Carmel will look to continue its state championship streak at the girls swimming and diving state finals, which takes place this weekend at the Indiana University Natatorium in downtown Indianapolis.
The Greyhounds have 26 swims at the meet, with Fishers qualifying 21 swims. Hamilton Southeastern has 12 swims at the meet, followed by Noblesville with seven, Westfield with two and Guerin Catholic with one. In addition, Carmel and Fishers will have two divers competing, with Southeastern and Hamilton Heights both qualifying one diver each.
The meet begins with the swimming preliminaries at 6 p.m. Friday. The diving prelims and semi-finals are set for 9 a.m. Saturday, with the consolations and finals in swimming and diving later that afternoon at 1 p.m.
Advancement
The top 16 in each swimming event during Friday’s prelims will return for competition on Saturday with the top eight individuals vying for state championship honors. Those finishing nine through 16 on Friday will make up the competitors in the consolation heats. All diving will take place on Saturday with the top 20 of 32 competitors advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each. After three dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round for another three dives each.
Defending Girls Team Champion
Carmel is the 33-time defending state champion, the longest active string of state championships in the country in any sport or gender. Coach Chris Plumb, also the school’s boys coach, has guided the Greyhounds to their last 13 girls titles, the most in state history.
Defending Individual State Champions
Three individual champions, all juniors, return to defend their state titles from a year ago. Hobart’s Emma Wright is back aiming for a repeat in the 100 freestyle after winning last year in 49.95. She enters the weekend with the second-fastest sectional time in the state at 50.07, just behind Carmel’s Gretchen Lueking with 49.97.
Northridge’s Elsa Fretz was last year’s 50 free champion in 22.88. She clocked a 23.42 in last weekend’s sectional race, the fifth-best time in the field which was topped by Wright in 23.20.
Mary Catherine Pruitt, last year’s 500 free winner, returns as this year’s favorite in the event. Her 4:50.61 last Saturday places her at the head of the field and just off last year’s winning time of 4:49.52. A fourth title winner from 2019 is Mallory Jackson, a Carroll (Fort Wayne) senior. Jackson claimed last year’s 100 back crown but is not entered in this year’s field. Instead, she’s focused on the 200 individual medley where she’s seeded fifth overall (2:03.04). Jackson is also expected to swim in all three of Carroll’s qualified relay teams. Interestingly, Wright, Pruitt and Jackson all scored the first individual state titles in their respective school’s history a year ago.
Tickets
General admission tickets are $8 per session or $15 for both days and available at the Natatorium ticket office. Preschool children admitted at no charge for unreserved seating.
Doors Open
Doors open to spectators at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Parking
Spectators may park in the Sports Garage located off New York Street just east of the Natatorium. Please note that IUPUI charges a parking fee to access the garage.
Videostream at IHSAAtv.org
All competition will be streamed live at IHSAAtv.org. It will also be available in the On-Demand tab following the meet’s conclusion.
Hamilton County qualifiers
(Listed by seed time)
200 medley relay
1. Carmel 1:42.40, 5. Fishers 1:44.61, 6. Hamilton Southeastern 1:45.15, 9. Noblesville 1:46.22.
200 freestyle
1. Gretchen Lueking (C) 1:47.26, 4. Kate Mouser (F) 1:50.25, 6. Berit Berglund (C) 1:50.68, 7. Molly Pedersen (HSE) 1:50.73, 8. Hannah Pratt (F) 1:51.27, 10. Erin Cummins (C) 1:51.96, 12. Kayleigh Witt (HSE) 1:52.24, 17. Macy Hoaglan (W) 1:52.99, 23. Abby Jahns (F) 1:53.70.
200 individual medley
2. Madelyn Christman (C) 2:01.67, 3. Jo Jo Ramey (F) 2:02.65, 6. Maggie Love (C) 2:03.30, 8. MacKenna Lieske (C) 2:04.38, 11. Sammy Huff (N) 2:05.55, 14. Lydia Reade (F) 2:05.76, 19. Corinne Yorkman (F) 2:06.91, 22. Abigail Harter (HSE) 2:08.25.
50 freestyle
3. Meghan Christman (C) 23.27, 6. Ellen Fero (F) 23.45, 8. Colleen Duffy (C) 23.57, 14. Kennedy Fisher (HSE) 23.98, 26. Grace Newton (HSE) 24.24.
One-meter diving
2. Alaina Heyde (C) 490.40, 7. Sarah Ballard (HSE) 480.15, 9. Morgan Casey (F) 466.80, 10. Darci Commons (C) 450.90, 15. Grace Mossing (F) 423.85, 23. Alexa Williams (HH) 399.45.
100 butterfly
6. Meredith Berglund (C) 55.52, 7. Hayley Reed (C) 55.61, 11. Avery Williams (C) 56.40, 15. Caitlin Marshall (N) 57.27, 21. Abigail Miller (F) 57.74, 24. Alexandra Stein (F) 57.85.
100 freestyle
1. Gretchen Lueking (C) 49.97, 4. Meghan Christman (C) 50.96, 6. Madelyn Christman (C) 51.35, 9. Molly Pedersen (HSE) 51.47, 13. Ellen Fero (F) 51.97, 19. Hannah Pratt (F) 52.46, 23. Erica Hunckler (GC) 52.78.
500 freestyle
2. Jo Jo Ramey (F) 4:54.97, 5. Abby Jahns (F) 4:59.94, 6. Erin Cummins (C) 5:00.07, 7. Corinne Yorkman (F) 5:00.65, 11. Morgan Croaning (C) 5:03.82, 14. Macy Hoaglan (W) 5:05.39, 18. Vivian Wilson (C) 5:06.55, 19. Caitlin Marshall (N) 5:06.74.
200 freestyle relay
2. Carmel 1:34.77, 3. Fishers 1:34.83, 4. Hamilton Southeastern 1:35.36, 26. Noblesville 1:40.06.
100 backstroke
1. Berit Berglund (C) 54.04, 3. Colleen Duffy (C) 54.91, 7. Taylor Conley (C) 56.04, 8. Abigail Harter (HSE) 56.05, 23. Olivia Harter (HSE) 58.11, 24. Kalli Agapios (F) 58.18.
100 breaststroke
1. Sammy Huff (N) 1:03.27, 3. Maggie Love (C) 1:03.60, 4. Lydia Reade (F) 1:03.71, 6. MacKenna Lieske (C) 1:04.29, 8. Kate Mouser (F) 1:04.40, 10. Kennedy Fisher (HSE) 1:04.71, 18. Mackenzie Pierce (F) 1:06.08, 20. Vivian Kraabel (C) 1:06.21.
400 freestyle relay
2. Hamilton Southeastern 3:28.13, 3. Fishers 3:28.15, 6. Carmel 3:30.14, 14. Noblesville 3:34.54.
