Pendleton swept the top four spots in the 100 butterfly, and the Bucks and La Grande shared the girls team title with 77 points each at the La Grande Invite.
“The team swam great today in La Grande,” Pendleton coach Tony Nelson said. “With 110 swimmers representing eight schools, the competition was strong and the Bucks rose to the challenge —throwing down some outstanding races and posting several personal-best times.”
Sophie Nelson won the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:17.91, followed by teammates Maryn Broker (1:20.20), Ava Jackson (1:21.38) and Ella Holtz (1:31.57).
The Bucks placed second in the 200 free relay as Avery Pitner, Maddy Gunter, Broker and Nelson turned in a time of 1:56.95.
Pendleton also was second in the 400 free relay, with Pitner, Elizabeth Currin, Broker and Nelson clocking a 4:26.47.
Broker also was third in the 200 free (2:27.20), Holtz was second in the 200 IM, Gunter was third in the 200 IM, Nelson was third in the 50 free (27.55), and Pitner was fourth in the 50 free (28.76) and the 100 free (1:04.12).
In the boys division, Pendleton finished second with 59.5 points, just a half-point behind champion La Grande.
Jared Pace led the Bucks with a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:04.96). He also was third in the 50 free (24.85), and swam the anchor leg on the winning 400 free relay (4:13.43) along with Khoda Brown, Cameron Burt and Levi Bonzani.
Pace also was on the 200 free relay that placed third with a time of 1:48.28. Also on the team were Brown, Burt and Bonzani. Burt also was fourth in the 200 free (2:17.74) and 100 free (1:01.42). Bonzani was third in the 100 free (58.91), while Autry Robinson was third in the 200 IM (3:13.31) and fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:19.07), and Logan Sewell was fourth in the 500 free (7:05.82).
