High school students from Hempstead and Dubuque Senior recently returned from an impressive showing at the 2024 IHSAA Boys State Swimming Championship.
Congratulations to the following students on these honors:
State Finishers
HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
200-Yard Freestyle Relay – 2nd Place
- Brandon Decker
- Owen Leitzen
- Kyle Powers
- Logan Westhoff
100-Yard Freestyle
- Kyle Powers – 10th Place
- Owen Leitzen – 12th Place
DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
200-Yard Medley Relay – 9th Place
- Walter Freund
- William Fry
- Zack Heiar
- Jarrett Herber
100-Yard Breaststroke – 11th Place
- Zack Heiar
100-Yard Butterfly – 12th Place
- Zack Heiar
State Qualifiers
HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
50-Yard Freestyle
- Brandon Decker
- Mason Lemm
- Kyle Powers
100-Yard Backstroke
- Jake Dolphin
100-Yard Breaststroke
- Brandon Decker
100-Yard Butterfly
- Mason Lemm
- Logan Westhoff
100-Yard Freestyle
- Owen Leitzen
- Kyle Powers
200-Yard Freestyle
- Michael Rhett Gilbertson
- Owen Leitzen
- Logan Westhoff
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Brandon Decker
- Michael Rhett Gilbertson
- Owen Leitzen
- Kyle Powers
200-Yard Individual Medley
- Jake Dolphin
- Zach Wenger
200-Yard Medley Relay
- Brandon Decker
- Jake Dolphin
- Henry Gilbertson
- Mason Lemm
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Henry Gilbertson
- Michael Rhett Gilbertson
- Owen Leitzen
- Kyle Powers
500-Yard Freestyle
- Dustin Coyle
- Michael Rhett Gilbertson
- Zach Wenger
DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
50-Yard Freestyle
- Jarrett Herber
100-Yard Backstroke
- William Fry
100-Yard Breaststroke
- Zack Heiar
100-Yard Butterfly
- William Fry
- Zack Heiar
- Jarrett Herber
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Duncan Freund
- Walter Freund
- Zack Heiar
- Cole Marshall
200-Yard Medley Relay
- Duncan Freund
- Walter Freund
- William Fry
- Jarrett Herber
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Duncan Freund
- William Fry
- Zack Heiar
- Jarrett Herber