The boys swim team placed fourth out sixth teams with a total of 175 points at Blue Valley West High school on Thursday, Jan. 24. The team competed against Shawnee Mission South, Blue Valley West, Shawnee Mission Northwest, DeSoto, and Parsons High Schools.

Swim coach Alissa Ruffin is proud of how the team determination is paying off during their first year.

“We may be new to this sport at the high school level,” Ruffin said. “But the effort put forth tonight and the accomplishments our swimmers are achieving are truly commendable.”

According to sophomore Callahan Eckardt, the coaches have contributed to much of the success of the swimmers, giving them the tools they need to have such a successful inaugural season.

“They’ve been really positive about us,” Eckardt said. “They continue to build us up.”

Sophomore Rylan Davis is also excited for how well the first season has been going well.

“For our first year, we’re doing really well,” Davis said. “I’m looking forward to seeing how we can improve the rest of the season.”

The results for other team members are:

200 Medley Relay: junior Brendan Frieders, freshman Spencer Clayborn, sophomore Nick Stack, freshman Chase Midyett, seventh place

200 Medley Relay: freshman Jeremiah Kemper, senior Chris Stack, senior Alex Kain, sophomore Callahan Eckardt, fifth place

200 Free: Eckardt, fourth place, Frieders, seventh place

200 IM: Stack, third place, Frieders, seventh place

50 Free: Kain, 11th place

100 Fly: sophomore Teigan Brown, 10th place

100 Free: Eckardt, fourth place, Kain, 10th place

500 Free: Chris Stack, fourth place

200 Free Relay: Kain, Nick Stack, Chris Stack, Eckardt, fifth place

100 Back: Kemper, eighth place, freshman Collin Young, 10th place

100 Breast: Nick Stack, 10th place, Frieders, 11th place

400 Free Relay: Kemper, junior Wyatt Brecunier, Frieders, Midyett, sixth place