Hamilton County will have five divers at the state meet on Saturday after all of them finished in the top eight at the Fishers diving regional on Tuesday.
The county contingent was lead by Hamilton Southeastern junior Halli Siwik, who placed second with a score of 445.40 points. Fishers freshman Morgan Casey took fifth by scoring 414.20, then HSE sophomore Sarah Ballard placed sixth with 406.85.
Two freshmen rounded out the qualifying list. Fishers’ Grace Mossing took seventh with 397.55, while Carmel’s Alaina Heyde placed eighth with 393.10.
Homestead’s divers took three of the top four spots. Junior Jackie Brenn won the championship by scoring 485.15 points. Junior Mallory Walker was third with 429.75 and senior Kayla Luarde took fourth with 421.95.
Hamilton Heights sophomore Jordyn Feiwell placed ninth with 392.15 points. Carmel senior Emma Toomey took 11th with 374.75.
The divers will begin their state competition Saturday morning at the IUPUI Natatorium, with the first round at 9 a.m. and the semi-finals immediately following. The finals will take place that afternoon during the swimming finals.
