Warriors Place 10th At State Swim Meet
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS - His head newly shorn like the swimmers he coached, Wawasee swim coach Roger Karns sat on a set of metal bleachers next to the practice/warm-up pool at the IUPUI Natatorium Saturday afternoon.
Waiting.
All his swimmers had finished their contests, and he was waiting to find out where his Warriors finished in the overall team competition.
"I know we are somewhere between 10th and 15th," said Karns, "but we won't know until this race is finished."
So he went from waiting to watching as the 400 freestyle relay began and a lightning-fast race followed.
Then he went back to waiting, this time for the team results to be anounced.
When the announcement was finally made, Karns and his Warriors learned they had earned the 10th-place spot in the state wih 82 total points.
"We went from scoring two points last year to scoring 82 points this year," said Karns. "I think our seniors were disappointed after last year's state meet and wanted to do better this year. (Guy) Simmons and (Nik) Conley were determined to do better, and they really led by example this season."
Simmons and Conley joined forces in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relays, and they both competed in the 50 freestyle consolation finals.
The 200 medley relay of Simmons, Conley, Tyler Karns and Jordan Rantz advanced to the finals of the state meet and swam a time of 1:39.69 to place eighth in the event.
Conley, Simmons and Rantz were joined by Brook Singrey in the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet placed fifth overall with a time of 1:28.48.
In the 50 freestyle, Simmons and Conley both advanced to the consolation finals. Then they finshed the race with identical 21.91 times to tie for 11th place overall.
"Conley and Simmons tied in the 50 free," said Karns. "I have never seen teammates tie in the state meet before."
Conley also competed in the consolation round of the 100 freestyle, where he placed 12th overall with a time of 48.08.
Simmons advanced to the championship round of the 100 backstroke. He finished the race in 53.29 to place seventh.
Warsaw's Michael Thallemer also competed in the 100-yard backstroke race. He competed in the consolation round and finished with a time of 55.42 to place 15th in the event.
Warsaw's Nate Taylor and Wawasee's Rantz found themselves in the consolation round of the 100 breaststroke, and they finished the race just 0.08 seconds apart. Taylor finished 12th with a time of 1:00.93, edging Rantz's 13th-place time of 1:01.01.
"Jordan Rantz borke a school record in the breaststroke," said Karns. "We had some really strong swims in this meet."
"This was a good finish to a good season," said Warsaw coach Terry Aukeman. "I thought our guys swam well. We had a good group of guys get down here, and we were glad to advance some guys to the finals."
Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys' Swimming and Diving Championships
Saturday
At Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Team scores
Carmel 369, South Bend Riley 143, Homestead 131, West Lafayette Harrison 128, Yorktown 127.5, Hamilton Southeastern 113, Penn 111, Chesterton 97, North Central 93, Wawasee 82, Delta 79, Lawrence North 76, Northridge 70, Center Grove 61, Columbus North 45, Jeffersonville 45, Westfield 40.5, Western 40, Hobart 38, Lafayette Jefferson 32, Lake Central 32, Evansville Reitz 28, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 27, Valparaiso 27, West Lafayette 26, Noblesville 21, Arsenal Tech 20, Munster 18, Park Tudor 16, Evansville Memorial 15, Elwood Community 15, Jay County 14, Plainfield 13, New Palestine 12, LaPorte 12, Pendleton Heights 7, New Prairie 7, South Bend Clay 7, Warsaw 7, Zionsville 5, Evansville Harrison 5, Franklin 4, Crown Point 4, Pike 3, Mishawaka 3, Fort Wayne Snider 2, North Putnam 2, Mount Vernon 2, Highland 2, Bloomington North 1, Crawfordsville 1.
Individual results
200-yard medley relay-1, Carmel (Grant Wiecszorek, Eric Johnson, Brandon Rector, Jason Cousins), 1:33.65; 2, South Bend Riley, 1:35.95; 3, Hamilton Southeastern, 1:36.46; 4, Delta, 1:37.36; 5, North Central, 1:37.40; 6, Center Grove, 1:37.77; 7, Homestead, 1:37.88; 8, Wawasee, 1:39.69.
200-yard freestyle-1, Grant Wieczorek, Carmel, 1:39.01; 2, Peter McKinnis, West Lafayette Harrison; 3, Fiete Stegger, Carmel, 1:43.32; 4, Nick Oates, Chesterton, 1:43.52; 5, John Schmitt, Evansville Reitz, 1:43.69; 6, Danny Lutkus, Penn, 1:44.03; 7, Luke Dickson, North Central, 1:44.25; 8, Tyler Leehaug, Columbus North, 1:44.86.
200-yard individual medley - 1, Ted Brown, Western, 1:51.92; 2, Mark Enoch, Carmel, 1:53.14; 3, Eric Johnson, Carmel, 1:54.36; 4, Jin Soo Kim, West Lafayette Harrison, 1:54.65; 5, Arthur Miller, Northridge, 1:54.76; 6, Chap Bartels, Carmel, 1:54.80; 7, Joaquim Pinto, Delta, 1:55.84; 8, Alexander Williams, North Central, 1:56.28.
50-yard freestyle-1, Kyle Ruth, York, 20.67; 2, Chris Belcher, Carmel, 20.75; 3, Louis Cavadini, South Bend Riley, 20.99; 4, Eric Mattingly, York, 21.00; 5, Eddie Kenney, Westfield, 21.06; 6, Jason Cousins, Carmel, 21.21; 7, A.J. Smith, Lawrence North, 21.34; 8, Kenneth Cawthon, Hobart, 21.49.
One-meter diving-1, Corey Cole, Arsenal Tech, 466.55; 2, Scott Coyle, Hamilton Southeastern, 447.50; 3, Sam Stoner, Valparaiso, 440.85; 4, Caleb Dunnichay, Elwood, 429.25; 5, Caleb Bye, Jay County, 424.80; 6, Rafael Alvrez, Lawrence North, 400.95; 7, Matt Schutz, LaPorte, 397.05; 8, Tom Clifford, Valparaiso, 395.90.
100-yard butterfly - 1, Grant Wieczorek, Carmel, 49.81; 2, Louis Cavadini, South Bend Riley 50.22; 3, Kyle Ruth, Yorktown, 50.39; 4, Brad Grieshop, Noblesville, 51.21; 5, Brandon Rector, Carmel, 51.90; 6, Mark Enoch, Carmel, 52.14; 7, Will Ehresman, Lafayette Jefferson, 52.24; 8, Jonathon Ranochak, Homestead, 52.30.
100-yard freestyle-1, Chris Belcher, Carmel, 46.27; 2 (tie), Eddie Kenney, Westfield, and Eric Mattingly, Yorktown, 46.65; 4, Ryan Moss, Lafayette Harrison, 46.95; 5, John Schmitt, Evansville Reitz, 47.29; 6, Kenneth Cawthon, Hobart, 47.55; 7, Dave Nagdeman, Lake Central, 47.82; 8, Danny Lutkus, Penn, 47.86.
500-yard freestyle-1, Ted Brown, Western, 4:35.97; 2, Nick Oates, Chesterton, 4:38.93; 3, Will Ehresman, Lafayette Jefferson, 4:40.93; 4, Christopher Yang, Carmel, 4:41.88; 5, Brandon Thompson, Munster, 4:42.05; 6, Sebastian Cousins, Carmel, 4:44.03; 7, Peter McKinnis, West Lafayette Harrison, 4:46.32; 8, David Eagan, West Lafayette Harrison, 4:51.44.
200-yard freestyle relay-1, Carmel (Chris Belcher, Jason Cousins, Ryan Pearcy, Grant Wieczorek), 1:24.38; 2, York, 1:26.16; 3, West Lafayette Harrison, 1:26.44; 4, Penn, 1:27.55; 5, Wawasee, 1:28.48; 6, Chesterton, 1:29.03 (Lawrence North and Hamilton Southeastern were disqualified).
100-yard backstroke-1, Benedict Hesen, Jeffersonville, 49.75; 2, Sean Gibson, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, 51.66; 3, Luke Dickson, North Central, 51.88; 4, Joseph Colley, Homestead, 51.56; 5, Chip Bartels, Carmel, 52.64; 6, Taylor Williamson, Northridge, 52.55; 7, Guy Simmons, Wawasee, 53.23; 8, Joseph Retrum, Hamilton Southeastern, 54.08.
100-yard breaststroke-1, Daniel Walter, Hamilton Southeastern, 56.74; 2, Eric Johnson, Carmel, 57.75; 3, Alexander Williams, North Central, 58.44; 4, Blake Norman, Center Grove, 58.85; 5, George Grcevich, Chesterton, 59.12; 6, Arthur Miller, Northridge, 59.39; 7, Michael Oertel, New Palestine, 59.98; 8, Jon Weyerbacher, Evansville Memorial, 1:00.37.
400-yard freestyle relay-1, Carmel (Jason Cousins, Fiete Stegger, Mark Enoch, Chris Belcher), 3:07.30; 2, South Bend Riley, 3:08.55; 3, West Lafayette Harrison, 3:10.54; 4, Penn, 3:12.17; 5, Homestead, 3:12.79; 6, York, 3:12.79; 7, Lawrence North, 3:13.86; 8, Delta, 3:15.31. [[In-content Ad]]
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INDIANAPOLIS - His head newly shorn like the swimmers he coached, Wawasee swim coach Roger Karns sat on a set of metal bleachers next to the practice/warm-up pool at the IUPUI Natatorium Saturday afternoon.
Waiting.
All his swimmers had finished their contests, and he was waiting to find out where his Warriors finished in the overall team competition.
"I know we are somewhere between 10th and 15th," said Karns, "but we won't know until this race is finished."
So he went from waiting to watching as the 400 freestyle relay began and a lightning-fast race followed.
Then he went back to waiting, this time for the team results to be anounced.
When the announcement was finally made, Karns and his Warriors learned they had earned the 10th-place spot in the state wih 82 total points.
"We went from scoring two points last year to scoring 82 points this year," said Karns. "I think our seniors were disappointed after last year's state meet and wanted to do better this year. (Guy) Simmons and (Nik) Conley were determined to do better, and they really led by example this season."
Simmons and Conley joined forces in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relays, and they both competed in the 50 freestyle consolation finals.
The 200 medley relay of Simmons, Conley, Tyler Karns and Jordan Rantz advanced to the finals of the state meet and swam a time of 1:39.69 to place eighth in the event.
Conley, Simmons and Rantz were joined by Brook Singrey in the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet placed fifth overall with a time of 1:28.48.
In the 50 freestyle, Simmons and Conley both advanced to the consolation finals. Then they finshed the race with identical 21.91 times to tie for 11th place overall.
"Conley and Simmons tied in the 50 free," said Karns. "I have never seen teammates tie in the state meet before."
Conley also competed in the consolation round of the 100 freestyle, where he placed 12th overall with a time of 48.08.
Simmons advanced to the championship round of the 100 backstroke. He finished the race in 53.29 to place seventh.
Warsaw's Michael Thallemer also competed in the 100-yard backstroke race. He competed in the consolation round and finished with a time of 55.42 to place 15th in the event.
Warsaw's Nate Taylor and Wawasee's Rantz found themselves in the consolation round of the 100 breaststroke, and they finished the race just 0.08 seconds apart. Taylor finished 12th with a time of 1:00.93, edging Rantz's 13th-place time of 1:01.01.
"Jordan Rantz borke a school record in the breaststroke," said Karns. "We had some really strong swims in this meet."
"This was a good finish to a good season," said Warsaw coach Terry Aukeman. "I thought our guys swam well. We had a good group of guys get down here, and we were glad to advance some guys to the finals."
Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys' Swimming and Diving Championships
Saturday
At Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Team scores
Carmel 369, South Bend Riley 143, Homestead 131, West Lafayette Harrison 128, Yorktown 127.5, Hamilton Southeastern 113, Penn 111, Chesterton 97, North Central 93, Wawasee 82, Delta 79, Lawrence North 76, Northridge 70, Center Grove 61, Columbus North 45, Jeffersonville 45, Westfield 40.5, Western 40, Hobart 38, Lafayette Jefferson 32, Lake Central 32, Evansville Reitz 28, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 27, Valparaiso 27, West Lafayette 26, Noblesville 21, Arsenal Tech 20, Munster 18, Park Tudor 16, Evansville Memorial 15, Elwood Community 15, Jay County 14, Plainfield 13, New Palestine 12, LaPorte 12, Pendleton Heights 7, New Prairie 7, South Bend Clay 7, Warsaw 7, Zionsville 5, Evansville Harrison 5, Franklin 4, Crown Point 4, Pike 3, Mishawaka 3, Fort Wayne Snider 2, North Putnam 2, Mount Vernon 2, Highland 2, Bloomington North 1, Crawfordsville 1.
Individual results
200-yard medley relay-1, Carmel (Grant Wiecszorek, Eric Johnson, Brandon Rector, Jason Cousins), 1:33.65; 2, South Bend Riley, 1:35.95; 3, Hamilton Southeastern, 1:36.46; 4, Delta, 1:37.36; 5, North Central, 1:37.40; 6, Center Grove, 1:37.77; 7, Homestead, 1:37.88; 8, Wawasee, 1:39.69.
200-yard freestyle-1, Grant Wieczorek, Carmel, 1:39.01; 2, Peter McKinnis, West Lafayette Harrison; 3, Fiete Stegger, Carmel, 1:43.32; 4, Nick Oates, Chesterton, 1:43.52; 5, John Schmitt, Evansville Reitz, 1:43.69; 6, Danny Lutkus, Penn, 1:44.03; 7, Luke Dickson, North Central, 1:44.25; 8, Tyler Leehaug, Columbus North, 1:44.86.
200-yard individual medley - 1, Ted Brown, Western, 1:51.92; 2, Mark Enoch, Carmel, 1:53.14; 3, Eric Johnson, Carmel, 1:54.36; 4, Jin Soo Kim, West Lafayette Harrison, 1:54.65; 5, Arthur Miller, Northridge, 1:54.76; 6, Chap Bartels, Carmel, 1:54.80; 7, Joaquim Pinto, Delta, 1:55.84; 8, Alexander Williams, North Central, 1:56.28.
50-yard freestyle-1, Kyle Ruth, York, 20.67; 2, Chris Belcher, Carmel, 20.75; 3, Louis Cavadini, South Bend Riley, 20.99; 4, Eric Mattingly, York, 21.00; 5, Eddie Kenney, Westfield, 21.06; 6, Jason Cousins, Carmel, 21.21; 7, A.J. Smith, Lawrence North, 21.34; 8, Kenneth Cawthon, Hobart, 21.49.
One-meter diving-1, Corey Cole, Arsenal Tech, 466.55; 2, Scott Coyle, Hamilton Southeastern, 447.50; 3, Sam Stoner, Valparaiso, 440.85; 4, Caleb Dunnichay, Elwood, 429.25; 5, Caleb Bye, Jay County, 424.80; 6, Rafael Alvrez, Lawrence North, 400.95; 7, Matt Schutz, LaPorte, 397.05; 8, Tom Clifford, Valparaiso, 395.90.
100-yard butterfly - 1, Grant Wieczorek, Carmel, 49.81; 2, Louis Cavadini, South Bend Riley 50.22; 3, Kyle Ruth, Yorktown, 50.39; 4, Brad Grieshop, Noblesville, 51.21; 5, Brandon Rector, Carmel, 51.90; 6, Mark Enoch, Carmel, 52.14; 7, Will Ehresman, Lafayette Jefferson, 52.24; 8, Jonathon Ranochak, Homestead, 52.30.
100-yard freestyle-1, Chris Belcher, Carmel, 46.27; 2 (tie), Eddie Kenney, Westfield, and Eric Mattingly, Yorktown, 46.65; 4, Ryan Moss, Lafayette Harrison, 46.95; 5, John Schmitt, Evansville Reitz, 47.29; 6, Kenneth Cawthon, Hobart, 47.55; 7, Dave Nagdeman, Lake Central, 47.82; 8, Danny Lutkus, Penn, 47.86.
500-yard freestyle-1, Ted Brown, Western, 4:35.97; 2, Nick Oates, Chesterton, 4:38.93; 3, Will Ehresman, Lafayette Jefferson, 4:40.93; 4, Christopher Yang, Carmel, 4:41.88; 5, Brandon Thompson, Munster, 4:42.05; 6, Sebastian Cousins, Carmel, 4:44.03; 7, Peter McKinnis, West Lafayette Harrison, 4:46.32; 8, David Eagan, West Lafayette Harrison, 4:51.44.
200-yard freestyle relay-1, Carmel (Chris Belcher, Jason Cousins, Ryan Pearcy, Grant Wieczorek), 1:24.38; 2, York, 1:26.16; 3, West Lafayette Harrison, 1:26.44; 4, Penn, 1:27.55; 5, Wawasee, 1:28.48; 6, Chesterton, 1:29.03 (Lawrence North and Hamilton Southeastern were disqualified).
100-yard backstroke-1, Benedict Hesen, Jeffersonville, 49.75; 2, Sean Gibson, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, 51.66; 3, Luke Dickson, North Central, 51.88; 4, Joseph Colley, Homestead, 51.56; 5, Chip Bartels, Carmel, 52.64; 6, Taylor Williamson, Northridge, 52.55; 7, Guy Simmons, Wawasee, 53.23; 8, Joseph Retrum, Hamilton Southeastern, 54.08.
100-yard breaststroke-1, Daniel Walter, Hamilton Southeastern, 56.74; 2, Eric Johnson, Carmel, 57.75; 3, Alexander Williams, North Central, 58.44; 4, Blake Norman, Center Grove, 58.85; 5, George Grcevich, Chesterton, 59.12; 6, Arthur Miller, Northridge, 59.39; 7, Michael Oertel, New Palestine, 59.98; 8, Jon Weyerbacher, Evansville Memorial, 1:00.37.
400-yard freestyle relay-1, Carmel (Jason Cousins, Fiete Stegger, Mark Enoch, Chris Belcher), 3:07.30; 2, South Bend Riley, 3:08.55; 3, West Lafayette Harrison, 3:10.54; 4, Penn, 3:12.17; 5, Homestead, 3:12.79; 6, York, 3:12.79; 7, Lawrence North, 3:13.86; 8, Delta, 3:15.31. [[In-content Ad]]