East Central's Kyra Hall Wins 100 Butterfly Swim Sectional; On To State

Monday, February 4th, 2019 7:28am

By Mike Perleberg @mikedup84

Kyra Hall will get the opportunity to compete for the state titles in the 100 yard butterfly and 100 yard backstroke.

Kyra Hall won the 100 butterfly crown at the IHSAA Swimming & Diving Sectional at Columbus North on Saturday, February 2. Photo by EC Swim Team.

(Columbus, Ind.) – East Central’s Kyra Hall broke her own school records in securing a spot in two events at the IHSAA Swimming & Diving State Finals.

Hall, a sophomore, took first place in the 100 yard butterfly event at Saturday’s IHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving Sectional at Columbus North High School. Her 58.88 seconds time was a new East Central record, and more than two seconds better than the second place finisher from Columbus North High School.

She nearly claimed a sectional crown in a second event. She was the runner-up in the 100 yard backstroke by about one second. Luckily, her time of 57.65 seconds - another school record - was good enough to meet the state time standard for a slot in that event at the state finals.

Hall will compete for a state championship at the state finals to be held Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9 at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis.

Of the southeastern Indiana schools represented at the sectional meet, East Central had the best team finish at sixth place. Batesville was seventh, Milan ninth, Lawrenceburg 10th, Oldenburg Academy 12th, South Ripley 13th and South Dearborn 14th.

Find full sectional meet results at http://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/girls%20sports/girls%20swimming/2018-19/201819ColumbusNorthFinals.htm.

Kyra Hall is going to STATE in the 100 Fly!!! Her blistering time of 58.88 is a new school record. Loveless is one happy coach! #SectionalFinals #AquaTrojans pic.twitter.com/ttC3rlj1Up
— ECHS Swim Team (@ECHS_Swim) February 2, 2019

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