Centerville senior Devon Whaley won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 54.96 seconds to earn a trip to the state meet.
Teams from Centerville, Hagerstown and Richmond traveled to New Palestine High School on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Divers who finished in the top four advanced to the diving regional to be held at Brownsburg on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Swimmers who finished ninth through 16th in the preliminary round moved to the consolation round on Saturday, Feb. 21. The top eight finishers in the prelims advanced to the final round on Saturday. Only event winners in the finals qualified to advance to the state final meet.
Greenfield-Central was the team sectional champion. Centerville placed fourth, Hagerstown placed eighth and Richmond placed ninth. The state meet is Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Finals qualifiers
Centerville
The 200-yard medley relay team of Chase Roland, Thatcher Anderson-Thompson, Devon Whaley and Eli Brummitt placed second.
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Whaley, Roland, Eli West and Brummitt placed second.
Whaley won the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle.
Roland placed fifth in the 100-yard backstroke and sixth in the 200 IM.
Brummitt placed second in the 100-yard freestyle and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle.
Thompson-Anderson placed sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Hagerstown
The 200-yard medley relay team of Connor DeBruler, Davin Chew, Kolby Shafer and Luke Brown placed seventh.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of DeBruler, Joseph Dusek, Brown and Shafer placed fourth.
Shafer placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle.
DeBruler placed third in the 100-yard backstroke and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle.
Richmond
The 200-yard medley relay team of Layton Smith, Jude Lakamp, Cooper Smith and Jordan Light placed eighth.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Light, Lakamp, Cooper Smith and Layton Smith placed eighth.
Layton Smith placed second in the 200 yard IM and second in the 500 yard freestyle.
Finals finishes
Centerville
In the diving competition, West placed second and Sheldon Smith placed third. Both advanced to the Brownsburg regional in an attempt to qualify for the state meet.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Roland, Anderson-Thompson, Whaley and Brummitt placed second and broke the Centerville school record for the event.
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Whaley, Roland, West and Brummitt placed third.
Whaley placed first in the 100-yard backstroke to advance to the state meet and placed second in the 200-yard freestyle to break the Centerville school record.
Chase Roland placed fifth in the 200 IM.
Eli Brummitt placed third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle.
Chase Roland placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke.
Thatcher Thompson-Anderson placed seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Hagerstown
The 200-yard medley relay team of DeBruler, Chew, Shafer and Brown placed seventh.
The 400-freestyle relay team of DeBruler, Dusek, Brown and Shafer placed sixth.
Shafer placed eighth in the 50-yard freestyle.
DeBruler placed third in the 100-yard backstroke and set a new Hagerstown school record, and he placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle.
Richmond
The 200-yard medley relay team of Layton Smith, Lakamp, Cooper Smith and Light placed eighth.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Light, Lakamp, Cooper Smith and Layton Smith placed eighth.
Layton Smith placed third in the 200-yard IM and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle.
Consolation qualifiers
Centerville
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Cohen Current, West, Joseph Fox and Anderson-Thompson placed ninth.
Current placed 12th in the 100-yard butterfly and 15th in the 200-yard IM.
West placed ninth in the 100-yard freestyle.
Anderson-Thompson placed 13th in the 500-yard freestyle.
Hagerstown
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Samuel Morgan, Andrew Laster, Matthew Laster and Chew placed 10th.
Brown placed 11th in the 200-yard freestyle and placed 15th in the 500-yard freestyle.
Chew placed 13th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 14th in the 200-yard IM.
Shafer placed 14th in the 500-yard freestyle.
Dusek placed 16th in the 100-yard backstroke.
Matthew Laster placed 15th in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Richmond
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Miles Peters, Henry Smith, James Scherer and Jacob Brooks placed ninth.
Cooper Smith placed 14th in the 100-yard butterfly.
Light placed 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Lakamp placed 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Consolation finishers
Centerville
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Current, West, Fox and Anderson-Thompson placed ninth.
Current placed 11th in the 100-yard butterfly and 16th in the 200-yard IM.
West placed 14th in the 100-yard freestyle.
Anderson-Thompson placed 14th in the 500-yard freestyle.
Hagerstown
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Samuel Morgan, Andrew Laster, Matthew Laster and Davin Chew placed ninth.
Brown placed 14th in the 200-yard freestyle and 15th in the 500-yard freestyle.
Chew placed 13th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 14th in the 200-yard IM.
Shafer placed 13th in the 500-yard freestyle.
Dusek placed 16th in the 100-yard backstroke.
Laster placed 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke
Richmond
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Ryder Morken, Henry Smith, Peters and Brooks placed 10th.
Cooper Smith placed 12th in the 100-yard butterfly.
Light placed 15th in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Lakamp placed 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke.
A version of this article appeared in the February 25 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.