A wide variety of competition descended on Worland this past weekend, as the Powell High School swim and dive team tried to make its mark — finishing sixth in a tight team competition.

Competition at the meet included one of the top teams in 3A in Buffalo who finished in first with 386 points, ahead of 4A Sheridan in second place while Powell remained in a battle and finished close behind Cody, Riverton and Worland while staying ahead of Rawlins and Jackson.

“Jackson only has 10 kids but Jim Jenkins is a very good coach, he coached the girls’ team for many years,” coach Stephanie Warren said. “I expect them to be a very good team as they build.”

The highest finish on the day for Powell in swimming came from Rui Parker, who placed third in the 200 IM (2:10.48). Parker has now qualified in six state meet events. He will need to qualify for the 500 and 200 free races to complete his qualification in every event this season.

On the diving side Jon Hawley once again led the way, finishing in third (191.65) just .65 ahead of Bryson Laing from Cody and three points behind second-place Talon Prestwich from Riverton.

The Panthers were without one of their best divers in Ashtin Prentiss who was unable to attend due to illness.

Powell picked up its 11th qualifier of the year, adding David Polson to the growing list of state qualifiers — finishing fourth in the 500 free (6:01.80).

“It was great for him to qualify,” Warren said. “He had not been feeling well. We were anticipating him qualifying earlier but then he got sick, so it was good for him to qualify and give us more depth. I think it eases up on him a little bit.”

Other top five finishes included Gabe Rose in the 100 fly (1:01.50) and Parker in the 100 breast (1:07.30).

“Overall we had some really good swims,” Warren said. “Everyone is taking a little time off, some are adding here and there but that’s normal. We are pleased to see their hard work is paying off.”

BUSY STRETCH

Powell now heads into its busiest stretch of the season, competing in four meets over nine days all across the state.

That stretch kicks off Thursday in Cody, squaring off in a triangular with Worland and Cody at 5 p.m.

“We gotta train them hard but also keep them healthy too. That is going to be our focus,” Warren said.

Powell then heads on the road Saturday, making the trip to Lander to face top competition at an invitational set to begin at 8 a.m.

The Panthers return home on Tuesday for their last home meet of the season, kicking off senior night with a triangular with Cody and Worland at 5 p.m.

WORLAND INVITE

* Denotes state qualifying mark

Team scores: 1. Buffalo 386, 2. Sheridan 343, 3. Cody 291, 4. Riverton 274, 5. Worland 257, 6. Powell 254.5, 7. Rawlins 167.5, 8. Jackson 69

200 medley relay: 4. Aidan Cannizzaro, Rui Parker, Gabe Rose and Cole Fauskee 1:50.51; 8. Will Fuller, Nathan Dupont, Nathan Fuller and Ashtin Prentiss 2:01.30

200 free: 8. Gabe Rose 2:08.73*, 11. Connor Mayes 2:15.85, 22. Lukas Legler 2:38.21

200 IM: 3. Rui Parker 2:10.48*, 12. Nathan Fuller 2:37.42

50 free: T7. Cole Fauskee 25.16*, 13. Will Fuller 25.92, 14. Nathan Dupont 26.16, 25. Trystan Preator 28.31, 32. Korbyn Warren 31.01

1-meter diving (six dives): 3. Jon Hawley 191.65*, 6. Taggart Shumway 173.05*, 11. Justin Hobbs 116.50

100 fly: 5. Gabe Rose 1:01.50*, 13. Connor Mayes 1:09.54, 19. Hugh Carpenter 1:13.52, 22. Aidan Cannizzaro 1:20.04, 23. Jon Hawley 1:21.81

100 free: 16. Will Fuller 59.48, 18. Nathan Dupont 1:00.33, 27. Korbyn Warren 1:11.54, 28. Branton Moore 1:20.45

500 free: 4. David Polson 6:01.80*, 6. Trystan Preator 6:16.94, 13. Lukas Legler 7:26.82

200 free relay: 10. Ashtin Prentiss, Aidan Cannizzaro, Nathan Dupont and David Polson 1:50.98; 15. Connor Mayes, Korbyn Warren, Nathan Fuller and Lukas Legler 2:06.80

100 back: 10. Cole Fauskee 1:10.64, 12. Nathan Fuller 1:11.83, 17. Justin Hobbs 1:21.07, 20. Branton Moore 1:33.56

100 breast: 5. Rui Parker 1:07.30*, 17. Aidan Cannizzaro 1:26.52, 18. David Polson 1:27.55

400 free relay: 4. Cole Fauskee, Gabe Rose, Will Fuller and Rui Parker 3:51.88; 9. Hugh Carpenter, Connor Mayes, Ashtin Prentiss and David Polson 4:17.14; 11. Trystan Preator, Taggart Shumway, Lukas Legler and Jon Hawley 4:40.77