Hunter Hoffman (left) receives his blue ribbonin the 400 free relay from
YHS coach Matt Routh
There are a lot of different ways to measure champions. But the 2010-11 edition of the Yorktown Tigers put all of them in play on Saturday, winning four events and demolishing four YHS boys school records along the way.
The Tigers made a statement in the first championship final of the day, falling short of titleist Hamilton Southeastern, but racing to a 2nd place finish, a State Meet qualification time, and a new Yorktown record in 1:36.27. The performance by seniors Adam Voss, Hunter Hoffman, Michael Heavilon and Wes "Goose" Gustin edged the old mark of 1:36.35 set by Brenden Butler, Zach Williams, Wells Arwood and Alex Clark in 2005. It would become a familiar theme throughout Saturday's finals.
Hoffman was the next Tiger to put the YHS record board in his crosshairs. He roared off the blocks for a 46.25 and a 1st place finish in the 100 free--a nearly two-second drop from his prelim time, and just good enough to knock Tiger legend Eric Mattingly off the board (the old record of 46.28 was set in 2004, when Hunter was still in elementary school!).
Voss stared down history in the 100 back. Adam used his outstanding underwater work to his maximum advantage against a State Meet-caliber field to claim 3rd in 52.86, more than a second under the State cut, and wiping out his own YHS record of 53.44 set earlier this year.
My personal favorite came in the day's final event, the 400 free relay. The quartet of Hoffman, Michael Heavilon, freshman Scott Heavilon and Voss led from start to finish, destroying the field to grab 1st by more than two seconds in a new YHS record time of 3:12.04. That erases the 3:12.23 put up by Alex Keller, David Tobin, Dan Farrell and Voss in the same meet in the same pool in 2009.
Hoffman added another individual 1st place award with an easy victory in the 50 free. His time of 21.08 has him seeded #3 at the State Meet. Throw in his #4 seeding in the 100 free next weekend, and it could be quite the exciting time at the Hoffman home.
Michael Heavilon is the other Tiger to make it to State in an individual event. He pushed hard all the way through the wall in the 100 fly to punch his ticket to the Nat in 52.69--that was good for "only" a 4th place finish in a field with crazy depth.
Several other Tigers had high quality efforts on Saturday. Scott Heavilon ended up 7th in the 500 free (4:59.03) and 8th in the 200 free (1:49.97)--he dropped almost 11 seconds from his prelim time in the 500! Gustin took 6th in the 50 free (22.85) and 8th in the 100 free (50.83); sophomore Thommy Brown and junior Alec Durant went 11th-12th in the 200 IM (2:14.90 and 2:15.79, respectively) behind Michael Heavilon's 5th (1:58.94); senior Tyler Donges was 6th in diving with a score of 338.20, which left him two spots below a bid to the regional; Brown went under 59 flat for the first time in the 100 fly, his 58.22 good enough for 10th; Durant added an 8th in the 100 breast (1:07.50); freshman Brock Rees brought home 12th in the 100 back in 1:07.86; the 200 free relay squad of Gustin, Brown, senior Joe Eskew and Scott Heavilon posted a 4th in a time of 1:35.34; and Eskew scored again with 11th in the 500 free (5:17.78).
The members of the State Team have five more days to amp it up again, finish working on the "little"things that add up to big chunks of time, and go tear it up at the IU Natatorium next Friday and Saturday.
GO TIGERS!
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Final team standings:
1. Hamilton Southeastern 349
2. Anderson 234
3. Fishers 213
4. YORKTOWN 210
5. Oak Hill 124
6. Pendleton Heights 123
7. Marion 36
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