2024-25 boys swim All-GPC team

Zachary Baty, Delta High School senior

Zachary Baty was selected as the inaugural Graphic Printing Company Athlete of the Year for boys swim.

“It feels really good to me,” said Baty. “It shows that my hard work has paid off. I mean, yeah, I’ve had great seasons, but it didn’t come without the work that I’ve tried to put in.”

Some of that work included putting extra time at the YMCA before school during the season to pair with his regular practices and offseason workouts at an outdoor pool in Muncie.

The direct result of that work was a pair of Hoosier Heritage Conference titles in the 200-yard individual medley and the 500 freestyle as well as sectional titles in the same events and the 200 medley relay. (The 200 freestyle relay team he was a part of came up 2.23 seconds of the sectional title and a trip to state.)

At the IHSAA State  Finals prelims, the Wabash College commit placed 20th in the individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 56.99 seconds, 22nd in the 500 freestyle in 4:47.36 and 29th as the first leg of the 200 medley relay team that combined for a time of 1:43.48.

“He’s by far and large the best swimmer we’ve had since Brady Samuels,” said DHS coach Laura Seibold-Caudill. “He has done amazing. He’s very versatile in everything he does and most importantly, he’s quite the team leader. He’s somebody that everybody always looks to for advice for direction as a team captain and leader and he’s been amazing at that.”

While Baty found plenty of success in the water, he found the bond he built with his teammates to have been particularly impactful.

“I feel like the team was really fun this year,” Baty said. “We all kind of bonded really well and that just made my practices go a lot better. I feel like I got more out of my practices because I was competing with other people and it was an overall great atmosphere that I built on.”

All-Graphic Printing Company first team

Elijah Brown, Delta sophomore

Brown worked as the Eagles’ lead breaststroker, aiding in the 200-yard medley relay team that made it to state. He finished fifth in the sectional in the 100 breaststroke.

Cooper Glentzer, Jay County freshman

In his first year with the Patriots, Glentzer made an immediate impact. He finished second in the sectional to Delta’s Zach Baty in the 500-yard freestyle.

Samuel Stokes, Delta sophomore

Stokes was Delta’s butterfly specialist on the state-qualifying medley relay. He also tallied a pair of runner-up sectional finishes in the 100-yard butterfly and the 50 freestyle for DHS.

William Uggen, Blackford sophomore

Uggen’s eighth-place sectional finish in the 100-yard backstroke was the highest of all the Bruin swimmers. He contributed to 61.4% of the team’s sectional points.

Honorable mention

Carsen Fullenkamp, senior, Fort Recovery

Josiah Hotmire, senior, Delta

Owen McCormick, sophomore, Delta

Carson Westgerdes, freshman, Jay County