IHSAA Media Release

February 19, 2002

Contact: Jerry Baker

E-mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

Phone: 317-846-6601

 

 

CARMEL looks to defend title IN BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING

65th  ANNUAL BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING STATE FINALS

Feb. 22, 6 p.m. (swimming preliminaries)

Feb. 23, 9 a.m. (diving preliminaries) and 1 p.m. (consolations and finals)

Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis

Admission: $7 for one session; $10 for all sessions.

Credentials: The 2001-02 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass issued previously will be accepted for admittance.

Late Credentials Requests: FAX requests on company letterhead to Jerry Baker at 317-575-4244.  Approved requests will be held at the Will Call table on the concourse level of the I.U. Natatorium.

 

The defending state champion and state’s top-ranked team, Carmel, enters the meet with all three of its relay teams, the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle, in the top speed positions.  Individual number-one seeds for the Greyhounds include Grant Wieczorek, sophomore, in the 200 freestyle, Matt Belcher, senior, in the 100 backstroke and Andrew Albright, senior in the 100 breaststroke.

 

Carmel has won eight IHSAA titles to tie Hammond and South Bend Central for the all-time record.  They rolled to a 415-229 margin over Lawrence North to dominate the Carmel Sectional on Saturday, capturing all three relay events and all but one of the individual events.  Only North Central’s victory in the 500 yard freestyle by  senior Brian Hartley kept the Greyhounds from a clean sweep in the swimming events. David McKown, freshman from Park-Tudor did manage at first place finish in the one-meter diving.

 

The closest sectional battle of the day occurred at Wawasee, where the host Warriors sneaked past Warsaw, 258-257, by virtue of a win in the 400 yard freestyle relay, the final event of the evening.  Fans at Concord also witnessed a major showdown between Penn and Northridge, with the Kingsmen, also with a victory in the final event, edging the Raiders, 333-331.

 

The widest margin of victory on Saturday belonged to Munster in their home sectional.  The Mustangs were never challenged as they rolled to a 234 point victory over second place Griffith, 430-196.

 

Only one individual champion will be coming back in 2002 to defend his titles.  Senior Brian Hartley of North Central (Indpls) was a winner last year in the 200 yard freestyle and the 500 yard freestyle.  Hartley has won the 500 yard freestyle the last two years.

 

Boys Swimmng & Diving

All-Time Champions

Total

Last

Carmel

8

2001

Hammond

8

1954

South Bend Central

8

1939

South Bend Riley

7

1995

Munster

7

1980

Columbus

6

1965

Columbus North

4

2000

 

All Time Streaks

Total

Yrs

Hammond

6*

1940-1943, 1951,1952

Carmel

5

1990-1994

Munster

5

1973-1977

Columbus North

3

1998-2000

South Bend Riley

3

1956-1958

Columbus

3

1959-1961, 1963-1965

South Bend Adams

3

1966-1968

Bloomington

3

1970-1972

 

2002 TOP SEEDS

200 Medley Relay

Carmel, 1:34.74

200 FREESTYLE

Grant Wieczorek, Carmel, 1:41.21

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Jamie Lutkus, Penn, 1:52.42

50 FREESTYLE

Seth Barry, Chesterton, 20.95

100 BUTTERFLY

Louis Cavadini, S. B. Riley 51.40

100 FREESTYLE

Seth Barry, Chesterton, 46.48

500 FREESTYLE

Ted Brown, Western, 4:31.82

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

Carmel, 1:26.58

100 BACKSTROKE

Matt Belcher, Carmel, 51.51

100 BREASTSTROKE

Andrew Albright, Carmel, 57.33

400 FREESTYLE RELAY

Carmel, 3:11.28

 

Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association Final Boys Poll

 

1

CARMEL

11

YORKTOWN

 

2

NORTH CENTRAL

12

CRAWFORDSVILLE

 

 3

SOUTH BEND RILEY

13

MERRILLVILLE

 

4

PENN

14

CASTLE

 

5

CENTER GROVE

15

HAMILTON SE

 

6

NORTHRIDGE

16

MUNSTER

 

7

CHESTERTON

17

RONCALLI

 

8

LAFAYETTE JEFF

18

F. W. CONCORDIA

 

9

LAKE CENTRAL

19

HUNTINGTON NORTH

 

10

CROWN POINT

20

HOMESTEAD

 

 

 

COMPETITORS SET FOR 2002 WRESTLING TEAM STATE FINALS

Center Grove High School, Greenwood    Saturday, Feb. 23      10:00 a.m.       Tickets  $7.00

 

The 2002 IHSAA Team Wrestling Tournament has pared a field of 307 teams down to the final-eight. The tournament will culminate Feb. 23 at Center Grove High School in Greenwood where those state finalists will compete in three rounds to determine the state champion.

 

Evansville Mater Dei, #1 in the state in the final Indiana High School Coaches Association poll, is the defending champion, having won seven consecutive IHSAA Team Wrestling state championships. The Wildcats also were the state champions in 1985-86.  All eight titles have come under head coach, Mike Goebel.  Last year, Mater Dei defeated Portage 40-16 to capture the team crown.

 

In the semi-state, Bellmont ran up the highest point total in defeating Columbia City 51-17, as the Braves won their fifth straight semi-state and twelfth overall.  Franklin advanced to the state finals for the seventh consecutive year.  The Grizzly Cubs are in search of their first state championship.  Perry Meridian advances to the finals for the second time, having made the trip in 2000.  Mishawaka heads to Indianapolis for the fifth time.  For Portage, it’s trip number eight. It’s the first time around in the finals for Harrison (West Lafayette).  And New Castle comes to the big show for the sixth time.

 

2002 IHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS PAIRINGS

February 23, 2002      Center Grove High School, Greenwood

 

Quarterfinals   10 a.m.

 

Match 1

New Castle vs. Evansville Mater Dei.

 

Match 2

Franklin vs. Bellmont.

 

Match 3

Mishawaka vs. Harrison (West Lafayette).

 

Match 4

Perry Meridian vs. Portage.

 

 

Semifinals --- 30 minutes following the conclusion of the quarterfinals at approximately 12 p.m.

 

Match 5

Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

 

Match 6

 Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.

 

 

Championship --- 30 minutes following the conclusion of the semifinals at approximately 2:30 p.m.

 

Match 7

Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6

 

Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association

Poll of January 23, 2002 (Final Regular Season Poll)

Rank

School

  State Finals Opponent

    State Championships

1.

Evansville Mater Dei

New Castle

8

2.

Bellmont

Franklin

3

3.

Perry Meridian

Portage

0

4.

Franklin

Bellmont

0

11.

Mishawaka

Harrison (West Lafayette)

0

13.

Portage

Perry Meridian

0

20t.

Harrison (West Lafayette)

Mishawaka

0

Also receiving votes:     New Castle

Evansville Mater Dei

0

 

 

 

GIRLS 2002 SWIMMING ACADEMIC HONOREES

 

The girls state champion Carmel Greyhounds, coming off their 16th consecutive title, placed six members on the 2001-2002 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association All State Swimming Team.  North Central (Indpls) was second on the list of honorees with five.  A complete listing of the all-state and academic honorees is available on the IHSAA web site.

 

 

Academic All State Honorees List

 

All State Honorees List

 
GIRLS BASKETBALL HEADS TO SWEET-16

The 2001-02 girls basketball field has been reduced to the final-16 with four teams in each class headed toward one of four semi-state sites to pare the field to the final pair in each classification and head to Conseco Fieldhouse.  Only eight total top-ten teams will make the trip, with the top-rated teams in 4A and 3A, along with the co-number one team in 2A, already sidelined. 

 

Only a pair of defending champions is still alive.  Ben Davis returns in 4A looking for its third straight championship.  Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers is back in search of its fourth consecutive title.  The other two winners from 2001, Indianapolis Cathedral and Triton, have been pushed aside in this year’s tourney.

 

SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS

Saturday, February 23            Games at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.  Ticket Information:    Session:  $7.00

WARSAW

Game 1 – Class A         Hebron (24-2) vs Clinton Prairie (21-4)

Game 2 – Class 2A       North Judson (24-1) vs Shenandoah (21-3)

PLYMOUTH

Game 1 – Class 3A       Highland (21-5) vs Ft. Wayne Luers (19-5)

Game 2 – Class 4A       South Bend Riley (23-3) vs Ft. Wayne Northrop (17-8)

SOUTHPORT

Game 1 – Class 2A       North Putnam (22-2) vs Southwestern (Hanover) (23-2)

Game 2 – Class 4A       Ben Davis (19-8) vs Terre Haute South (23-2)

SOUTHRIDGE

Game 1 – Class A         North Vermillion (23-1) vs Loogootee (18-6)

Game 2 – Class 3A       Brebeuf Jesuit (25-2) vs Gibson Southern (23-4)

 

The winners, in their respective classifications, advance to Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday, March 2nd, with the morning session, featuring the class A and 2A games, set to begin at 10:30.  The evening session, with the 3A and 4A titles on the line, will start at 6:30.  Admission for the state finals will be $10.00 for a single session, $15.00 for a season pass.

 

All-Time Girls Semi-State Titles    

TEAM

TOTAL

LAST

Valparaiso

5

2000

Bedford North Lawrence

4

1992

Crown Point

4

1997

Kokomo

4

1996

Noblesville

4

1990

 

Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association

FINAL 2002 REGULAR SEASON POLL

 

CLASS 4A

Rank

School

Record

 

Semi-State

vs

1.

Bloomington South

 

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