ARCHBOLD WEATHER

Thatcher Second In State Diving





Cameron Thatcher

Cameron Thatcher

Cameron Thatcher, 15, son of Paul and Kristin, Powell, and grandson of Maryann Thatcher, Archbold, finished second at the 2014 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state diving champion- ships, Feb. 20- 22, in Canton.

A sophomore at Olentangy Liberty High School, Thatcher followed a district championship with the second-place finish at the state meet.

He finished with a score of 558.55. The champion, Stephen Romanik, Nordonia, won with 565.10.

It was Romanik’s second straight state title. He will dive next year at Ohio State University.

Thatcher’s high school season included breaking his own Liberty High School sixand 11-dive meet records and rewriting the six-dive meet pool record at Pfieffer Natatorium, Ohio Wesleyan.

He will compete nationally in meets throughout the spring and summer.

Thatcher is a member of the USA Diving Junior Elite Performance Squad and trains daily with the Ohio State Diving Club.


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