Oskaloosa Indians 2018 Conference Swim Meet
The Oskaloosa Indian swimmers went to their conference meet on Saturday in Boone and showed once again that the program is continuing to move in the right direction. (photo provided)
by Todd Miller
The Oskaloosa Indian swimmers went to their conference meet on Saturday in Boone and showed once again that the program is continuing to move in the right direction. Last year they were only able to be on the podium a couple of times and this year they were on the podium in 7 out of the 11 events.
The seven schools in our conference that were all there competing were Boone, Decorah, Williamsburg, Newton, Grinnell, Vinton Shellsburg, and Osky and every team can put their top 3 swimmers or their top 2 relays in every event.
One of the major awards handed out during the meet went to Jack Miller as he earned a spot on the Academic All-Conference team for the Indians as he met all the requirements of being a senior, having a 3.5 GPA and being a varsity swimmer.
The Conference Meet started out with the 200 Medley Relay, and Oskaloosa sent the team of Jack Miller, Colin Fiechtner, Carson Breon and Jarod Miller to the blocks and they finished in a time of 1:53.23 to earn the 6th place finish for the first trip to the podium on this day.
Next event was the 200 Free, and the Indians sent Owen Gordon to see what he could do. He came away swimming a time of 2:01.51 and earned a 4th place finish and the right to be on the podium.
In the 200 IM, Jack Dawson was able to swim a time of 2:26.50 and earned a 7th place finish.
In the 50 Free, the Indians sent Owen Gordon, Colin Fiechtner, Nicholas Koenig, and Anthony Chavez to the blocks. Owen was the top Indian as he finished in a time of 25.39 and was followed closely by Colin who finished with a time of 25.59 to earn the 10th and 11th spots. Next finished for the Indians were Nicholas with a time of 34.08 and Anthony in a time of 34.45.
In the 100 Fly, Carson Breon was able to finish in a time of 59.27 for a 4th place finish and earned a trip to the podium.
The next event was the 100 Free, and Oskaloosa sent Jack Dawson, Jarod Miller, Nicholas Koenig, and Anthony Chavez to blocks to swim. The top finisher for the Indians was Jack as he finished in a time of 53.75 for a 4th place finish and a trip to the podium, while Jarod finished right behind him in a time of 55.10 for a 7th place finish. Nicholas finished the race in a time of 1:18.46 and Anthony were able to clock a time of 1:23.36 for the Indians.
The marathon race is the 500 Free, and Colin Fiechtner was able to finish it in a time of 5:56.41 and earned the 8th place finish for the Indians.
The next big event was the 200 Free Relay as Oskaloosa sent Jack Miller, Colin Fiechtner, Owen Gordon, and Carson Breon to the blocks and they came away with a time of 1:39.58 and was able to pick up the 4th place finish and a trip to the podium.
The next event after a short break was the 100 Backstroke. Jack Miller went to the blocks for the Indians and was able to break the 1-minute barrier and the school record as he swam a 59.31 to earn the Silver Medal and a trip to the podium.
Next event for the Indians was the 400 Free Relay, and Osky sent the team of Owen Gordon, Jarod Miller, Carson Breon and Jack Miller to the blocks. They were able to finish in a time of 3:48.00 and earned the 5th place and a trip to the podium in the last event of the day.
