Downey wins 2 races
By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim teams each finished a strong second in a six-team meet Wednesday evening, December 13, at the Bucyrus YMCA.
Upper Sandusky won the boys team title with 100 points, followed closely by Bluffton with 87.
The Rams also won the girls team crown with 153 points, while the Pirates were second with 88 points.
Upper won the combined boys/girls title with 253 points, while Bluffton was second with 175.
Sophomore Jenna Downey led the Pirates with two first-place finishes. She won the 100-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley races.
Bluffton won six individual races and two relay events.
Top Pirate finishers:
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
1st JR Shank, Zoe K 2:41.34
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
1st JR Diller, Xavier D 1:02.55
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
1st SO Downey, Jenna M 59.35
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
1st SO Bowlus, Jackson T 52.62
Girls 200 Yard IM
1st SO Downey, Jenna M 2:28.38
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1st SO Mohr, Makenna P 1:17.31
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st BLUF 1:47.28
1) Wright, Charles A JR 2) Lehman, Jacob L SR
3) Fenzl, Levi D JR 4) Diller, Xavier D JR
Event 24 Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st Bluffton Swim Team-OH 3:53.90 16 NT
1) Diller, Xavier D JR 2) Lehman, Jacob L SR 3) Ungashick, Aaron T FR 4) Bowlus, Jackson T SO
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
2nd JR Wright, Charles A 25.28
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
2nd SR Lehman, Jacob L 1:16.1
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
2nd JR Wright, Charles A 1:13.91
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
2nd SR Stechschulte, Izzy R 6:14.44
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
2nd Bluffton Swim Team-OH 4:20.22 12 4:33.64
1) Downey, Jenna M SO 2) Mohr, Makenna P SO
3) Shank, Zoe K JR 4) Stechschulte, Izzy R SR
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
2nd Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:10.15 12 2:05.40
1) Mohr, Makenna P SO 2) Brown, Lena J JR
3) McGuire, Kailey R FR 4) Geiser, Karden F FR
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
2nd Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:10.92 12 2:09.51
1) Downey, Jenna M SO 2) Geiser, Karden F FR 3) Shank, Zoe K JR 4) Stechschulte, Izzy R S
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
3rd SO Bowlus, Jackson T 2:07.07
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
3rd Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:59.48 10 1:51.06
1) Lehman, Jacob L SR 2) Wright, Charles A JR
3) Bowlus, Jackson T SO 4) Diller, Xavier D JR
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
3rd FR 3 Ungashick, Aaron T 6:18.62
Combined Team Scores
1 Upper Sandusky 253 points
2 Bluffton 175
2. River Valley 125
4 Willard 53
5 Wynford 28
6 McComb 22
Women Scores
1 Upper Sandusky 153 points
2 Bluffton 88
3. River Valley 75
4 Wynford 15
5 Willard 3
Men Scores
1 Upper Sandusky 100 points
2 Bluffton 87
3 tie River Valley 50
3 tie Willard 50
5 McComb 22
6 Wynford 13
