By Cort Reynolds

BOWLING GREEN – Several Bluffton swimmers competed in the Div. II district meet at Bowling Green State University on Friday, February 14, with one winning a title.

Pirate junior Jackson Bowlus captured the 100-yard backstroke in 53.21 by .20 to qualify for the state meet. Bowlus also touched seventh in the boys 50 freestyle.

Junior Jenna Downey took third in the 100 butterfly, and came home ninth in the 50 freestyle.

Senior Xavier Diller touched ninth in the 100 butterfly (57.2). Freshman Kari Diller came in ninth in the 100 backstroke.

The Pirate girls 200 medley relay team finished eighth. The Bluffton girls 400 free relay quartet came in 13th.

The Bluffton boys 200 medley relay finished a solid sixth. The Pirate 400 free relay quartet came in 10th. The boys 200 free relay foursome ended up 18th.

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The Div. II state meet is at Canton on Feb. 20-21 in the CT Branin Natatorium. Preliminary heats are Thursday from 5-9 p.m., with the Div. II finals Friday from 5-9 p.m.

Bluffton NW district 2 results

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke 

Name Yr School Finals Time 

1 Bowlus, Jackson JR Bluffton 53.21  

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly 

1 Trumpower, Mirielle SO Ontario 56.02 

2 Baumgartner, Lily SR Ada 56.18 

3 Downey, Jenna JR Bluffton 1:01.95 

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay 

1 Lexington 1:36.80 

6 Bluffton 1:42.28 

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle 

1 Trumpower, Grantham JR Ontario 21.57 

7 Bowlus, Jackson JR Bluffton 22.07 

29 Wright, Charles SR Bluffton 23.94  

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle 

1 Kunsman, Nora JR Bryan 23.89 

9 Downey, Jenna JR Bluffton 25.13 

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly 

1 Sorg, Austin JR Oak Harbor 48.53

9 Diller, Xavier SR Bluffton 57.14  

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke 

1 Baumgartner, Lily SR Ada 55.67 

9 Diller, Kari FR Bluffton 1:04.66 

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay 

1 Shawnee 1:52.34 

8 Bluffton 1:56.83 

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 

1 Ontario 3:38.75 

13 Bluffton 4:09.92 

Boys 200 Yard IM 

1 Sorg, Austin JR Oak Harbor 1:52.32

14 Ungashick, Aaron SO Bluffton 2:10.39 

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 

1 Ontario 3:12.96 

10 Bluffton 3:28.03 

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay 

1 Ontario 1:27.21 

18 Bluffton 1:37.95