BHS to be Represented by At Least One Swimmer in 21 of the 22 Events at Next Week's State Meet
By Chris Johnson on February 13, 2025
Bridgeport High School will have a strong contingent at next week’s state swim meet at the Peak Health Aquatic Center in Morgantown.
The Indians will have at least one swimmer in 21 of the 22 total events.
The state swim meet will take Feb. 20-21.
There will be a preliminary session each day starting at 9:45 a.m. and a finals session beginning each day at 4:45 p.m.
The Day 1 events will be the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle.
The Day 2 events will be 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 400 freestyle relay.
Below are the state qualifiers for BHS by event with their regional time, which determined their state meet seeding.
200 Medley Relay
Girls
Kennedy Marsh, Amelia Romano, Emma Ahmed, Kira Gazal; Seeded second at 1:56.34
Boys
Jacob Keener, Cole Parsons, Anderson Mitchell, Carter Zuliani; Seeded seventh at 1:45.31
200 Freestyle
Girls
Emma Ahmed, seeded second at 1:59.55
Amelia Romano, seeded fourth at 2:01.61
Gretchen Lang, seeded 10th at 2:10.23
Boys
Oren Sutphin, seeded 12th at 1:56.93
Anderson Mitchell, seeded 20th at 2:01.65
200 IM
Girls
No competitors for BHS
Boys
Jacob Keener, seeded seventh at 2:07.93
Cole Parsons, seeded eighth at 2:10.37
Ethan Sutphin, seeded 12th at 2:17.54
50 Free
Girls
Kennedy Marsh, seeded 19th at 27.43
Boys
Owen Guthrie, top seed at 21.26
Carter Zuliani, seeded 10th at 23.47
100 butterfly
Girls
Kira Gazal, seeded 12th at 1:09.55
Boys
Anderson Mitchell, seeded 13th at 58.59
100 Freestyle
Girls
Emma Ahmed, seeded second at 54.34
Boys
Owen Guthrie, top seed at 46.98
James Hadjis, seeded fourth at 49.42
Nate Dodson, seeded eighth at 51.71
Patrick Hammond, seeded 21st at 55.77
500 freestyle
Girls
Amelia Romano, seeded third at 5:28.59
Gretchen Lang, seeded 10th at 5:51.87
Addyson Tharp, seeded 19th at 6:12.72
Boys
Jacob Keener, seeded fourth at 5:08.21
Oren Sutphin, seeded 12th at 5:23.65
Leroy Song, seeded 14th at 5:33.11
Zach Nicholson, seeded 19th at 5:41.63
200 free relay
Girls
Kennedy Marsh, Kaitlyn Wagner, Kira Gazal, Gretchen Lang, seeded eighth at 1:54.76
Boys
James Hadjis, Nate Dodson, Carter Zuliani, Owen Guthrie, seeded third at 1:31.02
100 backstroke
Girls
Kennedy Marsh, seeded fourth at 1:05.02
Olivia Sweeney, seeded 24th at 1:16.05
Boys
Patrick Hammond, seeded 10th at 1:00.71
Zach Nicholson, seeded 13th at 1:01.41
Ethan Sutphin, seeded 19th at 1:03.63
100 Breaststroke
Girls
Jacie Wood, seeded 12th at 1:16.48
Boys
100 Breaststroke
James Hadjis, seeded third at 1:02.40
Nate Dodson, seeded fifth at 1:04.41
Cole Parsons, seeded sixth at 1:04.89
400 free relay
Girls
Emma Ahmed, Kira Gazal, Gretchen Lang, Amelia Romano, seeded second at 3:55.37
Boys
Nate Dodson, Oren Sutphin, James Hadjis, Owen Guthrie, top seed at 3:22.64.
Editor's Note: Top photo of Guthrie, bottom photo of Ahmed by Joe LaRocca.
