Newark Catholic girls swimmers dominate at Coshocton

On Jan 23, 2023

The Newark Catholic girls swim team won seven events Saturday to earn runner-up honors despite a small roster during the Coshocton Invitational.

Isabella Pribonic in the 200 freestyle (2:15.52) and 100 butterfly (1:08.07) and Ella Schirtzinger 200 individual medley (2:47.33) and 100 breaststroke (1:27.30) each were double individual winners for the Green Wave, who totaled 189 points, trailing just Mount Vernon’s 205.

Gracie Collins added a win in the 100 backstroke (1:15.44), and teammate Hannah Cormican was right behind in second (1:19.56), and Pribonic, Schirtzinger, Collins and Cormican also won the 200 medley (2:16.33) and 200 free (2:01.97) relays. Placing fourth were Collins in the 100 free (1:08.08) and Ellie Knuth in the 400 free (5:55.81).

Newark’s Maryn Hatfield took runner-up in the 100 fly (1:23.98) and third in the 400 free (5:37.07).

The Newark boys also took runner-up in the team standings with Robert Wright taking runner-up in the 400 free (5:49.42). The Wildcats totaled 151 points, trailing just River View’s 205.

Jeremy Schweiger added a third in the 100 breaststroke (1:28.35), and the foursome of Schweiger, Wright, Leyton Ricketts and Mitchell Mazzone took second in the 400 relay (4:46.87) and third in the 200 medley relay (2:21.60). Turin Hatfield placed fourth in the 400 free (6:28.27).

Licking Heights’ Latham Wallis placed third in the 200 IM (2:48.43), and Wallis, Aiden Nicol, Tucker Gage and Caiden Drake placed fourth in the 200 free relay (2:10.28).

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