Pickerington Panther Swimming

College Signing announcement!

 
 
Please attend Logan Bauer's college National Letter of Intent signing tomorrow 4/30/09 to become a University of Cincinnati Bearcat! The ceremony will happen in the gym at 12:45pm and is an excused absence from class as long as your teacher says you can come to see the ceremony!
 
Ceremony information:
 
On Thursday, April 30th @ 12:45 PM Pickerington North will have four athletes sign their letter of intent to play at the College level.
*  Tianni Kelly will sign a letter of intent to play Basketball @ University of Charleston - Division 2
*  Jenn Rennell  will sign a letter of intent to play Basketball @ Wheeling Jesuit University - Division 2
*  Cody Fixari will sign a letter of intent to compete in Golf @ Wright State University - Division I
*  Logan Bauer will sign a letter of intent to Swim @ University of Cincinnati - Division I
The signing will be held @ 12:45 in the Gymnasium @ Pickerington North High School.  Please feel free to call the Athletic Office @
614-830-2730 if you have any questions.
Thanks you & Go Panthers!
 
Congratulations to Logan and her family from the Pickerington North Swimming family!!
 
 
 
 

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updated 04/29/09
 
Congratulations to our State Meet Finalists!
 
 
 
Billy Ross
 
 
Sixth Place, 100 Breastroke
 
 
All American
 
 
All Ohio
 
 
Janel Mathews
 
 
 14th place 100 Breastroke
 
 
All Ohio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Congrats to our District Swimmers here are the results:
 
 
Shawn Neal in the 200 Medley Relay
 

 -- Boys: Finished 14th (61) in 21-team Division I district meet. Billy Ross advanced to state in the 100 breast (third, 1:00.13).

Also competing were Charlie Combs in the 50 free (20th, 23.49), Ian Dort in the 200 free (29th, 2:02.06) and 500 free (29th, 5:35.5),

Paul Hintz in the 50 free (27th, 24.15) and 100 free (30th, 53.56),

Shawn Neal in the 100 breast (1:07.66), Ross in the 200 IM (fourth, 1:59.97), the 200 free relay (15th, 1:34.61),

400 free relay (18th, 3:42.59) and 200 medley relay (sixth, 1:43.11);

 

Girls: Finished 10th (79) in Division I district meet. Janel Mathews advanced to state in the 100 breast (second, 1:06.79).

Also competing were Logan Bauer in the 50 free (17th, 25.54), Katey Fisher in the 100 back (12th, 1:01.52) and 100 fly (ninth, 1:00.32),

Carlie Focke in the 100 breast (28th, 1:14.97) and 100 fly (19th, 1:04.98), Logan Griffith in the 200 free (22nd, 2:08.02) and 500 free (27th, 5:49.28),

Morgan Grodesky in the 50 free (21st, 25.86) and 100 free (26th, 57.88), Mathews in the 200 IM (24th, 2:26.28),

Rachel Vacek in the 100 fly (22nd, 1:05.44), the 200 free relay (seventh, 1:42.96), the 400 free relay (14th, 3:52.53)

and the 200 medley relay (ninth, 1:53.36).

 

district qualifiers

 

Boys 200 Medley Relay

8

Pickerington North

Pickerington North

1:46.99

Paul Hintz, Billy Ross, Shawn Neal, Charlie Combs

 

Boys 400 Free Relay

17

Pickerington North

Pickerington North

3:42.39

Matt Riordan, Evan Dort, Michael Mulroy, Ian Dort

Boys 200 Free Relay

10

Pickerington North

Pickerington North

1:35.47

Paul Hintz, Charlie Combs, Ian Dort, Billy Ross

 

Boys 50 Free

21

Paul Hintz

Fr

Pickerington North

:23.73

29

Charlie Combs

Sr

Pickerington North

:24.14

Boys 100 Free

23

Paul Hintz

Fr

Pickerington North

:52.06

Boys 200 Free

27

Ian Dort

Sr

Pickerington North

1:59.04

Boys 500 Free

25

Ian Dort

Sr

Pickerington North

5:27.77

Boys 100 Breaststroke

2

Billy Ross

Jr

Pickerington North

1:01.99

24

Shawn Neal

Sr

Pickerington North

1:08.98

Boys 200 IM

4

Billy Ross

Jr

Pickerington North

2:03.22

 

 

Girls 200 Medley Relay

4

Pickerington North

Pickerington North

1:55.90

Katey Fisher, Janel Mathews, Rachael Vacek, Logan Bauer

Girls 400 Free Relay

11

Pickerington North

Pickerington North

3:58.08

Logan Griffith, Jessica Kaiser, Janel Mathews, Morgan Grodesky,

Girls 200 Free Relay

6

Pickerington North

Pickerington North

1:43.96

 

Logan Bauer, Katey Fisher, Logan Griffith, Morgan Grodesky

Girls 50 Free

14

Logan Bauer

Sr

Pickerington North

:25.95

16

Morgan Grodesky

So

Pickerington North

:26.00

Girls 100 Free

18

Logan Bauer

Sr

Pickerington North

:57.52

27

Morgan Grodesky

So

Pickerington North

:57.99

Girls 200 Free

16

Logan Griffith

So

Pickerington North

2:07.18

Girls 500 Free

24

Logan Griffith

So

Pickerington North

5:50.77

Girls 100 Back

11

Katey Fisher

So

Pickerington North

1:03.61

Girls 100 Breaststroke

5

Janel Mathews

Fr

Pickerington North

1:08.81

28

Carlie Focke

So

Pickerington North

1:14.82

30

Rachael Vacek

Jr

Pickerington North

1:15.71

Girls 100 Fly

6

Katey Fisher

So

Pickerington North

1:01.29

14

Carlie Focke

So

Pickerington North

1:04.91

16

Rachael Vacek

Jr

Pickerington North

1:05.33

Girls 200 IM

24

Janel Mathews

Fr

Pickerington North

2:28.22


 


 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

OCC Ohio Champions

 

PHSN GIRLS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCC Ohio Champions!

Our team in the News

From This Week in Pickerington

 

North girls begin stretch run with OCC-Ohio title

 

Wednesday,  February 4, 2009 12:18 PM
 
By DUSTY SLOAN
 
ThisWeek Contributor
Finally, the focus all season for the Pickerington Central and Pickerington North high school boys and girls swimming and diving teams is nearly here.

The OCC-Ohio Division meet was last Saturday, and the Division I sectional is Feb. 14.

"Throughout the course of the season, our focus has been on the championship season," North coach Eric McFerin said. "Everything has been geared toward this stretch."

Central coach Nicole Holicki said her team has exceeded expectations.

"We demand a lot from them and they always give us more than 100 percent," Holicki said. "They are constantly pushing themselves in the water and asking how they can better themselves."

The North girls won the OCC-Ohio and the boys were second.

McFerin said any success the Panthers earn in the postseason can be traced to what they did during the Christmas break, practicing from 6:30-9:30 a.m. and having afternoon dry-land sessions.

"I was very surprised with the work ethic over the holiday break," McFerin said. "From the beginning of the season, the swimmers have the mindset to swim fast at the end of the year, but swimming fast within the dual meets is very important.

"Reviewing last year's times, there are several swimmers who are right around or faster than their shave and rested times from the championship meets."

McFerin noted the efforts of senior Logan Bauer, juniors Rachael Vacek and Sarah Lawler and sophomores Morgan Grodesky, Logan Griffith and Jessica Kaiser, all returning district qualifiers. He said he expects "great swims deep into the championship season" from sophomore Katey Fisher and freshman Janel Mathews.

"I think we've done really well so far," Bauer said. "I think we will have a great end of the season coming up."

For the North boys, McFerin said seniors Charlie Combs, Evan Dort, Ian Dort, Shawn Neal and Kevin Solon have led the way. Junior Billy Ross and freshman Paul Hintz are ones to watch in the postseason.

"All the swimmers on the boys side have made significant drops in their swims," McFerin said.

"Everybody's definitely been dropping a lot of times," Combs said.

McFerin also complimented the leadership of the seniors Bauer, Nina Kossoff and Blair Horseman.

"Being a first-year coach at the school, they have (been) instrumental for the success of the team," he said.

 

 

From the Pickerington Times Sun; Feb 4th

 Swimmers put on strong show

The North girls brought home a league championship at the OCC Ohio meet Jan. 31 at the Lancaster YMCA, scoring 312 points to outdistance Lancaster (264), Gahanna (257) and Pickerington Central (156).

Meanwhile the boys were scoring 266 points, to finish behind league champion Gahanna (344) and far ahead of Grove City (189).

Winning individual girls league titles were Logan Bauer (50-yard freestyle and 100 free), Katey Fisher (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke) and Janel Matthews (100 breaststroke). The Panthers also won the 200 medley relay.

Billy Ross took first place for North in the boys meet in back and breast.

The teams travel to Delaware Hayes Friday, Feb. 6, for a 6 p.m. meet in their final regular-season competition. Sectional events start Feb. 14.

 

 




Rachael Vacek in action at the Westerville Meet photo from the Pickerington Times-Sun

 

 

 

This Week in Pickerington Article 

Swimming & Diving
North's Ross more motivated
Wednesday,  January 21, 2009 2:45 PM
By DUSTY SLOAN
ThisWeek Contributor
 
Junior Billy Ross of the Pickerington High School North boys swimming team qualified for last year's state meet. This year, he is looking for an encore and then some.

As a sophomore, Ross was 12th at state in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.8 seconds). This season, he not only wants to place in the top eight in the 100 breast, he also wants to advance in the 200 individual medley.

"It's gone pretty well," Ross said of this season. "It's looking pretty good right now." click to read entire article

 


Photos By David Rea/ThisWeek


North's Billy Ross competes in the 100-yard breaststroke during a dual Jan. 9 against Olentangy. Last season Ross finished 12th in the state meet in the 100 breast. This season he is hoping to finish in the top eight at state and also qualify to state in the 200 individual medley. Below, Logan Bauer competes in the 100 freestyle

 

 

 


 

                                        

 

Our Seniors Class of 2009!

 

Front Row left to right;  Logan Bauer, Blair Horseman, Nina Kossoff Row 2: K.J. Solon, Ian Dort, Shawn Neal, Evan Dort, Charlie Combs

 

 

 

Front Row left to right; Shawn Neal. Ian Dort

Row 2: Chuck Combs, Logan Bauer, K.J. Solon, Blair Horseman, Evan Dort; Not Pictured, Nina Kossoff

 

 

 

                                Two Panther Swimmers National Merit Scholarship Finalists!

 

 

Charlie Combs and Kevin Solon (K J) Congratulations!

 

 

Charlie will attend the Ohio State University and study Music Education. KJ will attend the Ohio State University and and study robotics engineering.

 

 

 

 

 

Panther Pride Walkway



The Pickerington North Booster Club will begin construction of the “Pride of the Panthers Walkway”, spring of 2009. Pavers can be purchased for ALL students, teachers, coaches or a loved one. Three lines of text and clip art can be engraved on each paver.
The walkway will begin at the Victory Bell and finish at the concession stand area near the PHSN football field. The deadline to order a paver to be ready for the spring installation is February 20, 2009. The first pavers ordered will be installed at the entrance to the walkway.                                                               

Click here for a printable order form.

Click for your Booster Club membership form