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GILMOUR ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMER ADVANCES TO OLYMPIC TRIALS E
dging closer to a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team, Gilmour Academy sophomore Macie McNichols qualified for next summer’s Olympic Trials in the 50meter freestyle while competing in the Junior National Championships Aug. 12 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Her time of 26.29 seconds places her among the top sprinters in the nation. “Qualifying for the Olympic Trials is a special honor and achievement,” says Adam Katz, head coach of Gilmour’s Girls Swim team. “Only the top one percent of all swimmers nationwide qualify for this honor. This puts Macie in an elite class and is the result of a lot of work and determination on her part.”
The Gilmour student plans to take some time off from training before fall after a rigorous summer when she was named All-American by the National Interscholastic Swimming Association. McNichols also was recognized for being runner-up in the Division II State Swimming and Diving Championships for her performance in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle competitions. She was named to the News-Herald First Team, the Plain Dealer All-Star team and the All-Sun Team.
Macie McNichols ’14
USA HOCKEY CAMPS SELECT 4 FROM GA G
ilmour Academy senior Jayme Castillo was selected for one of the premier USA Hockey Select Player Development Camps June 24-30 in St. Cloud, Minn. The camps identify, train, Jayme Castillo ’12 educate and assess the best female hockey players in the country. Throughout the week, players chosen for the national camp receive outstanding coaching while professional
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scouts and college recruiters evaluate their performance. Castillo, a defenseman, was named by the Southeast District. This is the third time she has been selected for the player development camp. Two seniors from California – Celine Whitlinger, a goaltender, and forward Micayla Catanzariti – joined Castillo. Both were selected by the Pacific District, and Whitinger was picked as the best goalie from the Pacific District. Jocelyn Hunyadi, a Gilmour freshman and defenseman, represented the Mid-American District at the USA hockey camp in Rochester, N.Y., July 21-27. Gilmour has the only girls prep hockey team in Ohio. It is one of 10 teams from the United States and Canada in the North American Prep Hockey Association. The Lancers finished their regular season with a 37-17-7 record.