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Chatham Glenwood’s Kylie Sullens concluded yet another successful season, and the sophomore may have additional achievements to demonstrate after being recognized as The State Journal-Register’s All-Area Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year.
Sullens played a pivotal role in Glenwood’s triumph at the Central State Eight Conference meet in Normal, securing victories in the 200-yard IM and achieving her personal best in the 100 breaststroke at 1 minute 9.67 seconds. She contributed to the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams.
Sullens managed to improve her time in the IM (2:15.31) and finished fifth at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center during the Edwardsville Sectional. She was also fourth in the breaststroke (1:10.34).
During the Capital City Classic — one of the most significant meets in the city throughout the regular season at Eisenhower Pool — Sullens clinched the IM title.
Here’s the complete all-area team, listed in alphabetical order. No individual, team relay, or diver qualified for the IHSA state finals this season.
Delaney Batton, Chatham Glenwood
Batton achieved second place at both the sectional (342.05) and CS8 conference (328.95) in 1-meter diving. She secured third at the Capital Classic with a 297.10 score. However, the junior lacked the necessary points to qualify for the state diving finals based on her sectional score.
Brooke Bonitzer, Taylorville
The sophomore finished third in the 200 IM (2:19.45) and placed fifth in the 100 freestyle (56.05) at the Urbana Sectional.
Karigan Books, Sacred Heart-Griffin
Books was instrumental in SHG’s City victory at Eisenhower Pool. She won both the 200 IM (2:25.17) and the 100 freestyle (59.84). Additionally, she was part of the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams, obtaining third in the IM at the conference.
Paityn Brady, Sacred Heart-Griffin
In addition to her participation in cross country, the freshman made significant contributions for the Cyclones in the pool. She placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (2:15.10) and third in the 100 butterfly (1:08.73) at the conference. Brady played a role in the Cyclones’ City victory, achieving first in the 500 freestyle (5:52.70) and second in the 200 free while swimming legs on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. She finished 10th in the butterfly at the Edwardsville Sectional.
Marlow Burger, New Berlin
The freshman achieved a score of 341.75 at the Edwardsville Sectional and secured third place, but did not accumulate sufficient points to qualify for the state finals in 1-meter diving. She also competes in the 100 breaststroke.
Izzy Canny, Sacred Heart-Griffin
The senior was among the most dependable and consistent swimmers on the Cyclones’ lineup. She earned second place in the 100 butterfly (1:06.18) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:06.59) at the conference. Canny was sixth in the backstroke at the Capital Invite and achieved double victories in the fly and back at City, including participating in two winning relays.
Calista Gardner, Rochester
The freshman narrowly missed qualifying for the IHSA state finals, clocking a 24.88 in the 50 freestyle during the Urbana Sectional. The qualifying state time was 24.38. Gardner earned third in the 100 backstroke (1:01.56), while the state qualifying time was 58.56.
Reese Jennings, Springfield High
Jennings wrapped up her senior season with a fifth-place result in 1-meter diving at the Edwardsville Sectional, scoring 306.80. She finished fourth in the conference (3:14.80), sixth at the Capital Invite (273.85), and clinched the City title with 218.85.
Ella Lundin, Taylorville
Lundin, who is a freshman, achieved an eighth-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:07.02) at the sectional.
Ashleigh Maender, Chatham Glenwood
The senior secured sixth place and eighth place in the 50 freestyle at the Capital Classic and sectional, respectively. She improved her time in the 100 freestyle (56.91) while finishing seventh at the sectional. Maender was the lead-off swimmer for the first-place Titans in the 200 freestyle relay and anchored the 200 medley relay, additionally taking second in the 50 free (26.34).
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Abby Myers, Springfield High
The junior improved her time in the 100 butterfly (1:08.40) and finished in eighth position at sectional. She secured second in both the 50 free and butterfly at City and contributed to the Senators’ victory in the 200 freestyle relay.
Olivia Paul, Sacred Heart-Griffin
The senior achieved a fourth-place result in 1-meter diving at sectional with a score of 309.40. She placed third in both the conference (315.15) and City (207.75) competitions.
Hannah Poppenhouse, Chatham Glenwood
The senior anchored the victorious 200 medley and 400 free relays at conference and individually claimed second in the 500 free (5:44.23) and third in the 100 backstroke (1:06.21). She improved her backstroke (1:04.68) and 500 free (5:42.42) performances at sectional, securing fifth and sixth places, respectively.
Laynie Ryan, Chatham Glenwood
The sophomore concluded her season with a sixth-place finish in the 100 freestyle (56.86) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:04.31) at sectional. She triumphed in the backstroke, earned second in the 200 free (2:04.87), and swam third in Glenwood’s winning 400 freestyle relay at conference. Her 50 free (26.98) performance landed her fifth at the Capital Classic.
Chloe Scheffler, Springfield High
The freshman emerged as one of the Senators’ leading swimmers after achieving her best time in the 200 free (2:09.62) at City. She was second in the 100 backstroke (1:05.47) and third in the 200 free (2:13.38) at conference, later finishing 10th in the freestyle (2:11.87) and seventh in the backstroke (1:05.33) at sectional.
Hope Speiser, Sacred Heart-Griffin
The adaptable swimmer competed from the 50 freestyle to the 500 freestyle. She placed sixth in the 50 free (25.44) at sectional and took third in the 500 free (5:51.59) at conference. The junior was fourth in the 200 IM at the Capital Classic before achieving two victories at City, including one in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.74).
Lucy Tucker, Rochester
The junior secured seventh in the 200 freestyle (2:08.25) and fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:44.12) at sectional.
Erin Turk, Chatham Glenwood
The two-time All-area Swimmer of the Year concluded with a third-place result in the 500 free (5:23.24) and was eighth in the 200 free (2:03.35) at sectional. The senior led the Titans to the conference championship with victories in the 200 and 500 free, also anchoring both the triumphant 200 and 400 free relays.
Maddy Yom, Chatham Glenwood
After recuperating from a head injury earlier in the season, the junior placed third in the 100 butterfly (1:00.64), narrowly missing the state cut of 58.38 at sectional, while finishing seventh in the 50 free (25.67). She claimed victories in both the 50 free and butterfly and participated in the winning 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays at conference.
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