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MEDIA
ADVISORY
BAUGHMAN LEADS
Baughman
prevailed in the 50 with a 23.44 effort to edge runner-up Ariel Martin of
Jeffersonville (23.61). In the 100,
Baughman recorded a winning time of 50.83, with Jasper sophomore Kayla Sergesketter second in 51.42. Baughman then put the exclamation mark on the
meet by anchoring the victorious 400 freestyle relay. She combined with sophomores Alex Young,
Megan Sparks, and Katie McRoberts for a time of
3:29.61. Baughman and Young were part of
the winning 400 freestyle relay at the 2004 state finals.
Junior
Alyssa Rosinko of
Hamilton
Southeastern ended North Central’s run of five straight years as meet runner-up
with its highest finish ever in the state meet.
Coach Andy Pederson’s Royals scored 200 points in the meet, with Pederson
voted “Coach of the Year” by his peers.
Hamilton Southeastern opened Saturday afternoon’s finals by winning the
200 medley relay in a meet-record time of 1:45.31. Senior Kelley Otto, freshman Lindsay
North
Central (
Freshman
Michelle McKeehan of Center Grove joined Baughman as
a double winner in the meet and became the first frosh to win two individual
titles since Lacey Boutwell of Noblesville pulled it
off in 1997-98 and just the third overall.
She dominated the 200 individual medley with a
winning time of 2:00.98, prevailing by an amazing 3.95 seconds. McKeehan followed
with a victorious effort in the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.68 for her second
state title of the day. McKeehan led Center Grove to a 10th-place finish
in the team standings among the 50 teams that scored points in the meet.
The
one-meter diving event wasn’t decided until the final dive, with sophomore Kelci Bryant of Harrison (West Lafayette) becoming the
first person in state history to break the 500-point mark. Bryant won the event with a total of 504.10
points, edging defending champion Brittney Feldman of Indianapolis Broad Ripple. Feldman, a junior who finished second with
497.60 points, also shattered the previous state record of 477.00 by Julie Broms of North Central (
Junior
Margaret Bird of
Chesterton,
which finished sixth in the meet, held up as the top seed in the 200 freestyle
relay with its first-ever relay state
championship. Sophomore Talor Whitaker, freshman
Top 10 Teams
1.
2.
3. North Central (
4.
5.
6. Chesterton, 133
7.
8.
9.
10. Center Grove, 104
State Champions
200 Medley Relay –
200 Freestyle – Margaret Bird, 11,
200 Individual Medley – Michelle McKeehan,
9, Center Grove, 2:00.98.
50 Freestyle – Taylor Baughman, 12,
One Meter Diving – Kelci Bryant, 10,
100 Butterfly – Alyssa Rosinko,
11,
100 Freestyle – Taylor Baughman, 12,
500 Freestyle – Christine Shehorn, 12, North Central (
200 Freestyle Relay – Chesterton (Talor Whitaker 10,
Taylor Lipniskis 9, Sarah Kehe
11, Christy Grcevich 10), 1:36.51.
100 Backstroke – Ariel Martin, 10,
100 Breaststroke – Michelle McKeehan,
9, Center Grove, 1:02.68.
400 Freestyle Relay – Carmel (Alex Young 10, Megan Sparks 10, Katie McRoberts 10, Taylor Baughman 12), 3:29.61.
Christine Shehorn Named Mental Attitude Award Winner
Following
the meet, Christine Shehorn of North Central High
School of Indianapolis was selected winner of the Mental Attitude Award in
Girls Swimming & Diving by the IHSAA’s Executive
Committee.
Shehorn
has an amazing 4.10 grade point average on a 4.00 scale in North Central’s
advanced curriculum. Principal C.E. Quandt call Shehorn,
“Enthusiastic, confident, intelligent, and humble.” Shehorn has
consistently balanced four or more honors courses each semester over the past
three years. She currently ranks 82nd
in her senior class of 647.
In the
pool, Shehorn finished an outstanding career as a five-time
state champion. She successfully
defended her 2004 crown in the 500 freestyle with another title in 2005. Shehorn is a 16-time
She is the
daughter of John and Barbara Shehorn. She volunteers at
Farm Bureau
Insurance, the IHSAA’s proud corporate partner,
presented
Shehorn
has signed a National Letter of Intent to swim at Purdue this fall.
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On, Recaps 100 Years Of High School Sports in
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high school sports in
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Available
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there for the state championship meet? To commemorate the event, you can still
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