Jackson, Hoover, Green, Marlington prominent on list of OHSAA district swim seeds at CSU

Steve Doerschuk, The Repository
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Jackson, McKinley, and Marlington swim meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.
Jackson, McKinley, and Marlington swim meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.

The high school swimming and diving season hits fever pitch this week when district meets determine who makes it to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships in Canton.

Area athletes will vie for spots in district action in Cleveland. The qualifiers return for the state meet, which runs next Tuesday through Saturday at C.T. Branin Natatorium.

Here's what you need to know about the district swimming, as well as who from the area will be competing:

Where do Canton-area swimmers compete in the OHSAA district meet?

Area swimmers are head to the Busbey Natatorium at Cleveland State University.

What's the Cleveland district time schedule for OHSAA swimming?

District swimming will begin at 3 p.m. Friday in Division II, and noon Saturday in Division I. The diving schedules are 11:30 a.m. Wednesday for Division II and 11:30 a.m. Thursday for Division I.

Here's a rundown of the area's top contenders at districts.

Jackson, Hoover, Green swimmers earn No. 1 seeds

Jackson's Nina Shulik competes in the 500 yard freestyle against McKinley, and Marlington
Jackson's Nina Shulik competes in the 500 yard freestyle against McKinley, and Marlington

These area individuals swam sectional times that put them in the top 10 among the 32 district qualifiers in each of the Division I events.

JACKSON GIRLS: Sophomore Nina Shulik, No. 1, 200 free and No. 1, 500 free; sophomore Abra Manofsky, No. 2, 50 free and No 5 in 100 free; Jackson freshman Grace Micelli, No. 6, 100 backstroke.

JACKSON BOYS: Junior Daniel Ham, No. 1, 100 free, and No. 1, 200 i.m.; junior Luke Vickers, No. 1, 100 breaststroke, and No. 2, 200 i.m.; junior Holden Nist, No. 5, 500 free, and No. 5, 200 free; junior Ezra Herring, No. 6, 100 butterfly; senior Chris Collins, No. 10, 100 free, and No. 10, 200 free; junior Andrew Heck, No. 9, 500 free; freshman Ben Allen, No. 10, 200 i.m.

Jackson's Luke Vickers swims in Boys 100 Yard Breastroke of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming Prelims at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Friday, February 25, 2022.
Jackson's Luke Vickers swims in Boys 100 Yard Breastroke of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming Prelims at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Friday, February 25, 2022.

HOOVER GIRLS: Freshman Anna Helmuth, No. 1, 100 breaststroke, and No. 5, 200 i.m.; senior Annabelle Nixon, No. 3, 100 free and No. 5, 200 free; freshman Marie Lochridge, No. 3, 100 butterfly, and No. 6, 200 i.m.; senior Amanda Fetsko, No. 4, 100 free; junior Kate Baxter, No. 6, 50 free, and No. 6, 100 breaststroke; junior Jenna Fetsko, No. 8, 500 free; junior Halle Ellis, No. 8, 100 backstroke; junior Brooke Radcliff, No. 8, 100 butterfly, and No. 9, 100 backstroke.

HOOVER BOYS: Junior Peter Helmuth, No. 3, 100 backstroke, and No. 10, 50 freestyle; junior Jack Katigbak, No. 7, 100 backstroke; freshman Mason Lewis, No. 8, 200 free.

GREEN GIRLS: Senior Olivia Elgin, No. 1, 100 free, and No. 4, 100 breaststroke; junior Sydney Peterson, No. 2, 100 butterfly; sophomore Laina Swartzwelder, No. 2, 500 free, and No. 7, 200 free; junior Olivia Scheibelhoffer, No. 10, 100 backstroke, and No. 10, 200 IM.

Green's Olivia Elgin swims in the Girls 100 Yard Breastroke of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming Prelims at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Friday, February 25, 2022.
Green's Olivia Elgin swims in the Girls 100 Yard Breastroke of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming Prelims at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Friday, February 25, 2022.

GREEN BOYS: Senior Caleb Carr, No. 2, 100 breaststroke, and No. 5, 50 free; junior Camden Doerrer, No. 2, 100 free, and No. 3; junior Seth McMillen, No. 5, 100 breaststroke; junior Andrew Schweikert, No. 6, 100 breaststroke; senior Riley Sumption, No. 9, 100 free; senior Thomas Schweikert, No. 10, 100 breaststroke.

GLENOAK BOYS: Senior Jacob Harms, No. 3, 50 free, and No. 5, 100 free; senior Blayne Maurer, No. 7, 100 butterfly.

LAKE BOYS: Junior Michael Blawas, No. 2, 50 free, and No. 5, 100 butterfly.

LOUISVILLE GIRLS: Freshman Kai Kocher, No. 8, 50 free.

MASSILLON BOYS: Senior Xavier Hamid, No. 8, 100 backstroke.

PERRY GIRLS: Sophomore Sophie Baker, No. 3, 100 backstroke.

Perry's Sophie Baker competes in the B-Final of Girls 100 Yard Backstroke of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming final at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Saturday, February 26, 2022.
Perry's Sophie Baker competes in the B-Final of Girls 100 Yard Backstroke of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming final at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Saturday, February 26, 2022.

North Canton Hoover girls No. 1 in all three relays

These area relays are among the top 10 seeds in each of the three Division I relays. There are 24 teams in each relay.

GIRLS 200 MEDLEY RELAY: 1, Hoover (Halle Ellis, Anna Helmuth, Marie Lochridge, Amanda Fetsko); 2, Green (Olivia Scheibelhoffer, Olivia Elgin, Sydney Peterson, Anne Shroyer); 4, Jackson (Grace Micielli, Annika Ham, Nina Shulik, Abra Manofsky); 10, Perry (Sophie Baker, Gracie Yoder, Ava Turkal, Ava Heestand).

BOYS 200 MEDLEY: 1, Jackson (Daniel Ham, Luke Vickers, Ezra Herring, Chris Collins); 2, Hoover (Peter Helmuth, Jack Katigbak, Xavier Allshouse, Carter Black); 4, Green (Aidan Byers, Caleb Carr, Thomas Schweikert, Andrew Schweikert).

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE RELAY: 1 Hoover (Fetsko, Ava Carosielli, Kate Baxter, Annabelle Nixon); No. 2, Green (Anne Shroyer, Elyse Beasley, Laina Schwartzwalder, Peterson); 8, Perry (Turkal, Heestand, Gwynn Yoder, Baker); 10, GlenOak (Kate Weisbrod, Sydney Harbour, Emma Studer, Anna Perticarini).

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE RELAY: 1, Green (Carr, Seth McMillen, Riley Sumption, Camden Doerrer); 4, GlenOak (Blayne Maurer, Layne Studer, Matt Calvert, Jacob Harms); 9, Jackson (Nist, Ben Allen, Isaac Zackary, Collins); 10, Hoover (Cam Dungan, Ryland Most, Mason Lewis, Carter Black).

GIRLS 400 FREESTYLE RELAY: 1, Hoover (Fetsko, Carosielli, Lochridge, Nixon); 2, Green (Peterson, Swartzwalder, Scheibelhoffer, Elgin); 3, Jackson (Manofsky, Ham, Alexis Lewis, Shulik).

BOYS 400 FREESTYLE RELAY: 2, Jackson (Nist, Herring, Vickers, Ham); 4, Green (Sumption, Byers, McMillen, Doerrer); 5, Hoover (Black, Most, Katigbak, Helmuth); 8, GlenOak (Maurer, Studer, Calvert, Harms).

Jackson's Daniel Ham competes in Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming Prelims at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Friday, February 25, 2022.
Jackson's Daniel Ham competes in Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley of the 2022 OHSAA Division I Swimming Prelims at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Friday, February 25, 2022.

Other Stark County-area district qualifiers

Other area swimmers advancing from sectionals into this week's Division districts, but not listed above, include:

GIRLS

GlenOak: Anna Perticarini, Sydney Harbour. Hoover: Allison Mallamaci, Gabriella Ascani. Green: Anne Shroyer, Elyse Beasley, Tara Kljaic, Kali Angerstien, Elliana Edwards, Sarah Sabbagh. Hoover: Lauren Hobe. Jackson: Katarina Ataya, Fiona McCoury, Kaitlynn Weaver, Kaitlyn Kuhn, Jocelyn Applegate. Louisville: Katelyn Claugus, Anya Willett. Perry: Gracie Yoder.

BOYS

GlenOak: Nico Burress, Matt Calvert, Kyle Swarny, Noah Fitzsimmons. Green: Rylan Canter, Aiden Byers, Shawn Fisk, Jakob Bowman. Hoover: Brayden Peresie, Mason Lewis. Jackson: Caleb Applegate, Isaac Zackary, Ryan Fowler, Eric Wasco, Evan Dilley. Massillon: Maxwell James, Lucas Pedro, Race Miller, Peyton Miller. McKinley: Carter Anderson, Theo Reid. Perry: Jarret Bracken.

Marlington girls swimming lands high seeds in Division II

Marlington's Claire Cox wins the 100-yard freestyle at the Division II Sectional Championships on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at the University of Akron.
Marlington's Claire Cox wins the 100-yard freestyle at the Division II Sectional Championships on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at the University of Akron.

Marlington senior Claire Cox is the top seed in the 100 freestyle and the No. 2 seed in the 100 breaststroke in the Division II district.

Top-10 seeds of other Dukes include junior Leah Guess, No. 4 in the 100 butterfly and No. 5 in the 100 backstroke, and sophomore Caitlin Cox, No. 9 in the 500 free and No. 10 in the 200 free.

Marlington is seeded No. 2 in the 200 medley relay and No. 4 in the 400 free relay, in which Megan Montgomery swims with the trio listed above.

Alliance sophomore Ben Craig was sectional runnerup in the 100 backstroke and placed third in the 100 freestyle. Other Alliance swimmers heading for districts are Logan McCreedy, Meleah Kerns, Alayjah Smith, Elizabeth Recchiuti and Emma Reese.

Marlington's Leah Guess swims the 100-yard butterfly to a second-place finish in the Division II Sectional Championships on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at the University of Akron.
Marlington's Leah Guess swims the 100-yard butterfly to a second-place finish in the Division II Sectional Championships on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at the University of Akron.

Federal League divers on board at Busbey

Six Federal League members have entries in the Division I district diving meet.

Girls include senior Riley Wagner and junior Emmalie Mitzel of Jackson; junior Guinevere Oliver, sophomores Addison Jenkins and Chloe Schans, and freshman Kayla Boylan of Hoover; junior Maya Bautista and sophomore Maria Zwick of GlenOak; junior Landry Torres of Green, and junior Mikayla Mutko of Perry.

Boys include junior Levi Hellman, junior Andon Haines and freshman Amari Wilson of Jackson, and sophomore Jeremy Mitchell of McKinley. Hellman reached last year's state meet and placed 10th.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: 7 things to know about Canton-area swimming head of OHSAA districts