Elyria Catholic’s Evann Heidersbach is entering her sophomore season on the prestige swim team at Ohio State after a successful freshman season.

OSU’s first meet is Oct. 22 in the Scarlet and Gray annual swimming event on the campus at 5 p.m. The very next day, they’ll hold the Alumni Meet at 9 a.m. before starting a competitive schedule Oct. 30 against Kenyon.

At EC, Heidersbach was the highest point scorer, North Coast League Most Valuable Player, 12-time All-Ohio district record holder, sectional record holder, MVP, YMCA short course national finalist, two-time All-American, zone champion and team captain. She was also named Women of Compassion Rising Star and Athlete of the Year, among other accolades.

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St. Mary’s Michael Gallagher, who won a Division II state championship in the 200-yard individual medley this past season, has chosen to continue his swimming career at Ohio State.

Gallagher earned a gold medal in the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:52.77 at this year’s swimming championships.

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Elyria Catholic’s Evann Heidersbach, who is heading to Ohio State on a swimming scholarship, recently became the EC’s first ever All-American in the sport of swimming.

Heidersbach earned All-American status based on her performance in the Northeast Ohio District Swimming Championships at Cleveland State University this past season. The All-American rankings were recently released. Heidersbach was ranked 78th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.63 and 107th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 1:01.41.

“Evann's accomplishment is a great way to cap-off a remarkable high school swimming career,” EC coach Jack Dibee said. “I am very excited for Evann to earn this honor. I know her swimming career is going to continue to excel at Ohio State.”

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