Park Hill boys swimming had a breakout and record breaking season last year when they finished a school high sixth at the state swim meet. A team which included nine seniors broke a handful of the schools long standing records and also earned several All-Metro selections. The Trojans will look to match that success in their 2011 campaign and in addition to a handful of returning varsity swimmers, hope to fill some roster spots with new faces.
Junior Matt Wagner returns after earning all-state honorable mention in the backstroke along with state qualifiers senior Matt Johnson, junior Vince Tutorino, and senior diver Connor Shene. Returning letterman Jared Alderman also will be a strong part of the team’s leadership this year. While coach Karl Haley will have some good athletes returning, he will have a smaller team than in the past.
“Our numbers are down this year, but we still have talent here to help out,” Haley said.
The numbers will only have a small impact on the team’s strength, which they believe will be in the relays. While they received all-state honors in all three events last year, a lack of depth will likely limit the team to compete strongly in just two of the events, one of which will be the individual medley.
Their three biggest meets of the season will be the Independence and Webb City Invitationals along with the KC Classic October 15th which serves as a last chance ramp-up to the Conference swim meet the following weekend.
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