Swimmers compete at Northridge Viking Classic

GAMBIER – The River View and Coshocton swim teams competed in the annual Viking Classic meet hosted by Northridge at Kenyon College on Jan. 4. There were more than 500 swimmers in 22 events. Points were awarded through 16^th place, with a maximum of one relay and two individuals in each event.

The River View boys placed third out of 23 teams behind Granville and Watkins Memorial. The River View girls placed 11^th out of 24 teams. The Coshocton girls finished 16^th and the boys tied for 20^th.

Placing in the top 16 in relays for the Black Bears were: Brady Philabaum, Brayden Karr, Cole Tatro, and JT Roberts – fifth in the 200 Medley (1:53.70), with Luke Massie, Gavin Donnell, Andrew Martin, and Lincoln Shroyer 11^th (1:58.90), Shroyer, Karr, Roberts, and Reas Pepper were fourth in the 200 Free (1:40.38), and Malek Better, Martin, Zachariah Phillips, and Coen Bible were fifth (1:43.77), and Bible, Philabaum, Tatro, and Pepper were fourth in the 400 Free Relay (3:45.99), with Brice Cross, Massie, Better, and Ahmed Perez 11^th (4:00.57).

Individually for the boys, Brady Phillabaum was fifth in the 100 Back (1:03.43), and 10^th in the 200 IM (2:29.62), Cole Tatro was sixth in the 200 IM (2:22.94), and 11^th in the 100 Fly (1:02.01), Brayden Karr was sixth in the 100 Breast (1:12.73), and 15^th in the 100 Fly (1:06.87), Reas Pepper was seventh in the 100 Free (54.86), and eighth in the 50 Free (24.79), Coen Bible was 11^th in the 100 Free (55.71), and 14^th in the 50 Free (25.06), Zachariah Phillips was 14^th in the 500 Free (6:16.23), and 15^th in the 200 Free (2:11.12), Lincoln Shroyer was 10^th (24.87), and JT Roberts 13^th (25.02) in the 50 Free, Luke Massie as 10^th (1:05.32) in the 100 Back, Ahmed Perez was 12^th (6:13.85) in the 500 Free, and Gavin Donnell was 16^th (1:17.40) in the 100 Breast.

In the River View girls’ relays, Katie Hardesty, Aliya Stevens, Berta Vidal, and Lindsey Ashcraft were ninth in the 200 Medley (2:12.35), Ashcraft, Hardesty, Michaela White, and Vidal were ninth in the 200 Free (1:59.03), and MaryAnn Lozowski, Rachel Vandenbark, Raychel Smalley, and White were 15^th in the 400 Free (4:47.93).

Individually, Berta Vidal was second in both the 100 Fly (1:01.84), and the 100 Back (1:02.46), and Lindsey Ashcraft was 10^th in the 100 Breast (1:19.93).

For the Coshocton girls, the 200 Medley Relay of Autumn Jones, Ella Baylor, Peyton Modlin, and Bella Hall was 13^th (2:17.50), and the 400 Free Relay of Hall, Kendall Jackson, Jones, and Modlin was 16^th (4:48.55).

Individually, Autumn Jones was 10^th overall in the 100 Back for the girls’ team (1:14.51), and Aiden Stein was 15^th in the 100 Back for the boys (1:11.60).

Category: High School, Sports