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Luke Eskola, a Hillsboro, Oregon native, will head to Colorado to swim for the College of Denver subsequent fall. A present senior at Liberty Excessive College, Eskola swims membership for the Hillsboro Warmth as a IM/distance free specialist. He was lately chosen by Oregon Swimming to be on Oregon LSC’s senior all star coaching camp roster.
Denver has a historical past of quick swimming and a training workers that really cares concerning the athletes. Whereas on my official go to the group and coaches made me really feel as if they actually needed me to be part of that group. The swimmers are so excited for the way forward for that program and so they need me to be part of that. I’m so excited to swim and research on the College of Denver! Go Pios!!
This previous February, Eskola wrapped up his brief course season on the Oregon Area XII SC Championships, the place he time trialed the 200 breast (2:08.03) for a brand new greatest time and completed sixth within the 200 IM in 1:53.84. He was simply off his PB of 1:53.50, which he had set a number of months prior in December of 2023. Eskola additionally swam the 400 IM, the place his new better of 4:00.73 was good for fifth.
On the 2024 Futures Championships in Sacramento this previous July, Eskola continued to decrease his bests, setting three PBs and making two finals appearances. He began his meet by main off Hillsboro’s 800 free relay, swimming a 2:01.22 to assist Hillsboro place nineteenth. Eskola went on to position twenty seventh within the 200 IM in 2:10.70, shaving over two seconds off his earlier greatest of two:13.53, which he had set on the 2023 version of this meet. Eskola additionally swam the 200 again (2:13.38) for twenty ninth, and the 400 IM, the place he positioned thirty fourth in 4:44.05 and set a brand new private greatest within the opening 100 fly break up (1:02.38) within the course of.
Just some weeks later, Eskola carried his momentum to the Mallard Nation Invitational, the place he swept his occasions. He took first within the 100 free (48.33), 100 again (53.73), 200 again (1:54.06), 100 fly (53.09), and 400 IM (4:02.63). All however the 400 IM have been new bests.
Finest occasions SCY:
- 200 IM – 1:53.50
- 400 IM – 4:00.73
- 500 free – 4:40.15
- 1000 free – 9:47.99
The College of Denver is a D1 Mid-Main college that competes within the Summit League. In 2024, the Pioneers received their tenth convention championship within the final 11 years. Led by Kieran Watson, who had three victories, Denver totaled 9 wins and 24 podium appearances to beat out Lindenwood College, 868-820.
To qualify for a second swim on the 2024 Summit League Championships, it took occasions of 1:52.30/4:09.21 within the 200/400 IM, and a 4:39.27 within the 500 free. On Denver’s 23-24 depth chart, Eskola would have ranked tenth within the 200 IM and sixth within the 400 IM. Whereas the Pioneers will return their high 3 IMers this season, two of them are seniors and won’t overlap with Eskola subsequent fall when he arrives on campus.
Eskola will be part of Utah’s Gabe Jones, Texas’ Kurt Owens, and two Colorado natives, Pierce Bickerton and Bayden Todd, in Denver within the fall of 2029. By changing into a Pioneer, Eskola will comply with within the footsteps of Hillsboro Warmth alum Anton Loncar, who was the 2018 Summit League male swimmer of the 12 months. Loncar had his breakout 12 months that season, the place as a senior, he was a 2x NCAA A-finalist. Loncar broke—and nonetheless holds—Denver’s college report within the 200 again (1:38.62) and 100 again (45.11), and positioned sixth and seventh at NCAAs, respectively. As a 4x First Crew All-American at Denver, Loncar was arguably considered one of most profitable swimmers to return out of Hillsboro Warmth. Eskola defined that “this connection means so much to me understanding that whereas at DU I shall be supported in my swimming and training and that the sky’s the restrict!”
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