Van Wert swim team information<\/i><\/p>\n
LIMA — On Saturday, the Van Wert High School boys and girls swim teams traveled to the Lima YMCA to compete with Elida, Lima Bath and St. Marys Memorial. The meet was scored as a triple dual.<\/p>\n
The Cougar boys successfully defeated all three other schools by the following scores: Lima Bath 104-27, St. Marys Memorial 103-32 and Elida 102-52. The Cougar girls were also victorious over the other three teams: Elida 137-65, St. Marys Memorial 135-68, and Lima Bath 142-53.<\/p>\n
Other boys\u2019 results were St. Marys over Lima Bath 53-35, St. Marys over Elida 71 \u2013 46, and Elida over Lima Bath 71-39. Girls\u2019 results were St. Marys over Lima Bath 87-67, St. Marys over Elida 82 – 80, and Elida over Lima Bath 84-369.<\/p>\n
Varsity Van Wert swimmers placing first overall included Hannah Stemen (50 freestyle), Katie Trittschuh (100 freestyle and 100 backstroke), Peyton Fleming (100 breaststroke), Tyler Rex (200 individual medley and 100 freestyle), Josh Overholt (50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke), Kory Schlatter (100 backstroke), Sam Easley (200 freestyle and 200 butterfly), the boys 200 medley relay (Kory Schlatter, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex, Sam Easley), \u00a0the boys 200 freestyle relay (Sam Easley, Joe Linser, Nathan Ireland, Josh Overholt), boys 400 freestyle relay (Cade Fleming, Nathan Ireland, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt), girls 400 freestyle relay (Katie Trittschuh, Haley Richardson, Bethany Fast, Hannah Stemen) and the girls 200 freestyle relay (Bethany Fast, Madison Turnwald, Mackenzie Agler, Peyton Fleming).<\/p>\n
Junior varsity members also earning first place overall include the girls 200 medley relay (Emma Verville, Madison Pauquette, Meagan Jacobs, Jaycie Rickard), Jaycie Rickard (100 freestyle), Madison Turnwald (100 backstroke), Meagan Jacobs (100 breaststroke) and Stephen Hamblett (100 breaststroke).<\/p>\n
The Cougar Swim Team will travel next Saturday, to the Lima YMCA , to compete in the Annual Holiday Invitational.<\/p>\n
Boys Results <\/b>(all distances in yards; places include all four teams)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
200 Medley Relay:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (1:59.76 \u2013Kory Schlatter, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex, Sam Easley), 5th<\/sup> (2:36.81 \u2013Chris Campbell, Stephen Hamblett, Dalton Heppeard, Brayden Cox)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle: \u00a01st<\/sup> (2:04.62- Sam Easley), 3rd<\/sup> (2:37.79- Joe Linser)<\/p>\n 200 Individual Medley: 1st<\/sup> (2:29.92- Tyler Rex), 2nd<\/sup> (2:41.34- Kory Schlatter)<\/p>\n 50 Freestyle:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (25.30 \u2013 Josh Overholt), 4th<\/sup> (28.02- Nathan Ireland), JV 5th<\/sup> (34.19 \u2013 Brayden Cox),\u00a0 7th<\/sup> (35.37-Stephen Hamblett)<\/p>\n 100 Butterfly:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (59.72- Sam Easley)<\/p>\n 100 Freestyle:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (56.65 Tyler Rex), 5th<\/sup> (1:06.87- Joe Linser)<\/p>\n 500 Freestyle: \u00a02nd <\/sup>(6:19.53- Cade Fleming)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0\u00a0 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 (1:45.93 \u2013Sam Easley, Joe Linser, Nathan Ireland, Josh Overholt)<\/p>\n 100 Backstroke:\u00a0\u00a0 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 (1:10.15- Kory Schlatter), 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0 (1:11.22- Cade Fleming)<\/p>\n 100 Breaststroke :\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (1:15.22 \u2013 Josh Overholt), 4th<\/sup> (1:43.86 \u2013Dalton Heppeard), JV 1st<\/sup> (1:47.92 \u2013 Stephen Hamblett)<\/p>\n 400 Freestyle Relay: 1st<\/sup> (3:59.10 \u2013 Cade Fleming, Nathan Ireland, Tyler Rex, Josh Overholt), 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0 (4:47.72 \u2013Joe Linser, Brayden Cox, Dalton Heppeard, Kory Schlatter)<\/p>\n Girls Results <\/b>(all distances in yards; places include all four teams)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n 200 Medley Relay: \u00a04th<\/sup> (2:20.77 \u2013Peyton Fleming, Bethany Fast, Katie Trittschuh, Hannah Stemen), 6th<\/sup> (2:36.72-Haley Richardson, Rebekah Fast, Olivia Mengerink, Mackenzie Agler) , JV 1st<\/sup> (2:44.54 \u2013 Emma Verville, Madison Pauquette, Meagan Jacobs, Jaycie Rickard)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle:\u00a0 3rd<\/sup> (2:46.93 \u2013 Jena Rex-LaRue), 5th<\/sup> (2:56.61- Emma Verville)<\/p>\n 200 Individual Medley:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (2:58.64- Peyton Fleming), 8th<\/sup> (3:23.73 \u2013 Madison Pauquette)<\/p>\n 50 Freestyle:\u00a0 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 (28.44- Hannah Stemen), 7th<\/sup> (32.43- Mackenzie Agler),\u00a0 \u00a0JV 2nd<\/sup> ( 31.26- Madison Turnwald), 3rd<\/sup> (32.98- Jaycie Rickard) , 4th<\/sup> (33.82- Chloe Brake), 5th<\/sup> (33.96 \u2013 Meagan Jacobs), 7th<\/sup> (35.48 \u2013 Olivia Mengerink), 10th<\/sup> (35.95 \u2013 Rebekah Fast), 11th<\/sup> (36.99 \u2013Emma Verville)<\/p>\n 100 Butterfly: 5th<\/sup> (1:40.13- Olivia Mengerink)<\/p>\n 100 Freestyle:\u00a0 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 (1:05.12- Katie Trittschuh), 2nd<\/sup> (1:06.33- Bethany Fast), JV 1st<\/sup> (1:14.65- Jaycie Rickard), 2nd<\/sup> (1:16.3 \u2013 Jena Rex-LaRue)<\/p>\n 500 Freestyle:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (7:08.01- Haley Richardson)<\/p>\n 200 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (2:00.22\u2013 Bethany Fast, Madison Turnwald, Mackenzie Agler, Peyton Fleming), 3rd<\/sup> (2:16.70 \u2013 Olivia Profit, Jena Rex-LaRue, Olivia Mengerink, Haley Richardson)<\/p>\n 100 Backstroke:\u00a0 1st<\/sup> (1:17.22- Katie Trittschuh), 2nd<\/sup> (1:22.20- Olivia Profit), JV 1st<\/sup> (2:00.22 \u2013 Madison Turnwald), 2nd<\/sup> (2:00.23 \u2013 Emma Verville)<\/p>\n 100 Breaststroke:\u00a0 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 (1:23.39 \u2013 Peyton Fleming), 7th<\/sup> (1:39.46 \u2013 Rebekah Fast), JV 1st<\/sup> (1:27.43 \u2013 Meagan Jacobs), 2nd<\/sup> (1:29.85 \u2013 Madison Pauquette)<\/p>\n 400 Freestyle Relay:1st<\/sup>\u00a0 (4:29.61-Katie Trittschuh, Haley Richardson, Bethany Fast, Hannah Stemen), 3rd<\/sup> (5: 00.51 \u2013Mackenzie Agler, Madison Turnwald, Jena Rex-LaRue, Olivia Profit)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Van Wert swim team information LIMA — On Saturday, the Van Wert High School boys and girls swim teams traveled to the Lima YMCA to compete with Elida, Lima Bath and St. Marys Memorial. 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