A Stately Weekend!

Last weekend some of the boys' swim team made State! As it turns out, Pike hasn't had any State swimmers for quite some time - this was a really big deal and so exciting!!! So, yesterday afternoon, Tori and I headed downtown to cheer on 7 boys and our coach!!!

First, we had to make a stop to see all of our dear friends at Riley! It has been ages since we have visited and it was so nice to catch up with everyone. Tori had a great time being the center of attention (as usual)!!!

Then we were off to the IUPUI Natatorium for the State swim meet. The guys qualified for the first relay event and it was so neat seeing Pike up on the board....

Here are some of the guys on the way to their heat- they were very much in the zone!

And here is Coach Allen getting ready to coach!!!

The relay had been seeded #27 prior to the meet and they ended up finishing at #21. Sadly, they didn't make finals today (you had to be in the top 16), but they all swam great and improved on their previous time!!! Pike also had a participant in the 100 butterfly. Again, he didn't make finals, but made a good showing at the meet!!! Of note, the Indiana State record for the 50 free was 20.40 seconds and has been in place since 2004. That is until we saw it crushed by a swimmer from Brebeuf Jesuit High School - the new record is now 20.11 seconds! All I can say is that kid is fast!!!

Here is the view Tori and I had of the warm-up pool on Friday! (Such a great facility!!!)

Even though none of the Pike swimmers made the cut for finals, we decided to still attend the rest of the State meet today. It was really fun having Jared in the stands with us - yeah for another person to help keep Tori entertained!!! Tori did really well today, but I think she was a little tired of being stuck in such a tiny place for so long.
It totally cracked us up when she covered her own ears when things got a little too loud for her!
Luckily, we had her new bear toy that helped a bunch (thank you so much, Monica!)!!!

All in all, it was a fun swimming weekend and a great way to end the season!!! I know that Jared has really enjoyed coaching, but he is also looking forward to having a little more time on his hands! Having said that, I also know that he is really going to miss it, too!!!