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Hall girls basketball hopes to be strong on defense, improved on offense
By Mark Chen
Dundee-Crown co-op’s Rachel Johnson, Burlington Central’s Eleanor Hultgren to swim in championship finals
Mark Chen
Mark Chen
Sports Reporter · Lisle, IL
Mark Chen is a seasoned sports journalist with a degree from the University of Chicago and over 6 years of experience covering club sports and recreational activities in the Naperville area. Prior to joining Naperville Current, he wrote for the Naperville Sun, where he leveraged his strong relationships with coaches and athletes.
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Dundee-Crown co-op senior Rachel Johnson advanced to the championship finals in the 200-yard individual medley and 100 backstroke, and Burlington Central sophomore Eleanor Hultgren made it in the 50 free at Friday’s IHSA State Girls Swimming and Diving Meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.Johnson swam to third in the 200 IM preliminaries with a time of 2:01.95 and was fourth in the 100 backstroke in 54.
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72 seconds. Hultgren took fifth in the 100 free in 51.05 seconds.The top eight finishers in each event of Friday’s prelims advance to Saturday’s championship finals while finishers 9-16 will compete in the consolation finals.Johnson, an Iowa commit, claimed a pair of top-five medals at state last season, placing third in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 200 IM.
Dundee-Crown co-op, which combines with Jacobs and Hampshire, advanced to the consolation finals in the 200 medley and 400 free relays. D-C co-op senior Eli Niemi will swim in the consolation finals in the 100 free and Hultgre
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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