The Aberdeen Bobcats placed fourth overall at the Southwest Washington Invitational on Saturday at Mark Morris High School in Longview.

Led by a third-place finish by Jacob Hallak in the 200-yard individual medley, the Bobcats placed fourth in the 20-team meet with 196 points.

“We came into this meet amid our preparations for the postseason,” Aberdeen head coach Rob Burns said. “That said, the boys competed well and came away with strong swims. The times were a little off from what we all are looking for, but everyone expects us to peak at the right time – the districts and state meets.”

On Saturday, Aberdeen’s two divers – Zeke Olson and Micah Schroeder – travel to Auburn to take part in the 3A District III Diving Championships, with 2A state-meet berths at stake.

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Team standings

1, Camas, 660 points. 2, Union, 343. 3, Skyview, 278. 4, Aberdeen, 196. 5, Hockinson, 180. 6, Ridgefield, 177. 7, Prairie, 168. 8, Shelton, 165. 9, Mark Morris, 148. 10, Mountain View, 137. 11, Fort Vancouver, 135. 12, Seton Catholic, 117. 13, R. A. Long, 80. 14, Columbia River, 72. 15, Washougal, 37. 16, Battle Ground, 29. 17, Hudson’s Bay, 23. 18, Heritage, 3. 19, Woodland, 2. 20, Kelso, 1.

Aberdeen placements

200-yard medley: 7, Aberdeen (Jacob Hallak, Cole Nylander, Zeke Olson, Denny Linker), 1:55.20. 200 freestyle: 13, Tyson Powell, 2:22.62. 16, Cooper Gill, 2:23.52. 200 individual medley: 3, Hallak, 2:21.13. 6, Linker, 2:25.86. 50 freestyle: 37, Nylander, 28.02. 62, Emmett Johnson, 30.98. 82, Preston Williams, 35.58. 100 butterfly: 4, Olson, 1:01.81. 100 freestyle: 14, Gill, 1:02.34. 33, Johnson, 1:09.28. 54, Williams, 1:17.56. 500 freestyle: 13, Powell, 6:30.77. 200 freestyle relay: 8, Aberdeen (Olson, Nylander, Linker, Hallak), 1:44.01. 100 backstroke: 5, Olson, 1:04.02. 8, Hallak, 1:04.94. 16, Linker, 1:10.33. 100 breaststroke: 6, Nylander, 1:10.66. 400 freestyle relay: 13, Aberdeen (Gill, Johnson, Powell, Micah Schroeder), 4:37.54.