Congratulations to your 2023 Kentucky High School Swimming & Diving Combined State Champions, the Dunbar Bulldogs! This is our teams 3rd consecutive combined team title and 6th combined title in school history!
TEAM STANDINGS:
Boys – State Champion Runner-Up (first time since 2009)
Girls – 5th place (highest finish since 2016)
3 Bulldogs were named on the All-State team:
Alex Ochsenbein
Seneca Oddo
Nathan Zhu
5 STATE CHAMPIONS!
Boys 200 Medley Relay – Mark Dattilio, Alex Ochsenbein, Nathan Zhu, Blake Sammons
Boys 50 Free – Seneca Oddo
Boys 100 Breast – Alex Ochsenbein
NEW KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STATE RECORD HOLDER!
Alex Ochsenbein broke the STATE RECORD in the boys 100 Breaststroke with an All-America automatic time of 53.75! The fastest breaststroker in the HISTORY of Kentucky High School swimming!!
6 NEW SCHOOL RECORDS!
The relay team of Mark Dattilio, Alex Ochsenbein, Nathan Zhu & Blake Sammons broke the school record in the boys 200 Medley relay with an All-America consideration time of 1:33.59. The previous record was set last year at the 2022 state championship meet.
Alex Ochsenbein lowered his own school record from two weeks ago in the boys 200 IM with an All-America automatic time of 1:48.23.
Nathan Zhu broke the school record in the boys 100 Fly with an All-America consideration time of 49.11. The previous record was set in 2004 by Brandon Lovell.
Seneca Oddo broke the school record in the boys 100 Free with an All-America consideration time of 45.23. The previous record was set in 2009 by Eric Bruck.
The relay team of Alex Ochsenbein, Nathan Zhu, Mark Dattilio, & Seneca Oddo broke the school record in the boys 200 Freestyle relay with an All-America automatic time of 1:23.04. The previous record was set last year at the 2022 region 8 meet.
Alex Ochsenbein lowered his own school record from last season in the boys 100 breast with an All-America automatic time of 53.75. (Did I mention that this is a NEW STATE RECORD?!)
CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR OTHER TOP 16 FINISHERS! (Scoring)
2nd Place – Nathan Zhu – Boys 100 Fly
2nd Place – Seneca Oddo – Boys 100 Free
2nd Place – Alex Ochsenbein, Nathan Zhu, Mark Dattilio, Seneca Oddo – Boys 200 Free Relay
2nd Place – Blake Sammons, Seneca Oddo, Will Hinz, Sammy Nunez – Boys 400 Free Relay
3rd Place – Amelia Jones – Girls 200 Free
3rd Place – Alex Ochsenbein – Boys 200 IM
3rd Place – Amelia Jones – Girls 500 Free
3rd Place – Amelia Jones, Macie McCubbin, Sophie Hildebrandt, Claire Ackerman – Girls 200 Free Relay
6th Place – Nicole Nunez, Meher Saini, Claire Ackerman, Katie Bridwell – Girls 200 Medley Relay
6th Place – Amelia Jones, Sophie Hildebrandt, Macie McCubbin, Katie Bridwell – Girls 400 Free Relay
8th Place – Nathan Zhu – Boys 100 Breast
9th Place – Sammy Nunez – Boys 500 Free
10th Place – Sophie Hildebrandt – Girls 100 Free
12th Place – Blake Sammons – Boys 100 Fly
12th Place – Macie McCubbin – Girls 100 Breast
13th Place – Claire Ackerman – Girls 50 Free
13th Place – Mark Dattilio – Boys 50 Free
13th Place – Mark Dattilio – Boys 100 Back
14th Place – Katie Bridwell – Girls 100 Back
16th Place – Blake Sammons – Boys 200 Free
3-PEAT COMBINED STATE CHAMPIONS
2001, 2002, 2003, 2021, 2022, & 2023
WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!
