East Boys Swimming and Diving - IHSAA Sectional Prelim Results
By Dennis Pierce | Feb 21, 2025 1:22 PM

Here are the results for the IHSAA Sectional Prelims at East Central High School - 2/20/25 Advancement Swimming 1. First place sectional winners in each event qualify for the state finals plus 2. Any contestant who equals or betters the state time standard in their respective event in the consolation finals or championship finals of the sectional qualifies for the state finals. The state standard may not be achieved by a swimmer who is competing as the first leg of a relay. 3. The next fastest number of contestants in the state that would bring the total number of state meet entrants to thirty-two (32) in each event. In the event that a tie exists for the 32nd position, the tie shall stand and both swimmers shall advance to the state championships. Diving 1. First through fourth place sectional winners will qualify for the diving regional. 2. First through eighth place regional winners will qualify for the state finals. Columbus East Olympians: Here are all the results for Columbus East from the East Central Prelims: Relay Events: 200 Yard Medley Relay: - Columbus East finished 3rd in prelims with a time of **1:41.47** - Swimmers: Jerry Hundley (SR), Mikhail Machavariani (SR), Joshua Pendleton (FR), Keaton Stephenson (SR) 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: - Columbus East finished 6th in prelims with a time of **1:37.42** - Swimmers: Mason Bean (JR), Jameson Kessler (SO), Ethan Hall (SR), Elijah Isaacs (SR) 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: - Columbus East finished 1st in prelims with a time of **3:21.07** - Swimmers: Keaton Stephenson (SR), Elijah Isaacs (SR), Joshua Pendleton (FR), Mikhail Machavariani (SR) Individual Events 200 Yard Freestyle: - **Keaton Stephenson (SR)**: 3rd place, **1:46.61** - **Ethan Hall (SR)**: 9th place, **1:56.63** - **Mason Bean (JR)**: 16th place, **2:05.66** 200 Yard IM: - **Joshua Pendleton (FR)**: 4th place, **2:01.61** - **Jerry Hundley (SR)**: 7th place, **2:05.12** - **Elijah Isaacs (SR)**: 15th place, **2:15.96** 50 Yard Freestyle: - **Charles Wells (SO)**: 28th place, **27.01** - **Ryan Lienhoop (SO)**: 34th place, **29.20** - **Ethan Kessler (JR)**: 35th place, **30.17** 100 Yard Butterfly: - **Mikhail Machavariani (SR)**: 3rd place, **52.76** - **Elijah Isaacs (SR)**: 10th place, **58.65** 100 Yard Freestyle: - **Keaton Stephenson (SR)**: 4th place, **48.98** 500 Yard Freestyle: - **Joshua Pendleton (FR)**: 3rd place, **4:47.43** - **Mason Bean (JR)**: 14th place, **5:52.22** 100 Yard Backstroke: - **Jerry Hundley (SR)**: 7th place, **57.18** - **Ethan Hall (SR)**: 10th place, **58.89** - **Jameson Kessler (SO)**: 13th place, **1:00.55** 100 Yard Breaststroke: - **Mikhail Machavariani (SR)**: 4th place, **1:01.07** - **Charles Wells (SO)**: 17th place, **1:15.56** Diving and Swimming Finals will be on Saturday, February 22nd starting at 9 a.m. at East Central High School. Tickets: https://websites.eventlink.com/s/ihsaa/Tickets?c=Swimming%2FDiving+%28Boys%29&l=Floyd+Central+Jr-Sr+High+School+%28HHMS+Natatorium%29