List of 24 news stories.

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  Results from Girls' Swimming and Diving at State

  11/14/2023
  Our girls' swimming and diving team excelled at Saturday's IHSA Swimming and Diving State Championships at the FMC Natatorium! The Ramblers placed 13th overall in the state, which is their highest finish since 2016. Greta Kavanagh '24 rose above the competition—posting the sixth-highest all-time score in girls' state meet history with a score of 483.80—to capture the state title and complete her historic undefeated season!
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• IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving (Prelims)

  11/13/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers headed to FMC this past Friday for the State Swimming and Diving Prelims! 
  
  Diving; Greta Kavanagh '24, 1st
  200 Medley Relay; (Maria Cheng '25, Georgia Andrew '25, Gaby Simon '25, Sophia Friestedt '27), 12th
  200 Freestyle; Reilly O'Hara '25, 15th and Zizi Mateja '24, 32nd
  50 Freestyle; Sophia Friestedt '27, 34th
  100 Butterfly; Maria Cheng '25, 20th
  500 Freestyle; Reilly O'Hara '25, 11th and Gaby Simon '27 19th
  200 Freestyle Relay; (Georgia Andrew '25, Sophia Friestedt '27, Reilly O'Hara '25, Zizi Mateja '24), 24th
  100 Backstroke; Maria Cheng '25, 7th
  400 Freestyle Relay (Reilly O'Hara '25, Georgia Andrew '25, Sophia Friestedt '27, Zizi Mateja'24), 21st

• 2023 IHSA Swimming and Diving State Rambler Recap

  11/13/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers excelled at this past Saturday’s IHSA Swimming and Diving State Championships at the FMC Natatorium!
  
  The Ramblers placed 13^th overall in the state which is their highest finish since 2016!

  
  Diving Greta Kavanagh '24, 1^st
  200 Medley Relay (M. Cheng '25, G. Andrew '25, G. Simon '25, S. Friestedt '27), 13th
  200 Freestyle; Reilly O'Hara '25, 15th and Zizi Mateja '24, 32nd
  50 Freestyle; Sophia Friestedt '27, 34th
  100 Butterfly; Maria Cheng '25, 20th
  500 Freestyle; Reilly O'Hara '25, 11th and Gaby Simon '27 19th
  200 Freestyle Relay; (G. Andrew '25, S. Friestedt '27, R. O'Hara '25, Z. Mateja '24), 24th
  100 Backstroke; Maria Cheng '25, 6th
  400 Freestyle Relay (R. O'Hara '25, G. Andrew '25, S. Friestedt '27, Z. Mateja'24), 21^st

   

  Greta Kavanagh ‘24 rose above the competition posting a score of 483.80 capturing the state title and completed her historic undefeated season! Congrats Greta!!!!

   

  The swimmers made their first splash a memorable one! The 200 Medley Relay Team of (Maria Cheng ’25, Georgia Andrew ’25, Gaby Simon ’26, and Sophia Friestedt ’27) qualifying for finals and placing 13^th overall lead by Maria Cheng who posted the fastest 50 Backstroke in the State!

   

  The combination of Reilly O’Hara ‘25 and Zizi Mateja ‘24 got their 1^st state meet off to another fast start, placing 15^th and 32^nd overall respectively. Reilly got the ball rolling qualifying for finals and battled the field tying for 15^th in finals!

   

  Sophia Freistedt ‘27 arrived in her first state appearance and raced the competition to a 34^th place finish, very impressive from the Rambler Freshmen!

   

  Maria Cheng ’25 went off like a bang in the 100 Butterfly placing 20^th overall!

   

  Reilly O’Hara ‘25 and Gaby Simon ‘26 had some more left in the tank crushing the 500 Freestyle. Both ladies dropped significant time placing 11^th and 19^th overall in prelims. O’Hara continued her meet in finals placing 11^th overall for her 2^nd individual medal in the meet!

   

  The Relay Team of (Georgia Andrew ’25, Sophia Friestedt ’27, Reilly O’Hara ’25, Zizi Mateja ‘24) continued day with a strong lead out from Georgia Andrew as the team finished 24^th overall in the state!

   

  Maria Cheng ‘25 raced to her 3^rd finals appearance in the 100 Backstroke placing 7^th coming out of prelims and raced to a 6^th place finish overall in finals!

   

  The Relay Team of (Reilly O’Hara ’25, Georgia Andrew ’25, Sophia Friestedt ’27, Zizi Mateja ’24) also weren’t done as this 400 Freestyle Relay closed out the day with yet another impressive finish placing 21^st in the state!

• IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving (Finals)

  11/13/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers headed to FMC this past Friday for the State Swimming and Diving Finals! 
  
  200 Medley Relay; (Maria Cheng '25, Georgia Andrew '25, Gaby Simon '25, Sophia Friestedt '27), 13th
  Diving; Greta Kavanagh '24, 1st
  500 Freestyle; Reilly O'Hara '25, 11th
  100 Backstroke; Maria Cheng '25, 6th
  
  The program placed 13th overall with its highest team finish since 2016!

• Girls' Swimming and Diving Coaches Named Sectional Coaches of the Year

  11/7/2023
  Each swimming & diving season, the Illinois Swimming & Diving Association (ISDA) sponsors a Sectional Coach of the Year award for a swimming and diving coach from each sectional. Loyola Academy Girls' Swimming and Diving Coaches Greg Hartman and Tony D'Amico were recently named to this honor by a vote of the coaches at their sectional meet. The ISDA will award a certificate to each Coach of the Year at the ISDA All-State Banquet on Sunday, April 14, at the Bolingbrook Country Club.

• Girls' Swimming and Diving Results from IHSA Sectional

  11/6/2023
  Congratulations to the girls’ swimming and diving team, which competed in the IHSA Sectional on Saturday. The team finished in second place with a team score of 218 points! The team qualified in diving, all three relays, and seven individual events for the IHSA state finals. 
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• 2023 IHSA Swimming and Diving Sectionals Rambler Recap

  11/5/2023
  Greg Hartman
  Things got kicked into another stratosphere as Greta Kavanagh ‘24 literally rose above the competition posting a score of 518.90 and won the Sectional! Greta currently sits as the 2^nd highest scoring diver in Rambler History on both her 6 and 11 dive performances!

   

  The swimmers made their first splash a memorable one! The 200 Medley Relay Team of (Maria Cheng ’25, Georgia Andrew ’25, Gaby Simon ’26, and Sophia Friestedt ’27) achieved the IHSA State Standard posting a time of 1:45.52, placing 2^nd overall. This performance was the 6^th fastest performance in Rambler History!

   

  The combination of Reilly O’Hara ‘25 and Zizi Mateja ‘24 got their day off to a very fast start in the 200 Freestyle. Both Ramblers surpassed the IHSA State Standard! O’Hara won the Sectional clocking in at the time of 1:53.19! Mateja from the outside lane further electrified the Ramblers clocking in at the time of 1:55.75, placing 4^th overall! Reilly O’Hara rose the charts and is now the 6^th fastest performer in Rambler History!

   

  Sophia Freistedt ‘27 arrived in her first sectional appearance in a big way surpassing the IHSA State Standard in the 50 Freestyle! Sophia flew through the competition in the 2^nd to last heat in an outside lane and posted the time of 24.14, placing 5^th overall! Sophia is now currently the 7^th fastest performer in Rambler History!

   

  Maria Cheng ’25 wanted a part of the action as she surpassed the IHSA State Standard in the 100 Butterfly! The underwater specialist did her thing posting a time of 56.81, placing 2^nd overall. Maria is now currently the 4^th faster performer in Rambler History!

   

  Reilly O’Hara ‘25 and Gaby Simon ‘26 had some unfinished business, and business was good. The dynamic Rambler duo both surpassed the 500 Freestyle IHSA State Standard! Reilly O’Hara once again won the Sectional clocking in the time of 5:06.81! Gaby Simon raced her heart out from and outside lane, while being brought along by her teammates who lined the side, posted the time of 5:12.82! Reilly O’Hara once again writes the history books as she is now the 7^th fastest performer in Rambler History!

   

  The Relay Team of (Zizi Mateja ’24, Georgia Andrew ’25, Sophia Friestedt ’27, and Reilly O’Hara ’25) blew the barndoor open! The foursome surpassed the IHSA State Standard in the 200 Freestyle Relay posting a time of 1:37.41, placing 2^nd overall!

   

  The Rambler All American wasn’t done with her day as Maria Cheng ‘25 raced to the IHSA State Standard in the 100 Backstroke! Maria raced to a season best time of 56.22, placing 2^nd overall, and is ready for the big stage next week at FMC!

   

  The Relay Team of (Reilly O’Hara ’25, Georgia Andrew ’25, Sophia Friestedt ’27, Zizi Mateja ’24) also weren’t done as this 400 Freestyle Relay closed out the day with yet another IHSA State Standard posting a time of 3:34.74!

   

  Without the support of their team many of these performances that surpassed the IHSA Standards may not have been possible. Many other jaw dropping performances further elated an already electric sideline!

   

  Simone Abbasi ‘25 bringing another big bounce for the Ramblers, 14^th overall in diving.

  The Simon Sisters (Gaby Simon ’26 & Victoria Simon ’27) in the 200 IM placing 6^th and 8^th! Naima Prusaitis ‘25 bringing the heat in the 50 Freestyle racing to a 17^th place finish!

  Nika Barkmeier ’25 blasting her way through the 100 Butterfly to a 12^th place finish!

  Zizi Mateja ’24 and Ava Jefson ’25 excelling through in the 100 Freestyle, placing 4^th and 12^th!

  Emma Farris ’26 and Victoria Simon ’27 broke their heats in the 100 Breaststroke, 8^th and 12^th!

   

  When the smoke had cleared, and the water calmed down the Ramblers placed 2^nd overall in the IHSA Swimming and Diving Sectional for the 2^nd year in a row. The performances drew the attention of many in the stands and on the pool deck and both Tony D’Amico (Diving) and Greg Hartman (Swimming) were honored as the IHSA Sectional Coaches of the Year!

• IHSA Girls' Swimming and Diving Sectionals

  11/5/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers excelled at this past Saturday’s IHSA Swimming and Diving Sectional hosted at Glenbrook North High School! The Ramblers have their largest team since 2016 moving on to next weekend’s IHSA Swimming and Diving Championships at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

   

  2023 Loyola Girls Swimming and Diving State Team

   

  Georgia Andrew’ 25 (200 MR, 200 FR, 400 FR)

  Maria Cheng ’25 (200 MR, 100 Butterfly, 100 Backstroke)

  Sophia Friestedt ’27 (200 MR, 50 Freestyle, 200 FR, 400 FR)

  Greta Kavanagh ’24 (Diving)

  Zizi Mateja ’24 (200 Freestyle, 200 FR, 400 FR)

  Reilly O’Hara ’25 (200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 200 FR, 400 FR)

  Naima Prusaitis ’25 (Alternate)

  Gaby Simon ’26 (200 MR, 500 Freestyle)

• 2023 MCAC Rambler Recap

  10/24/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers put on quite the show this past weekend at the 2023 MCAC Girls Swimming and Diving Championships. As a team the program truly came together posting countless season, personal, and record-breaking performances. The MCAC features many of the who’s who in Illinois Swimming and Diving. At the competition this past weekend 5 pool records fell along with 3 MCAC Records! Featured below is a Rambler recap of the Top 3 Relays and Top 8 Individuals from last weekend.

   

  Diving started the program off on a high note outscoring the entire field.

   

  Greta Kavanagh ‘24 (1st Place 11 Dive) (Pool Record and MCAC Record)

  Simone Abbasi ’25 (6^th Place 11 Dive)

   

  Greta Kavanagh ’24 was also voted as the MCAC Diver of the Year!

   

  The following session featured the Frosh/Soph division who managed runner up honors in a field of 8 teams. This team of underclassmen serves as a strong vision of the future of LAGSD and we couldn’t be more exciting and proud of all of their progress throughout the season.

   

  200 Medley Relay 2^nd Place (Dorsten ’27, Kelly ’27, E. Abbasi ’27, Sander ’27)

  200 Freestyle Relay 2^nd Place (Tolentino ’27, E. Abbasi ’27, Kelly, ’27, Fitzgerald ’27)

  400 Freestyle Relay 2^nd Place (Fitzgerald ’27, E. Abbasi ’27, Sander ’27, Tolentino’27)

  Ellie Tolentino ’27 (2^nd Place 200 Freestyle/100 Freestyle)

  Bea Hayes ’27 (4^th Place 200 Freestyle)

  Kate Kelly ’27 (4^th Place 200 Individual Medley/1^st Place 100 Breaststroke)

  Kinsley Fitzgerald ’27 (1^st Place 50 Freestyle/3^rd Place 100 Freestyle)

  Morgan Sander ’27 (4^th Place 50 Freestyle/100 Backstroke)

  Elise Abbasi ’27 (2^nd Place 100 Butterfly)

  Lilla Prosko ’27 (6^th Place 100 Butterfly)

  Ava Mertes ’26 (4^th Place 500 Freestyle)

  Piper Dorsten ’27 (6^th Place 100 Backstroke)

   

  Kinsley Fitzgerald was also voted as the MCAC Frosh/Soph Swimmer of the Meet!

   

  The following session featured our Varsity division who were in a heated competition that resulted in the Ramblers posting 3^rd place honors in a field of 13 teams.

   

  200 Medley Relay 2^nd Place (Andrew ’25, Cheng ’25, G. Simon ’26, O’Hara ‘27) IHSA Standard

  200 Freestyle Relay 4^th Place (Mateja ’24, Andrew ’25, Prusaitis ’25, Jefson ’25)

  400 Freestyle Relay 3^rd Place (O’Hara ’25, G. Simon ’26, Andrew ’25, Mateja ’25) IHSA Standard

  Reilly O’Hara ’25 (1^st Place 200 Freestyle/2^nd Place 500 Freestyle) IHSA Standard

  Zizi Mateja ’24 (8^th Place 200 Freestyle/5^th Place 100 Freestyle)

  Gaby Simon ’26 (7^th Place 200 Individual Medley/8^th Place 500 Freestyle)

  Nika Barkmeier ’25 (8^th Place 200 Individual Medley/7^th Place 100 Butterfly)

  Georgia Andrew ’25 (4^th Place 50 Freestyle)

  Maria Cheng ’25 (3^rd Place 100 Butterfly/2^nd Place 100 Backstroke)

  Ava Jefson ’25 (7^th Place 100 Freestyle)

  Naima Prusaitis ‘25 (6^th Place 500 Freestyle)

  Victoria Simon ’27 (8^th Place 100 Backstroke)

  Emma Farris ’26 (6^th Place 100 Breaststroke)

   

  The final session of the meet featured our Junior Varsity division showcasing the depth of the program and they captured runner up honors in a field of 7!

   

  200 Medley Relay 3^rd Place (Mesch ’25, Walberer ’24, O’Hara ’24, Leddon ’25)

  200 Freestyle Relay 3^rd Place (Summerhill ’24, Koval ’24, Leddon ’25, Lien ’25)

  400 Freestyle Relay 3^rd Place (Mesch ’25, O’Hara ’24, Lien ’25, Summerhill ’24)

   

  Abby Summerhill ’24 (2nd Place 200 Freestyle, 1^st Place 100 Freestyle)

  Zeb O’Hara ’24 (4^th Place 200 Freestyle/2^nd Place 500 Freestyle)

  Sally Lien ’25 (7^th Place 200 Freestyle/8^th 100 Freestyle)

  Gracie Glen ’25 (8^th Place 200 Freestyle/6^th Place 500 Freestyle)

  Mia Mesch ’25 (2^nd Place 200 Individual Medley/3^rd Place 100 Backstroke)

  Kate O’Donnell ’25 (7^th Place 200 Individual Medley/6^th 100 Breaststroke)

  Kate Leddon ’25 (7^th Place 50 Freestyle)

  Melanie Angelov ’25 (2^nd Place 100 Butterfly/1^st Place 500 Freestyle)

  Maia Kesani ’25 (6^th Place 100 Backstroke)

  Emily Walberer ’24 (4^th 100 Breaststroke)

   

  The meet provided our Lady Ramblers that will moving on with the platform to represent their school at the IHSA Sectional Championships in 2 weeks. The weekend was a tremendous success and it goes to show….there’s no place like home!

• MCAC Girls' Swimming and Diving Championships

  10/24/2023
  The Ramblers put on quite the show this past weekend at the 2023 MCAC Girls' Swimming and Diving Championships. As a team, the program came together posting countless season, personal, and record-breaking performances. The MCAC features many of the who's who in Illinois swimming and diving. At the competition this past weekend, five pool records fell along with three MCAC Records! Featured below is a Rambler recap of the top three relays and top eight individuals from last weekend.
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• MCAC Varsity Swimming and Diving Championships

  10/22/2023
  Greg Hartman
  Fresh/Soph Team Results
  
  St. Ignatius College Prep 426 
  Loyola Academy 342
  Benet Academy 332
  Fenwick 268
  Mother McAuley 208
  Marist 174
  Trinity 92
  Resurrection 91

• MCAC Junior Varsity Swimming Championships

  10/22/2023
  Greg Hartman
  Team Results

• Hinsdale Freshman Invite

  10/16/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The future of the Lady Ramblers is very bright as our Freshman posted runner up honors at this seasons Hinsdale Freshman Invite. The showed that Rambler pride and focus and it translated to many season best swims!

• Rosary vs Loyola Academy

  10/10/2023
  Greg Hartman
  Loyola hosted Rosary on their Senior Night and although the Lady Ramblers were unable to come away with a team win there was no shortage of highlights. Greta Kavanagh stole the show by lowering her pool record again and posted unanimous 10's on her final dive of her 6 dive career at Loyola! The evening was another strong display from the Ramblers and will serve as a platform to excel at the MCAC Championships in a week.
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  Senior Wins Hinsdale Central Girls' Diving Invitational

  10/10/2023
  Greta Kavanaugh '24 swept the competition at the Hinsdale Central Diving Invitational, which brought together fifty-four of the state's best divers, on Saturday, October 7. Greta was the individual event champion and, by virtue of her point total, also single handedly won the team event.
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• Trevian Relays

  10/9/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers traveled to New Trier for one of the fastest invites on the schedule. The Ramblers moved up 2 places to 7th from 2022 against an elite field of 16 featuring many of the top teams in the state of Illinois!
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• Hinsdale Diving Invitational

  10/9/2023
  Greg Hartman
  Congrats to Greta Kavanagh for capturing the crown individually at this years Hinsdale Diving Invite. Greta bested many of the top divers in the state and when she combined efforts with Simone Abbasi the Lady Ramblers won the entire invite!

• Fenwick vs Loyola

  10/2/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers handled their business besting MCAC rival Fenwick in convincing fashion! The Ramblers captured wins in 9 of the possible 11 events posting numerous season best times and scores. The evenings highlight came from Reilly O'Hara '25 posting a time in the 500 freestyle that eclipsed the IHSA State standard!
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• Evanston Varsity Invite

  9/25/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The lady ramblers captured runner up honors this past weekend placing 2nd in the team standings at this years Evanston Varsity Invite. Loyola was the top Illinois team in this years field and many great performances were on display
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• 2023 JV Friar Invite

  9/18/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers posted their best finish in the past 5 years at this years 2023 JV Friar Invite!
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• Peoria Notre Dame vs Loyola

  9/9/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Ramblers hosted its guests from Peoria posting a convincing win. However, the real winner here was awareness and fundraising efforts put forth by both programs participating in the Hour of Power Relay. For more information about the Hour of Power Relay and the Ted Mullin Fund please visit the logo on our website to help us fight Pediatric Sarcoma!
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• St. Ignatius vs Loyola

  9/6/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Ramblers hosted the Wolfpack who captured the 22' MCAC crown in a close dual meet at the Norcross Aquatic Center.
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• New Pool Record Set by Greta Kavanagh '24

  8/29/2023
  Congratulations to Greta Kavanagh '24, of Loyola’s Swimming & Diving team, who broke a pool record over the weekend with a score of 291!
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• Evanston Township vs Loyola Academy

  8/28/2023
  Greg Hartman
  The Lady Ramblers shined on the first meet of the season besting Evanston Township H.S. this past Friday @ the John D. Norcross Aquatic Center to open up their regular season!
  
  Greta Kavanagh ('24) got the Ramblers off to a strong start by winning diving in convincing fashion while also breaking a her own pool record along the way!
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