Sam Empey, Union lead a talented contingent of local swimmers at boys state meet

The stage is set for one of the more successful state boys swimming meet for Clark County swimmers in recent.

Union junior Sam Empey, a University of Auburn commit, is the top seed in two events and two of the Titans’ relays are seeded No. 2 in the Class 4A meet. The state meet runs Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Empey is the top seed in the 200-yard freestyle by a wide margin. Empey enters the meet with a seed time of 1 minute, 41.03 seconds. No. 2 seed is Curtis’ Adam Kwon at 1:45.30. Camas’ Nathan Kim is seeded third, and Union’s Owen Robertson is seeded sixth.

Empey is also seeded No. 1 in the 100 butterfly in 49.15 seconds. Newport’s Nathan Xu is the No. 2 seed at 50.61.

Union’s 200 medley relay is seeded No. 2 in 1:35.86 behind top seed Newport (1:35.25). The Titans’ 400 free relay is also No. 2 (3:10.68) behind Newport (3:10.57).

Union’s Owen Robertson is the No. 3 seed in the 500 freestyle.

In the Class 2A, Parker Dangleis of Hockinson tops a loaded contingent of local swimmers in the 50 freestyle. Dangleis is seeded No. 2 at 21.91 seconds, Tarik Kurta of Fort Vancouver at No. 3 (21.97) and Liam Dunn of Hockinson at No. 5 (22.99).

Dangleis is also seeded fourth in the 100 freestyle in 48.29, and Kurta is at No. 5 (50.06).

Hockinson’s 200 medley relay is seeded fourth (1:46.69).

STATE SEEDING

Where local swimmers are seeded heading into the state swimming championships on Friday-Saturday at Federal Way:

CLASS 4A

200 medley relay — 2, Union 1:35.86; 16, Camas 1:43.26.

200 freestyle — 1, Sam Empey (Union) 1:41.03; 3, Nathan Kim (Camas) 1:46.21; 5, Owen Robertson (Union) 1:46.61.

200 individual medley — 16, James Crawford (Camas) 2:03.14.

50 freestyle — 12, Steven Empey (Union) 22.10; 13, Alexander Wahlman (Union) 22.20; 18, Sahn Kim (Camas) 22.49.

100 butterfly — 1, Sam Empey (Union) 49.15; 9, Nathan Kim (Camas) 52.41.

100 freestyle — 3, Alexander Wahlman (Union) 47.49; 15, Duc Bui (Union) 49.68; 19, Steven Empey (Union) 50.20.

500 freestyle — 6, Owen Robertson (Union) 4:51.55; 12, James Crawford (Camas) 5:00.29.

200 free relay — 6, Union 1:29.85.

100 breaststroke — 15, Sahn Kim (Camas) 1:01.10.

400 free relay — 2, Union 3:10.68; 8, Camas 3:18.78

CLASS 3A

200 medley relay — 13, Mountain View 1:41.49; 18, Kelso 1:44.25.

200 individual medley — 18, David Kilway (Mountain View) 2:03.60; 19, Vladyslav Danylyuk (Prairie) 2:03.78.

50 freestyle — 7, Owen Wong (Mountain View) 21.66.

100 butterfly — 13, Yonten Ghadong (Mountain View) 53.67; 14, Kairos Phed (Prairie) 54.10.

100 freestyle — 11, Owen Wong (Mountain View) 48.35.

500 freestyle — 15, Jack Houlahan (Prairie) 4:57.88.

200 free relay — 9, Mountain View 1:30.02; 16, Kelso 1:32.47; 20, Prairie 1:33.69.

100 backstroke — 16, Vladyslav Danylyuk (Prairie) 54.90.

100 breaststroke — 16, David Kilway (Mountain View) 1:01.71.

400 free relay — 19, Prairie 3:25.27.

CLASS 2A-1A

200 medley relay — 4, Hockinson 1:46.69l 15, Mark Morris 1:52.34.

200 freestyle — 15, Ethan Larsen (Mark Morris) 1:58.88.

200 individual medley — 13, Alex Wendler (Hockinson) 2:12.22; 15, Lincoln Swift (Ridgefield) 2:13.91.

50 freestyle — 2, Parker Dangleis (Hockinson) 21.91; 2, Tarik Kurta (Fort Vancouver) 21.97; 5, Liam Dunn (Hockinson) 22.99.

100 butterfly — 9, Ethan Larsen (Mark Morris) 57.29; 12, Colin Graeme (Seton Catholic) 58.42.

100 freestyle — 4, Parker Dangleis (Hockinson) 48.29; 5, Tarik Kurta (Fort Vancouver) 50.06; 16, Harry Deshazer (Washougal) 52.85.

500 freestyle — 8, Lincoln Swift (Ridgefield) 5:17.92; 12, Kyle Stanton (Mark Morris) 5:23.81; 19, Braydon Johnson (Fort Vancouver) 5:35.88.

200 free relay — 9, Hockinson 1:36.79; 13, Fort Vancouver 1:40.62; 19, Ridgefield 1:44.21.

100 backstroke — 5, Liam Dunn (Hockinson) 56.34; 11, Kyle Stanton (Mark Morris) 58.80; 20, Colin Graeme (Seton Catholic) 1:02.00.

100 breaststroke — 8, Alex Wendler (Hockinson) 1:03.72; 15, Harry Deshazer (Washougal) 1:06.12; 18, Pace Berry (Mark Morris) 1:08.17.

400 free relay — 8, Hockinson 3:33.32; 14, Mark Morris 3:48.20.