Daviess County’s Ryleigh Bevil was crowned Regional Champion in both the 200 Yard IM and the 100 Yard Breast. The 8th grader went into the weekend seeded 1st in both events, and she followed up by getting the gold medal in two events where she competed against high school-aged competitors.
DCHS head swim coach Jordan Loucks said Bevil’s achievement is almost unheard of, but he’s not too shocked that she took home the gold.
“A middle school athlete winning one region event isn’t too common, two events is almost unheard of,” he said. “However, we’re not too shocked. Ryleigh has been focused on this meet and qualifying for the high school state meet all season. She’s talented enough to compete with the older girls and she’s proving it this weekend.”
All local Owensboro schools had multiple swimmers place in the top 10 in almost every event at the regional meet. Final results that determine what individuals move on to the semi-state round will not be finalized until after Region 1 holds their regional meet on Feb. 10. Region 2 results are subject to change as championships for diving will be held on Feb. 6. Current results for local Owensboro Schools are as follows:
DCHS- 361
Daviess County as a team narrowly missed out on a bronze finish as they placed 4th out of 16 schools in combined team scores, and they had a total score of 361. Their boys’ team placed 3rd, and the girls’ team placed 4th in their respective rankings.
DC’s Girls’ 200 Yard Free Relay team, consisting of Alaina Mason, Ryleigh Bevil, Ellie Girten and Kami Mattingly, placed 2nd. The same team placed 4th in the 200 Yard Medley Relay. The Boys’ 400 Yard Free Relay, consisting of Emerick Randolph, Victor Neves, Jackson Higdon and Caleb Sosh, placed 4th. The Boys’ 200 Yard Free Relay team, consisting of Mack Burton, Neves, Caleb Sosh and Jackson Higdon, placed 5th.
The top individual swimmers for Daviess County included:
- Ryleigh Bevil: Regional Champion in 200 Yard IM and 100 Yard Breast
- Ellie Girten: 3rd in 100 Yard Free, 4th in 50 Yard Free
- Alaina Mason: 6th in 100 Yard Back, 7th in 200 Yard Free
- Emerick Randolph: 8th in 200 Yard IM, 8th in 100 Yard Breast
- Caden Embry: 9th in 500 Yard Free, 10th in 200 Yard IM
- Caleb Sosh: 9th in 100 Yard Breast
OCHS- 302
Owensboro Catholic placed 6th in combined team scores with a total score of 302. Owensboro Catholic’s boys’ team placed 5th, and their girls’ team placed 7th.
Owensboro Catholic’s Boys’ 200 Yard Free Relay team, consisting of Leo Padgett, Vince Coyne, Jeremy Danetz and Ben Jonson, placed 3rd. The same team placed 4th in the 200 yard Medley Relay. The top swimmers for Owensboro Catholic included:
- Bellah Bowman: 4th in 100 Yard Fly, 5th in 100 Yard Breast
- Ben Johnson: 4th in 100 Yard Breast, 6th in 50 Yard Free
- Evlyn Zborowski: 7th in 200 Yard IM, 10th in 100 Yard Breast
- Vince Coyne: 7th in 100 Yard Breast, 9th in 100 Yard Free
- Julia Helwig: 9th in 200 Yard IM
- Jeremy Danetz: 10th in 100 Yard Fly
- Leo Padgett: 10th in 50 Yard Free
- Emily Hayden: 10th in 100 Yard Fly
AHS- 189
Apollo placed 8th in the combined team scores with a total score of 189. Apollo’s boys’ team placed 7th, and their girls’ team placed 9th.
The top swimmers for Apollo included:
- Emmitt Brock: 4th in 100 Yard Fly, tied for 7th in 50 Yard Free
- Keaton Boling: 7th in 500 Yard Free, 9th in 100 Yard Back
- Anne Ladnier: 9th in 500 Yard Free
- Molly Ladnier: tied for 10th in 100 Yard Back
OHS- 108
Owensboro placed 12th in combined team scores with a total score of 108. Owensboro’s boys’ team placed 9th, and their girls’ team placed 15th.
The top swimmers for Owensboro included:
- Ethan Lippert: 4th in 50 Yard Free, 4th in 100 Yard Back
- Max Baur: 5th in 200 Yard Free, 5th in 100 Yard Fly
- Lucy Whitaker: 6th in 100 Yard Fly
