Van Wert swimmers compete in Celina

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CELINA — Van Wert’s swim teams traveled to the Auglaize Mercer Counties Family YMCA in Celina for the annual Wapak/Celina Lions Invitational involving 15 teams, including 6 WBL schools. The boys took fifth place, while the girls finished 11th.

Wapakoneta took first place for the boys and Ottawa-Glandorf as the girls champion, with Versailles taking runner-up for the boys and Wapakoneta taking runner-up in the girls events.

Girls results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay: 14th (2:28.87 – Allie Etter, Becky Rigdon, Jamie Burenga, Bri Bebout)
200 Freestyle: 11th (2:26.13 – Jamie Burenga)
50 Freestyle: 13th (29.86 –Tyra McClain), 14th (30.01 – Bri Bebout), 21st (31.29 – Gracie Mull), 22nd (31.38 – Allie Etter), 30th (32.02 – Becky Rigdon), 33rd (32.41 – Anna Wasson)
100 Freestyle: 17th (1:06.35 –Bri Bebout), 21st (1:10.35 – Tyra McClain), 24th (1:10.96 – Gracie Mull), 26th (1:11.30 – Allie Etter), 34th (1:14.60 – Becky Rigdon), 40th (1:16.13 – Anna Wasson)
200 Freestyle Relay: 12th (2:04.72–Becky Rigdon, Jamie Burenga, Allie Etter, Bri Bebout)
100 Backstroke (1:13.24 – Jamie Burenga)

Boys results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay: 6th (1:58.82 –Ian Rex, Jayden Welker, Octavius Tucker, Gage Wannemacher)
200 Freestyle: 9th (2:11.58 – Ian Rex), 10th (2:15.86 – Octavius Tucker)
200 Individual Medley: 1st (2:14.26 – Jayden Welker)
50 Freestyle: 6th (26.25 – Gage Wannemacher), 18th (28.10 – Travis Francis), 28th (30.04 – Jacob Sealscott), 34th (31.85 – Jaryn Peirce), 44th (44.51 – Abram Price)
100 Butterfly: 2nd (57.41 – Jayden Welker)
100 Free: 22nd (1:10.83 – Jacob Sealscott), 23rd (1:11.64 – Jaryn Pierce), 38th (1:38.45 – Abram Price)
500 Freestyle: 7th (6:21.44 – Octavius Tucker)
200 Freestyle Relay: 13th (2:14.03 – Travis Francis, Jacob Sealscott, Jaryn Pierce, Abram Price)
100 Backstroke: 6th (1:07.43 – Ian Rex)
100 Breaststroke: 10th (1:15.88 – Gage Wannemacher)

The next meet for the Cougars will be a double-dual meet, on Thursday, January 9, against Ottawa-Glandorf and Saint Marys, at the Van Wert YMCA.