Eagles swim team second at Evanston Invitational

Aimone wins 200 IM, 100 breast; Bentley wins 100 back

By Don Cogger, Pioneer Sports Editor
Posted 1/16/25

The Lyman High School boys’ swim team had a busy   —   but productive   —   road trip over the weekend, competing Friday at the Rock Springs Invitational and …

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Eagles swim team second at Evanston Invitational

Aimone wins 200 IM, 100 breast; Bentley wins 100 back

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The Lyman High School boys’ swim team had a busy    but productive    road trip over the weekend, competing Friday at the Rock Springs Invitational and Saturday at the Evanston Invitational.

The Eagles finished second overall in both meets, with solid performances across the board.

Rock Springs Invitational

The Eagles took second at Friday’s Rock Springs Invitational with 218 points, while Green River finished first, with 351 points. Host Rock Springs was third, with 188 points.

Lyman was led by a win in the 500 freestyle (5:39.14) by Trey Buckner; the sophomore also finished runner-up in the 200 individual medley (2:25.39), and swam legs in the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay, both of which finished second.

Other notable performances included Branson Busskohl, who finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:59.62) and fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:05.68); Evan Bentley, who finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (24.80) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:16.93) and Reese Osborne, who finished fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:10.00) and 11th in the 50 freestyle (11. Reese Osborne 26.19).

The relay team of Myles Taylor, Porter Swensen, Evan Bentley and Trey Buckner finished second in the 200 medley relay, posting a time of 1:52.42, while the 200 freestyle relay team of Evan Bentley, Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre and Porter Swensen finished third, in a time of 1:40.79.

The 400 freestyle relay team of Trey Buckner, Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre and Myles Taylor placed second (3:43.44).

Evanston Invitational

The Eagles traveled to Evanston Saturday for the Evanston Invitational, placing second in the 5-team field.

Green River won the team title with 325 points, followed by Lyman with 289 points. Evanston was third with 213 points, followed by Rock Springs with 169 points; Kemmerer rounded out the field, with 149 points.

LHS sophomore Mason Aimone capped off an exceptional meet by winning the 200 individual medley (2:16.64) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.80); he also finished first as part of the 200 medley relay team and finished runner-up as part of the 400 freestyle relay team.

LHS junior Evan Bentley was also an individual winner on the day, finishing first in the 100 butterfly. Bentley edged out Green River’s Aiden Neher by .30 of a second with a time of 1:00.24 to finish in the top spot; he also finished second in the 100 backstroke (1:01.01).

Other notable performances included Odin Eyre, who finished second in both the 200 freestyle (2:04.25) and 500 freestyle (5:53.93); Trey Buckner, who finished third in the 50 freestyle (23.72) and fifth in the 100 freestyle (53.47) and Myles Taylor, who finished third in the 100 backstroke (1:04.16) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (2:16.82).

In the relay events, the 200 medley relay team of Myles Taylor, Mason Aimone, Evan Bentley and Trey Buckner finished first (1:52.42), while Trey Buckner, Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre, Porter Swensen placed second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:41.31).

The 400 freestyle relay team of Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre, Evan Bentley and Mason Aimone placed second (3:42.06).

Rock Springs Invitational

Team Scores

1. Green River 351, 2. Lyman 218, 3. Rock Springs 188, 4. Rawlins 177, 5. Evanston 176, 6. Kemmerer 131

200 Medley Relay

2. Myles Taylor, Porter Swensen, Evan Bentley, Trey Buckner 1:52.42

200 Freestyle

2. Branson Busskohl 1:59.62, 7. Porter Swensen 2:08.97, 9. Stone Hooten 2:16.31, 11. Carter Robison 2:20.91

200 IM

2. Trey Buckner 2:25.39, 6. Myles Taylor 2:27.39, 11. Brix Hooten 2:37.01

50 Freestyle

4. Evan Bentley 24.80, 11. Reese Osborne 26.19, 25. Torrin Olguin 29.46, 26. Emmitt Walker 30.73,

100 Butterfly

5. Branson Busskohl 1:05.68, 9. Porter Swensen 1:11.87, 10. Odin Eyre 1:12.34

100 Freestyle

8. Stone Hooten 59.07, 13. Brix Hooten 1:01.84, 14. Carter Robison 1:02.27

500 Freestyle

1. Trey Buckner 5:39.14, 5. Myles Taylor 6:05.98, 12. Emmitt Walker 7:01.55

200 Freestyle Relay

3. Evan Bentley, Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre, Porter Swensen 1:40.79, 8. Brix Hooten, Stone Hooten, Reese Osborne, Emmitt Walker 1:49.72

100 Backstroke

5. Reese Osborne 1:10.00, 9. Torrin Olguin 1:21.67

100 Breaststroke

6. Evan Bentley 1:16.93

400 Freestyle Relay

2. Trey Buckner, Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre, Myles Taylor 3:43.44, 7. Reese Osborne, Brix Hooten, Carter Robison, Torrin Olguin 4:21.04

Evanston Invitational

Team Scores

1. Green River 325, 2. Lyman 289, 3. Evanston 213, 4. Rock Springs 169, 5. Kemmerer 149

200 Medley Relay

1. Myles Taylor, Mason Aimone, Evan Bentley, Trey Buckner 1:52.42

200 Freestyle

2. Odin Eyre 2:04.25, 5. Myles Taylor 2:16.82, 6. Carter Robison 2:18.56

200 IM

1. Mason Aimone 2:16.64, 5. Porter Swensen 2:29.94

50 Freestyle

3. Trey Buckner 23.72, 6. Branson Busskohl 24.64, 15. Brix Hooten 27.40, 19. Torrin Olguin 28.75

100 Butterfly

1. Evan Bentley 1:00.24, 8. Emmitt Walker 1:22.04

100 Freestyle

5. Trey Buckner 53.47, 6. Branson Busskohl 54.38, 9. Porter Swensen 58.02

500 Freestyle

2. Odin Eyre 5:53.93, 4. Reese Osborne 6:10.68, 6. Carter Robison 6:49.93

200 Freestyle Relay

2. Trey Buckner, Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre, Porter Swensen 1:41.31, 7. Emmitt Walker, Brix Hooten, Torrin Olguin, Carter Robison 1:59.97

100 Backstroke

2. Evan Bentley 1:01.01, 3. Myles Taylor 1:04.16, 13. Emmitt Walker 1:18.11

100 Breaststroke

1. Mason Aimone 1:08.80, 12. Torrin Olguin 1:37.00

400 Freestyle Relay

2. Branson Busskohl, Odin Eyre, Evan Bentley, Mason Aimone 3:42.06, 5. Myles Taylor, Reese Osborne, Brix Hooten, Torrin Olguin 4:12.09