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Cougar swimmers defeated by Bryan

Van Wert swimming news

The Van Wert High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams hosted Bryan High School in a dual meet. Both Cougar teams were defeated by Bryan: the girls 89 -77 and boys 91-86.

Individual Van Wert swimmers placing first overall included Kase Schalois (100-meter butterfly and 1-meter diving), Kory Schlatter (100-meter backstroke), Eric Easley (100-meter breaststroke), and Karlyn Koontz (100-meter breaststroke).

First place relay was the boy’s 200-yard freestyle (Eric Easley, Jacob Scheidt, Adam Jurczyk, Kase Schalois).

The VWHS swim team will travel to Ottawa today to compete against Ottawa-Glandorf and St. Marys.

Boys Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay:  2nd (2:08.04 – Daniel Silette, Eric Easley, Kase Schalois, Spencer Trisel), 3rd (2:26.62 – Jacob Scheidt, Josh Overholt, Kory Schlatter, Drew Hoffman)

200 Freestyle:  2nd (2:14.96 – Eric Easley), 5th (2:38.03- Daniel Silette), 6th (2:51.17 – Spencer Prichard)

200 Individual Medley: 3rd (3:01.47- Jacob Scheidt), 4th (3:02.20- Kory Schlatter)

50 Freestyle:  2nd (28.65 – Adam Jurczyk), 5th (32.83 – Tyler Rex), 6th (33.67 – Isaac Rager); JV (39.04 – Cameron Bagley, 43.19 – Mitchel Mengerink, 44.66 – Kollin Weiss)

100 Butterfly:  1st (1:21.84 – Kase Schalois)

100 Freestyle:  3rd (1:04.57 – Adam Jurczyk), 4th (1:06.75 – Spencer Trisel), 6th (1:12.40 – Cade Fleming); JV (1:15.66 – Spencer Prichard, 1:18.35 – Isaac Rager, 1:25.96 – Aaron Bradford, 1:40.38 – Mitchel Mengerink, 1:52.69 – Kollin Weiss)

400 Freestyle:  3rd (5:51.79 – Daniel Silette), 4th (5:59.37 –Drew Hoffman), 5th (6:04.13 – Tyler Rex)

200 Freestyle Relay:   1st (1:53.21 – Eric Easley, Jacob Scheidt, Adam Jurczyk, Kase Schalois), 4th (2:11.43 – Drew Hoffman, Isaac Rager, Tyler Rex, Cade Fleming), 5th (2:37.33 – Spencer Prichard, Cameron Bagley, Aaron Bradford, Mitchel Mengerink)

100 Backstroke:   1st (1:17.66 – Kory Schlatter), 2nd (1:19.67 – Spencer Trisel)

100 Breaststroke:  1st (1:14.15 – Eric Easley), 3rd (1:27.93 – Josh Overholt), 5th (1:36.21 – Cade Fleming)

400 Freestyle Relay: 2nd (4:30.49 – Adam Jurczyk, Daniel Silette, Josh Overholt, Spencer Trisel), 3rd (4:58.32 –Jacob Scheidt, Tyler Rex, Kory Schlatter, Cade Fleming), 4th (5:33.10 – Isaac Rager, Aaron Bradford, Drew Hoffman, Spencer Prichard)

1 Meter Diving – 1st (196.15 – Kase Schalois), 3rd (129.40 – Josh Overholt)

Girls Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay:  2nd (2:34.37 – Hannah Stemen, Karlyn Koontz, Andi Foster, Holly Hammond), 3rd (2:44.60 – Whitney Meyers, Marissa Sperry, Rebecca Johnson, Haley Richardson), 4th (3:15.37 – Meredith Arn, Reed Wermer, Kellie Carnahan, Rebecca Welker)

200 Freestyle:  2nd (2:40.12 – Hannah Stemen), 3rd ( 2:47.99 – Mackenzie Agler), 4th (3:17.33- Reed Wermer)

200 Individual Medley:  3rd (3:05.59- Andi Foster), 4th (3:16.13 – Rebecca Johnson)

50 Freestyle:  3rd (32.16- Holly Hammond), 4th (34.94 –Whitney Meyers), 5th (38.13 – Kellie Carnahan); JV (41.57 – Rebecca Welker, 41.87 – Paige LeVan, 41.92 – Chloe Gamble, 42.14 – Erika Strawser, 43.83 – Kali Agler, 44.99 – Haley Sperry, 52.57 – Morella Mills)

100 Butterfly:  2nd (1:28.37 – Rebecca Johnson)

100 Freestyle:  2nd (1:13.36 – Hannah Stemen), 3rd (1:15.28 – Andi Foster), 4th (1:20.14 – Whitney Meyers); JV (1:31.74 – Chloe Gamble, 1:38.38  – Erika Strawser, 1:38.96 – Paige LeVan, 1:40.90 – Kali Agler, 1:45.67 – Haley Sperry, 2:01.85 – Morella Mills)

400 Freestyle:  3rd (5:46.33 – Karlyn Koontz), 4th (6:17.06 – Marissa Sperry), 5th (6:48.64 – Haley Richardson)

200 Freestyle Relay:  2nd (2:24.59 – Mackenzie Agler, Kellie Carnahan, Marissa Sperry, Whitney Meyers), 3rd (2:56.92 – Kali Agler, Haley Sperry, Paige LeVan, Erika Strawser)

100 Backstroke:  2nd (1:13.00 – Holly Hammond), 3rd (1:31.48 – Mackenzie Agler), 4th (1:42.38 – Meredith Arn)

100 Breaststroke:  1st (1:38.30 – Karlyn Koontz), 3rd (1:44.06 – Marissa Sperry), 4th (1:53.83 – Reed Wermer)

400 Freestyle Relay: 2nd (5:06.30 – Hannah Stemen, Mackenzie Agler, Andi Foster, Holly Hammond), 3rd (5:54.73  – Rebecca Johnson, Meredith Arn, Reed Wermer, Karlyn Koontz), 4th (6:12.77 – Haley Richardson, Chloe Gamble, Kellie Carnahan, Meagan Jacobs)

POSTED: 01/10/13 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports