Aune, Bousley On to State Swim Meet

Southern Door senior Brock Aune has earned a scholarship at the University of Minnesota, but his first goal is a return to the podium at the state swim meet. Photo by Len Villano.

For the third year in a row, Sturgeon Bay Co-op’s Brock Aune and Luke Bousley will participate in the Division 2 state swim meet.

Aune, a senior, will participate in four events Friday and Saturday at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bousley, a junior, will swim in two relays.

“To be honest I don’t really know that this one will be too much different than the last two,” Aune said. “But this one will just be more about finishing up my high school career in a positive way,”  

Aune qualified in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke. He also will team up with Bousley, Jacob Norton and Ethan Almstadt in both the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay. Norton and Drew Rass also qualified in the 100-meter breaststroke.

“This time my nerves will be a little less,” Bousley said. “It will allow me to enjoy the moment more.”

Aune returns after finishing third in the 50 freestyle and second in the 100 breaststroke at last year’s state meet. Aune enters this weekend’s competition with the third fastest time in the breaststroke and fourth fastest time in the freestyle.

“I’ve struggled a little over this season but things are finally starting to fall into place which I’m very pleased to see,” Aune said. “I am hoping to keep this same energy going into next week.”