By: Kristy Booher Angelo, Associate Athletic Director
For More Info: booherk@gilmour.org
A total of eight Lancers from the varsity swim team competed in the OHSAA Division II State Championship meet in Canton, Ohio, February 20-21. The girls team finished fifth out of 59 with a total of 93 points, while lone Lancer male swimmer Matt Vanone '20 finished 33rd among 66 in the boys team standings.
The highest finish for the girls was third place in the medley relay with Kylee Radigan '22, Cate O'Haimhirgin '20, Abby Meyer '21 and Grace Valenza '20. The team took ninth in the 400 free relay with Meyer, Valenza, Anna Frank '20 and Radigan and was 13th in the 200 free relay with O'Haimhirgin, Meyer, Frank and Radigan.
For individual swims, O'Haimhirgin was fourth in the 100 breast and Valenza placed 13th in the 200 IM.
Vanone placed sixth in the 100 fly and 10th in the 50 free.
"It was a great showing at the state meet," said first-year head coach JT Tiernan. "When faced with a little adversity after prelims, the girls team stepped up and moved up two spots from where they were projected to finish. It was definitely a hard-earned fifth-place finish for the team and I couldn't be more proud of this group."
Coach Tiernan was also impressed with Vanone, who despite being a team of one, earned more points than half of the field, which had multi-qualifiers.
"Matt has come so far," said Tiernan. "Getting to see him take the podium for the first time in his high school career in the final meet of his career was remarkable. Matt and all of the seniors will be greatly missed."
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