Krupp finds the state meet podium in all four events Published by sports@presspub. on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 1:39pm
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Oak Harbor senior swimmer Elayna Krupp. (Photo by Laura Bolander)
Oak Harbor senior Elayna Krupp has come a long way since she began swimming competitively in middle school. Krupp, who hopes to swim for Bowling Green State University next year, reached the podium in four events at the Division II state swim meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. However, most of her competitors were swimming competitively at a much younger age than she was. “She came to me in the summer of her eighth grade year and she was kind of raw,” Oak Harbor coach Andrea Sorg said. “She really had not swum before seventh grade competitively. For her to have a career like this and not really compete until you are in seventh grade, that is pretty much unheard of. So, she trained hard, she was very coachable and listened, and she is just all a
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BY YANEEK SMITH , BEACON CONTRIBUTOR
CANTON Oak Harbor had one of its finest showings on its biggest stage, finishing fifth in the Division II state tournament.
The Rockets had the best performance of any public school in Ohio, finishing with 113 points. Gates Mills Hawken won its 22nd consecutive state title with 387 points. Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown was second with 260 points, the Columbus School for Girls finished with 133 points and Cincinnati Seven Hills had 129 points.
Port Clinton finished 16th with 39 points.
Elayna Krupp finished her stellar career with a tremendous performance, finishing fifth in the 100 freestyle in 52.40 seconds. Krupp was part of two relays that both finished in fourth place. The 200 free relay of Krupp, Alyse Sorg, Skyler Turner and Amelia Mizelle was fourth in 1:37.21 and the 400 free relay team of Turner, Sorg, Paige Krupp and Elayna Krupp also took fourth in 3:37.17. The 200 medley relay team of Turner, Mizelle, Emily Hair and P
Clay, Eastwood, Oak Harbor swim at the state meet Published by sports@presspub. on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 1:50pm
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Clay swimmers Joslyn Jurski and Abram Hagedorn. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
Clay swimmers Joslyn Jurski and Abram Hagedorn have been rewriting the program’s record book during their prep careers, and they likely are not done. Both were swimming to get on the Division I state meet podium at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, which was held Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 24-27. Clay coach Rod Gyurke thinks what they have accomplished is even more impressive when you consider that the team only participated in a handful of meets this season.
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BY YANEEK SMITH, BEACON CONTRIBUTOR
OAK HARBOR The Port Clinton and Oak Harbor girls swim teams showed why they are two of the best in the area as both teams saw plenty of swimmers both individually and on relays qualify for the district tournament.
The Redskins had six first-place finishes, five of which were individual efforts.
Kami Periat had two first-place finishes, winning the 50 freestyle in 24.20 seconds, good for a pool record, and finishing first in the 100 butterfly in 59.28. Carlie Blaesing won the 200 individual medley (2:19.20) and was second in the 100 free (55.33), Alexa Taylor was first in the 500 free (5:48.81) and Gabbi Porter took first 100 breaststroke (1:12.26). The 200 medley relay team of Porter, Periat, Blaesing and Alyssa Diaz took first in 1:54.06.