By Cort Reynolds
NAPOLEON - Ada's Klava Katayama and Zach Beaschler each claimed individual wins as the Bulldog swim teams competed at the 14-team Wildcat Invitational in Napoleon Saturday.
Ada sophomore Katayama won the 200 freestyle race while senior Beaschler captured the 200 individual medley event to pace the Bulldog swimmers.
The Lady Bullogs finished 10th out of 14 teams, and the Bulldogs boys came in ninth out of 11 squads.
Napoleon won the girls team title with 599 points, followed by Akron Hoban with 423. Ada scored 54 points.
Lima Shawnee captured the boys team crown with 434 points while Hoban took second with 413. The Bulldog boys tallied 91 points.
Top Ada girls finishes:
200 freestyle:
1st of 23, Klava Katayama 2:05.49
100 freestyle:
17th of 62, Alex Waugh 69.06
20th of 62, Sydney Van Atta 69.39
50 freestyle:
23rd of 62, A. Waugh 31.98
400 free relay:
8th of 13, Ada A 4:57.43
Top Ada boys finishes:
200 Individual Medley:
1st of 15, Zach Beaschler 2:16.52
100 backstroke:
4th of 12, Isaac Spar 1:11.89
100 breaststroke:
6th of 19, Z. Beaschler 1:12.96
100 butterfly:
9th of 15, I. Spar 1:09.07
50 free:
21st of 51, Hunter Wells 28.94
400 free relay:
6th of 12, Ada A 4:12.93
Girls Team Results
1 Napoleon 599 points
2 Archbishop Hoban 423
3 Lima Shawnee 333
4 Bryan 330
5 Ottawa-Glandorf 136
6 Napoleon B 123
7 Van Wert 81
8 Lima Central Catholic 62
9 Defiance 57
10 Ada 54
11 Bath swim team 53
12 Elida 30
13 Lima Bath 12
14 St Mary's 5
Boys Team Results
1 Lima Shawnee 434 points
2 Archbishop Hoban 413
3 Bryan 331
4 Napoleon 323
5 Elida 174
6 Ottawa-Glandorf 162
7 Defiance 114
8 Bath Swim Team 96
9 Ada 91
10 Van Wert 77
11 St Mary's 41
The Ada girls took 12th out of 16 teams last year at Napoleon, while the Bulldog boys finished fifth in a field of 15.
Ada swims at the Van Wert tri-meet Thursday, Dec. 14 at 5:30 p.m. The Bulldogs then compete at the Fremont St. Joe's Invite Saturday, Dec. 16.
