Results of the 2019 SEOSL Championship Meet announced

GAMBIER – River View was among 15 schools that competed in the South Eastern Ohio Swim League Championship Meet at Kenyon College on Saturday Feb. 2. The boys’ team placed second overall, and the girls’ team finished fourth.

Points were awarded for the top 10 places in each event, with medals going to the top three. Boys medalists included the first place 400 Freestyle Relay (3:49.45) of Coen Bible, Brady Philabaum, Cole Tatro, and Reas Pepper, the second place 200 Medley Relay (1:56.06) of Philabaum, Brayden Karr, Tatro, and JT Roberts, the second place 200 Free Relay (1:39.90) of Bible, Karr, Roberts, and Pepper, the 100 Backstroke winner (1:01.41) Philabaum, and second in the 200 Free (1:59.57), Pepper.

Medalists on the girls’ team were the relay group of Carolyn Cox, Lindsey Ashcraft, Josie Fornara, and Kyara Roberts, who were third in both the 200 Medley (2:06.58), and in the 200 Free (1:54.88). Cox was third individually in both the 200 Individual Medley (2:32.01), and the 100 Back (1:09.32). Ashcraft was second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.26), and Fornara was third in the 100 Butterfly (1:10.47).

Scoring in boys events, Brice Cross was tenth in the 200 Free (2:15.87). Cole Tatro was fourth (2:25.75), and Luke Massie sixth (2:33.31) in the 200 IM. Pepper was fourth (24.40), and JT Roberts ninth (25.31) in the 50 Free. Tatro was fifth (1:03.94), and Brody Fischer ninth (1:15.16) in the 100 Fly. Coen Bible was seventh (57.40), and Zach Phillips tenth (59.40) in the 100 Free. Brady Philabaum was fourth (5:58.33), and Cross was eighth (6:22.72) in the 500 Free. Roberts was fifth (1:07.43) and Massie seventh (1:08.28) in the 100 Back, and Brayden Karr was fourth (1:15.58), while Gavin Donnell finished sixth (1:18.11) in the 100 Breast.

For the girls, Katie Hardesty was ninth (2:28.26) in the 200 Free. Josie Fornara was ninth (1:06.01) in the 100 Free. Hardesty was seventh (6:47.45) in the 500 Free. Rachyl Smalley was tenth (1:19.40) in the 100 Back. Aliya Stevens was seventh (1:27.89), and Dilyn Tumblin tied for eighth (1:28.04) in the 100 Breast, and Kyara Roberts, Paige Shroyer, Michaela White, and Hardesty finished sixth (4:39.46) in the 400 Free Relay.

The Black bears will travel to Steubenville High School for their Sectional Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9.

Category: High School, Sports