Oakleaf settles for fifths in swim districts

By Randy Lefko

Posted 10/31/18

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Oakleaf settles for fifths in swim districts

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2018 12:00 pm

By Randy Lefko

CECIL FIELD – Oakleaf High’s girls and boys swim teams knocked out a handful of fourths, fifths and sixths to put swimmers in position for possible region advancement after their district 4-3A swim championships held Wednesday at Cecil Field’s Aquatic Center. The region 1-3A championships will be hosted by Bartram Trail at Cecil Field on Thurs., Nov. 1 (2 p.m.)

“With Creekside the defending region and state girls champions and Bartram Trail’s boys second at regions and third at state last year, we have a tough time getting our swimmers past regions,” said Oakleaf coach Kate Swartz. “We’ll give it our best and see who survives.”

Oakleaf’s girls 200 medley relay; Paxton Shuppert, Kelsie Craig, Kylie Loving and Lauren Galloway, all underclassmen except for Craig who swam in the 3A state meet last year in breaststroke, took fourth in the event by just two seconds. The relay is ranked ninth in regions. Galloway is ranked 20th in the 50 free in regions with Craig 21st. Galloway is also ranked 19th in region for 100 free.

“These girls are the core of the team and will get some rough swims today, but the experience of knowing these are probably state champion swimmers in our district is a good learning experience,” said Swartz. “We have a bunch of good incoming freshman swimmers.”

Getting top 10 finishes for the Oakleaf were boys 200 medley, sixth (14th in region); Ethan Schroeder, sixth in 50 free (11th in region) and fifth in 100 free (eighth in region); Oakleaf divers Trinity Kaviany, fourth (eighth in region); Angelina Escobar, fifth (11th in region), and Genesis Kaviany, sixth (12th in region); Kylie Loving, sixth in 100 butterfly (11th in region); Logan Myers, 10th in 500 free (23rd in region); girls 200 free relay, fifth (ninth in region); boys 200 free relay, fifth (11th in region); Kelsie Craig, sixth in 100 breaststroke (11th in region); Kylie Loving, eighth in 100 breaststroke (15th in region); girls 400 free relay, sixth; and boys 400 free relay, fifth (13th in region). Myers is ranked 20th in the 200 individual medley.

In team points, Oakleaf finished fifth for girls with Bartram Trail edging Creekside 558-536 for first and second. Middleburg’s girls finished eighth.

For the boys, Creekside beat Bartram Trail 594.5-499.5 with Oakleaf fifth and Middleburg seventh.