ISDA Mythical State Championship
Serving Illinois High School Swimming & Diving Coaches
Congratulations to All on Crossing the Finish Line for the Girls Season
So much fast swimming and great diving that took place at last week's Sectional meets! It is a testament to the quality coaching we have in Illinois that we could almost forget that, for many, summer training didn't exist. Facing training and space limitations, athletes coming to you in a much different place than you were used to, non-swimmers looking for an outlet and finding that on your teams, all speaks volumes about your ability to adapt for the good of your team.
The ISDA is proud to use this newsletter to announce our All State Girls Swimming & Diving team for 2020. As stated earlier, when we realized there would be no state meet in Illinois, we have expanded the All State team this season to include the top 16 finishers in each event. Our diving panel, headed by Steve Miller, put in long hours watching video and scoring divers from across the state to come up with our All State Dive team. A huge shout out to Steve for not only getting all of the Sectional dive videos organized, but also putting together the panel to re-score our sectional diving. That was a remarkable effort, all done because of his (and his panel's) commitment to the divers of our state.
We decided to take the lead from Swimming World Magazine and show what would have been the Championship and Consolation finals for a state meet with 16-place scoring Each athlete listed in this newsletter will receive an ISDA All State certificate. Coaches, if you have an athlete on this list, please know that you should check your school mailbox for the certificates in a few weeks for their All State awards.
Also, we are pleased to recognize the Sectional Swim Coach of the Year and Sectional Dive Coach of the Year. Additionally, you will see all of our Sectional Athlete of the Meet winners listed in this newsletter.
Finally, thank you to all of the coaches who hosted the Sectional meets. It was definitely a huge undertaking, and many were asked to take on that role at the last minute. Everyone stepped up to the task and made for a great experience for the swimmers and divers across Illinois.
Sincerely,
Tim Sirois
ISDA President
ISDA All State Team
200 Yard Freestyle
200 Yard Individual Medley
50 Yard Freestyle
Diving
100 Yard Butterfly
100 Yard Freestyle
500 Yard Freestyle
100 Yard Backstroke
100 Yard Breaststroke
Mythical State Meet Trophies
Sectional Swim Coaches of the Year
Metea Valley Sectional
Chris Ranallo (West Aurora)
Jason Niforatos (Neuqua)
Byron Sectional
Christy Kowalski-Boylan
Champaign Central Sectional
Michelle Zimmerman - Urbana High School
Whitney Young Sectional
David Stephens - St. Ignatius
Edwardsville Sectional
Christian Rhoten - Edwardsville High School
Elk Grove Sectional
Andrew Kittrell - Palatine (Fremd)
Leyden Sectioal
Christopher Cook - Leyden
Glenbrook South Sectional
Kevin Auger - Evanston Township
Highland Park- Sectional
John Sullivan - Deerfield
Hinsdale Central Sectional
Bob Barber - Hinsdale Central
Stevenson Sectional
Alex Mikolajwski - Barrington
Lockport Sectional
Kate Gabey - Lincoln Way East
Normal Community Sectional
Shane Morrison - Metamora
Sandburg Sectional
Anna McBride - Sandburg
Rock Island Sectional
Michael Roche - Moline
St. Charles North Sectional
Robert Rooney - St. Charles North
Sectional Dive Coaches of the Year
Metea Valley Sectional
Michelle Meeker, Neuqua
Byron Sectional
Garry Cacciapaglia-Byron
Champaign Central Sectional
Don Waybright - Centennial
Whitney Young Sectional
Dar Novak - Whitney Young
Edwardsville Sectional
Matthew Woodson - Sacred Heart Griffin
Elk Grove Sectional
Dawn Engels - Hoffman Estates
Leyden Sectional
Kristen Larson - Fenwick
Glenbrook South Sectional
Bruce Kimball - New Trier
Highland Park Sectional
Melissa Sethna (Mundelein)
Patrick Schulze (Lake Forest)
Hinsdale Central Sectional
Steve Miller - Hinsdale Central
Stevenson Sectional
Lisa Christianson(Barrington)
Lockport Sectional
Jess Posch - Lincoln-Way West
Normal Community Sectional
Maggie Kopp - Normal Community West
Sandburg Sectional
Patrick Murphy-Mother McAuley
Rock Island Sectional
Ben Eicher - Richwoods
St. Charles North Sectional
Nicole Schrope - St. Charles East
Sectional Athlete of the Meet
Byron Sectional
Nhia Caras- Boylan
Champaign Central Sectional
Angie Coe - Charleston
Whitney Young Sectional
Abby Taute - St. Ignatius
Edwardsville Sectional
Madeline Huggins - Carbondale
Elk Grove Sectional
Nina Mollin - Schaumburg
Leyden Sectional
Kayla Duran - Taft
Glenbrook South Sectional
Greta Pelzek (New Trier)
Highland Park Sectional
Annika Parkhe (Deerfield)
Hinsdale Central Sectional
Kendall Pickering - Hinsdale Central
Stevenson Sectional
Jenna Kerr (Barrington)
Lockport Sectional
Keara McGowan - Lincoln-Way Central
Sandburg Sectional
Emily Manos-Mother McAuley
Jenna Falsey-Sandburg
Rock Island Sectional
Sophia Greko - Moline
St. Charles North Sectional
Molly Yetter - St. Charles East