{"id":59183,"date":"2014-12-30T07:19:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T12:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=59183"},"modified":"2014-12-30T07:19:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T12:19:38","slug":"vw-swimmers-compete-in-holiday-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2014\/12\/30\/vw-swimmers-compete-in-holiday-invite\/","title":{"rendered":"VW swimmers compete in holiday invite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Van Wert swim team information<\/i><\/p>\n

LIMA — The Van Wert Cougar swim team traveled to Lima for the annual holiday invitational involving 17 teams, including eight Western Buckeye League schools. The Van Wert boys took fifth place, while the girls finished 13.<\/p>\n

Lima Shawnee took first place in the boys\u2019 competition, with Versailles winning the girls\u2019 event. Ottawa-Glandorf earned runner-up status for both the girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 teams. Other schools participating (in order of finish in the boys\u2019 standings) included Celina, Ada, Van Wert, Minster, Lima Central Catholic, Versailles, New Bremen, Lima Bath, Lima Senior, Kenton, Elida, Coldwater, Fort Recovery, St. Marys, and Marion Local.<\/p>\n

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Van Wert’s Sam Easley competes in the 100-yard butterfly. (photo submitted)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Highlights of the boys\u2019 day included Sam Easley scoring fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and fifth in the 100-yard butterfly, while Tyler Rex also earned the Cougars a fourth place finish in the 100-yard backstroke.<\/p>\n

Also scoring for the Cougars were Tyler Rex netting a seventh place in the 200-yard individual medley, Kory Schlatter earning a 15th place in the 200-yard individual medley, Cade Fleming earning eighth place in the 100-yard freestyle and ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke, Hannah Stemen earning a seventh place in the 500-yard freestyle and Bethany Fast getting a 14th place in the 200-yard individual medley.<\/p>\n

Four of the six \u201cA\u201d relay teams scored, while the best finishes were fourth place by both the boys\u2019 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams. Members of the medley relay include Schlatter, Fleming, Easley, and Rex, with the 400-yard freestyle relay consisting of Easley, Nathan Ireland, Fleming, and Rex.<\/p>\n

The Cougars rounded out the girls\u2019 relays by earning a 12th place finish with the 400-yard freestyle relay of Peyton Fleming, Haley Richardson, Olivia Profit, Meagan Jacobs, with the 200-yard medley relay (Stemen, Peyton Fleming, Rebekah Fast, Mackenzie Agler) finishing in 14thplace.<\/p>\n

Next for the Cougars will be a dual meet against Bryan High School at the Williams County Family YMCA on January 6.<\/p>\n

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

200 Medley Relay:\u00a0 14th<\/sup> (2:16.89 \u2013 Hannah Stemen, Peyton Fleming, Rebekah Fast, Mackenzie Agler), 26th<\/sup> (2:38.55 \u2013Emma Verville, Bethany Fast, Olivia Mengerink, Madison Pauquette)<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle:\u00a0 30th<\/sup> (2:45.97 \u2013 Jena Rex-LaRue)<\/p>\n

200 Individual Medley:\u00a0 14th<\/sup> (2:44.70 \u2013 Bethany Fast)<\/p>\n

50 Freestyle:\u00a0 24th<\/sup> (29.46 \u2013 Bethany Fast), 26th<\/sup> (29.52 \u2013 Peyton Fleming), 52nd<\/sup> (31.64\u2013Mackenzie Agler), 53rd<\/sup> (31.79 \u2013 Haley Richardson), 58th<\/sup> (32.38 \u2013 Olivia Profit), 60th<\/sup> (32.55 \u2013 Jaycie Rickard), 70th<\/sup> (33.36 – Meagan Jacobs), 82nd<\/sup> (34.64 \u2013 Madison Pauquette), 84th<\/sup> (35.39 – Rebekah Fast), 85th<\/sup> (35.68 – Emma Verville), 86th<\/sup> (35.80 \u2013 Olivia Mengerink)<\/p>\n

100 Butterfly:\u00a0 27th<\/sup> (1:40.24 \u2013 Olivia Mengerink)<\/p>\n

100 Freestyle:\u00a0 32nd<\/sup> (1:10.51 \u2013 Haley Richardson), 34th<\/sup> (1:11.02 \u2013 Mackenzie Agler), 36th<\/sup> (1:11.51 \u2013 Olivia Profit), 42nd<\/sup> (1:13.76 \u2013 Meagan Jacobs), 45th<\/sup> (1:14.64 \u2013 Jaycie Rickard), 49th<\/sup> (1:17.01 – Jena Rex-LaRue)<\/p>\n

500 Freestyle:\u00a0 7th<\/sup> (6:12.21 \u2013 Hannah Stemen)<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 23rd<\/sup> (2:11.78 \u2013Meagan Jacobs, Haley Richardson, Olivia Profit, Mackenzie Agler)<\/p>\n

100 Backstroke:\u00a0 17th<\/sup> (1:17.47 \u2013Peyton Fleming), 33rd<\/sup> (1:24.67 \u2013 Emma Verville)<\/p>\n

100 Breaststroke:\u00a0 34th<\/sup> (1:43.34 \u2013 Madison Pauquette)<\/p>\n

400 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 12th<\/sup> (4:49.00 \u2013Peyton Fleming, Haley Richardson, Olivia Profit, Meagan Jacobs)<\/p>\n

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

200 Medley Relay:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (1:55.95 \u2013 Kory Schlatter, Cade Fleming, Sam Easley, Tyler Rex)<\/p>\n

200 Individual Medley:\u00a0 7th<\/sup> (2:25.71 \u2013 Tyler Rex), 15th<\/sup> (2:42.49 \u2013 Kory Schlatter)<\/p>\n

50 Freestyle: 4th<\/sup> (23:48 \u2013 Sam Easley), 24th<\/sup> (28.01 \u2013 Nathan Ireland), 30th<\/sup> (29.29 \u2013Joe Linser), 32nd<\/sup> (29.52 \u2013 Dalton Heppeard), 50th<\/sup> (33.73 \u2013 Brayden Cox), 58th<\/sup> (37.95 – Stephen Hamblett<\/p>\n

100 Butterfly: 5th<\/sup> (59.79 – Sam Easley)<\/p>\n

100 Freestyle:\u00a0 8th<\/sup> (58.59 \u2013 Cade Fleming), 23rd<\/sup> (1:04.98 \u2013 Nathan Ireland), 32nd<\/sup> (1:09.39 \u2013 Dalton Heppeard), 33rd<\/sup> (1:09.69 \u2013 Joe Linser), 42nd<\/sup> (1:16.55 \u2013 Brayden Cox)<\/p>\n

200 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 17th<\/sup> (2:03.25 \u2013Nathan Ireland, Brayden Cox, Joe Linser, Kory Schlatter)<\/p>\n

100 Backstroke:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (1:06.35 \u2013 Tyler Rex), 6th<\/sup> (1:09.86 \u2013 Kory Schlatter)<\/p>\n

100 Breaststroke: 9th<\/sup> (1:15.16 \u2013 Cade Fleming), 27th<\/sup> (1:42.47 \u2013 Stephen Hamblett)<\/p>\n

400 Freestyle Relay:\u00a0 4th<\/sup> (3:50.11 \u2013Sam Easley, Nathan Ireland, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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