a weekend the team won’t soon forget.

The Red Devils claimed the overall team title, winning eight of the 12 events to finish with 336 points. Rock Springs was second with 279 points, followed by Green River (243), Rawlins (163) and Lyman (146).

Red Devil senior Jaxson Daniels led the charge in the individual events, winning the 50 freestyle (23.21) and the 100 butterfly (56.91) in state-qualifying times; he also swam legs in the first-place 200 medley relay – along with teammates Hanky Phillips, Eldon Hogman and Hyrum Bell – and the 200 freestyle relay, which took second, along with teammates Jacob Olson, Kyler Hogman and Wyatt Sawyer.

Other individual event winners included Wyatt Sawyer, who won the 100 freestyle in a time of 53.03; Hanky Phillips, winner of the 100 backstroke, in a time of 1:01.35; and Eric Hughes, who won the diving event, with a score of 374.15.

The 400 freestyle relay team of Kyler Hogman, Jacob Olson, Hanky Phillips and Wyatt Sawyer won the event with a time of 3:43.11.

Other notable finishes included a second-place finish by Sawyer in the 200 freestyle (1:59.62), while Hyrum Bell finished second in the 200 individual medley, with a time of 2:27.96. Jacob Olson was runner-up in the 500 freestyle, with a time of 5:20.00.

Eldon Hogman was the top Red Devil finisher in the 100 breaststroke, placing third, with a time of 1:12.80.

Evanston Invitational

Team Scores

1. Evanston 336, 2. Rock Springs 279, 3. Green River 243, 4. Rawlins 163, 5. Lyman 146

200 Medley Relay

1. Hanky Phillips, Eldon Hogman, Jaxson Daniels, Hyrum Bell 1:48.82, 6. Gavin Branning, Forest Hengesteg, Braddock Brown, Draiman Nebeker 2:02.93

200 Freestyle

2. Wyatt Sawyer 1:59.62, 4. Kyler Hogman 2:09.70, 7. Chase Dennis 2:12.47, 13. Brady Schmidt 2:30.92, 15. Carter Horton 2:52.24

200 IM

2. Hyrum Bell 2:27.96, 10. Draiman Nebeker 2:52.15, 13. Juan Segura 3:14.68

50 Freestyle

1. Jaxson Daniels 23.21, 4. Braddock Brown 24.80, 14. Gavin Branning 25.96, 20. Forest Hengesteg 27.30, 24. Michael Adam 28.87, 31. Jayden Casper 32.2, 33. Shannon Hengesteg 33.32

Boys 1 Mtr Diving

1. Eric Hughes 374.15, 6. Michael Jackson 250.05

100 Butterfly

1. Jaxson Daniels 56.91, 7. Eldon Hogman 1:07.79

100 Freestyle

1. Wyatt Sawyer 53.03, 4. Braddock Brown 56.12, 8. Kyler Hogman 57.12, 10. Gavin Branning 58.60, 16. Michael Adams 1:03.84, 19. Brady Schmidt 1:07.52, 27. Jakob Freeman 1:11.20

500 Freestyle

2. Jacob Olson 5:20.00, 3. Hanky Phillips 5:55.50, 7. Chase Dennis 6:12.22, 11. Draiman Nebeker 6:48.75

200 Freestyle Relay

2. Jaxson Daniels, Jacob Olson, Kyler Hogman, Wyatt Sawyer 1:36.14, 5. Braddock Brown, Gavin Branning, Eldon Hogman, Chase Dennis 1:45.03, 9. Juan Segura, Carter Horton, Carter Jakob Freeman, Brady Schmidt 2:07.00

100 Backstroke

1. Hanky Phillips 1:01.35, 2. Hyrum Bell 1:02.09, 9. Forest Hengesteg 1:12.88, 14. Jayden Casper 1:22.62, 15. Juan Segura 1:31.92

100 Breaststroke

3. Eldon Hogman 1:12.80, 5. Jacob Olson 1:15.74, 14. Shannon Hengesteg 1:39.80

400 Freestyle Relay

1. Kyler Hogman, Jacob Olson, Hanky Phillips, Wyatt Sawyer 3:43.11, 6. Hyrum Bell, Chase Dennis, Forest Hengesteg, Draiman Nebeker 4:22.65, 8. Brady Schmidt, Juan Segura, Jakob Freeman, Shannon Hengesteg