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