Swimming

Congratulations to Donovan McMahon, who placed 9th in the 2025 State 1-Meter Diving Competition. Donovan won the Diving Event in Sectionals.

Sectionals
The Trojan Boys Team placed 4th in Sectionals, their highest finish since 2022 and most points since 2015.

Donovan McMahon won the diving event with a score of 476.85. Ethan Lyon finished 9th with 222.75 points.

The Trojan Boys Team placed 4th in Sectionals, for their highest finish since 2022 and most points since 2015.

In the medley relay, Kellen Ford (29.66), Tommy O’Gara (34.16), Sebastian Bourgeois (27.47), and Marcus Monachino (24.65) dropped over a second from their prelims performance to finish 7th.

Next up was Sebastian in the 200 IM, who dropped a second from his prelims time to lower his lifetime best to 2:15.38 and finish 11th.

The 50 free was huge for the Trojans, as Alex Paz finished 2nd (22.54), Marin Bonhomme finished 4th (22.85), and Santiago Cutchin finished 6th (23.28).

Santi (59.78) and Sebastian (1:02.51) both dropped time in the 100 fly to finish 11th and 16th.

The Trojans had three outstanding performances in the 100 free. In the B final, Tommy dropped from his prelims time to finish 16th in 59.50, and Kellen dropped over a second from prelims to win the B final in a new lifetime best of 52.72. Swimming in the A final, Alex dropped 1.3 seconds to finish 5th with a 49.91.

The 200 free relay was one of the most exciting races I’ve seen in a while. Santi (23.26), George Park (23.74), Marin (22.59), and Alex (21.99) combined for a 1:31.58. Despite outstanding splits on the first three legs, Alex dove in nearly 3 seconds behind North Central and rocketed to close the gap, finishing just 0.36 seconds back. Looking at the other Sectionals, the Trojan relay was the 41st fastest in the state.

In the 100 breaststroke B final, Sean O’Gara improved on his seed, finishing 15th in 1:17.88. In the A final, Marin had an excellent swim to finish 5th in 1:03.53.

In the 400 free relay, Santi (51.23), Kellen (53.65), Marin (50.31), and Alex (49.64) combined for a 3:24.83—just 0.61 off the school record—to finish third.

Congratulations to the Trojan Girls for an outstanding Sectionals! The Trojans built on their excellent prelim swims on Thursday to outperform themselves in the 2025 Sectional Finals on Feb. 8.

The girls were seeded to score 151 points and finish 7th going into the sectional finals, but they scored 164 points to move up to 5th!

The backstroke relay team of Addie Fleming (33.96), Cassie Hunt (40.42), Allison Loiselle (33.33), and Makenzie Messengale (28.86) held their seed in the medley relay to finish 8th. Addie stepped up big to fill in on the backstroke leg despite not having swum a backstroke race all season.

Katie Countryman was the Sectional Champion in the 200 free, qualifying for next week’s State Championships! She swam a 1:54.33 to drop over 2 seconds off her lifetime best, set a new school record, and win by over 2 seconds.

In the B final, Sophia Reed went for it, flipping at the 100 in a time faster than her best 100 before this meet. She finished 15th in a time of 2:20.27.

In the 200 IM, Allison dropped 4 seconds from her prelims time and notched a new lifetime best to move up 2 places and finish 12th with a 2:39.80.

Hanna Ross capitalized on her opportunity in the A final of the 50 free to finish 5th with a 25.33. The time was by nearly a second faster than she went in prelims and half-second improvement on her lifetime best.

Katie scorched the field by 2 seconds again in the 100 fly, setting a new lifetime best and Bishop Chatard record in 57.11, clipping the automatic qualifying standard for State.

In the 200 free relay, Hanna (25.47), Elaine Dilts (27.52), Addie (27.66), and Katie (23.43) combined for a 1:44.08. Katie’s 23.42 split was the fastest of all swimmers in the field, and the team out touched Franklin Central for second in a massive upset.

In the next event, with only about 10 minutes rest, Hanna turned on the jets in her 100 back to go from 8th to 4th, dropping 2 seconds from her prelims time for a 1:03.89.

The biggest time drop of the day came in the 400 free relay, which saw Hanna (55.75), Sophia (1:01.96), Elaine (1:01.54), and Katie (52.32) each put up lifetime bests to finish 3rd in 3:51.57.

With her two event wins, Katie Countryman earned berths into the State Championship meet, where she will represent the Trojans in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

Academic Honors

• Boys Swimming Academic All-American Team
• Academic All American (NISCAA) and Academic All State (IHSSCA): Max Bourgeois, Ian Kolbus, Charlie Park, Jack Steadham
• Girls Swimming Academic All-American Team
• Academic All American (IHSSCA) and Academic All State (IHSSCA):  Marguerite Bourgeois, Helen Cline, Morgan Engelman, Mary-Claire McCarthy Young, Grace Miller, Theresa Surinak, Alex Teed, Anna Zyromski;
• Academic All-State (ICGSA): Marguerite Bourgeois, Helen Cline, Morgan Engelman; Honorable Mention: Bariela Herner

Athletic Awards & Achievements

• Boys & Girls Teams: City Champions!
• Advancing to 2024 State Meet: Katie Countryman, Jack Steadham (Swimming); Donovan McMahon (Diving)
• School Records: Katie Countryman: 100 fly, 200 Freestyle (1:58.58) ; Girls 200 Free Relay (Mary Claire McCarthy Young, Gabby Herner, Hanna Ross, Katie Countryman) - 1:42.67; Jack Steadham: 100 Fly (54.04)
• Max Bourgeois: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 500y Free, 200y Free Relay, 100y Breast); Conference Champ (200y Free Relay)
• Kellen Ford: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champ (200y Free Relay)
• Donovan McMahon: City & Conference Champ (Diving); State Qualifier (Diving)
• Alex Paz: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 50y Free, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champ (200y Free Relay)
• Jack Steadham: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 100y Fly, 200y Free Relay, 100y Back); Conference Champ (200y Free Relay, 100y Back); State Qualifier (50y Free & 100y Free)
• Marguerite Bourgeois: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champ (200y Medley Relay)
• Katie Countryman: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free, 100y Fly, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champ (200y Medley Relay, 50y Free, 200y Free Relay, 100y Fly), Sectional Champ (100y Fly), State Qualifier (100y Fly)
• Elaine Dilts: Conference Champ (200y Free Relay)
• Gabriella Herner: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay)
• Hanna Ross: City Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay, 100y Back); Conference Champ (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay)
• City Champions
• Bill Siderys: MCCGSA City Girls Swimming Coach of the Year

• Academic All American Team: Boys Swimming
• Academic All American Team: Girls Swimming
• Academic All American (NISCAA): Maddy Barbar, Hadley Bruce, Caroline Clapacs, Grace Hurley, Catherine Joven, Maisie McMahon, Avery Nagel, Claire O’Gara, Lucy Taylor
• Academic All State: (IHSSCA, ICGSA) Maddy Barbar, Hadley Bruce, Caroline Clapacs, Grace Hurley, Catherine Joven, Maisie McMahon, Avery Nagel (IHSSCA only), Claire O’Gara, Lucy Taylor (IHSSCA only)

• Max Bourgeois: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 500y Free, 100y Breast); Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay, 500y Free)
• Aaron Loiselle: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 200y IM); Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay)
• Donovan McMahon: City & Conference Champion (Diving)
• Alex Paz: City & Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay)
• Jack Steadham: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 100y Back); Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay, 50y Free); State Qualifier (50y Free)

• Girls Team is City Champion
• Marguerite Bourgeois: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 200y IM); Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay)
• Katie Countryman: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free, 100y Fly, 200y Free Relay), Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay, 50y Free, 100y Fly)
• Gabriella Herner: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay)
• Grace Hurley: City, Conference & Sectional Champion and State Qualifier (Diving)
• Allison Loiselle: City Champion (200y Free Relay)
• Hanna Ross: City Champion (200y Medley Relay, 100y Free, 200y Free Relay); Conference Champion (200y Medley Relay)

• Bill Siderys: MCCGSA City Girls Swimming Coach of the Year

• Academic All-American (NISCAA): Patrick Countryman, Owen Fischer, Nate Flora, Will Hasbrook, Danny O’Gara, Peyton Bean, Sarah Christoff, Jackie Figura, Deidre Hostetler, Madison Loiselle, Margaret Timpe, Mia Todd
• Academic All-State (IHSSCA): Patrick Countryman, Owen Fischer, Nate Flora, Will Hasbrook, Danny O’Gara
• Academic All- State (ICGSA, NISCAA): Peyton Bean, Sarah Christoff, Jackie Figura, Deidre Hostetler, Madison Loiselle, Margaret Timpe, Mia Todd

• Boys 400y Medley City Champions (Jack Steadham, Max Bourgeois, Aaron Loiselle, Will Hasbrook) – school record: 1:42.77.
• Boys 200 Free Relay (Patrick Countryman, Jack Steadham, Aaron Loiselle, Max Bourgeois) – 1:33.26
• Aaron Loiselle: 200y IM with a 2:07.53
• Max Bourgeois: 100 breaststroke (1:05.64); 500y Free
• Jack Steadham: 50y Free, 100y Backstroke
• Donovan McMahon: Diving
• Girls 200y Medley Relay (Maddie Loiselle, Mia Todd, Hanna Ross, Jackie Figura)- PR in the event of 2:02.38
• Girls 200 Free Relay (Jackie Figura, Mia Todd, Gabriella Herner, Hanna Ross) – 1:49.92
• Girls 400 Free Relay (Gabriella Herner, Maddie Loiselle, Mary-Claire McCarthy-Young, Hanna Ross) – 4:06.75
• Hanna Ross: 100 Free (58.57)
• Gabriella Herner: 500y Free (5:53.23)
• Maddie Loiselle: 100 back (1:05.52)
• Grace Hurley: Diving

• 200y Medley Relay: Max Bourgeois, Patrick Countryman, Aaron Loiselle, Jack Steadham
• Jack Steadham: 100y Backstroke
• Max Bourgeois: 100y Breastroke
• Donovan McMahon: Diving
• Grace Hurley: Diving

• Grace Hurley: 7th in state diving finals
• Girls City Championship Team
• 200 Medley Relay: 4th place in sectionals: school record: 1:41.33 – Jack Steadham, Max Bourgeois, Aaron Loiselle, & Patrick Countryman
• 200 Freestyle Relay: 3rd place in sectionals: school record: 1:31:24 – Patrick Countryman, Max Bourgeois, Aaron Loiselle & Jack Steadham
• 100 Backstroke: 4th place in sectionals: school record: 55.20 – Jack Steadham
• Donovan McMahon: 3rd in diving sectionals, advances to regionals

• Coach Kristin Ennis-Pulliam: MCCGSA City Swimming Coach of the Year

• Girls Swimming & Diving City Champions
• Grace Hurley: 10th in State Diving Finals; 2nd in Sectionals & Regionals

• Christopher Taylor (IHSSCA); Academic All American (NISCAA)
• Owen Teed (IHSSCA), Academic All American (NISCAA)
• Finley Garner (ICGSA), (IHSSCA); Academic All American (NISCAA)
• Emily Loiselle (ICGSA), (IHSSCA); Academic All American (NISCAA)
• Sofi Schmitz (IHSSCA); Academic All American (NISCAA)
• Maia Schuster (ICGSA), (IHSSCA); Academic All American (NISCAA)
• Sarah Thomas (ICGSA), (IHSSCA); Academic All American (NISCAA)

• Aaron Loiselle: Conference Champion (200y IM)
• Grace Hurley: Conference Champion (Diving), State Finalist; new BCHS diving record: 228.95
• Emily Loiselle: Conference Champion (100y Butterfly)
• Madison Loiselle: City & Conference Champion (100y Backstroke)

Accomplishments

• Oskar Eisgruber qualifies for State Diving Finals, the first in BCHS history. He also is the diving record holder, 2-time City Champion and 3-time Conference Champion

Honors & Awards

• Oskar Eisgruber
• Rylan Elliott
• Mike Chi
• Adam Pemberton
• Charlie Steadham