2017 OHIO DIVISION 1 HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Friday, February 24th- Saturday, February 25th
- C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
- Meet Central
- Results
Cincinnati St. Xavier’s Grant House took down Joe Hudepohl’s Division 1 and St. X School Record in the 200 free with a blistering 1:34.59 at the 2017 Ohio Divison 1 High School State Championships, but just missed the State Record, which was set by Cody Bybee at the Division 2 State Meet. He did, however, take down the State Record in the 500 free. House turned in a 4:19.15 to become the first swimmer to clear the 4:20-barrier at an Ohio High School State Championships. The former record of 4:20.56 set by David Mosko in 2007.
House also played a big role on St. Xavier’s record-setting free relays. In the 200 free relay, he threw down a 20.10 anchor leg, teaming up with Nicholas Perera (21.32 leadoff), Charles Leibson (20.00), and Justin Grender (20.02) to set a new State Record in 1:21.44. House then led off the 400 free relay in 44.56, followed by Perera (45.27), Luke Sobolewski (44.18), and Grender (44.12), as the team combined for a new State Record of 2:58.13.
Sobolewski was also a double individual event winner, as he won state titles in the 100 fly (48.30) and 100 back (48.23). Teammate Perera won the 200 IM title in 1:48.94.
On the women’s side, Mason’s Allison Bloebaum swept the middle distance freestyles. Bloebaum first won the 200 free in 1:47.65, using her back half speed to run down Upper Arlington’s Katie Trace (1:47.86). When she returned to the pool for the 500 free, she dominated the race, winning by over 4 seconds in 4:50.15 while Trace (4:54.70) picked up another silver.
Cincinnati Ursaline Academy’s Megan Glass tied the State Record in the 100 fly, which stands as a 53.34 first done by Maddie Martin in 2011. Glass turned in a 25.32 at the halfway point and came home in 28.02 to tie the record and win gold in 53.34.
Final Top 5 Team Scores (Men):
- Cincinnati St Xavier- 434
- Cleveland St Ignatius-173
- St Charles Preparatory- 171
- Upper Arlington- 114
- Brecksville- 105
Final Top 5 Team Scores (Women):
- Upper Arlington- 246
- Mason- 230
- Cincinatti St Ursula- 167.5
- North Canton Hoover- 150.5
- Cincinnati Ursaline Academy- 138
Additional Event Winners:
- Women’s 200 Medley Relay: Upper Arlington- 1:41.88*
- Men’s 200 Medley Relay: Cincinnati St Xavier- 1:29.66*
- Women’s 200 IM: Dakota Elliott– 2:00.57
- Women’s 50 Free: Megan Sichterman– 23.04
- Men’s 50 Free: Nathaniel Mullens– 20.45
- Women’s 100 Free: Ashley Volpenhein– 50.24
- Men’s 100 Free: David Madej– 44.17
- Women’s 200 Free Relay: Upper Arlington- 1:34.15
- Women’s 100 Back: Cassandra Pasadyn– 54.49
- Women’s 100 Breast: Hannah Bailey– 1:01.76
- Men’s 100 Breast: Jason Matthews– 54.91
- Women’s 400 Free Relay: Upper Arlington- 3:24.93
*= Division 1 State Record
Please spell check your articles. The record was held by David Mosko not Dvid Mosko and it is Ursuline Academy, not Ursaline Academy.
I’m sorry but 4:19 really isn’t that swift. That 500 record was probably the slowest Ohio one left.
Oh I’m glad you were also able to go a 4:19 at sub-par C.T Branin natatorium as well….. Kid was on an antibiotic and 3 other medications this week and still managed to out up these times.
Thank you St Xavier for not allowing Carmel guys to win a mythical high school national championship!