Hamilton Southeastern High School

Sectionals: Lady Royals place 2nd overall HSE Girls competed in the Sectional Championship meet on February 6th and 8th held at Fishers High School. The Girls' team placed 2nd of 11 competing teams with a total score of 490. The 200 Medley Relay team of Naomi Haines, Kendall Dieckman, Ellason Miller and Kiley Zoeller were the sectional champs with a State qualifying time of 1:43.04. In the 200 Freestyle, Mia Henderson placed 3rd with a time of 1:53.71 and was fast enough to qualify for a State swim. In addition, Izzy Schmitt placed 5th and Brooklyn Penn placed 7th. In the 200IM, Dieckman was the sectional champ with a State qualifying time of 2:03.78. Also with a State qualifying time was Kinsey Bogaards, placing 4th with a time of 2:07.01. Lacey Huston placed 7th. Zoeller was the sectional champ in the 50 Free with a State qualifying time of 23.59. Payton Walker with 7th and Annabelle Irish was 8th. All 3 HSE 100 Fly swimmers swam State qualifying times. Ellason Miller was 2nd with a 55.25, Naomi Haines was 3rd with a 56.27, and Lacey Huston was 5th with a 57.21. Qualifying for State swims in the 100 Free were Zoeller with a time of 52.16 and Henderson with a 52.42, placing 2nd and 3rd in the event. Ella Chesterfield placed 8th. Dieckman was 3rd in the 500 Free with a State qualifying time of 5:00.53. Schmitt was 6th and Penn was 8th. The 200 Free Relay of Miller, Bogaards, Walker and Henderson placed 2nd with a State qualifying time of 1:37.00. Naomi Haines was the sectional champ in the 100 Back with a State qualifying time of 56.95. Bogaards finished 2nd and Kelsey Graham finished 4th. Lauren Ing placed 2nd in the 100 Breast with a State qualifying time of 1:04.44. Jocelyn Graham was 5th and Sarah Cooper was 6th. The 400 Freestyle Relay of Dieckman, Henderson, Miller and Zoeller finished the meet with a 2nd place finish and State qualifying time of 3:27.02.