Congrats to the following CWAC swimmers who participated in the IHSA Boys State Meet - Jack Abernethy, Mark Alvarado, Kevin Barth, Nevin Bouschlicher, Michael Charysh, Jaime Juarez, Brendan Moore, Garrett Mulchrone and Giovanni Wrobel.

State Meet Recap

The St. Ignatius boys swimming and diving team wrapped up their season with an outstanding State Meet over the weekend.  The team finished 16^th overall which is the highest ever team finish in school history.  The Wolfpack were led by senior captain Garrett Mulchrone who finished 6^th place in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke.  Both times were automatic All-American times and school records.  Mulchrone teamed up with Brayden Amendola, Jack Abernethy and Michael Charysh to take 8^th place in the 200 Medley Relay in a school record and automatic All-American time.  The 400 free relay of Charysh, Mark Alvarado, Jaime Juarez and Mulchrone also eclipsed the automatic All-American time in setting a new school record and finished 16^th.  Michael Charysh took 15^th place in the 200 IM setting a new school record and making the All-American consideration time.  Charysh also broke the six year old 100 free record in taking 21^st.  Brayden Amendola set a new varsity record in the 100 breast and a new F/S record in the 500 free.

State Meet Results

200 Medley Relay – 8^th Mulchrone, Amendola, Abernethy, Charysh *#

200 Freestyle – 44^th Nevin Bouschlicher & 46^th Jaime Juarez

200 Individual Medley – 15^th Michael Charysh *#$

50 Freestyle – 47^th Brendan Moore

1 Meter Diving – 48^th Kevin Barth

100 Butterfly – 6^th Garrett Mulchrone *#

100 Freestyle – 21^st Michael Charysh #$

500 Freestyle – 36^th Brayden Amendola $

200 Freestyle Relay – 31^st Moore, Wrobel, Abernethy, Moore

100 Backstroke – 6^th Garrett Mulchrone *$

100 Breaststroke – 39^th Brayden Amendola #$

400 Freestyle Relay – 16^th Charysh, Alvarado, Juarez, Mulchrone *#

* All American

# Varsity Record

$ Fr/So Record

Team Notes

·          Mulchrone’s 6^th place finish was the highest performance by an Ignatius swimmer since 1968.

·          The 8^th place relay was the highest ever finish by an Ignatius relay

·          The 11 All-American performances are the most ever in one season

·          The team set 21 school records on the season – 11 Varsity  and 10 Fr/So

·          The team set 8 Varsity and 4 F/S records at the State Meet

·          Mulchrone’s 100 fly time would have placed him 38^th in the country last year

·          The 200 medley relays time would have placed them 47^th in the country last year

·          Michael Charysh was the 2^nd highest scoring sophomore in the 200 IM and 4^th in the 100 free

·          Brayden Amendola was the 3^rd highest scoring freshman in the 100 breaststroke