VW swimmers split at Wapak tri-meet

Van Wert swim team information

WAPAKONETA — The Van Wert High School boys and girls swim teams traveled to the Wapakoneta YMCA to compete with Bellefontaine and Wapakoneta. This meet was scored as a double dual. The Cougar boys lost to Wapakoneta 91-67 and beat Bellefontaine 95-60.  The Cougar girls were also defeated by Wapakoneta 102-58 but were victorious over Bellefontaine 87-59.

Two swimmers earned first place status in events over both teams. Junior Cade Fleming scored first place in the 100-yard breaststroke, with sophomore Sam Easley placing first overall in the 200-yard butterfly.

The team will travel next to Lima YMCA on December 20 to compete against Elida and St. Marys.

Boys Results (all distances in yards – places B against Bellefontaine, W against Wapakoneta)

200 Medley Relay:  B 1^st , W 2^nd  (1:55.64 –Tyler Rex, Cade Fleming, Sam Easley, Josh Overholt);  B 3^rd, W 4^th (2:27.25 – Chris Campbell, Stephen Hamblett, Kory Schlatter, Nathan Ireland)

200 Freestyle:  B 2^nd, W 3^rd (2:17.25 – Tyler Rex); B 3^rd, W 4^th (2:24.13 – Kory Schlatter)

200 Individual Medley:  B 1^st, W 1^st (2:36.18 – Cade Fleming); B 3^rd, W 3^rd (2:58.21 – Nathan Ireland)

50 Freestyle:  B 1^st, W 3^rd (25.63 – Josh Overholt); B 3^rd, W 5^th (29.44 – Joe Linser), JV (29.05 – Dalton Heppeard, 34.78 – Brayden Cox, 37.36 – Stephen Hamblett)

100 Butterfly:  B 1^st, W 1^st (57.27 – Sam Easley), B 4^th, W 6^th (1:11.56 – Tyler Rex)

100 Freestyle:  B 1^st, W 3^rd  (58.93 – Josh Overholt), B 3^rd, W 4^th (1:06.57 – Nathan Ireland); JV (1:08.60 –Dalton Heppeard, 1:20.78 – Brayden Cox)

500 Freestyle:  B 1^st, W 2^{nd (}6:30.79 – Kory Schlatter); B 3^rd, W 4^th (7:20.89 – Joe Linser)

200 Freestyle Relay:  B 1^st, W 1^st (1:38.51 – Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt), B 2^nd, W 2^nd 2:03.17 (Brayden Cox, Chris Campbell, Dalton Heppeard, Joe Linser)

100 Backstroke:  B 1^st, W 2^nd (1:00.79 – Sam Easley); B 3^rd, W 5^th (1:29.46 – Chris Campbell)

100 Breaststroke:  B 1^st, W 1^st (1:15.65– Cade Fleming); B 4^th, W 4^th (1:43.78 – Stephen Hamblett); JV (1:19.98 – Isaac Rager)

400 Freestyle Relay:  B 2^nd, W 3^rd  (4:35.12 – Nathan Ireland, Chris Campbell, Joe Linser, Kory Schlatter)

Girls Results (all distances in yards –places B against Bellefontaine, W against Wapakoneta)

200 Medley Relay: B 2^nd, W 2^nd  (2:26.19 –Olivia Profit, Rebekah Fast, Bethany Fast, Haley Richardson); B 3^rd  W (2:36.18  –Emma Verville, Madison Pauquette, Olivia Mengerink, Madison Turnwald)

200 Freestyle:  B 1^st, W 2^nd (2:20.83 – Hannah Stemen); B 3^rd, W 4^th (2:35.20 – Peyton Fleming)

200 Individual Medley:  B 1^st, W 3^rd (2:46.85- Bethany Fast); B 2^nd, W 4^th (3:12.17 – Madison Pauquette)

50 Freestyle:  B 2^nd, W 3^rd   (29.45 – Katie Trittschuh) B 3^rd, W 4^th (30.34 – Madison Turnwald);   JV (31.57 – Haley Richardson, 33.53 – Jaycie Rickard, 34.65 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 36.20 – Chloe Brake, 36.31 – Emma Verville, 36.83 – Rebekah Fast)

100 Butterfly:  B 2^nd, W 3^rd (1:35.66 – Olivia Mengerink)

100 Freestyle: B 1^st, W 2^nd (1:04.40 – Katie Trittschuh);  B 2^nd, W 4^th  (1:09.32- Madison Turnwald); JV (1:15.97 – Jaycie Rickard, 1:19.92 – Chloe Brake, 1:21.50 – Emma Verville)

500 Freestyle:  B 1^st, W 2^nd (7:07.54- Olivia Profit); B 2^nd, W 3^rd (7:24.39 – Jena Rex-LaRue)

200 Freestyle Relay:  B 1^st, W 3^rd (1:56.87 – Hannah Stemen, Peyton Fleming, Katie Trittschuh. Bethany Fast); B 2^nd, W 4^th (2:12.33 -Madison Turnwald, Olivia Profit, Haley Richardson, Jaycie Rickard) JV (2:21.38 –Olivia Profit, Emma Verville, Olivia Mengerink, Jena Rex-LaRue)

100 Backstroke: B 2^nd, W 3^rd (1:10.84 – Hannah Stemen); B 3^rd, W 4^th (1:18.26 – Peyton Fleming)

100 Breaststroke:  B 2^nd, W 2^nd (1:21.93 – Bethany Fast); B 4^th, W 6^th (1:37.48 – Rebekah Fast), JV (1:42.88 – Madison Pauquette)

400 Freestyle Relay: B 2^nd, W 2^nd (4:43.96 – Katie Trittschuh, Haley Richardson, Hannah Stemen, Peyton Fleming); B 3^rd, W 3^rd  (5:19.14 – Olivia Profit, Jaycie Rickard, Jena Rex-LaRue, Olivia Mengerink)