{"id":74192,"date":"2016-03-09T08:59:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=74192"},"modified":"2016-03-09T08:59:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:59:03","slug":"marlins-compete-in-nw-ohio-swim-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/03\/09\/marlins-compete-in-nw-ohio-swim-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlins compete in NW Ohio swim meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>VW independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>BOWLING GREEN &#8212; This past weekend, the YMCA Marlins swim team competed at the Northwest Ohio YMCA Championships at the Bowling Green State University Natatorium.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74193\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/VW-Marlins-3-5-16-Sam-Houg-in-backstroke.jpg\" alt=\"Marlin Sam Easley gets ready to swim the 25-yard backstroke during the team's participation in the Northwest Ohio YMCA Championships at Bowling Green State University. (photo submitted)\" width=\"350\" height=\"293\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Van Wert Marlin Sam Easley gets ready to swim the 25-yard backstroke during the team&#8217;s participation in the Northwest Ohio YMCA Championships at Bowling Green State University.<\/strong> <em>(photo submitted)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finishing with the highest overall team score of 102 points was 8-year-old Sam Houg, who finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle; fifth in the 100-yard individual medley (IM), the 25-yard freestyle and 25-yard backstroke; was eighth in the 25-yard breaststroke, and ninth in the 25-yard butterfly. Next Highest scorer was 14-year-old Katie McVaigh, with a score of 79 points. McVaigh was fifth in the 200-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke; had a ninth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke and was 11th in the 100-yard freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Burenga, 12, is the only swimmer that will move on to the next level of competition, the Zone Qualifier at Lima YMCA next week. She will compete in the 50-yard backstroke for a chance to travel to Canton for the YMCA Great Lake Zones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Individual results<\/strong> (all distances are yards)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 &amp; Under Girls:<\/strong> Mandy Burenga \u2013 10<sup>th<\/sup> 25 Back; 14<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 15<sup>th<\/sup> 25 Breast; 17<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 26<sup>th<\/sup> 25 Free and 30<sup>th<\/sup> in 25 Fly. Lilie Mull \u2013 18<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 19<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM and 25 Free; 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 25 Breast; 41<sup>st<\/sup> 25 Back and 50<sup>th<\/sup> in 25 Fly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 &amp; Under Boys:<\/strong> Sam Houg \u2013 4<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 5<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM, 25 Free and 25 Back; 8<sup>th<\/sup> 25 Breast and 9<sup>th<\/sup> 25 Fly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9-10 Girls: <\/strong>Karis Holloway \u2013 29<sup>th<\/sup> in 50 Free and 50 Back; 44<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 47<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Fly and 56<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free. Sofia Houg \u2013 9<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 14<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back and 23<sup>rd<\/sup> the 100 IM. Emma Miller \u2013 66<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 77<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back and 85<sup>th<\/sup> in 100 Free. Kennedy Krites \u2013 42<sup>nd<\/sup> in 50 Fly; 47<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 50th 100 IM and 54<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free. Kimberly Krites \u2013 56<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 58<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 60<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back and 78<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free. Rory Youngpeter \u2013 21<sup>st<\/sup> 50 Breast; 46<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 76<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back and 80<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9-10 Boys:<\/strong> Luke Miller \u2013 13<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Fly; 14<sup>th<\/sup> 200 Free; 17<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 36<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free and 49<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11-12 Girls:<\/strong> Jamie Burenga \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free and 50 Back; 8<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 13<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free and 21<sup>st<\/sup> 50 Breast. Elizabeth Gerow \u2013 36<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free; 44<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 61<sup>st<\/sup> 50 Breast and 84<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back. Tyra McClain \u2013 35<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 43<sup>rd<\/sup> 50 Free; 46<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back and 66<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast. Gracie Mull \u2013 48<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 46<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 68<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back and 86<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast. Anna Wasson \u2013 51<sup>st<\/sup> 50 Fly and 57<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11-12 Boys:<\/strong> Marcus Freewalt \u2013 18<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 20<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 50 Back; 29<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free. Daniel Miller \u2013 14<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back; 16<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free; 17<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 18<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Fly and 24<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast. Ian Rex \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup> 500 Free and 50 Back; 17<sup>th<\/sup> 200 Free. JT Upgrove \u2013 17<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast; 28<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Back; 31<sup>st<\/sup> 50 Free; 34<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free. Jayden Welker \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 16<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Fly and 100 Free; 27<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Breast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13-14 Girls:<\/strong> Katie McVaigh \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> in 200 IM, 100 Fly and 100 Backstroke; 9<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Breast; 11<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15-18 Girls:<\/strong> Bethany Fast \u2013 24<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Free and 13<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Breast. Erin Miller \u2013 19<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Fly; 22<sup>nd<\/sup> 200 Free; 28<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free and 100 Back; 27<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Breast; 31<sup>st<\/sup> 100 Free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15-18 Boys:<\/strong> Dylan Neate \u2013 13<sup>th<\/sup> 100 IM; 16<sup>th<\/sup> 100 Breast; 20<sup>th<\/sup> 200 Free; 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 100 Back; 27<sup>th<\/sup> 50 Free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent sports BOWLING GREEN &#8212; This past weekend, the YMCA Marlins swim team competed at the Northwest Ohio YMCA Championships at the Bowling Green State University Natatorium. 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