IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving

1996-97 State Finals in Review

Carmel's superior depth proved to be the difference as the Greyhounds captured their eighth consecutive title in the 60th Annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys Swimming and Diving Championships February 28-March 1, 1997 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Coached by Tony Young, the Greyhounds accumulated 208.50 points to take top honors. Columbus North finished second with 193.50 points, followed by Munster (135), West Lafayette (124) and Homestead (110).

Two meet records went by the wayside, including the 200 freestyle as senior Nick Arzner of Crawfordsville won the event for the third consecutive year. His 1:38.06 clocking in the finals broke the 1:38.50 mark he had set in the preliminary competition. Arzner, the meet's only double winner, earned his second 1997 title when he edged defending state champion Dan Barnes of West Lafayette in the 100 freestyle with a winning time of :44.91.

The other meet record fell when Anderson's John Retrum successfully defended his state title in the 500 freestyle. Retrum clocked a 4:29.96 to eclipse the mark of 4:29.46 set in 1988 by Todd Griner of Anderson.

Besides Arzner and Retrum, three other athletes won their second straight state championship. Justin Hoggatt of Homestead captured the 50 freestyle in 20.70, Jon Karr of Columbus North took the 100 backstroke in 49.96 and Devin Meece of East Central won the 100 breaststroke in 56.62.

Dan Barnes of West Lafayette High School was selected by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the 1997 recipient of the Herman F. Keller Award for Mental Attitude in Boys Swimming and Diving. Barnes finished second in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. He was the 100 freestyle champion in 1996. Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to West Lafayette High School in the name of Barnes.

A total of 201 schools and 2,703 athletes began competition at the sectional level.

The 60th Annual IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Finals

March 1, 1997

Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Championship Results

200 Medley Relay -- 1. Columbus North (Jon Karr, Jake Green, Alec Sheehy, Conor Leehaug), 1:34.84. 2. West Lafayette, 1:36.51. 3. Fort Wayne Concordia, 1:36.64. 4. Carmel, 1:36.99. 5. Homestead, 1:37.00. 6. Center Grove, 1:37.84. 7. Lake Central, 1:38.89. 8. Wawasee, 1:38.90.

200 Freestyle -- 1. Nick Arzner, Crawfordsville, 1:38.06 (meet record, breaks old record set by Arzner in Friday preliminaries). 2. John Retrum, Anderson, 1:38.40. 3. Jeff Lee, Munster, 1:40.09. 4. Brian Stryker, Bloomington South, 1:41.68. 5. David Tweedie, South Bend St. Joseph's, 1:42.02. 6. Marcelo Azenha, Wawasee, 1:42.99. 7. Matthew Krenzke, Carmel, 1:43.00, and Patrick Norman, Columbus North, 1:43.00.

200 Individual Medley -- 1. Bart Wickard, Fort Wayne Snider, 1:50.57. 2. Joe Trent, Fort Wayne Concordia, 1:53.17. 3. Tim Haley, Carmel, 1:53.52. 4. Matt Lee, Munster, 1:53.78. 5. William Bernhardt, South Bend Riley, 1:54.43. 6. Brian Ashead, Franklin, 1:54.71. 7. Todd Smolinski, Lake Central, 1:55.09. 8. Max Riesen, Brebeuf, 1:55.12.

50 Freestyle -- 1. Justin Hoggatt, Homestead, 20.70. 2. Dan Barnes, West Lafayette, 20.87. 3. John Drescher, Chesterton, 21.12. 4. Jonathan Duncan, Ben Davis, 21.33. 5. Eric O'Neill, Greenwood, 21.36. 6. Jon Karr, Columbus North, 21.39. 7. Jason Carlberg, Carmel, 21.41. 8. Nick Barnes, Frankfort, 21.55.

Diving -- 1. Elliott Massuda, Valparaiso, 479.85. 2. Dylan Nichols, Pike, 459.40. 3. Ryan Fillman, Muncie Central, 456.65. 4. Aaron Kirkpatrick, Pendleton Heights, 448.80. 5. Heath Knowling, Anderson Highland, 442.20. 6. Mike Luber, South Bend Riley, 407.95. 7. Paul Geiger, Knox, 398.40, 8. Daniel Burk, Penn, 391.90.

100 Butterfly -- 1. Jason Carlberg, Carmel, 50.25. 2. Matt Lee, Munster, 50.48. 3. Tim Ellis, Chesterton, 51.07. 4. Justin Doty, Fort Wayne Concordia, 51.24. 5. Tim Haley, Carmel, 51.37. 6. Alec Sheehy, Columbus North, 51.85. 7. Ryan McNally, Mount Vernon, 52.02. 8. Ryan Tabereaux, Bloomington South, 52.37.

100 Freestyle -- 1. Nick Arzner, Crawfordsville, 44.91. 2. Dan Barnes, West Lafayette, 45.42. 3. Justin Hoggatt, Homestead, 45.57. 4. Jeff Lee, Munster, 46.04. 5. Matt Schultz, Bedford North Lawrence, 46.55. 6. Eric O'Neill, Greenwood, 46.64. 7. Thomas Rueger, Mount Vernon, 46.74. 8. Jonathan Duncan, Ben Davis, 46.80.

500 Freestyle -- 1. John Retrum, Anderson, 4:29.29 (meet record; breaks old record set by Todd Griner, Anderson, 1988). 2. Matthew Krenzke, Carmel, 4:36.41. 3. Heath Montgomery, Hanover Central, 4:36.66. 4. Brian Stryker, Bloomington South, 4:38.98. 5. Adam Jacob, East Central, 4:40.05. 6. Gary Raketich, Lake Central, 4:40.75. 7. Jason Fastrich, Carmel, 4:42.75. 8. Rich Ostertag, Portage, 4:45.86.

200 Freestyle Relay -- 1. Munster (Jeff Lee, Matt Beck, Franz Kerekes, Matt Lee), 1:25.43. 2. Mount Vernon, 1:26.59. 3. Carmel, 1:26.59. 4. Chesterton, 1:27.16. 5. Columbus North, 1:27.62. 6. Richmond, 1:29.14. 7. Valparaiso, 1:29.16. 8. Floyd Central, disqualified.

100 Backstroke -- 1. Jon Karr, Columbus North, 49.96. 2. Matt Schultz, Bedford North Lawrence, 50.01. 3. Bart Wickard, Fort Wayne Snider, 50.53. 4. Todd Smolinski, Lake Central, 51.01. 5. Shawn Cismowski, Homestead, 51.68. 6. William Bernhardt, South Bend Riley, 51.88. 7. Tim Ellis, Chesterton, 52.14. 8. Joe Trent, Fort Wayne Concordia, 52.42.

100 Breaststroke -- 1. Devin Meece, East Central, 56.62. 2. Matt Gouwens, Highland, 58.22. 3. Zach Landrum, West Lafayette, 58.97. 4. Matthew Elliot, Elkhart Central, 59.48. 5. Adam Howard, Fort Wayne Concordia, 59.80. 6. Max Riesen, Brebeuf, 59.98. 7. Jeff Walkey, Lafayette Jefferson, 1:00.05. 8. Zach Smith, Northridge, 1:00.27.

400 Freestyle Relay -- 1. Columbus North (Conor Leehaug, Sam Green, Patrick Norman, Jon Karr), 3:08.19. 2. West Lafayette, 3:08.82. 3. Munster, 3:09.26. 4. Carmel, 3:12.52. 5. Homestead, 3:12.73. 6. Mount Vernon, 3:13.43. 7. Wawasee, 3:14.69. 8. Lake Central, 3:16.31.

Team Scores

Carmel 208.5, Columbus North 193.5, Munster 135, West Lafayette 124, Homestead 110, Fort Wayne Concordia 109, Mount Vernon 107, Lake Central 100, Chesterton 98, Wawasee 70, Center Grove 65, South Bend Riley 62, Bloomington South 60, Crawfordsville 58, Richmond 46, Hamilton Southeastern 46, Valparaiso 44, East Central 42, Anderson 37, Fort Wayne Snider 36, Elkhart Central 34, Bedford North Lawrence 31, Highland 29, Muncie Central 27, Greenwood 27, Ben Davis 26, Hanover Central 25, Brebeuf 24, Floyd Central 23, South Bend St. Joseph's 23, Lafayette Jefferson 22, Franklin 20, Penn 20, Pike 18, Northridge 18, Vincennes Lincoln 17, Plainfield 16, Anderson Highland 15, Pendleton Heights 15, North Central (Indianapolis) 12.5, Knox 12, Portage 11, Frankfort 11, LaPorte 9, Bloomington North 7, Plymouth 7, Warsaw 7, Crown Point 7, Twin Lakes 6, Noblesville 6, Tippecanoe Valley 5, Seymour 5, Hammond Gavit 4, Kankakee Valley 3.5, Lebanon 3, Heritage Hills 2, South Bend Clay 2, Bremen 1, Westfield 1.