Pirate swimmers 2nd at 6-team meet
By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA- The Bluffton High School swim teams finished a strong second at a six-team meet in the Putnam County YMCA at Ottawa on Thursday, January 23.
Margaretta swept to first place in all three team categories. They won the combined team title, and captured first in both the boys and girls standings.
The balanced victors scored 211 combined points, including 106 boys and 105 girls points.
Bluffton finished second in all three standings, while Ada was third in all three. The Pirates scored 125 combined points, with 71 by the Pirate girls and 54 by the boys.
Pirate junior Jackson Bowlus touched first in the 200-yard individual medley.
Bluffton senior Zoe Shank finished first in the 100 butterfly.
Freshman Kari Diller took first in the girls 200 IM.
Top Bluffton finishers
Girls 200 Yard IM Name Yr School Finals Time Points
1 Diller, Kari FR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:35.63
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Shank, Zoe SR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:19.90
Boys 200 Yard IM
1 Bowlus, Jackson JR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:12.72
2 Diller, Xavier SR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:18.20
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
2 Essinger, June SR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:20.40
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
2 Downey, Jenna JR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:09.22
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Name
2 Downey, Jenna JR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:14.79
4 Boblitt, Charlie FR Bluffton Swim Team-OH 2:42.5
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
3 Ungashick, Aaron SO Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:05.82
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
3 Diller, Xavier SR Bluffton Swim Team-OH NT 1:13.30
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
2 Bluffton Swim Team-OH A 4:37.38
Diller, Kari FR 2) Schneck, Lyla FR 3) Boblitt, Charlie FR 4) Geiser, Karden SO
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
Team Relay Seed Time Finals Time
1 Bluffton Swim Team-OH A 1:53.21
1) Diller, Xavier SR 2) Bowlus, Jackson JR 3) Ungashick, Aaron SO 4) Wright, Charles SR
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
2 Bluffton Swim Team-OH A 2:07.11
Diller, Kari FR 2) Schneck, Lyla FR 3) Downey, Jenna JR 4) Geiser, Karden SO
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
2 Bluffton Swim Team-OH B 2:00.38
1) Diller, Kari FR 2) McGuire, Kailey SO 3) Boblitt, Charlie FR 4) Downey, Jenna JR
Combined Team Scores
1. Margaretta High School 211 points
2. Bluffton Swim Team 125
3. Ada High School 82
4. Lima Central Catholic 50
5. Lima Senior High 44
6. McComb Swim Team
Girls - Team Rankings 1. Margaretta 105 points 2. Bluffton 71 3. Ada 44 4. Lima Senior 20 5. Lima Central Catholic 17
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Boys - Team Rankings 1. Margaretta 106 points 2. Bluffton 54 3. Ada 38 4. Lima Central Catholic 33 5. Lima Senior 24 6. McComb 7 |
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