After a two-day delay, the girls swimming sectional preliminaries finally took place in Hamilton County.
Noblesville is hosting the sectional this year, welcoming Carmel, Guerin Catholic and Westfield to its pool. The Greyhounds are going for a 36th consecutive state championship this year, and they got a head start by qualifying all 27 of their swims to the championship heat of Monday’s sectional finals.
Carmel earned the top seed in 10 of the 11 swim events, including all three relays. Individual top seeds are Alex Shackell in the 50 freestyle and butterfly, Lynsey Bowen in the 200 and 500 freestyles, Berit Berglund in the 100 free and backstroke, and Keira Kask in the individual medley.
Noblesville freshman Maya McDonald is the top seed in the breaststroke event. The Millers also qualified all 27 swims into the Monday final, with 19 going to the championship heat. The other eight advanced to the consolation heat.
Westfield also advanced all 27 of its swims, sending 15 to the championship heat and 12 to the consols. The Shamrocks’ highest seed belongs to its medley relay squad of Alexa Boillat, Alexandra Irvin, Madison Putt and Kathryn Harrison, seeded second in that event.
Guerin Catholic qualified 12 swims to the finals, with five in the championship and seven in the consols. The Golden Eagles’ 400 free relay team of Christianna Dunasky, Bridgette Keller, Erin Reynon and Erica Hunckler is seeded sixth in that event, with Hunckler the seventh seed in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
The diving event took place on Saturday prior to the swimming. Westfield freshman Ellie Lee won the event, scoring 412.70 points. Shamrocks junior Ally Doyle placed third with 332.95 points. Both will advance to the Homestead diving regional Tuesday.
Two Carmel divers advanced to the regional as well. Sophomore Melaina Munson placed second with 353.15 points, while freshman Greta Griffin took fourth with 319.90 points. The top four divers advance to the regional, so that made it a Hamilton County sweep.
AT NOBLESVILLE
Positions 1-8 qualify for the championship heat, positions 9-16 qualify for the consolation heat, positions 17 and 18 are alternates.
200 medley relay: 1. Carmel (Berit Berglund, Savannah Irizarry, Hayley Reed, Madelyn Lathrop) 1:48.93, 2. Westfield (Alexa Boillat, Alexandra Irvin, Madison Putt, Kathryn Harrison) 1:53.11, 3. Noblesville (Julia Santerre, Fiona Halvorsen, Reagan Hart, Katie Kramer) 1:54.22, 8. Guerin Catholic (Olivia Kunkel, Meg Schemnaske, Ally Keller, Kalen Moe) 2:13.22.
200 freestyle: 1. Lynsey Bowen (C) 1:53.14, 2. Gretchen Lueking (C) 1:53.18, 3. Alexandra Ward (C) 1:55.38, 5. Caroline Santerre (N) 1:58.26, 6. Macy Hoaglan (W) 1:58.39, 7. Exley Tricker (N) 1:59.86, 8. Ellie Hayward (N) 2:01.26, 9. Kate Peck (W) 2:01.29, 10. Isabella Amaya (W) 2:01.32, 12. Bridgette Keller (GC) 2:06.05, 13. Christianna Dunasky (GC) 2:07.57, 28. Moe (GC) 2:39.01.
200 individual medley: 1. Keira Kask (C) 2:08.28, 2. Alyssa Street (C) 2:08.83, 3. MacKenna Lieske (C) 2:09.30, 4. Ellie Ketcham (W) 2:13.49, 6. Sophie Resner (N) 2:15.18, 7. Hart (N) 2:16.02, 8. Hannah Jones (W) 2:16.42, 11. Annie Spaletto (W) 2:19.11, 12. Emily Knott (N) 2:19.88, 19. Schemanske (GC) 2:41.70, 24. McKenzie Taylor (GC) 2:59.68, 26. Katie Scott (GC) 3:05.06.
50 freestyle: 1. Alex Schakell (C) 23.25, 2. Meghan Christman (C) 24.19, 4. Grace Dougherty (C) 24.28, 5. Putt (W) 25.44, 6. Mia Field (N) 25.45, 7. Erica Hunckler (GC) 25.61, 9. J. Santerre (N) 25.72, 10. Ava Friedman (W) 25.90, 12. Avery Banas (W) 26.08, 13. Kramer (N) 26.51, 14. Erin Reynon (GC) 26.75, 28. Kennedy Cradick (GC) 33.40.
100 butterfly: 1. Shackell (C) 53.62, 3. Reed (C) 58.02, 4. Boillat (W) 59.20, 5. Jones (W) 59.71, 6. Parker Kurzawa (C) 59.97, 7. Knott (N) 1:00.82, 8. Putt (W) 1:01.09, 9. Sara Fife (N) 1:03.36, 10. Katie Sutton (N) 1:05.22, 12. Kunkel (GC) 1:09.71, 14. A. Keller (GC) 1:14.77, 18. Karolina Clarey (GC) 1:21.49.
100 freestyle: 1. Berglund (C) 51.77, 2. Lueking (C) 52.58, 4. Dougherty (C) 53.19, 5. Maya McDonald (N) 53.90, 7. Hunckler (GC) 55.80, 8. Field (N) 56.19, 9. Ava Friedman (W) 56.45, 11. Alexandra Irvin (W) 56.79, 12. Halvorsen (N) 56.98, 13. Banas (W) 57.79, 15. Reynon (GC) 1:00.03, 25. Moe (GC) 1:10.65.
500 freestyle: 1. Bowen (C) 4:57.11, 2. Erin Cummins (C) 5:08.67, 3. Ward (C) 5:09.75, 6. Amaya (W) 5:21.96, 7. Hoaglan (W) 5:23.78, 8. Olivia Motz (N) 5:29.62, 9. Kate Peck (W) 5:30.46, 10. Hayward (N) 5:31.11, 11. Hart (N) 5:35.23, 12. B. Keller (GC) 5:39.05, 25. Clarey (GC) 7:18.98.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (Reed, Lathrop, Cummins, Lueking) 1:40.34, 3. Noblesville (Hayward, Halvorsen, Kramer, J. Santerre) 1:43.73, 4. Westfield (Putt, Friedman, Spaletto, Banas) 1:43.83, 7. Guerin Catholic (Dunasky, Keller, Reynon, Hunckler).
100 backstroke: 1. Berglund (C) 55.51, 3. Kiarra Thomas (C) 58.00, 4. Boillat (W) 58.32, 5. Kask (C) 58.42, 6. Resner (N) 59.95, 7. C. Santerre (N) 1:01.71, 8. Irvin (W) 1:01.88, 9. Ellie Hill (W) 1:02.38, 10. Fife (N) 1:03.43, 11. Dunasky (GC) 1:05.80, 16. Kunkel (GC) 1:10.42, 22. A. Keller (GC) 1:19.03.
100 breaststroke: 1. McDonald (N) 1:04.33, 2. Vivian Wilson (C) 1:06.74, 4. Lieske (C) 1:07.09, 5. Christman (C) 1:07.10, 7. Tricker (N) 1:09.73, 8. Harrison (W) 1:09.96, 9. Ketcham (W) 1:10.63, 11. Halvorsen (N) 1:11.79, 12. Spaletto (W) 1:11.94, 18. Scott (GC) 1:22.82, 20. Schemanske (GC) 1:24.74, 26. Cradick (GC) 1:31.86.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (Shackell, Kask, Ashlea Swingewood, Bowen) 3:34.33, 2. Noblesville (Motz, Hayward, Tricker, Hart) 3:44.23, 5. Westfield (Amaya, Friedman, Banas, Ketcham) 3:54.10, 6. Guerin Catholic (Dunasky, B. Keller, Reynon, Hunckler) 3:54.14.
One-meter diving (top four advance to regionals): 1. Ellie Lee (W) 412.70, 2. Melaina Munson (C) 353.15, 3. Ally Doyle (W) 332.95, 4. Greta Griffin (C) 319.90, 7. Ava Pavich (N) 289.10, 10. Alyssa Schwartz (W) 250.55, 11. Ella Miller (N) 236.20, 13. Aidan Gates (N) 228.60, 15. Abigail Clark (C) 201.45.
Over at Hamilton Southeastern, both Fishers and the host Royals qualified all 27 of their swims for the Monday finals.
The Tigers sent all of their swims to the championship heat, while Southeastern had 26 of 27 reach the championship, with one going to the consolation heat. Fishers earned eight top seeds, including all three relays.
Individual top seeds for the Tigers are Nalanie Marinel Cortez in the 200 and 100 freestyles, Avery Stein in the IM and Arabelle Johnson in the 500 free. The Royals’ top seeds are Audrey Crawford in the butterfly, Grace Newton in the backstroke and Kennedy Fisher in the breaststroke.
Hamilton Heights had 17 swims reach the finals, with five going to the championship heat and 12 to the consols. Teegan Madara is seeded fourth in the 500 free and sixth in the IM.
In diving, Hamilton Southeastern’s Hannah Justice won the sectional with a score of 387.55 points. Both she and third-place Ella Penny will compete in Tuesday’s regional at Homestead. Fishers’ Gretchen Osmun took second, also qualifying for the regional.
Complete scores were unavailable at press time and will run with swimming sectional results in Wednesday’s edition.
AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
Positions 1-8 qualify for the championship heat, positions 9-16 qualify for the consolation heat, positions 17 and 18 are alternates.
200 medley relay: 1. Fishers (Jo Jo Ramey, Mackenzie Pierce, Grace Lux, Claire Francis) 1:47.59, 2. Hamilton Southeastern (Makana Goss, Eloise Harrison, Kaleigh Stivers, Ashley Saple) 1:49.23, 5. Hamilton Heights (Sophia Hulen, Teegan Madara, Kennedy Weaver, Maddie Hutcherson) 1:57.43.
200 freestyle: 1. Nalanie Marinel Cortez (F) 1:52.55, 2. Emma Schumacher (F) 1:52.97, 4. Ramey (F) 1:55.00, 5. Amelia Vicory (HSE) 1:57.93, 6. Ava Olson (HSE) 1:58.52, 7. Lauren Bergman (HSE) 1:59.20, 11. Hulen (HH) 2:13.20, 16. Alaina Stohler (HH) 2:20.73, 21. Bea Pache (HH) 2:36.90.
200 individual medley: 1. Avery Stein (F) 2:04.70, 2. Audrey Crawford (HSE) 2:07.18, 3. Lydia Reade (F) 2:07.24, 4. Kate Mouser (F) 2:08.93, 5. Anna Stolle (HSE) 2:10.13, 6. Madara (HH) 2:11.69, 7. Katelyn Kertin (HSE) 2:12.53, 18. Jane Pache (HH) 2:43.29.
50 freestyle: 1. Kalli Agapios (F) 23.88, 2. Kennedy Fisher (HSE) 23.99, 3. Saple (HSE) 24.23, 4. Stein (F) 24.42, 5. Francis (F) 24.66, 6. Kiley Zoeller (HSE) 24.71, 11. Hutcherson (HH) 26.29, 14. Anna Jozsa (HH) 27.39, 27. Maggie Pache (HH) 34.17.
100 butterfly: 1. Crawford (HSE) 56.94, 2. Abigail Miller (F) 57.08, 3. Diane Koo (F) 57.33, 4. Stein (F) 57.90, 6. Grace Newton (HSE) 59.49, 8. Stivers (HSE) 1:00.33, 11. Weaver (HH) 1:08.02, 16. Sarah Toll (HH) 1:16.50, 18. Mary Ella Bichey (HH) 1:17.97.
100 freestyle: 1. Cortez (F) 52.29, 2. Agapios (F) 52.39, 3. Vicory (HSE) 53.93, 4. Francis (F) 54.08, 5. Olson (HSE) 54.50, 8. Kertin (HSE) 54.86, 11. Hutcherson (HH) 59.68, 15. Jozsa (HH) 1:01.47, 17. Stohler (HH) 1:04.49.
500 freestyle: 1. Arabelle Johnson (F) 5:08.59, 2. Mouser (F) 5:09.08, 3. Schumacher (F) 5:09.22, 4. Madara (HH) 5:11.21, 6. Sloane Gardner (HSE) 5:18.66, 7. Izzy Waren (HSE) 5:24.82, 9. Bergman (HSE) 5:30.77, 13. Weaver (HH) 6:14.36, 23. Toll (HH) 7:06.46.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Fishers (Francis, Schumacher, Cortez, Agapios) 1:37.92, 2. Southeastern (Stolle, Zoeller, Bergman, Saple) 1:39.48, 7. Heights (Stohler, B. Pache, Toll, Jozsa) 1:55.55.
100 backstroke: 1. Newton (HSE) 58.89, 2. Ramey (F) 59.01, 3. Miller (F) 59.61, 4. Mia Wilson (F) 59.68, 5. Makana Goss (HSE) 1:00.46, 6. Stivers (HSE) 1:03.71, 12. Hulen (HH) 1:09.32, 13. J. Pache (HH) 1:10.72, 20. B. Pache (HH) 1:27.06.
100 breaststroke: 1. Fisher (HSE) 1:03.89, 2. Stein (F) 1:04.22, 3. Reade (F) 1:04.98, 4. Lux (F) 1:05.17, 5. Stolle (HSE) 1:07.15, 7. Harrison (HSE) 1:08.64, 16. Karley Duncan (HH) 1:22.39, 18. Bichey (HH) 1:24.05, 25. M. Pache (HH) 1:36.54.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Fishers (Emma Schwertfeger, Schumacher, Cortez, Ramey) 3:39.48, 2. Southeastern (Bergman, Olson, Newton, Saple) 3:41.25, 4. Heights (Hutcherson, Weaver, Hulen, Madara) 4:03.07.
University competed at the Lafayette Jefferson sectional prelims on Saturday and qualified five swims to the Monday finals.
The Trailblazers’ medley relay team of LJ Gregory, Jaclyn Copeland, Audrey Priest and Zoe Napier finished eighth to reach the championship heat of that event. The other four swim all qualified for the consolation heat.
AT LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON
Positions 1-8 qualify for the championship heat, positions 9-16 qualify for the consolation heat, positions 17 and 18 are alternates.
200 medley relay: 8. University (LJ Gregory, Jaclyn Copeland, Audrey Priest, Zoe Napier) 2:20.16.
200 freestyle: 19. Priest 2:31.76, 20. Napoer 2:32.36, 27. Kate Lautenbach 2:48.56.
50 freestyle: 26. Copeland 33.23, 31. Samriddhi Patankar 41.84, 32. Kendall Booth 42.29.
100 butterfly: 13. Priest 1:15.69.
100 freestyle: 21. Eva Warren 1:17.67, 29. Booth 1:34.05.
500 freestyle: 20. Napier 7:03.39.
200 freestyle relay: 9. University (Napier, Copeland, Gregory, Priest) 2:06.79.
100 backstroke: 15. Evie King 1:23.27, 21. Lautenbach 1:38.46, 23. Warren 1:39.63.
100 breaststroke: 16. Copeland 1:27.26, 30. Ava Greenlee 2:08.43.