The WDA Championships were hosted by Bismarck Public Schools on Feb. 27-28. The event was held at the BSC Aquatics and Wellness Center. Participating schools: Bismarck High, Bismarck Century, Bismarck Legacy, Dickinson, Jamestown, Mandan, Minot High, Williston.
Team totals
1. Century, 444; 2. Minot High, 298.5; 3. Legacy, 270; 4. Dickinson, 246; 5. Jamestown, 228; 6. Williston, 218.5; 7. Minot North, 164; 8. Mandan, 134; 9. Bismarck High 104
Event Winners
200 Medley Relay: Dickinson, 1:40.48 (Bohdan Shevchenko, Shain Louw, Alex Williams, Liam Cloutier)
200 Freestyle: Finn Moser, Jamestown, 1:46.66
200 IM: Zach Budd, Williston, 2:02.59
50 Freestyle: Isaac Vallie, Century, :21.15
1M Diving: Bridger Huelsman, Century, 208.40 points
100 Butterfly: I. Vallie, Century, :51.13
100 Freestyle: Vincent Keller, Mandan, :48.72
500 Freestyle: F. Moser, Jamestown, 4:52.07
200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:29.41 (Kason Wolff, Mason Hoskins, Asher Nodland, Isaac Vallie)
100 Backstroke: Joseph Tamisiea, Century, :55.04
100 Breaststroke: Shain Louw, Dickinson, 1:00.20
400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:16.50 (I. Vallie, M. Hoskins, J. Tamisiea, William Carlson)
The 2024-25 ND state championships was hosted by West Fargo Public Schools and held at the Hulbert Aquatic Center on March 6-7.
Team totals
1. West Fargo, 341; 2. Century, 322; 3. Fargo South, 300; 4. Jamestown, 180; 5. Fargo Davies, 172; 6. Minot High, 169; 7. Legacy, 144; 8. Dickinson, 125; 9. Fargo North, 109; 10. West Fargo Sheyenne, 109; 11. Mandan, 95; 12. Williston, 89; 13. Minot North, 71; 14. West Fargo Horace, 46; 15. Bismarck High, 35; 16. Grand Forks, 12
Event Winners
200 Medley Relay: West Fargo, 1:35.36 (Logan Engelstad, Isaiah Ayers, Jonah Ayers, Ben Davis)
200 Freestyle: Isaac Elhard, West Fargo, 1:37.83*
200 IM: L. Engelstad, West Fargo, 1:53.94
50 Freestyle: Brody Engelstad, West Fargo, :19.65*
1M Diving: Griffin McAllister, West Fargo, 483.80 points
100 Butterfly: I. Elhard, West Fargo, :48.27*
100 Freestyle: B. Engelstad, West Fargo, :44.03
500 Freestyle: Isaiah Ayers, West Fargo, 4:31.04
200 Freestyle Relay: West Fargo, 1:21.98* ( Jonah Ayers, Isaac Elhard, Logan Engelstad, Brody Engelstad)
100 Backstroke: L. Engelstad, West Fargo, :50.00
100 Breastroke: I. Ayers, West Fargo, :55.88
400 Freestyle Relay: West Fargo, 2:59.59* (Jonah Ayers, Isaac Elhard, Brody Engelstad, Isaiah Ayers))
* State record
Team totals: 1. Century, 444; 2. Minot High, 298.5; 3. Legacy, 270; 4. Dickinson, 246; 5. Jamestown, 228; 6. Williston, 218.5; 7. Minot North, 164; 8. Mandan, 134; 9. Bismarck High 104;
Individual Champions: 200 Medley Relay: Dickinson, 1:40.48 (Bohdan Shevchenko, Shain Louw, Alex Williams, Liam Cloutier); 200 Freestyle: Finn Moser, Jamestown, 1:46.66; 200 IM: Zach Budd, Williston, 2:02.59; 50 Freestyle: Isaac Vallie, Century, :21.15; 1M Diving: Bridger Huelsman, Century, 208.40 points; 100 Butterfly: I. Vallie, Century, :51.13; 100 Freestyle: Vincent Keller, Mandan, :48.72; 500 Freestyle: F. Moser, Jamestown, 4:52.07; 200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:29.41 (Kason Wolff, Mason Hoskins, Asher Nodland, Isaac Vallie); 100 Backstroke: Joseph Tamisiea, Century, :55.04; 100 Breaststroke: Shain Louw, Dickinson, 1:00.20; 400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:16.50 (I. Vallie, M. Hoskins, J. Tamisiea, William Carlson)
Notes: Century won its third consecutive WDA championship...Dickinson's Shain Louw was named senior athlete of the year...Jamestown's Ben Smith was named WDA coach of the year...Five teams (Century, Dickinson, Jamestown, Mandan and Williston) had at last one event winner...Century's Isaac Vallie won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, setting new WDA records...Jamestown's Finn Moser was also a double winner, taking the 200 and 500 freestyle events.