MEDIA
INFORMATION
February 19, 2008
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director
E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
FOUR CHAMPS FROM 2007 RETURN TO BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING FINALS
Four individuals who won state titles a year ago return for more
of the same in the 71st annual IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving State
Finals this weekend at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Among them, Westfield senior Ben Wachtel and Chesterton sophomore
Kyle Whitaker both captured a pair of championships at the last state meet.
Wachtel, who won both the 100 and 200 free events, enters his
final state meet as the top seed in the 200 (1:40.00) and the second seed in
the 100 (46.00), just .04 behind Concord’s Alex Burtch.
Whitaker, the defending champ in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly,
is the top dog in the IM (1:51.43) and sits second in the butterfly (50.03)
behind East Central senior Kyle House (49.91).
House is the defending state champion in the 50 freestyle and
clocked the sixth-fastest time in sectional action on Saturday in that event
(21.47).
The fourth returnee from last year is Ted Minturn of North Central
of Indianapolis. Minturn won the 500 freestyle last year but is not entered in
this year’s distance event. He is entered in the 200 free and the 100
backstroke and is an option in all three of the Panthers’ relay teams.
Lake Central junior Chris Johnson had the state’s top time in
two events last weekend – the 50 free (20.67) and the 100 breast (56.78).
North Central leads all comers with 20 entries in the meet while
Chesterton and Hamilton Southeastern are second with 17 each and Homestead
fourth with 15.
Center Grove and Munster each won their record 23rd
consecutive sectional title last Saturday while defending state champion
Hamilton Southeastern won its 16th in a row and Homestead its 14th
consecutive.
Preliminary swimming heats
get underway Friday night at 6 pm ET / 5 pm CT. The top 16 in each event will
return for competition on Saturday with the top eight individuals vying for
state championship honors. Those finishing ninth through 16th on Friday will
make up the competitors in the consolation heats. All diving will take place on
Saturday beginning at 9 am ET / 8 am CT with the top 21 of 32 competitors
advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each. After three
dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round for another
three dives each. All championship and consolation finals, including diving,
will commence at 1:05 pm ET / 12:05 pm CT on Saturday.
State Finals
Site: Indiana University Natatorium, IUPUI, 901 W. New
York St., Indianapolis | Website
Preliminaries: Friday, Feb. 22, 6 pm ET.
Finals: Saturday, Feb. 23. Diving preliminaries and
semifinals begin at 9 am ET.
Consolations and finals for
all events begin at 1 pm ET.
Admission: $8 per session or $12 both days.
Webcast: www.ihsaasports.org (Saturday’s
championship and consolations heats beginning at 1 pm ET).
Advancement
The top 16 in each swimming
event during Friday’s prelims will return for competition on Saturday
with the top eight individuals vying for state championship honors. Those
finishing nine through 16 on Friday will make up the competitors in the
consolation heats. All diving will take place on Saturday with the top 21 of 32
competitors advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each.
After three dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round
for another three dives each.
>> State Heat Sheets | Psych Sheets
Defending State Champions in Field (Individual
Events)
Kyle House, 12, East
Central.
50 Freestyle.
Ted Minturn, 12, North
Central (Indianapolis).
500 Freestyle (not entered in this
year’s event).
Ben Wachtel, 12, Westfield.
100, 200 Freestyle.
Kyle Whitaker, 10,
Chesterton.
200 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly.
Top Seeds
200 Medley Relay –
Hamilton Southeastern, 1:35.08.
200 Freestyle – Ben
Wachtel, 12, Westfield, 1:40.00.
200 IM – Kyle Whitaker,
10, Chesterton, 1:51.43.
50 Freestyle – Chris
Johnson, 11, Lake Central, 20.67.
100 Butterfly – Kyle
House, 12, East Central, 49.91.
100 Freestyle – Alex
Burtch, 11, Concord, 46.00.
500 Freestyle –
Raymond Mahon, 11, West Lafayette, 4:38.61.
200 Freestyle Relay –
Munster, 1:26.59.
100 Back – Kevin
Behrens, 9, Munster, 50.84.
100 Breast – Chris
Johnson, 11, Lake Central, 56.78.
400 Freestyle Relay – Chesterton, 3:09.73.
Media Information
Credentials:
The 2007-08 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential is accepted for admittance.
Please fax requests on company letterhead to Jason Wille at 317-575-4244. No e-mail requests accepted. Approved
requests may be claimed at the media will call table at the concourse level of
the IU Natatorium. Please have proper identification available.
Media Work Area: Phone lines will be available in the media working area of the west
bleachers for use by writers and photographers. Results from each event will be
distributed and also posted to the IHSAA website as the meet progresses both
days. Writers and photographers will also have access to the pool deck.
Media Hosts:
IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille and assistant Toni Polizzi will
be on hand to assist in your coverage of the state meet.
Off Limits:
For safety and liability reasons, members of the media are not permitted on the
moveable bulkheads that separate the pools or on any of the diving platforms.
Also, due to congestion in the immediate area of the starting blocks with
timers and judges, we ask that writers and photographers steer clear of that
area as well. Editors and sports
directors -- please share this information with those who are covering the
event and might not necessarily have access to this release. Thank you for
your cooperation.
Results: Results
will be posted to the IHSAA website at ihsaa.org shortly after each event both
days. Heat sheets for Saturday will be posted following completion of
Friday’s events and complete results for both days will be available at
the conclusion of Saturday’s festivities.
Schedule of Events
Times are approximate
Friday
5:30 p.m. -- Opening Ceremonies
6:00 p.m. -- 200 Medley Relay
6:16 p.m. -- 200 Freestyle
6:32 p.m. -- 200 Individual Medley
6:50 p.m. -- 50 Freestyle
15 MINUTE BREAK
7:14 p.m. -- 100 Butterfly
7:26 p.m. -- 100 Freestyle
7:38 p.m. -- 500 Freestyle
8:08 p.m. -- 200 Freestyle Relay
8:23 p.m. -- 100 Backstroke
8:35 p.m. -- 100 Breaststroke
8:48 p.m. -- 400 Freestyle Relay
Saturday
9:00 a.m. -- Diving
Preliminaries (5 dives) & Semi-Finals (3 dives)
12:45 p.m. --
Opening Ceremonies
1:05 p.m. -- Finals and
Consolation Finals
TEAM WRESTLING TITLE TO BE DECIDED SATURDAY
Six of the eight finalists from 2007, including the two-time
defending champion, return to the 13th Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling
State Finals on Saturday at Center Grove High School in Greenwood.
The quarterfinal round begins at 10 am ET with the semifinals and
championship match to follow.
Top-ranked Evansville Mater Dei, winners of the last two state championships
and 11 of the last 13, heads the list of returnees. Also back from last year
are No. 2 Perry Meridian, No. 3 Mishawaka, No. 6 Bellmont, No. 9 Elkhart
Memorial and No. 20 Merrillville.
Mater Dei, under first year coach Greg Schaefer who took over for
the legendary Mike Goebel, has advanced to the team finals for the 13th
consecutive season. The Wildcats had seven advance to last week’s
individual finals, including Alex Weinzapfel, who finished as runner-up at 119,
along with Drew Lappe and Jake Schneider, who placed third at 140 and 189,
respectively.
They’ll face No. 19 Columbus North, which is making its
first appearance in the event, with two wrestlers who competed last weekend at
Conseco Fieldhouse. Ethan Ott placed fifth in the 145 class and Jacob
Milenbaugh competed in the 140 division for the Bull Dogs.
Lawrence North, which won the 2004 and 2005 tournaments, has
advanced back to the finals for the first time since its last championship
season. The No. 10 Wildcats actually finished second to Indianapolis Cathedral
in the sectional this year and avenged a regular season dual between the
schools in the regional championship round on criteria. Lawrence North had four
compete last week, including Cashe Quiroga, the 119 pound champion and Brandon
Nelsen, who placed third at 103.
Elkhart Memorial fell in last year’s opening round, but the
Chargers have advanced back for their second appearance in the meet. The
Chargers are undefeated in dual competition this season behind three state
finalists, including Steve Stahl, the 189 pound champ.
The first round matchup between No. 2 Perry Meridian and No. 3
Mishawaka features 13 state finalists and three champions. The Falcons and
Cavemen also went head-to-head back on Jan. 5 with Perry taking a 30-24
victory.
Perry Meridian is led by two-time defending 285 champion Chico
Adams. The senior hasn’t lost a match in two seasons finishing 54-0 last
year and is 53-0 heading into this weekend. Chris Stepp also placed third at
152 last Saturday for the Falcons.
Mishawaka, which finished as the runner-up in 2007, boasts a pair
of state champions on its roster in three-time champ Josh Harper (125) and
Steve Sandefer (140). Harper is 45-0 to this point in the season and is 135-1
for his career. His lone blemish came in last year’s team finals when he
wrestled in the semifinal round at 119, a week after capturing the 112 title.
Bellmont is making its 11th straight appearance in the
team tournament and 12th overall. Bellmont had four representatives
at last week’s state meet, including third place finisher Ryan Baker
(160) and fourth place Will Sheets (125). Two of the Braves three regular
season losses came to Mishawaka and Perry Meridian, both of which could be
their semifinal opponent should they get past Merrillville.
Speaking of Merrillville, the Pirates avenged a regular season
loss to fifth-ranked Crown Point to win the semi-state championship and travel
to Greenwood for the third straight year. Merrillville had five wrestlers
competing last weekend led by Anthony Napules (119) who placed fourth. The
Pirates have been first round victims in their two previous visits including a
28-25 decision to Bellmont in 2006.
State Finals
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23.
Site: Center Grove High School, 2717 S. Morgantown Road, Greenwood
| Website
Time: Quarterfinals begin at 10
am ET with semifinal round and championship round to follow.
Admission: $8.00.
Advancement:
This is a single elimination tournament in which the winning team shall
advance to the next round.
>> Meet
the Teams (Team rosters and results)
Quarterfinals
Match 1: Lawrence North (24-3) vs. Elkhart Memorial (16-0).
Match 2: Evansville Mater Dei (21-1) vs. Columbus North (24-3).
Match 3: Perry Meridian (28-1) vs. Mishawaka (28-1).
Match 4: Bellmont (24-3) vs. Merrillville (20-4).
Semifinals
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.
Championship
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.
State Champions in the Field
119 – Cashe Quiroga,
11, Lawrence North. (Also 2007 runner-up
at 112).
125 – Josh Harper, 11,
Mishawaka. (Also 2007 state champ at 112; 2006 state
champ at 103).
140 – Steven Sandefer,
11, Mishawaka.
189 – Steve Stahl, 12,
Elkhart Memorial.
285 – Chico Adams, 12,
Perry Meridian (2007, 2008).
State Runners-Up in the Field
119 – Alex Weinzapfel,
12, Evansville Mater Dei.
Media Information
Media Credentials: The 2007-08 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential is accepted for
admittance. Please fax requests, including the name of the media member to be
credentialed, on company letterhead to
Media Work Area: Work space in each corner of the balcony level of the gymnasium will be
available for use by credentialed media. There will be a single room off the
northwest corner of the gym floor where media may send their stories and/or
photographs using the available telephone lines.
Results:
Results from each level of the meet -- quarterfinals, semifinals and finals --
will be posted to the IHSAA website at www.ihsaa.org.
Media Hosts:
IHSAA Communications Director Chris Kaufman and Sports Information Assistant
Mike Wilson will be on hand to assist in your coverage of the state meet.
Due to space limitations: Due to space limitations on the gymnasium floor, the
tournament administration has asked that the media please work from the
bleacher or balcony area and to avoid the floor until after the completion of
the first round of matches. During the semifinals and championship round,
writers and photographers are welcome to work closer to the action on the
floor. Thank you for your cooperation.
TRIP TO CONSECO FIELDHOUSE ON THE LINE IN GIRLS BASKETBALL SATURDAY
The Sweet
16 will be whittled down to the eight state finalist teams this Saturday as the
33rd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament rolls on to the semi-state
round. Each of the four sites will host a doubleheader with the first game set
for 1 pm ET / 12 pm CT.
Two-time
defending Class 2A champion Heritage Christian and 4A’s South Bend
Washington both survived regional action and hope to take the last step this
Saturday to get back to Conseco Fieldhouse.
Half of
this year’s field of 16 has never played in the state finals, including
Fort Wayne South Side (4A), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (3A), Southern Wells
(A) and University (A), each of which won its school’s first regional
crown on Saturday night.
Both
Vincennes Lincoln (3A) and Carmel (4A) ended long regional title droughts.
Lincoln won its first regional in 27 years, while Carmel won its first since
1995, its state runner-up season.
Scores
from each game will be posted to the IHSAA website as they become available on
Saturday.
Please note the order of
games at each site has changed from when they were first posted to ihsaa.org on
Sunday morning. The updated order is listed below. Our apologies for any
inconvenience this may have caused.
Semi-States
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23.
Time: First games begin at 1 pm ET. All games listed as
Eastern Time.
Admission: $7.
North
1 pm ET, Class 2A, Garrett
(23-3) vs. Oak Hill (25-0).
To follow, Class 4A, South
Bend Washington (22-2) vs. Fort Wayne South Side (22-4).
Plymouth
1 pm ET, Class A, Fort Wayne
Canterbury (19-5) vs. Southern Wells (18-6).
To follow, Class 3A, Plymouth
(20-4) vs. Wawasee (23-2).
South
Southport
1 pm ET, Class 3A,
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (22-4) vs. Vincennes Lincoln (21-3).
To follow, Class 4A, Carmel
(21-4) vs. Columbus East (20-5).
Jeffersonville
1 pm ET, Class A, University
(19-6) vs. Northeast Dubois (22-3).
To follow, Class 2A,
Heritage Christian (25-1) vs. Austin (22-3).
State Finals
Date: Saturday, March 1.
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania Street,
Indianapolis.
Conseco Fieldhouse | Seating
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Directions | Parking
| Fieldhouse History
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Admission: Session $10.00; Season $18.00.
Reserved tickets
can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals.
Contact participating schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets also will
be available game day at the ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Session I
Class A State Championship – 10:30 am ET.
Class 2A State Championship – follows Class A game.
Session II
Class 3A State
Championship – 6 pm ET.
Class 4A State
Championship – follows Class 3A game.
Notables
Looking for First Semi-State
Title (8 of 16)
4A
– Fort Wayne South Side.
3A
– Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Vincennes Lincoln.
2A
– Garrett, Oak Hill.
A – Fort Wayne Canterbury, Southern Wells, University.
Looking to Break
Semi-State Championship Drought (Five or More Years)
13:
Carmel (1995).
9:
Austin (1999).
7:
Plymouth (2001).
Most Consecutive Semi-State Championships
4 by Noblesville (1987-90);
4 by Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (1999-2002).
Top 10 All-Time
Semi-State Championship Leaders
6: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.
5: Kokomo, Valparaiso.
4: Bedford North Lawrence,
Columbus East, Crown Point, Noblesville, Shenandoah, Warsaw.
3: Ben Davis, Bloomfield,
Brebeuf Jesuit, East Chicago Roosevelt, Fort Wayne Snider, Heritage, Heritage
Christian, Huntington North, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, North
Central (Indianapolis), Rushville, Scottsburg, Tri-Central.
2007 State Champions
Still Alive
4A:
South Bend Washington.
2A:
Heritage Christian.
2007 State Finals Teams
Still Alive
4A:
Columbus East, South Bend Washington.
3A:
Wawasee.
2A:
Heritage Christian.
A:
None.
Former State Champions
Still Alive
4A:
South Bend Washington (2007).
3A:
None.
2A:
Heritage Christian (2006, 2007).
A: None.
First-Time Regional
Champions
4A:
Fort Wayne South Side.
3A:
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
2A:
None.
A:
Southern Wells, University.
Regional Championship
Drought Breakers (Five or more years)
27:
Vincennes Lincoln (1981).
13:
Carmel (1995).
9:
Austin (1999).
7:
Plymouth (2001).
Repeat Regional Champions
4A:
Columbus East, South Bend Washington.
3A:
Wawasee.
2A:
Heritage Christian, Oak Hill.
A: Northeast Dubois.
GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS MEDIA CREDENTIALS
For
media outlets intending to cover the girls basketball state finals, please fax
a credential request on company letterhead to IHSAA Sports Information Director
Jason Wille at 317-575-4244. Please include the names of the working
individuals representing your organization. The deadline for requests is 4
pm ET / 3 pm CT on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Credentials will not be granted after
that time. Approved requests will be available for pickup at the state
finals meeting on Monday, Feb. 25 (please indicate your intentions to do so),
otherwise they will be available at media will-call at Conseco Fieldhouse on game
day. Credentials will not be mailed.
GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS INTERVIEWS ON MONDAY
Coaches from the eight
schools in the 2008 IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals will gather Monday, Feb.
25, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the pre-tournament administrative
meeting with media interviews to follow. The school personnel meeting will be
held in “
Updated statistics, rosters
and other team information as submitted by the schools will be distributed at
the press conference. For outlets that cannot attend, a special state finals
information package will be available on the IHSAA website later that day.
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Girls
Basketball Leaders | Boys
Basketball Leaders
NEWS & NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE
Have an interesting note?
A conference or school record, coaching milestone or something else of
interest? Please e-mail IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille at jwille@ihsaa.org
for consideration.
Hayley Benninger from New Castle was named the National Freshman of the Year by
PrepVolleyball.com last month. She is the first player from Indiana to earn the
award which began in 2001.
Twelve Hoosier high school players also were named
PrepVolleyball.com All-Americans. The list includes:
All
Americans
Caitlin Cox, New Castle
Brittany Daluton, Lawrence North
Darcy Dorton, Delta
Claire McElheny, Brebeuf Jesuit
Cindy Miller, Bellmont
Highest
Honorable Mention All Americans
Katie Britton, Mishawaka Marian
Christina Gray, Indianapolis Cathedral
Katie Griffin, Avon
Alex Hunt, South Bend St. Joseph’s
Jennifer Krumwiede, Elkhart Memorial
Katy Schad, Floyd Central
Kaylee Schembra, Roncalli
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