Girls swimming sectionals: Carmel chases 39th championship

By RICHIE HALL

sports@readthereporter.com

CARMEL – The first step of the IHSAA girls swimming state tournament began Thursday with the sectional preliminaries.

Carmel hosted a sectional at its brand-new aquatic center, taking the first step in its quest for a 39^th consecutive state championship. The Greyhounds got off to a good start, qualifying all 27 of their swims to the “A” Final, or the championship heat, of Saturday’s sectional finals.

Carmel earned the top seed in 10 of the 11 events. Junior Lucy Enoch qualified first in two events: the individual medley (2:05.95) and the breaststroke (1:03.97).

Five more Greyhounds picked up top seeds in the individual events. They are senior Lynsey Bowen in the 200 freestyle (1:50.09), senior Priscilla Smith in the 50 free (24.10), senior Alex Shackell in the butterfly (51.05), sophomore Faith Gorey in the 100 free (50.85), freshman Ellie Clarke in the 500 free (5:02.51). Carmel qualified first in all three relays, swimming the medley relay in 1:42.05, the 200 free relay in 1:37.96 and the 400 free relay in 3:28.45.

Greyhounds coach Chris Plumb said the singular job at Thursday’s prelims was to get to the Saturday finals.

“Obviously, everyone did that and that’s exactly what we needed to do,” said Plumb. “The preparation for Saturday starts now.”

Westfield and Noblesville both sent all 27 of their swims to the Saturday finals as well. The Shamrocks will have 22 swims in the “A” Final, with the other five going to the “B” Final, or consolation heat. The Millers sent 19 swims to the “A” heat, while the other eight will swim in the consols.

Westfield picked up the second seed in both the medley and 200 free relays, with freshman Delaney McCulloch qualifying fourth in the 500 free. Noblesville’s medley and 200 free relays both earned the third seed, while junior Haddie Vohs qualified third in the 200 free and butterfly swims.

Shamrocks coach Darrick Thomas said his team swam “really, really well” at the prelims.

“We’ve been fighting a lot of illnesses on the team, but the kids are super tough,” said Thomas. “Lots of great swims. The kids did their job. Lots of move-ups into the top eight, which was excellent. We’ll be really excited and ready to go Saturday.”

Millers coach Jess Preston said his team had “a boatload of lifetime best swims tonight.” They coach said Noblesville is hoping for more on Saturday, and to get as many people down to the state meet as the Millers can.

“We got to bring more energy,” said Preston. “Saturday normally does that naturally, because right now the score is 0-0, no points have been scored.” The coach thinks that extra energy “will translate to hopefully more lifetime best times.”

Guerin Catholic advanced 10 swims to the finals. The Golden Eagles’ medley relay and 200 free relay both qualified for the “A” final, while eight more swims reached the “B” finals.

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Over at Fishers, both the Tigers and Hamilton Southeastern qualified all 27 swims to the Saturday finals.

The Royals had all of their swims reach the “A” heat. Freshman Kendall Dieckman qualified first in the individual medley (2:06.54), as did junior Naomi Haines in the backstroke (57.00). Southeastern started the meet by earning the top seed in the medley relay with a time of 1:47.56.

Fishers sent 26 swims to the championship heat and one to the “B” heat. Emma Schwertfeger picked up two top seeds in the 50 free (24.00) and the 100 free (52.37), while sophomore Emily Wolf qualified first in the butterfly (55.50) and the 500 free (4:58.88). Senior Claire Francis earned the top seed in the breaststroke (1:05.31), and the Tigers’ 200 free relay (1:38.57) and 400 free relay (3:40.00) are first-seeded also.

Hamilton Heights qualified 18 swims to the finals, with nine going to the “A” heat and nine advancing to the “B” Final. Sophomore Ayla Madara earned the top seed in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.86.

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University competed in the Lafayette Jefferson sectional. Freshman Noa Calili earned a place in the “A” Final of two events, qualifying third in the breaststroke and sixth in the 200 free.

 

SECTIONAL PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Positions 1-8 qualify for “A” Final (championship heat), positions 9-16 qualify for “B” Final (consolation heat), positions 17 and 18 are alternates.

AT CARMEL

200 medley relay: 1. Carmel (Ellie Clarke, Lucy Enoch, Alexandra Shackell, Faith Gorey) 1:42.05, 2. Westfield (Eliana Hill, Carly Davis, Nora Sperry, Evelyn Wheat) 1:54.75, 3. Noblesville (Alli Knott, Ellie Hayward, Mallory Mehringer, Exley Tricker) 1:57.98, 7. Guerin Catholic (Christiana Dunasky, Ella Capofari, Kara Van Woerkom, Ellie Gove) 2:08.86.

200 freestyle: 1. Lynsey Bowen (C) 1:50.09, 2. Kayla Barr (C) 1:51.50, 3. Haddie Vohs (N) 1:52.22, 4. Alexandra Ward (C) 1:56.66, 5. Olivia Motz (N) 1:58.41, 6. Katherine Cassidy (W) 1:58.96, 8. Gracie Alley (W) 2:00.08, 9. Delaney McCulloch (W) 2:00.12, 11. Van Woerkom (GC) 2:09.03, 12. Anna Miller (N) 2:09.16, 21. Taylor Traggesser (GC) 2:30.08.

200 individual medley: 1. Enoch (C) 2:05.95, 2. Molly Sweeney (C) 2:08.81, 3. Leah Debosch (C) 2;08.90, 4. Kiarra Thomas (W) 2:13.26, 5. Wheat (W) 2:13.93, 6. Kyra Blackwell (N) 2:16.38, 7. Katie Sutton (N) 2:17.15, 8. Hill (W) 2:20.02, 9. Knott (N) 2:22.80, 16. Molly Deppen (GC) 2:45.46.

50 freestyle: 1. Priscilla Smith (C) 24.10, 3. Maryn Sims (C) 24.38, 4. Alexandria Clark (C) 24.86, 5. Julia Santerre (N) 24.96, 6. Maggie Alley (W) 25.25, 7. Bridget Mick (W) 25.40, 8. Hayward (N) 25.41, 10. Meredith Nickloy (N) 26.78, 12. Anna McKeown (W) 27.60, 18. Gove 29.81.

100 butterfly: 1. Shackell (C) 51.05, 2. Bowen (C) 56.40, 3. Vohs (N) 56.78, 4. Savannah Irizarry (C) 57.54, 5. Wheat (W) 58.46, 6. Sperry (W) 59.50, 7. G. Alley (W) 59.65, 8. Sutton (N) 1:02.56, 9. Mehringer (N) 1:03.00, 15. Deppen (GC) 1:13.93.

100 freestyle: 1. Gorey (C) 50.85, 2. Sophia Floyd (C) 52.50, 3. Addyson Czarnecki (C) 52.74, 4. M. Alley (W) 55.45, 5. Macy Brown (W) 55.49, 7. Ava Middleton (N) 56.86, 8. Mick (W) 57.26, 10. Dunasky (GC) 58.58, 11. Nickloy (N) 58.63, 12. Stella Cramer (N) 59.27, 19. Gove (GC) 1:07.06, 20. Capofari (GC) 1:10.06.

500 freestyle: 1. Clarke (C) 5:02.51, 2. Sabrina Ledwith (C) 5:06.48, 3. Ward (C) 5:07.49, 4. McCulloch (W) 5:15.10, 5. Cassidy (W) 5:19.85, 6. Greta Smith (W) 5:22.29, 7. Motz (N) 5:26.36, 9. Van Woerkom (GC) 5:39.96, 11. Miller (N) 5:55.00, 13. Norah Mathes (N) 6:08.78, 23. Traggesser (GC) 6:57.32.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (Smith, Sims, Lillian Clark, Floyd) 1:37.96, 2. Westfield (Mick, Sperry, G. Alley, Cassidy) 1:43.92, 3. Noblesville (Tricker, Blackwell, Nickloy, Hayward) 1:48.03, 7. Guerin Catholic (Anna Ososki, Traggesser, Van Woerkom, Dunasky) 1:56.91.

100 backstroke: 2. Clarke (C) 57.10, 3. Kayla Barr (C) 57.53, 4. Debosch (C) 58.62, 5. Santerre (N) 59.45, 6. Knott (N) 1:01.79, 7. Hill (W) 1:02.72, 8. Mehringer (N) 1:03.21, 9. Brown (W) 1:04.05, 10. Smith (W) 1:05.30, 11. Dunasky (GC) 1:06.51.

100 breaststroke: 1. Enoch (C) 1:03.97, 2. Sweeney (C) 1:04.02, 3. Czarnecki (C) 1:06.32, 4. Tricker (N) 1:08.23, 5. Blackwell (N) 1:08.80, 6. Sperry (W) 1:10.75, 7. Davis (W) 1:12.54, 8. Middleton (N) 1:14.38, 9. Christie Stuart (W) 1:15.22, 14. Capofari (GC) 1:23.02.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (Shackell, Gorey, Clark, Barr) 3:28.45, 3. Westfield (Thomas, G. Alley, Brown, Smith) 3:45.52, 5. Noblesville (Motz, Sutton, Middleton, Vohs) 3:58.31, 10. Guerin Catholic (Gove, Capofari, Deppen, Traggesser) 4:41.16.

 

AT FISHERS

200 medley relay: 1. Hamilton Southeastern (Kelsey Graham, Lauren Ing, Ellason Miller, Kiley Zoeller) 1:47.56, 2. Fishers (Sophie Blue, Frankie Ramey, Polina Sopova, Emily Wolf) 1:48.29, 6. Hamilton Heights (Adalynn Gould, Anna Monnin, Quinn Thompson, Rachel England) 2:13.80.

200 freestyle: 1. Ayla Madara (HH) 1:53.86, 2. Emma Schumacher (F) 1:55.68, 3. Isabella Schmitt (HSE) 1:56.29, 4. Lily Ziino (F) 1:56.48, 5. Mia Henderson (HSE) 1:56.75, 6. Brooklyn Penn (HSE) 1:57.16, 7. Alex Nguyen (F) 1:57.38, 17. Allie Bushey (HH) 2:17.43, 20. Monnin (HH) 2:20.38.

200 individual medley: 1. Kendall Dieckman (HSE) 2:06.54, 2. Kinsey Bogaards (HSE) 2:08.20, 3. Claure Francis (F) 2:09.39, 4. Amira Leer (HH) 2:11.69, 5. Mia Wilson (F) 2:11.70, 6. Avery Hannon (F) 2:12.48, 7. Lacey Huston (HSE) 2:13.74, 12. Gould (HH) 2:41.51, 15. Thompson (HH) 2:52.82.

50 freestyle: 1. Emma Schwertfeger (F) 24.00, 3. Zoeller (HSE) 24.12, 5. Sophia Hulen (HH) 24.60, 6. Payton Walker (HSE) 24.61, 7. Sopova (F) 24.92, 8. Anna Irish (HSE) 25.01, 11. Claudia Piotrowski (F) 25.85, 14. England (HH) 28.87, 21. Hattie Graham (HH) 30.07.

100 butterfly: 1. Wolf (F) 55.50, 2. Miller (HSE) 56.25, 3. Naomi Haines (HSE) 57.08, 4. Huston (HSE) 57.83, 6. Nguyen (F) 58.63, 7. Elise Eubank (F) 59.46, 14. Thompson (HH) 1:12.44, 17. Zoe Pickett (HH) 1:21.29.

100 freestyle: 1. Schwertfeger (F) 52.37, 2. Zoeller (HSE) 53.05, 3. Henderson (HSE) 53.41, 4. Ziino (F) 53.68, 5. Hulen (HH) 53.82, 6. Ramey (F) 53.84, 8. Ella Chesterfield (HSE) 55.25, 10. Audrey Cain (HH) 1:00.14, 16. England (HH) 1:05.01.

500 freestyle: 1. Wolf (F) 4:58.88, 2. Madara (HH) 5:04.71, 3. Dieckman (HSE) 5:08.17, 4. Schumacher (F) 5:09.21, 5. Leer (HH) 5:11.76, 6. Schmitt (HSE) 5:16.93, 7. Penn (HSE) 5:18.13, 8. Wilson (F) 5:21.87, 13. Bushey (HH) 6:11.14.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Fishers (Ziino, Sopova, Hannon, Schwertfeger) 1:38.57, 2. Southeastern (Sophia Croy, Chesterfield, Walker, Irish) 1:40.49, 4. Heights (Hulen, Cain, Leer, Madara) 1:41.51.

100 backstroke: 1. Haines (HSE) 57.00, 2. Bogaards (HSE) 58.52, 3. Blue (F) 59.67, 4. Graham (HSE) 1:00.43, 5. Eubank (F) 1:01.51, 6. Piotrowski (F) 1:02.81, 13. Cain (HH) 1:11.32, 14. Gould (HH) 1:14.29, 20. Selah Heuer (HH) 1:26.38.

100 breaststroke: 1. Francis (F) 1:05.31, 2. Ing (HSE) 1:05.61, 3. Sopova (F) 1:05.99, 4. Ramey (F) 1:06.14, 5. Sarah Cooper (HSE) 1:08.42, 6. Graham (HSE) 1:09.25, 15. Monnin (HH) 1:28.15.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Fishers (Wilson, Hannon, Schumacher, Ramey) 3:40.00, 2. Heights (Hulen, Cain, Leer, Madara) 3:44.22, 3. Southeastern (Schmitt, Henderson, Bogaards, Haines) 3:46.05.

 

AT LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON

University results

200 freestyle: 6. Noa Calili 2:04.42.

50 freestyle: 12. Nia Williams 28.10, 24. Madison Encinia 33.62.

100 breaststroke: 3. Calili 1:07.95.