Boys finish 2nd and girls finish 3rd; records fall

The Bluffton High School swim team hosted the Holiday Invitational at the Lima YMCA on December 27, and finished strong in the water for the second straight week. The daylong event hosted 35 teams from the region and 467 swimmers.  

The Bluffton High School boys team finished second with 231 points. Wapakoneta High School finished in first with 308 and Shawnee High School finished in third with 214.5 points.

The Bluffton High School girls team placed third with 204 points. Versailles High School finished in first with 243 points and Ottawa-Glandorf High School placed second with 225 points.

Combined, the Bluffton teams had the highest overall team score of all the schools.

Four individual records broken
Jenna Downey re-set the 50 free record for the second straight week with a new time of 25.79 and set a new 100 fly record with a time of 1:04.58.

Izzy Stechschulte re-set her 200 free record, again, with a 2:09.70.

June Essinger re-set her 500 record with a 6:40.15.

Two team relay records were broken for the second week in a row.

Boys 400 Free Relay of Landon Armstrong, Xavier Diller, Jackson Bowlus and Riley Verb with a time of 3:29.65

Boys 200 Medley Relay of Bowlus, Verb, Diller and Charles Wright with a time of 1:44.88 

The Bluffton High School Pirates are coached by head coach Rachel Diller and assistant coach Bob Verb. 

The team will compete next at Napoleon High School on January 3. The meet begins at 5:30 p.m.

Ella Armstrong – junior, 8 team points
400 free relay: 4:26.51 finished 5
50 freestyle: 27.90 finished 12
100 freestyle: 1:03.67 (PR) finished 14
200 free relay: 1:45.62 finished 2

Landon Armstrong – senior, 30 team points
200 free: 1:59.92 (PR) finished 3
100 free: 54.05 finished 5
400 free relay: 3:29.65 (new school record) finished 1
200 free relay: 1:42.96 (PR) finished 9

Jackson Bowlus – freshman, 37 team points
50 freestyle: 22.95 finished 2
100 backstroke: 56.03 (PR) finished 1
400 free relay: 3:29.65 (new school record) finished 1
200 medley relay: 1:44:88 (new school record) finished 2

Lilly Dagani, freshman
200 medley relay: 2:20:28 (PR) finished 17
100 free: 1:13.91 (PR) finished 42
100 backstroke: 1:23.76 (PR) finished 31

Allison Diller – senior, 27 team points
200 IM: 2:36.50 placed 5
100 breaststroke: 1:18.37 finished 6
200 free relay: 1:45.62 finished 2
200 medley relay: 2:01.65 finished 4

Xavier Diller – sophomore, 22 team points
50 freestyle: 25.02 (PR) finished 10
500 freestyle: 5:43.61 (PR) finished 4
400 free relay: 3:29.65 (new school record) finished 1
200 medley relay: 1:44:88 (new school record) finished 2

Jenna Downey – freshman, 32 team points
50 freestyle: 25.79 (PR and new school record) finished 2
100 butterfly: 1:04.58 (new school record) finished 4
200 free relay: 1:45.62 finished 2
200 medley relay: 2:01.65 finished 4

June Essinger – sophomore, 20 team points
100 butterfly: 1:08:94 finished 9
500 freestyle: 6:26:89 (PR and new school record) finished 8
200 medley relay: 2:01:65 finished 4
400 free relay: 4:26.51 finished 5

Jacob Lehman – junior, 1 team point
100 freestyle: 1:00.49 (PR) finished 22
200 freestyle: 2:21.70 finished 16
200 free relay: 1:42.96 (PR) finished 9

CJ McCall – senior, 3 team point
100 backstroke: 1:10.42 finished 16
100 butterfly: 1:08.15 finished 15
200 free relay: 1:42.96 (PR) finished 9

Makenna Mohr - freshman
200 freestyle: 2:32.83 placed 24
100 breaststroke: 1:27.20 (PR) finished 18
200 medley relay: 2:20.28 (PR) finished 17
400 free relay: 4:26.51 finished 5

Zoe Shank – sophomore
100 freestyle: 1:12.18 (PR) finished 39
200 IM: 2:59.69 finished 19
200 medley relay: 2:20.28 (PR) finished 17
 

Izzy Stechschulte – junior, 22 team points
100 backstroke: 1:12.09 (PR) finished 12
200 freestyle: 2:09.70 (PR and new school record) finished 2
200 free relay: 1:45.62 finished 2
200 medley relay: 2:01.65 finished 4

Riley Verb – senior, 34 team points
200 IM: 2:04.90 (PR) finished 2
100 breaststroke: 1:03.63 (PR) finished 2
400 free relay: 3:29.65 (new school record) finished 1
200 medley relay: 1:44:88 (new school record) finished 2

Charles Wright – sophomore, 12 team points
50 freestyle: 24.93 finished 9
100 butterfly: 1:07.88 finished 14
200 free relay: 1:42.96 (PR) finished 9
200 medley relay: 1:44:88 (new school record) finished 2

Rory Youngpeter – sophomore, 3 team points
500 freestyle: 6:45.55 finished 14
200 medley relay: 2:20.28 (PR) finished 17
400 free relay: 4:26.51 finished 5