MANSFIELD – Bowling Green better get ready for a tri-county takeover.
Ten schools across Richland, Crawford, and Ashland County combined to secure 168 qualification spots at the district swim meet after a stellar showing at sectionals across the state last weekend.
Let’s take a look at who all will be making the trip to the illustrious Cooper Natatorium Friday and Saturday; divers enter the postseason automatically in districts with Division I competing on Tuesday and Division II on Wednesday.
Division I District Swim Qualifiers
GIRLS
50 Freestyle – Ashland sophomore Hadley Bechtol, 25.39
100 Freestyle – Ashland sophomore Hadley Bechtol, 55.90
200 Freestyle – Ashland sophomore Hailey Lawson, 2:10.42
100 Backstroke – Ashland junior Madi Meeting, 1:02.84 (6th); Ashland freshman Hazel Bechtol, 1:05.36; Ashland sophomore Hailey Lawson, 1:06.55
100 Breaststroke – Ashland senior Reise Stewart, 1:11.37
100 Butterfly – Ashland freshman Hazel Bechtol, 1:03.64
200 Individual Medley – Ashland junior Madi Meeting, 2:19.84; Ashland senior Reise Stewart, 2:24.40
200 Freestyle Relay – Ashland (Meeting, Lawson, Had. Bechtol, Stewart), 1:43.92 (6th)
400 Freestyle Relay – Ashland (Meeting, Lawson, Had. Bechtol, Stewart), 3:50.99 (6th)
200 Medley Relay – Ashland (Haz. Bechtol, senior Maddie Little, freshman Maleah Mosley, junior Abby Taylor), 2:03.71
BOYS
200 Freestyle – Ashland senior Jacob Packard, 1:57.12
500 Freestyle – Ashland senior Jacob Packard, 5:13.55; Mansfield Senior senior Max Weeks, 5:19.55
100 Backstroke – Ashland junior Grady Summers, 56.67; Ashland senior Hayden Hitchcock, 1:01.98
100 Breaststroke – Mansfield Senior senior Max Weeks, 1:07.08
100 Butterfly – Ashland junior Grady Summers, 58.35
400 Freestyle Relay – Ashland (Summers, Hitchcock, junior Eric Cao, Packard), 3:47.15
200 Medley Relay – Ashland (Summers, Cao, Hitchcock, Packard), 1:48.77; Mansfield Senior (senior Nick Shaffer, Weeks, senior Nic Redman), 1:59.61 [alternate]
Division II District Swim Qualifiers
GIRLS
50 Freestyle – Clear Fork senior Estella Gandee, 25.23 (5th); Ontario senior Tessa Crum, 25.59; Ontario senior Sash Bulakovski, 25.84; Ontario junior Jordyn Yeager, 28.34; Shelby freshman Lillian Muntis, 28.34 [alternate]
100 Freestyle – Ontario senior Tessa Crum, 56.26 (5th); Colonel Crawford junior Riley Finnan, 56.97; Ontario freshman Zoey Shaffer, 57.55; Ontario sophomore Ava Zehe, 57.80; Ontario senior Sasha Bulakovski, 58.08; Lexington freshman Gabi Twedt, 59.44
200 Freestyle – Lexington junior Kayla Caldwell, 2:03.14 (2nd); Colonel Crawford junior Riley Finnan, 2:04.77 (3rd); Colonel Crawford senior Ava Finnan, 2:05.13 (4th); Ontario sophomore Ava Zehe, 2:05.59 (5th); Ontario senior Lily Secrist, 2:05.97 (6th); Colonel Crawford junior Evy Grau, 2:08.27; Lexington senior Emily Woods, 2:08.95; Ontario junior Tatum Mottayaw, 2:09.81; Ontario freshman Penny Wilging, 2:09.98; Lexington freshman Gabi Twedt, 2:10.86; Crestview sophomore Zoey Kuhn, 2:14.81; Colonel Crawford sophomore Amira Sutter, 2:15.62; Lexington sophomore Lydia McFadden, 2:18.41
500 Freestyle – Lexington junior Kayla Caldwell, 5:30.87 (1st); Colonel Crawford junior Meadow Foust, 5:32.01 (2nd); Colonel Crawford senior Ava Finnan, 5:35.33 (4th); Colonel Crawford junior Evy Grau, 5:38.46; Ontario senior Joie Simmering, 5:40.28; Ontario junior Tatum Mottayaw, 5:45. 37; Ontario senior Lily Secrist, 5:46.41; Ontario freshman Penny Wilging, 5:53.87; Lexington senior Emily Woods, 6:06.26; Crestview senior Eric Davisson, 6:25.33
100 Backstroke – Ontario junior Mirielle Trumpower, 57.87 (1st); Colonel Crawford senior Brynn Bruner, 1:01.31 (3rd); Clear Fork freshman Raegan Sudol, 1:05.35; Ontario freshman Ella Manns, 1:06.19; Lexington senior Maggie Nolan, 1:07.20; Ontario junior Lauren Udhe, 1:07.39; Colonel Crawford sophomore Amira Sutter, 1:08.17; Ontario freshman Zoey Shaffer, 1:09.03; Wynford junior Ava Fadley, 1:19.92 [alternate]; Lexington junior Jocelyn Phillips, 1:13.20 [alternate]
100 Breaststroke – Colonel Crawford freshman Sophia Keller, 1:08.92 (3rd); Clear Fork senior Estella Gandee, 1:11.74; Ontario sophomore Addison Smith, 1:14.83; Lexington sophomore Lydia McFadden, 1:18.49; Colonel Crawford sophomore Adalyn Cole, 1:19.54; Ontario freshman Ava Julian, 1:20.75
100 Butterfly – Ontario junior Mirielle Trumpower, 56.05 (1st); Colonel Crawford junior Meadow Foust, 1:01.85 (2nd); Colonel Crawford sophomore Sydney Link, 1:05.23; Lexington senior Maggie Nolan, 1:06.55; Crestview sophomore Zoey Kuhn, 1:10.74; Ontario freshman Olivia Sandwall, 1:10.88; Ontario junior Lin Angel Tan, 1:17.47 [alternate]
200 Individual Medley – Colonel Crawford senior Brynn Bruner, 2:15.62 (1st); Colonel Crawford freshman Sophia Keller, 2:19.35 (4th); Clear Fork freshman Raegan Sudol, 2:21.65; Colonel Crawford sophomore Sydney Link, 2:23.08; Ontario senior Joie Simmering, 2:23.85; Ontario freshman Ella Manns, 2:28.43; Lexington senior Katya Prykhodko, 2:31.54; Ontario freshman Olivia Sandwall, 2:34.15; Ontario freshman Ava Julian, 2:34.28
200 Freestyle Relay – Ontario (Shaffer, Simmering, Zehe, Crum), 1:44.25 (2nd); Colonel Crawford (R. Finnan, Link, Grau, A. Finnan), 1:46.22); Lexington (Twedt, McFadden, Woods, Prykhodko), 1:49.75; Clear Fork (Gandee, Sudol, senior Jasmine Johnson, senior Sabree Caudill), 1:51.60
400 Freestyle Relay – Colonel Crawford (Bruner, Keller, R. Finnan, Foust), 3:47.61; Ontario (Mottayaw, Secrist, Zehe, Trumpower), 3:49.14 (2nd); Lexington (Woods, Nolan, Caldwell, Twedt), 3:54.75 (4th); Shelby (senior Alexandra Lay, freshman Kennedy Fritz, sophomore Arabella Ream, Muntis), 4:36.27; Madison (senior Loren Carmel, senior Jaselle Clark, junior Brianna Coulter, senior Emma Reynolds), 4:36.75 [alternate]
200 Medley Relay – Colonel Crawford (Bruner, Keller, Foust, A. Finnan), 1:52.98 (1st); Ontario (Trumpower, Simmering, Bulakovski, Crum), 1:53.16 (2nd), Lexington (Caldwell, Prykhodko, Nolan, McFadden), 1:58.74; Clear Fork (Sudol, Johnson, Gandee, Caudill), 2:09.77
BOYS
50 Freestyle – Ontario senior Grantham Trumpower, 21.00 (1st); Colonel Crawford senior Andrew Heinle, 23.23; Madison senior Landon Harvey, 23.54; Ontario freshman Levi Walter, 23.81; Galion sophomore Roen Morningstar, 24.38; Colonel Crawford sophomore Grayden Bohach, 24.41; Lexington sophomore Nathan Jackson, 24.66; Colonel Crawford junior Wyatt Williams, 24.85 [alternate]
100 Freestyle – Ontario senior Grantham Trumpower, 46.77 (1st); Ontario junior Owen Walter, 50.32; Colonel Crawford senior Andrew Heinle, 52.54; Ontario freshman Lexi Walter, 52.71; Colonel Crawford junior Parker Keller, 53.41; Madison senior Landon Harvey, 53.80; Kexington sophomore Nathan Jackson, 54.61 [alternate]; Ontario junior Alex Bilyj, 54.62 [alternate]
200 Freestyle – Lexington freshman Kenny Konves, 1:56.01; Galion junior Noah Gilliam, 1:56.58; Lexington senior Peyton McFadden, 1:57.61; Ontario freshman Logan Sesco, 1:58.88; Ontario freshman Alex Morabito, 1:59.72; Colonel Crawford sophomore Grayden Bohach, 2:00.46; Lexington sophomore Sam Hoover, 2:01.16; Lexington sophomore Brayden McGinty, 2:02.01; Colonel Crawford freshman Hayden Young, 2:03.04 [alternate]
500 Freestyle – Lexington senior Cooper Watters, 5:03.80 (3rd); Ontario sophomore Jack Rietschlin, 5:07.35; Lexington sophomore Sam Hoover, 5:26.69; Colonel Crawford freshman Hayden Young, 5:27.42; Lexington sophomore Jake Thompson, 5:28.11; Lexington sophomore Brayden McGinty, 5:28.45
100 Backstroke – Ontario sophomore Colten Montgomery, 54.06 (1st); Ontario junior Jackson Swiatek, 55.66; Galion sophomore Roen Morningstar, 57.98; Ontario sophomore Jack Rietschlin, 59.28; Ontario freshman Logan Sesco, 1:01.05; Colonel Crawford freshman Trey Bruner, 1:01.51; Madison senior Andrew Parish, 1:03.84;Lexington sophomore, Jake Thompson, 1:05.43
100 Breaststroke – Ontario junior Carson Smith, 1:00.33 (2nd); Ontario freshman Connor Robinson, 1:01.48 (4th); Lexington senior Owen Garver, 1:06.79; Colonel Crawford junior Parker Keller, 1:07.44; Lexington senior Peyton McFadden, 1:08.16′ Ontario freshman Alex Morabito, 1:08.66
100 Butterfly – Ontario sophomore Colten Montgomery, 54.35 (5th); Lexington freshman Kenny Konves, 1:01.27; Lexington sophomore Brady Wheeler, 1:02.27
200 Individual Medley – Ontario junior Carson Smith, 2:03.16 (2nd); Ontario junior Jackson Swiatek, 2:03.40 (3rd); Lexington senior Cooper Watters, 2:03.42 (4th); Ontario freshman Connor Robinson, 2:07.98; Lexington senior Owen Garver, 2:19.57; Lexington sophomore Brady Wheeler, 2:20.10; Colonel Crawford freshman Trey Bruner, 2:24.54 [alternate]
200 Freestyle Relay – Ontario (O. Walter, Rietschlin, Montgomery, Trumpower), 1:30.19 (1st); Colonel Crawford (Heinle, Keller, senior Ian Gonzales, Bohach), 1:36.10; Lexington (Konves, McFadden, Garver, Watters), 1:36.55; Madison (Harvey, parish, senior Eli White, junior Jason Tackett), 1:41.48
400 Freestyle Relay – Ontario (O. Walter, Robinson, Rietschlin, Swiatek), 3:21.59 (1st); Lexington (Konves, McFadden, Jackson, Watters), 3:31.46; Colonel Crawford (Bruner, sophomore Isaac Stirm, Gonzales, Williams), 3:45.13; Madison (senior John Collins, White, Harvey, Parish), 3:46.47
200 Medley Relay – Ontario (Montgomery, Smith, Trumpower, O. Walter), 1:37.59 (1st); Colonel Crawford (Heinle, Keller, Bohach, Williams), 1:48.20; Lexington (Thompson, Garver, Wheeler, Jackson), 1:50.64
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