By Cort Reynolds

KENTON – The Ada Gators summer swim team finished sixth at the annual two-day, eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday and Saturday, July 10-11.

The Gator boys finished in a solid fourth place, while the Ada girls ended up eighth following the second day of competition. 

The Frogs of Findlay won the overall league championship with 2,674 points, followed by second-place Westside (2,593). The Gators compiled 940 combined points to finish just ahead of seventh-place Kenton by 17.5 points, with Van Wert a distant eighth (468).

Westside added on to their day one lead to win convincingly and capture the boys title with 1,611.5 points. The Findlay boys nipped Bluffton for second place by just two points, 1,188.5 to 1,186.5.

The Ada boys scored 702 points to finish ahead of fifth-place Wapakoneta by 125 points.

Findlay won the girls crown with 1,485.5 points, followed closely by Wapakoneta (1,327.5), then Westside (981.5) and Bluffton (917). The Gator girls tallied 238 points.

“I am very proud of all of our swimmers,” said Ada head coach Dave Lusk. “We had some outstanding individual efforts, and our strong finish was entirely a team effort.

“Derek Dennis, Landry Harriger and Luke Harriger made the podium with top-six finishes in all five of their events,” he continued. “It was a great finish to a great year.

“We also say good-bye to some seniors who will be missed,” he noted. “Lydia Demascio, Kaden Clum and Alyssa Nau have been great contributors and steady role models for our younger swimmers.”

Luke Harriger won five individual events in the boys 9-10 age bracket to pace the Gators. Landry Harriger (13-14) touched first in four races.

The Gator boys 13-14 quartet won the 200-meter medley relay race as Adaite Derek Dennis swam the opening leg.

 

Top Gator WOAL finishers

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 32.12

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 1 Harriger, Landry 13 ADA-OH 1:02.10 
• 3 Stevens, Lushen 13 ADA-OH 1:04.00 
• 5 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 1:06.79

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 1 Harriger, Landry 13 ADA-OH 33.58 
• 3 Stevens, Lushen 13 ADA-OH 37.09

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 38.09 
• 7 Wile, Max 10 ADA-OH 50.28

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 1:11.98 

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 1 Harriger, Landry 13 ADA-OH 31.75 

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 35.19
• 7 Wile, Max 10 ADA-OH 55.49

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM

• 1 Harriger, Landry 13 ADA-OH 1:09.50 
• 2 Stevens, Lushen 13 ADA-OH 1:14.93 
• 5 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 1:20.01

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 1:20.95

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 1 ADA-OH A 2:16.35 
  • 1) Dennis, Derek 14 2) Harriger, Landry 13 3) Stevens, Lushen 13 4) Huber, Landon 14

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Stevens, Lushen 13 ADA-OH 29.19 
• 6 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 30.37

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 2 Harriger, Lincoln 15 ADA-OH 32.21 

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 5 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 33.99 

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 5 ADA-OH A J3:12.25 28
  • 1) Donley, Myles 11 2) Wile, Charlie 12 3) VanAtta, Nilsson 11 4) Damaske, Ezra 12

Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 5 ADA-OH A J1:54.79 
  • 1) VanAtta, Pepin 8 2) Dennis, Ellyn 7 3) Comstock, Addy 8 4) Wile, Lydia 8

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 5 Wile, Charlie 12 ADA-OH 52.17 

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 5 Demascio, Lydia 18 ADA-OH 

Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 6 ADA-OH A J4:09.88 
  • 1) Lamichhane, Arnav 9 2) Musselman, Reed 9 3) Robinson, Ryder 9 4) Raines, Cooper 9

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 6 ADA-OH A J2:11.60 
  • 1) Szippl, Jacob 17 2) Robey, Jeron 16 3) Harriger, Lincoln 15 4) Smith, Thaddeus 16

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 6 Demascio, Lydia 18 ADA-OH 34.17 

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 6 Szippl, Jacob 17 ADA-OH 30.01 
• 7 Harriger, Lincoln 15 ADA-OH 30.26

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 6 ADA-OH A J2:57.08 
  • 1) VanAtta, Nilsson 11 2) Wile, Max 10 3) Donley, Myles 11 4) Damaske, Ezra 12

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 7 ADA-OH A J2:01.40 24
  • 1) Robey, Jeron 16 2) Clum, Kaden 18 3) Smith, Thaddeus 16 4) Szippl, Jacob 17

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 7 Szippl, Jacob 17 ADA-OH 26.56

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM

• 7 Harriger, Lincoln 15 ADA-OH 1:07.94 

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 7 Szippl, Jacob 17 ADA-OH 59.15

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 7 ADA-OH A J2:37.88 
  • 1) Montgomery, Alivia 16 2) Nau, Alyssa 17 3) Demascio, Lydia 18 4) Francis, Penny 16

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 7 Wile, Charlie 12 ADA-OH 1:19.29

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM

• 8 Wile, Charlie 12 ADA-OH 1:35.73

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM

• 8 Demascio, Lydia 18 ADA-OH 1:19.95

Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke

• 8 Comstock, Addy 8 ADA-OH 30.18

Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 8 ADA-OH A J2:53.98 
• 1) Montgomery, Addilynn 11 2) Clemons, Amelia 12 3) Rigsby, Hailey 12 4) Raines, Lily 12

 

Final WOAL Combined Team Standings

1 Findlay YMCA Frogs 2,674 points

2 Westside Wave 2,593 

3 Bluffton Swim Team 2,103.5 

4 Wapakoneta Waves 1,904.5 

5 Shawnee Country Club 1,157.5 

6 Ada Summer Swim Team 940 

7 Kenton Area Swim Team 922. 5 

8 Van Wert Marlins 468

 

Girls Team Standings

1 Findlay YMCA Frogs 1,485.5

2 Wapakoneta Waves 1,327.5

3 Westside Wave 981.5

4 Bluffton Swim Team 917 

5 Shawnee Country Club 743.5

6 Kenton Area Swim Team 566 

7 Van Wert Marlins 328 

8 Ada Summer Swim Team 238 

 

Boys Team Standings 

1 Westside Wave 1,611.5

2 Findlay YMCA Frogs 1,188.5 

3 Bluffton Swim Team 1,186.5

4 Ada Summer Swim Team 702 

5 Wapakoneta Waves 577 

6 Shawnee Country Club 414 

7 Kenton Area Swim Team 356.5 

8 Van Wert Marlins 140