OXFORD, Ohio – Miami University’s women’s swimming and diving team announced one of its largest classes with the addition of 14 swimmers and one diver for the 2016-17 season. Among this incoming class that boasts a great deal of talent, 10 signed national letters of intent, one is a transfer from Virginia Tech and four others have committed to swim for the Red and White and are enrolled at Miami University for the fall.
Seven of the newcomers hail from Ohio, while two come from Minnesota and two others reside in Illinois. The RedHawks picked up one swimmer from Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Brianna Alexander
Hometown: Lakeville, Minn.
High School: Lakeville South
Events: Breaststroke/IM
Top Times: 100 Breaststroke (1:04.53); 200 Breaststroke (2:18.76); 200 IM (2:02.58)
Notes: Ranked the ninth-best recruit in the state of Minnesota … earned six letters in swimming at Lakeville South High School, beginning in seventh grade … tabbed team MVP all six years … named to the Minnesota All-State team five times … holds Lakeville South school records in the 200-yard IM, 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard medley relay … was a junior national and national qualifier … earned all-conference honors six times … an All-American in the 200-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay … selected as a Scholastic All-American.
Emma Bradley
Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich.
High School: North Farmington
Events: Freestyle/Butterfly
Top Times: 200 Free (1:52.35); 500 Free (4:56.12); 1650 Free (17:01.08)
Notes: Four-year letterwinner for North Farmington High School … captain of the team her senior year … named to the all-state team for the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard free relay … was the Oakland County Champion for the 200-yard freestyle in 2015 … captured all-league honors in 2012 and 2013 for the 500-yard freestyle and 2014 for the 200-yard freestyle … holds the North Farmington varsity records in the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay.
Hanna Carmon
Hometown: Bexley, Ohio
High School: Columbus School for Girls
Events: Diving
Notes: A three-year letterwinner for the Columbus School for Girls … team captain all three years … an All-American in 2016 … named to the Central Catholic League All-League Team in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … a part of the 2015 state runner-up team … her high school won the league championship all three years she competed … Columbus School for Girls also was the conference champion and placed fourth at districts twice.
Claire Doerr
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
High School: Hawken
Events: Distance Freestyle/Backstroke
Top Times: 200 Freestyle (1:49.48); 500 Freestyle (4:48.57); 1650 Freestyle (16:52.05)
Notes: Ranked as the third-best recruit in the state of Ohio … a four-year letterwinner for Hawken High School … her school won the state championship all four years she swam … a four-time All-American … named the Chagrin Valley Conference MVP … two-time state champion in the 500-yard freestyle … won a state championship in the 200-yard medley relay … swam on the record breaking 400-yard freestyle relay.
Abbey Esler
Hometown: Mason, Ohio
High School: Mason
Events: Freestyle
Top Times: 50 Freestyle (24.00); 100 Freestyle (52.78); 200 Freestyle (1:59.44)
Notes: A four-year letterwinner for Mason High School … a four-time All-American … also named to the all-conference team four times … a Scholar All-American her senior year … Mason was the state runner-up in 2015, winning every other meet to that point … was on the state champion 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams in 2015.
Lexi Fliehman
Hometown: Versailles, Ohio
High School: Versailles
Events: Sprint Freestyle
Top Times: 50 Free (23.88); 100 Free (52.78); 200 Free (1:59.44)
Notes: A four-year letterwinner for Versailles High School … placed fifth at state in the 50-yard freestyle and 12th in the 100-yard freestyle … advanced to the state championships in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams … holds Versailles High School varsity records in the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay … was named the Darke County Winter Sports Elite Athlete … earned All-Lima Area honors … named a scholar-athlete by her high school.
Hannah Fuchs
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
High School: Sacred Heart Academy
Events: Breaststroke/IM
Top Times: 100 Breaststroke (1:03.97); 200 Breaststroke (2:18.03); 400 IM (4:24.94)
Notes: Ranked as the eighth-best recruit in the state of Kentucky … a three-time all-state selection … a three-time letterwinner for Sacred Heart Academy … her high school won the state championships all three years she competed.
Izzy Herb
Hometown: St. Charles, Ill.
High School: St. Charles East
Events: Backstroke/Butterfly/IM
Top Times: 200 Butterfly (2:02.99); 100 Backstroke (55.17); 200 Backstroke (1:57.83)
Notes: Ranked as the ninth-best recruit in the state of Illinois … a four-year letterwinner for St. Charles East High School … earned All-America honors in 2013 … named to the all-state team twice … earned all-conference laurels three times … named to the all-academic team four years … holds the St. Charles East varsity record in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard medley relay.
Carolyn Jungers
Hometown: Greendale, Wisc.
High School: Greendale
Events: Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
Top Times: 200 Freestyle (1:52.44); 200 Breaststroke (2:19.96); 400 IM (4:27.92)
Notes: A four-year letterwinner for Greendale High School … named first-team all-state team three times for the 200-yard IM and 100-yard backstroke in 2015 and 200-yard IM in 2013 and 2014 … made the honorable mention all-state team in 2013 and 2014 for the 100-yard breaststroke and 2012 for the 200-yard IM and 100-yard breaststroke … named the 2015 Woodland Conference High School Swimmer of the Year … won sectionals in 2015 in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard backstroke … a top-six finisher at the state championships all four years … her club team won the state championships in 2014 and 2015 … won the state championship in 2015 in the 200-yard IM, and was the runner-up in that event in 2014 … holds Greendale High School varsity records in the 200-yard IM, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestye and 200-yard freestyle relay.
Anna Justinak
Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.
High School: Minnetonka
Events: Breaststroke/IM
Top Times: 50 Freestyle (23.96); 100 Breaststroke (1:04.41); 200 IM (2:04.33)
Notes: Was a four-year letterwinner for Minnetonka High School … her team was the state runner-up in 2015 … was all-state and all-conference selection three times … competed at the state level all four years on the team … won the state title in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2015 … set pool records in the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay … holds the Minnetonka varsity record in the 200-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Becca Knapper
Hometown: Westerville, Ohio
High School: Worthington Christian
Events: Distance Freestyle/Butterfly
Top Times: 100 Freestyle (53.13); 500 Freestyle (4:59.64); 100 Butterfly (56.25)
Notes: A four-year letterwinner for Worthington Christian High School … named First-Team Mid-Ohio Conference all four years … competed at the state championships all four years of high school in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly.
Macey Neubauer
Hometown: Libertyville, Ill.
High School: Libertyville
Events: Breaststroke/IM/Butterfly
Top Times: 100 Butterfly (56.89); 100 breast (1:04.01); 200 IM (2:06.72)
Notes: A four-year letterwinner and two-time captain for Libertyville High School … a three-time All-American … named to the all-state team three times … was a sectional champion in the 200-yard IM, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard medley relay … earned all-conference honors all four years … competed in the Illinois High School state championships all four years of high school … competed in the Junior Nationals in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … holds Liberty High School varsity records in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Elisabeth Peskin
Hometown: Fishers, Ind.
High School: Fishers
Events: Freestyle
Top Times: 500 Freestyle (5:00.84); 1650 Freestyle (17:23.68); 400 IM (4:35.62)
Notes: Four-year letterwinner for Fishers High School … was a consolation finalist at the state championships in the 500-yard freestyle after winning the event at sectionals … made the state team the past two seasons … her team finished in the top 10 at state all four years she competed … state runners-up in 2015.
Abby Stone
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
High School: Granville
Events: Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke/IM
Top Times: 100 Butterfly (54.90); 200 Backstroke (1:58.31); 200 IM (2:01.74)
Notes: Studied and swam at Virginia Tech University last season … represented VT at the ACC Women’s Swim Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina … swam for Granville High School and New Albany Aquatic Club … junior and senior national qualifier … 13-time All-American and 15-time All-Ohio honorree … won four state championships and four runner-up titles … state champion in the 100-yard backstroke and runner-up in the 200-yard IM in her senior year … 13 top-five finishes at state meet … won 14 Central/East/Southeast Ohio district titles and 13 Central-Ohio sectional titles … holds eight high school and five district records … conference MVP all four years … holds Granville varsity records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke and 200 backstroke.
Molly Zilch
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: St. Ursula Academy
Events: Freestyle
Top Times: 100 Freestyle (53.89); 200 Freestyle (1:49.83); 500 Freestyle (4:53.91)
Notes: Ranked as the sixth-best recruit in the state of Ohio … a four-year letterwinner for St. Ursula Academy … two-time All-American in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay … named to the Greater Catholic League All-Star First Team in 2015 … participated in the Division I Ohio High School State Swimming Championship all four years … St. Ursula was the 2015 state runner-ups … holds St. Ursula varsity records in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Swimming news courtesy of Miami Swimming & Diving.
