Florida High School 2A Regionals: Meet Highlights & State Qualifiers

The Florida High School Athletic Association’s 2016 state meet series is in full swing, with the Class 2A regional meets now complete. The top 24 swimmers from the combined regions will move on to the Class 2A State Championships.

Below are all the links you need to view regional results and state qualifiers, as well as a list of regional champions and highlights from the meets.

• Region 1 Results
• Region 2 Results
• Region 3 Results
• Region 4 Results
• Class 2A State Meet Selection Sheet

FHSAA Class 2A Regional Champions

• Region 1: Arnold boys, Mosley girls
• Region 2: Lincoln Park boys, Eastside girls
• Region 3: Jesuit boys, Academy of Holy Names girls
• Region 4: Gulliver prep boys, Gulliver prep girls

Class 2A Regional Meet Highlights

Bayshore sophomore Ryley Ober got the job done at the region 3 meet, setting herself up as the top seed for the state meet in the middle distance freestyles. So far, Ober is looking dominant in the 200 free with her 1:50.36 from regionals. Her 4:53.81 seed in the 500 free sets up a good race with Gulliver Prep’s Marcella Ruppert-Gomez, who won region 4 with her 4:53.84.

American Heritage’s Catharine Cooper and St. Brendan’s Irvin Hoost are the current leaders in the sprints after sweeping the sprint free races at the region 4 meet. Hoost clocked a 20.88 in the 50 free and a 46.29 in the 100 free, giving him the only sub-21 seed in the 50. Cooper, on the other hand, popped a 23.52 to win the 50 free before going on to clock a 51.97 victory in the 100 free.

Gulliver Prep’s Emily Cordovi and Miguel Cancel each claimed top seed in one of their events after their performances at the region 4 meet. Cordovi leads the girls’ 100 fly with her region-winning 55.16, while Cancel leads the 200 IM with his 1:51.40. Both swimmers met the AA-C standards in their respective events.