By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - Ada senior Klava Katayama set a district record and almost all Bulldog swimmers set personal-best times in 10 events in the Div. II district meet held at Bowling Green State University Friday evening.
Four Ada individual swimmers competed in two events apiece, and two girls relay squads also participated well at Bowling Green.
"Out of the 10 swims we had yesterday, almost every single one was a time improvement," noted Ada head coach Stephanie Steiner-McMahon.
Lady Bulldog standout Katayama made it to the state championships for the fourth straight season with two strong performances.
She set a district meet record and touched first in the 100-yard butterfly with a personal-best time of 55.79. Katayama shattered the previous BG district meet record in the 100 fly set by Adriana Cannon of Millbury Lake in 2013 by .45 seconds.
Katayama also finished a close second in the 50 freestyle to make it to state again in that event.
The girls 200 freestyle relay quartet of Carlie Oldfield, Paige Cole, Katayama and freshman Kaitlyn Bowden ended up sixth in the 200 freestyle. They qualified for state and are seeded 12th with a solid chance to make it to the finals, according to the coach.
"Those four girls really gave everything they had and we have nothing but excitement for their advancement onto state," said the second-year head coach.
Bulldog freshman Oldfield finished a strong eighth in the 100 backstroke, and came in 17th in the 50 free.
Ada junior Cole finished 19th in the 100 breaststroke, and came in 18th in the 100 butterfly.
Bulldog senior Isaac Spar finished 28th in the 200 individual medley, and 21st in the 100 butterfly.
"Isaac had amazing swims and Paige had great time drops as well," the coach said. "And Carlie's 100 backstroke was also extremely good."
The Ada girls foursome of Oldfield, Cole, Katayama and Bowden also finished a solid eighth in the 200 medley relay race.
It was the first time an Ada girls sent a relay team not only to the state meet, but also to the district event.
Katayama and the relay team will swim in the Div. II state meet at Canton's Branin Natatorium Feb. 20-21. Katayama is seeded second by time in the butterfly, and fourth in the freestyle event.
Ada district results:
Girls 100 Butterfly
1 Klava Katayama Sr Ada :55.79
2 Sydney Porinchok Sr Ottawa-Glandorf :57.80
3 Macy May Jr Coldwater :58.06
4 Elayna Krupp Jr Oak Harbor :59.68
5 Rylie White Sr Shelby 1:00.56
6 Amy Evans Jr Ontario 1:00.67
7 Claire Gass Jr Celina 1:02.16
8 Lily Green So Castalia Margaretta 1:02.29
9 Maddy Keller So N. Robinson Col. Crawford 1:02.76
10 Sarah Malaska Sr Lexington 1:03.02
11 Gia Johnson Fr New Bremen 1:03.77
12 Brooklyn Bourne Fr Celina 1:04.35
13 Abby Warnecke So Ottawa-Glandorf 1:04.36
14 Ava Bubp Jr Fort Recovery 1:04.59
15 Ashley Freestone Fr Wauseon 1:04.64
16 Mary Musteric Fr Pemberville Eastwood 1:04.99
17 Addie Oberlin Jr Bryan 1:05.03
18 Paige Cole Jr Ada 1:05.20
19 Kaitlyn Phillips So Lima Shawnee 1:05.54
20 Myley Marshall So Wauseon 1:05.78
21 Caitlyn Karnes Fr Galion 1:05.88
22 Anna Shaffer Sr Lexington 1:06.15
23 Lily Gross Sr Sandusky Perkins 1:06.26
24 Autumn Burk Jr Fort Recovery 1:06.63
25 Paige Brinkman Fr Lima Central Catholic 1:06.76
26 Katie Porter Sr Sandusky Perkins 1:07.73
27 Riley Roldan Sr Huron 1:08.37
28 Kayla Payne Fr N. Robinson Col. Crawford 1:08.72
29 Elen Ziroyan So Lexington 1:08.81
30 Morgan Young Jr Bucyrus 1:08.87
31 Natalie Queen Fr Lexington 1:09.79
32 Elle Koesters Jr Napoleon 1:11.49
Girls 50 freestyle
1 Kaylee Nagel Jr Napoleon :23.54
2 Klava Katayama Sr Ada :23.59
3 Meggie Voigt Sr Bryan :23.62
4 Troie Grubbs So Galion :24.21
5 Elayna Krupp Jr Oak Harbor :24.32
6 Olivia Newman Jr Lexington :24.35
7 Macy May Jr Coldwater :24.36
8 Kassie Stine Jr Shelby :24.68
9 Lily Green So Castalia Margaretta :24.69
10 Cassidy Vogt Jr N. Robinson Col. Crawford :25.08
11 Kylie Niekamp Fr Maria Stein Marion Local :25.10
12 Ava Ruhe So Ontario :25.29
13 Zoe Rolfes Sr Celina :25.36
14 Sarayna Russell Jr Wauseon :25.43
15 Tessa Gerhardt Sr Lexington :25.49
16 Diana Heitkamp Jr New Bremen :25.51
17 Carlie Oldfield Fr Ada :25.63
18 Riley Lewis So Shelby :25.66
19 Amelia Mizelle So Oak Harbor :25.67
20 Kelsey Fischbach Sr Lima Shawnee :25.69
21 Audrey Zimmerman Sr Bryan :25.71
22 Taylor Peters Sr Bryan :25.92
23 Emily Haar Jr Oak Harbor :26.02
24 Maddie White Jr Ottawa-Glandorf :26.03
25 Reyna Hoffman So Shelby :26.07
26 Abby Martin Fr N. Robinson Colonel Crawford 26.19
27 Elena Kessler Sr Port Clinton :26.29
28 Ashton Heitkamp Sr New Bremen :26.42
29 Katie Flemming So New Bremen :26.45
30 Taylor Paul Sr New Bremen :26.47
31 Heidi Bruns So Coldwater :26.51
32 Mallory Clark Sr Lima Bath :26.60
Girls 100 Backstroke
1 Kenzie Conn Sr Celina :58.20
2 Maddie White Jr Ottawa-Glandorf 1:00.48
3 Alaina Foster Sr Maumee Valley Country Day 1:01.27
4 Erin Druyor Sr Oak Harbor 1:01.51
5 Emma GuggenbillerJr Celina 1:01.53
6 Reyna Hoffman So Shelby 1:02.07
7 Kylie Niekamp Fr Maria Stein Marion Local 1:02.52
8 Carlie Oldfield Fr Ada 1:02.62
9 Payton Meffley Jr Lima Bath 1:02.62
10 Lily Gross Sr Sandusky Perkins 1:03.13
11 Gia Johnson Fr New Bremen 1:03.33
12 Shelby Keever So Ontario 1:03.97
13 Mary Musteric Fr Pemberville Eastwood 1:04.41
14 Taylor Morris So Lima Shawnee 1:04.75
15 Kyra Clark Jr Fort Recovery 1:05.19
16 Ella Crabtree Jr Sandusky Perkins 1:05.71
17 Cali Andres Sr Upper Sandusky 1:05.73
18 Jennifer Crum Sr Ontario 1:05.92
19 Ashley Brumit Sr Lexington 1:06.03
20 Kennedy Blunt Jr Oak Harbor 1:06.04
21 Anna Shaffer Sr Lexington 1:06.31
22 Madelynn Dubois Jr Toledo Central Catholic 1:06.62
23 Ava Brickner Sr Ottawa-Glandorf 1:06.65
24 Alana Speelman Sr New Bremen 1:06.79
25 Elli Mayer Fr Shelby 1:06.91
26 Ashton Heitkamp Sr New Bremen 1:07.07
27 Maya Keil Fr Bryan 1:07.11
28 Abby Martin Fr N. Robinson Col. Crawford 1:07.14
29 Alexis Kitchen Sr Ottawa-Glandorf 1:07.36
30 Olivia Fenbert Fr Ottawa-Glandorf 1:08.24
31 Kayla McFadden Jr Mansfield Christian 1:08.99
32 Reagan Ritzhaupt Fr N. Robinson Col. Crawford 1:09.41
Girls 100 Breaststroke
1 Claire Gass Jr Celina 1:04.81
2 Sydney Porinchok Sr Ottawa-Glandorf 1:06.06
3 Kaisey Speck Jr Galion 1:08.31
4 Lily Weeks Jr Lexington 1:08.35
5 Myla Creed Sr Ontario 1:09.41
6 Josie Stark Jr Castalia Margaretta 1:10.53
7 Amy Evans Jr Ontario 1:10.81
8 Emily Haar Jr Oak Harbor 1:10.89
9 Gabbi Porter So Port Clinton 1:11.65
10 Taylor Paul Sr New Bremen 1:12.55
11 Caroline Whitlatch Fr New Bremen 1:12.58
12 Amelia Mizelle So Oak Harbor 1:13.03
13 Tiffany Whittaker So Ontario 1:13.22
14 Emma Swisher Jr N Robinson Col. Crawford 1:13.78
15 Audra Bubp Fr Fort Recovery 1:13.93
16 Megan Garver Jr Lexington 1:14.21
17 Karlyn Rex So Lima Shawnee 1:15.03
18 Mallory Clark Sr Lima Bath 1:15.13
19 Paige Cole Jr Ada 1:15.74
20 Allison Dieter Jr Huron 1:15.79
21 Natalie Kuntz Fr Wauseon 1:15.83
22 Amanda Clark Jr Oak Harbor 1:15.91
23 Ann Stallsmith Sr Lexington 1:16.08
24 Morgan Young Jr Bucyrus 1:16.33
25 Katie Curl So Lima Shawnee 1:16.61
26 Maggie Roelfsema Sr Wauseon 1:16.71
27 Alivia Link Jr St. Marys Memorial 1:17.10
28 Emma Coleson Sr Ottawa-Glandorf 1:18.03
29 Jennifer Leitch Sr Bryan 1:18.07
30 Shelby Stammen Jr Fort Recovery 1:19.75
31 Katie Flemming So New Bremen 1:20.20
Girls 200 Freestyle Relay
1 Ontario A Ontario 1:40.02
2 Oak Harbor A Oak Harbor 1:40.04
3 Ottawa-Glandorf A Ottawa-Glandorf 1:40.65
4 Shelby A Shelby 1:40.99
5 Bryan A Bryan 1:41.00
6 Ada A 1:41.05
7 Wauseon A Wauseon 1:41.19
8 Coldwater A Coldwater 1:41.21
9 North Robinson Colonel Crawford 1:41.78
10 Port Clinton A Port Clinton 1:42.70
11 New Bremen A New Bremen 1:42.90
12 Napoleon A Napoleon 1:43.62
13 Castalia Margaretta A Castalia Margaretta 1:45.21
14 Galion A Galion 1:46.59
15 Sandusky Perkins A Sandusky Perkins 1:47.53
16 Huron A Huron 1:47.95
17 Fort Recovery A Fort Recovery 1:50.08
18 Lima Shawnee A Lima Shawnee 1:50.47
19 Bucyrus A Bucyrus 1:51.04
20 Celina A Celina 1:53.00
21 Norwalk A Norwalk 1:53.10
22 Elida A Elida 1:54.49
23 Minster A Minster 2:04.24
Girls 200 Medley Relay
1 Celina A Celina 1:48.44
2 Oak Harbor A Oak Harbor 1:51.10
3 Lexington A Lexington 1:51.42
4 Ottawa-Glandorf A Ottawa-Glandorf 1:52.06
5 New Bremen A New Bremen 1:53.43
6 North Robinson Colonel Crawford A 1:53.96
7 Ontario A Ontario 1:54.56
8 Ada A 1:55.35
9 Port Clinton A Port Clinton 1:55.76
10 Castalia Margaretta A Castalia Margaretta 1:56.55
11 Fort Recovery A Fort Recovery 1:56.66
12 Bryan A Bryan 1:58.17
13 Lima Shawnee A Lima Shawnee 1:58.89
14 Coldwater A Coldwater 1:58.93
15 Sandusky Perkins A Sandusky Perkins 1:59.42
16 Wauseon A Wauseon 2:02.10
17 Huron A Huron 2:02.86
18 Bucyrus A Bucyrus 2:03.16
19 Upper Sandusky A Upper Sandusky 2:03.83
20 St. Marys Memorial A St. Marys Memorial 2:06.82
21 Napoleon A Napoleon 2:07.56
22 Galion A Galion 2:08.50
23 Tiffin Columbian A Tiffin Columbian 2:08.63
24 Norwalk A Norwalk 2:09.27
Boys 100 Butterfly
1 Collin Singler Jr Sandusky Perkins :50.55
2 Tanner Holmes So Lexington :52.92
3 Logan Brown So Port Clinton :53.01
4 John Briggs Jr Lima Shawnee :53.26
5 Troy Metcalf Jr Oak Harbor :53.90
6 Nicholas Bauer Sr Willard :54.07
7 Will Barnes Sr Upper Sandusky :54.21
8 Evan Terry So Sandusky Perkins :54.42
9 Patrick Matlack Sr Norwalk :54.46
10 Wes Davidson Jr Ottawa-Glandorf :54.65
11 Brycen BurkhalterSr Shelby :54.66
12 Jamin Howe Jr Lexington :54.66
13 Jayden Welker Fr Van Wert :55.09
14 Joseph Magoto Jr Minster :55.96
15 Ryan Zam So Port Clinton :56.12
16 Gavin Sutton So Wapakoneta :56.44
17 Khalil Tran Jr Napoleon :56.92
18 Jaron Ninke Jr Sandusky Perkins :57.13
19 Garrett Simmons Sr Elida :57.64
20 Josh Fanning Sr Tiffin Columbian :58.10
21 Isaac Spar Sr Ada :58.33
22 Zach Haines Sr Celina :58.38
23 Maddux Chamberlin Jr Wauseon :58.49
24 Drew Gray Sr Napoleon :58.66
25 Ethan Schmenk So Norwalk :58.80
26 David Grant Fr Sandusky St. Mary Catholic :59.59
27 Malachi Kennedy Jr Oak Harbor :59.63
28 Aidan Schneider Fr Wapakoneta 1:00.35
29 Lukah Will Fr Ashland 1:00.87
30 John Aston So Oak Harbor 1:01.27
31 Jacob Newsome Sr Upper Sandusky 1:01.76
32 Griffin Darling Jr Mansfield Madison 1:02.03
Boys 200 Individual Medley
1 Collin Singler Jr Sandusky Perkins 1:53.54
2 CJ Layne Sr Bowling Green 1:55.15
3 Dan Gyurke Jr Sandusky St. Mary Catholic 1:57.86
4 Jun Cho Jr Ashland 2:01.88
5 Rylan McDaniel So Ashland 2:02.08
6 Ben Starling Jr Lexington 2:02.66
7 Kyle Lucas Sr St. Marys Memorial 2:03.49
8 AC Blue Sr Sandusky Perkins 2:07.02
9 Jayden Welker Fr Van Wert 2:07.56
10 Vincent Morando Jr Lexington 2:07.72
11 Clay Gyde Sr Napoleon 2:08.01
12 Trenton Miller Sr Castalia Margaretta 2:08.21
13 Caleb Strack Sr Galion 2:08.88
14 Khalil Tran Jr Napoleon 2:09.90
15 Maddux Chamberlin Jr Wauseon 2:11.23
16 Ethan Collins So Upper Sandusky 2:11.56
17 Jaron Ninke Jr Sandusky Perkins 2:12.16
18 Karter Lajti Fr Oak Harbor 2:12.50
19 Bobby Schlitt Sr Mansfield St. Peter's 2:12.59
20 Avery Eldridge Jr Lexington 2:12.64
21 Ian Sander Fr Pemberville Eastwood 2:13.27
22 William Laskey Jr Mansfield Madison 2:14.05
23 Logan Hartman Fr Defiance 2:14.86
24 Lukah Will Fr Ashland 2:15.04
25 Grant Honigford So Wapakoneta 2:16.38
26 Brett Bostelman Fr Napoleon 2:17.07
27 Lucas Stammen So Minster 2:17.28
28 Isaac Spar Sr Ada 2:17.87
29 Branyan Rowland Fr N. Robinson Col. Crawford 2:18.28
30 Jerry Craddock Jr Oak Harbor 2:19.51
31 Nick Niebel Jr Elida 2:22.03
