2018 Centerville Winter Program

CENTERVILLE SWIM & DIVE TEAM
The Centerville Elk Swim and Dive Team officially began its 2017-2018 season with a 5:15
AM practice and pancake breakfast on Friday, November 3rd. Both Girls and Boys teams are
working hard to defend their GWOC Championship and improve on last season’s District and
State results. Head Coach Steve Hippenmeyer and assistant swim coaches Jonnie Shoemacher,
Jenny Fiden, Allison Bendel, Molly Osterhage and Dive Coach Alice Licata are excited to get the
season started with the Elks.
The Elk Dive Team wrapped up a great season
last year with an outstanding championship finish.
Returning senior Captain and All-American Austin
Flaute placed 1st at Districts and 4th in State. Jonah
Klumb placed 5th in Sectionals and 9th in Districts,
while Lucas Hargrove placed 9th at Sectionals and
20th in Districts. For the girls, 4 top 10 finishes in
Sectionals with Kaitlyn Stacy in 2nd, Noë Camp in
4th, Breonna Gillespie in 5th and Brooke Greenlee
in 6th. Kaitlyn Stacy followed up with a 13th place
finish in Districts. Under the guidance of Coach Alice
Licata, the Centerville Dive Team looks to continue
to be a strong presence in the GWOC and beyond.
The Lady Elks Swim Team won their 22nd
consecutive GWOC Championship last season
and won the Sectional meet, placed 5th at Districts
and 10th in State. Captains Camille Butkus, Ana
Girz, Sarah Hippenmeyer, Megan Kafka, Jessica
Pulaski, Megan Wooton and Aliya Zimmerman
will lead the Lady Elks swim team this season.
Returning Varsity State Qualifiers for the Lady Elks
are Juniors Lauren Lampe, Liz Quarin and Pruitt
Walther and Sophomore Nicola Lane. Lane finished
5th at State in the 500 Free, Quarin finished 14th in
the 500 Free and 16th in the 200 Free, and Walther
finished 23rd in the 200IM and 100 Back. Returning
varsity swimmers, seniors Allison Hart and Emma
Lane, juniors Lauren Crowe and Anna Madding and
sophomores Maya Granderson, Ashley Greer and
Sarah Zipes, along with a strong freshman class will
position the Lady Elks for another great season.
The Boys Swim Team won an unprecedented 23rd
consecutive GWOC Championship last season, they
won the Sectional Meet, placed 6th at the Southwest
Ohio District Meet and 26th at the State Meet.
Captains Colin Beach, Garrett Fox, Sam McCarthy,
John Merkle, Jacob Sargent and Edward Zhang will
lead the boys’ team this season. Returning State
Qualifier Sam McCarthy finished in 15th in the 200
IM and 23rd in the 100 Breast at State. Returning
varsity swimmers seniors Alex Pickrel, Jacob
Valentini, juniors Joe Cummings, Zach Feldmeyer,
Tyler King, Josh Wiedemann, sophomores Wesley
Feldmeyer, Ethan Galbraith, Braydon Kime, Matthew
Stuber, Sebastian Villa and Mason Wilkinson, plus a
new group of freshman boys will help continue to
strengthen the team for another GWOC title run and
more.
The Elks Swim and Dive Team of over 120 athletes
will begin their 2017-2018 season on December
1st at the Fairmont Quad Meet. Competitions will
continue throughout the winter culminating in
the State Championship at the end of February
2018 in Canton, Ohio. For more information on
the Centerville High School Swim and Dive Team,
please visit www.elkswimanddive.com.
Jonnie Shoemacher, Steve Hippenmeyer, Alice
Licata, Jenny Fiden, Allison Bendel
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