Tigers claim team sectional, advance 13 to state

The REPORTER

The Fishers boys swim team won its own sectional on Saturday, Feb. 21.

The Tigers scored 516 points and picked up seven event wins. Fishers also qualified 13 swims for this Friday’s IHSAA state prelims at the IU Natatorium.

Caden Askren was a triple winner for the Tigers. He placed first in the 500 freestyle, then came back to swim in Fishers’ winning 200 and 400 free relays.

Other Fishers individual winners were Elijah Fishman in the individual medley, Alex Koo in the 50 free and Logan Senior in the backstroke. Mason Lawson and Kirby Danglade finished 1-2 in diving with exceptional scores: Lawson totaled 640.90 points and Danglade scored 630.40 points.

The Tigers had 11 swims qualify under the state cut, while two swims received callbacks. Those were Qwinton Upshaw in the IM and Brody Chop in the 500 free.

Hamilton Southeastern placed second as a team and qualified eight swims to state.

Camden Bailey led the Royals by winning the 200 free. Five more Southeastern swims qualified under the cut, including Zachary Marchisin and Bryce Salvadori in the 500 free. Marchisin also received a callback in the butterfly, as did the HSE medley relay.

Hamilton Heights’ Aiden Clarke received two callbacks, qualifying in the IM and 500 free.

Barger 15th at LC sectional

University’s Nolan Barger competed in the Lawrence Central swimming sectional finals on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Barger placed 15^th in the breaststroke with a time of 1:08.71.

 

Team scores: Fishers 516, Hamilton Southeastern 436, Oak Hill 303.5, Pendleton Heights 253, Yorktown 221, Hamilton Heights 175.5, Anderson 101, Marion 68, Lapel 63, Elwood 38.

200 medley relay (State cut 1:36.83)

“A” Final: 2. Fishers (Qwinton Upshaw, Dylan Geesaman, Alex Koo, Elijah Fishman) 1:33.19, 3. Southeastern (Alden Sealls, Jagger Chan, Bryce Salvadori, Nolan Pugh) 1:37.01, 6. Heights (Jack Powell, Hudson Holt, Eli Heuer, Owen Semester) 1:53.18.

200 freestyle (State cut 1:42.78)

“A” Final: 1. Camden Bailey (HSE) 1:40.94, 2. Carter Schultz (F) 1:41.80, 3. Caden Askren (F) 1:42.31, 5. Hagen Lee (F) 1:46.60, 6. Ivan Semko (HSE) 1:48.11, 7. Sawyer Green (HSE) 1:50.28.

200 individual medley (State cut 1:55.24)

“A” Final: 1. Fishman (F) 1:53.78, 2. Aiden Clarke (HH) 1:55.30, 3. Upshaw (F) 1:55.43, 4. Salvadori (HSE) 1:56.85, 5. Chan (HSE) 1:59.35, 6. Josh Lawrance (HSE) 2:00.50.

“B” Final: 9. Luis Sanchez (F) 2:04.38.

50 freestyle (State cut 21.42)

“A” Final: 1. Koo (F) 20.48, 4. Geesaman (F) 22.24, 5. Pugh (HSE) 22.34, T7. Rowan Donald (HH) 22.51.

“B” Final: 9. Zakariya Akhtar (F) 22.66, 10. Braeden Van Hyfte (HSE) 23.15, 13. Jackson Reine (HSE) 24.02, 16. Isaac Correll (HH) 24.60.

One-meter diving (top four advance to regional)

Finals: 1. Mason Lawson (F) 640.90, 2. Kirby Danglade (F) 630.40, 6. Joey Justice (HSE) 282.35, 7. Keegan Kavanaugh (HH) 278.60, 8. Hunter Holz (HSE) 269.30, 12. Winston McDonald (HH) 192.75.

100 butterfly (State cut 50.96)

“A” Final: 2. Koo (F) 49.25, 3. Zachary Marchisin (HSE) 51.28, 4. Logan Senior (F) 52.61, 5. Sealls (HSE) 52.95, 6. Grayden Jones (F) 53.06, 7. Lawrance (HSE) 54.17.             

100 freestyle (State cut 46.97)

“A” Final: 2. Bailey (HSE) 46.32, 3. Schultz (F) 47.36, 4. Donald (HH) 48.85, 6. Caleb McCoy (F) 49.26, 7. Van Hyfte (HSE) 49.93.

“B” Final: 9. Akhtar (F) 49.63, 10. Xander Goss (HSE) 50.98, 15. Correll (HH) 55.44.

500 freestyle (State cut 4:42.52)

“A” Final: 1. Askren (F) 4:34.22, 2. Marchisin (HSE) 4:40.31, 3. Salvadori (HSE) 4:40.43, 4. Brody Chop (F) 4:42.72, 5. Clarke (HH) 4:43.15, 6. Lee (F) 4:45.97, 7. Semko (HSE) 4:51.37.

200 freestyle relay (State cut 1:28.09)

“A” Final: 1. Fishers (Schultz, Upshaw, Askren, Koo) 1:25.14, 3. Southeastern (Bailey, Marchisin, Chan, Pugh) 1:27.23, 5. Heights (Holt, Correll, Clarke, Donald) 1:32.16.

100 backstroke (State cut 51.63)

“A” Final: 1. Senior (F) 51.75, 2. Jones (F) 54.04, 3. Sealls (HSE) 54.92, 4. Carter Nelsen (HSE) 56.51, 5. Sanchez (F) 56.63, 6. Goss (HSE) 57.69.

100 breaststroke (State cut 58.35)

“A” Final: 2. Upshaw (F) 57.49, 3. Geesaman (F) 57.98, 4. Chan (HSE) 58.33, 5. Fishman (F) 58.63, 8. Grayer Belaire (HSE) 1:00.58.

“B” Final: 9. Pugh (HSE) 1:00.61, 10. Holt (HH) 1:20.77, 13. Semester (HH) 1:09.95.

400 freestyle relay (State cut 3:13.65)

“A” Final: 1. Fishers (Askren, Lee, Senior, Schultz) 3:12.36, 2. Southeastern (Bailey, Marchisin, Salvadori, Lawrance) 3:13.97, 3. Heights (Correll, Clarke, Holt, Donald) 3:23.72.