Meet the 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca-area Elite 10 Boys Swimming & Diving Team
Shoonfon Li
Athlete of the Year
School: Horseheads
Year in school: Senior
Accomplishments: Placed 11th in the 200 IM at New York state championships, topping the field in the consolation finals ... Finished 14th overall and 13th among public schools in the 100 backstroke ... Section 4 Class A champion in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke and helped class champion Horseheads take sectional titles in 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.
Strati Anastos
School: Maine-Endwell
Year in school: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Qualified for state championships in the 100-yard freestyle .... A member of all three Maine-Endwell relays that qualified for the state meet, swimming the backstroke in the medley relay and leading off the 200 and 400 freestyle relays ... Helped Spartans to Section 4 Class B team title.
Koen Anderson
School: Ithaca
Year in school: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Section 4 Class A champion in the 200-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle ... Placed 40th in the 200 freestyle and 16th in the 500 freestyle at New York state championships ... Selected STAC Metro/West all-conference all-star.
Eli House
School: Oneonta
Year in school: Senior
Accomplishments: State qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke ... Holds Oneonta record in the 100 freestyle ... Part of Oneonta's school record-breaking 200 freestyle relay ... Section 4 Class B champion in the 50 freestyle.
Spencer Hwang-Geddes
School: Ithaca
Year in school: Senior
Accomplishments: Section 4 Class A champion in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke ... Finished 43rd in the butterfly at New York state championships ... Selected to STAC Metro/West all-conference team ... Academic All-American.
Brenden Jardin-Reed
School: Corning
Year in school: Junior
Accomplishments: Qualified for New York state championships in 1-meter diving, placing 23rd at the state meet ... Posted a Section 4 season-best 11-dive score of 589.20 to win Section 4 Class A title. ... Also qualified for states in 2022-23 season.
Connor Lajza
School: Lansing
Year in school: Junior
Accomplishments: Placed 16th in the 100-yard butterfly at New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships ... Undefeated in individual events during dual-meet competition, the Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships and Section 4 Class C championships.
Amir Sadykov
School: Chenango Valley
Year in school: Senior
Accomplishments: Four-year varsity swimmer holds Chenango Valley record in the 100-yard backstroke ... Placed ninth in the 50 freestyle and sixth in the 100 backstroke at New York state championships ... Committed to swim collegiately at Binghamton University.
Tyler Schultz
School: Chenango Valley
Year in school: Senior
Accomplishments: Holds Section 4 records in the 200-yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke ... Also holds school records in the 200 and 500 freestyle ... Placed fourth in New York state championships in 200 IM and breaststroke ... Six-time section champion in IM and breaststroke ... Committed to swim collegiately at Binghamton University.
Kaden TenEyck
School: Horseheads
Year in school: Senior
Accomplishments: Finished 39th in the 50-yard freestyle and 32nd in 100 freestyle at New York state championships ... Helped Horseheads to 24th place in the 200 medley relay at state meet ... Section 4 Class A champion in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle in addition to helping Class A team champion Blue Raiders win sectional titles in 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 10 Boys Swimming & Diving Team