Two local divers competed at the state meet: Samantha TenEyck of Lake and Bailey Dipman of Genoa competed in Division II. TenEyck scored 369.55 points to place seventh, while Dipman scored 361.40 points to place ninth. Both divers are coached by Scott TenEyck.

“Bailey, for her first year down at state, dove really solid,” the coach said. “Her last couple dives were a little shaky, but there are good divers that don't make the cut at all, and her first time down there as a sophomore and she made top 12. That's a pretty remarkable meet.”

Samantha TenEyck, a two-time state qualifier, placed 11th at last year's state meet. Oregon resident and St. Francis swimmer Dylan Szegedi, also coached by Scott TenEyck, placed 11th at last year's state meet, scoring 377.3 points, but he improved on that score dramatically last week. Behind a big score on his inward double, Szegedi scored 443.75 points to finish fourth.

“Samantha had a really solid meet,” coach TenEyck said. “She missed one dive that kind of hurt her. This was her second year down there and her goal was to make the podium, and she did that. I'm very pleased with both the girls, and Dylan. It was nice to go down there and have all three of your kids place in the top 12.”

In the D-II boys meet, Eastwood junior Nathan Decker placed 10th in the 500 freestyle with a career-best time of 4:48.98. He swam the prelims in 4:51.99. Decker finished in 4:50.74 in winning the 500 free at the district meet.

Lindsey Myers, a sophomore from Woodville, was on the Notre Dame Academy team that won the district championship for the third year in a row and had six swimmers in the state meet. Joining Myers at state were juniors Ali Sellick, Madison Katich, and Rachael Dzierzak, senior Anne MacKay as well as alternate junior Kayla Lehman.

The 200 medley relay team of Myers, Sellick, Dzierzak, and MacKay qualified for the state finals and finished in 10th place. As a team the Eagles finished 16th.

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