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See which central Ohio high school swimmers, divers qualified for OHSAA state meet

Dave Purpura, Columbus Dispatch
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New Albany's Kaden Elkovitch qualified for the Division I state meet in the 50 free and 100 free.
New Albany's Kaden Elkovitch qualified for the Division I state meet in the 50 free and 100 free.

The field is set for the state swimming and diving meets this week at Branin Natatorium in Canton.

Qualifiers were confirmed Sunday morning after district competition concluded Saturday.

In swimming events, the top three individual placers and top two relays automatically advanced from district. They are joined by at-large qualifiers based on times statewide. Division II state swimming finals are Friday, and the Division I finals are Saturday.

In diving, the Central District’s top eight boys from Division I and top three boys in Division II compete Tuesday. For girls, the district’s top eight finishers in Division I and top four in Division II dive Wednesday.

Here is the full list of state qualifiers from central Ohio in every event. Asterisks denote district champions:

BOYS

Division I

  • Diving: Ben Edwardson, Dublin Coffman; Brezlin Harris, Watkins Memorial; Andrew Keir, Westerville South; Collin McFarlane, Mount Vernon; *Hamish Patel, New Albany; Mac Plank Whetstone; Mason Sargel, Dublin Jerome; Dylan Sponseller, Gahanna Lincoln

  • 50 freestyle: Caden Blamer, Upper Arlington; Drew Cellar, Jerome; *Kaden Elkovitch, New Albany; Michael Gaier, Olentangy Liberty; Jake Lloyd, St. Charles; Gabe Miller, UA; Caleb Moore, Olentangy Berlin; Ethan Mumma, Pickerington North; Andrew Rucker, UA; Preston Tussing, Grove City; Campbell Williams, Liberty; John Wion, Big Walnut

  • 100 backstroke: Pierce Bateman, St. Charles; *Blamer; Cellar; Wyatt Julian, St. Charles; Owen Kunstmann, New Albany; Will Liu, St. Charles; Will McMasters, Lancaster; Noah Rumburg, Liberty; Josh Riegler, Gahanna; Wion

  • 100 breaststroke: *Austin Carpenter, St. Charles; Cameron Frazier, Coffman; Jack Hensley, Lancaster; Oliver Hulse, UA; Jack McGrath, Olentangy; Mason Miller, Liberty; Jorge Oquendo, UA; Jaron Schwartz, Pickerington North; Andrew Taulbee, Reynoldsburg; Tussing

  • 100 butterfly: Josh Emerman, New Albany; Brady Farren, Olentangy Orange; *Gaier; Julian; Connor Pirkle, New Albany; Josh Riegler; Andrew Rucker; T.J. Rucker, UA; Taulbee

  • 100 free: Sammy DaJusta, UA; *Elkovitch; Brad King, St. Charles; Blake Lachey, New Albany; Lloyd; Gabe Miller; Jared Rabadam, UA; Williams; Justin Yao, UA

  • 200 free: Ben Campbell, UA; *Carpenter; Reid Caswell, UA; Aidan Frazier, Coffman; King; Lachey; Chase McCluskey, Pickerington North; Griffin O’Neill, UA; Rabadam; Eli Riegler, Gahanna

  • 200 free relay: Jerome; Liberty; New Albany; Orange; Pickerington North; St. Charles; *UA

  • 200 individual medley: Jack Boyle, UA; Liam Donovan, Coffman; *Farren; Cameron Frazier; Hensley; Hulse; Caden Mahl, Orange; Schwartz; David Shaw, Coffman; Matthew Stottman, Olentangy

  • 200 medley relay: Coffman; Gahanna; Liberty; Olentangy; Pickerington North; St. Charles; Thomas Worthington; *UA

  • 400 free relay: Jerome; Liberty; New Albany; Orange; St. Charles; Thomas; *UA

  • 500 free: Campbell; Eddie Campion, Olentangy; *Caswell; Jamal Deek, Orange; Ayden Fortney, St. Charles; Josh Franz, Liberty; Aidan Frazier; Tyler Klein, Berlin; Vince Masters, UA; McCluskey; O’Neill; Brody Van Frayen, Olentangy

Division II

  • Diving: Daniel Barnes, Centennial; Kevin Feehan, Watterson; *Jackson Monus, Bexley

  • 50 freestyle: Austin Hickok, Worthington Christian; Andy Li, Columbus Academy; Alec Tseng, Buckeye Valley

  • 100 backstroke: Luke DeFrancisco, DeSales; Jack Mahaffey, Wellington; *Jacob Rider, Watterson

  • 100 breaststroke: Mircea Butnariu, Academy; William Duan, Academy; *William Harpster, Academy; Tseng

  • 100 butterfly: Mario Bondy, Grandview Heights; Ethan Hedges, Grove City Christian; *Hickok

  • 100 free: Harpster; Li

  • 200 free: Bondy; *Cameron Petitt, Wellington; Rider; Nolan Schneider, Granville

  • 200 free relay: *Academy; Watterson

  • 200 IM: Miles Baker, Granville; Butnariu; *DeFrancisco

  • 200 medley relay: *Academy; Watterson

  • 400 free relay: *Academy; Grandview Heights; Granville

  • 500 free: Baker; Griffin Lotton, London; *Petitt; Schneider

Newark Catholic's Isabella Pribonic qualified for the Division II state meet in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.
Newark Catholic's Isabella Pribonic qualified for the Division II state meet in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.

GIRLS

Division I

  • Diving: Evelyn Fitz, Olentangy; Sofia Frangos, Pickerington North; Kylie Moreland, Liberty; Augusta Ness, Orange; *Sophia Stamm, Marysville; Madison Vermilion, UA; Mira Weigman, UA; Sarah White, Big Walnut

  • 50 freestyle: Maren Berg, UA; Mia Boccio, Orange; Aubrey Briseno, Gahanna; Adelyn Espy, Olentangy; McCall Freiburger, UA; Eloise Gerlach, Watterson; Hayden Hollingsworth, UA; *Olivia Matson, Jerome; Leah Nebraska, Berlin; Lizzie Oliphant, UA

  • 100 backstroke: Jessica Brown, Coffman; Addison Daugherty, Hilliard Bradley; Ava Dutton, Watkins Memorial; *Espy; Alli Funge, UA; Abi Goodrich, Worthington Kilbourne; Mia Gregory, New Albany; Lauren Moorhead, Orange; Brenna Mowrey, Berlin; Abby Oliphant, UA; Madelyn Richner, Kilbourne; Sam Slagle, New Albany; Shanti Visurakapalli, Jerome

  • 100 breaststroke: Madelyn Bosler, Westerville North; Bella Bowman, Jerome; Audrey Brink, Jerome; Kami Contakis, UA; Maddie Davidson, Hilliard Darby; Reena Ding, Coffman; Audrey Ehret, Coffman; Kara Glesenkamp, Delaware Hayes; Lexi Hartzell, UA; Ella Longhouse, Orange; *Alexis Peltcs, Darby; AnnaLiess Stith, Reynoldsburg

  • 100 butterfly: *Emily Brown, Coffman; Daugherty; Ding, Coffman; Dutton; Layla Fogelman, Liberty; Gregory; Hayden Hollingsworth; Riley Hollingsworth, UA; Mowrey; Ashton Mumaw, UA; Richner; Stith

  • 100 free: Boccio; Briseno; Freiburger; Blaine Huddleston, UA; Matson; Ashlyn Morr, New Albany; Nebraska; *Lizzie Oliphant

  • 200 free: Sam Braun, Gahanna; Emmy Campbell, UA; Olivia Crock, Watkins Memorial; Huddleston; Katrina Kollin, Coffman; *Milly Leonard, Jerome; Lila Maffett, UA; Morr; Cambell Payton, Gahanna

  • 200 free relay: Berlin; Delaware; Jerome; New Albany; *UA

  • 200 IM: Bosler; *Emily Brown; Natalie Fiant, Delaware; Funge; Riley Hollingsworth; Natalie Holub, Thomas; Moorhead; Mumaw; Abby Oliphant; Peltcs

  • 200 medley relay: Coffman; Delaware; Jerome; Kilbourne; *UA

  • 400 free relay: Berlin; Coffman; Gahanna; Jerome; Kilbourne; New Albany; Orange; *UA

  • 500 free: Sophia Barger, UA; Braun; Campbell; Crock; Alex DeCarlo, Kilbourne; Fogelman; Kollin; *Leonard; Maffett; Amelia Miller, UA; Payton; Jin-Jae Robinson, Berlin

Division II

  • Diving: Mackenzie Gibson, Columbus School for Girls; *Elle Vahedian, Columbus Academy; Delaney Woods, CSG; Maura Yates, Grandview Heights

  • 50 freestyle: Maddie Esposito, Academy; *Carrie Furbee, Grandview Heights; Olivia Lewis, Academy; Eva Schindler, CSG; Alison Vaulx, Buckeye Valley; Angela Wyand, Tree of Life

  • 100 backstroke: Ava Dyer, Hartley; *Millie Evans, Bexley; Anja Hoy, Bexley

  • 100 breaststroke: Grace Largent, Granville; Sydney Lauffer, Granville; *Isabella Pribonic, Newark Catholic; Skylar Richards, Hartley; Lily Schneider, Jonathan Alder

  • 100 butterfly: Lillian Bailey, Academy; *Evans; Lily Hyslop, Granville; Annabel Long, Bexley

  • 100 free: Esposito; *Furbee; Charlotte Holzhall, Bexley; Olivia Lewis, Academy; Schindler; Lydia Sturgeon, Granville; Wyand

  • 200 free: Lindsay Bright, Logan Elm; Dyer; Holzhall; Ella Lowrie, Academy; Schneider; *Bethany Spangler, Bexley; Sturgeon

  • 200 free relay: *Bexley; Grandview Heights; Granville; Hartley

  • 200 IM: Bailey; Hoy; Hyslop; Long; *Pribonic; Richards

  • 200 medley relay: Academy; Bexley; Grandview Heights; *Granville; Hartley; Newark Catholic

  • 400 free relay: Academy, *Bexley

  • 500 free: Bright; Lowrie; *Spangler

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OHSAA swimming & diving: Who qualified for state from central Ohio?