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Thursday, Mar. 28, 2024

VW boys dominate, girls split swim meet

VWHS swim team information

The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming teams hosted Coldwater and Versailles in a double dual meet at the Van Wert YMCA. The Cougar boys dominated the pool and defeated both visiting teams.  The VWHS girls were victorious against Coldwater, but lost to Versailles.

The boys defeated Coldwater 75-7 and Versailles 54-40. The Cougar girls defeated Coldwater 49-44, but lost to Versailles by a score of 21-72.

Individual girls who earned a first place finish included Peyton Fleming (200-meter individual medley), Hannah Stemen (200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle), Haley Richardson (400-meter freestyle)aley Richardson (400-mrtH and Bethany Fast (50 meter freestyle).

Boys receiving first place included Cade Fleming (200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle), Tyler Rex (200 meter individual medley), Sam Easley (50-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle), Josh Overholt (100-meter breaststroke) and Kory Schlatter (100-meter backstroke and 100-meter butterfly).

Five Cougar relays finished first as well: 200-meter medley boys (Sam Easley, Josh Overholt, Tyler Rex, Nathan Ireland); 200-meter freestyle: boys (Josh Overholt, Nathan Ireland, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex) and girls Hannah (Stemen, Katie Trittschuh, Bethany Fast, Peyton Fleming); 400-meter freestyle: boys (Sam Easley, Daymeon Ladd, Nathan Ireland, Cade Fleming) and girls (Mackenzie Agler, Katie Trittschuh, Peyton Fleming, Hannah Stemen).

The Cougars will travel Thursday to the Wapakoneta YMCA to take on Wapak and Bellefontaine.

Boys Results (all distances in meters – places V against Versailles, C against Coldwater)

200 Medley Relay: V 2nd, C 1st (2:12.07 – Sam Easley, Josh Overholt, Tyler Rex, Nathan Ireland); V 3rd, C 2nd (2:54.08 –Chris Campbell, Stephen Hamblett, Dalton Heppeard, Daymeon Ladd)

200 Freestyle: V 1st, C 1st (2:30.26 – Cade Fleming); V 3rd, C 2nd (2:52.68 – Joe Linser)

200 Individual Medley:  V 1st, C 1st  (2:46.35 – Tyler Rex); V 2nd, C 2nd (2:49.99 – Josh Overholt)

50 Freestyle: V 1st, C 1st (25.83 – Sam Easley); V 3rd, C 3rd  (31.64 – Daymeon Ladd);   JV (33.83 – Dalton Heppeard, 35.18- Chris Campbell, 39.50-Stephen Hamblett, 39.83- Brayden Cox)

100 Butterfly: V 3rd, C 1st (1:27.94 – Kory Schlatter), V 4th, C 2nd (1:40.18 –Nathan Ireland)

100 Freestyle: V 1st, C 2nd (1:05.31 – Cade Fleming); V 3rd, C 3rd (1:18.78 – Joe Linser); JV (1:31.90- Stephen Hamblett, 1:32.19 – Brayden Cox)

400 Freestyle: V 1st, C 1st   (5:08.41 – Sam Easley)

200 Freestyle Relay: V 1st,  C 1st (1:56.42 – Josh Overholt, Nathan Ireland, Cade Fleming, Tyler Rex); V 3rd , C 2nd  (2:14.16 –Kory Schlatter, Chris Campbell, Dalton Heppeard, Joe Linser)

100 Backstroke:  V 1st, C 1st (1:20.35 – Kory Schlatter); V 2nd, C 2nd (1:30.00 – Daymeon Ladd)

100 Breaststroke:  V 2nd, C 1st (1:26.63 – Josh Overholt); V 3rd, C 2nd (1:26.89 – Tyler Rex)

400 Freestyle Relay: V 2nd, C 1st  (4:33.69 – Sam Easley, Daymeon Ladd, Nathan Ireland, Cade Fleming); V 3rd, C 2nd  (5:32.3 –Kory Schlatter, Brayden Cox, Chris Campbell, Dalton Heppeard)

Girls Results (all distances in meters – places V against Versailles, C against Coldwater)

200 Medley Relay: V 3rd, C 2nd  (2:43.24 –LeAndryce Miller, Bethany Fast, Rebekah Fast, Mackenzie Agler); V 4th C 4th  (2:52.71 –Olivia Profit, Madison Pauquette, Olivia Mengerink, Madison Turnwald)

200 Freestyle: V 1st, C 1st (2:35.36 – Hannah Stemen); V 2nd, C 3rd (2:47.32 – Katie Trittschuh)

200 Individual Medley: V 3rd, C 1st (3.13.71- Peyton Fleming)

50 Freestyle: V 3rd, C 1st (33.02 – Bethany Fast); V 4th, C 3rd  (35.26-Mackenzie Agler);  JV (35.69- Haley Richardson, 35.70 – Madison Turnwald, 35.97 –Olivia Profit, 37.53-Jaycie Rickard,  37.67 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 37.94 – Olivia Mengerink, 38.79 – Madison Pauquette, 39.10 – Emma Verville, 39.32 – Chloe Brake, 40.86 – Rebekah Fast)

100 Butterfly: V 3rd, C 2nd (1:48.02 – Olivia Mengerink)

100 Freestyle: V 3rd, C 1st (1:09.54 – Hannah Stemen); V 4th, C 4th  (1:27.69 – LeAndryce Miller); JV (1:24.94 –  Jaycie Rickard)

400 Freestyle:  V 2nd, C 1st (6:13.78 – Haley Richardson)

200 Freestyle Relay: V 2nd, C 1st  (2:08.31 – Hannah Stemen, Peyton Fleming, Katie Trittschuh, Bethany Fast);  V 4th, C 3rd  (2:24.46 –Madison Turnwald, Olivia Profit, LeAndryce Miller, Haley Richardson), JV (2:38.94 –Madison Pauquette, Chloe Brake, Rebekah Fast, Jaycie Rickard)

100 Backstroke: V 3rd , C 2nd (1:27.55 – Katie Trittschuh) V 4th, C 3rd (1:31.01 –Mackenzie Agler); JV (1:35.25 – Emma Verville, 1:42.16 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 1:43.48 – Chloe Brake)

100 Breaststroke: V 3rd, C 2nd (1:34.74 – Peyton Fleming); V 4th, C 4th (1:47.42 –Rebekah Fast), JV (1:47.37 – Olivia Profit, 1:52.58 – Madison Pauquette)

400 Freestyle Relay: V 3rd, C 1st (5:01.27 –Katie Trittschuh, Mackenzie Agler, Peyton Fleming, Hannah Stemen); V 4th, C 3rd    (5:42.63 –LeAndryce Miller, Madison Turnwald, Jena Rex-LaRue, Haley Richardson)

POSTED: 12/17/14 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports