By Cort Reynolds
CANTON - Ada junior Klava Katayama came in fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and touched sixth in the 100 butterfly finals at the 43nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday evening.

A top eight finish confers all-state status.

In the 50 free finals, Katayama moved up from her strong fifth-place preliminary finish to end up fourth in 23.77.

Sophomore Nyah Funderburke of Columbus School for Girls won the 50 free in 23.46.

Katayama came in sixth in the 100 fly in 56.91, again moving up one place from her preliminary finish Thursday.

Junior Jordan Aurnou-Rhees of Columbus School for Girls won the 100 fly in a time of 55.23.

Katayama finished fifth out of of 24 swimmers with a time of 23.86 in the 50-yard free preliminary heats.

Katayama took seventh among a field of 24 in the 100-yard butterfly semifinal prelims Thursday in 57.31.

She has advanced to the state meet three consecutive seasons.

Girls Div. II 50-yard freestyle finals results
Pl    Name            Grade    School            Time
1    Nyah Funderburke    So    Columbus School for Girls    :23.46
2    Mairin O'Brien    So    Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown :23.76
2    Audrey Cesar    So    Toledo St. Ursula    :23.76
4    Klava Katayama    Jr    Ada    :23.77
5    Logan Lawhorn    Jr    Baltimore Liberty Union    :23.82
6    Kaylee Nagel    So    Napoleon    :23.83
7    Lucie Morris    So    New Madison Tri-Village    :23.97
8    Meggie Voigt    Jr    Bryan    :24.15

Girls Div. II 100-yard butterfly finals results
Pl    Name            Grade    School            Time
1    Jordan Aurnou-RheesJr    Columbus School for Girls    :55.23
2    Abby Hay        Sr    Gates Mills Hawken    :55.34
3    Nyah Funderburke    So    Columbus School for Girls    :55.78
4    Lauren Musbach    Jr    Gates Mills Hawken    :56.82
5    Rose Gaudiani    Jr    Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown :56.84
6    Klava Katayama    Jr    Ada    :56.91
7    Madison Linstedt    Sr    Marion Elgin    :57.15
8    Anna Baker        Jr    Franklin Bishop Fenwick    :57.18