L-P co-op’s Sam Nauman, relay qualify for state swimming: Saturday’s NewsTribune/BCR roundup

GIRLS SWIMMINGAt Normal: Sam Nauman got rid of the stress of the sectional meet early Saturday.Nauman, along with teammates Anna Weitl, Finley Jobst and Dawsynn Kettman, qualified for the IHSA state meet in the first swimming event at the Normal Community Sectional, winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:52.52.Nauman went on to qualify in two other events, winning the 200 individual medley in 2:05.72 and the 100 backstroke in 54.83 seconds.“It’s super exciting,” Nauman said. “Having the relay qualify first was probably the best thing that could happen. Getting that off our plate, I was feeling a lot less stressed and I could go into the 200 IM feeling better. Once the 200 IM was out of the way, the 100 backstroke was even better. The day went probably exactly how we wanted it to.”Nauman is a state meet veteran, having qualified all four years in individual events, but she’ll have a new experience this year swimming with a relay at state, which is next weekend at the FMC Natatorium in W