By Cort Reynolds
BUCYRUS - The Ada boys swim team finished third at the 10-team North Central Ohio Conference league swim meet hosted by Colonel Crawford Saturday.
The Lady Bulldogs finished a solid fourth out of 12 teams with 123 points, while the Ada boys tallied 237 points.
Upper Sandusky won the boys team title while Colonel Crawford captured first in the girls team standings.
Freshman Klava Katayama won the 500 and 100 freestyle events to pace Ada. The Bulldog boys 400 freestyle relay quartet also took first.
Top Ada boys finishes: (Event, Place, Swimmer, Time) 400 freestyle relay: 1st ADA A 3:42.21 1) Beaschler, Zach 2) Spar, Isaac 3) Ross, Andrew 4) Robey, Andrew 200 medley relay 2nd ADA A 1:48.88 1) Ross, Andrew 2) Beaschler, Zach 3) Spar, Isaac 4) Robey, Andrew 100 backstroke: 2nd Ross, Andrew 1:01.91 3rd Smittle, Evan SR ADA 1:07.34 100 breaststroke: 2nd Beaschler, Zach 1:10.09 7th Park, Jacob 1:17.98
200 free relay: 2nd ADA A 1:55.39 1) Wells, Hunter 2) Park, Jacob 3) Craig, Jared 4) Smittle, Evan 100 butterfly: 2nd Ross, Andrew 1:01.16 3rd Spar, Isaac 1:05.27
200 individual medley: 2nd Beaschler, Zach 2:15.14 4th Spar, Isaac 2:29.83
100 free: 2nd Robey, Andrew 55.08 6th Craig, Jared 59.75
50 free: 3rd Robey, Andrew 24.52 4th Craig, Jared 25.98
200 freestyle: 6th Smittle, Evan 2:18.83 8th Wells, Hunter 2:39.14
Top Ada girls finishes: 50 freestyle: 1st Katayama, Klava 25.48
100 free: 1st Katayama, Klava 55.23
400 free relay: 2nd ADA A 4:27.93 1) Waugh, Calista 2) Pfieffer, Ruth 3) Waugh, Alex 4) Katayama, Klava 100
butterfly: 3rd Pfieffer, Ruth 1:14.09 100
backstroke: 4th Pfieffer, Ruth 1:15.11 7th Waugh, Calista 1:18.77
200 medley relay: 4th ADA A 2:14.59 1) Waugh, Calista 2) Hiester, Olivia 3) Pfieffer, Ruth 4) Katayama, Klava
200 free relay: 6th ADA A 2:16.04 1) Hiester, Olivia 2) Tanriverdi, Gizem 3) Waugh, Alex 4) Van Atta, Sydney
200 free 8th Hiester, Olivia 2:52.36
Boys team standings 1. Upper Sandusky 330 points 2. Colonel Crawford 258 3. Ada 237 4. St Peters 36 5. Mansfield Christian 25 6. Fostoria 16 7. Loudonville 10 8. Crestline 4 9. Wynford 3 9. Bucyrus 3
Girls team standings 1. Colonel Crawford 313 points 2. Upper Sandusky 269 3. Loudonville 128 4. Ada 123 5. Bucyrus 65 6. Mansfield Christian 36 7. Fostoria 35 8. Crestline 34 9. Ridgedale 20 10. Crestview 6 11. Wynford 4 12. St Peters 1
The Bulldogs conclude their regular season Tuesday, January 31 at county rival Kenton with a 6 p.m. meet in the Hardin County YMCA pool.
