The 2016 Illinois Boys High School State Championships kicked off yesterday with quick swims in prelims.<\/p>\n
Daniel Hein<\/strong> of DeKalb delivered a scorching 47.97 in prelims of the 100 back to grab not only the top seed but also a new state record. Hein’s time overturned the previous record of 48.07 set just last year by\u00a0Max St. George<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hein also turned in the top time in the 100 fly posting a swift 47.92. Hinsdale Central’s\u00a0Franco Reyes<\/strong> grabbed second with a time of 48.60, while Metea Valley’s\u00a0Alex Dillman<\/strong> finished third with a 49.81.<\/p>\n Notre Dame’s\u00a0Colton Paulson<\/strong> and Lake Forest’s\u00a0Dylan Boyd\u00a0<\/strong>battled for the top seed in the 200 free with both turning in times under 1:40. Paulson nabbed the top seed with a 1:39.13 over Boyd’s 1:39.92.<\/p>\n Paulson continued his middle-distance prowess with a top seed finish in the 500 free, stopping the clock at a 4:27.01. Glenbrook South’s\u00a0Sam Iida<\/strong> touched second in prelims with a time of 4:28.34, while teammate\u00a0Tommy Hagerty\u00a0<\/strong>rounded out the top three with a 4:33.12.<\/p>\n Iida held off the competition in the 200 IM, finishing a slim .04 seconds ahead of Normal West’s\u00a0Andrew Loy<\/strong>. Iida stopped the clock at a 1:50.32 over Loy’s 1:50.36. Naperville’s\u00a0Scott Piper\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a 1:50.44 for third.<\/p>\n The top three qualifiers in the 50 free all turned in times under the 21-second mark. McHenry’s\u00a0Kevin Braun<\/strong>\u00a0led the charge with a top qualifying time of 20.71. Notre Dame’s\u00a0Sam Neaveill\u00a0<\/strong>was a close second with a final time of 20.72. Champaign Central’s\u00a0Payton Woods<\/strong> grabbed third with a time of 20.89.<\/p>\n Neaveill delivered a swift 44.87 to nab the first-place seed in the 100 free. St. Charles North’s\u00a0Joe Myhre<\/strong> grabbed second in prelims with a 45.14, while Braun rounded out the top three with a 45.32.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2016 Illinois Boys High School State Championships kicked off yesterday with quick swims in prelims. Daniel Hein of DeKalb delivered a scorching 47.97 in prelims of the 100 back<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":48882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[67270],"class_list":["post-187977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","tag-illinois-high-school-swimming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n