BYRON — The Byron High School varsity girls swimming and diving team finished first in the IHSA Byron Sectional on Saturday, Nov. 9. The team has qualified to compete in the IHSA State Championship, which will be held at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont from Nov. 15-16. Byron scored 285 total points to take first, outpacing runner-up finisher Hononegah, who had 188.
Addie Bausman won the sectional diving competition with 506.25 points, while Pheona Warden finished fifth with 374.60 points. Byron won sectional titles in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:52.64 and the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:41.40. Lucy Gura won the sectional title in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking in with a time of 2:19.71.
Nora Schneiker finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.19 and Abby Krueger finished second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.23. Ryan Smith took second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.18 and third in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:30.50. Lucy Gura took third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.37.
Byron took third in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:45.83 and Madelyn Capellan took third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:22.34. Bailey Vincer and Ady Basler-Heather placed fourth and fifth in the 50-yard freestyle with times of 25.39 and 25.92.
Nora Schneiker and Abby Krueger placed fourth and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle with times of 55.03 and 56.64. Madelyn Capellan finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:13.28 and Cailyn Shippy took sixth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:07.01.
