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Warsaw Lady Tigers Win Ninth Swimming Sectional
The Warsaw Lady Tigers won just two of 12 events but showed off their depth in winning the program’s ninth sectional championship Saturday.
Warsaw, the host school for the girls swim sectional, set school records in winning both the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay, while Manchester freshman Halle Briner set school records in winning both the 200 and 500 freestyle races on a day that saw a number of records fall.
The winning individual – or relay team – in each of Saturday’s 11 swimming events advanced to the state finals, which will be held Friday and Saturday at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.
The top four finishers in the diving competition, which included third-place finisher Tiphanie Hodge of Tippecanoe Valley, qualified for Tuesday’s diving regional at Mishawaka.
Warsaw’s 200 medley relay team of Lauren Kuhl, Delaney Wihebrink, Taylor Gunter and Olivia Herman touched the wall in 1:50.91, beating Rochester’s quartet by nearly two seconds.
In the 200 freestyle relay, Herman, Gunter, Laurel Moeller and Wihebrink won in a time of 1:40.34.
Moeller finished second in both the 200 and 500 free, while Wihebrink was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley, and Herman finished second in the 50 free.
The Lady Tigers used their two wins and five second-place finishes to score 396 points and win the team title for the second year in a row.
Culver Academies was second in the team standings with 349 points, followed by Columbia City (270), Rochester (268.5), Cass (214), Plymouth (154), Manchester (132), Huntington North (126), Wabash (97), Pioneer (90.5), Tippecanoe Valley (89) and Logansport (32).
Briner won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:56.20, beating Moeller by nearly five seconds, and the 500 free in 5:18.74, touching the wall nearly nine seconds ahead of Moeller.
(Warsaw Sectional)
Team Scores – Warsaw 396, Culver Academies 349, Columbia City 270, Rochester 268.5, Cass 214, Plymouth 154, Manchester 132, Huntington North 126, Wabash 97, Pioneer 90.5, Tippecanoe Valley 89, Logansport 32
200 medley relay – 1. Warsaw (Lauren Kuhl, Delaney Wihebrink, Taylor Gunter, Olivia Herman 1:50.91, 2. Rochester 1:52.10, 3. Culver Academies 1:53.38; 200 freestyle – 1. Halle Briner (Man) 1:56.20, 2. Lauren Moeller (War) 2:01.29, 3. Evin Devito (CC) 2:05.06; 200 IM – Abigail McCarter (Roch) 2:11.60, 2. Wihebrink (War) 2:13.62, 3. Mykaela Crowell (CC) 2:20.54; 50 free – 1. Madelyn Sailors (Roch) :23.85, 2. Herman (War) :24.85, 3. Cecilia Miller (CA) :25.06; Diving – 1. Isabelle Ahlenius (CA) 406.05, 2. Gracie Pearson (Pion) 292.15, 3. Tiphanie Hodge (TV) 291.5; 100 butterfly – 1. Alexandria Aschliman (HN) 1:01.67, 2. Marisol Karmel (Cass) 1:02.19, 3. Gunter (War) 1:03.76; 100 free – 1. Autumn Baumgartner (CA) :51.91, 2. Sailors (Roch) :53.48, 3. Miller (CA) :54.78; 500 free – 1. Briner (Man) 5:18.74, 2. Moeller (War) 5:27.10, 3. Hannah Young (Cass) 5:40.65; 200 free relay – 1. Warsaw (Herman, Gunter, Moeller, Wihebrink) 1:40.34; 2. Cass 1:46.0, 3. Culver Academies 1:47.83; 100 backstroke – 1. Baumgartner (CA) :59.15, 2. Graci Holm (Ply) 1:05.38, 3. Sophia Hatcher (CC) 1:05.64; 100 breaststroke – 1. McCarter (Roch) 1:05.50, 2. Wihebrink 1:06.19, 3. Crowell (CC) 1:08.93; 400 free relay – 1. Culver Academies (Miller, Dehner, Tice, Baumgartner) 3:39.73, 2. Cass 3:54.36, 3. Warsaw 3:57.10
Wawasee Ends Girls Swimming Season
MIDDLEBURY – The Wawasee Lady Warriors’ swim season ended Saturday in the sectional at Northridge High School.
While Wawasee didn’t qualify anyone for the state finals, the Lady Warriors did finish on a high note, as 11 different swimmers posted lifetime best times.
Ella Park led Wawasee with a fourth-place finish in the 500 free and a seventh-place effort in the 200 free.
Rileigh Atwood, who clocked a school record time of 1:07.87 in the 100 breaststroke in Thursday’s prelims, finished fifth in the finals in 1:07.89.
The Northridge Lady Raiders won 10 of 12 events and cruised to their 14th sectional team title in the last 17 years. Northridge finished with 556 points, while Concord was a distant second with 449 points.
Elkhart Central finished third with 328 points, followed by Wawasee (172), East Noble (160), Goshen (147), Angola (113), NorthWood (111), DeKalb (60), Elkhart Memorial (50) and Fremont (10).
The winner in each even swimming event advanced to the state finals, which will be held Friday and Saturday at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.
The top four finishers in the diving competition qualified for Tuesday’s diving regional at Mishawaka.
(Northridge Sectional)
Team Scores – Northridge 556, Concord 449, Elkhart Central 328, Wawasee 172, East Noble 160, Goshen 147, Angola 113, NorthWood 111, DeKalb 60, Elkhart Memorial 50, Fremont 10
200 medley relay – 1. Northridge (Miller, Nethercutt, Emerson, Weber) 1:44.94, 2. Concord 1:48.65, 3. Elkhart Central 1:51.61; 200 free – 1. Elsa Fretz (NR) 1:50.26, 2. Olivia Maack (EC) 1:56.29, 3. Caitlin Clark (NR) 1:56.95; 200 IM – 1. Sydnee Emerson (NR) 2:03.82, 2. Haley Dygert (NR) 2:06.84, 3. Jilian Dawson (Con) 2:11.03; 50 free – 1. Maddisen Lantz (Con) :23.75, 2. MaKayla Miller (Con) :23.88, 3. Kenzie Weber (NR) :24.21; Diving – 1. Sara Troyer (NR) 567.40, 2. Mary Grossman (NR) 520.00, 3. Jenna Lechlitner (Con) 433.40; 100 butterfly – 1. Emerson (NR) :56.09, 2. Sydney Dygert (EC) :56.20, 3. Dawson (Con) :57.64; 100 freestyle – 1. Fretz (NR) :49.86, 2. Lauren Miller (NR) :51.41, 3. Miller (Con) :52.56; 500 free – 1. Caitlin Clark (NR) 5:10.37, 2. Hailey Clark (NR) 5:12.21, 3. Anna Yeater 5:14.51; 200 free relay – 1. Northridge (Fretz, Weber, Nethercutt, Miller) 1:34.43, 2. Concord 1:40.78, 3. Elkhart Central 1:44.40; 100 breaststroke – 1. Lantz (Con) :56.84, 2. Alexandra Beer (Con) :59.06, 3. Emma Lehman (NR) 1:00.11; 100 breaststroke – 1. Dygert (NR) 1:04.89, 2. Nethercutt (NR) 1:06.22, 3. Sarah Platt (DeKalb) 1:06.23; 400 free relay – 1. Northridge (Fretz, Weber, Emerson, Miller) 3:27.25, 2. Concord 3:35.22, 3. Elkhart Central 3:45.05
