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Franklin girls
claim region
championship
SWIMMING
District 10 champions
John Lander, Oil City,
50 and 100 free;
took 5th at states in 100
All-stater Jordan Stumpf, Franklin, 500 free
Lander, Wilson medal;
Stumpf 2-time all-stater
Oil City's Johnathan Lander took fifth place in the 100 free in the 2A state meet March 14 at Bucknell. He is the Oilers first state medalist since Zak Clifford was third in the backstroke in 2006.
Meanwhile, Jordan Stumpf of Franklin earned all-state status in a second event after taking 10th in the 2A 500 free. He was ninth in the 200 free on Friday.
Lander's time was 47.04. Josh Reed of Indiana won in 46.16. Six of the top eight were underclassmen, including Lander and third-place Kyle Koslowski of Tunkhannock, both sophomores.
Lander's seed time was 46.72.
Stumpf's time in the 500 was 4:44.69. Sam Cavanaugh of Northgate won in 4:30.08 and Sam Dorsch of Sharon (Hickory) was third.
Twelve of the top 16 are underclassmen, including Stumpf, a junior.
Stumpf's seed time was 4:43.08.
Dani Erdley and Evelynn Highfield both finished 15th in the finals and were all-state honorable mentions.
Erdley was clocked in 1:01.31 in the back,and Highfield was timed in 1:7.55 in the breast.
Erdley was seeded sixth at 58.77.
First day results
Stumpf (1:44.9) was ninth in the 200 free and earned all-state status.
Highfield was 17th (2:17.28) in the IM, Lander was 18th in the 50 free (22.1) and the Franklin girls were 27th (1:45.18) in the 200 free relay.
State place-winners
Natalie Wilson, Oil City, para 50 free, 3rd
John Lander, Oil City, 100 free, 5th
All-staters
Jordan Stumpf, Franklin, 200 and 500 free
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State qualifiers
John Lander, Oil City -- D-10 double winner 50 and 100 free (school records)
Natalie Wilson, Oil City -- D-10 double winner para 50 and 100 free
Jordan Stumpf, Franklin -- D-10 champ 500 (school record) and D-10 runnerup 200
Dani Erdley, Franklin -- D-10 champ back and 100
Evelyn Highfield, Franklin-- breaststroke (runnerup D-10)
Jacksen Clark, Franklin -- breaststroke
Madyson Kissell, Oil City -- third alternate 500 (runnerup D-10)
Franklin girls medley -- Erdley, Highfield, Sammi Smith, Ellie Coyer
Franklin girls 200 free relay -- Smith, Coyer, Erdley, Chloe Switzer
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D-10 champ Dani Erdley, Franklin, backstroke
State medal for Wilson
Oil City's Natalie Wilson earned a third-place medal in the para 50 free Thursday at the state swimming meet. Wilson and Grove City's Miles Gardner were the first from District 10 to participate in the para swimming. This is the second year for para swimming.
Action photos by Christy Fackler and Kelly Malek. Wilson shot from Erie Times News.
D-10, Region stars
(Photo by Christy Fackler)
Lander, Stumpf
Named To D-10
All-star team
Oil City sophomore John Lander was the big prize winner in the District 10 and Region 1 swimming all-stars, announced March 25.
Lander and Franklin junior Jordan Stumpf, both all-staters, were named to the All-District 10 team.
Lander also made first team in the 50, 100 and fly and second team in the back on the Region 1 team.
Stumpf was second team in the 100 and 500 and medley relay, where he joined Jacksen Clark, Parker Smith and Jacob Balsamo. Clark was also second team in the breaststroke.
Region 1 Swimmer of the Year was Holy Cross recruit Nate Dorsch of Sharon.
John Lander: three-time first teamer on Region 1 stars.
Highfield, Erdley,
Wilson named to
Girls D-10 team
Evelynn Highfield, a freshman from Franklin, was named to the girls District 10 swim team March 26. And she was the only local on the first team of the Region 1 all-stars.
Highfield was first team All-Region in the breast stroke.
Teammate Dani Erdley, D-10 champ in the back, and Oil City's Natalie Wilson, D-10 para champ in the 50 and 100, also found their names on the district all-star list.
A few more athletes from Franklin's Region 1 championship team were second team all-region, including Erdley in the back.
The Lady Knights also had two second team relays that included both Highfield and Erdley.
Chloe Switzer and Sammi Smith filled out the medley, while Switzer and Ellie Coyer completed the 400.
