Local Swimmers Compete at CBC Championship

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Team Champ swimmers from Urbana and Graham competed in the Central Buckeye Conference Championship at Wright State University on Saturday, January 27th.

Earning Second Team CBC Honors was Graham’s 200 Freestyle Relay team of Caleb Owens, Sully Uhl, Joshua Ryman, and Thomas Neff (2nd place – 26 points) and Neff in the 100 Butterfly (13 points).

Earning Honorable Mention CBC by placing third was Neff in the 100 Backstroke (12 points), Ryman in the 100 Breaststroke (12 points), and the 200 Medley Relay team of Uhl, Ryman, Neff, and Owens (24 points).

Other results for the boys included:

Graham:

  • 50 Freestyle – Caleb Owens 4th (11 points), Joshua Ryman 7th (7 points), Sully Uhl 12th (1 point), and Weston Helman 23rd (time of 32.59)
  • 100 Butterfly – Thomas Neff 2nd (7 points)
  • 100 Freestyle – Caleb Owens 6th (9 points), Sully Uhl 10th (3 points), Brayden Crooks 19th (time of 1:18.02) and Weston Helman 20th (1:18.88)
  • 100 Backstroke – Thomas Neff 3rd (6 points)
  • 100 Yard Breaststroke – Brayden Crooks 14th (time of 1:36.88)

Urbana:

  • Owen MacKendrick – 100 Butterfly 5th (10 points) and 50 Freestyle 14th (time of 28.85)

For the girls’ competition results were as follows:

Graham:

  • 200 Medley Relay – Ella Parke, Grace Smith, Hannah Volp, and Ella Putterbaugh 5th (20 points)
  • 200 Freestyle – Ella Putterbaugh 17th (time of 2:57.14)
  • 200 Individual Medley – Hannah Volp 7th (7 points)
  • 50 Freestyle – Eliza Blosser 25th (time of 41.25)
  • 100 Butterfly – Ella Parke 9th (4 points)
  • 100 Freestyle – Grace Smith 10th (3 points), Ella Putterbaugh 19th (time of 1:19.41) and Eliza Blosser 27th (1:37.62)
  • 200 Freestyle Relay – Ella Parke, Ella Putterbaugh, Grace Smith, and Hannah Volp 7th (14 points)
  • 100 Backstroke – Hannah Volp 5th (10 points) and Ella Parke 9th (4 points)
  • 100 Breaststroke – Grace Smith 4th (11 points and new school record time of 1:21.54)

Urbana: 

  • 200 Freestyle – Natalie Turner 5th (10 points) and Hazel Lightle 12th (1 point)
  • 50 Freestyle – Paris Grim 19th (time of 34.56),
  • 100 Freestyle – Corynn Ryan 7th (7 points) and Peyton Longstreath 8th (5 points)
  • 500 Freestyle – Natalie Turner 7th (7 points)
  • 200 Freestyle Relay – Corynn Ryan, Paris Grim, Peyton Longstreath, and Natalie Turner 6th (18 points)
  • 100 Backstroke – Peyton Longstreath 4th (11 points), Corynn Ryan 7th (7 points), and Samantha Rohrer 14th (time of 1:36.25)
  • 100 Breaststroke – Hazel Lightle 6th (9 points)
  • 400 Freestyle Relay – Corynn Ryan, Hazel Lightle, Peyton Longstreath, and Natalie Turner 4th (22 points)

In the team scores, the Urbana girls team finished 5th (out of 10 teams) with 97 points and Graham tied for 8th with Tecumseh with 73 points.

For the boys, Graham finished 4th with 118 points and Urbana 10th with 10 points.

Graham’s 200 Yard Medley Relay team (as pictured from left to right) Joshua Ryman, Caleb Owens, Sully Uhl, and Thomas Neff placed third in the CBC Championship.

 

The Chieftain swimmers traveled to Wright State University on Saturday to compete in the CBC Championships. The boys put together an excellent meet capturing thier 2nd consecutive CBC Championship! The team scored 260 points followed by London with 223. The team finished top 3 in all of their relays, winning the 200 Free Relay. Individually, Elias captured two CBC Championship titles, while John, Cooper, and Cody added 2nd place finishes.

Results (PR = Personal record):

  • Elias Abrego (32 pts) – 1st 50 Free, 1st 100 Free (PR)
  • John Fulmer (25 pts) – 3rd 100 Fly, 2nd 100 Back (PR)
  • Cooper Harman (24 pts) – 4th 200 IM, 2nd 500 Free (PR)
  • Ryan Alexander (23 pts) – 4th 100 Fly (PR), 3rd 500 Free
  • Nolan Core (21 pts) – 5th 200 Free, 4th 100 Back (PR)
  • Beckham Harman (19 pts) – 5th 200 IM (PR), 6th 100 Breast (PR)
  • Will Myers (11 pts) – 9th 200 Free (PR), 7th 500 Free (PR)
  • Jaylen Henry (3 pts) – 14th 100 Free, 10th 100 Back
  • Alex Crabill – 22nd 50 Free (PR), 22nd 100 Free (PR)
  • Blaine Mitchell – 18th 100 Free (PR), 15th 100 Breast (PR)

 

  • 200 Medley Relay – 2nd – John Fulmer, Cody Hudson, Elias Abrego, Cooper Harman
  • 200 Free Relay – 1st – John Fulmer, Ryan Alexander, Nolan Core, Elias Abrego
  • 400 Free Relay – 3rd – Cooper Harman, Ryan Alexander, Cody Hudson, Nolan Core

 

The Lady Chiefs took the pool at Wright State University on Saturday for the 2024 CBC Championship Meet. The girls had an outstanding meet that included 10 athletes scoring individually, 2 relays finishing top 3, and 2 individual top 3 finishes. The team finished as the CBC Runner-Up with 185 behind Jonathan Alder (278).

Results (PR = Personal Best Time)

  • Ashton Carey (22 pts) – 3rd 200 Free (PR), 5th 500 Free (PR)
  • Kate Myers (22 pts) – 5th 200 IM (PR), 3rd 500 Free (PR)
  • Kaeleigh Flora (20 pts) – 6th 200 IM (PR), 4th 100 Fly (PR)
  • Emma Merrin (13 pts) – 9th 200 Free (PR), 6th 100 Fly (PR)
  • Kaidi Freeman (11 pts) – 11th 200 Free (PR), 6th 100 Back (PR)
  • Zoey Rister (11 pts) – 7th 200 Free, 9th 500 Free
  • Ella Fultz (8 pts) – 8th 100 Fly (PR), 10th 100 Back (PR)
  • Claire McDaniel (5 pts) – 16th 100 Free (PR), 8th 100 Breast (PR)
  • Lexi Buffkin (2 pts) – 11th 200 IM, 19th 100 Breast
  • Maria Casanas (1 pt) – 13th 100 Free (PR), 12th 100 Back (PR)
  • Madison Christman – 17th 50 Free (PR), 16th 100 Breast
  • Ella Costin – 18th 100 Free, 13th 100 Back
  • Emma Costin – 20th 50 Free, 15th 100 Breast (PR)
  • Claire Grandstaff – 23rd 50 Free
  • Gillian Steele – 15th 50 Free, 14th 100 Free (PR)

 

  • 200 Medley Relay – 3rd – Kate Myers, Ashton Carey, Kaeleigh Flora, Zoey Rister
  • 200 Free Relay – 4th – Kaeleigh Flora, Gillian Steele, Ashton Carey, Kate Myers
  • 400 Free Relay – 3rd – Gillian Steele, Maria Casanas, Kaidi Freeman, Zoey Rister

The team next competes on Saturday, 2/3 at the Ben Logan Invitational in Marysville.

The Raiders Swim team competed in the CBC Championship at Wright State University today. The boys took 3rd place scoring 190 points while the girls placed 10th scoring 65 points.

Liam Sweeney captured a 3rd-place individual medal in the 200 IM.

The relay team of Utah Coleman, Jerrik Stephens, Landon Braddock, and Liam Sweeney also medaled taking 3rd place in the 200 Free Relay and 2nd place in the 400 Free Relay.

CBC Sportsmanship awards went to Kelley Forsythe for the girls and Carter Yoder for the boys.

Coach Mitch Sweeney commented, “This was a good meet to build on as we get towards the end of the season. It is exciting seeing all of these kids continuing to improve and drop time.”

Scoring for the boys:

  • Liam Sweeney – 3rd 200 IM, 5th 100 Free
  • Landon Braddock – 6th 200 IM, 6th 100 Fly
  • Utah Coleman – 6th 200 Free, 6th 500 Free
  • Jerrik Stephens – 6th 50 Free, 7th 100 Free
  • Dylan Vance – 9th 100 Free, 6th 100 Back
  • Taavo Simovart – 8th 200 IM, 9th 100 Fly
  • Wyatt Gordon – 7th 100 Fly, 12th 100 Breast
  • Finch Hone – 11th 200 Free, 8th 100 Fly
  • Joe Meeker – 11th 50 Free, 11th 100 Back
  • Colton Walley – 10th 200 Free

 

  • 200 Medley Relay – 4th -Dylan Vance, Wyatt Gordon, Finch Hone, Joe Meeker
  • 200 Free Relay – 3rd – Utah Coleman, Jerrik Stephens, Landon Braddock, Liam Sweeney
  • 400 Free Relay – 2nd – Utah Coleman, Jerrik Stephens, Landon Braddock, Liam Sweeney

Scoring for the girls:

  • Winnie Bodin – 5th 50 Free, 5th 100 Fly
  • Kelley Forsythe – 8th 200 Free, 10th 500 Free
  • Anni Kuntonen – 10th 200 IM
  • Maddie Ullom – 11th 100 Free
  • Junah Tingley – 12th 500 Free, 10th 100 Breast

 

  • 200 Free Relay – 9th – Catherine Bramlage, Talley Hartranft, Junah Tingley, Maddie Ullom
  • 400 Free Relay – 5th – Winnie Bodin, Kelley Forsythe, Maddie Ullom, Anni Kuntonen