BSw PANTHER INV.: #1 Chesterton dominant in win over #2 North Central

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Top-ranked Chesterton won nine of 12 events in rolling to the team title over No. 2 host North Central, with No. 9 Fishers third and No. 8 Hamilton Southeastern fourth Dec. 28.

The victorious Trojans took two of three relays and had a trio of double winners.

The relay winners:

• 200 Yard Medley Relay Varsity 1:35.04 (Andy Hurst, Jack Waller, Aaron Whitaker, Blake Pieroni)
• 400 Yard Free Relay Varsity 3:06.98 (Blake Pieroni, Ethan Whitaker, Patrick Curley, Aaron Whitaker

The individual double winners:

• Ethan Whitaker (200 Yard Free Varsity 1:42.49, 500 Yard Free Varsity 4:41.26)
• Blake Pieroni (200 Yard IM Varsity 1:52.34, 100 Yard Free Varsity :45.24)
• Aaron Whitaker (100 Yard Fly Varsity :49.18, 100 Yard Back Varsity :50.3)

Jack Waller also won for Chesterton, taking the 100-yard breaststroke in :57.82.

“This was a very rough performance,” said HSE coach Andy Pedersen. “The sooner our team can move on the better.”

Team scores
1. #1 Chesterton 260
2. #2 North Central (Indianapolis) 209
3. #9 Fishers 174
4. #8 Hamilton Southeastern 154

Individual results (thank you, Andy Pedersen!)
#2 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay Varsity
1 CHES A 1:35.04 24.0
Hurst, Andy Waller, Jack
Whitaker, Aaron Pieroni, Blake
25.83 26.16 22.66 20.39
2 HSE A 1:37.21 18.0
Young, Joe A 15 Russell, Jackson T 16
Kelley, Rick W 18 Brenner, Noah A 17
32.35 42.58 22.28
3 NCIN A 1:37.68 16.0
Steinkamp, Ted A 18 Hayden, Sean P 17
Davis, Rawley C 16 Lorentz, Samuel
24.76 28.12 23.63 21.17
4 FISH A 1:41.55 14.0
Cutter, Chris W 18 Ingram, Luke B 14
Harms, Chance E 18 Jacobs, Brad A 16
25.33 28.61 24.77 22.84
5 HSE B 1:43.76 12.0
Masters, Michael J 18 Clark, Wilson L 16
Eden, Max J 15 Teague, Quinn H 16
17.33 15.89 21.52 49.02
6 CHES B 1:44.84 10.0
VanNevel, Josh Rodriquez, Nathan
Kincaid, Tony Vondra, Brent
27.33 29.62 24.87 23.02
7 NCIN B 1:48.31 8.0
Lowe, Nathan S 18 Gallagher, Jackson Z 15
Minturn, Rob J 17 Sayre, John M 15
27.26 30.66 26.17 24.22
8 FISH B 2:06.38 6.0
Tovar, Arturo A 15 Deitch, Cameron A 17
Reichert, Jacob R 15 Willis, Alex S 14
35.31 33.10 28.50 29.47

#6 Boys 200 Yard Free Varsity
1 Whitaker, Ethan CHES 1:42.49 12.0
23.41 26.24 26.48 26.36
2 Steinkamp, Joe M 18NCIN 1:44.63 9.0
24.13 26.76 26.08 27.66
3 Krahulik, Joe D 17NCIN 1:45.92 8.0
23.98 26.40 27.31 28.23
4 Jacobs, Brad A 16FISH 1:48.11 7.0
25.42 27.68 27.71 27.30
5 Kurfman, Jack CHES 1:48.26 6.0
24.17 27.32 28.59 28.18
6 Johnson, Luke C 17HSE 1:48.48 5.0
24.87 27.04 29.01 27.56
7 Pfanstiel, Nicholas 15HSE 1:50.57 4.0
24.92 27.59 29.09 28.97

#10 Boys 200 Yard IM Varsity
1 Pieroni, Blake CHES 1:52.34 12.0
23.14 28.64 33.39 27.17
2 Davis, Rawley C 16NCIN 1:57.13 9.0
24.90 30.74 33.72 27.77
3 Curley, Patrick CHES 1:59.36 8.0
25.97 30.92 34.74 27.73
4 Young, Joe A 15HSE 2:00.43 7.0
25.32 30.45 36.76 27.90
5 Harms, Chance E 18FISH 2:04.59 6.0
26.26 32.26 36.59 29.48
6 Russell, Jackson T 16HSE 2:04.79 5.0
26.25 33.62 35.88 29.04
7 Ingram, Luke B 14FISH 2:04.94 4.0
26.95 32.13 36.70 29.16
8 Minturn, Rob J 17NCIN 2:05.40 3.0
27.31 31.38 38.30 28.41

#14 Boys 50 Yard Free Varsity
1 Arick, Davis Q 18FISH 21.15 12.0
2 Steinkamp, Ted A 18NCIN 21.34 9.0
3 Lorentz, Samuel NCIN 21.43 8.0
4 Waller, Jack CHES 21.53 7.0
5 Shemon, Jake A 16FISH 21.98 6.0
6 Cross, Thomas B 16HSE 22.62 5.0
7 Vondra, Brent CHES 22.81 4.0
8 Teague, Quinn H 16HSE 24.01 3.0

#18 Boys 1 mtr Diving Varsity
1 Smith, Austin A 16FISH 204.95 12.0
2 Stewart, Scott X 17NCIN 200.80 9.0
3 Claudio, Andrew CHES 190.75 8.0
4 Fordham, Stirling P 17FISH 187.00 7.0
5 VonDeylen, Max C 15NCIN 154.45 6.0
6 Ringas, Collin CHES 117.35 5.0

#22 Boys 100 Yard Fly Varsity
1 Whitaker, Aaron CHES 49.18 12.0
22.92 26.26
2 Kelley, Rick W 18HSE 51.14 9.0
23.49 27.65
3 Steinkamp, Ted A 18NCIN 51.91 8.0
23.88 28.03
4 Kincaid, Tony CHES 53.44 7.0
24.93 28.51
5 Harms, Chance E 18FISH 55.37 6.0
25.75 29.62
6 Hayden, Sean P 17NCIN 56.27 5.0
25.81 30.46
7 Masters, Michael J 18HSE 56.77 4.0
25.92 30.85
8 Reichert, Jacob R 15FISH 1:02.75 3.0
29.21 33.54

#26 Boys 100 Yard Free Varsity
1 Pieroni, Blake CHES 45.24 12.0
21.63 23.61
2 Arick, Davis Q 18FISH 47.43 9.0
22.41 25.02
3 Steinkamp, Joe M 18NCIN 47.60 8.0
22.50 25.10
4 Lorentz, Samuel NCIN 48.78 7.0
23.17 25.61
5 Shemon, Jake A 16FISH 49.15 6.0
23.54 25.61
6 Kurfman, Jack CHES 49.82 5.0
17.08 32.74
7 Brenner, Noah A 17HSE 50.34 4.0
23.79 26.55
8 Cross, Thomas B 16HSE 51.63 3.0
24.43 27.20

#30 Boys 500 Yard Free Varsity
1 Whitaker, Ethan CHES 4:41.26 12.0
24.71 27.47 28.11 28.71
28.90 28.20 28.86 29.06
28.91 28.33
2 Hurst, Andy CHES 4:49.14 9.0
25.23 28.14 28.98 29.43
29.55 29.44 29.81 29.69
29.76 29.11
3 Cutter, Chris W 18FISH 4:50.61 8.0
25.63 28.14 28.75 29.11
29.07 29.71 29.82 30.60
30.08 29.70
4 Jacobs, Brad A 16FISH 4:56.07 7.0
25.97 28.71 29.13 29.83
29.90 30.26 30.35 30.99
30.71 30.22
5 Lowe, Nathan S 18NCIN 5:00.64 6.0
26.61 29.62 30.14 30.93
30.38 30.84 30.66 31.18
31.08 29.20
6 Pfanstiel, Nicholas 15HSE 5:00.88 5.0
26.40 29.32 29.92 30.40
30.62 30.98 30.98 31.02
31.34 29.90
7 Minturn, Rob J 17NCIN 5:01.70 4.0
25.89 28.12 29.32 30.60
31.06 1:02.99
32.06 30.26
8 Johnson, Luke C 17HSE 5:11.78 3.0
25.88 29.15 30.53 31.34
32.56 32.70 32.46 32.38
32.12 32.66

#32 Boys 200 Yard Free Relay Varsity
1 NCIN A 1:26.25 24.0
Lorentz, Samuel Steinkamp, Ted A 18
Krahulik, Joe D 17 Steinkamp, Joe M 18
21.53 20.96 21.93 21.83
2 CHES A 1:28.39 18.0
Waller, Jack Curley, Patrick
Kurfman, Jack Whitaker, Ethan
21.87 22.16 22.68 21.68
3 FISH A 1:29.94 16.0
Harms, Chance E 18 Ingram, Luke B 14
Shemon, Jake A 16 Arick, Davis Q 18
23.31 23.61 21.75 21.27
4 HSE A 1:32.21 14.0
Cross, Thomas B 16 Russell, Jackson T 16
Johnson, Luke C 17 Kelley, Rick W 18
23.33 24.03 22.95 21.90
5 CHES B 1:34.35 12.0
Rodriquez, Nathan Vondra, Brent
VanNevel, Josh Kincaid, Tony
23.61 23.24 23.74 23.76
6 HSE B 1:35.79 10.0
Clark, Wilson L 16 Teague, Quinn H 16
Pfanstiel, Nicholas 15 Brinker, Alex R 17
24.07 23.62 23.98 24.12
7 NCIN B 1:38.16 8.0
May, Patrick Z 14 Roob, Trey M 17
Sayre, John M 15 Combs, Stuart H 18
24.11 24.31 24.25 25.49
8 FISH B 2:04.49 6.0
Baltzell, Antonio A 15 Willis, Alex S 14
Tovar, Arturo A 15 Estes, Jake A 15
32.11 31.34 28.42 32.62

#36 Boys 100 Yard Back Varsity
1 Whitaker, Aaron CHES 50.32 12.0
24.33 25.99
2 Cutter, Chris W 18FISH 54.27 9.0
26.37 27.90
3 Krahulik, Joe D 17NCIN 55.12 8.0
26.49 28.63
4 Hurst, Andy CHES 55.43 7.0
26.90 28.53
5 Young, Joe A 15HSE 55.74 6.0
27.08 28.66
6 Brenner, Noah A 17HSE 55.92 5.0
27.11 28.81
7 Lowe, Nathan S 18NCIN 57.38 4.0
28.31 29.07
8 Reichert, Jacob R 15FISH 1:04.24 3.0
31.48 32.76

#40 Boys 100 Yard Breast Varsity
1 Waller, Jack CHES 57.82 12.0
26.93 30.89
2 Davis, Rawley C 16NCIN 57.98 9.0
27.05 30.93
3 Curley, Patrick CHES 1:01.83 8.0
28.91 32.92
4 Hayden, Sean P 17NCIN 1:03.46 7.0
29.35 34.11
5 Russell, Jackson T 16HSE 1:03.91 6.0
28.90 35.01
6 Ingram, Luke B 14FISH 1:04.08 5.0
30.29 33.79
7 Clark, Wilson L 16HSE 1:04.74 4.0
29.95 34.79

#42 Boys 400 Yard Free Relay Varsity
1 CHES A 3:06.98 24.0
Pieroni, Blake Whitaker, Ethan
Curley, Patrick Whitaker, Aaron
21.57 45.14 22.36 47.03
23.05 48.83 22.07 45.98
2 NCIN A 3:17.13 18.0
Steinkamp, Joe M 18 Krahulik, Joe D 17
Minturn, Rob J 17 Davis, Rawley C 16
22.68 48.31 22.82 48.26
23.89 51.16 23.94 49.40
3 FISH A 3:19.46 16.0
Jacobs, Brad A 16 Cutter, Chris W 18
Shemon, Jake A 16 Arick, Davis Q 18
2:55.75
4 CHES B 3:22.52 14.0
Vondra, Brent Kincaid, Tony
Hurst, Andy Kurfman, Jack
24.23 50.77 24.44 51.00
24.34 50.88 23.79 49.87
5 HSE A 3:27.38 12.0
Johnson, Luke C 17 Young, Joe A 15
Brenner, Noah A 17 Kelley, Rick W 18
24.69 52.15 23.99 51.57
24.46 52.09 23.16 51.57
6 HSE B 3:33.00 10.0
Masters, Michael J 18 Pfanstiel, Nicholas 15
Cross, Thomas B 16 Brinker, Alex R 17
25.01 53.35 25.83 54.25
24.12 52.45 25.07 52.95
7 NCIN B 3:36.98 8.0
Roob, Trey M 17 Lowe, Nathan S 18
Gallagher, Jackson Z 15 Hayden, Sean P 17
25.47 52.97 25.51 55.43
25.51 53.77 25.70 54.81
8 FISH B 4:34.36 6.0
Reichert, Jacob R 15 Deitch, Cameron A 17
Baltzell, Antonio A 15 Estes, Jake A 15
27.33 57.12 33.19 1:12.74
32.47 1:09.87 1:14.63