{"id":19188,"date":"2012-01-16T07:23:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T12:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=19188"},"modified":"2012-01-16T07:23:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T12:23:10","slug":"vw-swimmers-compete-in-area-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/01\/16\/vw-swimmers-compete-in-area-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"VW swimmers compete in area tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANDRA GROOMS\/<\/strong>for The Van Wert independent<\/em><\/p>\n

CELINA — The Cougar swim teams traveled to Mercer\/ Auglaize County YMCA for the Celina\/Wapakoneta Invitational involving 19 schools. The Van Wert boys placed fifth overall and the girls 10th.<\/p>\n

Lima Shawnee won the meet for girls and Ottawa-Glandorf for the boys. Other schools participating included Ada, Celina, Coldwater, Elida, Fort Recovery, Kenton, Lima Bath, Lima Central Catholic, Lima Shawnee, Marion Elgin, Marion Local, Minster, New Bremen, St. Marys Memorial, St. Henry, Upper Scioto Valley, and Wapakoneta.<\/p>\n

The only VWHS first place finisher was Eric Easley in the 100-yard breaststroke.<\/em> He also scored a fourth <\/sup>place in the 100-yard freestyle.<\/p>\n

Other scorers for the Cougar boys were Trey Stemen, fifth in the 100- yard backstroke and 13th in the 100-yard freestyle; Matt Cucciarre, seventh in the 500-yard and ninth in the 200-yard freestyle; Cody Hanes, seventh in the 100-yard and 12th in the 50-yard freestyle; and AJ Foster, ninth in the 50-yard freestyle.<\/p>\n

Scoring for the Van Wert girls were Taylor Grooms, eighth in the 500-yard and 10th in the 100-yard freestyle; Erin Dingle, ninth in the 100-yard backstroke and 12th in the 200 yard individual medley; and Brittany Jurczyk, 11th in the 100-yard backstroke. <\/em><\/p>\n

Both of the boys\u2019 400-yard freestyle teams scored. Eric Easley, Kase Schalois, AJ Foster, and Cody Hanes finished third and Jacob Scheidt, Adam Jurczyk, Kory Schlatter, and Josh Overholt finished 12th. Also scoring were 200-yard medley relay team, Hanes, Easley, Stemen and AJ Foster, fourth; and the 200-yard freestyle relay team, <\/em>Daniel Silette, Stemen, Cucciarre, and Schalois, <\/em>in 12th. <\/em><\/p>\n

Scoring relays for the girls were the 400-yard freestyle team, with <\/em>Jurczyk, Andi Foster, Dingle, and Grooms, which <\/em>finished ninth; and the 200-yard medley team with Hannah Stemen, Jurczyk, Grooms and Dingle, which finished 13th.<\/p>\n

The Cougar swimmers will next compete on January 17 when they travel to Ayersville.<\/p>\n

Girls Results (all distances in yards)<\/strong><\/p>\n

200 Medley Relay: 13th<\/sup> (2:13.99 \u2013 Hannah Stemen, Brittany Jurczyk, Taylor Grooms, Erin Dingle), 19th<\/sup> (2:25.68 \u2013 Rebecca Johnson, Briana Agler, , Karlyn Koontz, Holly Hammond), 29th<\/sup> (2:40.69 \u2013 Marissa Sperry, Reed Wermer, Andi Foster, Meredith Arn)<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle: 14th<\/sup> (2:18.73 \u2013 Hannah Stemen), 21st<\/sup> (2:44.05 \u2013Rebecca Johnson)<\/p>\n

200 Individual Medley:\u00a0 12th<\/sup> (2:42.55 \u2013 Erin Dingle), 14th<\/sup> (2:44.63 \u2013 Brittany Jurczyk)<\/p>\n

50 Freestyle: 35th<\/sup> (30.47 – Holly Hammond), 36th<\/sup> (30.59 – Briana Agler), 38th<\/sup> (30.76 \u2013 Hannah Stemen), 41st<\/sup> (31.16 – Chelsea Henning), 42nd<\/sup> (31.32 \u2013 Mackenzie Agler), 44th<\/sup> (31.46 \u2013Andi Foster), 65th<\/sup> (33.24 \u2013 Marissa Sperry), 82nd<\/sup> (34.46 – Whitney Meyers), 110th<\/sup> (36.03 – Reed Wermer),\u00a0 114th<\/sup> (36.10 \u2013 Meredith Arn), 132nd<\/sup> (43.73 \u2013 Miranda Rickard)<\/p>\n

100 Freestyle: 10th<\/sup> (1:00.55 \u2013 Taylor Grooms), 25th<\/sup> (1:08.04 – Holly Hammond), 29th<\/sup> (1:09.15 – Karlyn Koontz),\u00a0 33rd<\/sup> (1:10.08 – Andi Foster),43rd<\/sup> (1:12.45 -McKenzie Agler), 45th<\/sup> (1:12.94 \u2013 Chelsea Henning),48th<\/sup> (1:13.74 \u2013 Briana Agler), 66th<\/sup> (1:18.85 \u2013 Whitney Meyers), 70th<\/sup> (1:19.51- Marisa Sperry), 83rd<\/sup> (1:21.08 \u2013 Meredith Arn), 86th<\/sup> (1:21.56 – Reed Wermer), 110th<\/sup> (1:37.37 – Miranda Rickard)<\/p>\n

500 Freestyle: 8th <\/sup>(6:06.64 \u2013 Taylor Grooms), 14th<\/sup> (6:32.28 \u2013 Karlyn Koontz)<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle Relay: 15th<\/sup> (2:02.07 \u2013 Holly Hammond, Chelsea Henning, Hannah Stemen, Briana Agler), 25th<\/sup> (2:14.55 \u2013 Rebecca Johnson, Meredith Arn, Whitney Meyers, Mackenzie Agler)<\/p>\n

100 Backstroke: 9th<\/sup> (1:15.08 \u2013 Erin Dingle), 11th <\/sup>(1:15.64 \u2013 Brittany Jurczyk), 22nd<\/sup> (1:21.22 \u2013 Rebecca Johnson)<\/p>\n

400 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 9th<\/sup> (4:21.03 – Brittany Jurczyk, Andi Foster, Erin Dingle, Taylor Grooms)<\/p>\n

Boys Results (all distances in yards)<\/strong><\/p>\n

200 Medley Relay:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (1:51.40 \u2013 Cody Hanes, Eric Easley, Trey Stemen, AJ Foster), 14th<\/sup> (2:11.09 \u2013 Matt Cucciarre, Daniel Silette, Jacob Scheidt, Adam Jurczyk)<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle: 9th <\/sup>(2:08.97 \u2013 Matt Cucciarre)<\/p>\n

50 Freestyle: 9th<\/sup> (25.07 \u2013 A.J. Foster), 12th<\/sup> (25.34 – Cody Hanes), 22nd<\/sup> (26.69 – Kase Schalois), 28th<\/sup> (27.88 \u2013 Adam Jurczyk), 29th<\/sup> (27.95 – Daniel Silette), 60th<\/sup> (31.42 \u2013 Kory Schlatter), 66th<\/sup> (32.71 – Jon Lisa), 75th<\/sup> (41.42 – Mitchel Mengerink)<\/p>\n

100 Freestyle: 4th<\/sup> (54.30 – Eric Easley), 7th<\/sup> (56.02 – Cody Hanes, 13th<\/sup> (57.27 – Trey Stemen), 17th<\/sup> (58.68 \u2013 A.J. Foster), 31st<\/sup> (1:04.38 \u2013 Adam Jurczyk), 32nd<\/sup> (1:04.55 – Josh Overholt), 38th<\/sup> (1:07.34 \u2013 Jacob Scheidt), 40th<\/sup> (1:09.03 \u2013 Kory Schlatter), 68th<\/sup> (1:36.63 – Mitchel Mengerink)<\/p>\n

500 Freestyle: 7th<\/sup> (5:53.03 \u2013 Matt Cucciarre), 10th <\/sup>(6:03.27 \u2013 Kase Schalois),<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle Relay: 12th<\/sup> (1:50.09 \u2013Trey Stemen, Daniel Silette, Matt Cucciarre, Kase Schalois), 20th<\/sup> (2:14.11 \u2013 Mitchel Mengerink, Jon Lisa, Kory Schlatter, Josh Overholt)<\/p>\n

100 Backstroke: 5th<\/sup> (1:04.37 \u2013Trey Stemen), 17th<\/sup> (1:15.31 \u2013 Daniel Silette)<\/p>\n

100 Breaststroke: 1st<\/sup> (1:05.22 \u2013Eric Easley), 23rd<\/sup> (1:27.58 \u2013 Josh Overholt), 25th<\/sup> (1:29.44 \u2013 Jon Lisa)<\/p>\n

400 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 3rd<\/sup> (3:46.01 \u2013 Eric Easley, Kase Schalois, AJ Foster, Cody Hanes), 12th<\/sup> (4:44.25 \u2013 Jacob Scheidt, Adam Jurczyk, Kory Schlatter, Josh Overholt)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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