Hillsboro, McClain swimmers excel at sectionals; end season at districts

Hillsboro and McClain swimmers concluded their seasons at the district tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, following a strong showing at sectionals a week earlier. 

The McClain Tiger Sharks won a sectional championship, while Hillsboro boys and McClain girls each earned a third-place finish.

District qualifiers from the Frontier Athletic Conference included the following:

Girls:

50 Freestyle
Sarah Johansen (Chillicothe)
Kamryn Asbury (Hillsboro)

100 Freestyle
Laura Barber (McClain)
Kamryn Asbury (Hillsboro)

200 Freestyle
Alyson Foster (WCH)
Laura Barber (McClain)

500 Freestyle
Brianna Parker (Miami Trace)

100 Backstroke
Reina Cunnigham (Chillicothe)

100 Breaststroke 
Brianna Parker (Miami Trace)

100 Butterfly
Sarah Johansen (Chillicothe)
Isabella Horton (McClain)

200 IM
Alyson Foster (WCH)
Reina Cunnigham (Chillicothe)

200 Free Relay
McClain

400 Free Relay
McClain
Chillicothe

200 Medley Relay
Chillicothe.

Boys:

50 Free
Ethan Eakins (McClain)
Cooper Swope (Hillsboro)
Jacob Seaman (Hillsboro)
Malachi Upshaw (Chillicothe)

200 Free
Jonathan Crawford (Chillicothe)
Cole Walker (McClain)

500 Free
Jonathan Crawford (Chillicothe)
Eyan Hill (McClain)

100 Backstroke
Ethan Eakins (McClain)

100 Breaststroke
Cameron Burkard (Hillsboro)
Malachi Upshaw (Chillicothe)
Bryce Barber (McClain)

100 Butterfly
Cameron Burkard (Hillsboro)
Cole Walker (McClain)
Noah Hickman-Beck (Chillicothe)

200 IM
Noah Hickman-Beck (Chillicothe)
Eyan Hill (McClain)
Isaac Crawford (Chillicothe)
Bryce Barber (McClain

200 Free Relay
Hillsboro
McClain

400 Free Relay
Hillsboro
Chillicothe

200 Medley Relay
Chillicothe
McClain.

District results for Hillsboro and McClain athletes were as follows.

Girls 

• 50 Freestyle: Kamryn Asbury (Hillsboro), 31st place, 29.82.

• 100 Freestyle: Laura Barber (McClain), 15th place, 1:01.48; Kamryn Asbury (Hillsboro), 29th place, 1:07.49.

• 200 Freestyle: Laura Barber (McClain), 26th place, 2:21.80.

• 100 Butterfly: Isabella Horton (McClain), 32nd place, 1:27.06.

• 200 Free Relay: McClain (Jillian Arthurs, Isabella Horton, Allison Shope and Laura Barber), 13th, 1:57.47.

• 400 Free Relay: McClain (Jillian Arthurs, Isabella Horton, Allison Shope and Laura Barber), 14th, 4:32.07.

Boys

• 50 Free: Ethan Eakins (McClain), 28th, 24.44; Jacob Seaman (Hillsboro), 30th, 24.65; Cooper Swope (Hillsboro), 34th, 25.18.

• 200 Free: Cole Walker (McClain), 32nd, 2:14.81. 

• 500 Free: Eyan Hill (McClain), 25th, 6:04.12.

• 100 Backstroke: Ethan Eakins (McClain), 18th, 1:02.19.

100 Breaststroke: Cameron Burkard (Hillsboro), 14th, 1:07.13; Bryce Barber (McClain), 31st, 1:14.74.

• 100 Butterfly: Cameron Burkard (Hillsboro), 9th, 57.82; Cole Walker (McClain), 22nd, 1:02.94

• 200 IM: Eyan Hill (McClain), 27th, 2:30.63; Bryce Barber (McClain), 29th, 2:30.70.

• 200 Free Relay: Hillsboro (Cooper Swope, Kameron Evers, Jacob Seaman, Cameron Burkard), 11th, 1:38.60; McClain (Ethan Eakins, Cole Walker, Eyan Hill, Julian Swan), 19th.

• 400 Free Relay: Hillsboro (Jacob Seaman, Kameron Evers, Cooper Swope, Cameron Burkard), 11th, 3:44.20.

• 200 Medley Relay: McClain (Ethan Eakins, Bryce Barber, Cole Walker, Julian Swan), 13th, 1:53.40.

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