Cougar swimmers split with Ayersville

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DEFIANCE — Van Wert High School’s swim teams traveled to Ayersville High School to compete in a dual meet on Tuesday night, and the Cougar girls were victorious over the Pilots 111-37, while the boys lost a hard fought battle, 60-59.

Girls Results (all distances in yards)

200 Medley Relay: 1st (2:14.18 –Emma Verville, Katie McVaigh, Jamie Burenga, Madison Turnwald); 2nd (2:41.61 – Rachel Spath, Allie Etter, Becky Rigdon, Olivia Kline)
200 Freestyle: 1st (2:15.48 –Jamie Burenga)
200 Individual Medley: 1st (2:42.77 –Katie McVaigh), 2nd (2:57.41 – Emma Verville)
50 Freestyle: 1st (29.50-Madison Turnwald), 2nd (35.52 –Rebekah Fast), JV 1st (34.13 – Allie Etter), 2nd (35.05 – Rachel Spath)
100 Butterfly: 1st (1:33.73 – Becky Rigdon)
100 Freestyle: 1st (1:06.27 –Madison Turnwald), 2nd (1:15.33-Olivia Kline), 6th (1:39.37 –Rachel Spath)
500 Freestyle: 1st (6:40.02 –Noelle Heffner), 2nd (7:02.81 – Chloe Brake)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1st (2:02.41 –Jamie Burenga, Madison Turnwald, Katie McVaigh, Chloe Brake), 2nd (2:13.28–Noelle Heffner, Olivia Kline, Becky Rigdon, Allie Etter)
100 Backstroke: 1st (1:11.22 – Jamie Burenga), 2nd (1:14.42–Emma Verville)
100 Breaststroke: 1st (1:29.09 –Rebekah Fast), 3rd (1:35.27 –Chloe Brake)
400 Freestyle Relay: 1st (4:52.29–Noelle Heffner, Emma Verville, Rebekah Fast, Chloe Brake), 2nd (5:10.01 –Allie Etter, Rachel Spath, Becky Rigdon, Olivia Kline)

Boys Results (all distances in yards)

200 Freestyle: 1st (2:27.63 – Brayden Cox)
200 Individual Medley: 1st (2:24.33-Noah Arend)
50 Freestyle: 1st (25.95–Holden Reichert), 2nd (26.66-Dalton Heppeard)
100 Butterfly: 1st (1:09.34 –Dalton Heppeard)
100 Freestyle: 1st (59.97-Holden Reichert), 4th (1:13.26 –Octavius Tucker)
500 Freestyle: 1st (6:50.56 –Brayden Cox)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1st (1:54.04 – Holden Reichert, Dalton Heppeard, Noah Arend, Octavius Tucker)
100 Backstroke: 3rd (1:28.66 –Octavius Tucker)
100 Breaststroke: 1st (1:15.31–Noah Arend)

The Cougar swimmers will return to action on Tuesday, when they return to Defiance to compete against Defiance Bulldogs.