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