Hamilton County swimmers had a successful day across the board last Saturday at the IHSAA boys swimming sectional finals.
At Noblesville, Carmel sailed to another sectional championship. The Greyhounds scored 568 points, won 11 of the 12 events and put themselves in good position to defend their state championship this weekend at the IU Natatorium, as Carmel had 19 swims qualify outright to state.
The ‘Hounds got double individual wins from Aaron Shackell in the 200 and 500 freestyles, while Sean Sullivan swept the 50 and 100 freestyles. Other victories for Carmel came from Andrew Shackell (butterfly), Gregg Enoch (individual medley), Nicholas Plumb (backstroke) and Brandon Malicki (breaststroke).
The Greyhounds swept all three relays as well. Sullivan, Malicki, Aaron Shackell and Ryan Roop triumphed in the medley relay; Malicki, Andrew Shackell, Michael Gorey and AJ Robertson triumphed in the 200 free relay, and Andrew Shackell, Plumb, Lewis Zhang and Robertson were first in the 400 free relay.
Sectional champions automatically advance to state, as do those beating the state cut time. Carmel swimmers who qualified by time in their events were Andrew Shackell and Lewis Zhang in the 200 free, Malicki and Gorey in the IM, Emil Haig in the butterfly, Robertson in the 100 free, and Enoch and Zhang in the 500 free. Connor Sweeney placed third in diving and advances to the Tuesday regional at Fishers.
Six other Carmel swims received callbacks to state. Those swims are: Robertson in the 50 free, Plumb in the butterfly, Ethan Zhang in the 100 free, Carson Szotek and Haig in the backstroke, and Gorey in the breaststroke.
Noblesville finished second at its sectional with 430.5 points. The Millers won the diving event, with Aiden Kless scoring 458.60 points for first place.
Noblesville had three swims qualify by cut time. The Millers’ medley relay team of Jeremiah Ledwith, Aidan Biddle, Graham Kulp and Caleb Mathis made the state cut, as did the 400 free relay team of Kulp, Jonah Setmeyer, Mason Snyder and Biddle. In addition, Biddle qualified by cut in the breaststroke. Colton Suhan was fourth in diving and advances to the regional.
Noblesville also had two callbacks to state: Kulp in the IM and the butterfly.
Westfield finished third as a team with 262.5 points. Bennett Morse placed third in the 100 free, where he received a callback to state. Morse joined Aaron Hand, Locke Taylor and Henry Pham for third place in the 200 free relay.
Guerin Catholic was fifth as a team, but had one state qualifier. Quinn Sweeney placed fourth in the 200 free, qualifiying for state in a cut time, then later placed fourth in the 500 free, where he received a callback. Sweeney later joined Charlie Jurewicz, Will Ladine and Drew Wilhite to place third in the 400 free relay.
AT NOBLESVILLE
Team scores: Carmel 568, Noblesville 430.5, Westfield 262.5, Western 233.5, Guerin Catholic 176, Northwestern 153, Tipton 121, Maconaquah 114.5, Eastern 60, Kokomo 37.
200 medley relay (State cut 1:37.03)
“A” Final: 1. Carmel (Sean Sullivan, Brandon Malicki, Aaron Shackell, Ryan Roop) 1:29.78, 2. Noblesville (Jeremiah Ledwith, Aidan Biddle, Graham Kulp, Caleb Mathis) 1:35.69, 5. Westfield (Harrison Barents-Froman, Ethan Braasch, William Chambley, Henry Pham) 1:44.50, 8. Guerin Catholic (Charlie Jurewicz, Andrew Swack, Joey Kunkel, Trent Turner) 1:55.02.
200 freestyle (State cut 1:42.89)
“A” Final: 1. Aaron Shackell (C) 1:35.66, 2. Andrew Shackell (C) 1:41.21, 3. Lewis Zhang (C) 1:41.47, 4. Quinn Sweeney (GC) 1:42.33, 5. Mason Snyder (N) 1:45.17, 6. Drew Wilhite (GC) 1:45.34, 7. Liam Westlund (N) 1:47.10, 8. Mark Berger (N) 1:49.12.
“B” Final: 11. Sagan Blansette (W) 1:56.15, T12. Aaron Hand (W) 1:56.33, 14. Jack Ellis (W) 1:58.22.
200 individual medley (State cut 1:55.20)
“A” Final: 1. Gregg Enoch (C) 1:48.04, 2. Malicki (C) 1:51.25, 3. Michael Gorey (C) 1:52.14, 4. Kulp (N) 1:55.51, 6. Lane Monger (N) 1:58.67, 7. Zak Armstrong (N) 2:02.10, 8. Luca Barabosa (W) 2:04.70.
“B” Final: 10. Chambley (W) 2:07.35, 12. Braasch (W) 2:12.83.
50 freestyle (State cut 21.26)
“A” Final: 1. Sullivan (C) 20.36, 2. Robertson (C) 21.52, 4. Bennett Morse (W) 22.16, 5. C. Mathis (N) 22.41, 6. Jonah Setmeyer (N) 22.78, 7. Will Ladine (GC) 22.84.
“B” Final: 9. Roop (C) 22.15, 13. Pham (W) 23.82, T14. Wyatt Wade (N) 23.85, 16. Locke Taylor (W) 24.04.
One-meter diving (Top four advance to regional)
Finals: 1. Aiden Kless (N) 458.60, 3. Connor Sweeney (C) 334.95, 4. Colton Suhan (N) 333.95, 5. Henry Summers (C) 319.40, 6. Noah Flynn (W) 311.10, 10. Zachary Larson (C) 208.90.
100 butterfly (State cut 50.86)
“A” Final: 1. An. Shackell (C) 49.48, 2. Emil Haig (C) 50.67, 3. Nicholas Plumb (C) 51.19, 4. Kulp (N) 51.62, 5. Armstrong (N) 54.66, 6. Westlund (N) 54.76, 8. Hand (W) 56.85.
“B” Final: 9. Cole Kim (W) 58.01, 13. Owen Hudson (W) 59.76.
100 freestyle (State cut 46.78)
“A” Final: 1. Sullivan (C) 44.18, 2. Robertson (C) 46.68, 3. Morse (W) 47.07, 4. Ethan Zhang (C) 47.87, 5. Snyder (N) 48.31, 6. Biddle (N) 49.02.
“B” Final: 9. Setmeyer (N) 49.52, 10. Taylor (W) 51.81, 11. Barents-Froman (W) 52.22, 13. Jurewicz (GC) 53.45.
500 freestyle (State cut 4:42.53)
“A” Final: 1. Aa. Shackell (C) 4:23.55, 2. Enoch (C) 4:25.66, 3. L. Zhang (C) 4:41.50, 4. Sweeney (GC) 4:43.28, 6. Monger (N) 4:53.44, 7. Connor Pearson (N) 4:55.53.
“B” Final: 9. Sean Halvorsen (N) 4:52.46, 10. Blansette (W) 5:12.01, 13. Ellis (W) 5:20.58, 15. Hudson (W) 5:30.94.
200 freestyle relay (State cut 1:27.72)
“A” Final: 1. Carmel (Malicki, An. Shackell, Gorey, Robertson) 1:24.57, 2. Guerin Catholic (Ladine, Johnny King, Wilhite, Sweeney) 1:29.57, 3. Westfield (Hand, Morse, Taylor, Pham) 1:31.34, 5. Noblesville (Setmeyer, Armstrong, Wade, C. Mathis) 1:32.38.
100 backstroke (State cut 51.64)
“A” Final: 1. Plumb (C) 51.54, 2. Carson Szotek (C) 52.11, 3. Haig (C) 52.18, 4. Wilhite (GC) 53.44, 5. Ledwith (N) 54.03, 6. Shepard Huff (N) 54.90, 7. C. Mathis (N) 55.63, 8. Barents-Froman (W) 57.76.
“B” Final: 12. Jurewicz (GC) 1:02.19, 15. Kim (W) 1:04.27, 16. Pham (W) 1:06.80.
100 breaststroke (State cut 58.12)
“A” Final: 1. Malicki (C) 55.19, 2. Biddle (N) 57.18, 4. Gorey (C) 58.17, 5. Anthony Mathis (N) 59.78, 6. E. Zhang (C) 1:00.19, 7. Chambley (W) 1:03.09, 8. Halvorsen (N) 1:03.31.
“B” Final: 9. Ladine (GC) 1:04.41, 10. Braasch (W) 1:04.92, 13. Barbosa (W) 1:05.43.
400 freestyle relay (State cut 3:13.88)
“A” Final: 1. Carmel (An. Shackell, Plumb, L. Zhang, Robertson) 3:10.38, 2. Noblesville (Kulp, Setmeyer, Snyder, Biddle) 3:13.23, 3. Guerin Catholic (Jurewicz, Ladine, Wilhite, Sweeney) 3:20.55, 4. Westfield (Hand, Morse, Taylor, Barbosa) 3:22.08.
At the Hamilton Southeastern sectional, Fishers won with a team score of 528 points, with the Royals totaling 466.5 points for runner-up status.
The Tigers picked up six event wins, including all three relays. Thomas Johanneman, Daniel Bennett, Luis Sanchez, Keaton Chop were first in the medley relay; Hudson Lee, Bennett, Keaton Chop and Connor Carlile won the 200 free relay, and Jonathan Hines, Johanneman, Taichi Kataoka and Carlile triumphed in the 400 free relay.
Fishers got individual wins from Carlile in the IM and the 500 free. Carlile led a 1-2-3 Tigers sweep in the latter event, all in state cut times. Hines placed second and Anthony Adams Jr. was third. Bennett won the breaststroke.
In all, Fishers had 10 outright state qualifiers. Hines made the cut in the 200 free, with Bennett doing so in the IM. Jacob Schade placed fourth in diving and will compete at the regional, in his home pool.
The Tigers also received two callbacks: Kataoka in the IM and Johanneman in the backstroke.
The Royals had three victories. Jihoon Jung was a double winner in the IM and butterfly, while Eli Pache took the 100 free. Pache also had a cut time in the breaststroke, as did Collin Huston. Southeastern’s medley relay team also made the cut; Jacob Frey, Huston, Jung and Chouchi Ding were the swimmers there.
The Royals got two callbacks: Derek Robison in the butterfly and the 400 free relay team of Jung, Robison, Pache, and Jack Waren.
Hamilton Heights finished in sixth place at the meet with 199 team points. Nathan Cox won the diving event with a remarkable score of 524.65 points. Ethan Swart placed third in diving; both will advance to the regional.
AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
Team scores: Fishers 528, Hamilton Southeastern 466.5, Yorktown 301.5, Pendleton Heights 205, Oak Hill 204, Hamilton Heights 199, Anderson 120, Elwood 67, Marion 61, Lapel 3, Frankton 1.
200 medley relay (State cut 1:37.03)
“A” Final: 1. Fishers (Thomas Johanneman, Daniel Bennett, Luis Sanchez, Keaton Chop) 1:35.57, 2. Southeastern (Jacob Frey, Collin Huston, Jihoon Jung, Chouchi Ding) 1:35.67, 6. Heights (Gabe Roosa, Owen VanHaaren, Aiden Clarke, Noah Shlater) 1:46.58.
200 freestyle (State cut 1:42.89)
“A” Final: 1. Carlile (F) 1:39.13, 2. Jonathan Hines (F) 1:41.66, 4. Jack Waren (HSE) 1:44.70, 5. Anthony Adams Jr. (F) 1:44.85, 6. Clayton Juffer (HSE) 1:49.76.
“B” Final: 9. Daniel Harter (HSE) 1:55.19, 12. Rudy Bowman (HH) 1:59.28, 16. Cole Martin (HH) 2:05.45.
200 individual medley (State cut 1:55.20)
“A” Final: 1. Jung (HSE) 1:53.54, 2. Bennett (F) 1:54.18, 3. Taichi Kataoka (F) 1:56.40, 4. Huston (HSE) 1:58.82, 5. Cooper Archer (F) 2:00.90, 6. Jason Hua (HSE) 2:06.42, 7. Clarke (HH) 2:08.55.
“B” Final: 11. VanHaaren (HH) 2:15.11, 15. Blake Blackhurst (HH) 2:23.82.
50 freestyle (State cut 21.26)
“A” Final: 2. Sanchez (F) 22.08, 3. Hudson Lee (F) 22.11, 4. Derek Robison (HSE) 22.49, 5. Ding (HSE) 22.67.
“B” Final: 9. Baccam (HSE) 22.82, 12. Isaiah Ortiz (F) 23.91, 13. Alex Knepper (HH) 24.13, 16. Shlater (HH) 24.63.
One-meter diving (Top four advance to regional)
Finals: 1. Nathan Cox (HH) 524.65, 3. Ethan Swart (HH) 488.25, 4. Jacob Schade (F) 479.20, 5. Jack Roby (F) 459.45, 6. Gavin Tucker (HSE) 405.50, 7. Kirby Danglade (F) 378.15, 8. Troy Borrero (HSE) 369.70, 10. Kaegan Johnson (HSE) 333.05.
100 butterfly (State cut 50.86)
“A” Final: 1. Jung (HSE) 50.82, 4. Robison (HSE) 51.94, 5. Sanchez (F) 52.21, 6. George Kallas (F) 52.63, 7. Diego Kitazuka (F) 55.04, 8. Hua (HSE) 55.60.
“B” Final: 12. Blackhurst (HH) 1:03.19, 13. Roosa (HH) 1:03.52.
100 freestyle (State cut 46.78)
“A” Final: 1. Pache (HSE) 48.43, 2. Chop (F) 48.44, 3. Lee (F) 48.55, 4. Johanneman (F) 49.20, 5. Ding (HSE) 50.25, 7. Baccam (HSE) 51.01.
“B” Final: 12. Shlater (HH) 53.77.
500 freestyle (State cut 4:42.53)
“A” Final: 1. Carlile (F) 4:30.54, 2. Hines (F) 4:30.80, 3. Adams Jr. (F) 4:40.2, 4. Waren (HSE) 4:46.73, 5. Juffer (HSE) 4:57.43, 6. Clarke (HH) 5:08.99, T7. Harter (HSE) 5:10.04.
“B” Final: 13. Bowman (HH) 5:31.31, 14. Martin (HH) 5:35.73.
200 freestyle relay (State cut 1:27.72)
“A” Final: 1. Fishers (Lee, Bennett, Chop, Carlile) 1:26.23, 3. Southeastern (Ding, Pache, Waren, Robison) 1:29.52, 6. Heights (Knepper, Rowan Donald, Martin, VanHaaren) 1:38.04.
100 backstroke (State cut 51.64)
“A” Final: 3. Johanneman (F) 53.29, 4. Frey (HSE) 54.41, 5. Kallas (F) 54.73, 7. Archer (F) 56.87, 8. Eric Joesten (HSE) 58.45.
“B” Final: 9. Kruz Luhmann (HSE) 57.84, 10. Roosa (HH) 1:00.22.
100 breaststroke (State cut 58.12)
“A” Final: 1. Bennett (F) 57.58, 2. Pache (HSE) 57.66, 3. Huston (HSE) 57.81, 4. Kataoka (F) 59.85, 5. Allon Bluvshteyn (F) 1:03.32, 7. Tristan Stivers (HSE) 1:04.83.
“B” Final: 9. Knepper (HH) 1:05.52, 13. Hudson Holt (HH) 1:10.79.
400 freestyle relay (State cut 3:13.88)
“A” Final: 1. Fishers (Hines, Johanneman, Kataoka, Carlile) 3:10.55, 2. Southeastern (Jung, Robison, Pache, Waren) 3:14.61, 6. Heights (Clarke, VanHaaren, Donald, Shlater) 3:35.78.
University finished ninth at the North Central sectional, scoring 78 team points.
Neiman Kumler was the Trailblazers’ top performer, placing third in the 100 free and the breaststroke. Kumler received a callback in the 100 free.
AT NORTH CENTRAL
100 freestyle
“A” Final: 3. Neiman Kumler 47.15.
200 freestyle relay
“A” Final: 8. University (Kumler, Zachary Sullivan, Cael Head, Gabriel Pryor) 1:42.46.
100 backstroke
“B” Final: 15. Sullivan 1:15.82.
100 breaststroke
“A” Final: 3. Kumler 1:00.67.
400 freestyle relay
“A” Final: 8. University (Pryor, Sullivan, Head, Kumler) 3:59.44.