VW swimmers 5th, 10th at area meet

Van Wert swim teams information

CELINA — The Cougar swim team traveled to Celina for the annual Wapakoneta/Celina invitational involving 18 teams, including eight Western Buckeye League schools.  The boys took fifth place, while the girls finished 10th. Celina took first place for the boys and Ottawa-Glandorf was the girls’ champion, with Lima Shawnee taking runner-up for the boys and Wapak taking runner-up in the girls’ events.

Other schools participating (in order of finish in the boys’ standings) included Van Wert, Ada, Lima Bath, St. Marys, Minster, Kenton, Lima Central Catholic, Coldwater, Bellefontaine, Fort Recovery, New Bremen, Benjamin Logan, Marion Local and Elida.

Highlights of the boys’ day included Eric Easley in the 100-yard breaststroke earning a first place and leading the race by almost three seconds; Easley also scored fifth place in the 100-yard freestyle.  Also scoring for the Cougars were Sam Easley in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly, Kory Schlatter in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, Adam Jurczyk in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, Josh Overholt in the 50-yard freestyle, Jacob Scheidt in the 50-yard and 500-yard freestyle, Tyler Rex in the 50-yard freestyle, Dan Silette in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, and Cade Fleming in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke.

The girls had a solid and balanced day, scoring in all but two events.  Scoring for the Cougars were Karlyn Koontz in the 200-yardindividual medley and 100-yard breaststroke, Hannah Stemen in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yared backstroke, Andi Foster in the 500-yard freestyle, and Bethany Fast in the 100-yard breaststroke.

All six boys’ relay teams scored. The best finishes were fifth place by the 200-yard medley (Eric Ealey, Josh Overholt, Sam Easley, Jacob Scheidt), and third in the 400-yard freestyle relay (Sam Easley, Adam Jurczyk, Jacob Scheidt, Eric Easley) teams.  The 200-yard freestyle “A” relay (Adam Jurczyk, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt, Dan Silette), earned seventh place.  The 400-yard “B” relay team took 11th with the “B” 200-yard freestyle relay taking 16th and the 200-yard medley relay teams scored, taking 13th.

All three girls “A” relay teams scored. The best finish was recorded by the 400-yard freestyle with Holly Hammond, Katie Trittschuh, Andi Foster, and Hannah Stemen taking ninth place.  The 200-yard freestyle relay, with Bethany Fast, Peyton Fleming, Landrie Koontz, and Andi Foster, claimed 14th place.  The 200-yard medley relay team took 13th place; members were Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Karlyn Koontz, and Holly Hammond.  Additionally, the girls 400-yard “B” relay (Landrie Koontz, Haley Richardson, Mackenzie Agler, Karlyn Koontz) scored with a 12th place finish.

The next meet for the Cougars will be a dual meet at Ayersville High School on January 14.

Girls Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay: 13^th (2:14.61 –Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Karlyn Koontz, Holly Hammond), 28^th (2:36.34 –LeAndryce Miller, Peyton Fleming, Skylar Lehman, Meagan Jacobs).

200 Individual Medley:  10^th (2:42.89 – Karlyn Koontz)

50 Freestyle:  23^rd (29.63 –Bethany Fast), 27^th (29.71 – Andi Foster), 29^th (29.83 – Katie Trittschuh), 30^th (30.01 – Holly Hammond), JV (30.62 – Peyton Fleming, 31.11 – Mackenzie Agler, 32.25 – LeAndryce Miller, 32.63 – Haley Richardson, 33.95 – Olivia Profit, 33.98 – Madison Pauquette, 34.39 – Chloee Gamble, 34.55 – Meagan Jacobs, 35.89 – Olivia Mengerink, 36.36 – Skylar Lehman, 36.75 – Allie Hall, 37.80 – Erika Strawser, 38.27 – Ali Moreland, 38.56 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 39.31 – Katlyn Freeland)

100 Freestyle:  13^th (1:02.75 –Hannah Stemen), 19^th (1:06.02 – Landrie Koontz) 20^th (1:06.54 –Holly Hammond), 30^th (1:10.28–Mackenzie Agler), JV (1:13.68 – Haley Richardson, 1:14.05 – LeAndryce Miller, 1:17.53 – Olivia Profit, 1:18.72 – Meagan Jacobs, 1:18.96 – Madison Pauquette, 1:19.78 – Chloee Gamble, 1:20.78 – Skylar Lehman, 1:21.99 – Olivia Mengerink, 1:24.49 – Erika Strawser, 1:24.73 – Allie Hall, 1:25.17 – Ali Moreland, 1:25.34 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 1:28.73- – Katlyn Freeland)

500 Freestyle:  6^th (6:23.83 –Andi Foster)

200 Freestyle Relay:  14^th (1:59:36 –Bethany Fast, Peyton Fleming, Landrie Koontz, Andi Foster), 23^rd (2:10.10 –Katie Trittschuh, Madison Pauquette, Haley Richardson, Mackenzie Agler) 32^nd (2:19.65 – LeAndryce Miller, Allie Hall, Meagan Jacobs Olivia Profit)100 Backstroke:  6^th (1:10.58 –Hannah Stemen), 19^th (1:18.50 –Katie Trittschuh), 21^st (1:19.59 –Peyton Fleming)

100 Breaststroke:  12^th (1:22.46 –Bethany Fast) 15^th (1:26.21 – Karlyn Koontz), 29^th – (1:33.50 – Landrie Koontz)

400 Freestyle Relay:  9^th  (4:21.26 –Holly Hammond, Katie Trittschuh, Andi Foster, Hannah Stemen), 12^th (4:41.57 – Landrie Koontz, Haley Richardson, Mackenzie Agler, Karlyn Koontz)

Boys Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay:  5^th (1:55.28 –Eric Ealey, Josh Overholt, Sam Easley, Jacob Scheidt), 13^th (2:05.23 –Kory Schlatter, Isaac Rager, Tyler Rex, Cade Fleming)

200 Freestyle:  14^th (2:22.39 – Kory Schlatter), 24^th (2:44.39 –Joe Linser)

50 Freestyle: 12^th (25.82 –Adam Jurczyk), 13^th (25.98 – Josh Overholt), 14^th (26.06 –Jacob Scheidt), 16^th (26.75 – Tyler Rex), JV (28.88 – Nick Gorman, 28.95 – Isaac Rager, 30.35 – Nathan Ireland)

100 Butterfly: 5^th (58.47. – Sam Easley)

100 Freestyle:  5^th (52.90 –Eric Easley), 11^th (57.27 –Adam Jurczyk), 14^th (58.59– Dan Silette), 15^th (58.84–Cade Fleming), JV (59.27 – Josh Overholt, 1:04.53 – Nathan Ireland, 1:07.50 – Nick Gorman, 1:08.31 – Joe Linser)

500 Freestyle: 9^th (6:10.36 –Jacob Scheidt)

200 Freestyle Relay:  7^th  (1:45.38 –Adam Jurczyk, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt, Dan Silette), 16^th (1:56.24 –Kory Schlatter, Joe Linser, Nathan Ireland, Isaac Rager)

100 Backstroke:  2^nd (59.50 –Sam Easley), 10^th (1:07.37 –Dan Silette), 11^th (1:09.03 –Kory Schlatter)

100 Breaststroke: 1^st (1:03.74 –Eric Easley), 15^th (1:19.02 –Cade Fleming), 19^th (1:20.23 –Isaac Rager)

400 Freestyle Relay:  3^rd  (3:35.83 – Sam Easley, Adam Jurczyk, Jacob Scheidt, Eric Easley), 11^th (4:13.81 – Dan Silette, Joe Linser, Nathan Ireland, Cade Fleming)