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On Friday evening, Mariemont brothers Quinn and Corbin Heis swam their highschool last meet collectively of their lone season sharing the pool on the varsity degree.
After swimming collectively for 10 years, they went out with a bang on the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II swimming state championships. All 5 of their races produced slightly little bit of magic as they helped the Warriors win the 200-yard medley relay state title, the primary relay title in class historical past, and take second place within the 200-yard freestyle, shedding solely to an Ontario squad that set a brand new state report.
“It’s kind of a full circle moment,” Quinn mentioned.
Corbin, a freshman, took third place within the 100-yard breaststroke and eighth place within the 50-yard freestyle whereas Quinn, a senior, took fifth place within the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. Their 55 mixed factors assist Mariemont rating 142 factors and take third place within the group standings, tying its highest-ever group end.
In the medley relay, Corbin swam breaststroke, his signature stroke, and handed off to Quinn for the butterfly. In the freestyle relay, Quinn swam the primary leg and Corbin the second. Ten years of swimming collectively has helped them good their relay exchanges.
“It’s a lot of fun. Just a lot more reps than you get with any other teammates,” Quinn Corbin mentioned.
The Heis household has discovered numerous success within the pool. Their dad, Ken, was a three-time state qualifier at Turpin in Nineteen Nineties and was a nationwide champion at Kenyon College.
The brothers performed soccer collectively within the fall however will not share a spring sport as Corbin fits up for the lacrosse group and Quinn focuses on swimming on the subsequent degree.
Here are the remainder of the largest tales from the 2026 OHSAA DII state championship meet.
Reese Reilly now a three-time breaststroke state champion
The Roger Bacon senior had been sick for the previous two weeks.
The flu did not cease her from simply claiming sectional and district titles in her signature occasion, the 100-yard breaststroke, however the state meet was a distinct problem.
“I didn’t swim for a week and taper has been kind of hard, but I also credit my coaches. They’ve done such a good job of getting me ready for this meet,” Reilly mentioned.
The final two years, she had gained by 0.28 seconds and 0.37 seconds and entered this yr’s state meet with the very best seed time by nearly two seconds.
When she hit midway simply 0.13 seconds forward of Jonathan Alder’s Lily Schneider, she knew she needed to shut exhausting to win a 3rd straight gold medal. Reilly cut up the second 50 yards in 32.99 seconds and out-touched Schneider on the wall, profitable in 1:02.65.
Roger Bacon’s Reese Reilly wins 100-yard breaststroke state title
Roger Bacon’s Reese Reilly wins third straight 100-yard breaststroke title on the OHSAA state championship meet Feb. 27, 2026, in Canton.
Swimming the ultimate leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay minutes later meant that the ultimate two races of her highschool profession had been additionally the final two occasions of the state meet. She did not must swim the freestyle relay however needed to present the remainder of her group a lifelong reminiscence.
“It’s super important for me, just trying to close out strong for myself, my teammates and the rest of the team. I hold a lot of pride in the anchor position,” Reilly mentioned.
By slightly little bit of selection and slightly little bit of happenstance, she additionally took to the beginning blocks for the primary two occasions of the meet, serving to the Spartans take seventh place within the 200-yard medley relay earlier than claiming fourth place within the 200-yard particular person medley.
In the primary relay, Reilly switched up from her regular black cap together with her identify, donning a gold cap with the phrases “RB State Team” on the aspect.
“I think it was a fun little surprise, and I was happy about it because we had asked for colored caps and they chose gold. Especially for finals, it’s really fun because you’re always trying to be your best,” Reilly mentioned.
All advised, Reilly, who’s now certain for Duke University, certified for the state meet all 4 years of her profession, swimming in 13 whole occasions and incomes 10 podium finishes.
“It’s meant so much. The people, the school in general, everybody is so sweet and kind. They’re my biggest supporters. I love my teammates so much,” Reilly mentioned.
Ansley Neff closes historic 2-year run for Wyoming
Outside of Reilly, the Wyoming senior was the highest women performer from Cincinnati.
Her runner-up end within the 100-yard freestyle and third-place end within the 200-yard freestyle had been a reversal of final yr’s outcomes. She additionally helped the Cowgirls take fifth place within the 200-yard freestyle relay and eighth place within the 400-yard freestyle relay.
“This wasn’t really the result I was expecting, but it’s my last state and I’m still so happy to be here, and I’m so happy for my teammates, and that I could contribute something to the state meet for my team,” Neff mentioned.
She earned the highest prelim time in each of her particular person occasions however pale within the last 50 yards of the 200. After receiving her medal, Neff let loose some emotion earlier than regrouping for the 100-yard occasion.
“Just saying the word ‘200’ makes my heart race. It’s always been anxiety-provoking for me. Once the tears started flying, they weren’t stopping. You just have to take a step and let it all out. I swim because it makes me happy, so I got in the pool and swam some laps to recover,” Neff mentioned.
Improving her state placement within the 100 freestyle yr over yr was the results of extra velocity exercises in apply. That race was loads nearer, with the highest three spots separated by a half-second. Neff edged out Hathaway Brown’s Josephine Piliang, the women Performer of the Meet, by 0.13 seconds.
Neff additionally anchored each freestyle relays as the ultimate two occasions of her highschool profession. While she interacted with fellow swimmers earlier than the beginning, standing on the deck gave her a while to replicate on her profession.
“My time at Wyoming really took a turn after my sophomore year. I took my training a lot more seriously, realizing I had a lot of potential. I really wanted to get a couple school records. We have a record board right by the lunch room, so I get to see that every day and it really motivated me,” Neff mentioned.
The University of Richmond signee now holds 5 college data, the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyles and as a member of the 2 freestyle relays.
CHCA women, Madeira boys lead native group placement
The Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles sat in second place after the 200-yard freestyle relay, a formidable displaying for a group that graduated two dynamite seniors in Taylor Bacher and Julia Shafer.
Powered by freshman Julia Molina, sophomores Teagan Stover, Sophia Fink and Posey Sollmann, and junior Lila Gregory, the Eagles had 119 factors by way of eight occasions. But Fink was the one swimmer to qualify for any of the ultimate three occasions. Her 5 factors within the 100-yard breaststroke left CHCA with 124 factors and a tie for fourth place within the last standings.
Indian Hill adopted carefully behind with 109 factors. The Braves’ finest outcomes had been Gabby Henz’s fifth-place finishes within the 200-yard particular person medley and the 100-yard breaststroke, and a fifth-place end within the 400-yard freestyle relay.
After the Mariemont boys group, Madeira was the second-highest putting group within the boys race with 95 factors to complete eighth. Wyoming and Ross tied for thirteenth place with 56 factors every.
While the Seven Hills Stingers took eleventh place within the women group standings and the boys took seventeenth, they positioned swimmers in a lot of championship finals. Marissa McNerney was the 200-yard particular person medley runner-up and took fourth place within the 500-yard freestyle, and her older brother, Colin, took sixth place in the identical distance.
“We’re doing incredible. We won the consolation final of the girls medley relay. I’m super proud of them,” junior Danny Beyerbach mentioned.
Beyerbach headlined Seven Hills’ efforts with a runner-up end within the 200-yard freestyle and a third-place consequence within the 50-yard freestyle.
“It kind of did blow my expectations out of the water. I’m not tapered for this meet, so to be able to drop time like that is pretty incredible,” Beyerbach mentioned.
Placing effectively in two championship finals meant slightly further for Beyerbach, who missed his freshman yr state meet with a damaged arm. A sophomore illness positioned him within the 200-yard freestyle comfort last.
“To be able to podium in two events tonight is truly incredible. It’s an other-world experience,” Beyerbach mentioned.
Cincinnati’s Division II podium finishers on the 2026 state championship meet
Girls 200-yard medley relay: 4. CHCA (Teagan Stover, Sophia Fink, Lila Gregory, Posey Sollmann); 6. Indian Hill (Brynne Pontius, Gabby Henz, Sophie Tindale, Libby Holmes); 7. Roger Bacon (Paige Ernst, Reese Reilly, Brenna Huber, Erin Pare)
Boys 200-yard medley relay: 1. Mariemont (Corbin Heis, Quinn Heis, Desmond Noone, Maddox Moon); 3. Madeira (Jack Brenner, Charlie Hambidge, Max Welty, Tyler Matsudo)
Girls 200-yard freestyle: 3. Ansley Neff, Wyoming; 6. Emma Rosenbaum, McNicholas
Boys 200-yard freestyle: 2. Danny Beyerbach, Seven Hills; 5. Luke Mignery, Ross
Girls 200-yard particular person medley: 2. Marissa McNerney, Seven Hills; 3. Lila Gregory, CHCA; 4. Reese Reilly, Roger Bacon; 5. Gabby Henz, Indian Hill; 7. Sophia Fink, CHCA
Boys 200-yard particular person medley: 8. Timmy Pfirrman, Roger Bacon
Girls 50-yard freestyle para: 6. Emma Palmer, Lebanon
Boys 50-yard freestyle: 3. Danny Beyerbach, Seven Hills; 5. Quinn Heis, Mariemont; 8. Corbin Heis, Mariemont
Girls 100-yard butterfly: 5. Emma Rosenbaum, McNicholas; 6. Lila Gregory, CHCA
Boys 100-yard butterfly: 4. Luke Mignery, Ross; 6. Max Welty, Madeira; 8. Jonah Bowling, CHCA
Girls 100-yard freestyle: 2. Ansley Neff, Wyoming
Boys 100-yard freestyle: 5. Quinn Heis, Mariemont
Girls 500-yard freestyle: 4. Marissa McNerney, Seven Hills
Boys 500-yard freestyle: 4. Auggy Newberry, Badin; 5. Jack Clark, Clinton-Massie; 6. Colin McNerney, Seven Hills; 8. Matt Schomaker, Roger Bacon
Girls 200-yard freestyle relay: 4. CHCA (Lila Gregory, Teagan Stover, Sophia Fink, Posey Sollmann); 5. Wyoming (Ansley Neff, Willow Adams, Esme Harness, Amelia Auger); 8. Indian Hill (Kate Wallbrown, Sophie Tindale, Liara Detweiler, Libby Holmes)
Boys 200-yard freestyle relay: 2. Mariemont (Quinn Heis, Corbin Heis, Desmond Noone, Maddox Moon); 8. Wyoming (Jake Calvert, Chase Le, Will Gorentz, Noah Fent)
Girls 100-yard backstroke para: 6. Emma Palmer, Lebanon
Girls 100-yard backstroke: 5. Chelsea Noone, Mariemont
Boys 100-yard backstroke: 6. Desmond Noone, Mariemont; 8. Jason Starodub, Cincinnati Country Day
Girls 100-yard breaststroke: 1. Reese Reilly, Roger Bacon; 5. Gabby Henz, Indian Hill
Boys 100-yard breaststroke: 3. Corbin Heis, Mariemont
Girls 400-yard medley relay: 5. Indian Hill (Kate Wallbrown, Sophie Tindale, Brynne Pontius, Gabby Henz); 8. Wyoming (Willow Adams, Amelia Auger, Esme Harness, Ansley Neff)
Boys 400-yard medley relay: 6. Madeira (Max Welty, Tyler Matsudo, Drew Schau, Jack Brenner); 8. Wyoming (Noah Fent, Joss Hogenesch, Willem Hogenesch, Jake Calvert)
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