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Durham School of the Arts senior Lucca Battaglini swam 19.36 on a 200 free relay leadoff. While that won't count as a state record, it came close to the national high school record.
Sikes set new state records in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter freestyle this year at the 3A state championship, and she's one of the fastest in the nation. She finished the 50 free in 22.83 seconds, which is the fastest ever in North Carolina, and the 100 free in 49.45 seconds, which is a 3A state record. After high school, Sikes will swim for the University of Georgia.
Battaglini set the state record in both the 50 free and 100 fly, finishing just tenths away from the national high school record in the 50.
The No. 18-ranked and second-seeded Purdue soccer team advanced in the Big Ten Tournament with a 1-0 victory over seventh-seeded Ohio State in the quarterfinal as senior forward Sarah Griffith scored her record-breaking 15th goal of the season on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field.
Redshirt senior forward Sarah Griffith recorded the sixth hat trick in program history to lead the Purdue soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Ball State on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field.