While the Delta wrestlers were dominating the wrestling regional in the Jay County gym, the Delta swim team was even more dominating in the waters of the Jay County pool. The Eagles came within one event of sweeping every single event in the sectional and all the corresponding state berths.
Notes & Times:
-Norwell’s Medley Relay team of Jillian Melcher, Marlee & Emerson Meredith, and Ella Krug did everything they could to steal a state berth away from Delta, cutting a second off their time from Thursday for a season best, but they had to settle for third behind Delta and Huntington North.
-Norwell’s Olivia Daniel turned in a fantastic performance in the 200 to climb all the way to third in the A Final. Her time of 2:09.99 was the fastest by any Norwell swimmer this season.
-Bellmont sophomore Ella Hockemeyer trimmed 2.08 seconds from her time Thursday to take second in the B Final.
-Norwell’s Ella Krug nearly pulled off the biggest upset of the meet, taking over five second from her time in the IM Thursday to finish second in the A Final. She was just 1.09 seconds behind Delta’s Annie Jackson. Teammate Haleigh Reinhard also swam a season best and took fourth.
-Jillian Melcher (Norwell) cut serious time from her season best to challenge defending champ Eleanor Groves in the 50, but settled for second place in 25.03.
-South Adams freshman GenaMarie Summersett swam her best 50 of the season and finished second in the B Final.
-Norwell’s Emerson Meredith qualified for the diving regional with a total of 324.65 points.
-Krug also swam her season best in the butterfly but also had to take second in the butterfly for the Knights.
-South Adams’ Ava Kinsey shaved a tenth off her season-best time and took fifth in the A Final in the 100 Free.
-Cassie Coyne (Norwell) was second in the 500 with a new season-best time of 5:49.
-Despite only training for the 500 for the last three weeks of the season, South Adams junior Julia Arnold (pictured above) finished third and cut four seconds from her career best.
-Olivia Daniel (Norwell) also swam a season best in the marathon race and was fourth.
-Norwell’s 200 relay team finished .56 seconds short of a state berth with a second-place finish to Delta. Renee Fraze, Marlee & Emerson Meredith, and Jillian Melcher swam their best time of the season.
-South Adams took fifth in the 200 relay with a sub-1:50 time for the first time this season.
-Jillian Melcher was third in the backstroke with a season-best time for the Knights. Teammate Rilynn Ervin did the same and was fourth.
-Haleigh Reinhard cut .02 from her time on Thursday to finish runner-up in the breaststroke for Norwell.
-Madison Witte swam her best time of the year in the breaststroke and finished second in the B Final.
-In the final event of the day, the Norwell Knights relay team of Addyson Heyerly, Renee Fraze, Olivia Daniel and Ella Krug finally broke the four-minute mark and claimed another second-place finish to Delta.
-The South Adams relay team of Summersett, Nia Litwiller, Arnold and Kinsey cut over six seconds from their time Thursday to take third place.
-Bellmont’s 400 relay team also set a season best by cutting six seconds from Thursday’s time. That team was freshman Bella Ashley, along with Hockemeyer and juniors Shaylin McCray and Madison Witte.
-Adams Central took eighth in the A Final in the 400 relay. The team of Jenna Cook, Ella Bluhm, Danica Michaels and Addison Gilbert trimmed five seconds from the time at the ACAC meet, which was their previous season best.
Team Scores
1st-Delta 468, 2nd-Norwell 398, 3rd-Jay County 265, 4th-Huntington North 260.5, 5th-Muncie Central 173, 6th-South Adams 151, 7th-Adams Central 139, 8th-Bellmont 119.5, 9th-Bluffton 108, 10th-Blackford 71, 11th-Muncie Burris 55
200 Medley Relay
A Final
1. Delta 1:55.47
3. Norwell 1:56.36
Melcher-MMeredith-Krug-EMeredith
5. Adams Central 2:05.14
Smith-Hendricks-Moser-Thomas
6. Bellmont 2:08.54
McCray-Witte-Brownlow-Brames
7. Bluffton 2:09.54
B Final
10. South Adams 2:26.19
Scott-Miller-Grush-Watson
200 Free
A Final
1. Alivia Jackson-Delta 2:00.95
3. Olivia Daniel-Norwell 2:09.99
5. Ava Kinsey-SA 2:12.33
7. Karrigan Melcher-Norwell 2:13.64
B Final
9. Aubrey Millspaugh-JC 2:12.17
10. Ella Hockemeyer-Bellmont 2:14.03
13. Ariel Beiswanger-JC 2:16.28
14. Ryleigh Huffman-Norwell 2:16.30
15. Brooke Thomas-AC 2:17.93
200 IM
A Final
1. Annie Jackson-Delta 2:20.84
2. Ella Krug-Norwell 2:21.93
3. Annika Carpenter-HN 2:22.21
4. Haleigh Reinhard-Norwell 2:30.33
5. Julia Arnold-SA 2:31.64
B Final
9. Marlee Meredith-Norwell 2:32.38
10. Zion Beiswanger-JC 2:33.35
11. Avery Wentz-JC 2:37.44
13. Hannah Laux-JC 2:40.11
14. Shaylin McCray-Bellmont 2:40.59
50 Free
A Final
1. Eleanor Groves-Delta 24.24
2. Jillian Melcher-Norwell 25.03
6. (DEAD HEAT) Delaney Houser (HN) and Madison Witte-Bellmont 26.90
8. Renee Fraze-Norwell 27.25
B Final
9. Sawyer Peterson-Norwell 26.74
10. GenaMarie Summersett-SA 26.86
11. Addison Gilbert-AC 27.58
13. Jenna Cook-AC 27.97
15. Baylee Smith-AC 28.21
1M Diving
1. Grier Backus-Delta 368.40
2. Madelynn Snow-JC 348.85
4. Emerson Meredith-Norwell 324.65
11. KayLynn Grush-SA 166.40
100 Fly
A Final
1. Annie Jackson-Delta 1:00.61
2. Ella Krug-Norwell 1:04.79
5. Lauren Fisher-JC 1:08.42
7. Kate Moser-AC 1:08.75
8. Rilynn Ervin-Norwell 1:09.60
B Final
10. Ryleigh Huffman-Norwell 1:09.96
14. Brooklyn Brownlow-Bellmont 1:14.56
15. Kenzie Clayton-JC 1:14.57
100 Free
A Final
1. Eleanor Groves-Delta 54.38
2. Lora Warrner-Delta 56.72
3. Emerson Meredith-Norwell 56.93
5. Ava Kinsey-SA 58.82
8. Sophia Hoevel-JC 1:00.73
B Final
9. Brooke Thomas-AC 1:00.10
11. Addison Gilbert-AC 1:01.40
12. Sawyer Peterson-Norwell 1:01.56
13. GenaMarie Summersett-SA 1:01.92
14. Addyson Heyerly-Norwell 1:02.38
15. Jenna Cook-AC 1:03.93
16. Maisey Keller-JC 1:06.97
500 Free
A Final
1. Alivia Jackson-Delta 5:31.51
2. Cassandra Coyne-Norwell 5:49.19
3. Julia Arnold-SA 5:49.72
4. Olivia Daniel-Norwell 5:56.64
5. Karrigan Melcher-Norwell 5:58.60
8. Aubrey Millspaugh-JC 6:12.72
B Final
11. Ariel Beiswanger-JC 6:07.22
14. Ella Hockemeyer-B 6:13.57
15. Calah Hill-SA 6:19.90
200 Free Relay
A Final
1. Delta 1:43.66
2. Norwell 1:44.22
Fraze-MMeredith-EMeredith-Melcher
4. Jay County 1:49.52
DeHoff-Beiswanger-Hoevel-Fisher
5. South Adams 1:49.99
Summersett-Litwiller-Arnold-Kinsey
6. Adams Central 1:50.15
Gilbert-Moser-Smith-Thomas
B Final
9. Bellmont 1:57.81
Howell-Brames-Ashley-Hockemeyer
100 Back
A Final
1. Lora Warner-Delta 1:00.70
3. Jillian Melcher-Norwell 1:04.58
4. Rilynn Ervin-Norwell 1:06.22
5. Kenzie Huey-JC 1:07.94
6. Avery Wentz-JC 1:09.29
7. Kate Moser-AC 1:09.49
8. Shaylin McCray-Bellmont 1:11.18
B Final
11. Alaina Barnhart-Norwell 1:11.74
13. Baylee Smith-AC 1:13.61
14. Brooklyn Brownlow-Bellmont 1:16.82
100 Breast
1. Gabriella Coyne-Bluffton 1:10.90
2. Haleigh Reinhard-Norwell 1:15.22
3. Jordan Bunch-Delta 1:15.71
4. Zion Beiswanger-JC 1:15.94
5. Marlee Meredith-Norwell 1:15.98
6. Morgan DeHoff-JC 1:17.75
B Final
10. Madison Witte-B 1:17.42
12. Madelynn Snow-JC 1:22.31
13. Savannah Hendricks-AC 1:22.45
16. Kylee Hannie-Norwell 1:25.77
400 Free Relay
1. Delta 3:47.00
2. Norwell 3:59.62
Heyerly-Fraze-Daniel-Krug
3. South Adams 4:00.32
Summersett-Litwiller-Arnold-Kinsey
5. Jay County 4:09.55
Millspaugh-Keller-Beiswanger-Hoevel
6. Bellmont 4:10.60
Ashley-Hockemeyer-McCray-Witte
8. Adams Central 4:22.03
Cook-Bluhm-Michaels-Gilbert