The Galesburg High School boys swimming and diving team won its fourth consecutive Western Big 6 Conference Swimming & Diving Championship on Saturday at Sterling High School.
The Silver Streaks scored 295 points to outpace runner-up Sterling (240 points).
Galesburg Coach Jake Miller said the meet came down to consistent performances from the team’s top eight swimmers.
Galesburg won all three relays but had only one individual champion — freshman Samuel Puerta in the 100-yard breaststroke. The Streaks placed two swimmers in the top six in every event.
“That added up to a pretty convincing victory,” Miller said.
Varsity Team Scores
- Galesburg – 295
- Sterling – 240
- Moline – 207
- Rock Island – 192
- UTHS – 140
- Geneseo – 37
Top Varsity Finishes for Galesburg
- 200 Yard Medley Relay: 1st – 1:50.41 (Nolan Good JR, Samuel Puerta FR, Mahmoud Shehata FR, Brady Jackson SR)
- 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1st 1:35.48 (Mahmoud Shehata, Brody McGuire FR, Cole Furrow FR, Brayden McGuire SO)
- 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1st 3:30.57 (Brayden McGuire, Nolan Good, Samuel Puerta, Cole Furrow)
- 100 Yard Breaststroke: 1st 1:08.69 – Samuel Puerta (FR)
- 1 Meter Diving Varsity: 2nd – Charles Hayden (JR) – 262.00 points
Miller credited the strategic relay splits (swimmers limited to two relays per meet) and depth for filling gaps and securing the relay sweep.
In the JV meet, Charles Anderton (SO) won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, and Seth Hawkinson (FR) won the 200 free and 500 free.
The Streaks have now won four straight WB6 boys titles (and two straight on the girls side). Miller noted Shehata and Jackson have been part of a program with only one dual-meet loss in four years and a conference championship every season.
Next up for Galesburg is the Sectional Championship meet Feb. 21 at United Township High School.
