Marlins lose meet to Lima Westside

ROCKY McVAIGH/for VW independent sports

The YMCA Marlins opened their summer swim season on June 10, hosting the Lima Westside Swim Club at the Van Wert YMCA.  Van Wert dropped the season opener in a close meet by the score of 392-343.  Taking first place honors in all of their individual events were Tyra McClain (4); Emma Pollock (4); Katie McVaigh (3); Sam Easley (4) and Eric Easley (3).

Also securing first place finishes were Gracie Mull (1); Jaimie Burenga (1); Aaron Stant (2); Anna Henkaline (2); Bethany Fast (1); Colton Deschner (1); Isaac Rager (1) and Kory Schlatter (1).

The following relay teams finished in first place: Girls 8 & Under 100-meter medley relay (Micah LaTurner, Tyra McClain, Gracie Mull, Laney Hargett); Girls 9-10 200-meter medley (Delaney Keysor, Jamie Burenga,Emma Pollock ,Libby Price); Boys 15  & Over 200 Medley (Dane Chiles, Eric Easley, Kory Schlatter, Isaac Rager); Boys 9-10 200-meter freestyle relay (Evan Bowersock, Dane Chiles, Ian Rex, Daniel Miller); Girls 11-12 200-meter freestyle relay (Katie McVaigh, Noelle Heffner, Erin Miller, Risa Pollock); Boys 13-14 200-meter freestyle relay (Aaron Stant, Alek Bowersock, Colton Deschner, Sam Easley) and Boys 15 & Over 200 Free (Kory Schlatter, Isaac Rager, Jacob Keysor, Eric Easley).

Just a little background about the swim league. Van Wert is a member of the Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL), which has eight members: Wapakoneta Community Pool, Lima Westside Swim Club, Hardin County Swim Club, Ada-Lost Creek Swim Club, Lima Sherwood Swim Club, Bluffton Swim Club and Shawnee Country Club.

The regular season consists of seven matches of one-on-one meets and culminates with a championship meet in July.  Each swimmer is allowed to swim in only five total events per meet. In a regular season meet, the final heat of every event is the only heat that is scored. All other heats are considered non-scoring exhibition matches.  At the championship meet all swimmers are seeded by their best event times from the regular season and then scored by their finish.

YMCA Marlins vs. Lima Westside Swim Club (all distances meters; X indicates a swim in a non-scoring heat)

8&Under Girls: Tyra McClain – 1^st 25 Free, 25 Fly, 25 Back and 25 Breast. Gracie Mull – 1^st 50 Free; 2^nd 25 Free; 3^rd 25 Fly; 4^th 25 Breast. Micah LaTurner – 3^rd 50 Free; 5^th 25 Free; x10th 25 Back. Laney Hargett – 4^th 50 Free; x6th 25 Free; x7th 25 Back. Emma Miller – 5^th 25 Back; x10th 25 Free. Olivia Rutkowski – 6^th 25 Back; x11th 25 Free. Lillie Mull – x12th 25 Free and 25 Back.

9-10  Girls: Emma Pollock – 1^st 50 Free, 100 IM, 50 Fly and 100 Free. Delaney Keysor – 4^th 50 Free and 100 Free; x8th 50 Back. Libby Price – 6^TH 50 Free and 50 Back. Anna Wasson – 4^th 50 Fly; 5^th 50 Back and 100 Free; x9th 50 Free. Elizabeth Rutkowski – x13th 50 Free; 15^th 50 Back; Sophie Rutkowski – 14^th 50 Free and 50 Back. Jamie Burenga – 1^st 50 Back; 2^nd 100 IM, 50 Fly and 50 Breast.

9-10 Boys: Daniel Miller – 2^nd 100 IM; 3^rd 100 Free; 4^th 50 Breast. Evan Bowersock – 2^nd 50 Free; 3^rd 50 Back and 50 Breast; 4^th 100 Free. Ian Rex – 2^nd 50 Back; 3^rd 50 Free; 5^th 50 Breast. Dane Chiles – 4^th 50 Back; 5^th 50 Free and 100 Free. Abram Price – 5th 50 Back; 6^th 50 Free.

11-12 Girls: Katie McVaigh – 1^st 50 Free, 50 Fly and 50 Back.  Noelle Hefner – 3^rd 50 Free; 4^th 100 IM and 50 Breast. Allie Etter – 6^th 50 Free and 50 Back. Kathryn Wray – 4^th 100 Free; 6^th 50 Breast; x7th 50 Back and 50 Free. Sydney Yoder – 3^rd 50 Back; x8th 50 Free. Jenna Covey – 6^th 100 Free; x8th 50 Back; x9th 50 Free. Emma Rutkowski – 5^th 50 Back; x10th 50 Free. Risa Pollock – 2^nd 100 IM; 3^rd 50 Fly; 3^rd 50 Breast. Erin Miller – 2^nd 100 Free; 3^rd 100 IM; 4^th 50 Fly.

11-12 Boys: Aaron Stant– 1^st 50 Free and 50 Back; 2^nd 50 Fly. Dylan Neate – 2^nd 50 Free and 50 Breast; 3^rd 100 IM and 100 Free. Jacob Keysor – 3^rd 50 Back; 4^th 50 Free and 100 Free.

13-14 Girls: Skylar Lehman – 2^nd 50 Fly; 3^rd 50 Back; 5^th 50 Free. Anna Henkaline – 1^st 50 Free and 50 Breast; 2^nd 50 Back. Madison Pauquette – 3^rd 50 Free; 4^th 100 IM and 100 Free; 5^th 50 Breast. Emma Verville – 5^th 100 Free; 6^th 50 Free. Bethany Fast – 1^st 100 Free; 2^nd 100 IM; 3^rd 50 Breast.

13-14 Boys: Colton Deschner – 1^st 100 IM; 2^nd 50 Breast; 3^rd 50 Free and 100 Free. Sam Easley – 1^st 50 Free, 50 Fly, 50 Back and 100 Free. Alex Bowersock – 2^nd 100 IM; 3^rd 50 Back and 50 Breast; 4^th 50 Free.

15-18 Girls: Hannah Stemen – 2^nd 50 Free; 3^rd 50 Back and 100 Free; 4^th 50 Breast. Rachel Gordan – 5^th 50 Free and 50 Back; 6^th 100 Free. Holly Hammond – 4^th 50 fly, 100 IM and 100 Free; 5^th 50 Breast.

15-18 Boys: Isaac Rager – 1^st 50 Free and 100 Free; 2^nd 50 Back. Eric Easley – 1^st 100 IM, 50 Breast and 50 Back. Kory Schlatter – 1^st 50 Fly; 2^nd 100 IM and 50 Breast.