By Cort Reynolds
CANTON– Two Bluffton High School swimmers competed in the preliminary round of the Div. II OHSAA meet Thursday evening, February 22, at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium, with one advancing to a pair of B Finals races Friday.
Pirate sophomore Jackson Bowlus turned in a pair of solid showings to advance to the secondary finals Friday.
Bowlus took 15th in the preliminary heats of the 100-yard freestyle out of 32 swimmers in a time of 22.09, which was .13 better than his district time.
In the 100-yard backstroke, Bowlus finished 18th of 32 with a time of 54.21.
The top eight finishers in the prelims of each event advance to the A Finals race Friday. The second eight (places 9-16) qualify for the B Finals, along with two alternates (17-18).
In the 50-yard freestyle preliminary heats, Pirate sophomore Jenna Downey touched 26th out of 32 swimmers in 25.21.
In a field of 32 during the 100 butterfly preliminaries, Downey finished 27th with a time of 61.58.
The Div. II OHSAA finals start at 3 p.m. Friday.
BLUFFTON STATE MEET RESULTS
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle DIVISION 2
Name - Year School - Seed - Prelims
Preliminaries
1 Mason Francis JR Warren 20.27 20.54
2 Austin Hickok JR Worth Christian 20.77 20.66
3 Truman Brun JR Oakwood 21.17 21.18
4 Levi Priddy SO River Valley 21.80 21.46
5 Henry Stimson JR Seven Hills 21.15 21.49
6 Zach May JR St Clairsville 21.39 21.52
7 Peter Guthrie SR Bellbrook 21.45 21.59
8 Colin Addy SR River View 21.68 21.62
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9 Andy Li JR Columbus Academy 21.65 21.76
10 Brad Perry JR University 21.39 21.88
11 PJ Koerwitz SO Gilmour Academy 21.78 21.93
12 Grantham Trumpower SO Ontario 21.93 21.96
13 Jackson Newcomb SO Celina 21.74 21.97
14 Trei Durstine JR Smithville 21.70 22.02
15 Jackson Bowlus SO Bluffton 22.20 22.09
16 Luke Delida SR Howland 21.78 22.10
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17 Kyler Jablonski JR Dayton Christian 21.99 22.14
18 Quinn Heis SO Mariemont 22.09 22.16
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke DIVISION 2
Name Year School Seed Prelims
Preliminaries
1 Krys Gorski SR Andrews Osborne 48.92 48.82
2 Caleb Reno SR Troy Christian 49.34 50.01
3 Paul Moody SO University 50.80 50.80
4 Brody Hicks SO Perry 52.92 51.00
5 Truman Brun JR Oakwood 51.21 51.38
6 Jacob Rider JR Bishop Watterson 50.87 51.42
7 Hayden Price JR Canfield 51.39 52.06
8 Ben Craig JR Alliance 53.09 52.37
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9 Tyler Foster SR Maumee Valley 51.55 52.40
10 Jeffrey Wenker SR Indian Hill 52.56 52.91
11 Luke DeFrancisco SO Columbus DeSales 52.24 53.12
12 Jack Mahaffey FR WellingtonSchool 52.88 53.33
13 Kevin Zhang JR Beachwood 53.89 53.35
14 Cam Mateyo JR Chagrin 53.74 53.47
15 Drew Gessner SR Covington 53.32 53.62
16 Akhil Peruri SO Hawken 53.91 53.76
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17 Toby Rogers SO Chardon 53.99 54.02
18 Jackson Bowlus SO Bluffton 53.36 54.21
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle DIVISION 2
Name Year School Seed Prelims
Preliminaries
1 Carrie Furbee JR Grandview Height 23.01 23.21
2 Angie Wyand SR Tree of Life 23.49 23.63
3 Rylee Jackson SO Hoban 23.56 23.86
4 Nora Kunsman SO Bryan 23.85 23.96
5 Laina Collis SR Gilmour Academy 23.80 24.01
6 Emily Kyre JR Alter 24.13 24.13
7 Corine Rieskamp JR Taylor 24.30 24.24
8 Lily Epley SR Oakwood 23.91 24.26
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9 Marina Oria SR Indian Hill 24.50 24.32
10 Olivia Lewis JR Columbus Academy 24.10 24.33
11 Caroline Ramirez SR Country Day 24.18 24.35
12 Alison Vaulx SR Buckeye Valley 24.49 24.49
13 Oma Agwa SO Hathaway Brown 24.92 24.59
13 Hannah Nagel JR Napoleon 24.00 24.59
15 Nina Deshpande SR Orange 24.77 24.73
16 Anna Pittman SO Waynedale 24.53 24.78
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17 Alayna Biehl JR Maragaretta 24.59 24.80
18 Gwen Sparks SR Ports Notre Dame 25.06 24.91
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19 Emma Salerno SO Hawken 24.96 24.93
20 Ava Shardo JR Versailles 24.86 25.04
21 Bella Zaring FR Summit Ctry Day 24.99 25.07
21 Elizabeth Lane JR Dover 25.03 25.07
23 Zoe Pesek SR Lake Catholic 25.20 25.17
24 Maddie Esposito SO Columbus Academy 24.89 25.19
25 Elise Oldiges SO Minster 24.82 25.20
26 Carley Dondorfer SR Lake Catholic 25.18 25.21
26 Jenna Downey SO Bluffton 25.16 25.21
28 Jayleigh Brown JR Kenton Ridge 24.52 25.23
29 Teigen Fortkamp SR Fort Recovery 25.13 25.26
30 Claire Turner FR St Marys Memoria 25.07 25.34
31 Cece Schaaf FR Shawnee 25.30 25.35
32 Eva Schindler SR Col School Girls 25.24 25.39
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly DIVISION 2
Name Year School Seed Prelims
Preliminaries ===
1 Lilly Mehok SR Hathaway Brown 53.95 54.82
2 Millie Evans JR Bexley 54.90 55.61
3 Leah Guess SR Marlington 57.43 56.26
4 Mirielle Trumpower FR Ontario 56.70 56.38
5 Emily Kyre JR Alter 57.11 56.60
6 Emma Rosenbaum SO McNicholas 58.01 57.02
7 Katelyn Smittle JR Miami Valley 57.34 57.20
8 Lila Gregory FR Cincinnati Hills 57.24 57.43
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9 Lily Hyslop FR Granville 58.25 57.60
10 Annie Leibold SR Alter 57.88 57.96
11 Jenna Wenger SR Upper Sandusky 58.17 58.06
12 Delaney Gorman SO Country Day 59.46 58.41
13 Lillian Bailey JR Columbus Academy 59.62 58.74
14 Annabel Long SR Bexley 1:00.57 59.02
15 Elizabeth Theobald SR Archbold 58.73 59.30
16 Ella Leibold SR Alter 58.78 59.31
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17 Paige McCombs FR Springfield 58.60 59.36
18 Sophie Tindale SO Indian Hill 58.97 59.44
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19 Callie Hayes SO Oakwood 1:00.82 1:00.06
20 Ciara Dwyer SO Miami Valley 59.46 1:00.16
21 Addy Pruce JR Hawken 1:00.59 1:00.22
22 Lola Derr FR Shawnee 59.90 1:00.68
23 Libby Holmes SO Indian Hill 1:00.67 1:00.75
24 Ava Shardo JR Versailles 1:00.16 1:00.88
25 Emma Salerno SO Hawken 1:01.08 1:01.22
26 Anna Johannessen JR Gilmour Academy 1:01.16 1:01.43
27 Jenna Downey SO Bluffton 1:01.43 1:01.58
27 Grace Kitchen SR Perry 1:01.22 1:01.58
29 Helen Russell FR Roger Bacon 1:01.38 1:01.81
30 Jane Feichtner SR Madeira 1:01.00 1:02.25
31 Katelin Fridrich SO Athens 1:01.30 1:02.43
32 Paige Simon JR Oakwood 1:01.41 1:02.45
