Columbus East High School

The Columbus East boys swimming and diving team placed 3rd today in the 2025 IHSAA Sectional at East Central High School. Here are the team scores: 1. Bloomington South BHSS 494 2. Bloomington North BHSN 347 3. Columbus East COLE 277 4. East Central ECEN 245 5. Greensburg GBUR 210 6. Oldenburg Academy OLD 136 7. Columbus North COLN 116 8. Edgewood EDGE 106 9. Milan MILN 79 10. Rising Sun RISE 59 11. Batesville BATE 49 12. South Ripley SRIP 47 13. South Dearborn SD 42 14. Lawrenceburg LBUR 24 Based on the sectional results and the advancement criteria, here’s who from Columbus East is moving on: Advancing to the State: - **Mikhail Machavariani (SR)** – **100 Yard Breaststroke** (Sectional Champion) **Advancing to the Diving Regional (Next Round Before State)** - **Gavin Day (SR)** – **1-Meter Diving** (1st Place) **Potential State Qualifiers (Awaiting At-Large Selections)** The following swimmers and relay teams did not win their events but could still qualify if their times rank among the top 32 in the state: - **Keaton Stephenson (SR)** – 100 Yard Freestyle (3rd place, 47.76) - **Joshua Pendleton (FR)** – 500 Yard Freestyle (3rd place, 4:39.94) - **400 Yard Freestyle Relay** – 2nd Place, 3:17.27 Final state qualifiers will be determined once at-large bids are announced based on times statewide. Here are the team results from Columbus East: Event 1 – Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay - **Place:** 3rd (A‑Final) - **Prelims:** 1:41.47 - **Finals:** 1:39.51 - **Points:** 32 - **Swimmers:** • Jerry Hundley (SR) • Mikhail Machavariani (SR) • Joshua Pendleton (FR) • Keaton Stephenson (SR) Event 2 – Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Columbus East had three swimmers competing: - **Keaton Stephenson (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 3rd overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 1:46.61 • Finals: 1:43.75 • Points: 16 - **Ethan Hall (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 9th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 1:56.63 • Finals: 1:56.26 • Points: 9 - **Mason Bean (JR COLE):** • **Place:** 15th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 2:05.66 • Finals: 2:03.25 • Points: 2 Event 3 – Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley - **Joshua Pendleton (FR COLE):** • **Place:** 6th overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 2:01.61 • Finals: 2:00.81 • Points: 13 - **Jerry Hundley (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 8th overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 2:05.12 • Finals: 2:07.18 • Points: 11 - **Elijah Isaacs (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 14th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 2:15.96 • Finals: 2:14.91 • Points: 3 Event 4 – Boys 50 Yard Freestyle - **Columbus East Participation:** None Event 5 – Boys 1‑Meter Diving - **Gavin Day (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 1st overall • Prelims: 301.85 • Finals: 419.10 • Points: 20 - **Jameson Kessler (SO COLE):** • **Place:** 7th overall • Prelims: 170.00 • Finals: 231.35 • Points: 12 Event 6 – Boys 100 Yard Butterfly - **Mikhail Machavariani (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 3rd overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 52.76 • Finals: 51.49 • Points: 16 - **Elijah Isaacs (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 10th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 58.65 • Finals: 57.96 • Points: 7 Event 7 – Boys 100 Yard Freestyle - **Keaton Stephenson (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 3rd overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 48.98 • Finals: 47.76 • Points: 16 Event 8 – Boys 500 Yard Freestyle - **Joshua Pendleton (FR COLE):** • **Place:** 3rd overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 4:47.43 • Finals: 4:39.94 • Points: 16 - **Mason Bean (JR COLE):** • **Place:** 14th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 5:52.22 • Finals: 5:51.65 • Points: 3 Event 9 – Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - **Place:** 6th overall (A‑Final) - **Prelims:** 1:37.42 - **Finals:** 1:36.34 - **Points:** 26 - **Swimmers:** • Mason Bean (JR) • Jameson Kessler (SO) • Ethan Hall (SR) • Elijah Isaacs (SR) Event 10 – Boys 100 Yard Backstroke - **Jerry Hundley (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 8th overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 57.18 • Finals: 58.39 • Points: 11 - **Ethan Hall (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 10th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 58.89 • Finals: 59.40 • Points: 7 - **Jameson Kessler (SO COLE):** • **Place:** 14th overall (B‑Final) • Prelims: 1:00.55 • Finals: 1:01.47 • Points: 3 Event 11 – Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke - **Mikhail Machavariani (SR COLE):** • **Place:** 1st overall (A‑Final) • Prelims: 1:01.07 • Finals: 58.23 • Points: 20 Event 12 – Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - **Place:** 2nd overall (A‑Final) - **Prelims:** 3:21.07 - **Finals:** 3:17.27 - **Points:** 34 - **Swimmers:** • Joshua Pendleton (FR) • Elijah Isaacs (SR) • Mikhail Machavariani (SR) • Keaton Stephenson (SR)