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Panthers Capture CCAA Division 2 Championship

The Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove Panthers celebrate after winning the CCAA Division 2 swimming and diving championship Thursday night at Olean Middle School. Photos by Nicole Johnson

OLEAN — On a record-setting evening, the Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove Panthers claimed a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 girls swimming and diving championship with 545 points to 366 for Southwestern, 252 for Chautauqua Lake, 109 for Salamanca and 36 for Gowanda on Thursday at Olean Middle School.

Karianne Yuchnitz led the winners, taking home the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.32 and the 100-yard freestyle in 54.32.

Yuchnitz hit the New York State Public High School Athletic Association mark in both of those races, setting a new pool and CCAA record in the 50-yard freestyle.

Abi Lisciandro also had a banner day for the Panthers, breaking her own Panama record with 461.35 points in 1-meter diving to become the first female diver in school history to qualify for the state meet.

Southwestern had a pair of double winners as Grace Wood took home the 200-yard freestyle in 1:59.04, while also winning the 500-yard freestyle in 5:25.11.

Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove’s Abi Lisciandro reacts after learning she qualified for the New York State Public High School Swimming & Diving Championships in 1-meter diving at the CCAA Division 2 championships at Olean Middle School on Thursday. In the background is Abi’s father, John.

Teammate Katja Kranzo claimed the 200-yard individual medley in 2:23.57 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.15.

Chautauqua Lake/Westfield’s Jade Shampoe took home the 100-yard butterfly in 1:14.32

Southwestern earned a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the team of Natalie Fosberg, Kranzo, Teagan Shedd and Wood posted a time of 3:51.79. The Trojans also won the 200-yard medley relay using the same team, which clocked a 2:00.50.

Fosberg was a winner in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.76.

The Panthers claimed the 200-yard freestyle relay with the team of Izzi Bailey, Tessa Mozzi, Leah Saxton and Yuchnitz using a time of 1:46.31.

Karianne Yuchnitz swims a state-qualifying cut in the 100-yard freestyle during the CCAA Division 2 championships Thursday at Olean Middle School.

That same squad took second in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a 3:52.06, setting a new school record in the process.

200y medley relay: Southwestern (Natalie Fosberg, Teagan Shedd, Katja Kranzo, Grace Wood), Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove, Chautauqua Lake/Westfield, Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove, Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove. T–2:00.50

200y freestyle: Grace Wood (S), Izzi Bailey (P/C/MG), Kendra Keyser (CL/W), Leah Saxton (P/C/MG), Hialeah Johnson (P/C/MG). T–1:59.04

200y individual medley: Katja Kranzo (So), Teagan Shedd (So), Jade Shampoe (CL/W), Emily Lyon (P/C/MG), Britta Watkins (P/C/MG). T–2:23.57

50y freestyle: Karianne Yuchnitz (P/C/MG), Natalie Fosberg (So), Amelia Brown (CL/W), Isabella Gnjalva (So), Tessa Mozzi (P/C/MG). T–24.32

1m diving: Abi Lisciandro (P/C/MG), Hope Marshall (P/C/MG), Mushirah Sheppard (Sa), Sophie Kreinheder (So), Ashlyn Swan (So). P–461.35

100y butterfly: Jade Shampoe (CL/W), Britta Watkins (P/C/MG), Jalyn Linton (P/C/MG), Caroline Apthorpe (P/C/MG), Jade Clabeaux (G). T–1:14.32

100y freestyle: Karianne Yuchnitz (P/C/MG), Amelia Brown (CL/W), Isabella Gnjalva (So), Ellie Kreinheder (So), Tessa Mozzi (P/C/MG). T–54.32

500y freestyle: Grace Wood (So), Izzi Bailey (P/C/MG), Leah Saxton (P/C/MG), Hialeah Johnson (P/C/MG), Morgan Faulk (So). T–5:25.11

200y freestyle relay: Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove (Izzi Bailey, Tessa Mozzi, Leah Saxton, Karianne Yuchnitz), Chautauqua Lake/Westfield, Southwestern, Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove, Salamanca. T–1:46.31

100y backstroke: Natalie Fosberg (So), Ellie Kreinheder (So), Kendra Keyser (CL/W), Willa Anderson (P/C/MG), Izzy Mikula (P/C/MG). T–1:03.76

100y breaststroke: Katja Kranzo (So), Teagan Shedd (So), Mushirah Sheppard (Sa), Emily Lyon (P/C/MG), Evelyn Montagna (P/C/MG). T–1:15.15

400y freestyle relay: Southwestern (Natalie Fosberg, Teagan Shedd, Katja Kranzo, Grace Wood), Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove, Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove, Southwestern, Panama/Clymer/Maple Grove. T–3:51.79

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