The boys swimming post-season began Thursday with the sectional prelims, and every team in Hamilton County had something to be happy about by the end of the evening.
At the Noblesville sectional, three local schools qualified all 27 of their swims to Saturday’s sectional finals. Carmel, the eight-time defending state champion, sent 26 of its swims to the championship heat (“A” Final), with one swim going to the consolation heat (“B” Final).
The Millers did the same, with 26 swims into the championships and one into the consols. Westfield qualified nine swims to the championship heat, with the other 18 going to the consolations.
The Greyhounds earned the top seed in all 11 swimming events. Aaron Shackell and Sean Sullivan both picked up two first seeds: Shackell finished first in the 200 and 500 freestyles, with Sean Sullivan getting the top seed in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
Other Carmel first seeds are Gregg Enoch in the individual medley, Andrew Shackell in the butterfly, Nicholas Plumb in the backstroke and Brandon Malicki in the breaststroke. All three of the Greyhounds’ relays qualified first as well: Sullivan, Malicki, Aaron Shackell and Ryan Roop in the medley; Andrew Shackell, Roop, AJ Robertson and Malicki in the 200 free relay, and Andrew Shackell, Plumb, Lewis Zhang and Robertson in the 400 free relay.
Carmel’s Michael Gorey qualified fifth in the breaststroke at the Noblesville boys swimming
sectional prelims on Thursday. (Richie Hall)
Noblesville had two relays get the second seed, starting with the medley relay team of Caleb Mathis, Anthony Mathis, Lane Monger and Mason Snyder. The Millers finished the meet with Zak Armstrong, Monger, Liam Westlund and Sean Halvorsen getting the second seed in the 400 free relay. Graham Kulp picked up the No. 2 seed in the butterfly.
Westfield was led by Bennett Morse, who earned the second seed in the 100 free and the third seed in the 50 free. Morse joined Henry Pham, Aaron Hand and Luca Barbosa for the third seed in the 200 free relay.
Westfield’s Jack Ellis swims in the 500 freestyle. (Richie Hall)
Guerin Catholic’s 200 free relay team of Will Ladine, Johnny King, Drew Wilhite and Quinn Sweeney got the second seed in that event. Wilhite is second-seeded in the 200 free and backstroke.
Guerin Catholic’s Luke Moster warms up for the 500 freestyle. (Richie Hall)
AT NOBLESVILLE
Positions 1-8 qualify for championship heat (“A” Final), positions 9-16 qualify for consolation heat (“B” Final), positions 17 and 18 are alternates.
200 medley relay: 1. Carmel (Sean Sullivan, Brandon Malicki, Aaron Shackell, Ryan Roop) 1:35.31, 2. Noblesville (Caleb Mathis, Anthony Mathis, Lane Monger, Mason Snyder) 1:40.21, 4. Westfield (Harrison Barents-Froman, Ethan Braasch, William Chambley, Henry Pham) 1:44.75, 7. Guerin Catholic (Charlie Jurewicz, Trent Turner, Joey Kunkel, Johnny King) 1:51.70.
200 freestyle: 1. Aa. Shackell (C) 1:41.56, 2. Drew Wilhite (GC) 1:45.04, 3. Lewis Zhang (C) 1:45.17, 4. Quinn Sweeney (GC) 1:47.52, 5. Andrew Shackell (C) 1:49.03, 6. Snyder (N) 1:49.30, 7. Mark Berger (N) 1:49.31, 8. Liam Westlund (N) 1:50.90, 11. Sagan Blansette (W) 1:56.19, 12. Jack Ellis (W) 1:56.85, 13. Aaron Hand (W) 1:56.93, 23. Luke Moster (GC) 2:11.31.
200 individual medley: 1. Gregg Enoch (C) 1:58.61, 2. Michael Gorey (C) 1:58.97, 3. Malicki (C) 1:59.08, 5. Monger (N) 2:00.91, 6. Graham Kulp (N) 2:02.13, 7. Zak Armstrong (N) 2:02.32, 8. Luca Barbosa (W) 2:04.12, 10. Chambley (W) 2:05.51, 11. Braasch (W) 2:13.35, 17. Kunkel (GC) 2:25.27, 18. Turner (GC) 2:26.03, 20. Andrew Swack (GC) 2:27.57.
50 freestyle: 1. Sullivan (C) 21.17, 3. Bennett Morse (W) 22.23, 4. AJ Robertson (C) 22.28, 5. Will Ladine (GC) 22.64, 6. C. Mathis (N) 22.75, 8. Jonah Setmeyer (N) 22.91, 11. Roop (C) 23.17, 12. Wyatt Wade (N) 23.27, 14. Pham (W) 23.46, 15. Locke Taylor (W) 23.65, 19. King (GC) 24.54, 23. Ethan Nimri (GC) 26.51.
100 butterfly: 1. An. Shackell (C) 51.86, 2. Kulp (N) 53.13, 3. Nicholas Plumb (C) 53.96, 4. Emil Haig (C) 54.47, 5. Hand (W) 56.40, 6. Armstrong (N) 56.54, 8. Westlund (N) 57.45, 10. Cole Kim (W) 58.46, 13. Owen Hudson (W) 59.60, 17. Kunkel (GC) 1:05.12, 18. Lucas Morse (GC) 1:06.66, 20. Jude Hubner (GC) 1:07.27.
100 freestyle: 1. Sullivan (C) 46.31, 2. Morse (W) 48.71, 3. Robertson (C) 48.91, 5. Snyder (N) 49.32, 6. Aidan Biddle (N) 49.51, 8. Ethan Zhang (C) 49.85, 9. Setmeyer (N) 50.03, 10. Barents-Froman (W) 52.06, 11. Taylor (W) 52.20, 14. Jurewicz (GC) 53.98, 21. Nimri (GC) 59.67, 26. Luke Jarymowycz (GC) 1:03.14.
500 freestyle: 1. Aa. Shackell (C) 4:37.15, 2. Enoch (C) 4:43.33, 3. L. Zhang (C) 4:47.91, 5. Connor Pearson (N) 4:52.16, 6. Sweeney (GC) 4:54.55, 7. Monger (N) 4:59.53, 10. Blansette (W) 5:18.92, 12. Ellis (W) 5:21.25, 13. Halvorsen (N) 5:33.20, 14. Hudson (W) 5:33.64, 22. Moster (GC) 6:04.18, 25. Morse (GC) 6:24.63.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (An. Shackell, Roop, Robertson, Malicki) 1:29.80, 2. Guerin Catholic (Ladine, King, Wilhite, Sweeney) 1:31.55, 3. Westfield (Pham, Hand, Barbosa, B. Morse) 1:32.33, 5. Noblesville (Westlund, Shepard Huff, Oliver Mark, Jeremiah Ledwith) 1:34.79.
100 backstroke: 1. Plumb (C) 53.37, 2. Wilhite (GC) 53.50, 3. Carson Szotek (C) 54.61, 4. Haig (C) 55.26, 5. Huff (N) 55.30, 6. C. Mathis (N) 55.97, 7. Ledwith (N) 56.55, 8. Barents-Froman (W) 58.12, 13. Jurewicz (GC) 1:02.61, 15. Pham (W) 1:30.90, 16. Kim (W) 1:05.26, 20. King (GC) 1:10.69.
100 breaststroke: 1. Malicki (C) 58.75, 3. A. Mathis (N) 1:00.63, 4. Biddle (N) 1:01.13, 5. Gorey (C) 1:01.44, 6. Chambley (W) 1:02.84, 7. E. Zhang (C) 1:02.88, 8. Halvorsen (N) 1:04.00, 10. Braasch (W) 1:04.59, 11. Ladine (GC) 1:04.82, 12. Barbosa (W) 1:04.95, 17. Turner (GC) 1:12.17, 18. Swack (GC) 1:12.54.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (An. Shackell, Plumb, L. Zhang, Robertson) 3:20.98, 2. Noblesville (Armstrong, Monger, Westlund, Halvorsen) 3:25.39, 3. Guerin Catholic (Jurewicz, Ladine, Wilhite, Sweeney) 3:25.40, 4. Westfield (Ellis, Hand, B. Morse, Barbosa) 3:26.55.
Over at Hamilton Southeastern, both the host Royals and district-mate Fishers advanced all 27 of their swims to Saturday’s sectional finals. Hamilton Heights sent 19 swims on to the finals as well.
The Tigers qualified 26 swims to the “A” Final and one to the “B” final. Fishers has the top seed in five events, including all three relays: Thomas Johanneman, Daniel Bennett, Keaton Chop and Taichi Kataoka in the medley; Sean Harvey, Bennett, Chop and Jonathan Hines in the 200 free relay; and Anthony Adams Jr., Johanneman, Kataoka and Chop in the 400 free relay. In addition, Connor Carlile is seeded first in the 200 and 500 freestyles.
Southeastern advanced 24 swims to the championship heat and three to the consolations. Eli Pache is seeded first in the 100 free and breaststroke, with Jihoon Jung the top seed in the IM. All three of the Royals’ relays are seeded second: Eric Joesten, Jung, Jacob Frey and Kruz Luhmann in the medley; Collin Huston, Justin Baccam, Pache and Jack Waren in the 200 free relay, and Clayton Juffer, Baccam, Frey and Pache in the 400 free relay.
The Huskies will have five swims in the championship heat and 14 more in the consolations. All three of Heights’ relays qualified sixth: Gabe Roosa, Alex Knepper, Aiden Clarke and Noah Shlater in the medley; Blake Blackhurst, Rowan Donald, Cole Martin and Owen VanHaaren in the 200 free relay; and Aiden Clarke, Rudy Bowman, Blackhurst and VanHaaren in the 400 free relay.
AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
Positions 1-8 qualify for championship heat (“A” Final), positions 9-16 qualify for consolation heat (“B” Final), positions 17 and 18 are alternates.
200 medley relay: 1. Fishers (Thomas Johanneman, Daniel Bennett, Keaton Chop, Taichi Kataoka) 1:40.09, 2. Hamilton Southeastern (Eric Joesten, Jihoon Jung, Jacob Frey, Kruz Luhmann) 1:43.68, 6. Hamilton Heights (Gabe Roosa, Alex Knepper, Aiden Clarke, Noah Shlater) 1:48.15.
200 freestyle: 1. Connor Carlile (F) 1:44.90, 3. Jack Waren (HSE) 1:46.57, 4. Jonathan Hines (F) 1:47.35, 5. Anthony Adams Jr. (F) 1:48.01, 6. Clayton Juffer (HSE) 1:50.30, 9. Daniel Harter (HSE) 1:54.27, 12. Rudy Bowman (HH) 1:59.51, 16. Cole Martin (HH) 2:03.58, 21. Isaiah Heuer (HH) 2:24.29.
200 individual medley: 1. Jung (HSE) 1:58.15, 2. Bennett (F) 1:59.81, 3. Kataoka (F) 2:00.18, 4. Cooper Archer (F) 2:00.23, 5. Collin Huston (HSE) 2:01.83, 6. Jason Hua (HSE) 2:06.98, 7. Clarke (HH) 2:08.28, 12. Owen Van Haaren (HH) 2:16.17, 16. Blake Blackhurst (HH) 2:25.70.
50 freestyle: 2. Luis Sanchez (F) 22.12, 3. Hudson Lee (F) 22.38, 4. Derek Robison (HSE) 22.59, 6. Chouchi Ding (HSE) 22.83, 9. Justin Baccam (HSE) 23.57, 12. Isaiah Ortiz (F) 23.91, 15. Knepper (HH) 24.36, 16. Shlater (HH) 24.62, 17. Rowan Donald (HH) 25.00.
100 butterfly: 3. Sanchez (F) 52.49, 4. Jung (HSE) 52.52, 5. Robison (HSE) 53.30, 6. George Kallas (F) 53.46, 7. Diego Kitazuka (F) 55.20, 8. Hua (HSE) 55.99, 11. Blackhurst (HH) 1:03.28, 13. Roosa (HH) 1:04.07, 17. Donald (HH) 1:08.70.
100 freestyle: 1. Eli Pache (HSE) 49.09, 2. Chop (F) 49.10, 3. Lee (F) 49.11, 4. Johanneman (F) 49.54, 5. Ding (HSE) 50.07, 8. Baccam (HSE) 51.44, 13. Shlater (HH) 54.70, 18. Hudson Holt (HH) 58.23.
500 freestyle: 1. Carlile (F) 4:46.02, 2. Adams Jr. (F) 4:51.27, 3. Hines (F) 4:56.40, 4. Waren (HSE) 5:01.22, 6. Harter (HSE) 5:08.26, 7. Juffer (HSE) 5:10.38, 8. Clarke (HH) 5:10.71, 13. Bowman (HH) 5:33.74, 14. Martin (HH) 5:34.24.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Fishers (Sean Harvey, Bennett, Chop, Hines) 1:31.52, 2. Southeastern (Huston, Baccam, Pache, Waren) 1:31.92, 6. Heights (Blackhurst, Donald, Martin, VanHaaren) 1:40.10.
100 backstroke: 3. Johanneman (F) 53.40, 4. Frey (HSE) 54.38, 5. Archer (F) 56.56, 6. Kallas (F) 57.08, 8. Joesten (HSE) 57.67, 9. Luhmann (HSE) 57.79, 11. Roosa (HH) 1:01.22, 18. Charles Wedmore (HH) 1:19.66, 20. Owen Eshelman (HH) 1:24.66.
100 breaststroke: 1. Pache (HSE) 58.62, 2. Bennett (F) 59.12, 3. Huston (HSE) 59.74, 4. Kataoka (F) 1:01.51, 5. Allon Bluvshteyn (F) 1:02.14, 7. Tristan Stivers (HSE) 1:04.74, 9. Knepper (HH) 1:06.09, 15. Holt (HH) 1:14.38, 27. Landon Poland (HH) 1:35.88.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Fishers (Adams Jr., Johanneman, Kataoka, Chop) 3:25.85, 2. Southeastern (Juffer, Baccam, Frey, Pache) 3:28.22, 6. Heights (Clarke, Bowman, Blackhurst, VanHaaren) 3:39.88.
University competed in the North Central sectional prelims, and had four swims reach the championship heat, and one more qualify for the consolation heat.
Neiman Kumler earned the top seed in the 100 free and is seeded third in the breaststroke. The Trailblazers also qualified eighth in the 200 free and 400 free relays, both times with the team of Kumler, Zachary Sullivan, Cael Head and Gabriel Pryor. Sullivan made the consols of the backstroke.
AT NORTH CENTRAL
200 freestyle: 18. Zachary Sullivan 2:16.47.
200 individual medley: 20. Gabriel Pryor 2:30.78, 22. Cael Head 2:54.32.
50 freestyle: 21. Pryor 25.85, 31. Head 30.44.
100 freestyle: 1. Neiman Kumler 47.68.
200 freestyle relay: 8. University (Kumler, Sullivan, Head, Pryor) 1:44.27.
100 backstroke: 16. Sullivan 1:17.00.
100 breaststroke: 3. Kumler 1:01.51.
400 freestyle relay: 8. University (Pryor, Sullivan, Head, Kumler) 3:59.79.