GIRLS SECTIONAL RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

We're at the point in the season when coaches, athletes and fans begin looking forward to the IHSAA tournament--the Lady Tigers will hit the water for the Fishers Sectional prelims just 10 DAYS from now.

I have taken the information available from several sources (some coaches STILL don't report their results) to compile a ranking of the best efforts in the Fishers Sectional field so far this season. The list only includes the top performance in each event for each school--it does NOT include the 2nd best, 3rd, etc. from the teams. That's why you'll only see one entrant per event.

Here's how the top echelon swimmers and divers look less than two weeks out.

200 Medley Relay (IHSAA State Cut 1:51.03)

1. YORKTOWN 1:52.44
2. Fishers 1:52.95
3. Hamilton Southeastern 1:53.82
4. Oak Hill 2:07.43
5. Pendleton Heights 2:13.38
6. Anderson 2:17.75

200 Free (IHSAA State Cut 1:54.79)

1. Emily Moser, Fishers 1:56.13
2. Caroline Thomas, Hamilton Southeastern 2:00.82
3. Micalah Booher, Pendleton Heights 2:05.97
4. Caroline Grasso, Yorktown 2:06.13
5. Samantha Mauk, Oak Hill 2:07.95
6. Jessica Simmons, Anderson 2:25.98
7. Sarah Bournique, Marion 2:42.87

200 IM (IHSAA State Cut 2:09.82)

1. Abbegayle Schneider, Fishers 2:10.17
2. Larah Beaver, Yorktown 2:17.70
3. Gabrielle Mazero, Hamilton Southeastern 2:18.59
4. Madison Kordes, Pendleton Heights 2:25.55
5. Samantha Mauk, Oak Hill 2:26.35
6. Tori Brown, Anderson 2:43.53
7. Kayla Endsley, Marion 3:12.17

50 Free (IHSAA State Cut 24.35)

1. Caroline Thomas, Hamilton Southeastern 24.62
2. Chloe Susdorf, Fishers 24.94
3. Jessica Extine, Yorktown 25.14
4. Melissa Ford, Oak Hill 25.42
5. Sasha Artis, Marion 27.28
6. Katey Stout, Pendleton Heights 27.79
7. Anna Gustin, Anderson 29.46

1-Meter Diving (No IHSAA standard)

1. Shelby Bartlett, Fishers 484.54
2. Hannah Cochran, Pendleton Heights 463.40
3. Jaya Brown, Hamilton Southeastern 425.50
4. Kendra Holcom, Oak Hill 292.20
5. Sam Mahon, Yorktown 194.95

100 Fly (IHSAA State Cut 58.20)

1. Heather Cunningham, Fishers 59.41
2. Jessica Extine, Yorktown 1:01.25
3. Caroline Thomas, Hamilton Southeastern 1:01.52
4. Melissa Ford, Oak Hill 1:06.46
5. Mason Mills, Pendleton Heights 1:13.46
6. Anna Gustin, Anderson 1:22.50
7. Sarah Bournique, Marion 1:29.00

100 Free (IHSAA State Cut 52.99)

1. Caroline Thomas, Hamilton Southeastern 53.81
2. Larah Beaver, Yorktown 54.31
3. Emily Moser, Fishers 55.10
4. Melissa Ford, Oak Hill 57.04
5. Sasha Artis, Marion 1:00.87
6. Breana Oaldon, Pendleton Heights 1:02.78
7. Esther Mishler, Anderson 1:07.27

500 Free (IHSAA State Cut 5:09.94)

1. Emily Moser, Fishers 5:05.99
2. Caroline Thomas, Hamilton Southeastern 5:21.84
3. Micalah Booher, Pendleton Heights 5:36.76
4. Bailey Windell, Yorktown 5:46.61
5. Hailee Scheffer, Oak Hill 6:17.48
6. Jessica Simmons, Anderson 6:30.21
7. Aletheia Burritt, Marion 7:21.55

200 Free Relay (IHSAA State Cut 1:40.09)

1. Fishers 1:40.66
2. Hamilton Southeastern 1:41.21
3. YORKTOWN 1:43.36
4. Oak Hill 1:45.88
5. Pendleton Heights 1:51.43
6. Marion 2:03.04
7. Anderson 2:11.45

100 Back (IHSAA State Cut 58.81)

1. Larah Beaver, Yorktown 58.12
2. Courtney Mudd, Hamilton Southeastern 1:01.29
3. Heather Cunningham, Fishers 1:03.64
4. Morgan Tinkel, Oak Hill 1:09.41
5. Samantha Diedrich, Marion 1:14.82
6. Esther Mishler, Anderson 1:15.72

100 Breast (IHSAA State Cut 1:07.19)

1. Abbeayle Scnheider, Fishers 1:07.81
2. Gabrielle Mazero, Hamilton Southeastern 1:12.99
3. Jessica Extine, Yorktown 1:15.86
4. Hannah Brown, Oak Hill 1:18.96
5. Tori Brown, Anderson 1:19.40
6. Jessica Luckey, Marion 2:26.55

400 Free Relay (IHSAA State Cut 3:39.64)

1. Hamilton Southeastern 3:40.25
2. Fishers 3:40.45
3. YORKTOWN 3:48.90
4. Oak Hill 4:01.98
5. Anderson 4:23.80
6. Marion 5:06.68

Fishers is the defending champion--they beat crosstown rival Hamilton Southeastern by 100 points to capture the 2011 title, with Yorktown a distant third. The FHS Tigers lost some firepower to graduation, but are still the most talented (and deepest) team in the field. They should be a heavy favorite to repeat, BUT.....

Strange things can happen at a sectional. It's a pressure packed, high adrenaline environment. Swimmers DQ, some RELAY TEAMS DQ. If Fishers were to DQ a relay, that could open the door for HSE or even Yorktown to make a run at the team championship.

Most critical, though, will be the lineup choices made by the coaches. The evening of February 2nd (prelims) and the afternoon of February 4th (finals) will tell the tale.

And in case you're wondering, Yorktown has NEVER won a swimming sectional--YET.

GO TIGERS!