Cougar swimmers split dual tri-meet

Van Wert swimming information

The Van Wert High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams hosted a dual meet with St. Marys Memorial and Ottawa-Glandorf High Schools. This meet was scored as a double dual. The Cougar boys defeated St Marys 67-11, but fell to Ottawa-Glandorf 34-60. The Cougar girls also defeated St. Marys 53-26, and also fell to Ottawa-Glandorf 18-68. Both O-G teams defeated St. Marys.

Top finishers for Van Wert included Sam Easley (first place overall in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke), Hannah Stemen (earning a combined second place/first place finish in the 50-meter freestyle), Peyton Fleming (earning a combined second place/first place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke) with the girls 400-meter freestyle relay also earning a combined second place/first place finish (Katie Trittschuh, Madison Turnwald, Peyton Fleming, Hannah Stemen).

The Cougar Swim Team will compete against Kenton High School on January 13, 2015 when they travel to the Hardin County YMCA.

Boys Results (all distances in meters; places are marked “OG” when scored against Ottawa-Glandorf and “SM” when scores against St. Marys Memorial)

200 Medley Relay:  OG 2^nd SM 1st (2:07.99) –Tyler Rex, Sam Easley, Cade Fleming), OG 4^th SM 2^nd (2:38.56-Joe Linser, Nathan Ireland, Kory Schlatter, Dalton Heppeard)

200 Freestyle:  OG 2^nd SM 2^nd (2:33.91- Cade Fleming), OG 3^rd SM 3^rd (2:51.00-Dalton Heppeard)

200 Individual Medley: OG 2^nd SM 1^st (2:50.13- Tyler Rex)

50 Freestyle:  OG 2^nd SM 1^st (27.96 – Josh Overholt), OG 4^th SM 3^rd (31.56 – Nathan Ireland), JV (32.98 – Dalton Heppeard, 37.01 – Brayden Cox, 37.07 – Stephen Hamblett)

100 Butterfly:  OG 3^rd SM 1^st (1:27.05- Kory Schlatter)

100 Freestyle:  OG 1^st SM 1^st (57.65 – Sam Easley), OG 4^th SM 3^rd (1:13.02 – Nathan Ireland), JV (1:27.57 – Stephen Hamblett)

400 Freestyle:  OG 3^rd SM 1^st (6:22.19 –Joe Linser), OG 4^th SM 2^nd (6:57.25 – Brayden Cox)

200 Freestyle Relay:   OG 2^nd SM 1^st (1:49.70 – Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Josh Overholt, Tyler Rex), OG 4^th SM 2^nd (2:24.21 –Dalton Heppeard, Stephen Hamblett, Brayden Cox, Joe Linser)

100 Backstroke:   OG 1st SM 1^st (1:11.19 – Sam Easley), OG 3^rd SM 2^nd (1:17.87 – Kory Schlatter)

100 Breaststroke:  OG 2^nd SM 1^st (1:23.17 –Cade Fleming), OG 3^rd SM 2^nd (1:25.47 –Josh Overholt)

400 Freestyle Relay: OG 2^nd SM 1^st (5:07.78 –Kory Schlatter, Brayden Cox, Joe Linser, Nathan Ireland)

Girls Results (all distances in meters; places are marked “OG” when scored against Ottawa-Glandorf and “SM” when scores against St. Marys Memorial)

200 Medley Relay:  OG 3^rd SM 1^st (2:28.17 –Hannah Stemen, Bethany Fast, Katie Trittschuh, Peyton Fleming), OG 4^th  SM 3^rd (2:46.88 –Rebekah Fast, Olivia Mengerink, Madison Turnwald, Haley Richardson), JV (2:56.36 –Chloe Brake, Madison Pauquette, Emma Verville, Jaycie Rickard)

200 Freestyle: OG 3^rd SM 2^nd (2:48.77 –Peyton Fleming), OG 4^th SM 3^rd (2:58.072 – Olivia Profit)

200 Individual Medley: OG 2^nd SM 2^nd (3:01.09- Bethany Fast), OG 4^th SM 4^th (3:35.76 – Olivia Mengerink)

50 Freestyle: OG 2^nd SM 1^st (31.63-Hannah Stemen), OG 4^th SM 3^rd 33.95 – Madison Turnwald),   JV (35.19 – Jaycie Rickard, 36.82 – Chloe Brake, 36.90 – Meagan Jacobs, 37.96 – Madison Pauquette, 38.44 – Emma Verville, 38.68 – Jena Rex-LaRue, 38.93 – Rebekah Fast)

100 Freestyle:  OG 3^rd SM 1^st (1:11.76–Katie Trittschuh), OG 4^th SM 2^nd (1:12.73-Bethany Fast), JV (1:21.25 – Meagan Jacobs, 1:24.97 – Jena Rex-LaRue)

400 Freestyle:  OG 3^rd SM 1^st (5:37.70-Hannah Stemen), OG 4^th SM 3^rd (6:18.87 –Haley Richardson)

200 Freestyle Relay:  OG 3^rd SM 2^nd (2:17.53 –Bethany Fats, Haley Richardson, Olivia Profit, Madison Turnwald), OG 4^th SM 3^rd (2:29.76 – Meagan Jacobs, Madison Pauquette, Chloe Brake, Jaycie Rickard), JV (2:32.71-Olivsia Mengerink, Rebekah Fast, Emma Verville, Jena Rex-LaRue)

100 Backstroke:  OG 3^rd SM 2^nd (1:26.24 –Katie Trittschuh), OG 4^th SM 3^rd (1:29.74 –Olivia Profit), JV (1:32.21 –Emma Verville, 1:36.91 – Jaycie Rickard, 1:39.39 –Chloe Brake)

100 Breaststroke:  OG 2^nd SM 1^st (1:34.29 –Peyton Fleming), OG 4^th SM 2^nd (1:50.42–Madison Pauquette), JV (1:42.71 –Rebekah Fast)

400 Freestyle Relay:  OG 2^nd SM 1^st (4:58.217–Katie Trittschuh, Madison Turnwald, Peyton Fleming, Hannah Stemen), OG 4^th SM 3^rd  (5:37.48 –Jena Rex-LaRue, Meagan Jacobs, Haley Richardson, Olivia Profit)