Tiger Sharks tear through sectional prelims

Friday, February 17, 2006

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- All the county swimmers made the trip to Crawfordsville Thursday for the Preliminary round of the IHSAA Swimming sectional, but only a hand full will go back for the finals.

Of the three county schools that went, Greencastle will represent the most at Saturday' s finals with 13 individual finalists competing in nine different events. All three of the relay teams advanced as well.

Andrew Bretscher was one of the two Tiger Sharks who finished with a top seed in Thursday Finals. He seeded first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.53 and the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.59. Mark Jedele was the other Tiger Shark to seed first in an individual event. He seeded first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:16.22

The 200-yard medley team of Bretscher, Mischa Serlin, Dustin Wood and Luke Crimmins took the top seed with a time of 1:43.42 while the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Jonathan Barber, Crimmins, Jedele and Bretscher captured the top seed with a time of 3:26.89.

South Putnam will have two individuals and three relay teams representing them in the finals. Cory McCallie advanced in the 200 individual medley and the 100-yard butterfly while Jonathan Brice advanced in the 100 freestyle.

North Putnam will be sending all three of its relay teams and Shawn Stout to the finals. Stout advanced in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.

The top 12 finishers in each event advance to the finals, which will take place on Saturday at Crawfordsville High School, starting at 9 a.m.

At Crawfordsville

Sectional Preliminary

(Putnam County School's only)

200 Medley Relay -- 1. Greencastle 1:43.42, 8. South Putnam 1:55.87, 11. North Putnam 1:58.88

200 Freestyle -- 3. Jedel (GC) 1:56.58, 4. Dory (GC) 1:58.14, 10. Salman (GC) 2:02.86, 16. Smiley (SP) 2:11.69, 20. Albright (SP) 2:17.11, 23. Smith (NP) 2:18.10, 24. Thnompson (SP) 2:20.69, 27. Smith (NP) 2:25.26

200 IM -- 3. Barber (GC) 2:09.15, 5. Serlin (GC) 2:13.60, 7. Woood (GC) 2:15.84, 9. Stout (NP) 2:16.21, 12. McCallie (SP) 2:23.30, 16 Johnson (SP) 2:32.46, 18. Byrd (NP) 2:35.01, 19. Russell (SP) 2:40.81

50 Freestyle -- 1. Bretscher (GC) 21.53, 6. Crimmens (GC) 22.92, 17. Becker (SP) 24.70, 21. Sanzi (NP) 25.42, 22. Ashcraft (SP) 25.49, 26. Crosley (NP) 26.21, 33. McKinney (SP) 29.41

100 Butterfly -- 5. Stout (NP) 59.76, 7. Lidaka (GC) 1:00.18, 8. Serlin (GC) 1:01.36, 9. McCallie (SP) 1:02.27, 12. Edberg (GC) 1:07.89, 13. Russell (SP) 1:10.87, 15. Pruitt (SP) 1:12.45,

100 Freestyle -- 1. Bretscher (GC) 48.59, 6. Barber (GC) 52.44, 10. Dory (GC) 53.34, 20. Becker (SP) 58.38, 21. Smiley (SP) 59.02, 26. Crosley (SP) 1:01.59, 28. Thompson (SP) 1:01.92, 34. McGaughey (SP) 1:11.99

500 Feestyle -- 1. Jedele (GC) 5:16.22, 8. Stevens (GC) 5:39.86, 10. Woodall (GC) 5:44.83, 15. Albright (SP) 6:09.26, 21. Sherwood (SP) 6:34.94, 26. Smith (NP) 6:58.84

200 Freestyle Relay -- 3. Greencastle 1:34.89, 9. South Putnam 1:44.50, 11. North Putnam 1:52.95

100 Backstroke -- 2. Crimmens (GC) 59.07, 6. Paul (GC) 1:01.17, 11. Salman (GC) 1:05.26, 13. Byrd (NP) 1:07.55, 15. Sanzi (NP) 1:08.0716. Huber 1:09.30, 21. Sherwood (SP) 1:15.10, 30. Rhoden (NP) 1:25.31

100 Breaststroke -- 3. Wood (GC) 1:03.40, 5. Lidaka (GC) 1:04.84, 12. Johnson (SP) 1:12.58, 14. Edberg (GC) 1:13.22, 18. Taggert (NP) 1:19.49, 22. Smith (NP) 1:21.30, 23. Weaver (SP) 1:22.15, 28. McGaughey (NP) 1:32.50, 29. McKinney (SP) 1:34.76

400 Freestyle Relay -- 1. Greencastle 3:26.89, 8. South Putnam 3:53.05, 9. North Putnam 3:57.31

Next Meet -- The top 12 finishers in each event advance to the finals on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at Crawfordsville High School.

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