Wolfpack Take 4th at IHSA State Finals

The Wolfpack placed fourth overall at the 2024 IHSA State Championship. In one of the fastest state championships on paper, the Wolfpack held their own against Illinois’ top high schools. Freshman Connor Gunderson kicked things off with a thirty-third place in the 1m diving competition. 200 Medley Relay team of Seniors Charlie Tracy, Stephen Grud, Aaron Grgurovic, and Sophomore Alistair Guth broke the school record and placed tenth overall. Senior Peter Nolan placed seventh in the 200 freestyle along with Junior Biko Hooper-Haviland who scored tenth. Senior Captain Charlie Tracy took home twelfth place in the 200 IM, rebreaking his school record from last year's state series. Senior Captain Stephen Grud was the highest-scoring wolfpack swimmer with a third place in the 50 freestyle, rebreaking his newly minted school record, and recording the fastest swim in MCAC history. Senior Aaron Grgurovic grabbed his first individual finals appearance and placed eleventh in the 100 butterfly. This was Aaron’s first time dropping under 50 seconds and tied for the third-fastest performance in school history. Sophomore Alistair Guth also competed in the 100 butterfly, scoring 33rd with a new best time. Grud and Nolan rallied with a fifth and sixth-place finish in the 100 freestyle, both going 44 seconds for the first time, and Grud took down the school record. Biko Hooper-Haviland and Charlie Tracy followed suit and placed sixth and seventh in the 500 freestyle. 200 Free Relay Team of Seniors Peter Nolan, Stephen Grud, Jonathan Blackman, and Junior Biko Hooper-Haviland placed fifth in a highly contested event. The relay, in prelims, broke the school record and marked the fastest 200 free relay in MCAC history. Stephen Grud also recorded the fastest relay split in MCAC history with a 19.95 50 freestyle. Guth recorded another best time in the 100 backstroke, scoring twenty-seventh overall. 400 Free Relay Team of Biko Hooper-Haviland, Charlie Tracy, Alistair Guth, and Peter Nolan placed eleventh overall, narrowly missing the 2018 school record. With numerous All-American, MCAC top 10, Saint Ignatius top 10, and 9 school records broken; this season capped off with one of the strongest performances in school history. Go Wolfpack!