Numerous individuals, relays advance to swimming sectional finals

AVON — All three Putnam County schools competing in the IHSAA boys’ swimming sectional preliminaries on Thursday qualified athletes for today’s finals.

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.

Those competing in the finals will be:

Greencastle

• 200 medley relay (Jack romer, Preston Headley, Jackson Riggle, Sal Martoglio — second in prelims in 1:44.91

• Jackson Riggle — 50 freestyle, seventh in prelims in :23.26; 100 butterfly, seventh in prelims in :57.10

• Preston Headley — 100 freestyle, eighth in prelims in :50.72; 100 breaststroke, fourth in prelims in 1:04.20

• 200 freestyle relay (Jackson Riggle, Jack Custis, Sal Martoglio, Preston Headley) — fourth in prelims in 1:35.51

• Jack Romer — 100 backstroke, seventh in prelims in :59.18

• 400 freestyle relay (Jack Custis, Henry Carter, Ben Parsons, Jack Romer) — seventh in prelims in 3:28.92

South Putnam

• 200 medley relay (Jared Seidler, Evan Steffy, Eric Hinkle, Jakob Hutcheson) — third in prelims in 1:45.57

• Jakob Hutcheson — 200 freestyle, eighth in prelims in 1:50.62; 500 freestyle, sixth in prelims in 5:12.27

• Jared Seidler — 50 freestyle, sixth in prelims in :23.11

• 200 freestyle relay (Kyle Cunningham, Lee Haywood, Zion Harris, Andrew Carr) — sixth in prelims in 1:40.89

• 400 freestyle relay (Jakob Hutcheson, Eric Hinkle, Evan Steffy, Jared Seidler) — fifth in prelims in 3:33.26

North Putnam

• Kyle Young — 200 IM, seventh in prelims in 2:09.07; 100 butterfly, eighth in prelims in :58.27

• Nathan Ballard — 500 freestyle, seventh in prelims in 5:12.97

• 400 freestyle relay (Kyle Young, Matthew Trotter, Tyler Thompson, Nathan Ballard) — eighth in prelims in 3:39.80

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 Medley Relay — 1. Terre Haute North 1:41.78; 2. Greencastle (Jack Romer, Preston Headley, Jackson Riggle, Sal Martoglio) 1:44.91; 3. South Putnam (Jared Seidler, Evan Steffy, Eric Hinkle, Jakob Hutcheson) 1:45.57; 10. North Putnam (Tyler Thompson, Kyle Young, Matthew Trotter, Nathan Ballard) 1:53.78.

200 Freestyle — 1. Jackson Vanwanzeele (Plainfield) 1:46.43; 8. Jakob Hutcheson (SP) 1:50.62; 12. Nathan Ballard (NP) 1:54.64; 16. Ben Parsons (G) 2:01.92; 18. Andrew Carr (SP) 2:03.20; 22. Tyler Thompson (NP) 2:06.67; 23. Matthew Ballard (NP) 2:09.44; 26. Daniel Johnson (SP) 2:21.00; 28. Joshua Nally (G) 2:36.75; 30. Michael Thede (G) 2:56.26.

200 Individual Medley — 1. Elliot Cooper (Avon) 2:00.79; 7. Kyle Young (NP) 2:09.07; 9. Jack Romer (G) 2:13.65; 13. Evan Steffy (SP) 2:17.42; 15. Eric Hinkle (SP) 2:20.24; 20. Henry Carter (G) 2:28.64; 24. Jack Howard (G) 2:38.79; 25. Justin Pitts (SP) 2:42.52; 26. Dustin Novak (NP) 2:48.23.

50 Freestyle — 1. Max Wiser (Plainfield) :21.58; 6. Jared Seidler (SP) :23.11; 7. Jackson Riggle (G) :23.26; 13. Sal Martoglio (G) :24.07; 17. Jack Custis (G) :24.67; 21. Zion Harris (SP) :25.30; 26. Jacob Farrington (NP) :26.95; 28. Mason Allen (NP) :27.41; 30. Ryan Neumann (SP) :27.51; 33. Dagan Everman (NP) :34.21.

100 Butterfly — 1. Jackson Vanwanzeele (Plainfield) :52.72; 7. Jackson Riggle (G) :57.10; 8. Kyle Young (NP) :58.27; 11. Eric Hinkle (SP) 1:00.27; 16. Kyle Cunningham (SP) 1:04.91; 20. Michael White (G) 1:06.46; 22. Matthew Trotter (NP) 1:08.07; 25. Justin Pitts (SP) 1:19.84; 27. Oliver Mackenzie (G) 1:23.91.

100 Freestyle — 1. Max Wiser (Plainfield) :48.14; 8. Preston Headley (G) :50.72; 10. Jared Seidler (SP) :52.12; 18. Jack Custis (G) :54.29; 19. Sal Martoglio (G) :54.38; 20. Andrew Carr (SP) :55.59; 23. Jacob Farrington (NP) :58.71; 25. Mason Allen (NP) 1:01.68; 30. Adair Bock (SP) 1:07.11; 32. Dagan Everman (NP) 1:19.05.

500 Freestyle — 1. Amani Vincent (THN) 4:54.22; 6. Jakob Hutcheson (SP) 5:12.27; 7. Nathan Ballard (NP) 5:12.97; 15. Tyler Thompson (NP) 5;32.20; 17. Ben Parsons (G) 5:42.06.

200 Freestyle Relay —1. Plainfield 1:33.66; 4. Greencastle (Jackson Riggle, Jack Custis, Sal Martoglio, Preston Headley) 1:35.51; 6. South Putnam (Kyle Cunningham, Lee Haywood, Zion Harris, Andrew Carr) 1:40.89; 9. North Putnam (Matthew Trotter, Mason Allen, Matthew Ballard, Jacob Farrington) 1:46.96.

100 Backstroke — 1. Hayden Czerwonky (Avon) :52.60; 7. Jack Romer (G) :59.18; 13. Henry Carter (G) 1:07.39; 16. Kyle Cunningham (SP) 1:10.20; 18. Jack Howard (G) 1:10.43; 21. Hendrik Milde (SP) 1;21.32; 23. David Lorimer (SP) 1:24.40.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Nathan Sommer (THN) 1:01.34; 4. Preston Headley (G) 1:04.20; 10. Michael White (G) 1:08.62; 14. Evan Steffy (SP) 1:10.52; 20. Daniel Johnson (SP) 1:17.65; 23. Dalton Matthews (G) 1:21.79; 25. Dustin Novak (NP) 1:22.27; 28. Porter High (SP) 1:24.91.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. Terre Haute North 3:21.37; 5. South Putnam (Jakob Hutcheson, Eric Hinkle, Evan Steffy, Jared Seidler) 3:33.26; 7. Greencastle (Jack Custis, Henry Carter, Ben Parsons, Jack Romer) 3:38.92; 8. North Putnam (Kyle Young, Matthew Trotter, Tyler Thompson, Nathan Ballard) 3:39.80.