Ohio State Completes 2021-22 Signing Class

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State swimming and diving crew provides one other eight student-athletes to campus this upcoming season along with its fall signees, director of swimming and diving Invoice Dorenkott introduced Saturday. The incoming class consists of 20 student-athletes made up of 17 swimmers and three divers.

“After I take a look at the collective group of incoming student-athletes becoming a member of our program in 2022-23, I see nice vitality, enthusiasm and potential. We’ve established Ohio State swimming and diving because the premier spot within the NCAA to develop as a scholar, as an athlete and develop as an individual. I’m happy with our employees for his or her tireless efforts discovering younger people who find themselves a very good match for our program.”

Meet the 2022-23 incomers:

Males’s Class:

Alex Axon | Markham, Ontario/Invoice Crothers Secondary College

Private Bests – 200 Free: 1:49.44 SCM, 1:50.95 LCM; 400 Free: 3:50.53 SCM, 3:52.07 LCM; 800 Free: 8:05.25 SCM, 8:02.24 LCM; 1500 Free: 15:26.78 SCM, 15:31.93 LCM

• Member of the Canadian Senior Nationwide Workforce
• Raced the open water 5km on the 2022 FINA World Championships, ending thirty third total
• Competed on the 2018 FINA Open Water World Junior Swimming Championships, posting Canada’s greatest ever outcomes on the occasion with a fifth-place end
• Gained the 1.5 km and 5km races on the 2019 BEST FEST Open Water Swimming Competition
• Earned silver medals within the 800m and 1500m freestyle on the Canadian Olympic Trials in 2021
• Positioned second within the 400 free on the 2022 Canadian World Workforce Trials in a time of three:52.07

Sam Campbell | Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS

Private Bests – 200 Free: 1:39.29 SCY, 500 Free: 4:26.97 SCY, 1000 Free: 9:19.54 SCY, 1650 Free: 15:24.15 SCY, 100 Again, 49.74 SCY, 200 Again: 1:47.70 SCY

• Oakwood HS crew MVP in 2020 and 2021
• 2021 Division II state champion within the 500 Free, bronze medalist within the 100 Again
• Eleven-year member of the Dayton Raiders swim membership
• Three-time Scholastic All-American
• Completed eighth on the 2021 Futures within the 200 Again
• 2018 Ohio Swimming Junior Olympics champion within the 200 Again

Guillermo Cepeda | San Luis Potosí, Mexico/ITESM Campus San Luis Potosí

Private Bests – 100 Free: 51.27 SCY, 53.17 LCM; 100 Breast: 1:03.80 SCY, 1:06.87 LCM; 200 Breast: 2:15.59 SCY, 2:22.93 LCM

• Competed for eight years for La Loma centro Deportivo
• 2021-22 San Luis Potosí state champion
• Nationwide Olympiad champion

Rush Clark | Bennington, Neb./Florida State

Private Bests – 100 Fly: 47.16 SCY, 54.51 LCM; 200 Fly: 1:46.26 SCY, 2:03.43 LCM; 200 IM: 1:48.22 SCY, 100 Again: 49.11

• Switch from Florida State College
• Posted the second-best 200 fly time (1:46.26) and third-best 100 fly (47.16) and 200 IM instances (1:48.22) for Florida State in the course of the 2021-22 season
• 2020 Nebraska state champion within the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly
• 2019 Speedo Champions Sequence – Jenks within the 100 butterfly

Mason Edmund | South Lake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS

Private Bests – 200 Free: 1:37.72 SCY, 1:54.79 LCM; 500/400 Free: 4:23.72 SCY, 3:59.48 LCM; 400 IM: 3:48.25 SCY; 4:28.18 LCM; 1650/1500 Free: 15:21.35 SCY, 15:34.03 LCM

• 5-time highschool All-American and member of the North Texas Nadadores swim membership
• UIL 6A state finalist in 500 Free and 2020 district champion within the 500 Free
• Eight-time medalist on the USA Swimming Futures Championship and 2021 champion within the 800 Free
• Two-time 2021 Speedo Summer season Nationwide Championships medalist, ending fourth within the 1500 Free and seventh within the 400 IM
• Area 18U Winter Championships Nationwide medalist

Caleb Ellis | Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee Summit West HS

Private Bests – 100 Fly: 47.88 SCY, 55.90 LCM; 200 Fly: 1:46.94; 2:04.41 LCM; 200 IM: 1:48.50 SCY, 2:07.24 LCM; 100 Again: 49.25 SCY; 200 Again: 1:47.40 SCY

• 4-year letterwinner at Lee Summit West HS and five-year member of the Empire Kansas Metropolis swim membership
• All-State, All-American and captain for the Titans
• 2021 Speedo Sections Champion within the 200 Fly
• 2021 Missouri state champion within the 200 IM and completed second within the 100 Fly
• Class document holder within the 200 IM and convention document holder within the 200 Free

Evan Fentress | Milford, Ohio/Milford Excessive College

Private Bests – 50 Free: 20.37 SCY, 23.71 LCM; 100 Free: 45.21 SCY, 52.16 LCM; 100 Fly: 48.81 SCY, 55.26 LCM; 200 Fly: 1:49.06 SCY, 2:10.37 LCM

• Lettered 4 years for the Milford Eagles, serving as captain in 2021
• Took third within the 50 freestyle and fifth within the 100 butterfly on the 2022 Ohio state championship meet
• Completed sixth within the 100 butterfly on the state championships in 2021
• Milford Excessive College document holder within the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly

Bob Fick | Paarl, South Africa/Paarl Boy’s HS

Private Bests – 100 Fly: 47.55 SCY, 54.62 LCM; 200 Fly: 1:46.16 SCY, 2:05.65 LCM; 200 IM: 1:50.06, 2:13.83 LCM

• Switch from Cleveland State College, Named the Horizon League Freshman of the 12 months for the 2020-21 season
• 2021 Horizon League champion within the 200 butterfly and silver medalist in 2022
• Helped the Vikings’ 400 medley relay to a 2022 Horizon League Championship
• Previous to his collegiate profession, he achieved a number of top-three spots at nationals for the Gamers Swimming Membership
• Additionally performed rugby in highschool

Kylie Flory | Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary HS

• All-American diver for the Robinson Secondary Rams and seven-year member of the Dominion Dive Membership
• Workforce captain junior and senior 12 months
• 2020 district champion on the one-meter board
• Completed first within the platform dive on the 2021 USA Diving Open Championship
• Junior Nationwide semi-finalist since 2016

Tristan Jankovics | Guelph, Ontario/Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute

Private Bests – 50 Again: 26.35 SCM, 26.37 LCM; 100 Again: 54.61 SCM, 56.54 LCM; 200 Again: 2:05.16 SCM, 2:04.94 LCM; 100 Breast: 1:02.40 SCY, 1:05.03 LCM; 200 IM: 2:06.43 LCM

• Canadian junior nationwide crew member and is slated to compete on the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
• Swam for the Wellington County Waves
• Competed within the 50m backstroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 medley on the 2022 Canadian World Workforce Trials
• Certified for the Canadian Olympic Trials in 2020

Rylan McDaniel | Ashland, Ohio/Ashland HS

Private Bests – 50 Breast: 25.40 SCY, 29.03 LCM; 100 Breast: 55.17 SCY, 1:03.38 LCM; 200 Breast: 2:08.16 SCY, 2:22.60 LCM

• 4-year letterwinner for the Ashland Arrows’ swim crew, member of the Hudson Explorers Aquatic Workforce, little brother of OSU All-American Hudson McDaniel
• All-American and All-Ohio performer for the Arrows
• 2021 OHSAA Division II silver medalist within the 100 Breast
• 2021 Futures champion within the 100 Breast
• Completed third within the 50 Breast and fifth within the 100 Breast on the 2021 Speedo Sectionals

Alex Metzler | Regensburg, Germany/Southwestern Oregon CC

Private Bests –500 Free: 4:20.42 SCY; 1000 Free: 9:02.52; 1650 Free: 15:02.71 SCY; 400 IM: 3:50.62 SCY

• NJCAA Nationwide Males’s Swimmer of the 12 months after tying for first total on the 2022 Nationwide Championship meet with 80 factors
• 2022 Nationwide Champion within the 400 IM, 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and 1650 freestyle
• NJCAA nationwide document holder within the 500 freestyle (4:20.72) and 1650 freestyle (15:06.09)
• Swam for 10 years at Schwimm Membership Regensburg
• Completed third on the 2019 German Youth Nationals within the 400 IM

Ladies’s Class:

Sydney Davids | Lakeville, Minn./Eastview HS

Private Bests –100 Again: 54.19 SCY, 1:03.78 LCM; 200 Again: 2:01.72 SCY, 2:22.06 LCM; 50 Free: 23.64 SCY, 27.44 LCM; 100 Free: 50.75 SCY, 58.86 LCM

• Two-year letterwinner for the Eastview Lightning swim crew and six-year member of the Riptide swim membership
• Named Rookie of the 12 months and All-State her sophomore 12 months
• Completed second within the 200 Again on the 2020 Minnesota Senior Championships
• Speedo Winter Junior Championship finalist and part finalist
• Summer season Juniors qualifier within the 100 Again in SCY and LCM

Jessica Eden | Mentor, Ohio/Hawken HS

Private Bests – 200 IM: 1:59.77 SCY, 2:19.83 LCM; 400 IM: 4:15.49 SCY, 4:56.46 LCM; 100 Again: 54.99 SCY; 200 Again: 2:00.55 SCY

• 4-year member of the Hawken Hawks’ swim crew and five-year member of the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins swim membership
• Helped the Hawks to 2 state championships the final two seasons
• 2021 Ohio State champion within the 200 IM
• OHSAA document holder within the 200 Free Relay (1:34.43)

Lena Hentschel | Berlin, Germany/ Sportgymnasium Dresden

• 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalists – 3m synchro
• 2020 European Aquatics Championship gold medalist within the 3m synchro
• Took silver on the 2018 European Aquatics Championship within the 3m synchro
• Gained FINA Grand Prix gold within the 3m synchro in 2018 and bronze in 2018 and 2019
• Has earned over 20 wins within the German Junior Championships in her profession

Annie Krusinski | Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights HS

Private Bests – 100 Fly: 54.79 SCY, 1:03.24 LCM; 100 Again: 55.42 SCY, 1:06.26 LCM; 200 IM: 2:06.31 SCY, 2:30.84 LCM

• 4-year letterwinner for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights’ swim crew
• Two-time captain of the Bees and crew MVP her junior 12 months
• Holds the varsity document within the 100 Fly (54.85) and 100 Again (55.57)
• 4-time All-American and OHSAA state championship qualifier and finalist
• Six-year swimmer for the Cleveland Swim Institute
• 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championship qualifier and Lake Erie document holder

Lucy Malys | Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston HS

Private Bests – 500/400 Free: 4:42.55 SCY, 4:16.22 LCM; 1000/800 Free: 9:39.58 SCY, 8:49.64 LCM; 1650/1500 Free: 16:09.22 SCY, 16:47.56 LCM; 200 Fly: 1:57.42 SCY, 2:14.46 LCM; 400 IM: 4:13.60 SCY, 4:52.15 LCM

• Member of the OLY Swimming
• 4-time NCSA junior nationwide champion, together with a title within the 500 Free on the 2021 meet
• Holds 4 Michigan state data
• Chosen to the 2020 USA Swimming Nationwide Choose Camp Roster within the 1500 Free

Felicia Pasadyn | Hinckley, Ohio/Harvard

Private Bests – 200 IM: 1:55.88 SCY, 2:14.92 LCM; 400 IM: 4:08.25 SCY, 4:47.20 LCM; 200 Again: 1:52.56 SCY, 2:12.90 LCM; 200 Free: 1:45.31 SCY; 500 Free: 4:45.79 SCY; 200 Fly: 1:56.49 SCY

• Graduate Switch from Harvard College, winner of NCAA Division I Ladies’s Elite 90 Award for the very best GPA of any athlete competing on the NCAA Championships
• Certified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in 5 occasions
• Seven-time Ivy League Champion, incomes convention titles in 2020 within the 200 Again, 200 and 400 IM, 200 and 400 Medley Relay and 400 and 800 Free Relay
• Holds seven Harvard data, 4 Ivy League Meet data and 6 pool data
• Previous to her NCAA profession, she was a four-time All-American amd Educational All-American for Brunswick HS.
• Gained the Ohio Division I state title within the 100 Again as a junior and senior, and set the varsity and Medina County document within the course of

Sanna Peterson | Richmond, Va./Deep Run HS

Private Bests – 200 Free: 1:48.68 SCY, 2:05.64 LCM; 500/400 Free: 4:47.23 SCY, 4:20.99 LCM; 1000/800 Free: 9:49.84, 8:51.87 LCM; 1650/1500 Free: 16:26.95 SCY, 17:05.66 LCM

• Three-year member of the Deep Run Wildcats’ swim crew and swims membership for Nova of Virginia Aquatics
• All-Metro first crew as a sophomore and junior
• State champion within the 500 Free her freshman and sophomore 12 months, 2020 800 Free state champion
• Helped her crew to the 2020 NCSCA Workforce and Ladies’s Championship
• Chosen to the 2020 USA Swimming Nationwide Choose Camp
• Two-time open water 5k state champion

Olena Sadovska | Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights HS

Private Bests – 100 Breast: 1:02.14 SCY, 1:14.54 LCM; 200 Breast: 2:16.37 SCY, 2:41.68 LCM; 200 IM: 2:03.53 SCY

• 4-year letterwinner for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights’ swim crew and six-year swimmer for the Cleveland Swim Institute
• Two-time district champion within the 100 Breast and 200 Free
• State runner-up and All-American within the 100 Breast
• Competed on the 2021 Summer season Junior Nationals

Blake Skilken | Columbus, Ohio | Columbus Academy

• Three-year letterwinner for the Columbus Academy diving crew
• Certified for the Division II state meet with a second-place end at districts in the course of the 2020-21 season
• Most not too long ago competed on the membership stage for Aces Diving
• Father, Steve Skilken, was an All-American diver for the Buckeyes and sister, Jordan, is a diver on the College of Texas

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