VW swimmers plot with St. Marys, O-G

Van Wert swimming teams

OTTAWA — The Van Wert High School boys and girls traveled to the Putnam County YMCA to compete with St. Marys Memorial and Ottawa-Glandorf high schools. This meet was scored as a double dual. The Cougar boys defeated St. Marys 104-56, but fell to Ottawa-Glandorf 79-83.  The Cougar girls also defeated St. Marys 89-69, and also fell to Ottawa-Glandorf 56-104.  O-G teams both defeated St. Marys.

Van Wert boys’ swimmers placing first overall included Eric Easley (100-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke), and the 400-yard free relay team (Eric Easley, Adam Jurczyk, Jacob Scheidt, Sam Easley).

Best finishers for Van Wert girls were first place overall for the girls 200-yard individual medley relay team (Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Andi Foster, Peyton Fleming), with Stemen earning a second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke.

The Cougar swim team will compete next at the Wapakoneta-Celina Invitational today.

Boys Results (all distances in yards; places include all three teams)

200 Medley Relay:  2^nd (1:50.91 –Dan Silette, Eric Easley, Sam Easley, Jacob Scheidt), 4th (2:04.55- Kory Schlatter, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt)

200 Freestyle:  2^nd (2:01.28- Sam Easley), 3^rd (2:09.57-Adam Jurczyk)

200 Individual Medley: 1^st (2:08.28- Eric Easley), 4^th (2:37.56- Josh Overholt)

50 Freestyle:  3^rd   (26.09 – Jacob Scheidt), 4^th (26.69 – Sam Easley), JV (29.00 – Nathan Ireland, 29.03 – Isaac Rager, 29.23 – Kory Schlatter, 30.75 – Joe Linser)

100 Butterfly:  4^th (1:10.43- Tyler Rex), 5^th (1:21.02 – Kory Schlatter)

100 Freestyle:  2^nd (57.77 – Adam Jurczyk), 3^rd (58.42 – Dan Silette), JV (1:03.84 – Nathan Ireland, 1:07.47 – Isaac Rager, 1:10.56 – Joe Linser)

500 Freestyle:  2^nd (6:13.30 –Jacob Scheidt), 4^th (6:25.92 – Cade Fleming)

200 Freestyle Relay:   2^nd (1:44.29 –Adam Jurczyk, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex, Dan Silette), 4^th (1:58.85 –Kory Schlatter, Joe Linser, Isaac Rager, Nathan Ireland)

100 Backstroke:   1st (58.76 – Eric Easley), 3^rd (1:12.71 – Dan Silette)

100 Breaststroke:  3^rd (1:19.70 –Cade Fleming), 4^th (1:20.11 –Josh Overholt)

400 Freestyle Relay: 1^st  (3:41.21 –Eric Easley, Adam Jurczyk, Jacob Scheidt, Sam Easley), 3^rd (4:16.94 –Josh Overholt, Isaac Rager, Nathan Ireland, Tyler Rex)

Girls Results (all distances in yards –places include all three teams)

200 Medley Relay:  1^st  (1:43.68 –Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Andi Foster, Peyton Fleming), 5^th  (2:23.67 –Katie Trittschuh, Landrie Koontz, Karlyn Koontz, Haley Richardson),  JV (2:40.38 – LeAndryce Miller, Madison Pauquette, Skylar Lehman, Olivia Profit)

200 Freestyle:  4^th (2:37.90 –Mackenzie Agler), JV (2:39.82- Peyton Fleming, 2:58.48 – LeAndryce Miller, 2:58.82- Meagan Jacobs)

200 Individual Medley:  3^rd (2:41.47- Karlyn Koontz), 5^th (2:42.91 – Andi Foster), JV (3:10.65- Madison Pauquette, 3:26.65- Skylar Lehman)

50 Freestyle:  3^rd (29.03-Hannah Stemen), 5^th (30.06 – Bethany Fast),   JV (37.09 – Olivia Mengerink, 37.71 – Allie Hall, 38.30 – Erika Strawser, 38.30 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 38.84 – Katlyn Freeland )

100 Butterfly: 4^th (1:17.56 –Karlyn Koontz), 6^th (1:43.99 –Skylar Lehman)

100 Freestyle:  3^rd  (1:05.25 –Holly Hammond), 4^th (1:06.11-Katie Trittschuh), JV (1:12.02 – Peyton Fleming, 1:16.67 – Olivia Profit, 1:23.65 – Olivia Mengerink, 1:23.71 – Allie Hall, 1:23.85 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 1:28.72 – Katlyn Freeland)

500 Freestyle:  4^th (7:11.66-Landrie Koontz), 5^th (7:19.31 –Bethany Fast), JV (6:57.36 – Mackenzie Agler, 7:31.16 – Haley Richardson)

200 Freestyle Relay:  3^rd (1:57.92 –Holly Hammond, Andi Foster, Peyton Fleming, Landrie Koontz), 5^th (2:14.79 –Karlyn Koontz, Haley Richardson, Madison Pauquette, Mackenzie Agler), JV (2:20.84- LeAndryce Miller, Olivia Profit, Meagan Jacobs, Allie Hall, 2:31.61 – Skylar Lehman, Erika Strawser, Olivia Mengerink, Jena Rex-LaRue)

100 Backstroke:  2^nd (1:11.14 – Hannah Stemen), 4^th (1:20.93 –Katie Trittschuh), JV (1:27.25 – LeAndryce Miller, 1:31.22 – Meagan Jacobs, 1:36.08 – Erika Strawser)

100 Breaststroke:  4^th (1:27.75 –Andi Foster), 6^th (1:36.97 –Landrie Koontz), JV (1:39.52 –Madison Pauquette)

400 Freestyle Relay:  2^nd (4:26.05 –Hannah Stemen, Jolly Hammond, Katie Trittschuh, Bethany Fast), 5th (5:15.30 –Mackenzie Agler, Meagan Jacobs, Haley Richardson, Olivia Profit)