Following a strong finish at the 2024 Northeast District swimming meet, several Chagrin Valley Conference athletes earned a berth to the OHSAA state championships in Canton next weekend.
Chagrin Falls senior Samantha Holtz was the lone CVC athlete to win a district title as the defending state champion won another district title with a final score of 519.05.
Hawken’s girls’ team finished as the Division II district runner-up while Chagrin Falls placed fifth and Orange also earned a top 10 finish by placing eighth.
Beachwood’s boys’ team placed third in Division II while Chagrin Falls and Hawken placed fourth and fifth, respectively, and Orange finished 10th as a team.
State qualifiers are listed below:
BOYS
200-Yard Medley Relay
- Beachwood
- Chagrin Falls
- Madison
200-Yard Freestyle
- Nathan Reigle, Geneva
- Sam Amato, Orange
- Colin Elwell, Beachwood
- Tyler Hill, Edgewood
- Preston Wooley, Hawken
- Evan McNamara, Independence
200-Yard Individual Medley
- Daniel Xu, Hawken
- Tomas Cakulev, Orange
- Will Roth, Hawken
50-Yard Freestyle
- Tyler McCort, Chagrin Falls
- Noah Publicover, Chagrin Falls
100-Yard Butterfly
- Brody Hicks, Perry
- Derek Fan, Beachwood
- Kevin Zhang, Beachwood
- Cam Mateyo, Chagrin Falls
- Cooper Myers, Madison
100-Yard Freestyle
- Colin Elwell, Beachwood
- Daniel Xu, Hawken
- Preston Wooley, Hawken
- Noah Publicover, Chagrin Falls
- Tomas Cakulev, Orange
500-Yard Freestyle
- Evan McNamara, Independence
- Tyler Hill, Edgewood
- William Butler, Hawken
- Sam Amato, Orange
- Mason Conway, Hawken
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Beachwood
- Hawken
- Orange
- Chagrin Falls
100-Yard Backstroke
- Brody Hicks, Perry
- Cam Mateyo, Chagrin Falls
- Kevin Zhang, Beachwood
- Akhil Peruri, Hawken
- Nicholas Tropf, Chagrin Falls
100-Yard Breaststroke
- Nathan Reigle, Geneva
- Derek Fan, Beachwood
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Orange
- Hawken
- Chagrin Falls
GIRLS
1-Meter Diving
- Samantha Holtz, Chagrin Falls
- Nina Mayers, Beachwood
200-Yard Medley Relay
- Hawken
200-Yard Freestyle
- Sarah Pophal, Hawken
- Carys Edgar, Hawken
- Addy Pruce, Hawken
200-Yard Individual Medley
- Alexandra Scharpf, Chagrin Falls
- LaLa Hanek, Jefferson
- Alaina Pizarro, Hawken
50-Yard Freestyle
- Nina Deshpande, Orange
- Emma Salerno, Hawken
100-Yard Butterfly
- Addy Pruce, Hawken
- Emma Salerno, Hawken
- Grace Kitchen, Perry
100-Yard Freestyle
- Nina Newton, Hawken
- Nina Deshpande, Orange
- Savannah Hirsch, Hawken
500-Yard Freestyle
- Sarah Pophal, Hawken
- Carys Edgar, Hawken
- Chloe Gustin, Hawken
- Grace Kitchen, Perry
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Hawken
- Orange
100-Yard Backstroke
- Alaina Pizarro, Hawken
- LaLa Hanek, Jefferson
100-Yard Breaststroke
- Nina Newton, Hawken
- Alexandra Scharpf, Chagrin Falls
Girls 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Hawken
- Orange
- Chagrin Falls
The state tournament will be held from Feb. 20-24 at C.T. Natatorium in Canton.
Click here for more information on the state swimming championships.
