IHSA Girls Swimming: Four L-W Girls Make Splash at State Finals

Kaitlyn Neiheisel capped a big week with a big performance.

Neiheisel, a Lincoln-Way West senior, splashed her way to a second-place finish in diving at the IHSA's state swimming and diving meet Saturday in Winnetka. She finished with a judge's point total of 382.15 to nab the runner-up spot behind Deerfield state champ Erin Purdy (405.95).

For Neiheisel, the second-place finish followed on the heels of her Tuesday announcement she will attend Illinois State University and compete in two sports on the college level—track and field (pole vault) and swimming (diving).

She was one of four Lincoln-Way district girls to return home as a placewinner.

Lincoln-Way East's Sloane McDermott finished seventh in the 100 backstroke (57.26). Teammate Kyleigh Seibert placed ninth in diving (352.75).

Lincoln-Way North's Cheyenne DeGraff was a two-event placewinner—100 back (10th 2:07.40) and 100 breast (12th 1:06.76).

Lincoln-Way West finished with a team total of 13 points and tied for 22nd place. Lincoln-Way East took 28th with 11 points. New Trier captured the state championship with 177 points. Fenwick finished second with 162, followed by Rosary 136.5.