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Girls' Swimming and Diving Dan Roan, Athletic Director

Indiana Shines at WPIAL Swimming Championships

Thursday & Friday, March 2 & 3, 2023 | Pittsburgh, PA - The Indiana boys' and girls' swimming teams competed in the 2022-23 WPIAL Swimming & Diving Championships over the weekend, with the boys' team finishing in a tie for 2nd place(206 points) & the girls' team finishing in 5th place(155 points). Each team improved upon their scores and finishes from the previous year where the boys' finished 8th (134.5 points) & the girls' finished 7th (112 points). With just three seniors (Anna Failor, Emma Grim, & Belinda Lin Xu) graduating in the Spring, Indiana is poised for continued success with this young team for many years to come. 

Results
Boys Diving - Austin Schawl - 8th, Matthew Blystone - 9th
Girls Med Relay - Maddy Bauer, Peyton Scott, Emme Fry, Sydney Anderson - 2nd place - 1:49.82
Boys Med Relay - Eli Aiken, Alex Bauer, Joey Margita, Preston Kessler - 3rd (IHS Record) - 1:36.72
Girls 200 Free - Sydney Anderson 4th, Maddy Bauer 15th,  Hadley Long 22nd, Jasmin Uptegraph 25th
Boys 200 Free - Preston Kessler 1st - 1:40.16, Hagen Jones 25th
Girls 200 IM - Peyton Scott - 6th - 2:10.77, Ellie Speer - 20th, Lucy Powers - 22nd
Boys 200 IM - Alex Bauer - 2nd (IHS Record) - 1:51.91, Eli Aiken - 15th, Evan Speer - 18th
Girls 50 Free - Bella Donatelli - 15th
Boys 50 Free - Joey Margita - 9th
Girls 100 Fly - Emme Fry - 13th, Morgan Grove - 14th
Boys 100 Fly - Joey Margita - 11th, Rey Nunez - 13th, Hagen Jones - 21st
Girls 200 Free Relay - Morgan Grove, Hadley Long, Peyton Scott, Bella Donatelli - 9th
Boys 200 Free Relay - Joey Margita, Rey Nunez, Alex Bauer, Preston Kessler - 1st (WPIAL & IHS Records) - 1:26.24
Girls 100 Free - Sydney Anderson - 7th, Morgan Grove - 20th
Boys 100 Free - Preston Kessler - 1st - 44.98, Matthew Blystone - 29th
Girls 500 Free - Maddy Bauer - 11th, Emme Fry - 15th, Hadley Long - 24th, Lucy Powers - 28th
Boys 500 Free - Rey Nunez - 9th, Eli Aiken - 13th, Kody Griffith - 20th
Boys Backstroke - Micah Weigner - 29th
Girls Breaststroke - Peyton Scott - 1st (IHS record) - 1:02.80, Ellie Speer - 28th
Boys Breaststroke - Alex Bauer - 2nd (IHS record) - 56.27, Evan Speer - 18th
Girls 400 Free Relay - Morgan Grove, Maddy Bauer, Emme Fry, & Sydney Anderson - 7th
Boys 400 Free Relay - Eli Aiken, Noah Weigner, Matthew Blystone, & Rey Nunez - 14th

Up Next
Indiana has 14 athletes who qualified for states, those athletes consist of; Austin Schawl, Maddy Bauer, Peyton Scott, Emme Fry, Sydney Anderson, Eli Aiken, Alex Bauer, Joey Margita, Preston Kessler, Morgan Grove, Hadley Long, Bella Donatelli, Rey Nunez & Matthew Blystone. PIAA Championships happen at Bucknell University and are from Tuesday, March 14-Thursday, March 16. 

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Players Mentioned

Eli Aiken

Eli Aiken

Freshman
Matthew Blystone

Matthew Blystone

Sophomore
Kody Griffith

Kody Griffith

Freshman
Hagen Jones

Hagen Jones

Sophomore
Preston Kessler

Preston Kessler

Sophomore
Joey Margita

Joey Margita

Sophomore
Rey Nunez

Rey Nunez

Sophomore
Evan Speer

Evan Speer

Junior
Micah Weigner

Micah Weigner

Freshman
Noah Weigner

Noah Weigner

Junior
Alex Bauer

Alex Bauer

Junior
Austin Schawl

Austin Schawl

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Eli Aiken

Eli Aiken

Freshman
Matthew Blystone

Matthew Blystone

Sophomore
Kody Griffith

Kody Griffith

Freshman
Hagen Jones

Hagen Jones

Sophomore
Preston Kessler

Preston Kessler

Sophomore
Joey Margita

Joey Margita

Sophomore
Rey Nunez

Rey Nunez

Sophomore
Evan Speer

Evan Speer

Junior
Micah Weigner

Micah Weigner

Freshman
Noah Weigner

Noah Weigner

Junior
Alex Bauer

Alex Bauer

Junior
Austin Schawl

Austin Schawl

Freshman