Swimming: Locals Advance to District Meet

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*** UPDATE: See all the swimmers from our region tho advance to the District Meet below.

A number of local swimmers qualified for next weekend’s District Meet following the D-II Swim Sectional Tournament Saturday at Ohio University in Athens.

The Athens won the Girls Sectional in dominant fashion by winning all but one event, the 50 Free won by Chillicothe’s Sarah Johansen. The rest of the Top 5 teams were Chillicothe, McClain, Warren and Wheelersburg. McClain is the Boys Sectional Champ followed by Athens, Hillsboro, Chillicothe and Fairfield Union rounding out the Top 5.

See the list of swimmers qualifuers below.

Team places are below. Results from the Swim Meet App.

Champions for the events are listed below.

Among the area qualifying girls include: Chillicothe’s 200 Medley Relay team – Sarah Johansen, Meliah Stangle, Eva Johansen, Reina Cunningham; 400 Free Relay Team – Cunningham, Johansen, Johansen and MAxene Jones; Unioto’s Layla Scarberry (50 Free & 100 Backstroke); Scarberry, Haylee Hull, Alyssa Dollison & Kenzie Welch (200 Medley Relay & 400 Free Relay) and McClain’s Laura Barber (100 Free).

On the Boys side, Chillicothe’s Jonathan Crawford (200 Free & 500 Free); Isaac Crawford (200 IM); Malachi Upshaw (100 Breaststroke); Noah Beck (100 FLy, 200 IM); Upshaw, Crawford, Crawford and Sam Hurff (400 Free Relay) and Jonathan Crawford, Upshaw, Hurff & Noah Beck (200 Medley Relay) and McClain’s Ethan Eakins (100 backstroke).

Swimmers from the Southeast District are combined with those from the Central District determining qualifiers to swim next weekend.

Swimming District Qualifiers
D-II:
Girls 200 Medley Relay: Athens, Liberty Union, Unioto, Chillicothe, Warren
Girls 200 Free: Violet Meckstroth, Athens; Katelin Fridrich, Athens; Neva Porterfield, Athens; Elanore Stowe, Athens; Grace Francis, Warren; Alyson Foster, Washington; Laura Barber, McClain
Girls 200 IM: Madison Koopla, Athens; Eden Lusher, River Valley; Danic Healy, Athens; Alyson Foster, Washington; Reina Cunningham, Chillicothe; Iris Lee, Athens; Lilian Bates, Fairfield Union; Malia Vick, Zane Trace; Kate Kotses, Athens; Claire Kaltenbach, Wheelersburg
Girls 50 Free: Lillian Albrecht, Grove City Christian; Sarah Johansen, Chillicothe; Marie Kelley, Athens; Caroline Mauk, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Claire King, Logan Elm; Mia Meyer, Wellington School; Bee Oquendo, Wellington School; Ava Wallace, Wheelersburg; Kamryn Asbury, Hillsboro; Heidi Mulligan, Warren; Briege Ireland, Warren
Girls 100 Butterfly: Isabelle Stowe, Athens; Brooke Priddy, River Valley; Sarah Johansen, Chillicothe; Nora Vigneron, Marietta; Isabella Horton, McClain; Lainey Cook, Portsmouth West; Anna Smallwood, Miami Trace
Girls 100 Free: Madison Koopal, Athens; Suzi Shultz, Liberty Union; Laura Barber, McClain; Caroline Mauk, Portsmouth Nore Dame; Mia Meyer, Wellington School; Kipplyn McNeal, Marietta; Claire King, Logan Elm; Layla Scarberry, Unioto; Haylee Hull, Unioto; Kamryn Asbury, Hillsboro; Briege Ireland, Warren
Girls 500 Free: Violet Meckstroth, Athens; Katelin Fridrich, Athens; Eden Lusher, River Valley; Danica Healy, Athens; Brianna Parker, Miami Trace; Kate Kotses, Athens
Girls 200 Free Relay: Athens; Warren; Liberty Union; McClain; Wellington School; River Valley; Wheelersburg; Portsmouth Notre Dame
Girls 100 Backstroke: Neva Porterfield, Athens; Marie Kelley, Athens; Brooke Priddy, River Valley; Lilian Bates, Fairfield Union; Reina Cunningham, Chillicothe; Harley Zander, Logan Elm; Layla Scarberry, Unioto; Heidi Mulligan, Warren
Girls 100 Breaststroke: Isabelle Stowe, Athens; Elanore Stowe, Athens; Suzie Shultz, Liberty Union; Grace Francis, Warren; Ava Wallace, Wheelersburg; Kipplyn McNeal, Marietta; Iris Lee, Athens; Brianna Parker, Miami Trace; Alexis McCoy, Liberty Union; Claire Kaltenbach, Wheelersburg
Girls 400 Free Relay: Athens; McClain; Chillicothe; Portsmouth Notre Dame; Logan Elm; Unioto; Wheelersburg; Zane Trace

D-II:
Boys 200 Medley Relay: Chillicothe, River Valley, Warren, McClain, Athens, Wellington School, Fairfield Union, Portsmouth Notre Dame
Boys 200 Free: Ethan Hedges, Grove City Christian; Jonathan Crawford, Chillicothe; Tait McCarthy, Athens; Max Gifford, Athens; Eli Watkins, Warren; Tucker Gortner, Bloom-Carroll; Cole Walker, McClain
Boys 200 IM: Lucas Watkins, Warren; Jack W. Benyei, Athens; Noah Hickman-Beck, Chillicothe; Omar Z Hassanin, Athens; Will Crawford, Athens; Eyan Hill, McClain; Grant Kallner, Wheelersburg; Isaac Crawford, Chillicothe; Bryce Barber, McClain; Karsten Applegate, Wellington School; Luke Sattler, Fairfield Union
Boys 50 Free: Levi Priddy, River Valley; Jack Mahaffey, Wellington School; John Randall, Warren; CJ Wolfe, Bloom-Carroll; Sam Mault, Portsmouth, Notre Dame; Brady Schomburg, Wheelersburg; Ethan Eakins, McClain; Ryan O’Gorman, Mariette; Cooper Swope, Hillsboro; Samuel Smith, Fairfield Union; Jacob Seaman, Hillsboro; Malachi Upshaw, Chillicothe
Boys 100 Butterfly: Cameron Burkard, Hillsboro; Brady Schomburg, Wheelersburg; Will Crawford, Athens; Cole Walker, McClain; Noah Hickman-Beck, Chillicothe;  
Boys 100 Free: Levi Priddy, River Valley; Oliver Smith, Marietta; Max Gifford, Athens; CJ Wolfe, Bloom-Carroll; Sam Mault, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Samuel Smith, Fairfield Union; Ryan O’Gorman, Marietta
Boys 500 Free: Lucas Watkins, Warren; Jonathan Crawford, Chillicothe; Tait McCarthey, Athens; Eli Watkins, Warren; Eyan Hill, McClain; Charlie Armitage, Wellington School; Brady Kim, Logan Elm
Boys 200 Free Relay: Hillsboro; Warren; McClain; Athens; Wellington School; Bloom-Carroll; Logan Elm
Boys 100 Backstroke: Jack Mahaffey, Wellington School; Oliver Smith, Marietta; Ethan Eakins, McClain; Liam Scott, Marietta; Grant Kallner, Wheelersburg
Boys Breaststroke: John Randall, Warren; Jack Benyei, Athens; Cameron Burkard, Hillsboro; Malachi Upshaw, Chillicothe; Tucker Gartner, Bloom-Carroll; Maddox Nolan, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Omar Hassanin, Athens; Bryce Barber, McClain; Karsten Applegate, Wellington School
Boys 400 Free Relay: Athens; Hillsboro; Chillicothe; Logan Elm; Bloom-Carroll

D-I:
Girls 500 Free: Ellie Meyer, Lancaster

D-I:
Boys 200 Medley Relay: Lancaster
Boys 200 Free: Palmer Hamilton, Teays Valley
Boys 50 Free: Avery Hostutler, Teays Valley
Boys 100 Butterfly: Palmer Hamilton, Teays Valley
Boys 200 Free Relay: Teays Valley
Boys 400 Free Relay: Teays Valley