Oswego Co-op junior Chase Maier had a banner day at the IHSA state meet on Saturday, finishing in second place in both the 200 and 500 freestyle and lowering his lifetime bests in both events.

Oswego Co-op junior Chase Maier, who won the 200-yard freestyle and the 500 freestyle, and swam on the second-place 400 freestyle relay to qualify for state in all three events, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Marmion was second and Oswego Co-op third at the Metea Valley Sectional swimming meet on Saturday, while Oswego's Chase Maier swept the 200 and 500 freestyle races and Marmion's Brayden Capen won the 200 IM to lead state qualifiers.

Hinsdale Central won all three relays – setting state records in all three – in lapping the field to win the IHSA state swimming title on Saturday at Westmont. Also, Oswego Co-Op's Chase Maier took third and Cary-Grove's Danial Sanahurskyj tied for fifth in their races.

Chase Maier swept the 200 and 500 freestyle and Tony Hintz won the diving competition to lead Oswego Co-op's state qualifiers, and the team took fourth in the team race at the Neuqua Valley Sectional on Saturday in Naperville.

Jack Burke led team runner-up Plainfield by qualifying for state in four events, while Benet's Jack Larson won the 50 freestyle and qualified for state in two events and Oswego co-op's Tanner Stumpenhorst took second in the 100 butterfly to qualify for state.

Yorkville Christian wrestling had nine sectional qualifiers in winning the Class 1A Seneca Regional title, Oswego Co-op swimming was second at conference and Parkview Christian girls basketball won its conference tournament championship to stay unbeaten in Saturday's roundup.

Oswego Co-op won the Southwest Prairie Conference meet in Saturday's roundup.

It is the first step toward what is hopefully a busy five months. That was the general reaction from athletic directors around Kendall County to good news they heard from the IHSA Tuesday in a year with very little good news for athletes, coaches and fans.