Cavalier Boys Win D-II Swimming Sectional; Warren Girls Sectional Champs

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Chillicothe finished ahead of Athens 464-446 at the Ohio University Natatorium to take the Sectional Championship. McClain, Logan Elm and Zane Trace rounded out the top five.

Warren finished as Girls team champion with Athens second, followed by Fairfield Union, McClain and Zane Trace completing the top five.

Individually, Jake Byrd led the day for the Cavaliers. Byrd tallied 48 points winning both the 200 and 500 Yard Freestyle and was part of the champion 200 Free Relay team with Ian Montgomery, Aiden Montgomery and Ryan Blum.

The District Meets are Thursday, February 16^th at Ohio State ‘s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

Champions in events for both Boys and Girls Meets are below.

200 Medley Relay: Girls – Athens; Boys – Athens

200 Freestyle: Girls: – Lindsey Bright, Logan Elm; Boys – Jake Byrd, Chillicothe

200 Intermediate: Girls – Catie Boggs, Wheelersburg; Boys – Levi Priddy, River Valley

50 Freestyle: Girls – Gwen Sparks, Portsmouth ND; Boys – Mason Francis, Warren

100 Butterfly: Girls – Ryleigh Crooks, Crooksville; Boys – Ryan Blum, Chillicothe

100 Freestyle: Girls – Gwen Sparks, Portsmouth ND; Boys – Mason Francis, Warren

500 Freestyle: Girls – Lindsey Bright, Logan Elm; Boys – Jake Byrd, Chillicothe

200 Freestyle Relay: Girls – Marietta; Boys – Chillicothe

100 Backstroke: Girls – Alayna Butler, Zane Trace; Boys – Levi Priddy, River Valley

100 Breaststroke: Girls – Catie Boggs, Wheelersburg; Boys – Wyatt Vick, Zane Trace

400 Freestyle Relay: Girls – Athens; Boys – Athens

BOYS SE MEET: 1^st, Chillicothe (464); 2^nd, Athens (446); 3^rd, McClain (234); 4^th, Logan Elm (222); 5^th, Zane Trace (202); 6^th, Marietta; 7^th, River Valley (166); 8^th, Portsmouth Notre Dame (161); 9^th, Warren (133); 10^th, Hillsboro (130); 11^th, Miami Trace (120); 12^th, Portsmouth (111); 13^th, Wheelersburg (94); 14^th, Unioto (69); 15^th, Northwest (34); 16^th, Circleville (33); 17^th, Washington (29); 18^th, Fairfield Union (20); 19^th, Portsmouth West (4).

GIRLS SE MEET: 1^st, Warren (388); 2^nd, Athens (375); 3^rd, Fairfield Union (295); 4^th, McClain (251); 5^th, Zane Trace (231); 6^th, Washington (205); 7^th, Marietta (173); 9^th, Hillsboro (163); 10^th, Portsmouth Notre Dame (160); 11^th, Wheelersburg (150); 12^th, Miami Trace (135); 13^th, River Valley (90); 14^th, Circleville (81); 15^th, Adena (51); 16^th, Crooksville (45); 17^th, Northwest (43); 18^th, Portsmouth (32); 19^th, Portsmouth West (13); 20^th, Unioto (8)

In the Division I Meets at Upper Arlington, Chillicothe and Teays Valley finished 14^th and 15^th respectively in the Girls meet, while the Vikings placed 10th in the Boys Meet.