Park Hill sophomore Jack Stanley reached the medal stand at the 86th Annual Missouri Class 2 Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex Center on Nov. 11.
Stanley reached the state championships as a freshman and got to swim in two consolation events. Last year, Stanley finished in 12th place in the 200-yard individual medley (IM) and 14th place in the 100-yard backstroke.
Park Hill sophomore Jack Stanley finished in eighth place in the 100-yard backstroke and 12th place in the 200-yard individual medley at the 86th Annual Missouri Class 2 Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex Center on Nov. 11.
In 2022, Stanley once again finished in 12th place in the IM with a time of 1:42.72. Stanley earned his first state medal with an eighth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 53.43 seconds.
Junior Raphael Realina scored points for the Trojans with a 14th place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.09. Realina also competed in the 500-yard freestyle and finished in 18th place with a time of 4:55.29.
Two of Park Hill’s relay teams scored points in the consolation events. The 200-yard IM team of Stanley, Realina, senior Jamie Franco and junior Finley Harrold finished in 12th place with a time of 1:42.72.
The 400-yard freestyle team of Franco, senior David Keightley, Stanley and Realina finished in 14th place with a time of 3:22.28. Also competing for the Trojans – but not making it to the second day of swimming – was Franco with a 30th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle race in 50.75 seconds.
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of sophomore Eli Osborne, junior Adam Conrad, Franco and Harrold finished in 17th place with a time of 1:35.39. Osborne also competed in the diving competition but didn’t make it to the final round.