{"id":10762,"date":"2011-07-18T01:58:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T06:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=10762"},"modified":"2011-07-18T05:41:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T10:41:50","slug":"marlin-swimmers-do-well-at-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/07\/18\/marlin-swimmers-do-well-at-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlin swimmers do well at tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROCKY McVAIGH\/<\/strong>independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n

WAPAKONETA — The Van Wert YMCA Marlins traveled to Wapakoneta on July 15 and 16 to compete in the 30th annual Western Ohio Aquatic League (WOAL) Championships.<\/p>\n

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Top swimmers Sam Easley and Addison Henkaline after the Van Wert Marlins' last meet of the season at Wapakoneta. (photos submitted)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Competing were more than 500 swimmers from eight area teams of which the Marlins was the smallest with 32 members. The Marlins may have been small, but they made a very strong showing by finishing in sixth place. It was also noted that they finished third overall in points scored per swimmer.<\/p>\n

Winning second place in their age group were the 9-10 Girls\u2019 Katie McVaigh, Risa Pollock, Addison Henkaline and Erin Miller. The Marlins as a team set four new meet records, swam 60 personal best times and won 44 medals (top six finishers).<\/p>\n

Addison Henkaline (9-10) and Sam Easley (11-12) dominated their age groups, winning all of their individual events. Henkaline broke a 16-year-old record in the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 37.52 and set a new mark of 39.44 in the 50-meter backstroke. Henkaline also won the 100-meter individual medley. Easley won five events and broke three meet records in the process. He set a new mark of 27.40 in the 5-meter freestyle, 30.61 in 50-meter butterfly and 1:01.73 in the 100-meter freestyle.\u00a0\u00a0 He also won the 50-meter backstroke and the 100 IM.<\/p>\n

Emma Pollock had a great day, placing first in the 25-meter freestyle, 25-meter butterfly and 50-meter freestyle and second in the 25-meter backstroke.<\/p>\n

The top six finishers in each event are presented medals; making the podium in all of their individual events were Katie McVaigh (three) and Aaron Stant (three).<\/p>\n

The 9-10 Girls\u2019 relay team (McVaigh, Risa Pollock, Henkaline and Erin Miller) swept the relay competition by winning the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. The 9-10 Boys\u2019 medley relay team (Karter Tow, Andrew Henkaline, Noah Arend and Aaron Stant) finished third.<\/p>\n

The Marlins thanked their coaches for the time, energy and effort they put into the summer swim season.\u00a0 Coaching for the Marlins were Head Coach Kim Clifton, Rylan Yackee, Heather Easley and Brian Easley.<\/p>\n

Complete Van Wert meet results<\/strong> (all distances are in meters):<\/p>\n

8 & Under Girls<\/strong> \u2013 Emma Pollock \u2013 1st<\/sup> 25 Free, 25 Fly and 50 Free; 2nd<\/sup> 25 Back.\u00a0 Rachel Spath \u2013 25th<\/sup> 25 Free and 23rd<\/sup> 25 Fly. Kayla Krites \u2013 27th<\/sup> 25 Free and 8th<\/sup> 25 Fly.\u00a0 Abby Buettner \u2013 15th<\/sup> 25 Breast; 18th<\/sup> 25 Fly; 23rd<\/sup> 50 Free and 34th<\/sup> 25 Free. Alli Schaufelberger \u2013 42nd<\/sup> 25 Free.\u00a0 Libby Price 40th<\/sup> 25 Back.<\/p>\n

8 & Under Boys:<\/strong> Daniel Miller \u2013 2nd<\/sup> 50 Free; 4th<\/sup> 25 Free; 5th<\/sup> 25 Back and 9th<\/sup> 25 Breast. Evan Bowersock \u2013 6th<\/sup> 25 Breast; 7th<\/sup> 50 Free; 10th<\/sup> 25 Free and 16th<\/sup> 25 Fly. Bobby Spath \u2013 26th<\/sup> 25 Free.<\/p>\n

9-10 Girls:<\/strong> Katie McVaigh \u2013 2nd<\/sup> 50 Free and 50 Back; 4th<\/sup> 50 Fly.\u00a0 Risa Pollock \u2013 3rd<\/sup> 50 Breast; 4th<\/sup> 50 Back; 8th<\/sup> 50 Fly. Addison Henkaline \u2013 1st<\/sup> 100 IM, 50 Fly and 50 Back.\u00a0 Erin Miller \u2013 5th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 7th<\/sup> 100 IM and 14th<\/sup> 50 Free.<\/p>\n

9-10 Boys:<\/strong> Aaron Stant \u2013 2nd<\/sup> 50 Fly; 3rd<\/sup> 50 Back; 6th<\/sup> 50 Free. Karter Tow \u2013 15th<\/sup> 50 Free. Andrew Henkaline \u2013 4th<\/sup> 50 Back; 9th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 18th<\/sup> 50 Free. Noah Arend \u2013 14th<\/sup> 50 Back and 23rd<\/sup> 50 Free.<\/p>\n

11-12 Girls:<\/strong> Bethany Fast \u2013 3rd<\/sup> 50 Fly and 50 Back; 5th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 6th<\/sup> 100 IM and 11th<\/sup> 100 Free.\u00a0 Anna Henkaline \u2013 9th<\/sup> 50 Back; 12th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 14th<\/sup> 100 Free; 17th<\/sup> 100 IM; 18th<\/sup> 50 Free.<\/p>\n

11-12 Boys: S<\/strong>am Easley \u2013 1st<\/sup> 50 Free, 100 IM, 50 Fly, 50 Back and 100 Free. Alek Bowersock \u2013 9th<\/sup> 50 Free; 11th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 13th<\/sup> 100 IM and 50 Back.<\/p>\n

13-14 Girls:<\/strong> Hannah Stemen \u2013 8th 50 Back; 11th 100 Free; 10th 100 IM; 14th 50 Free and 15th 50 Fly.<\/p>\n

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9-10 Girls' Relay Team (from the left) Addison Henkaline, Katie McVaigh, Risa Pollock and Erin Miller earned two first-place finishes at the meet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

15-18 Girls:<\/strong> Taylor Grooms \u2013 11th<\/sup> 50 Free and 50 Fly; 10th<\/sup> 100 Free; 15th<\/sup> 100 IM and 50 Back.\u00a0 Varsha Sewsankar \u2013 11th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 16th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 17th<\/sup> 50 Back; 22nd<\/sup> 100IM and 23rd<\/sup> 50 Free. Rebecca Johnson \u2013 22nd<\/sup> 50 Fly and 50 Back; 25th<\/sup> 100 IM; 26th<\/sup> 100 Free; 36th<\/sup> 50 Free.<\/p>\n

15-18 Boys:<\/strong> Evan Stant \u2013 9th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 13th<\/sup> 100 Free; 14th<\/sup> 50 Free. Jacob Scheidt \u2013 23rd<\/sup> 100 Free; 28th<\/sup> 50 Back; 32nd<\/sup> 50 Free. Eric Easley \u2013 5th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 6th<\/sup> 50 Back; 9th<\/sup> 100 IM.\u00a0 Trey Stemen \u2013 11th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 12th<\/sup> 50 Back; 18th<\/sup> 100 IM.<\/p>\n

Relays: 9-10 Boys 200 Free Karter Tow, Andrew Henkaline, Noah Arend and Aaron Stant) finished 4th.\u00a0 15 & Over Boys 200 Medley and 200 Free (Trey Stemen, Evan Stant, Eric Easley and Jacob Scheidt) finished 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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