Counting down the top 10 sports stories of the year for Indianola High School with #4. The Indianola boys swim team had a stellar 2020/21, mixing athletes from Indianola, Knoxville, Winterset, and Central Decatur among others to form a squad that would qualify seven events to the state meet. Not only did the team qualify the events to state, they also broke two school records, tied one more, and earned head coach Bobby Shepherd the District Coach of the Year Honors. Matt Coffelt from Central Decatur tells KNIA Sports the Indians are a close knit squad despite being from different areas.

“It’s really nice because you get to meet people from further away from your school, and that are not in your existing friend group. It lets you branch out with other people, and it’s always made this team more interesting to be a part of.”

Nathan Pollard had two of the Indians best finishes at state, finishing sixth in the 100 Breaststroke, and 11th in the 100 Butterfly, while the Indians as a team finished in 20th place. Find full results of the state meet with this story on KNIAKRLS.com.