Jay opened over weekend

NOBLESVILLE — The season just got started and the Patriots already have on state cut and 13 divisional cuts.

Hayden Guggenbiller led the way for the Jay County Winter Swim team during the Noblesville IceBreaker meet over the weekend.

Guggenbiller secured the only state cut for Jay County in the 50-yard backstroke and was the high point winner for the 8-and-younger age group.

Guggenbiller earned her state cut on Saturday, while six more swimmers made divisional cuts. Those six were Isla Kaiser (200 breaststroke), Roz Diller (200 breaststroke), Carson Westgerdes (200 breaststroke), Kynlee Homan (100 freestyle), Emme Theurer (100 breaststroke) and Brea Steiner (50 butterfly).

Theurer also made divisional cuts on Friday (200 individual medley) and Sunday (50 freestyle and 50 breaststroke).

Lydia Hoevel had the other Friday divisional cut in the 200 freestyle, while Bree Bergman (200 individual medley), Riley Clifton (50 freestyle) and Maddie Theurer (100 backstroke) each made the cut on Sunday.

Jay County also had the swimmers set career bests in 85 events.