By Chris Bennett
Sports Correspondent
The season ended Feb. 15 at the WIAA Division 1 Racine Case Sectional Tournament at Carthage College in Kenosha for the Burlington Combined boys swimming team.
No one from the Demons advanced out of the sectional to the WIAA Division1 State Boys Swimming and Diving Meet, which is Saturday at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium in Madison.
The Demons did not spend the day in vain.
“Every boy on the team, except for one, got their lifetime best time in all the events,” BC coach Denita Jones said. “We accomplished what we set out to do – get our best times, so I couldn’t ask for anything more from the boys.
“They all had wonderful meets.”
The winner of each event at the state’s six Division 1 sectionals, plus those with the next 18 fastest times state-wide, advanced to State.
Burlington Combined consists of swimmers from Burlington, Burlington Catholic Central, East Troy, Union Grove and Waterford high schools.
The Demons competed in one of the state’s strongest Division 1 sectionals, and finished ninth of 11 teams with a total of 145 points.
“The times at the sectional this year were insanely better than last year,” Denita Jones said. “My boys all performed really well. I was really pleased with all their performances.”
Franklin won the sectional with 326.5 points. Kenosha Tremper finished second (283), Racine Case third (254) Lake Geneva fourth (242) and Kenosha Indian Trail fifth (189).
Racine Horlick finished sixth (185), Kenosha Bradford seventh (166), Racine Park eighth (164), Oak Creek 10th (138) and South Milwaukee 11th (129).
Luke Herman finished with the Demons’ best individual performance. Herman finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 55.64 seconds. Samuel Weingart finished 15th (2:05.59) and Luke Piccione 20th (2:12.43).
Herman, Bryce Filer, David Jones and Weingart finished fifth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.80). Denita Jones said the relay dropped two seconds from its previous lifetime best.
Herman finished seventh in the 500 freestyle (45:24.42) and Piccione placed 17th (6:11.08).
David Jones finished seventh in the 50 freestyle (23.12). Filer finished 14th (23.71) and Andrew Krause 26th (25.46).
David Jones also finished seventh in the 100 freestyle (51.37). Filer finished 12th (53.41), Weingart 13th (56.68) and Krause 19th (56.87).
Herman, David Jones, Filer and Weingart finished seventh in the 400 freestyle relay (3:35.08). Jones said this relay, in addition to the 200 freestyle, dropped two seconds from its previous lifetime best.
Connor Krattiger finished 11th in the 200 individual medley (2:21.59). Andrew Brutlag finished 12th (2:23.12) and Jacob Koehler 16th (2:39.58)
Krattiger, Brutlag, Koehler and Krause finished 11th in the 200 medley relay (1:56.43).
Krattiger finished 13th in the 100 butterfly (1:03.73) and Koehler finished 16th (1:08.20). Brutlag finished 13th in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.72).
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