Van Wert swim teams<\/i><\/p>\n
DEFIANCE — The Cougar swim team traveled to Defiance for the annual Western Buckeye League Championships involving all 10 WBL member schools.<\/p>\n
The Van Wert boys took fifth place, while the girls finished ninth.\u00a0 Celina took first place for the boys and Ottawa-Glandorf was the girls\u2019 champion, with Lima Shawnee taking runner-up for the boys and Wapakoneta runner-up in the girls\u2019 events.\u00a0 Other schools participating (in order of finish in the boys\u2019 standings) included Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys Memorial, Defiance, Kenton, Lima Bath and Elida.<\/p>\n
Highlights of the boys\u2019 day included Eric Easley earning a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke and leading the race by almost four seconds; Easley also scored first place in the 200-yard individual medley.<\/p>\n
Also scoring for the Cougars were Sam Easley in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly, Kory Schlatter in the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, Adam Jurczyk in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, Josh Overholt in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke, Isaac Rager in the 100-yard breaststroke, Jacob Scheidt in the 50-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle, Tyler Rex in the 200-yard individual medley, Dan Silette in the 100-yard backstroke, Cade Fleming in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke, and Josh Fowler in the 1 meter diving..<\/p>\n
The girls scored in all but one event.\u00a0 Scoring for the Cougars were Karlyn Koontz in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke, Hannah Stemen in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yared backstroke, Katie Trittschuh in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, Andi Foster in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley, Karlyn Koontz in the 100-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly, Haley Richardson in the 500-yard freestyle, Holly Hammond in the 50-yard freestyle, and Bethany Fast in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke.<\/p>\n
Two boys\u2019 relay teams scored. The best finishes were fourth place by the 200-yard freestyle relay (Adam Jurczyk, Sam Easley, Eric Easley, Jacob Scheidt), and sixth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (Tyler Rex, Cade Fleming, Dan Silette, Scheidt) teams.<\/p>\n
All three girls relay teams scored.\u00a0 The best finish was recorded by the 200-yard freestyle with Hannah Stemen, Holly Hammond, Landrie Koontz, and Andi Foster taking seventh place. The 400-yard freestyle relay, with Landrie Koontz, Katie Trittschuh, Andi Foster, and Bethany Fast claimed eighth place. \u00a0The 200-yard medley relay team also took eighth place; members were Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Karlyn Koontz, and Holly Hammond.<\/p>\n
The next meet for the Cougars will be the OHSAA Sectional Tournament at Ayersville High School on February 8.<\/p>\n
Girls Results <\/b>(all distances in yards)<\/i><\/p>\n
200 Medley Relay:\u00a0 8th<\/sup> (2:14.61 \u2013Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Karlyn Koontz, Holly Hammond)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle:\u00a0 8th<\/sup> (2:15.55 – Hannah Stemen), 15th<\/sup> (2:24.39 – Katie Trittschuh), 21st (2:34.92 \u2013 Haley Richardson), 30th<\/sup> (2:56.59 \u2013Meagan Jacobs)<\/p>\n 200 Individual Medley:\u00a0 9th<\/sup> (2:38.35 \u2013 Andi Foster), 13th<\/sup> (2:40.37 \u2013 Karlyn Koontz), 19th<\/sup> (3:10.11 \u2013 Madison Pauquette), 20th<\/sup> (3:18.33 \u2013 Skylar Lehman)<\/p>\n 50 Freestyle:\u00a0 15th<\/sup> (29.49 \u2013Bethany Fast), 16th<\/sup> (29.80 \u2013 Holly Hammond), 17th<\/sup> (30.13 \u2013 Peyton Fleming), 23rd<\/sup> (30.77 \u2013 Mackenzie Agler)<\/p>\n 100 Butterfly:\u00a0 12th<\/sup> (1:16.05 \u2013 Karlyn Koontz), 20th<\/sup> (1:38.74 Skylar Lehman)<\/p>\n 100 Freestyle:\u00a0 18th<\/sup> (1:06.01 \u2013Landrie Koontz), 19th<\/sup> (1:06.98 \u2013 Holly Hammond), 21st (1:08.36 \u2013Mackenzie Agler), 23rd<\/sup> (1:10.01\u2013LeAndryce Miller)<\/p>\n 500 Freestyle:\u00a0 8th<\/sup> (6:18.08 \u2013Andi Foster), 15th<\/sup> \u2013 (7:04.61 \u2013 Haley Richardson), 18th<\/sup> (7:10.41 \u2013 Chloee Gamble), 21st<\/sup> (7:56.47 \u2013 Olivia Mengerink)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 7th<\/sup> (1:57.71 \u2013Hannah Stemen, Holly Hammond, Landrie Koontz, Andi Foster)<\/p>\n 100 Backstroke:\u00a0 6th<\/sup> (1:10.77 \u2013Hannah Stemen), 15th<\/sup> (1:15.06 \u2013Katie Trittschuh), 19th<\/sup> (1:17.80 \u2013Peyton Fleming), 25th<\/sup> (1:19.84- LeAndryce Miller)<\/p>\n 100 Breaststroke:\u00a0 8th<\/sup> (1:20.93 \u2013Bethany Fast) 18th<\/sup> (1:30.59 \u2013 Landrie Koontz), 25th<\/sup> \u2013 (1:39.40 \u2013 Madison Pauquette), 26th<\/sup> (1:40.00 \u2013 Olivia Profit)<\/p>\n 400 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 8th<\/sup> (4:21.26 \u2013Landrie Koontz, Katie Trittschuh, Andi Foster, Bethany Fast)<\/p>\n Boys Results <\/b>(all distances in yards)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n 200 Freestyle:\u00a0 6th<\/sup> (2:04.43 \u2013 Adam Jurczyk), 17th<\/sup> (2:23.79 \u2013Nathan Ireland), 18th<\/sup> (2:28.35 \u2013 Nick Gorman), 21st<\/sup> (2:35.92 \u2013 Joe Linser)<\/p>\n 200 Individual medley:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (2:06.01 \u2013 Eric Easley), 11th<\/sup> (2:29.60 \u2013 Tyler Rex)<\/p>\n 50 Freestyle: 8th<\/sup> (25.49 \u2013Jacob Scheidt), 17th<\/sup> (27.22 \u2013 Nick Gorman), 21st<\/sup> (<\/sup>27.77 \u2013Nathan Ireland), 22nd<\/sup> (28.00 \u2013 Isaac Rager)<\/p>\n 1 meter Diving:\u00a0 6th<\/sup> (224.80 points \u2013 Josh Fowler)<\/p>\n 100 Butterfly: 3rd<\/sup> (57.78 – Sam Easley)<\/p>\n 100 Freestyle: 11th<\/sup> (56.15 \u2013 Adam Jurczyk), 12th<\/sup> (58.28 \u2013Josh Overholt), 15th<\/sup> (58.55\u2013 Cade Fleming), 18th<\/sup> (58.74\u2013Dan Silette)<\/p>\n 500 Freestyle: 9th<\/sup> (6:06.74 \u2013Jacob Scheidt), 11th<\/sup> (6:13.06 \u2013 Kory Schlatter), 18th<\/sup> (7:23.18 \u2013 Joe Linser)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (1:36.52 \u2013Adam Jurczyk, Sam Easley, Eric Easley, Jacob Scheidt)<\/p>\n 100 Backstroke:\u00a0 3rd<\/sup> (59.31 \u2013Sam Easley), 7th<\/sup> (1:07.40 \u2013Dan Silette), 8th<\/sup> (1:09.07 \u2013Kory Schlatter)<\/p>\n 100 Breaststroke: 1st<\/sup> (1:03.49 \u2013Eric Easley), 13th<\/sup> (1:15.89 \u2013Cade Fleming), 14th<\/sup> (1:17.35 \u2013 Josh Overholt), 15th<\/sup> (1:19.14 \u2013Isaac Rager)<\/p>\n 400 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 6th<\/sup> (3:53.04 \u2013 Tyler Rex, Cade Fleming, Dan Silette, Jacob Scheidt)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Van Wert swim teams DEFIANCE — The Cougar swim team traveled to Defiance for the annual Western Buckeye League Championships involving all 10 WBL member schools. 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