VW swim teams get win over Defiance

Van Wert swim teams

The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming teams traveled to Defiance High School to compete in a dual meet. Both cougar teams were victorious over the Defiance Bulldogs: girls 92-89 and boys 110-57.

Swimmers placing first in individual events included:  Holly Hammond (200-yard freestyle), Eric Easley (500-yard freestyle), Sam Easley (100-yard freestyle), Cade Fleming (200-yard freestyle), and Kory Schlatter (100-yard backstroke) and Josh Fowler (1-meter diving).

Four Van Wert relays finished in first place:

200 Medley Relay:  boys  (1:55.94 – Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Jacob Scheidt, Eric Easley)

200 Freestyle Relay: boys (1:43.03 –Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Dan Silette, Jacob Scheidt) and girls (1:55.73 – Andi Foster, Bethany Fast, Hannah Stemen, Holly Hammond)

400 Freestyle Relay: boys (3:52.04 –Eric Easley, Tyler Rex, Dan Silette, Jacob Scheidt),

The cougar swimmers will compete again, Saturday, when they return to Defiance for the Western Buckeye League championship meet.

Boys Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay:  1^st  (1:55.94–Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Jacob Scheidt, Eric Easley), 2^nd  (2:10.86 – Kory Schlatter, Isaac Rager, Tyler Rex, Joe Linser)

200 Freestyle:  1^st (2:16.73- Cade Fleming), 2^nd (2:20.91-Nathan Ireland), 4^th (2:29.50-Isaac Rager)

200 Individual Medley:  2^nd (2:29.74-Tyler Rex), 4^th (2:42.16- Dan Silette)

50 Freestyle:  2^nd (25.88–Adam Jurczyk, 3^rd (27.96-Nick Gorman), 4^th (29.55-Kory Schlatter)

1 meter Diving:  1^st (162.65 points – Josh Fowler)

100 Butterfly:  2^nd (1:13.86 – Jacob Scheidt)

100 Freestyle:  1^st (52.64-Sam Easley), 4^th (1:10.90 –Joe Linser)

500 Freestyle:  1^st (5:23.79 –Eric Easley), 3^rd (6:30.31 – Josh Overholt), 5^th (6:49.84- Nathan Ireland)

200 Freestyle Relay:   1^st   (1:43.03 –Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Dan Silette, Jacob Scheidt) 2^nd   (1:43.85–Adam Jurczyk, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt, Eric Easley)

100 Backstroke:    1^st (1:08.47 –Kory Schlatter), 2^nd (1:11.15 –Dan Silette), 3^rd (1:15.24-Adam Jurczyk)

100 Breaststroke:  3^rd (1:19.72–Isaac Rager), 4^th (1:21.07 –Josh Overholt), 5^th (1:29.99 – Nick Gorman)

400 Freestyle Relay: 1^st (3:52.04 –Eric Easley, Tyler Rex, Dan Silette, Jacob Scheidt), 2^nd  (4:01.13–Adam Jurczyk, Cade Fleming, Josh Overholt, Sam Easley)

Girls Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay:  2^nd  (2:13.33 –Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Karlyn Koontz, Holly Hammond), 3^rd (2:27.95 – Katie Trittschuh, Landrie Koontz, Madison Pauquette, Peyton Fleming)

200 Freestyle:  1^st   (2:31.21 –Holly Hammond), 2^nd (2:37.95- Bethany Fast), 3^rd (2:53.70 – Meagan Jacobs)

200 Individual Medley: 2^nd (2:39.85 –Andi Foster), 4^th (3:06.48 –Madison Pauquette), 5^th (3:23.18 –Skylar Lehman)

50 Freestyle:  2^nd (29.17-Hannah Stemen),  3^rd (29.97 –Katie Trittschuh), 4^th (31.69 –Mackenzie Agler), JV (33.50 – Chloee Gamble, 35.93 – Allie Hall, 37.17 – Olivia Mengerink, 37.48 – Ali Moreland, 38.50 –Jena Rex La-Rue, 38.82– Katlyn Freeland, 38.90 -Erika Strawser)

100 Butterfly:  3^rd (1:39.94 –Skylar Lehman)

100 Freestyle:  2^nd (1:06.57 –Bethany Fast), 3^rd (1:07.43-Peyton Fleming), 4^th (1:17.89 –LeAndryce Miller) JV (1:22.02 – Allie Hall, 1:21.19 – Ali Moreland, 1:22.58 – Olivia Mengerink, 1:24.37 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 1:25.48 – Katlyn Freeland, 1:28.90 – Erika Strawser)

500 Freestyle:  3^rd (7:01.39 –Mackenzie Agler), 4^th (7:29.54 –Chloee Gamble), 5^th (7:52.03 –Meagan Jacobs)

200 Freestyle Relay:  1^st (1:55.73 – Andi Foster, Bethany Fast, Hannah Stemen, Holly Hammond), 3^rd  (2:01.58–Landrie Koontz, Peyton Fleming, Katie Trittschuh, Karlyn Koontz), 4^th ( 2:01.58 –Haley Richardson, Madison Pauquette, LeAndryce Miller, Mackenzie Agler)

100 Backstroke: 2^nd (1:21.057 –Andi Foster), 5^th (1:50.30–Landrie Koontz), 5^th (1:26.10 –Haley Richardson)

100 Breaststroke:  2^nd (1:27.03 –Karlyn Koontz), 3^rd (1:31.48 –Peyton Fleming), 5^th (1:39.62 –Madison Pauquette)

400 Freestyle Relay: 2^nd   (4:21.28–Katie Trittschuh, Hannah Stemen, Holly Hammond, Landrie Koontz), 3^rd  (4:43.42  –Andi Foster, Haley Richardson, Mackenzie Agler, Karlyn Koontz), 4^th (5:15.51 –Meagan Jacobs, Chloee Gamble, Olivia Profit, LeAndryce Miller)