Preps

Perhaps like never before, Aurora is absolutely loaded for bear going into the Class 5A boys state swim meet.

The city has long had top talent from Regis Jesuit — the defending 5A state champion with 23 all-time titles to its credit — and from a few other programs, but it is better across the board this season going into the May 11-12 meet at the Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center.

There’s abundant potential in the 57 individuals and 14 relay teams from five city programs (Cherokee Trail, Grandview, Overland, Regis Jesuit and Smoky Hill) and three teams hope to make top 10 as they did last year.

Boys Swimming

Regis Jesuit — which snapped a three-season title drought last year —

Seniors Truman Inglis (50 and 100 freestyles) and Hawkins Wendt (50 and 100 freestyles) — key members of those relays — are also seeded to score in two championship finals, while Regis Jesuit is likely to have many more as it has notoriously outstanding prelims performances.

Smoky Hill finished sixth last season and returns the vast majority of its point scorers, all of whom have taken steps forward this season. Coach Scott Cohen’s Buffaloes finished as the runner-up to Cherry Creek at the Centennial “A” League meet May 6 and have the horsepower to finish anywhere near the top of the standings.

Junior Daniel Yi won one of three league championships for Smoky Hill as he took the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:51.76, which makes him the No. 2 seed in the event at the state meet (just 0.01 of a second behind Legacy’s Sam White.