Greencastle takes two in the pool off South Putnam

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Greencastle won a pair of dual meets against South Putnam Tuesday night, taking the boys’ meet 99-69 and the girls’ meet 87-81.

“There was no doubt in anyone’s mind going into the meet that the result was going to be razor close, and oh my was it ever a barnburner, start to finish,” Greencastle head coach Kent Menzel wrote. “I watched the results bounce back and forth in the first half of the meet, and that left the meet basically tied for both boys and girls through diving. I knew then that it would come down to the final relays, and indeed it did.

“It was just plain fun to watch tonight, as all of our kids, Greencastle, South Putnam and Cloverdale are friends through swimming, cross country and even church, so they really go after each other in competition, but then come out of the water best of friends. Honestly, this is what sports is supposed to be about!

“Our seniors led the way tonight, with Vince Martoglio and Olivia Headley leading the charge,” Menzel added. “Their individual event wins and relay leadership was the foundation for our ultimate success tonight.

“But it was also a night for our sophomores to shine as Charlie Menzel won two events and Sophie Riggle and Zane Huber each added an event win to the mix. It was also great to see Joey Kleffman on the board again, and his win helped the boys immensely toward their victory.

“Cloverdale star Carson Hall had a strong opener, racing fiercely to the wire in the 500 free before being out touched by Wyatt Kendall at the wall,” Menzel noted. “His training is going very well and we look forward to his development later this season.”

“Kallie Pastore had an outstanding 200 free swim, a lifetime best, and has been racing really aggressively in these first two meets,” South Putnam head coach Anna Kendall said. “Quite a few of our younger swimmers came away from the night with lifetime bests and Wyatt raced strategically well in the 500, which was a PR.

“Obviously we have some work to do to clean up the DQs, but those are things that are completely within our control. The team is eager to improve and we’re going to capitalize on that energy.”Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Greencastle High School-IN ‘A’ (Caroline Sullivan JR, Avery Capps, Meredith Ball FR, Lucy Butler JR), 2:26.30. 2, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘B’ (Rachel Sallee SR, Abby Rissler SO, Stevie Keenan SO, Haylee Romalia JR), 2:41.94. --, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘A’ (Keeli Pastore SR, Kallie Pastore SO, Megan Bumgardner FR, Caitlyn Phillips JR), DQ.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Greencastle High School-IN ‘A’ (Zane Huber FR, Vincent Martoglio JR, Charlie Menzel FR, Justin Evans SO), 2:05.32. 2, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘A’ (Garrett Pilcher SR, Brodie Carr JR, Steven Theis JR, Wyatt Kendall SO), 2:11.09. 3, Greencastle High School-IN ‘B’ (Ben Huff JR, Stephen Dombrowski , Ben Staggers SO, Joey Kleffman SO), 2:16.56.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Kallie Pastore, Eagles, 2:11.46. 2, Caroline Gooch, Ghs-IN, 2:12.00. 3, Sophie Riggle, Ghs-IN, 2:23.62. 4, Aubrey Bennett, Eagles, 2:29.22. 5, Kylie Flint, Ghs-IN, 2:36.12. 6, Abby Harton, Eagles, 3:44.22.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Brodie Carr, Eagles, 2:11.46. 2, Eli Hardwick, Ghs-IN, 2:23.62. 3, Leslie Brown, Eagles, 2:29.22. 4, Ben Huff, Ghs-IN, 2:36.12. 5, Evan Hinkle, Eagles, 2:44.22. --, Carson Hall, Clovers-IN, DQ.

Girls 200 Yard IM — 1, Keeli Pastore, Eagles, 2:37.14. 2, Lucy Butler, Ghs-IN, 3:04.81. 3, Avery Capps, Ghs-IN, 3:05.72. 4, Haylee Romalia, Eagles, 3:08.29. 5, Stevie Keenan, Eagles, 3:17.00.

Boys 200 Yard IM — 1, Wyatt Kendall, Eagles, 2:31.63. 2, Zane Huber, Ghs-IN, 2:40.69. 3, Garrett Pilcher, Eagles, 2:56.49. 4, Ben Staggers, Ghs-IN, 3:08.34. --, William Johnston, Ghs-IN, DQ.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Olivia Headley, Ghs-IN, 25.25. 2, Caitlyn Phillips, Eagles, 27.60. 3, Abby Rissler, Eagles, 34.88. 4, July Owen, Eagles, 41.03. 5, Bella Monnett, Ghs-IN, 49.98. 6, Brooke Tyson, Ghs-IN, 57.25.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Vincent Martoglio, Ghs-IN, 24.26. 2, Keaton Chew, Eagles, 27.87. 3, Joey Kleffman, Ghs-IN, 30.91. 4, Steven Theis, Eagles, 33.19. 5, Brayden Foust, Eagles, 34.84. 6, Daniel Dinn, Ghs-IN, 38.84.

Boys 1 mtr Diving — 1, Joey Kleffman, Ghs-IN, 116.10.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Sophie Riggle, Ghs-IN, 1:14.30. 2, Megan Bumgardner, Eagles, 1:19.55. 3, Haylee Romalia, Eagles, 1:35.83. 4, Meredith Ball, Ghs-IN, 1:37.51. 5, Lucy Butler, Ghs-IN, 1:39.70. 6, July Owen, Eagles, 2:03.28.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Charlie Menzel, Ghs-IN, 1:13.56. 2, Ben Staggers, Ghs-IN, 1:34.54. 3, Stephen Dombrowski, Ghs-IN, 1:41.96. --, Mark Bumgardner, Eagles, DQ. --, Steven Theis, Eagles, DQ.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, Olivia Headley, Ghs-IN, 56.42. 2, Caitlyn Phillips, Eagles, 1:02.99. 3, Caroline Sullivan, Ghs-IN, 1:08.70. 4, Rachel Sallee, Eagles, 1:21.77. 5, Leah Sallee, Eagles, 1:31.99. 6, Brooke Tyson, Ghs-IN, 2:15.95.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, Vincent Martoglio, Ghs-IN, 55.39. 2, Brent Cunningham, Eagles, 1:03.79. 3, Keaton Chew, Eagles, 1:05.04. 4, William Johnston, Ghs-IN, 1:11.60. 5, Daniel Dinn, Ghs-IN, 1:29.25. 6, Brayden Foust, Eagles, 1:33.71.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Caroline Gooch, Ghs-IN, 6:15.26. 2, Aubrey Bennett, Eagles, 6:59.98. 3, Kylie Flint, Ghs-IN, 7:05.71. 4, Stevie Keenan, Eagles, 7:26.87. 5, Abby Rissler, Eagles, 8:11.42.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Wyatt Kendall, Eagles, 5:53.29. 2, Carson Hall, Clovers-IN, 5:55.15. 3, Eli Hardwick, Ghs-IN, 7:00.10. 4, Justin Evans, Ghs-IN, 7:24.47. 5, Leslie Brown, Eagles, 7:29.29.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Greencastle High School-IN ‘A’ (Caroline Gooch SO, Lucy Butler JR, Sophie Riggle FR, Olivia Headley JR), 1:53.06. 2, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘A’ (Rachel Sallee SR, Leah Sallee JR, Haylee Romalia JR, Aubrey Bennett SR), 2:20.68. 3, Greencastle High School-IN ‘B’ (Brooke Tyson , Bella Monnett , Avery Capps , Kylie Flint FR), 2:53.44.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘A’ (Mark Bumgardner FR, Brent Cunningham FR, Steven Theis JR, Keaton Chew SO), 1:57.58. 2, Greencastle High School-IN ‘A’ (Ben Staggers SO, William Johnston FR, Eli Hardwick SO, Justin Evans SO), 2:01.98. 3, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘B’ (Brodie Carr JR, Evan Hinkle SO, Brayden Foust FR, Leslie Brown SO), 2:10.58.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Keeli Pastore, Eagles, 1:10.69. 2, Megan Bumgardner, Eagles, 1:13.30. 3, Caroline Sullivan, Ghs-IN, 1:14.95. 4, Meredith Ball, Ghs-IN, 1:21.07. 5, Abby Harton, Eagles, 2:16.48.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Zane Huber, Ghs-IN, 1:13.32. 2, Ben Huff, Ghs-IN, 1:20.42. 3, Mark Bumgardner, Eagles, 1:21.75. 4, Garrett Pilcher, Eagles, 1:22.71. 5, Evan Hinkle, Eagles, 1:39.23.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Kallie Pastore, Eagles, 1:13.12. 2, Avery Capps, Ghs-IN, 1:35.87. 3, Rachel Sallee, Eagles, 1:44.50. 4, Leah Sallee, Eagles, 1:49.93. 5, Bella Monnett, Ghs-IN, 1:52.59.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Charlie Menzel, Ghs-IN, 1:17.81. 2, Brodie Carr, Eagles, 1:21.57. 3, Justin Evans, Ghs-IN, 1:34.95. --, Brent Cunningham, Eagles, DQ. --, Stephen Dombrowski, Ghs-IN, DQ.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Greencastle High School-IN ‘A’ (Caroline Gooch SO, Caroline Sullivan JR, Sophie Riggle FR, Olivia Headley JR), 4:05.00. 2, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘B’ (Aubrey Bennett SR, July Owen FR, Abby Rissler SO, Stevie Keenan SO), 5:24.98. 3, Greencastle High School-IN ‘B’ (Brooke Tyson , Meredith Ball FR, Kylie Flint FR, Bella Monnett ), 6:58.40. --, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘A’ (Caitlyn Phillips JR, Megan Bumgardner FR, Keeli Pastore SR, Kallie Pastore SO), DQ.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Greencastle High School-IN ‘A’ (Vincent Martoglio JR, Eli Hardwick SO, Zane Huber FR, Charlie Menzel FR), 4:07.84. 2, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘A’ (Leslie Brown SO, Keaton Chew SO, Brent Cunningham FR, Wyatt Kendall SO), 4:22.87. 3, Greencastle High School-IN ‘B’ (William Johnston FR, Daniel Dinn , Ben Huff JR, Stephen Dombrowski ), 5:15.75. 4, Sphs Swimming and Diving ‘B’ (Mark Bumgardner FR, Brayden Foust FR, Evan Hinkle SO, Garrett Pilcher SR), 5:26.25.