BHS SWIMMERS OPEN SEASON WITH WINS
Bartlesville High School’s Travis Lief participates in a meet last season. The Bruins and Lady Bruins opened their season with a home meet on Tuesday.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
Nov. 6, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Bartlesville High School’s swim season is off and stroking.
And winning.
During Tuesday’s season opener, the Bruins and Lady Bruins swept past their three opponents like a raging fire through dry corn stalks.
By the time it was all through, the Bruins and Lady Bruins had outscored their challengers — Putnam City North, Muskogee and Carl Albert — by combined scores of 314-119 (boys) and 404-82 (girls) at the Phillips Aquatic Center in downtown Bartlesville.
Bartlesville is scheduled for more home action next week.
Chad Englehart is the Bartlesville High head swimming coach.
Following is a closer look at the highlights for each Bartlesville team, followed by a list of results.
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GIRLS
How’s this for dominance — the Lady Bruins won the championship in every event!
In fact, they swept first and second (and sometimes third) in several of them.
Winning four events apiece for Bartlesville were: Nora Craig (200 medley relay, 200 (I.M., 100 back, 400 free relay), Anna Young (200 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) and Taylen Pratt (200 medley relay, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay).
Two-event winners were: Sophia Williams (200 medley relay, 200 free relay), Karis Shamhart (500 free, 200 free relay), and Alexis Taylor (100 breast, 400 free relay).
Bartlesville was the state championship runner-up last season and bid good-bye to some outstanding talent.
But a combination of some proven returnees and talented newcomers could have Bartlesville making another powerful drive toward a state title.
Bartlesville’s top-six finishers Tuesday broke down this way by class (including one per swimmer per relay):
Seniors (Macie Stapleton, Ashlynn Taylor, Anna Wells): 12
Juniors (Sophia Williams, Anna Young): 8
Sophomores (Daisy Droege, Alexis Taylor): 8
Freshmen (Varsha Karuppan Chetty, Nora Craig, Adilynn Kuntz, Taylen Pratt, Karis Shamhart: 18
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BOYS
Even though the number of Bruin swimmers might be little, the squad is fierce, with apologies to Shakespeare.
Bartlesville put only eight swimmers in the pool for the boys but they competed like dozens. Whether that success will hold up against stronger competition, only the future can tell — and it’s not talking.
Parker Shoesmith and Anthony Mann both won four events Tuesday. Shoesmith finished first in the 200 medley relay, 200 I.M., 500 free, 400 free relay. Mann beat the field in the 50 free, 200 free relay, 100 breast, 400 free relay.
Following is the number of Bruin top-six finishers by class:
Seniors (Travis Lief): 4
Juniors (Kevin Contreras, Aysen Offutt, Parker Shoesmith): 12
Sophomores (Grayson Ellis, Anthony Mann, Blace Williams): 12
Freshmen (Miles Brown): 4
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RESULTS
BARTLESVILLE BOYS TEAM SCORES
Bartlesville 106, Putnam City North 45
Bartlesville 108, Muskogee 9
Bartlesville 100, Carl Albert 65
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BARTLESVILLE GIRLS TEAM SCORES
Bartlesville 138, Putnam City North 28
Bartlesville 139, Muskogee 11
Bartlesville 127, Carl Albert 43
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BARTLESVILLE EVENT RESULTS
GIRLS 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
1st — Bartlesville A, 1:56.08 (Nora Craig, Ashlyn Taylor, Taylen Pratt, Sophia Williams.
3rd — Bartlesville B, 2:12.22 (Daisy Droege, Alexis Taylor, Adilynn Kuntz, Varsha Karuppan Chetty).
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BOYS 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
1st — Bartlesville A, 1:47.47 (Travis Lief, Parker Shoesmith, Aysen Offutt, Grayson Ellis).
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GIRLS 200-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Anna Young, 1:55.96
2nd — Karis Shamhart, 2:02.42
3rd — Anna Wells, 2:12.37
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BOYS 200-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Blace Williams, 1:55.86
2nd — Kevin Contreras, 2:02.87
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GIRLS 200-YARD I.M.
1st — Nora Craig, 2:19.74
2nd — Daisy Droege, 2:25.7
3rd — Sophia Williams, 2:34.45
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BOYS 200-YARD I.M.
1st — Parker Shoesmith, 1:58.04
3rd — Aysen Offutt, 2:17.1
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GIRLS 50-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Taylen Pratt, :25.44
2nd — Ashlynn Taylor, :26.04
3rd — Macie Stapleton, 27:45
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BOYS 50-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Anthony Mann, :23.26
3rd — Miles Brown, :24.91
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GIRLS 100-YARD BUTTERFLY
1st — Anna Young, :59.24
2nd — Anna Wells, 1:06.61
3rd — Adilynn Kuntz, 1:12.63
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BOYS 100-YARD BUTTERFLY
3rd — Blace Williams, 1:02.81
4th — Aysen Offutt, 1:03.07
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GIRLS 100-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Taylen Pratt, :56.3
2nd — Ashlynn Taylor, :56.47
4th — Macie Stapleton, 1:01.1
7th — Varsha Karuppan Chetty, 1:15.13
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BOYS 100-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Grayson Ellis, :52.98
2nd — Kevin Contreras, :56.29
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GIRLS 500-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Karis Shamhart, 5:34.16
2nd — Alexis Taylor, 5:51.19
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BOYS 500-YARD FREESTYLE
1st — Parker Shoesmith, 4:44.55
2nd — Travis Lief, 5:02.71
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GIRLS 200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
1st — Bartlesville B, 1:48.75 (Anna Young, Taylen Pratt, Karis Shamhart, Sophia Williams)
3rd — Bartlesville A, 1:55.71 (Ashlynn Taylor, Anna Wells, Macie Stapleton, Varsha Karuppan Chetty)
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BOYS 200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
1st — Bartlesville, 1:37.94 (Anthony Mann, Miles Brown, Kevin Contreras, Blace Williams)
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GIRLS 100-YARD BACKSTROKE
1st — Nora Craig, 1:02.98
2nd — Daisy Droege, 1:06.75
4th — Adilynn Kuntz, 1:10.85
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BOYS 100-YARD BACKSTROKE
1st — Travis Lief, :57.04
3rd — Grayson Ellis, 1:02.25
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GIRLS 100-YARD BREASTSTROKE
1st — Alexis Taylor, 1:15.11
3rd — Sophia Williams, 1:18.49
8th — Varsha Karuppan Chetty, 1:39.87
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BOYS 100-YARD BREASTSTROKE
1st — Anthony Mann, 1:06.56
2nd — Miles Brown, 1:08.87
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GIRLS 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
1st — Bartlesville A, 3:56.76 (Nora Craig, Adilynn Kuntz, Alexis Taylor, Anna Young)
2nd — Bartlesville B, 4:04.49 (Anna Wells, Macie Stapleton, Karis Shamhart, Daisy Droege)
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BOYS 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
1st — Bartlesville A, 3:30.4 (Travis Lief, Anthony Mann, Grayson Ellis, Parker Shoesmith)
3rd — Bartlesville B, 3:43.84 (Blace Williams, Kevin Contreras, Miles Brown, Aysen Offutt)