HOFFMAN, VOSS LEAD TIGERS TO 13TH AT STATE!

Yorktown's Hunter Hoffman receives his medal

for finishing 3rd in the 50 free at the 2011 State Meet

The Yorktown Tigers rode strong performances from their talented senior class to a 13th place finish in the team standings at Saturday's IHSAA State Meet at the IU Natatorium. It's the best finish by a YHS boys team since the 11th place showing by the 2007 Tigers.

Senior Hunter Hoffman earned the highest honors of the meet for Yorktown, blazing to 3rd place in the 50-yard freestyle in a lifetime best of 20.90. That's an AUTOMATIC All-American cut, and it ensures Hoffman a place on the All-State team in that event.

Hoffman would go on to finish 11th in the 100-yard freestyle (46.89), but he would probably be the first to say he could have gone faster. In fact, his Sectional championship time of 46.25 would have stood up for 4th at State on Saturday. Nevertheless, it was a terrific swim for a young man whose best days in the pool are still ahead of him, if he chooses to pursue the sport in college.

Fellow Class of '11 member Adam Voss also closed out his YHS career in style. Voss got on the State Meet medal stand for the first time, ending up 7th in the 100-yard butterfly with a 51.57 on Saturday afternoon. Adam also placed 13th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.60--that after lowering his own YHS record in the event to 52.15 in Friday evening's prelims!

Michael Heavilon finished out the individual scoring for Yorktown. The senior put up a 52.43 to earn 14th place in the 100-yard butterfly yesterday, slightly slower than his 51.87 from Friday night.

The Tigers were only able to get one relay through to Saturday. The 200-yard medley relay squad of Voss, Hoffman, Heavilon and senior Wes Gustin went 1:37.21 to earn 12th place in the consolation final on Saturday.

The "Mighty Men of Yorktown" or the "Old Men" have had a fantastic season for head coach Matt Routh. Their contributions to the Yorktown swimming legacy will be long remembered. Great job, fellas!

GO TIGERS!

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Top 20 team standings--1. Carmel 227, 2. Bloomington South 171, 3. Westfield 146, 4. Chesterton 141.5, 5. Northridge 138.5, 6. Hamilton Southeastern 117, 7. Munster 116.5, 8. Homestead 112, 9. Zionsville 93.5, 10. Indianapolis North Central 93, 11. Jeffersonville 86, 12. Brebeuf 82, 13. YORKTOWN 51, 14. tie Crown Point and Castle 50, 16. Michigan City 49, 17. Concord 41, 18. tie Center Grove and Floyd Central 37, 20. Fishers 30.