John Tehan will join a list of local competitors in the Empire State Games next week. A junior at Auburn High School, Tehan will be competing in the Scholastic Division for the swimming competition.
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Auburn swimmer John Tehan prepares to jump in the Auburn YMCA-WEIU pool while practicing last year for the Empire State Games.
Auburn swimmer John Tehan prepares to jump in the Auburn YMCA-WEIU pool while practicing last year for the Empire State Games.
He will swim in the 2000m, 800m and the mile swim. The events start off with an opening ceremony at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at Binghamton University Soccer Stadium.
Swimming doesn't have any pre-spring training sessions for the Empire State games so Tehan has had to find his own time to work on placing better then his eighth place finish last year in the finals at the games.
“My friend Mallorie Dygert and I have had to find our way of practicing,” Tehan said. “We've had to go to the YMCA and also out to Skaneateles to work on our events.”
Dygert will be competing in the Scholastic Division in the 1500m events. Tehan said he has been preparing for the games along with the help from his high school coach Rich Hamburger and teammates.
“We've been lifting as a team during this spring,” Tehan said.
Tehan has set a list of goals that he has already accomplished one and that was making the team.
He now is focusing on placing better then his eighth place finish of last year and he would also like to earn a medal in the competitions.
“It's really neat to see them set it up like it's the Olympics,” Tehan said. “It's nice to see so different types of competitors. I see people from all over the state as long with people I don't know in my own region.”
Tehan would also like to do better then his 2:14 in the 2000m.
“It's new competition each year,” Tehan said. “So I'm unsure as to whether or not what to expect. I'm just really excited for this.”
Tehan said one difference between this year and last year is the competitiveness in the trials. He will compete July 24 and the 26 in the swimming competitions.
Skaneateles' Reid Swartz will also be joining in him in the Scholastic Division in the 1500m and 2000m events.
Joining Swartz and Tehan in the Scholastic division is a long list of competitors from Auburn, Skaneateles, Jordan-Elbridge and Moravia.
Keith Buehler of Skaneateles, Zach Marginsky of Auburn and Thomas Trowell ,also of Auburn, will be part of the hockey team that will play for the central region. Brenden Dickerson of Skaneateles will be in the Fencing Sabre group. Adam Heck will be coaching soccer and he is from Moravia. Jordan-Elbridge's Austin Lee will wrestle in the 275 weight class.
Skaneateles' Joey Robinson will compete in the doubles for tennis. Moravia track and field coach Jan Hunsinger will coach the sport.
Auburn's Marissa Slayton will compete in soccer, Kelly Grinnell in basketball, Kaitlyn Aldrich for girls lacrosse and Shelly Connors will be coaching the tennis team. Madelaine Morrissey of Skaneateles joins Aldrich on the lacrosse team. Claire Hunsinger and Jennifer Cornwell qualified on the track and field team from Moravia. Hunsinger will be competing in the javelin and Cornwell will be in the shot put.
Don Sproull of Auburn will be part of the cycling team. Also from Auburn, Andrew Crowley will be in the weightlifting (231.25 pounds) and Peter Petrosino will be a judo coach. Keith Vandingstee is competing in fencing and Tim Davis will be in the canoe and kayak competitions, both are from Skaneateles. Elbridge's Joseph Sullivan will be a javelin competitor in the track and field area.
Barbara Bryant of Elbridge is also in the Judo weight class of 126 pounds in the Open Division competitions. Union Springs Ashley Ellers will also join her in judo, but in the 154 weight class.
Auburn's Robert Elkovitch is in the archery competitions for the 60-69 year olds in the Masters Division. David Sennett 50-59 in the canoe tandem, Jim Genkos 60 and older also in the canoe tandem, Clay Tarver also in the 60 and older solo kayak, Bruce Jordan will compete in the discus for track and field in the age group of 65-69 and Michael Capocefalo will be in the group of 55-64 in the cycling all are from Auburn. Moravia is sending Scott Stenberg in the 50-59 solo kayak, Russell Riddell in the 100m dash and 300/400 hurdles for the age group of 45-49.
Connie Ciccone leads Skaneateles in the age group of 60-64 in the track and field for discus, hammer and shot put. She will be joined by Jody Conroe also of Skaneateles in the 75 and older for golf.
Auburn's Kathleen Sennett will run in the marathon for canoe and kayak in the age group of 50-59.
Swimming doesn't have any pre-spring training sessions for the Empire State games so Tehan has had to find his own time to work on placing better then his eighth place finish last year in the finals at the games.
“My friend Mallorie Dygert and I have had to find our way of practicing,” Tehan said. “We've had to go to the YMCA and also out to Skaneateles to work on our events.”
Dygert will be competing in the Scholastic Division in the 1500m events. Tehan said he has been preparing for the games along with the help from his high school coach Rich Hamburger and teammates.
“We've been lifting as a team during this spring,” Tehan said.
Tehan has set a list of goals that he has already accomplished one and that was making the team.
He now is focusing on placing better then his eighth place finish of last year and he would also like to earn a medal in the competitions.
“It's really neat to see them set it up like it's the Olympics,” Tehan said. “It's nice to see so different types of competitors. I see people from all over the state as long with people I don't know in my own region.”
Tehan would also like to do better then his 2:14 in the 2000m.
“It's new competition each year,” Tehan said. “So I'm unsure as to whether or not what to expect. I'm just really excited for this.”
Tehan said one difference between this year and last year is the competitiveness in the trials. He will compete July 24 and the 26 in the swimming competitions.
Skaneateles' Reid Swartz will also be joining in him in the Scholastic Division in the 1500m and 2000m events.
Joining Swartz and Tehan in the Scholastic division is a long list of competitors from Auburn, Skaneateles, Jordan-Elbridge and Moravia.
Keith Buehler of Skaneateles, Zach Marginsky of Auburn and Thomas Trowell ,also of Auburn, will be part of the hockey team that will play for the central region. Brenden Dickerson of Skaneateles will be in the Fencing Sabre group. Adam Heck will be coaching soccer and he is from Moravia. Jordan-Elbridge's Austin Lee will wrestle in the 275 weight class.
Skaneateles' Joey Robinson will compete in the doubles for tennis. Moravia track and field coach Jan Hunsinger will coach the sport.
Auburn's Marissa Slayton will compete in soccer, Kelly Grinnell in basketball, Kaitlyn Aldrich for girls lacrosse and Shelly Connors will be coaching the tennis team. Madelaine Morrissey of Skaneateles joins Aldrich on the lacrosse team. Claire Hunsinger and Jennifer Cornwell qualified on the track and field team from Moravia. Hunsinger will be competing in the javelin and Cornwell will be in the shot put.
Don Sproull of Auburn will be part of the cycling team. Also from Auburn, Andrew Crowley will be in the weightlifting (231.25 pounds) and Peter Petrosino will be a judo coach. Keith Vandingstee is competing in fencing and Tim Davis will be in the canoe and kayak competitions, both are from Skaneateles. Elbridge's Joseph Sullivan will be a javelin competitor in the track and field area.
Barbara Bryant of Elbridge is also in the Judo weight class of 126 pounds in the Open Division competitions. Union Springs Ashley Ellers will also join her in judo, but in the 154 weight class.
Auburn's Robert Elkovitch is in the archery competitions for the 60-69 year olds in the Masters Division. David Sennett 50-59 in the canoe tandem, Jim Genkos 60 and older also in the canoe tandem, Clay Tarver also in the 60 and older solo kayak, Bruce Jordan will compete in the discus for track and field in the age group of 65-69 and Michael Capocefalo will be in the group of 55-64 in the cycling all are from Auburn. Moravia is sending Scott Stenberg in the 50-59 solo kayak, Russell Riddell in the 100m dash and 300/400 hurdles for the age group of 45-49.
Connie Ciccone leads Skaneateles in the age group of 60-64 in the track and field for discus, hammer and shot put. She will be joined by Jody Conroe also of Skaneateles in the 75 and older for golf.
Auburn's Kathleen Sennett will run in the marathon for canoe and kayak in the age group of 50-59.
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