Penn wins, Kimbrough & Swanson shine at IHSAA girls track and field sectionals
South Bend Adams sophomore Jaidyn Kimbrough won three races, Washington senior Adriana Swanson and Penn sophomore Shreya Nayee each won two.
MISHAWAKA — After the 100-meter hurdles sectional championship Tuesday, May 19, South Bend Washington senior Adriana Swanson sat on the turf field at Steele Stadium with her shoes off and her eyes closed. The Indiana University commit came into the event having won a sectional title in it the previous three seasons, including a 2025 state championship . Swanson later said she was praying in that moment, trying to move on from what she felt was a disappointing race.
One that she won in 14. 21 seconds, 0. 3 seconds faster than when she won it last season.
This is the expectation to which elite, state-best athletes hold themselves. It worked for Swanson, too, as she set a personal record (PR) in her second race of the evening, the 300-meter hurdles. Swanson won that sectional championship in 43.
29 seconds, cementing her legacy as an eight-time sectional champ with much larger goals in mind. However, after having not put much thought into monumental “lasts” like the South Bend City Meet or the Northern Indiana Conference (NIC) meet, Swanson finally admitted to being sentimental in the lead up to her final sectional. More: All South Bend area IHSAA girls tennis sectional results, stats “I literally just go out here and do my best every time,” Swanson said.
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