BYRON, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Sterling boys swim team took home the IHSA sectional title at Byron High School Saturday. They advance to the state finals with a score of 286.
In the 200 medley relay, Sterling took first with a time of 1:35.34. It wasn’t just a new school record, but a new sectional record too.
In the 200 yard freestyle, Byron’s Carson Faley took first with a time of 1:44.42. In the 50-yard freestyle, Sterling’s Calvin Sandefer came in first with a time of 20.81. Guilford’s Jacob Stroup was right behind him, also qualifying for state with a time of 21.62.
Take a look below for the full results from Saturday’s sectional at Byron:
Team scores
| 1 | Sterling (H.S.) | 286 |
| 2 | Rockton (Hononegah) | 200 |
| 3 | Machesney Park (Harlem) | 147 |
| 4 | Belvidere (North) | 140 |
| 5 | Freeport (H.S.) | 131 |
| 6 | Rockford (Boylan Catholic) | 130 |
| 7 | Byron | 108 |
| 8 | Rockford (Auburn) | 92 |
| 9 | Rockford (Guilford) | 85 |
| 10 | Rockford (East) | 54 |
| 11 | Rockford (R. Christian) | 16 |
| 12 | Rockford (Jefferson) | 10 |
200-Yard Medley Relay
| Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 1:35.34 |
| Jack Wike (Sr.), Skylar Drolema (Fr.), Reiley Austin (So.), Calvin Sandefer (Jr.) |
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
| Rockton (Hononegah) | 1 | 1:29.52 |
| Jack Kitzman (Fr.), Lucas Hale (Sr.), Davis Cass (So.), Zain Miles (Jr.) |
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
| Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 3:15.24 |
| Jack Wike (Sr.), Reiley Austin (So.), Michael Garland (So.), Calvin Sandefer (Jr.) |
200-Yard Freestyle
| Carson Faley (So.) | Byron | 1 | 1:44.42 |
200-Yard Individual Medley
| Jack Wike (Sr.) | Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 1:54.14 |
50-Yard Freestyle
| Calvin Sandefer (Jr.) | Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 20.81 |
| Jacob Stroup (Sr.) | Rockford (Guilford) | 2 | 21.62 |
Diving
| Joe Namio (Jr.) | Freeport (H.S.) | 1 | 401.40 |
| Apollo Picot (Jr.) | Rockton (Hononegah) | 2 | 332.60 |
100-Yard Butterfly
| Reiley Austin (So.) | Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 52.94 |
100-Yard Freestyle
| Calvin Sandefer (Jr.) | Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 46.63 |
500-Yard Freestyle
| Carson Faley (So.) | Byron | 1 | 4:46.48 |
100-Yard Backstroke
| Jack Wike (Sr.) | Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 51.47 |
100-Yard Breaststroke
| Skylar Drolema (Fr.) | Sterling (H.S.) | 1 | 59.98 |
