VW swimmers down Kenton Wildcats

SANDRA GROOMS/for The Van Wert independent

The Van Wert Cougar girls and boys swim teams were both winners as they hosted the Kenton Wildcats in a dual meet on Tuesday. Van Wert girls scored 99 points to Kenton’s 60 and the boys scored 107 points to Kenton’s 41.

Van Wert swimmers placing first in individual events included Erin Dingle (200 meter individual medley and 100 meter backstroke), Cody Hanes (200 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly), Eric Easley (100 meter breaststroke and 200 meter individual medley), Brittany Jurczyk (200 meter freestyle), Karlyn Koontz (400 meter freestyle), AJ Foster (100 meter freestyle) and Trey Stemen (100 meter backstroke).

The boys team swept all three relays: 200 medley (Cody Hanes, Trey Stemen, Eric Easley, Matt Cucciarre), 200 freestyle (Cody Hanes, Kase Schalois, AJ Foster, Eric Easley), and 400 freestyle (Trey Stemen, Kase Schalois, AJ Foster, Eric Easley).

The cougar swimmers return to action Saturday morning when they travel to Napoleon to compete in the Wildcat Invitational.

Girls Results (all distances in meters)

200 Medley Relay:  2^nd (2:29.01 –Hannah Stemen, Karlyn Koontz, Erin Dingle, Taylor Grooms), 3^rd (2:29.53–Chelsea Henning, Reed Wermer, Rebecca Johnson, Mackenzie Agler), 4^th (3:07.11 – Marissa Sperry, Miranda Rickard, Andi Foster Whitney Meyers)

200 Freestyle:  1^st (2:47.35 – Brittany Jurczyk), 2^nd (2:52.85- Karlyn Koontz), 3^rd (2:59.34 – Andi Foster)

200 Individual Medley: 1^st (3:07.48 – Erin Dingle), 3^rd (3:27.90 – Hannah Stemen)

50 Freestyle:  2^nd (34.48 -Brittany Jurczyk), 4^th (36.81 – Chelsea Henning), 5^th (38.17 – Mackenzie Agler), JV ( 41.14 – Meridith Arn, 53.36 – Miranda Rickard)

100 Butterfly:  2^nd (1:23.17 –Taylor Grooms), 3^rd (1:47.54 –Hannah Stemen)

100 Freestyle:  2^nd (1:18.66 –Holly Hammond), 3^rd (1:19.44 – Briana Agler), 4^th (1:22.14 -Mackenzie Agler), JV (1:32.23 – Whitney Meyers)

400 Freestyle:  1^st (6:02.00 –Karlyn Koontz), 2^nd (6:46.94 –Rebecca Johnson)

200 Freestyle Relay:  2^nd (2:13.23 – Brittany Jurczyk, Holly Hammond, Briana Agler, Taylor Grooms), 3^rd (2:34.11– Andi Foster, Mackenzie Agler, Rebecca Johnson, Whitney Meyers), 5^th ( 2:59.26 –Reed Wermer, Miranda Rickard, Marissa Sperry, Meredith Arn)

100 Backstroke: 1^st (1:27.33 – Erin Dingle),  3^rd (1:30.58 – Holly Hammond), 4^th (1:48.77 –Chelsea Henning), JV (1:49.52 – Marissa Sperry, 1:51.82 – Meredith Arn)

100 Breaststroke:  2^nd (1:35.92 – Taylor Grooms), 3^rd (1:48.78 – Briana Agler), 4^th (1:52.24 – Andi Foster), JV (2:00.48 – Reed Wermer, 2:14.11 – Miranda Rickard)

400 Freestyle Relay: 2^nd (5:12.80– Brittany Jurczyk, Hannah Stemen Holly Hammond, Taylor Grooms), 4^th (5:44.71  – Karlyn Koontz, Chelsea Henning,  Rebecca Johnson, Briana Agler), 4^th (6:25.38 – Marissa Sperry, Meredith Arn, Whitney Meyers, Reed Wermer)

Boys Results (all distances in meters)

200 Medley Relay:  1^st (2:11.11 – Matt Cucciarre, Cody Hanes, Trey Stemen, Eric Easley,), 3^rd (2:27.41 –Daniel Silette, Jacob Scheidt, Kase Schalois, Adam Jurczyk)

200 Freestyle:  1^st (2:32.46 -Cody Hanes), 2^nd (2:50.45- Daniel Silette), 4^th (2:57.33 – Jacob Scheidt)

200 Individual Medley: 1^st (2:29.85 – Eric Easley), 2^nd (2:59.00-  AJ Foster)

50 Freestyle:  2^nd (29.25–Trey Stemen), 4^th (33.59- Josh Overholt), 6^th (38.11- Jon Lisa), JV (39.51- Kory Schlatter, 51.61- Mitchel Mengerink)

100 Butterfly:  1^st (1:14.62 –Cody Hanes), 2^nd (1:19.41 – Matt Cucciarre)

100 Freestyle:  1^st (1:07.66 – AJ Foster), 4^th (1:13.73 – Adam Jurczyk),  5^th (1:16.29 – Jacob Scheidt ),  JV (1:27 .23 – Kory Schlatter, 1:30. 24 – Jon Lisa, 1:57.70 – Mitchel Mengerink)

400 Freestyle:  2^nd (5:24.21 – Kase Schalois), 4^th (6:16.64 – Daniel Silette)

200 Freestyle Relay:   1^st (2:00.88 –Cody Hanes, Kase Schalois, Matt Cucciarre,  AJ Foster), 3^rd (2:40.46– Jon Lisa, Mitchel Mengerink, Kory Schlatter, Josh Overholt)

100 Backstroke:   1^st (1:18.48 – Trey Stemen), 2^nd (1:24.53 – Matt Cucciarre), 4^th (1:36.27 – Josh Overholt)

100 Breaststroke:  1^st (1:14.00 – Eric Easley), 3^rd (1:35.00 – Daniel Silette), 5^th (1:51.98 – Jon Lisa)

400 Freestyle Relay: 1^st (4:36.99– Trey Stemen, Kase Schalois, AJ Foster, Eric Easley), 2^nd (5:03.36 –Adam Jurczyk, Daniel Silette ,Josh Overholt, Jacob Scheidt)