TriCounty Giordan, a former Woodruff swimmer, finished 2005 as the third-rated 200-meter breaststroker in the United States. The Purdue junior finished second in the Big Ten swimming and diving championships in the 200 breast last February. In August, he briefly held the World University Games record in the event, with a time of 2 minutes, 13.71 seconds in lzmir, Turkey. It was his international swimming debut.
| 2003 Tri-County Male Coach of the Year CHUCK BUESCHER Chuck Buescher led Central to a 31-1 record and the Class AA basketball state title. The Lions won their last 29 games for the school's third Illinois championship. |  |