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February 14, 2009
CARMEL GIRLS WIN NATIONAL RECORD 23RD CONSECUTIVE TITLE
Relay Teams Break Two National, Three State Records
Carmel
swimmers won the first four events and eight overall and ran away with the team
competition for a national high school girls record 23rd
consecutive state championship during the 35th Annual IHSAA Girls
Swimming & Diving State Finals in Indianapolis.
Amassing a
state meet record 427 points, Carmel outdistanced runner-up Hamilton
Southeastern with 227 points for the third straight year. Homestead with 163
finished third, Chesterton with 161 was fourth and Noblesville with 149.5 was
fifth.
Carmel’s
streak began in the fall of 1986 and, entering today’s meet, the school had
been tied with Punahou of Honolulu, HI, which had won
22 straight titles in girls swimming and diving from 1974-95. Carmel’s run is
the nation’s sixth-longest string of championships in history in any sport and
is the longest active streak in the country regardless of sport or gender. The
Greyhounds are coached by third-year leader Chris Plumb.
Carmel’s relay
teams broke three state meet records during the afternoon, including two
national marks.
The 200
medley relay team of Jessie Hammes, Lauren Stauder,
Devon Mason and Megan Detro raced to a national
record for the second day in a row with a time of 1:41.68. The foursome had
broken the national mark during Friday’s prelims in 1:42.09. The previous mark
of 1:42.71 had been held by Hartland Arrowhead (WI) since 2005.
Later in
the meet, Detro and Hammes
joined Logan Mason and Trish Regan to set a national record in the 200 free
relay stopping the clock at 1:32.75. The group eclipsed the state record mark of
1:34.50 Carmel had set Friday night. Ann Arbor Pioneer (MI) had owned the
national mark of 1:32.77 since 2002.
In the
final event of the day, Logan Mason and Regan teamed with Carly
Marshall and Rhiannon Sheets in the 400 free relay. The group timed out in 3:24.22
bettering the state record of 3:25.92 Hamilton Southeastern had set Friday.
In addition
to the relays, five different Greyhounds captured individual state titles.
Trish Regan, last year’s 200 freestyle winner but not entered in
this year’s event, took the 200 individual medley in 2:01.83. Logan Mason
captured the 200 free in 1:48.99; Detro won the 50
free crown in 23.47; Lauren Jordan won the 500 free in 4:53.95 and; Hammes took home honors in the 100 backstroke in :55.29.
Two Homestead
sisters captured a pair of titles as well. McKenzie Bagan
capped her senior year with the 100 butterfly crown in a time of :54.82. She had finished second a year ago and was fourth
in 2007. And sophomore Tori Bagan
won the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.83.
Westfield’s
Kait Flederbach, the sixth
place finisher in the 100 freestyle last year, edged defending champion Carly Mercer of Hamilton Southeastern at the wall in this
year’s event. Flederbach touched in
:50.38, just .11 of a second ahead of Mercer.
Noblesville’s
Katie Bittner tallied 470.05 points for her 11 dives to win the one-meter
competition.
The 35th Annual IHSAA Girls Swimming
& Diving State Finals
Indiana University
Natatorium, IUPUI, Indianapolis
February 13-14, 2009
Top 10 Teams
1. |
Carmel |
427 |
2. |
Hamilton
Southeastern |
227 |
3. |
Homestead |
163 |
4. |
Chesterton |
161 |
5. |
Noblesville |
149.5 |
6. |
North
Central (Indianapolis) |
137 |
7. |
Center
Grove |
117 |
8. |
Columbus
North |
106 |
9. |
Zionsville |
91 |
10. |
Westfield |
84.5 |
State Champions
200 Medley Relay – Carmel (Jessie Hammes 12, Lauren Stauder 11,
Devon Mason 10, Megan Detro 12), 1:41.68. National,
State Record.
200 Freestyle – Logan Mason, 12, Carmel, 1:48.99.
200 Individual Medley – Trish Regan, 11, Carmel, 2:01.83.
50 Freestyle –
Megan Detro, 12, Carmel, :23.47.
One Meter Diving – Katie Bittner, 10, Noblesville, 470.05.
100 Butterfly – McKenzie Bagan, 12, Homestead, :54.82
100 Freestyle – Kait Flederbach,
11, Westfield, 50.38.
500 Freestyle – Lauren Jordan, 10, Carmel, 4:53.95.
200 Freestyle Relay – Carmel (Megan Detro 12, Jessie Hammes 12, Logan Mason 12, Trish Regan 11) 1:32.75. National, State Meet
Record
100 Backstroke – Jessie Hammes, 12, Carmel,
:55.29.
100 Breaststroke – Tori Bagan, 10, Homestead, 1:02.83.
400 Freestyle Relay – Carmel (Carly Marshall 10, Logan
Mason 12, Rhiannon Sheets 10, Trish Regan 11) 3:24.22. State Meet Record
State
Championship Record Streaks
Longest
streaks of consecutive state championships, all sports, all states
29 – Honolulu Punahou,
27 –
26 –
25 – Paulsboro, NJ, wrestling, 1983-2007.
24 – Tacoma Wilson, Wash., boys swimming, 1960-84.
23 –
Carmel, Ind., girls swimming, 1986-2009.*
22 – Honolulu Punahou, Hawaii, girls swimming, 1974-95.
21 – Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, Fla., girls swimming, 1956-76.
*Active
streak.
(Source: National Federation of State High School Associations)
CARMEL’S JESSICA HAMMES NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD WINNER
Following
the meet, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee selected Jessica Hammes of Carmel High School as this year’s winner of the
Mental Attitude Award in girls swimming and diving.
The award
is presented annually to a senior, nominated by her principal and coach, who demonstrates excellence in mental attitude, scholarship,
leadership and athletic ability.
Jessica
served as team captain of this season’s state championship team, and was part
of two state meet and national record-setting relay teams – the 200 medley
relay and the 200 free relay. She also won the 100 backstroke state title and
placed second in the 100 butterfly.
She is a
two year NCAA Stay in Bounds Ambassador, has served her community as a
four-year youth liturgy lector at church, and is a Relay for Life participant
for the American Cancer Society. She organized and led the first Carmel
Swim Club Holiday Food Drive for Hamilton County, is a Carmel Swim Club camp
volunteer and has been a member of the Carmel Swim Club all four years of high
school.
Hammes
has a GPA of 4.14 on a 4.0 scale. She plans on swimming for
Carmel
Principal, John Williams commented, “Jessica displays sportsmanship in the pool
against all competitors and truly believes in the philosophy of hard work and
respect. Jessica wrote a reflective paper for a class earlier this year
and said, ‘All the gold medals in the world are meaningless if you don’t know
how to treat others with respect.’”
She is the
daughter of Gregory and Deborah Hammes.
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