Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Boys' Swim/Dive: Sectional Preview

By: Maddie Greer

The Dogs are ready to move into sectionals season after a successful regular season in January. Prelims will be on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at Decatur Central. Those who advance from preliminaries will compete on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1:00 p.m. at Decatur Central, with diving sectionals taking place at 9:00 a.m.

The Bulldogs are in group 13 of the sectional and will compete against Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis), Decatur Central, Herron, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, International School of Indiana, Park Tudor, Pike, Speedway and Tri-West Hendricks.

Bulldog Bits

Ended the season with a 10-3 record with losses to Fishers, HSE and Zionsville
4-3 HCC Conference record
- Wins over Avon, Franklin Central, Noblesville, and Westfield
Placed 4th in the HCC Invitational meet in January
- Junior Austin Kehr is an HCC Champion in the 50 Free and 100 Free
Ranked 11th in Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association mid-season rankings
Won over Ben Davis in regular season 132-52
Won over Decatur Central in regular season 129-41
Won over Pike in regular season 144-40
Took 1st at Bulldog Relays with a score of 194
- 3 group 13 teams were also at Bulldog Relays: Brebeuf (placed 4th), Decatur Central (placed 6th) and Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (placed 8th).

State Ranked

200 Medley relay team of junior Caleb Peschke, senior Nathanael Schaekel, sophomore Jacob Johnson and junior Austin Kehr are ranked 17th in the state with a time of 1:41.35 and 7th in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:29.59.
Junior Austin Kehr is ranked 13th in the state in the 200 Free with a time of 1:47.69, 15th in the 200 Medley with a time of 1:59.94, 4th in the 50 Free with a time of 21.31, 10th in the 100 Fly with a time of 52.86, 5th in the 100 Free with a time of 47.09
Senior Nathanael Schaekel is ranked 16th in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:01.77
Relay team of junior Caleb Peschke, junior Lee Grimes, sophomore Jacob Johnson and junior Austin Kehr are ranked 6th in the state in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:15.25.
Senior Kale Davidson is ranked 11th in the state for the 11-dive one-meter with a score of 356.80.
Freshman Isaac Tweddell is ranked 18th in the state for the 11-dive one-meter with a score of 313.10

Coaches' Choice

In the 2019-2020 Indiana High School Swim Coaches Association event rankings, the Bulldogs have top ranking swimmers and divers.

20th in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:41.35
Junior Austin Kehr: 12th in the 200 Free with a time of 1:42.96, 8th in the 50 Free with a time of 21.10, 26th in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.94, 19th in the 100 Fly with a time of 52.01, 2nd in the 100 Free with a time of 45.98, 24th in the 500 Free with a time of 4:48.27
Sophomore Jacob Johnson: 29th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.72, 31st in the 500 Free with a time of 4:55.40 and 24th in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:00.82
Senior Kale Davidson: 31 in diving
Senior Nathanael Schaekel: 13th in the 100 Breast with a time of 58.95
9th in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:29.09
7th in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:15.25

Head Coach Keith Gast is excited for the potential of the Aquadogs who are looking to claim their 7th consecutive Sectional Championship title:

"We're looking for a good week. We have the top seed in all 3 relays and several individual events. Austin Kehr is the top seed in the 50 and 100 Frees and we think he has a shot to be top 5 in both of those events at the state meet. Jake Johnson is the top seed in the 200 IM and the 500 Free. He is the returning sectional champ in both events. Nate Schaekel is the top seed in the 100 Breast and 100 Fly. We're hoping to carry on what the girls started two weeks ago. Winning the sectional, setting some school records and getting a large team through to the state meet."

Cheer on the Aquadogs by visiting Decatur Central this week or follow along at @bhsdogs on Twitter for real-time updates!