Four Yorktown Tigers have swum their way into the 2010 State Meet thanks to strong performances at the Hamilton Southeastern Sectional. Senior Cameron Watters, juniors Adam Voss and Michael Heavilon, and sophomore Austin Dunn all punched their tickets to the 'Nat in Saturday's finals, leading the Yorktown boys to a 3rd place finish in the final team standings:
1. Hamilton Southeastern 373, 2. Fishers 310, 3. Yorktown 151, 4. Anderson Highland 140, 5. Oak Hill 109.5, 6. Anderson 108.5, 7. Pendleton Heights 102, 8. Marion 39, 9. Alexandria 16, 10. Elwood 2.
Voss earned Yorktown's only individual sectional championship, edging Highland's Kyle Johnson 51.10 to 51.38 to take top honors in the 100-yard butterfly. Just how good are those times? Good enough to seed Voss 3rd and Johnson 7th among the 32 boys who will hit the water for the State Meet prelims on Friday night. Voss is positioned to make a strong run at winning Yorktown's next state championship--go get 'em, Adam!
Voss will compete in a second individual event at State, the 200-yard freestyle. Voss finished in 3rd place at the sectional in 1:43.70, and enters the State Meet seeded 11th in that event.
Two other Tigers earned the right to compete at State in individual events. Watters bested the state cut and broke Alex Keller's year-old YHS record in the 100-yard backstroke, swimming a 54.09 for a 4th place finish and the #18 seed at State. Dunn swam a lifetime best 22.05 for 2nd at the sectional; Austin's time was just over the state cut, but fast enough for a call down to Indianapolis and the #26 seeding.
The "Fab Four" of Watters, Voss, Heavilon and Dunn will compete in two relays at the 'Nat. The boys posted a 2nd place finish at the sectional in the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.82) and enter the State Meet prelims seeded 21st. They'll also make a run at the field in the 400-yard freestyle relay following their 3rd place finish at the sectional (3:15.76). Yorktown is the 17th seed in that event.
The Yorktown boys who didn't qualify for State had some impressive performances in the sectional, too. Senior Harrison Slater cut an amazing 15 seconds off his seed time in the 200-yard freestyle prelims, with junior Joe Eskew dropping more than nine seconds in the same event. Senior Kyle Bonneau trimmed his time by almost six seconds in the prelims of the 200-yard IM. Both senior Michael Stocker and junior Aaron Kalley cut two seconds off their times in the 50-yard freestyle prelims. Freshman Thommy Brown's effort in the 100-yard butterfly was nearly two seconds quicker than his seed time. Kalley lowered his time in the 100-yard freestyle by almost four seconds, and Eskew trimmed his 500-yard freestyle time by more than ten seconds. Finally, junior Joe Railey snipped almost ten seconds off his best time in the 100-yard backstroke!
Head coach Brad Grieshop, assistant coaches Jim Lefler and Frank Mattingly, and diving coach Shana Riegle did another masterful job preparing their athletes for the rigors of one of the toughest sectionals in all of Indiana. Job well done, folks.
The boys 2010 State Meet prelims begin at 6:00 o'clock Friday night at the I.U. Natatorium.
GO TIGERS!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
YORKTOWN BOYS HEAD FOR SECTIONAL
The boys of Yorktown High School embark on their own post-season chase tonight, opening the Hamilton Southeastern Sectional with goals in mind, and some wild and crazy hair styles on their heads!
Head coach Brad Grieshop's guys looked like they failed a casting call for a Mr. T look-alike contest earlier this week! But watch out once they're shaved down, because some fast swims are likely on the way.
You can expect top notch performances out of the Tigers Fab Four tonight and Saturday. Senior Cameron Watters, juniors Michael Heavilon and Adam Voss, and sophomore Austin Dunn are all threats to either win their individual events or swim fast enough to qualify for the State Meet. Those four boys have led this team all season long, and the next 48 hours won't be any different.
Voss is the most likely to advance to advance to the State Meet. The Star Press in Muncie published a nice profile of Adam today, comparing him with his dad Pete, himself a stud swimmer for Muncie North "back in the day." Check out the "Voss is Boss" t-shirt in the stand at tonight's prelims.
The tournament is bound to be a bittersweet experience for Dunn, who will be swimming in his final meets as a Yorktown Tiger. Austin will be moving to Greenwood following this school year; many of us have watched him grow up in our little six-lane pool over the years, and it just won't feel the same without him splashing around. Good luck in the future, Austin. You'll be missed here, but you'll always be part of the Yorktown Swimming family, no matter where you are.
If you're making the trip down I-69 to HSE tonight, be loud and proud, and GO TIGERS!
Head coach Brad Grieshop's guys looked like they failed a casting call for a Mr. T look-alike contest earlier this week! But watch out once they're shaved down, because some fast swims are likely on the way.
You can expect top notch performances out of the Tigers Fab Four tonight and Saturday. Senior Cameron Watters, juniors Michael Heavilon and Adam Voss, and sophomore Austin Dunn are all threats to either win their individual events or swim fast enough to qualify for the State Meet. Those four boys have led this team all season long, and the next 48 hours won't be any different.
Voss is the most likely to advance to advance to the State Meet. The Star Press in Muncie published a nice profile of Adam today, comparing him with his dad Pete, himself a stud swimmer for Muncie North "back in the day." Check out the "Voss is Boss" t-shirt in the stand at tonight's prelims.
The tournament is bound to be a bittersweet experience for Dunn, who will be swimming in his final meets as a Yorktown Tiger. Austin will be moving to Greenwood following this school year; many of us have watched him grow up in our little six-lane pool over the years, and it just won't feel the same without him splashing around. Good luck in the future, Austin. You'll be missed here, but you'll always be part of the Yorktown Swimming family, no matter where you are.
If you're making the trip down I-69 to HSE tonight, be loud and proud, and GO TIGERS!
GIRLS SECTIONAL & STATE RECAP
The Yorktown High School girls have concluded their 2009-10 season by giving fans a glimpse of what could be a bright future.
Head coach Brad Grieshop's girls swam to a 3rd place finish at the tough Fishers Sectional February 4th and 6th, trailing only traditional powers Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers. The Tigers held off challenges from both Oak Hill and Pendleton Heights down the stretch to hold onto 3rd. Here's a look at the final team standings:
1. Hamilton Southeastern 416, 2. Fishers 358, 3. Yorktown 141, 4. Oak Hill 123, 5. Pendleton Heights 109, 6. Anderson Highland 82, 7. Marion 61, 8. Anderson 45.
For the second straight year, youth led the way for YHS. Sophomore Larah Beaver grabbed Yorktown's lone individual sectional championship, roaring from behind to beat Hamilton Southeastern senior Aubrey Hertzler with a 56.68 in the 100-yard backstroke. That broke Hertzler's sectional record, Beaver's own YHS record, and made Beaver an automatic NISCA All-American again in the event.
Beaver punched her ticket for the State Meet a second time in the 100-yard freestyle, swimming a state cut time of 52.90 to finish in 3rd place.
Jessica Extine followed suit, claiming her spot in the State Meet with her swim in the 50-yard freestyle. Extine's 24.49 was good for 6th place, but she was in one of the toughest 'A' final fields in all of Indiana. All six girls in that heat bettered the state cut; in fact, the winner of the 'B' final, Samantha Montgomery of Fishers, also swam a state cut time, winning her heat in 24.39! Don't let anyone tell you our sectional isn't one of the fastest in Indiana--it's more like a mini-State Meet a week before the real thing.
The glimpse of the future came in two of Yorktown's relay performances. The 200-yard medley relay team of Beaver and freshmen Kersea Gable, Jessica Extine and Caroline Grasso swam to a top seeding in the prelims, and dialed it up again in the final. The Yorktown quartet swam a 1:51.26 in the 'A' final to finish 3rd and automatically advance to the State Meet.
Junior Gabby LaVoie joined Beaver, Extine and Grasso in a 3rd place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The time was just off the state cut, but good enough to earn Yorktown a "call down" to the State Meet.
The Tigers scored six points for 36th place in the final team standings at the IHSAA State Meet February 12th-13th. Beaver accounted for the scoring, shaking off a disappointing prelim swim on Friday night to finish 11th in the 100-yard backstroke (57.73).
Beaver added a 30th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.54. Extine's 25.62 was good for 39th in the 50-yard freestyle (there were 41 competitors in that event this year!). And two Yorktown relays put themselves in the scorebook--the 200-yard medley relay team of Beaver, Gable, Extine and Grasso went 1:54.43 (more than three second slower than their sectional effort) to finish 25th. The team of senior Heather Elston and Grasso, LaVoie and Extine finished in 31st place in the 200-yard freestyle relay, posting a time of 1:46.92.
All in all, this was a season of mixed results for Yorktown. The Tigers were hurt badly by a lack of scoring depth in many of their meets, but stayed the course to accomplish some impressive things at conference and in the IHSAA tournament. If this team's girls hold together in the off-season, and convince more girls to come out for the team next fall, the 2010-11 season should be one to remember.
GO TIGERS!
Head coach Brad Grieshop's girls swam to a 3rd place finish at the tough Fishers Sectional February 4th and 6th, trailing only traditional powers Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers. The Tigers held off challenges from both Oak Hill and Pendleton Heights down the stretch to hold onto 3rd. Here's a look at the final team standings:
1. Hamilton Southeastern 416, 2. Fishers 358, 3. Yorktown 141, 4. Oak Hill 123, 5. Pendleton Heights 109, 6. Anderson Highland 82, 7. Marion 61, 8. Anderson 45.
For the second straight year, youth led the way for YHS. Sophomore Larah Beaver grabbed Yorktown's lone individual sectional championship, roaring from behind to beat Hamilton Southeastern senior Aubrey Hertzler with a 56.68 in the 100-yard backstroke. That broke Hertzler's sectional record, Beaver's own YHS record, and made Beaver an automatic NISCA All-American again in the event.
Beaver punched her ticket for the State Meet a second time in the 100-yard freestyle, swimming a state cut time of 52.90 to finish in 3rd place.
Jessica Extine followed suit, claiming her spot in the State Meet with her swim in the 50-yard freestyle. Extine's 24.49 was good for 6th place, but she was in one of the toughest 'A' final fields in all of Indiana. All six girls in that heat bettered the state cut; in fact, the winner of the 'B' final, Samantha Montgomery of Fishers, also swam a state cut time, winning her heat in 24.39! Don't let anyone tell you our sectional isn't one of the fastest in Indiana--it's more like a mini-State Meet a week before the real thing.
The glimpse of the future came in two of Yorktown's relay performances. The 200-yard medley relay team of Beaver and freshmen Kersea Gable, Jessica Extine and Caroline Grasso swam to a top seeding in the prelims, and dialed it up again in the final. The Yorktown quartet swam a 1:51.26 in the 'A' final to finish 3rd and automatically advance to the State Meet.
Junior Gabby LaVoie joined Beaver, Extine and Grasso in a 3rd place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The time was just off the state cut, but good enough to earn Yorktown a "call down" to the State Meet.
The Tigers scored six points for 36th place in the final team standings at the IHSAA State Meet February 12th-13th. Beaver accounted for the scoring, shaking off a disappointing prelim swim on Friday night to finish 11th in the 100-yard backstroke (57.73).
Beaver added a 30th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.54. Extine's 25.62 was good for 39th in the 50-yard freestyle (there were 41 competitors in that event this year!). And two Yorktown relays put themselves in the scorebook--the 200-yard medley relay team of Beaver, Gable, Extine and Grasso went 1:54.43 (more than three second slower than their sectional effort) to finish 25th. The team of senior Heather Elston and Grasso, LaVoie and Extine finished in 31st place in the 200-yard freestyle relay, posting a time of 1:46.92.
All in all, this was a season of mixed results for Yorktown. The Tigers were hurt badly by a lack of scoring depth in many of their meets, but stayed the course to accomplish some impressive things at conference and in the IHSAA tournament. If this team's girls hold together in the off-season, and convince more girls to come out for the team next fall, the 2010-11 season should be one to remember.
GO TIGERS!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE
The IHSAA's 36th annual girls state tournament in swimming and diving begins tomorrow at 20 sectional sites across Indiana. And that makes this as good a time as any to think about how this tournament is structured, and how the powers-that-be might make it an even better tournament in the future (don't hold your breath, though).
The current format calls for each event winner from each sectional to automatically advance to the State Meet. That fills 20 of the 32 available slots at State in each event right off the bat. The next step in the process is for non-winners who meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut (on the final day of the sectionals) to also earn automatic berths to State. If the field still falls short of 32 competitors, the third step in the process is the "call down."
Let's say Jane Doe didn't win her event at the sectional, and missed the state cut by .02 of a second. Jane would be in pretty good position for a call down. But here's where Jane can (and often does) get the short end of the stick, and where I think the IHSAA should make a change.
Each year, there are event winners at what I will call "slow" sectionals. Those event winners often fail to even come close to the state cut for their event, but who automatically make it to State regardless of how slow their times are. At the same time, there are better swimmers at what I will call "fast" sectionals who swim just off the state cut, much faster than many of the "slow" sectional event winners, but who are locked out of State by this unfair policy.
Let's look at the 2009 State Meet field in the 200-yard Medley Relay as an example. Eight of the 32 teams that qualified to compete in Friday night's preliminaries failed to meet or exceed the state cut in that event (1:52.86) at their sectionals. That's a full 25% of the field. Plymouth and Castle got the final two spots in the field, even though their winning sectional times were five-and-a-half seconds slower than the state cut!
What's the harm in that, you might ask? An analysis of the 2009 sectional results finds that 20 teams--Terre Haute South (1:54.64), Brownsburg (1:57.78), Bloomington North (1:58.19), Southmont (1:57.23), Lake Central (1:55.39), Lowell (1:55.57), New Albany (1:56.19), Franklin (1:56.74), Indian Creek (1:56.36), Perry Meridian (1:56.37), Yorktown (1:53.49), Bedford-North Lawrence (1:53.34), Tell City (1:53.94), Jay County (1:56.82), Harrison (1:57.52), West Lafayette (1:58.41), Mt. Vernon (Hancock) (1:56.10), Richmond (1:56.13), New Palestine (1:57.26), and Kokomo (1:58.04) had times that were better or equal to Plymouth and Castle. But those 20 team, more deserving in my opinion, based strictly on their times, didn't get to go.
Swimming is supposed to be about who gets to the wall faster--and the premier meet in the state of Indiana should be based on that, first and foremost. The system should not reward Swimmer A for being the "fastest" competitor in a mediocre field, nor should it penalize Swimmer B for being a fast swimmer in a highly competitive field. How can we fix it?
Here's my proposal for the 2010-11 tournament. The State Meet field in each event remains at 32 competitors. Sectional event winners whose times meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut get automatic bids to State. Non-winners who meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut also continue to get automatic bids to State. But sectional winners whose times do not meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut would get provisional bids to State. Provisional qualifiers would be "on the bubble" and would be bumped from the State Meet field by the remaining, faster non-winning swimmers from the sectional round. If there were no faster swimmers left, the provisional qualifier would go to State.
That arrangement would ensure that the fastest 32 competitors from across Indiana make it to the State Meet.
As I wrote earlier, don't hold your breath!
The current format calls for each event winner from each sectional to automatically advance to the State Meet. That fills 20 of the 32 available slots at State in each event right off the bat. The next step in the process is for non-winners who meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut (on the final day of the sectionals) to also earn automatic berths to State. If the field still falls short of 32 competitors, the third step in the process is the "call down."
Let's say Jane Doe didn't win her event at the sectional, and missed the state cut by .02 of a second. Jane would be in pretty good position for a call down. But here's where Jane can (and often does) get the short end of the stick, and where I think the IHSAA should make a change.
Each year, there are event winners at what I will call "slow" sectionals. Those event winners often fail to even come close to the state cut for their event, but who automatically make it to State regardless of how slow their times are. At the same time, there are better swimmers at what I will call "fast" sectionals who swim just off the state cut, much faster than many of the "slow" sectional event winners, but who are locked out of State by this unfair policy.
Let's look at the 2009 State Meet field in the 200-yard Medley Relay as an example. Eight of the 32 teams that qualified to compete in Friday night's preliminaries failed to meet or exceed the state cut in that event (1:52.86) at their sectionals. That's a full 25% of the field. Plymouth and Castle got the final two spots in the field, even though their winning sectional times were five-and-a-half seconds slower than the state cut!
What's the harm in that, you might ask? An analysis of the 2009 sectional results finds that 20 teams--Terre Haute South (1:54.64), Brownsburg (1:57.78), Bloomington North (1:58.19), Southmont (1:57.23), Lake Central (1:55.39), Lowell (1:55.57), New Albany (1:56.19), Franklin (1:56.74), Indian Creek (1:56.36), Perry Meridian (1:56.37), Yorktown (1:53.49), Bedford-North Lawrence (1:53.34), Tell City (1:53.94), Jay County (1:56.82), Harrison (1:57.52), West Lafayette (1:58.41), Mt. Vernon (Hancock) (1:56.10), Richmond (1:56.13), New Palestine (1:57.26), and Kokomo (1:58.04) had times that were better or equal to Plymouth and Castle. But those 20 team, more deserving in my opinion, based strictly on their times, didn't get to go.
Swimming is supposed to be about who gets to the wall faster--and the premier meet in the state of Indiana should be based on that, first and foremost. The system should not reward Swimmer A for being the "fastest" competitor in a mediocre field, nor should it penalize Swimmer B for being a fast swimmer in a highly competitive field. How can we fix it?
Here's my proposal for the 2010-11 tournament. The State Meet field in each event remains at 32 competitors. Sectional event winners whose times meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut get automatic bids to State. Non-winners who meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut also continue to get automatic bids to State. But sectional winners whose times do not meet or exceed the IHSAA state cut would get provisional bids to State. Provisional qualifiers would be "on the bubble" and would be bumped from the State Meet field by the remaining, faster non-winning swimmers from the sectional round. If there were no faster swimmers left, the provisional qualifier would go to State.
That arrangement would ensure that the fastest 32 competitors from across Indiana make it to the State Meet.
As I wrote earlier, don't hold your breath!
AN INTERESTING TAKE ON SECTIONALS
Today's edition (February 3rd) of the Indianapolis Star includes a story about whether the quality of a pool has anything to do with who qualifies for the swimming State Meet. Reporter Nat Newell's piece is a good read, and I recommend that you take a look.
Certainly, the depth, age and equipment of a pool are factors in how "fast" the pool might be. The top notch facilities at Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers, Indianapolis North Central, etc. are all relatively new, built for racing, and turn out a lot of top performances. It's no coincidence that many of Indiana's best swimmers call these pools home. But the talent, dedication and hard work of the swimmers has more to do with their results than just the depth of the pool or how much turbulence the lane lines eliminate.
Newell's story quotes Lawrence North head coach Mike Penrose as saying, "Water's water. If you want to go to state, win your sectional." That's because every event winner at each of Indiana's 20 sectionals gets an automatic berth in the State Meet, no matter what their winning time is. If you don't win your event, you have to match or exceed the IHSAA state cut in the sectional's final day for an automatic trip to the Natatorium. And if you fail to do that, you have to hope your time is among the best of the rest, and qualifies for a "call down" to fill the State Meet field of 32.
There's another way to look at who gets to the State Meet, one I believe it's time for the IHSAA to consider. I'll have more on that in my next post.
Certainly, the depth, age and equipment of a pool are factors in how "fast" the pool might be. The top notch facilities at Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers, Indianapolis North Central, etc. are all relatively new, built for racing, and turn out a lot of top performances. It's no coincidence that many of Indiana's best swimmers call these pools home. But the talent, dedication and hard work of the swimmers has more to do with their results than just the depth of the pool or how much turbulence the lane lines eliminate.
Newell's story quotes Lawrence North head coach Mike Penrose as saying, "Water's water. If you want to go to state, win your sectional." That's because every event winner at each of Indiana's 20 sectionals gets an automatic berth in the State Meet, no matter what their winning time is. If you don't win your event, you have to match or exceed the IHSAA state cut in the sectional's final day for an automatic trip to the Natatorium. And if you fail to do that, you have to hope your time is among the best of the rest, and qualifies for a "call down" to fill the State Meet field of 32.
There's another way to look at who gets to the State Meet, one I believe it's time for the IHSAA to consider. I'll have more on that in my next post.
TIGER BOYS LOSE TO HIGHLAND
The Anderson Highland Scots made history last night, defeating Yorktown 104-81. The victory gave the Scots a 9-0 dual meet record in 2009-10, the school's first perfect season since 1984. Earlier this season, Highland won the Olympic Conference boys team championship. So head coach Dave Renz and his athletes have done themselves proud in the final season of their program's existence (Highland will be converted in to a middle school for the 2010-11 school year).
Yorktown got a pair of wins last night from junior Adam Voss (200-yard IM and 100-yard freestyle), and the Tigers also won the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay. But YHS couldn't muster enough points for the win, largely because of the small size of the Tigers rosters. This team simply needs more boys next year to return the program to its former prominence.
The boys now turn their attention to preparing for the Hamilton Southeastern Sectional, which gets underway on February 18th.
GO TIGERS!
Yorktown got a pair of wins last night from junior Adam Voss (200-yard IM and 100-yard freestyle), and the Tigers also won the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay. But YHS couldn't muster enough points for the win, largely because of the small size of the Tigers rosters. This team simply needs more boys next year to return the program to its former prominence.
The boys now turn their attention to preparing for the Hamilton Southeastern Sectional, which gets underway on February 18th.
GO TIGERS!
Monday, February 1, 2010
BOYS SLIP OUT OF TOP 20
Yorktown finds itself ranked #21 in this week's boys poll compiled by the Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association. Here's how the Top 20 shakes out, with teams from the Hamilton Southeastern Sectional in bold and red:
1. Munster 225, 2. Carmel 204, 3. Hamilton Southeastern 176, 4. Chesterton 169, 5. Fishers 161, 6. Castle 141, 7. Northridge 121, 8. Concord 100, 9. Noblesville 78, 10. Bloomington South 63, 11. Homestead 55, 12. (tie) Indianapolis North Central 54, 12. (tie) Zionsville 54, 14. Michigan City 51, 15. Ft. Wayne Carroll 49, 16. Westfield 48, 17. Brebeuf 41, 18. Seymour 39, 19. Tri-West 37, 20. Plainfield 35.
Yorktown was two rating points behind Plainfield.
Junior Adam Voss still ranks #6 in the 200-yard freestyle and #6 in the 100-yard fly. Sophomore Austin Dunn is #16 in the 100-yard fly. And the Tigers have a pair of Top 20 relays--Senior Cameron Watters, Voss, Dunn and junior Michael Heavilon are #17 in the 200-yard freestyle relay, and #18 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The same boys find themselves #22 in the 200-yard medley relay heading into Tuesday night's regular season finale at Anderson Highland.
GO TIGERS!
1. Munster 225, 2. Carmel 204, 3. Hamilton Southeastern 176, 4. Chesterton 169, 5. Fishers 161, 6. Castle 141, 7. Northridge 121, 8. Concord 100, 9. Noblesville 78, 10. Bloomington South 63, 11. Homestead 55, 12. (tie) Indianapolis North Central 54, 12. (tie) Zionsville 54, 14. Michigan City 51, 15. Ft. Wayne Carroll 49, 16. Westfield 48, 17. Brebeuf 41, 18. Seymour 39, 19. Tri-West 37, 20. Plainfield 35.
Yorktown was two rating points behind Plainfield.
Junior Adam Voss still ranks #6 in the 200-yard freestyle and #6 in the 100-yard fly. Sophomore Austin Dunn is #16 in the 100-yard fly. And the Tigers have a pair of Top 20 relays--Senior Cameron Watters, Voss, Dunn and junior Michael Heavilon are #17 in the 200-yard freestyle relay, and #18 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The same boys find themselves #22 in the 200-yard medley relay heading into Tuesday night's regular season finale at Anderson Highland.
GO TIGERS!
FINAL GIRLS RANKINGS UNVEILED
The Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association has released its final girls poll of the 2009-10 season. The Yorktown girls head into the Fishers Sectional carrying the #28 ranking (a total of 49 teams from across the state made the list with at least one point). The poll is calculated by scoring a theoretical State Meet, based on the best times reported to the IHSSCA. Here's the final girls Top 20, with teams from the Fishers Sectional in bold and red:
1. Carmel 332, 2. Hamilton Southeastern 249, 3. Center Grove 158, 4. Chesterton 157, 5. Zionsville 118, 6. Munster 115, 7. Homestead 112, 8. Fishers 109, 9. Noblesville 100, 10. Lawrence North 89, 11. Indianapolis North Central 88, 12. Ft. Wayne Snider 75, 13. Westfield, 57, 14. Northridge 53, 15. Columbus North 46, 16. Mt. Vernon (Posey) 42, 17. McCutcheon 40, 18. Penn 32, 19. Wawasee 30, 20. Concord 25.
Two other notes--Muncie Central has entered the final poll, with the Lady Bearcats ranked #34. And it's interesting to note that Yorktown has competed head-to-head with nine of the final Top 20 this season. YHS certainly can't be accused of swimming a cupcake schedule.
Sophomore Larah Beaver continues to hold down the #6 ranking in Indiana among girls in the 100-yard backstroke. Beaver has bounced back from early season illness and injury to defend her Hoosier Heritage Conference title in that event, and brought the 400-yard freestyle relay back from an 11-yard deficit to victory with a 53 second anchor leg at the HHC meet.
The biggest news for Yorktown in the season's final poll is in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Beaver and freshmen Kersea Gable, Jessica Extine and Caroline Grasso has earned the #26 ranking going into the IHSAA tournament. That ranking is based on the 1:56.80 the relay swam last week in the Muncie Central meet. But the same girls went 1:54.97 in winning the event at the HHC meet. That time (had it been reported) would leave Yorktown #22! These girls have made steady progress all season, but they haven't come close to their full potential. Put them in racing suits, shaved and tapered, and in the high adrenaline environment of the Fishers Sectional, and we're likely to see Beaver, Gable, Extine and Grasso cut significant time chasing Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers in Thursday's prelims and Saturday's finals.
GO TIGERS!
1. Carmel 332, 2. Hamilton Southeastern 249, 3. Center Grove 158, 4. Chesterton 157, 5. Zionsville 118, 6. Munster 115, 7. Homestead 112, 8. Fishers 109, 9. Noblesville 100, 10. Lawrence North 89, 11. Indianapolis North Central 88, 12. Ft. Wayne Snider 75, 13. Westfield, 57, 14. Northridge 53, 15. Columbus North 46, 16. Mt. Vernon (Posey) 42, 17. McCutcheon 40, 18. Penn 32, 19. Wawasee 30, 20. Concord 25.
Two other notes--Muncie Central has entered the final poll, with the Lady Bearcats ranked #34. And it's interesting to note that Yorktown has competed head-to-head with nine of the final Top 20 this season. YHS certainly can't be accused of swimming a cupcake schedule.
Sophomore Larah Beaver continues to hold down the #6 ranking in Indiana among girls in the 100-yard backstroke. Beaver has bounced back from early season illness and injury to defend her Hoosier Heritage Conference title in that event, and brought the 400-yard freestyle relay back from an 11-yard deficit to victory with a 53 second anchor leg at the HHC meet.
The biggest news for Yorktown in the season's final poll is in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Beaver and freshmen Kersea Gable, Jessica Extine and Caroline Grasso has earned the #26 ranking going into the IHSAA tournament. That ranking is based on the 1:56.80 the relay swam last week in the Muncie Central meet. But the same girls went 1:54.97 in winning the event at the HHC meet. That time (had it been reported) would leave Yorktown #22! These girls have made steady progress all season, but they haven't come close to their full potential. Put them in racing suits, shaved and tapered, and in the high adrenaline environment of the Fishers Sectional, and we're likely to see Beaver, Gable, Extine and Grasso cut significant time chasing Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers in Thursday's prelims and Saturday's finals.
GO TIGERS!
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