Sunday, January 14, 2001
St. X, Ursuline leading swim classic
By Dave Schutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The first day of the 18th annual Southwest Ohio Swimming and Diving Classic at St. Xavier's Keating Natatorium went as expected.
St.Xavier, the only team ever to win the boys championship, leads Centerville 378.0 to 270.5, while defending Division I state champion Ursuline dominated in the girls competition with a score of 346.5, ahead of Centerville at 211.
One of the early surprises was Anderson's Megan Tomes, a 15-year-old sophomore who won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:53.09.
“My coach (Ed Bachman) wanted me to go 1:52,” Tomes said. “It felt good tonight and I took time off my morning time (1:54.54).”
A state qualifier in the 50 freestyle (second) and 100 backstroke (10th) as a freshman, Tomes also is entered in today's 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle.
“I'm also swimming on four relay teams,” Tomes said. “They'll probably send an ambulance to take me out of here (Sunday) night.”
With only four weeks before the sectional meet, most coaches use the Classic as a barometer to gauge how their swimmers stack up against the competition and which events they should swim.
Another surprising performance was by Kevin Nead, a 15-year-old freshman at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.
The fastest qualifier in the 200 freestyle at 1:46.31, Nead took second place behind Centerville's Greg Middleton (1:44.34) in the finals.
Also entered in the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 200 butterfly at the Classic, Nead probably will compete in the 500 free style and 200 individual medley at the sectional meet.
“The butterfly is my best stroke, but that event is loaded this year,” Nead said. “That's why I'll probably wait a year and complete in the IM and 500 freestyle.”
Action resumes at 8a.m. today at five sites, with the championship heats set for 7p.m. at St. Xavier.
BOYS
Team Scores: St. Xavier 378, Centerville 270.5, Wyoming 133, Anderson 124, Beavercreek 96, Fairfield 95, LaSalle 92, Sycamore 89, Moeller 59, Springfield North 57, Alter 56, CHCA 34, Oakwood 29, Summit 27, Wilmington 22, Milford 19, Middletown 17, Fairborn 15, Lebanon 11, Springboro 9, Lakota West 8, Mason 6, Roger Bacon 6, Mariemont 5, Botkins 5, Valley View 4, Taylor 4, Lakota East 3, Bellbrook 3, Hamilton 3, Spr. Catholic Central 2, Xenia Christian 1.5.
400 Medley Relay: 1. St. Xavier 3:29.28, Centerville 3:36.54, 3. Anderson 3:37.83, 4. Beavercreek 3:38.33.
200 Freestyle: 1. Middleton (Centerville) 1:44.34, 2. Nead (Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy) 1:45.95, 3. Tiemier (La Salle) 1:46.41, 4. Bushelman (St. Xavier) 1:48.66.
400 Individual Medley: 1. Douville (Kettering Alter) 4:02.98, 2. Ransom (St. Xavier) 4:09.15, 3. Habel (St. Xavier) 4:09.52, 4. Janszen (St.Xavier) 4:11.89.
50 Freestyle: 1. Dehne (LaSalle) :21.41, 2. Swonger (Springfield North) :21.97, 3. Mullen (Centerville) :22.47, 4. Knickrehm (Centerville) :22.48
100 Butterfly: 1. Dehne (La Salle) 52.05, 2. Nead (CHCA) 53.81, 3. Mullen (Centerville) 53.92, 4. Klasmeier (Sycamore) 54.13.
100 Backstroke: 1. Hughes (Beavercreek) 51.76, 2. Grubb (Centerville) 53.41, 3. Janszen (St. Xavier) 53.37, 4. Blohm (Wilmington) 53.86.
500 Freestyle: 1. Cramer (St. Xavier) 4:31.66, 2. Douville (Kettering Alter) 4:35.32, Leassner (St. Xavier) 4:41.65, 4. Middleton (Centerville) 4:44.58.
50 Breaststroke: 1. Kettering (Xenia Christian) :29.96, 2. Zielasko (Elder) :30.72, 3. Flynn (LaSalle) :30.73, 4. Carter (St. Xavier) :30.75
200 Breaststroke: 1. Kauscher (Anderson) 2:10.67, 2. Simon (Beavercreek) 2:13.05, 3. Ivey (Fairfield) 2:15.09, 4. Stoneburner (St. Xavier) 2:17.39.
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. St. Xavier 1:26.50, 2. Centerville 1:26.99, 3. Wyoming 1:29.50
GIRLS
Team Standings: Ursuline 346.5, Centerville 211, St. Ursula 202, Oak Hills 148, Anderson 114.5, Sycamore 85, Alter 54, Mason 49, Beavercreek 44, Mercy 43, Lakota West 41, Mt. Notre Dame 38, Wyoming 36, Indian Hill 35, Lebanon 34, Williamsburg 31, Princeton 30, Madeira 27, Lakota East 21, Dayton Christian 19, Carroll 18, Lemon Monroe 18, Mariemont 15, Winton Woods 15, Wilmington 9, Loveland 9, Talawanda 6, Spr. Catholic Central 4.
400 Medley Relay: 1. Ursuline 3:58.06, 2. Centerville 4:01.45, 3. St. Ursula 4:02.59, 4. Oak Hills 4:04.74.
200 Freestyle: 1. Tomes (Anderson) 1:53.09, 2. Roach (Centerville) 1:56.16, 3. Greiner (Ursuline) 1:57.49, 4. French (Ursuline) 1:57.77
400 Individual Medley: 1. Ransom (Ursuline) 4:24.06, 2. Forster (Centerville) 4:27.87, 3. Tepe (St.Ursula) 4:36.94, 4. Koch (Mother of Mercy) 4:37.77.
50 Freestyle: 1. Jones (Kettering Alter) :24.63, 2. McHugh (Oak Hills) :24.82, 3. Carey (Indian Hill) :24.93, 4. Keever (Lebanon) :25.51.
100 Butterfly: 1. Meade (Ursuline) 58.20, 2. Reynolds (Wyoming) 59.80, 3. Schoborg (Oak Hills) 1:00.01, 4. McHugh (Oak Hills) 1:00.21.
100 Backstroke: 1. Forster (Centerville) 57.73, 2. Keever (Lebanon) 58.88, 3. Tepe (St.Ursula) 59.06, 4. Fessel (St.Ursula) 59.09.
500 Freestyle: 1. Tomes (Anderson) 5:00.90, 2. Keefe (Ursuline) 5:05.46, 3. Ball (St. Ursula) 5:10.70, 4. Keating (St. Ursula) 5:12.22
50 Breaststroke: 1. Howell (Ursuline) :32.96, 2. Schnur (Oak Hills) :33.39, 3. Witte (Sycamore) :34.37, 4. Huff (Talawanda) :34.43.
200 Breaststroke: 1. Jones (Alter 2:21.15, 2. Brockman (Williamsburg) 2:23.10, 3. Meade (Ursuline) 2:27.13, 4. Betts (Winton Woods) 2:29.60)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Ursuline 1:39.77, 2. Oak Hills 1:41.36, 3. St. Ursula 1:42.07.
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