Sunday, February 27, 2000

Ursuline trio bring home five titles

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Ransom, Myers, Krallmen lead Lions' victory Underclassmen the anchors

BY DAVE SCHUTTE
The Cncinnati Cincinnati Enquirer

        CANTON — Rallying Saturday behind junior Tami Ransom, sophomore Kelli Krallman and freshman Whitney Myers, Ursuline won the Division I girls state championship, the school's third state title since 1991.

        Ursuline scored 268 points; Toledo Notre Dame was second with 234 points; and Oak Hills was third with 215 points.

        Ransom and Myers were the anchors, each winning two individual state titles. Krallman won one.

        Ransom, who was first in the 200 individual medley on Friday, won the 100 freestyle Saturday. Myers won the 200 and 500 freestyles.

        Krallman won the 100 butterfly on Friday and was also a member of the Lions relay teams.

        “All three girls had a spectacular meet,” Ursuline coach Tim Beerman said. “They knew what they had to do and remained focused and got it done.”

        The splitting of girls swimming into two divisions also resulted in a runaway victory in Division II for Gates Mills Hawken, the defending state champions. Hawken scored 404¹/₂ points, well ahead of Napoleon (147¹/₂) and Indian Hill (137¹/₂).

        St. Ursula's Rachel Tepe also won a state title, taking the 100 backstroke in a personal-best time of 56.68.

        Saturday's Division I events:

        • 100 freestyle: Ransom edged Toledo Notre Dame freshman Katie Carroll.

        • 500 freestyle: Myers led the entire race, swimming a personal-best 4:48.70.

        • 200 freestyle relay: Toledo Notre Dame edged Ursuline for the championship.

        • 100 backstroke: Tepe swam a personal-best 56.68 to edge Oak Hills senior Lindsey Kroeger (56.97) for the title.

        “My only strategy tonight was to go for it,” said Tepe, who finished third last year.

        • 100 breaststroke: Tricia Rye of Oak Hills finished third.

        • 400 freestyle relay: Toledo Notre Dame led from start to finish (326.36), edging Ursuline (3:26.69).

        In Division II, Indian Hill senior Katie Carey finished second in the 100 backstroke. “I thought I had a chance to win, but my legs got tired at the end,” Carey said.

        Team Standings: 1. Ursuline 268, 2. Tol. Notre Dame 234, 3. Oak Hills 215, 4. Upper Arlington 177, 5. Anderson 124. Locals: 6. St. Ursula 123, 9. Sycamore 83, 17. Mason 33, 19 (tie) Mt. Notre Dame, Mercy 29, 22. Lakota West 25, 29. McAuley 18, 33. Lebanon 15, 36. Turpin 11, 43. Winton Woods 4.5, 47. Hamilton 1.

        100 freestyle: 1. Ransom (Ursuline) 50.87. Locals: 5. Severson (Lakota West) 52.71; 6. N. Kroeger (Oak Hills) 52.93; 7. McHugh (Oak Hills) 53.01; 8. J. Waizenhofer (Mason) 53.06; 10. Bednarchik (Sycamore) 53.27; 13. Hinrichs (McAuley) 53.65; 16. Hagen (St. Ursula) 53.87; 20. Keating (St. Ursula) 54.92, 22. Commons (Sycamore) 54.99.

        500 freestyle: 1. Myers (Ursuline) 4:48.7. Locals: 5. Keefe (Ursuline) 5:00.75; 7. Beary (Mt. Notre Dame) 5:04.27; 8. Strong (Turpin) 5:10.01; 9. Greiner (Ursuline) 5:03.63; 11. E. Tomes (Anderson) 5:05.0; 12. Homan (Anderson) 5:06.22; 20. Mackos (Ursuline) 5:16.04, 24. Miller (Lakota East) 5:18.20.

        200 freestyle relay: 1. Tol. Notre Dame 1:36.15. Locals: 2. Ursuline (Myers, Bulla, Kunkel, Ransom) 1:36.42; 4. Oak Hills (McHugh, Schnur, N. Kroeger, L. Kroeger) 1:38.51; 5. Sycamore (Bednarchik, Ursini, Hatfield, Commons) 1:39.22; 7. Anderson (M. Tomes, Homan, Decker, E. Tomes) 1:40.14; 13. Mason (S. Waizenhofer, Eilderts, McLoughlin, J. Waizenhofer) 1:41.96; 15. Mercy (Griffith, Heyob, Koch, Sander) 1:42.18; 17. Lakota West(Kris Busse, Katie Busse, Mulshine, Severson) 1:42.42, 24. St. Ursula (France, Keating, Ball, Molnar) 1:43.79).

        100 Backstroke: 1. Tepe (St. Ursula) 56.68. Locals: 2. L. Kroeger (Oak Hills) 56.97; 4. Fessel (St. Ursula) 57.51; 5. Vogel (Mt. Notre Dame) 57.84; 6. Keever (Lebanon) 58.02; 10. M. Tomes (Anderson) 58.57; 11. Bulla (Ursuline) 58.6; 14. Kunkel (Ursuline) 59.42; 19. Keefe (Ursuline) 1:00.66.

        100 breaststroke: 1. Stein (Bishop Watterson) 1:04.02. Locals: 3. Rye (Oak Hills) 1:04.29; 5. Mangano (St. Ursula) 1:05.45; 10. Hunter (Oak Hills) 1:07.69; 12. Betts (Winton Woods) 1:07.74; 20. Koch (Mercy) 1:09.10, 22. Robnick (Talawanda) 1:10.01, 23. Miller (Lakota East) 1:10.16.

        400 freestyle relay: 1. Tol. Notre Dame 3:25.69 (state record). Locals: 2. Ursuline (Meade, Greiner, Myers, Ransom) 3:26.36; 3. Sycamore (Bednarchik, Ursini, Hatfield, Commons) 3:34.75; 4. oak Hills (N. Kroeger, Schnur, Rye, Schoborg) 3:35.29; 6. St. Ursula (Keating, Fessel, Mangano, Tepe) 3:35.61; 8. Anderson (M. Tomes, Homan, Decker, E. Tomes) 3:36.19; 11. Mercy (Griffith, O'Connell, Sander, Koch); 24. Mason (Waizenhofer, Eilderts, McLoughlin, Waizenhofer) 3:46.24.

        DIVISION II

        Team Standings: 1. Gate Mills Hawken 404.5, 2. Napoleon 147.5, 3. Indian Hill 137.5, 4. Alter 117, 5. Hathaway Brown 116. Locals: 8. Mariemont 106, 18. Williamsburg 31, 24. Wilmington 24, 28. Wyoming 18, 30. Ross 16, 33. CHCA 14, 37. Madeira 12, 43. Summit 7, 44. CCD 6, 49. Lemon-Monroe 4.5, 53. Kings 2.

        100 freestyle: 1. Preyss (Chagrin Falls) 51.98. Locals: 12. Carey (Indian Hill) 54.47; 12. Wray (Lemon-Monroe) 54.47; 14. Olson (Mariemont) 54.79; 17. Bockstiegel, Madeira;

        500 freestyle: 1. Rose (Hawken) 4:54.11. Locals: 9. Olson (Mariemont) 5:15.32; 12. Rodriguez (Indian Hill) 5:19.21; 18. Smallwood (Norwood) 5:27.82, 20. Jesse McFerran (Madeira) 5:30.98.

        200 freestyle relay: 1. Gates Mills Hawken 1:38.1. Locals 4. Mariemont (M. Olson, Clukey, Schroer, K. Olson) 1:41.44; 6. Indian Hill (Ely, B. Carey, Husky, K. Carey) 1:41.89; 13. Wyoming (Reynolds, Edgington, Gieseker, Smith) 1:44.8.

        100 backstroke: 1. Seidman (Hawken) 58.12. Locals: 2. K. Carey (Indian Hill) 58.68; 7. Thomas (Mariemont) 1:01.61; 15. Burnett (Kings) 1:03.16; 20. Giesecker (Wyoming) 1:03.64.

        100 breaststroke: 1. Jones (Alter) 1:04.66. Locals: 3. Brockman (Williamsburg) 1:06.78; 8. Beattie (CHCA) 1:08.62; 11. Woods (Summit) 1:08.96; 12. Rodriguez (Indian Hill) 1:09.09; 18. Love (Goshen) 1:11.05,

        400 freestyle relay: 1. Gates Mills Hawken 3:34.74. Locals: 4. Mariemont (M. Olson, Thoman, Schroer, K. Olson) 3:40.17; 11. Wilmington (Johnson, Robison, Yeakley, Kleinhenz) 3:48.96; 23. Indian Hill (Husky, Ely, Uible, Cundall) 4:01.30.

       

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