Gillen, Fanning reach finals

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Cougars, Cubs also qualify relays at swimming sectional

PLAINFIELD – Two individuals and one relay team from Putnam County qualified for today’s Plainfield girls’ swimming sectional finals during Thursday’s preliminaries.

Greencastle’s Grace Gillen finished third in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events, while South Putnam’s Alex Fanning was fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Greencastle placed sixth in the 400-yard freestyle relay to move on to the finals. Team members were Gillen, Zoe Weltz, Sydney Lewis and Abigail Meyer.

The Cubs were also sixth in the 200-yard medley relay with the same quartet of swimmers.

North Putnam finished eighth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a team of Gabby Louie, Lauren Lotzow, Krissy Dill and Madison Trotter.

The top eight finishers in each preliminary event advanced to today’s championship finals, while finishers from nine through 16 advanced to the consolation finals.

Today’s sectional winners advance to the state finals, along with any swimmer who equals or betters the state time standard in the consolation finals or championship finals.

200-yard medley relay – 1. Avon 1:56.01; 6. Greencastle (Abigail Meyer, Sydney Lewis, Zoe Weltz, Grace Gillen) 2:02.48; 9. South Putnam (Keira Wells, Alex Fanning, Mason Chambers, Evvie Timberman) 2:06.63; 10. North Putnam (Gabbie Louie, Grace Elmore, Krissy Dill, Abby Spencer) 2:08.40.

200-yard freestyle – 1. Kylie Knutson (Plainfield) 1:58.00; 12. Abby Spencer (NP) 2:10.25; 18. Grace Elmore (NP) 2:14.95; 23. Gillian Monnett (Greencastle) 2:29.30; 24. Paige Kaiser (Greencastle) 2:30.03; 25. Christina Marcum 2:3.21; 27. Morgan Dixon (SP) 2:36.03; 29. Abigail Beauchamp (Greencastle) 2:45.80.

200-yard IM – 1. Victoria Wendt (Avon) 2:11.71; 15. Mason Chambers (SP) 2:40.20; 17. Zoe Weltz (Greencastle) 2:40.41; 21. Abigail Teipen (SP) 2:49.92; 22. Lilly Meyer (Greencastle) 3:03.16; 23. Anastasia Wood (Greencastle) 3:04.24; 24. Ally Menke (SP) 3:21.55.

50-yard freestyle – 1. Kaitlyn Sinclair (Avon) :25.57; 3. Grace Gillen (Greencastle) :25.87; 10. Evvie Timberman (SP) :27.56; 15. Katie White (Greencastle) :28.32; 20. Madison Trotter (NP) :29.00; 22. Sydney Anderson (Greencastle) :29.62; 23. Alex Fanning (SP) :30.01; 27. Lauren Lotzow (NP) :31.50; 28. Bailey Proctor (SP) :33.89.

100-yard butterfly – 1. Amanda Waldbieser (THN) 1:00.41; 13. Zoe Weltz (Greencastle) 1:12.07; 18. Krissy Dill (NP) 1:14.62; 22. Katie White (Greencastle) 1:24.31; 23. Catherine Weeks (Greencastle) 1:27.68; 24. Angelina Becker (SP) 1:37.43; 25. Brittany Hodge (SP) 1:46.31; 26. Tawney Buchanan (SP) 1:52.19.

100-yard freestyle – Apsara Sakbun (THS) :53.48; 3. Grace Gillen (Greencastle) :56.51; 12. Evvie Timberman (SP) 1:00.19; 16. Grace Elmore (NP) 1:01.49; 22. Sydney Lewis (Greencastle) 1:02.95; 23. Abigail Meyer (Greencastle) 1:03.11; 25. Madison Trotter (NP) 1:04.67; 26. Gabbie Louie (NP) 1:05.45; 27. Keira Wells (SP) 1:05.79; 30. Kendra Young (SP) 1:24.81.

500-yard freestyle – 1. Lucia Engle-Wilkerson (Plainfield) 5:25.20; 11. Abby Spencer (NP) 5:54.37; 12. Samantha Jones (SP) 5:56.66; 21. Gillian Monnett (Greencastle) 6:46.08; 22. Paige Kaiser (Greencastle) 6:48.35; 23. Morgan Dixon (SP) 6:57.59; 24. Emma Tobin (Greencastle) 7:02.66.

200-yard freestyle relay – 1. Plainfield 1:46.68; 8. North Putnam (Gabby Louie, Lauren Lotzow, Krissy Dill, Madison Trotter) 1:58.62; 9. Greencastle (Katie White, Abigail Beauchamp, Anastasia Wood, Sydney Anderson) 1:59.46; 10. South Putnam (Abigail Teipen, Christina Marcum, Morgan Dixon, Samantha Jones) 2:03.97.

100-yard backstroke – 1. Apsara Sakbun (THS) :59.31; 13. Abigail Meyer (Greencastle) 1:10.73; 16. Keira Wells (SP) 1:12.20; 19. Mason Chambers (SP) 1:13.74; 20. Gabby Louie (NP) 1:13.75; 24. Lilly Meyer (Greencastle) 1:17.98; 26. Zoe Carter (Greencastle) 1:22.46; 27. Ally Menke (SP) 1:32.22; 28. Lauren Lotzow (NP) 1:32.72.

100-yard breaststroke – 1. Erika Becker (Avon) 1:07.53; 5. Alex Fanning (SP) 1:12.93; 12. Abigail Teipen (SP) 1:18.19; 13. Sydney Lewis (Greencastle) 1:18.47; 20. Sydney Anderson (Greencastle) 1:26.52; 22. Anastasia Wood (Greencastle) 1:29.94; 24. Samantha Couch (NP) 1:30.95.

400-yard freestyle relay – 1. Plainfield 3:51.19; 6. Greencastle (Grace Gillen, Zoe Weltz, Sydney Lewis, Abigail Meyer) 4:06.23; 9. North Putnam (Abby Spencer, Krissy Dill, Madison Trotter, Grace Elmore) 4:10.66; 10. South Putnam (Samantha Jones, Keira Wells, Masey Chambers, Evvie Timberman) 4:17.99.

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