VW boys 5th, girls 9th at swim sectionals

VWHS swim team information

AYERSVILLE — The Cougar swim team traveled to Ayersville High School for the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Division II sectional tournament involving 14 teams, including four Western Buckeye League schools.

The boys took fifth place, while the girls finished ninth. Wauseon took first place for the boys and Anthony Wayne reigned as the girls’ champion, with Ottawa-Glandorf taking the runner-up spot for the boys and girls events.

Other schools participating (in order of finish in the girl’s standings) included Celina, Coldwater, Bowling Green, Fort Recovery, Pemberville Eastwood, Defiance, Ayersville, Archbold, Leipsic, and Tinora.

During the sectional tournament, the Cougar swimmers earned 24 “personal best” records; those advancing to the OHSAA Division II district tournament at Bowling Green State University on February 19 include Sam Easley in 1-meter diving and the 100-yard backstroke; Cade Fleming in the 100-yeard breaststroke; Bethany Fast in the 100-yard breaststroke; Maddison Jarrett in 1-meter diving; and the boys’ 400-yard freestyle relay team.

All three boys’ relay teams scored. The best finishes were third place by the 200-yard medley (Easley, Fleming, Dalton Heppeard, Cory Pinson), and seventh by the 400-yard freestyle relay (Easley, Pinson, Joe Linser, Fleming) teams. The 200-yard freestyle relay (Noah Arend, Pinson, Linser, Stephen Hamblett), earned fourth place.

All three girls’ relay teams scored. The best finish was recorded by the 200-yard freestyle with Chloe Brake, Fast, Emma Verville, and Peyton Fleming taking sixth place. The 200-yard freestyle relay, with Madison Turnwald, Fleming, Katie Trittschuh, and Chloe Brake also claimed sixth place. The 400-yard medley relay team took eighth place; members were Turnwald, Fleming, Fast, and Trittschuh.

Girls Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay: 6^th (2:09.91 –Chloe Brake, Bethany Fast, Emma Verville, Peyton Fleming)

200 freestyle: 9^th (2:16.61 – Madison Turnwald), 12^th (2:20.95 – Katie Trittschuh), 16^th (2:33.21 – Olivia Profit)

200 Individual Medley: 12^th (2:57.93 – Landrie Koontz)

50 Freestyle: 22^nd (31.22 –Jaycie Rickard), 25^th (31.66 – Rebekah Fast), 34^th (37.69 – Camryn Nouza), 35^th (37.77 – Erika Strawser)

100 Freestyle: 25^th (1:10.16 –Olivia Profit), 27^th (1:11.19 – Jaycie Rickards) 38^th (1:23.55 –Camryn Nouza)

500 Freestyle: 14^th (6:42.47–Noelle Heffner), 16^th (6:47.38 – Jena Rex-LaRue), 19^th (7:01.79 – Haley Richardson), 21^st (7:21.17 – Megan Jacobs)

200 Freestyle Relay: 6^th (1:54.77 –Madison Turnwald, Peyton Fleming, Katie Trittschuh, Chloe Brake)

100 Backstroke: 8^th (1:12.60 –Emma Verville), 11^th (1:19.89 –Chloe Brake), 19^th (1:25.58 – Megan Jacobs), 28^th (1:34.78 – Erika Strawser)

100 Breaststroke: 6^th (1:17.67 –Bethany Fast) 9^th (1:21.10 – Peyton Fleming), 17^th – (1:25.14 – Rebekah Fast)

400 Freestyle Relay: 8^th (4:15.48 –Madison Turnwald, Peyton Fleming, Bethany Fast, Katie Trittschuh)

Boys Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay: 3^rd (1:55.46 – Sam Easley, Cade Fleming, Dalton Heppeard, Cory Pinson)

200 Freestyle: 6^th (2:09.67 –Cade Fleming), 13^th (2:22.94 – Dalton Heppeard), 17^th (2:36.08 – Brayden Cox)

50 Freestyle: 9^th (26.89 – Cory Pinson), 12^th (27.34 –Joe Linser), 18^th (29.14 – Stephen Hamblett), 25^th (31.21 – Andrew Hamblett)

100 Freestyle: 15^th (1:04.00 –Stephen Hamblett)

500 Freestyle: 9^th (7:02.72 –Brayden Cox)

200 Freestyle Relay: 7^th (1:53.56 –Noah Arend, Cory Pinson, Joe Linser, Stephen Hamblett)

100 Backstroke: 2^nd (57.22 –Sam Easley), 15^th (1:24.15 –Andrew Hamblett)

100 Breaststroke: 6^th (1:11.72 –Cade Fleming), 15^th (1:23.92 –Noah Arend)

400 Freestyle Relay: 4^th (3:50.62 – Sam Easley, Cory Pinson, Joe Linser, Cade Fleming)