All great swimmers come to the NAT!
Photo by Darrell Butler
By Darrell Butler
Contributing Writer
INDIANAPOLIS â??? North
Central (Indianapolis) absolutely dominated the boys swimming state
championship this
year, winning seven of the 12 events Feb. 25 to repeat as
champion. It’s the Panthers’ third boys swimming title overall,
and for the accomplishment coach Bruce Patmos was voted
â??coach of the year.â?
started the meet at the IU Natatorium with a record-setting swim in the 200-yard medley
relay. Michael Christy, Riley Boulden, Peter Jameson, and Sean White
combined for a 1:32.95 time, breaking the old record of 1:33.05 set by
Carmel in the 2002 prelims.
record on Friday night, was again dominant in the finals. He won in 1:37.11,
just slightly slower than his meet record 1:37.02. His senior teammate, Drew
Sease, finished second in the event.
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Peter Jameson (state record)
and Drew Sease finish first and second in the 200 free. Photo by Darrell Butler |
Christy won the 200 individual medley with a 1:49.13 effort to earn his
second state championship in this event. This was a particularly fast
field this year. In prelims, nine swimmers posted Automatic
All-American times.
After winning the first three events of
the meet, North Central had developed a huge lead over its competitors.
Bryan Chovanec of Munster was victorious in the 50 freestyle in 20.81, edging Greencastle senior Andrew Bretscher (20.83).
In the 1-meter diving competition, Homestead senior
David Piercy scored 551.20 points to beat second-place senior Calib Dunnichay of Elwood. Of the 16 divers this year, 11 were
seniors. Two freshman and a sophomore made it into scoring this year, so this event will have a very different field next year.
Crown
Point senior Chris Morin edged Highlandâ??s Patrick Augustyn (50.74) and
Terre Haute Northâ??s Jonathan Jensen (50.81) to win the 100 butterfly in
50.47.
Jameson recorded an
individual double with a victory in the 100 freestyle (44.93). Andrew
Bretscher of Greencastle was second and Hamilton Southeastern junior
Spencer Osborn third.
Sease
dominated the 500 freestyle, winning in
4:30.47. Homestead senior Andrew Hoffman finished second, with senior
Chris Oleksiak
of Center Grove third. The top five included fourth-place freshman Bill
Bass of Chesterton and fifth-place junior Brenden Butler of
Yorktown (the author’s son!).
Homestead
won the 200
freestyle relay, with Adam Lill, Kyle
Frebel, Christopher Jones, and Hoffman combining for a time of 1:26.24.
This was a closely contested event — Munster, Chesterton,
and North Central also posted times within .7 of the winner.
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Aaron Koger (Richmond),
Tyler Lemert (Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran), and Sam Pelky (Delta) approach the wall in the 100 breaststroke’s photo finish. Photo by Darrell Butler |
Christy got his second win of
the day in the 100 backstroke with a time of 49.86. Christopher Pfaff
of South Bend Riley and HSE’s Osborn finished second and third, respectively.
Senior Aaron Koger of Richmond became
his schoolâ??s second-ever winner in the 100 breaststroke with a 56.09
time. He joins Chris Coveney (1981) as the Red Devilsâ?? only champions
in the event. This was a hotly contested race (see photo).
The Panthers closed the meet by
winning the 400 freestyle relay for the second year in a row. The
foursome of Sease, Ken Minturn, Christy, and Jameson just missed
the meet record with a winning time of 3:04.24. Chesterton was
second and South Bend Riley third.
1. North Central (Indianapolis) 295
2. Homestead 209
3. Chesterton 182
4. Hamilton Southeastern 174
5. Munster 157
6. South Bend Riley 136
7. Yorktown 90
8. Terre Haute North 80
9. Northridge 72
10. Crown Point 70
State champions
200 Medley Relay â???
North Central (Indianapolis) (Michael Christy 11, Riley Boulden 12,
Peter Jameson 12, Sean White 12), 1:32.95 (New Meet Record, old mark
1:33.05 (Prelims) by Carmel, 2002).
200 Freestyle â???
Peter Jameson, 12, North Central (Indianapolis), 1:37.11. (Jameson
broke the Meet Record with a 1:37.02 time in Fridayâ??s prelims, old mark
1:37.36 by Jeff Lee of Munster in 1999).
200 Individual Medley â??? Michael Christy, 11, North Central (Indianapolis), 1:49.13.
50 Freestyle â??? Bryan Chovanec, 12, Munster, 20.81.
1-Meter Diving â??? David Piercy, 12, Homestead, 551.20.
100 Butterfly â??? Chris Morin, 12, Crown Point, 50.47.
100 Freestyle â??? Peter Jameson, 12, North Central (Indianapolis), 44.93.
500 Freestyle â??? Drew Sease, 12, North Central (Indianapolis), 4:30.47.
200 Freestyle Relay â??? Homestead (Adam Lill 11, Kyle Frebel 10, Christopher Jones 12, Andrew Hoffman 12), 1:26.24.
100 Backstroke â??? Michael Christy, 11, North Central (Indianapolis), 49.86.
100 Breaststroke â??? Aaron Koger, 12, Richmond, 56.09.
400 Freestyle Relay â??? North Central (Indianapolis) (Michael Christy 11, Ken Minturn 12, Michael Christy 11, Peter Jameson 12), 3:04.24.
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