July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Vormohr going to state (02/09/2009)
JCHS girls swimming
Vormohr going to state (02/09/2009)
By By RAY COONEY-
Cori Vormohr had something to prove.
The Jay County High School senior didn't just want to qualify for the state finals. She wanted to make a statement and take a few more records with her.
Vormohr made her mark on the JCHS girls swimming program yet again Saturday, winning a pair of sectional titles and breaking several more records in leading the host Patriots to a second-place finish.
Jay County finished with 212 points, paced by Vormohr's wins in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 breaststroke. Muncie Central won the meet with 255 points, and Norwell placed third with 205.
The runner-up finish was the first for the Patriots, who have never won a sectional title, since placing second in 1992.
"I'm extremely proud of the girls," said JCHS coach Matt Slavik, who will also have sophomore Megan Taylor competing at the diving regional. "One of our goals at the beginning of the season was to finish in the top two. I think we gave everyone a run for their money ... The girls came through today."
Norwell entered the meet as the favorite along with Muncie Central, but gave up an estimated 51 points by way of three disqualifications. Sophomore Erika Waugh earned a state berth in the 500 freestyle as South Adams placed fourth with 176 points.
The winner of each swimming event moves on to the state finals while the top four divers earn regional berths.
With a trip to the state finals already in her pocket thanks to winning the 100 butterfly, Vormohr set out to dominate the 100 breaststroke. She left no doubt, swimming the final 50 yards well ahead of the rest of the field as she finished nearly four seconds in front of runner-up Emilee Kirby of Delta in 1-minute, 8.74 seconds.
"Right when I dove in the adrenaline took over," said Vormohr. "I didn't die on the last lap like I normally do. It just felt so good.
"I was just so pumped up. I was ready to go. I just wanted to make it to state."
Her winning time not only blew away the rest of the competition Saturday, but also set new sectional and pool records. April Heyerly of Norwell set the previous sectional mark in 2004 at 1:09.15, and the pool record of 1:09.27 from Carmel's Christine Simmons had stood since 1988.
Most of the JCHS pool records belong to swimmers from Carmel, which has won every girls swimming state championship since 1987.
"I wanted to be the first person from Jay County to hold a (girls swimming) pool record," said Vormohr, who set the school record at last season's state finals at 1:08.66. "That's just always been a goal since my freshman year.
"You have teams like Carmel up there that are holding all of our pool records. To have my name up there with those other teams is an honor."
Jay County's Sarah Miller holds the pool record in diving.
Vormohr's win in the 100 butterfly also came by a wide margin. She finished nearly two seconds ahead of Norwell's Brooke Cossairt in 1:00.03, which is just five hundredths of a second slower than her school-record time.
The Patriots also had a record-breaking effort in the 200 medley relay, again led by Vormohr. She teamed with junior Michelle Landfair and freshmen Mary Hudson and Eme Miller to post a school record time of 1:56.82 to finish in second place.
The previous mark was 1:57.19 by Lisa Weaver, Taylor Fullenkamp, Abby Arnold and Libby Weaver.
Vormohr, Landfair, Hudson and Miller also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:47.68.
In all, Vormohr has seven school records - five individual and two relays.
"We knew the way she started the meet off in the medley that she was going to go in the breaststroke today," said Slavik. "She's swimming faster than she has since state last year in all her events and all her splits. She's a determined young lady who went out and proved herself. I'm really impressed with her determination and how she swam.
"These girls worked really hard and I'm glad it paid off for them."
South Adams' Erika Waugh earned the No. 2 seed in the 500 freestyle at Thursday's preliminaries, but hacked 25 seconds off that time to earn the sectional title and state berth Saturday. She finished in 5:24.24, more than seven seconds ahead of Cossairt.
Waugh was also second in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.18. She teamed with Jessica Sharp, Allison Beitler and Alyssa Sharp for the runner-up slot in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:01.07, and joined Jessica Sharp, Jansen Yoder and Jalisa Balsiger for third in the 200 medley relay in 2:03.04.
In diving, Jay County's Taylor was fourth after the preliminary round and remained in that position through the semifinals. She jumped into third place with her 10th dive, and held on to the fourth and final regional qualifying spot on her 11th and final dive.
Taylor edged senior teammate April Acker (286.8) and will compete in the Fishers regional Tuesday at 6 p.m. Tricia Skiver, also a JCHS senior, placed sixth at 249.8.
In addition to their record-setting relay, Landfair, Miller and Hudson each finished fourth in an individual event. Landfair had a time of 27.21 in the 50 freestyle, Miller finished the 100 butterfly in 1:06.03 and Hudson had a time of 1:07.77 in the 100 backstroke.
Miller was also fifth in the 200 freestyle in 2:14.62, and Hudson placed sixth in the 200 individual medley at 2:26.24.
The team of Landfair, Briann Saxman, Michaela Long and Jocelyn Mann took sixth in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:15.59.
For South Adams, Allison Beitler placed third in the 200 freestyle in 2:10.39 and fourth behind Waugh in the 500 freestyle in 5:52.27. Jessica Sharp also placed in the top six in two events with times of 2:25.54 for fourth in the 200 individual medley and 1:06.84 for fifth in the 100 butterfly. Jansen Yoder was sixth in the 50 freestyle in 27.43.
Beitler, Yoder, Balsiger and Alyssa Sharp were fifth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:51.63.
Also scoring points for Jay County Saturday were Saxman (seventh - 500 freestyle), Elaine Hemmelgarn (seventh - breaststroke), Katie Simmons (eighth - breaststroke), Michelle Landfair (ninth - 100 freestyle), Maddie Fennig (ninth - butterfly) and Laura Bowen (12th - 200 freestyle).
Consolation efforts for the Starfires came from Alyssa Sharp (eighth - 200 freestyle, eighth - 500 freestyle), Yoder (10th - 100 freestyle), Balsiger (10th - backstroke, 11th - butterfly), Alexia Fox (10th - butterfly, 11th - individual medley) and Heather Guereca (12th - 200 freestyle).[[In-content Ad]]
The Jay County High School senior didn't just want to qualify for the state finals. She wanted to make a statement and take a few more records with her.
Vormohr made her mark on the JCHS girls swimming program yet again Saturday, winning a pair of sectional titles and breaking several more records in leading the host Patriots to a second-place finish.
Jay County finished with 212 points, paced by Vormohr's wins in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 breaststroke. Muncie Central won the meet with 255 points, and Norwell placed third with 205.
The runner-up finish was the first for the Patriots, who have never won a sectional title, since placing second in 1992.
"I'm extremely proud of the girls," said JCHS coach Matt Slavik, who will also have sophomore Megan Taylor competing at the diving regional. "One of our goals at the beginning of the season was to finish in the top two. I think we gave everyone a run for their money ... The girls came through today."
Norwell entered the meet as the favorite along with Muncie Central, but gave up an estimated 51 points by way of three disqualifications. Sophomore Erika Waugh earned a state berth in the 500 freestyle as South Adams placed fourth with 176 points.
The winner of each swimming event moves on to the state finals while the top four divers earn regional berths.
With a trip to the state finals already in her pocket thanks to winning the 100 butterfly, Vormohr set out to dominate the 100 breaststroke. She left no doubt, swimming the final 50 yards well ahead of the rest of the field as she finished nearly four seconds in front of runner-up Emilee Kirby of Delta in 1-minute, 8.74 seconds.
"Right when I dove in the adrenaline took over," said Vormohr. "I didn't die on the last lap like I normally do. It just felt so good.
"I was just so pumped up. I was ready to go. I just wanted to make it to state."
Her winning time not only blew away the rest of the competition Saturday, but also set new sectional and pool records. April Heyerly of Norwell set the previous sectional mark in 2004 at 1:09.15, and the pool record of 1:09.27 from Carmel's Christine Simmons had stood since 1988.
Most of the JCHS pool records belong to swimmers from Carmel, which has won every girls swimming state championship since 1987.
"I wanted to be the first person from Jay County to hold a (girls swimming) pool record," said Vormohr, who set the school record at last season's state finals at 1:08.66. "That's just always been a goal since my freshman year.
"You have teams like Carmel up there that are holding all of our pool records. To have my name up there with those other teams is an honor."
Jay County's Sarah Miller holds the pool record in diving.
Vormohr's win in the 100 butterfly also came by a wide margin. She finished nearly two seconds ahead of Norwell's Brooke Cossairt in 1:00.03, which is just five hundredths of a second slower than her school-record time.
The Patriots also had a record-breaking effort in the 200 medley relay, again led by Vormohr. She teamed with junior Michelle Landfair and freshmen Mary Hudson and Eme Miller to post a school record time of 1:56.82 to finish in second place.
The previous mark was 1:57.19 by Lisa Weaver, Taylor Fullenkamp, Abby Arnold and Libby Weaver.
Vormohr, Landfair, Hudson and Miller also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:47.68.
In all, Vormohr has seven school records - five individual and two relays.
"We knew the way she started the meet off in the medley that she was going to go in the breaststroke today," said Slavik. "She's swimming faster than she has since state last year in all her events and all her splits. She's a determined young lady who went out and proved herself. I'm really impressed with her determination and how she swam.
"These girls worked really hard and I'm glad it paid off for them."
South Adams' Erika Waugh earned the No. 2 seed in the 500 freestyle at Thursday's preliminaries, but hacked 25 seconds off that time to earn the sectional title and state berth Saturday. She finished in 5:24.24, more than seven seconds ahead of Cossairt.
Waugh was also second in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.18. She teamed with Jessica Sharp, Allison Beitler and Alyssa Sharp for the runner-up slot in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:01.07, and joined Jessica Sharp, Jansen Yoder and Jalisa Balsiger for third in the 200 medley relay in 2:03.04.
In diving, Jay County's Taylor was fourth after the preliminary round and remained in that position through the semifinals. She jumped into third place with her 10th dive, and held on to the fourth and final regional qualifying spot on her 11th and final dive.
Taylor edged senior teammate April Acker (286.8) and will compete in the Fishers regional Tuesday at 6 p.m. Tricia Skiver, also a JCHS senior, placed sixth at 249.8.
In addition to their record-setting relay, Landfair, Miller and Hudson each finished fourth in an individual event. Landfair had a time of 27.21 in the 50 freestyle, Miller finished the 100 butterfly in 1:06.03 and Hudson had a time of 1:07.77 in the 100 backstroke.
Miller was also fifth in the 200 freestyle in 2:14.62, and Hudson placed sixth in the 200 individual medley at 2:26.24.
The team of Landfair, Briann Saxman, Michaela Long and Jocelyn Mann took sixth in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:15.59.
For South Adams, Allison Beitler placed third in the 200 freestyle in 2:10.39 and fourth behind Waugh in the 500 freestyle in 5:52.27. Jessica Sharp also placed in the top six in two events with times of 2:25.54 for fourth in the 200 individual medley and 1:06.84 for fifth in the 100 butterfly. Jansen Yoder was sixth in the 50 freestyle in 27.43.
Beitler, Yoder, Balsiger and Alyssa Sharp were fifth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:51.63.
Also scoring points for Jay County Saturday were Saxman (seventh - 500 freestyle), Elaine Hemmelgarn (seventh - breaststroke), Katie Simmons (eighth - breaststroke), Michelle Landfair (ninth - 100 freestyle), Maddie Fennig (ninth - butterfly) and Laura Bowen (12th - 200 freestyle).
Consolation efforts for the Starfires came from Alyssa Sharp (eighth - 200 freestyle, eighth - 500 freestyle), Yoder (10th - 100 freestyle), Balsiger (10th - backstroke, 11th - butterfly), Alexia Fox (10th - butterfly, 11th - individual medley) and Heather Guereca (12th - 200 freestyle).[[In-content Ad]]
Top Stories
9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit
Chartwells marketing
September 17, 2024 7:36 a.m.
Events
August
To Submit an Event Sign in first
Today's Events
No calendar events have been scheduled for today.
250 X 250 AD