Squalicum’s Hegeberg highlights All-Whatcom County boys’ swimming team
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR JONATHAN HEGEBERG
School: Squalicum
Year: Senior
Event: 100 Breaststroke
What he did: Won a state title in the 100 breaststroke at the Class 2A State Meet with a time of 1 minute, 0.39 seconds. ... Finished seventh at state in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.76. ... Swam a leg on Squalicum’s fourth-place state 200 medley relay team (1:44.07). ... Helped Storm place eighth at state with 108 points.
FIRST TEAM
Player | School | Yr. | Event |
Joseph Adams | Sehome | Sr. | 100 breastroke |
Finished eighth at the Class 2A State meet with a time of 1 minute, 3.8 seconds. ... Swam a leg on team’s second-place state 200 medley relay and third-place 200 freestyle relay. | |||
Franz Allendorfer | Squalicum | Jr. | 100 backstroke |
Finished 13th at the Class 2A State meet with a time of 59.01 seconds. ... Swam a leg on Squalicum’s fourth-place state 200 medley relay team. | |||
Wilson Dierdorff | Squalicum | Jr. | Diving |
Finished second at the Class 2A State meet with a score of 348.55. ... Selected first-team All-Northwest Conference. ... Helped Squalicum place eighth at state with 108 points. | |||
Brennan Drew | Bellingham | So. | Diving |
Placed third at the Class 2A State Championships with a score of 337.70. ... A second-team All-Northwest Conference selections. ... Helped Bellingham place ninth overall with 32 points. | |||
Winter Gariss | Squalicum | Jr. | Relays |
Swam a leg on Squalicum’s fourth-place state 200 medley relay team. ... A second-team All-NWC pick in the 200 medley relay. ... Helped Squalicum place eighth at state with 108 points. | |||
Colin Hakeman | Sehome | Sr. | 200 freestyle |
Finished fifth at the Class 2A State meet with a time of 1 minute, 49.20 seconds. ... Placed fourth at state in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:48.52. ... Swam a legs two state-placing relays. | |||
Payton Johnson | Sehome | So. | 500 freestyle |
Finished eighth at the Class 2A State meet with a time of 5 minutes, 8.34 seconds. ... Also was 12th in the 200 freestyle in 1:55.95 ... Helped Sehome place third at state with 189 points. | |||
David Leung | Sehome | Jr. | 100 butterfly |
Finished fifth at the Class 2A State meet with a time of 55.12 seconds. ... Swam legs on second-place state 200 medley relay, sixth-place state 400 freestyle relay and third-place 200 freestyle relay. | |||
Christopher Lo | Sehome | Jr. | 200 individual medley |
Proved to be Whatcom County’s top NWC 200 IM swimmer behind Squalicum’s Jonathan Hegeberg. ... Part of Squalicum team that placed eighth at state with 108 points. | |||
Matt Lovell | Squalicum | Sr. | Relays |
Swam a leg on Squalicum’s fourth-place state 200 medley relay. ... Finished 14th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5 minutes, 16.27 seconds. ... Helped Squalicum place eighth at state with 108 points. | |||
Calvin Richan | Sehome | Sr. | 100 freestyle |
Swam a leg on team’s second-place state 200 medley relay and sixth-place state 400 freestyle relay. ... Helped Sehome place third at state with 189 points. | |||
Brian Whitney | Sehome | Jr. | 50 freestyle |
Finished fifth at the Class 2A meet with a time of 22.74 seconds. ... Swam a leg on team’s second-place state 200 medley relay, sixth-place state 400 freestyle relay and third-place 200 freestyle relay. | |||
COACH OF THE YEAR Don Helling
Team: Sehome
What he did: Guided Sehome to a third-place Class 2A State Meet finish with 189 points. ... Coached three standout relay teams that finished second (200 medley), third (200 freestyle) and sixth (400 freestyle) at state.
Honorable mention
Player | Team |
Jaegar Elias | Lynden |
Justin Hagedorn | Lynden |
Dalton Hanks | Bellingham |
Koa Hanks | Bellingham |
Trey Herron | Sehome |
Grant Hildreth | Bellingham |
Gabe Kamkoff | Squalicum |
Nick Kildall | Lynden |
Nicholas Leishman | Bellingham |
Aidan Rowland | Squalicum |
Bradley Rubio | Bellingham |
Cameron Smith | Lynden |
Danile Traina | Lynden |
Colby Vermeulen | Squalicum |
Brian Whitney | Sehome |
Jay Zerbst | Bellingham |
This story was originally published April 16, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Squalicum’s Hegeberg highlights All-Whatcom County boys’ swimming team."