The Carmel girls swim team put itself in solid position to extend its state championship streak after the Greyhounds’ performance at the Noblesville sectional finals on Saturday.
Carmel won the team championship by scoring 574 points. The ‘Hounds took 11 of the 12 events and qualified 24 of their 27 swims on to next weekend’s state preliminaries.
Gretchen Lueking was a double individual winner for Carmel, taking the 200 and 100 freestyles. Other victorious Greyhounds were Madelyn Christman in the individual medley, Meghan Christman in the 50 free, Alaina Heyde in diving, Meredith Berglund in the butterfly, Erin Cummins in the 500 free and Berit Berglund in the backstroke. The Greyhounds swept all three relays: Berit Berglund, Maggie Love, Meredith Berglund and Colleen Duffy took the medley relay; Lueking, Meghan Christman, Avery Williams and Paris Christie won the 200 free relay; and Berit Berglund, Hayley Reed, Taylor Conley and Cummins placed first in the 400 free relay.
State cut qualifiers for Carmel were: Berit Berglund and Cummins in the 200 free, Love and MacKenna Lieske in the IM, Duffy in the 50 free, Reed and Williams in the butterfly, Meghan Christman and Madelyn Christman in the 100 free, Morgan Croaning in the 500 free, Duffy and Conley in the backstroke and Love in the breaststroke. Darci Commons placed second in diving and will join Heyde at Tuesday’s diving regional at Fort Wayne South Side.
The Millers finished second with 376 points. Sammy Huff won the breaststroke event, leading the way as she qualified for state in four events. Huff made a state cut time in the IM, and was part of the state-qualifying medley relay team, with Jordan Cooley, Caitlin Marshall and Abby Harvey, and the Millers’ 400 free relay team, with Sophie Resner, Claire Yeakey and Marshall.
Westfield placed third as a team with 356 points. Macy Hoaglan qualified for state in two events, getting cut times in the 200 and 500 freestyles.
Guerin Catholic placed eighth with 109 points. Emma Abdalla finished third in diving, advancing her on to the regional.
AT NOBLESVILLE
Team scores: Carmel 574, Noblesville 376, Westfield 356, Northwestern 172, Maconaquah 160, Tipton 133, Western 127, Guerin Catholic 109, Kokomo 83, Eastern 72.
200 medley relay (State cut 1:48.45)
“A” Final: 1. Carmel (Berit Berglund, Maggie Love, Meredith Berglund, Colleen Duffy) 1:42.40, 2. Noblesville (Jordan Cooley, Sammy Huff, Caitlin Marshall, Abby Harvey) 1:46.22, 3. Westfield (Alexa Boillat, Kate Harrison, Hannah Jones, Isabella Amaya) 1:53.58, 8. Guerin Catholic (Joelle Klavon, Kate Swack, Erica Hunckler, Evelyn Cacchillo) 2:05.03.
200 freestyle (State cut 1:53.17)
“A” Final: 1. Gretchen Lueking (C) 1:47.26, 2. B. Berglund (C) 1:50.68, 3. Erin Cummins (C) 1:51.96, 4. Macy Hoaglan (W) 1:52.99, 5. Sophie Resner (N) 1:56.63, 6. Claire Yeakey (N) 1:58.75.
“B” Final: 10. Katie Kramer (N) 2:02.70, 11. Nicole Casey (W) 2:05.12, 12. Kate Peck (W) 2:05.38.
200 individual medley (State cut 2:07.06)
“A” Final: 1. Madelyn Christman (C) 2:01.92, 2. Love (C) 2:03.30, 3. MacKenna Lieske (C) 2:04.38, 4. Huff (N) 2:05.55, 5. Ellie Ketchum (W) 2:15.58, 6. Caroline Santerre (N) 2:17.26, 7. Amaya (W) 2:21.26, 8. Annie Spaletto (W) 2:24.85.
“B” Final: 10. Sara Fife (N) 2:24.51.
50 freestyle (State cut 23.95)
“A” Final: 1. Meghan Christman (C) 23.27, 2. Duffy (C) 23.57, 4. Avery Williams (C) 24.44, 5. Hunckler (GC) 24.47, 6. Harvey (N) 24.86, 7. Ava Friedman (W) 25.34.
“B: Final: 9. Reagan Hart (N) 26.34, 10. Fiona Halvorsen (N) 26.46, 12. Harrison (W) 26.68, 14. Madeline DiFlora (W) 26.87.
One-meter diving (Top four advance to regional)
Finals: 1. Alaina Heyde (C) 529.10, 2. Darci Commons (C) 466.40, 3. Emma Abdalla (GC) 398.40, 5. Taylor Jackson (W) 307.60, 8. Ally Doyle (W) 269.70, 12. Alyssa Schwartz (W) 233.85, 16. Aidan Gates (N) 206.05.
100 butterfly (State cut 56.75)
“A” Final: 1. M. Berglund (C) 55.52, 2. Hayley Reed (C) 55.61, 3. Williams (C) 56.40, 4. Marshall (N) 57.27, 5. Jones (W) 1:00.51, 6. Boillat (W) 1:01.45, 7. Cooley (W) 1:01.60.
“B” Final: 10. Tina Berger (N) 1:02.29, 11. Amaya (W) 1:03.44, 15. Olivia Kunkel (GC) 1:12.38.
100 freestyle (State cut 52.21)
“A” Final: 1. Lueking (C) 49.97, 2. Me. Christman (C) 50.96, 3. Ma. Christman (C) 51.35, 4. Hunckler (GC) 52.78, 6. Friedman (W) 55.03, 7. Yeakey (N) 55.58, 8. Santerre (N) 57.26.
“B” Final: 10. Riley Howe (W) 57.56, 11. Kramer (N) 57.58, 14. Olivia Bell (W) 59.64.
500 freestyle (State cut 5:05.53)
“A” Final: 1. Cummins (C) 5:00.07, 2. Morgan Croaning (C) 5:03.82, 3. Hoaglan (W) 5:05.39, 4. Vivian Wilson (C) 5:06.55, 5. Marshall (N) 5:06.74, 6. Berger (N) 5:21.11, 7. Ketchum (W) 5:28.52, 8. Kate Peck (W) 5:42.18.
“B” Final: 10. Hart (N) 5:30.33.
200 freestyle relay (State cut 1:38.87)
“A” Final: 1. Carmel (Lueking, Me. Christman, Williams, Paris Christie) 1:34.77, 2. Noblesville (Resner, Yeakey, Santerre, Harvey) 1:40.06, 3. Westfield (Spaletto, Harrison, Friedman, Hoaglan) 1:41.46, 6. Guerin Catholic (Erin Reynon, Cacchillo, Abdalla, Hunckler) 1:49.62.
100 backstroke (State cut 57.38)
“A” Final: 1. B. Berglund (C) 54.04, 2. Duffy (C) 54.91, 3. Taylor Conley (C) 56.04, 4. Resner (N) 58.49, 5. Cooley (N) 59.89.
“B” Final: 9. Jones (W) 1:02.66, 10. Boillat (W) 1:03.67, 11. Fife (N) 1:05.22, 12. Bell (W) 1:05.43.
100 breaststroke (State cut 1:05.39)
“A” Final: 1. Huff (N) 1:03.27, 2. Love (C) 1:03.60, 3. Lieske (C) 1:04.29, 4. Vivian Kraabel (C) 1:06.21, 5. Harvey (N) 1:08.17, 6. Harrison (W) 1:09.23, 8. Olivia Kielty (W) 1:11.53.
“B” Final: 9. Delaney Howard (N) 1:12.11, 10. Spaletto (W) 1:13.70.
400 freestyle relay (State cut 3:35.91)
“A” Final: 1. Carmel (B. Berglund, Reed, Conley, Cummins) 3:30.14, 2. Noblesville (Resner, Yeakey, Marshall, Huff) 3:34.54, 3. Westfield (Amaya, Hoaglan, Friedman, Jones) 3:41.87.
“B” Final: 10. Guerin Catholic (Reynon, Cacchillo, Swack, Kunkel) 4:20.49.
At Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers won the team sectional title, scoring 556 points. The Royals were a strong second with 491 points, and newcomer Hamilton Heights placed sixth, totaling 187 points.
The Tigers won eight of the 12 events, and qualified eight other swims to state by times. Fishers won the first four events: Jo Jo Ramey, Lydia Reade, Alexandra Stein and Kalli Agapios teamed up to place first in the medley relay, Kate Mouser took the 200 free, Jo Jo Ramey was first in the IM and Ellen Fero won the 50 free.
Other event victories came from Abigail Miller in the butterfly, Ramey in the 500 free, the 200 free relay team of Fero, Agapios, Stein and Hannah Pratt, and Lydia Reade in the breaststroke.
Fishers achieved state cut times from the following swimmers: Pratt in the 200 free, Reade and Corinne Yorkman in the IM, Fero in the 100 free, Abby Jahns and Yorkman in the 500 free and the 400 free relay team of Jo Jo Ramey, Mouser, Yorkman and Pratt. In addition, divers Morgan Casey and Grace Mossing placed second and third respectively, and will head north to Tuesday’s diving regional at Fort Wayne South Side.
“We feel good about the step today, the performance today,” said Fishers coach Joe Keller.
“We’ve been talking to the kids about, this is like a four-step process,” said Keller. “Step one was Thursday, today was step two, so we’re at halftime now. Step three and four are the most important coming up. Hopefully we’ve saved our best for last.”
The Royals picked up four event victories. Sarah Ballard was first in diving (qualifying for the regional), Molly Pedersen won the 100 free, Abigail Harter ran away with the backstroke, and Southeastern finished the meet with a win in the 400 free relay. Kayleigh Witt, Grace Newton, Pedersen and Harter teamed up for that victory.
The Royals qualified both of their relays to state by time. Rebecca Ang, Kennedy Fisher, DaBin Jung and Harter made the cut in the medley relay, while Kennedy Fisher, Bri Saple, Witt and Pedersen qualified in the 200 free relay. Pedersen and Witt both qualified in the 200 free relay and Fisher got a state cut time in the breaststroke, giving Southeastern a total of nine swims at state, with some callbacks possible as well.
“Swam really well,” said Royals coach Andy Pedersen. “I’m very pleased. The girls were excited and took advantage of opportunities where they could. I was really pleased with the effort and the enthusiasm. We got a great team.”
Hamilton Heights did well in its first meet at the HSE/Fishers sectional. Huskies diver Alexa Williams placed fourth and qualified for the regional. Heights also had all three relays place fifth.
Huskies coach Sue Beale was named as one of the three coaches of the meet, along with Keller.
“I thought we swam really well,” said Beale. “Most people had a personal record, or personal best time. Relays placed really well. Next year I’d like to get a few more in that were 17th, but all in all, I think we swam great.”
AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
Team scores: Fishers 556, Hamilton Southeastern 491, Pendleton Heights 277, Yorktown 219, Oak Hill 189, Hamilton Heights 187, Anderson 106, Marion 66, Elwood 24.
200 medley relay (State cut 1:48.45)
“A Final: 1. Fishers (Jo Jo Ramey, Lydia Reade, Alexandra Stein, Kalli Agapios) 1:44.61, 2. Southeastern (Rebecca Ang, Kennedy Fisher, DaBin Jung, Abigail Harter) 1:45.15, 5. Heights (Tara Holder, Cylie Starr, Kennedy Weaver, Mady Hutcherson) 1:58.48.
200 freestyle (State cut 1:53.17)
“A” Final: 1. Kate Mouser (F) 1:50.25, 2. Molly Pedersen (HSE) 1:50.73, 3. Hannah Pratt (F) 1:51.27, 4. Kayleigh Witt (HSE) 1:52.24, 5. Abby Jahns (F) 1:53.70, 7. Ellie Pedersen (HSE) 1:57.87, 8. Tara Holder (HH) 1:58.34.
200 individual medley (State cut 2:07.06)
“A” Final: 1. J. Ramey (F) 2:02.65, 2. Reade (F) 2:05.76, 3. Corinne Yorkman (F) 2:06.91), 4. A. Harter (HSE) 2:08.25, 5. Olivia Harter (HSE) 2:09.91, 6. Anna Stolle (HSE) 2:13.16.
“B” Final: 9. Starr (HH) 2:17.05, 16. Weaver (HH) 2:32.40.
50 freestyle (State cut 23.95)
“A” Final: 1. Ellen Fero (F) 23.45, 2. Fisher (HSE) 23.98, 4. Grace Newton (HSE) 24.24, 5. Stein (F) 24.32, 6. Brianna Saple (HSE) 24.40, 7. Agapios (F) 24.44.
“B” Final: 12. Hutcherson (HH) 27.17.
One-meter diving (Top four advance to regional)
Finals: 1. Sarah Ballard (HSE) 440.15, 2. Morgan Casey (F) 435.40, 3. Grace Mossing (F) 417.05, 4. Alexa Williams (HH) 380.40, 5. Natalie Bryan (F) 379.85, 7. Hannah Justice (HSE) 319.15, 10. Ella Penny (HSE) 266.55, 12. Katie Smith (HH) 198.55.
100 butterfly (State cut 56.75)
“A” Final: 1. Abigail Miller (F) 57.74, 2. Stein (F) 57.85, 3. Diane Koo (F) 58.05, 4. Olivia Kiley (HSE) 59.39, 7. Jung (HSE) 1:00.96.
“B” Final: T9. Kaleigh Stivers (HSE) 1:00.57, 11. Ryleigh Poe (HH) 1:02.31, 14. Weaver (HH) 1:06.85.
100 freestyle (State cut 52.21)
“A” Final: 1. M. Pedersen (HSE) 51.47, 2. Fero (F) 51.97, 3. Pratt (F) 52.46, 5. Newton (HSE) 53.34, 6. Charlize Ramey (F) 53.98, 7. Saple (HSE) 54.25.
“B” Final: 14. Carlie Flintoff (HH) 1:01.83, 15. Hutcherson (HH) 1:02.55.
500 freestyle (State cut 5:05.53)
“A” Final: 1. J. Ramey (F) 4:54.97, 2. Jahns (F) 4:59.94, 3. Yorkman (F) 5:00.65, 4. Witt (HSE) 5:09.94, 6. Holder (HH) 5:15.05, 7. E. Pedersen (HSE) 5:17.90, 8. Sloane Gardner (HSE) 5:18.88.
“B” Final: 10. Poe (HH) 5:21.04, 12. Maria Mitchell (HH) 5:51.09.
200 freestyle relay (State cut 1:38.87)
“A” Final: 1. Fishers (Fero, Agapios, Stein, Pratt) 1:34.83, 2. Southeastern (Fisher, Saple, Witt, M. Pedersen) 1:35.36, 6. Heights (Weaver, Kat Cox, Mitchell, Poe) 1:50.89.
100 backstroke (State cut 57.38)
“A” Final: 1. A. Harter (HSE) 56.05, 2. O. Harter (HSE) 58.11, 3. Agapios (F) 58.18, 4. Ang (HSE) 58.86, 5. C. Ramey (F) 59.51, 7. Koo (F) 1:01.53.
“B” Final: 10. Jane Pache (HH) 1:09.07, 13. Flintoff (HH) 1:12.92.
100 breaststroke (State cut 1:05.39)
“A” Final: 1. Reade (F) 1:03.71, 2. Mouser (F) 1:04.40, 3. Fisher (HSE) 1:04.71, 4. Mackenzie Pierce (F) 1:06.08, 5. Katelyn Kertin (HSE) 1:07.63, 7. Stolle (HSE) 1:09.40.
“B” Final: 9. Starr (HH) 1:10.74.
400 freestyle relay (State cut 3:35.91)
“A” Final: 1. Southeastern (Witt, Newton, M. Pedersen, A. Harter) 3:28.13, 2. Fishers (J. Ramey, Yorkman, Mouser, Pratt) 3:28.15, 5. Heights (Holder, Poe, Hutcherson, Starr) 3:50.15.
University competed at the Zionsville sectional, placing 10th with 95 points.
The 400 free relay team of Kylar Kavanaugh, Regan Hooker, Madison Clary and Charlotte Kumler had the Trailblazers’ highest place, taking eighth.
AT ZIONSVILLE
Team scores: Zionsville 542, McCutcheon 311, Lebanon 285, Harrison 270, Lafayette Jefferson 165, Clinton Central 140, West Lafayette 133, Frankfort 124, Carroll 113, University 95, Lafayette Central Catholic 38.
200 medley relay
“B” Final: 9. University (Charlotte Kumler, Caitlin Clark, Audrey Priest, Madison Clary) 2:11.15.
200 freestyle
“B” Final: 14. Kumler 2:13.62.
200 individual medley
“B” Final: 12. Kylar Kavanaugh 2:36.09, 13. Regan Hooker 2:37.15.
100 butterfly
“B” Final: 10. Priest 1:12.69, 12. Kavanaugh 1:14.37, 13. Hooker 1:15.63.
500 freestyle
“B” Final: 13. Kumler 5:50.46.
200 freestyle relay
“B” Final: 9. University (Kavanaugh, Clary, Zoe Napier, Hooker) 1:57.95.
100 breaststroke
“B” Final: 12. Clark 1:21.89.
400 freestyle relay
“A” Final: 8. Kavanaugh, Hooker, Clary, Kumler) 4:15.99.
The Fishers girls swim team won the sectional championship at Hamilton Southeastern on Saturday. The Tigers also had 16 swims qualify for next weekend’s state meet. (Richie Hall)
County divers made a sweep of the top four positions at Hamilton Southeastern, all qualifying for Tuesday’s diving regional at Fort Wayne South Side. Picutred: Alexa Williams (Hamilton Heights), Morgan Casey (Fishers), Sarah Ballard (Southeastern) and Grace Mossing (Fishers). (Richie Hall)