The Wilsonville boys swimming team took third place at the 2024 Northwest Oregon Conference Championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 10, as junior Steve Khamvongsa finished first in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke while contributing to first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays.
Khamvongsa dropped more than a second from each of his individual preliminary times at Parkrose High School on Saturday, edging out Hood River Valley’s Caiden Titus in the 100-yard free by just 0.05 seconds. While Khamvongsa swam 52.24, Titus was just a fraction of a second behind at 52.29.
Meanwhile, in the 100-yard breast final, Khamvongsa continued his productive showing with a time of 1:03.95, topping Canby’s Kai Laitinen for the title.
Ultimately, the Wildcats’ junior led the way with 32 points as Wilsonville finished third as a team with 182 total points.
“I’m just really proud of my performance today,” Khamvongsa said. “I’m really excited. Two first-place individual races and I think in my relay I really put the work in getting that second place. So I’m really proud of myself and I think all the Wildcats here today raced their hearts out and I really appreciate it.”