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Eagles cruise in meet against shorthanded Patriots
For the South Putnam boys' and girls' swim teams, competing against a visiting team from Owen Valley that had a limited roster was important, but not as much as just getting back into the rhythm of a planned scheduled on Thursday.
The Eagles have had several meets postponed, cancelled and rescheduled because of winter weather, which has forced them to adjust on the fly and hosting a meet on its scheduled date was a return to comfort.
South Putnam competed at North Montgomery Tuesday, the team's first meet after a long break, and it showed, SPHS coach Anna Kendall said, so Thursday's race against the Patriots was a little more true to form.
"That was our getting back in the swing of things, and this one was a little bit better," Kendall said. "This was a fun meet because the kids got to try some different events before they settle in to their sectional and end-of-season events. It gave a few of them a last chance to swim something different."
Owen Valley didn't have enough swimmers to qualify team scores in either the boys' or girls' competition, so the Eagles swam several combined races and showcased versatility that has otherwise only been on display at practice.
Those practices had become frustrating as the season dragged without a meet to break them up, Kendall said, particularly after the West Central Conference meet was postponed last Saturday.
It has now been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Crawfordsville, but the training schedule has had to change with it.
Swimmers work with an articulately planned practice schedule, hoping to reach exhaustion and rest throughout the year to peak during important meets.
Because one of those meets was changed, the schedule Kendall arranged has had to change with it.
"It's a mixed bag this season," Kendall said. "When I did the preseason planning, I sort of planned for the season as it was. It's gotten reshuffled a little bit so we're just adjusting and staying positive.
"... There was sort of a mini-taper planned (last week), but because we were out of the pool that whole week anyway it was more of a taper than we'd planned."
The Eagles didn't appear too distraught by the forced flexibility on Thursday as they won all but two events against the Patriots, but they're still working to adjust so they can peak later in the year when the WCC, county and sectional meets arrive.
Event Results
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay:
1, SP 'A' (Beasley, Katie Jo 16, McHugh, Kate 18, Arnold, Megan 15, Hansel, Katie 16), 2:24.72. 2, OV 'A' (Songpaisan, Tan , Cattorini, Canon , Summerlot, Maddie , Floyd, Tori), 2:45.70. 3, SP 'B' (Lorimer, Sarah 16, Haywood, Alicia 14, Plunkett, Maddison 16, King, Maddy), 2:52.38.
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay:
1, SP 'A' (Rayce, Zach 15, Crosby, Zane 17, Albright, Ben 17, Neumann, Tyler 17), 2:05.21. 2, SP 'B' (Evens, Caleb 17, Chambers, Nick 16, Marcum, Justin 16, Hattenbach, Ron 14), 2:26.29. 3, OV 'A' (Sadler, Ramsay , Schumacher, Jeldrik , Draskovic, Pedar , Sessions, Anthony), 2:42.85.
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle:
1, McHugh, Kate, SP, 2:49.13. 2, Boller, Kaytlin, OV, 3:13.67. 3, Lorimer, Sarah, SP, 3:28.69.
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle:
1, Crosby, Zane, SP, 2:06.54. 2, Fields, Hunter, SP, 2:27.96. 3, Sadler, Ramsay, OV, 2:44.43. 4, Duggan, Scott, SP, 2:58.73.
Girls 200 Yard IM:
1, Cattorini, Canon, OV, 2:53.65. 2, Beasley, Katie Jo, SP, 2:57.24. 3, Summerlot, Maddie, OV, 3:14.41. 4, King, Maddy, SP, 3:29.60.
Boys 200 Yard IM:
1, Rayce, Zach, SP, 2:32.80. 2, Chambers, Nick, SP, 2:57.03. 3, Fields, Averie, SP, 2:58.79.
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle:
1, Hansel, Katie, SP, 30.02. 2, Songpaisan, Tan, OV, 35.01. 3, Haywood, Alicia, SP, 35.69. 4, Wells, Abbey, OV, 38.26. 5, Floyd, Tori, OV, 38.68.
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle:
1, Neumann, Tyler, SP, 26.03. 2, Albright, Ben, SP, 27.31. 3, Draskovic, Pedar, OV, 29.36. 4, Schumacher, Jeldrik, OV, 33.23. 5, Evens, Caleb, SP, 34.44.
Girls 1 mtr Diving:
1, Plunkett, Maddison, SP, 144.35.
Boys 1 mtr Diving:
1, Neumann, Tyler, SP, 157.85.
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly:
1, Arnold, Megan, SP, 1:37.07.
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly:
1, Rayce, Zach, SP, 1:10.97. 2, Chambers, Nick, SP, 1:31.57.
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle:
1, Beasley, Katie Jo, SP, 1:12.73. 2, Plunkett, Maddison, SP, 1:18.09. 3, Boller, Kaytlin, OV, 1:26.13. 4, Songpaisan, Tan, OV, 1:27.88. 5, Wells, Abbey, OV, 1:39.25.
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle:
1, Albright, Ben, SP, 1:03.60. 2, Marcum, Justin, SP, 1:10.44. 3, Schumacher, Jeldrik, OV, 1:12.66. 4, Draskovic, Pedar, OV, 1:21.74. 5, Barnes, Matt, SP, 1:26.77.
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle:
1, McHugh, Kate, SP, 7:08.08. 2, King, Maddy, SP, 7:46.03.
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle:
1, Nees, Wyatt, SP, 6:24.83. 2, Fields, Averie, SP, 6:46.76.
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1, SP 'A' (Plunkett, Maddison 16, Lorimer, Sarah 16, Haywood, Alicia 14, King, Maddy), 2:19.34. 2, OV 'A' (Summerlot, Maddie , Songpaisan, Tan , Boller, Kaytlin 17, Cattorini, Canon), 2:27.81.
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1, SP 'A' (Neumann, Tyler 17, Fields, Hunter 17, Chambers, Nick 16, Nees, Wyatt 17), 1:57.00. 2, OV 'A' (Schumacher, Jeldrik , Sessions, Anthony , Draskovic, Pedar , Sadler, Ramsay), 2:09.84. 3, SP 'B' (Kim, Han-Nuri 17, Barnes, Matt 16, Marcum, Justin 16, Duggan, Scott 16), 2:13.29.
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke:
1, Arnold, Megan, SP, 1:24.60. 2, Summerlot, Maddie, OV, 1:27.08. 3, Floyd, Tori, OV, 1:35.51. 4, Lorimer, Sarah, SP, 1:46.03.
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke:
1, Crosby, Zane, SP, 1:08.49. 2, Nees, Wyatt, SP, 1:13.42. 3, Evens, Caleb, SP, 1:29.05. 4, Sadler, Ramsay, OV, 1:32.55.
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke:
1, Cattorini, Canon, OV, 1:25.48. 2, Hansel, Katie, SP, 1:33.63. 3, Haywood, Alicia, SP, 1:39.65.
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke:
1, Fields, Hunter, SP, 1:23.47. 2, Hattenbach, Ron, SP, 1:28.64. 3, Kim, Han-Nuri, SP, 1:30.22.
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1, SP 'A' (Beasley, Katie Jo 16, McHugh, Kate 18, Arnold, Megan 15, Hansel, Katie 16), 6:02.60.
Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1, SP 'A' (Rayce, Zach 15, Albright, Ben 17, Nees, Wyatt 17, Crosby, Zane 17), 5:31.67. 2, SP 'B' (Fields, Averie 15, Barnes, Matt 16, Hattenbach, Ron 14, Duggan, Scott 16), 5:36.82.