Sardines sweep 2024 WOAL swim meet crowns 

Bowlus wins 4 races, Roby captures 3

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ Celebrating their 50th season in style, the host Bluffton Sardines summer swim team captured all three team titles at the two-day West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, at the Bluffton Community Pool.

The Sardines led almost from start to finish in the combined and boys team races en route to sweeping all three team crowns. 

Bluffton overcame a slight Westside lead in the girls standings after day one to win comfortably and commemorate the 50th anniversary in dominating fashion. 

Westside finished second to the Sardines in all three divisions, while Wapakoneta ended up a solid third in all three standings.

Wapak finished just 11.5 points behind Westside in the final girls team standings.

Bluffton standout Jackson Bowlus touched first in four individual races in the boys 15 and over division to pace the hosts to the championship. 

Sardine Ethan Roby won three races in the boys 11-12 age group.

Beau Sutton captured three firsts in the girls eight and under bracket.

Bluffton’s Bennett Crosser touched the wall first in a pair of races in the boys 11-12 division on Saturday.

 

Combined WOAL girls/boys team scores 

1. Bluffton Swim Team 2,490.5 points

2. Westside Wave Swim Team 2,114.5 

3. Wapakoneta Waves 2,037 

4. Shawnee Country Club 1,650.5 

5. Findlay YMCA Frogs 1,517.5 

6. Ada Summer Swim Team 1,000 

7. Kenton Area Swim Team 917 

8. Van Wert YMCA Marlins 895 

 

Girls WOAL meet team scores

1. Bluffton Swim Team 1,252.5 points

2. Westside Wave Swim Team 1,067.5 

3. Wapakoneta Waves 1,056 

4. Findlay YMCA Frogs 894.5 

5. Shawnee Country Club 856.5 

6. Kenton Area Swim Team 571 

7. Ada Summer Swim Team 453 

8. Van Wert YMCA Marlins 410

 

Boys WOAL team scores

1. Bluffton Swim Team 1,238 points

2. Westside Wave Swim Team 1,047 

3. Wapakoneta Waves 981 

4. Shawnee Country Club 794 

5. Findlay YMCA Frogs 623

6. Ada Summer Swim Team 547

7. Van Wert YMCA Marlins 485

8. Kenton Area Swim Team 346

 

Top Sardine WOAL finishers:

Girls 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

1 BLUF-EH 8 Sutton, Beau L 40.88 

2 BLUF-EH 8 Crosser, Carys H 45.89 

 

Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

1 A BLUF-EH  J1:25.01 

Northrup, Tessa M 8 

Crosser, Carys H 8 

Northrup, Pippa K 8 

Sutton, Beau L 8 

 

B BLUF-EH 2 J1:36.93 

1) Sutton, Weylyn M 7 2) Sterrett, Kendyl G 8 3) Spicer, Kristin M 7 4) Hull, Carly M 8  

 

Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke 

1 BLUF-EH 8 Sutton, Beau L 23.09 20 

3 BLUF-EH 7 Sutton, Weylyn M 3 25. 

4  BLUF-EH 8 Northrup, Tessa  26.65  

 

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

1 BLUF-EH 12 Roby, Ethan D  42.05  

 

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

1 BLUF-EH 16 Bowlus, Jackson T 29.10 

 

Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

1 A BLUF-EH J1:53.72 

1) Sommers, Caleb D 8 2) Brickner, Syrus L 7 3) Agner, Emmit P 8 4) McCoy, Cody E 8 

 

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

1 BLUF-EH 12 Roby, Ethan D 32.66  

 

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter 

1 BLUF-EH 16 Bowlus, Jackson T 25. 16

 

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM 

1 BLUF-EH 16 Bowlus, Jackson T 1:04.63  

 

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

1 BLUF-EH 16 Bowlus, Jackson T 27.85  

 

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

1 BLUF-EH 12 Roby, Ethan D 36.58 

 

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

1 A BLUF-EH J1:59.05 

1) Downey, Jenna M 16 2) Essinger, June B 16 3) Wilson, Macy M 18 4) Stechschulte, Izzy R 18 

 

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

1 BLUF-EH 12 Crosser, Bennett 37.38

 

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

1 BLUF-EH 12 Crosser, Bennett A 1:13.68  

 

Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly 

1 BLUF-EH 8 Sutton, Beau L  23.14 

4 16 BLUF-EH 8 Northrup, Pippa K 26.25  

 

Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley 

1 A BLUF-EH 1 J1:48.32 

Crosser, Carys H 8 2) Sutton, Beau L 8 3) Northrup, Pippa K 8 4) Northrup, Tessa M 8 A

 

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay 

1 BLUF-EH  J2:27.66 

1) Diller, Kari E 14 2) Sterrett, Madelyn N 13 3) Mohr, Kelsey B 14 4) Boblitt, Charlie S 14 

 

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH  J1:46.22 

1) Stahler, Landon A 17 2) Wright, Charles A 16 3) Diller, Xavier D 17 4) Schaublin, Grady D 18 

 

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH  J2:14.42 

Ungashick, Ashton T 13 2) Hixon, Everett J 13 3) Fritsch, Max W 13 4) Verb, Camden R 13 

 

B BLUF-EH J2:41.23 

Stanfield, Aiden J 13 2) McGuire, Colton T 13 3) Tipton, Kristopher D 13 4) Stechschulte, Logan R 13 

 

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH 2:15.54 

1) Boblitt, Charlie S 14 2) Sterrett, Madelyn N 13 3) Mohr, Kelsey B 14 4) Diller, Kari E 14 

 

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 A BLUF-EH 2:32.89 

1) Crosser, Bennett A 12 2) Brickner, Hudsen R 11 3) Ewing, Declan E 11 4) Roby, Ethan D  

 

Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH J3:02.52  

Spicer, Scot D 10 2) Honse, Ethan A 10 3) Ungashick, Adrian T 10 4) LaPoint, Max A 9

 

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

2 BLUF-EH 14 Diller, Kari E 33.74 

 

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

2 BLUF-EH 13 Sterrett, Madelyn N 40.64  

 

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

2 BLUF-EH 10 Shank, Roman P 44.43  

 

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

2 BLUF-EH 16 Downey, Jenna M 31.17  

 

Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 BLUF-EH 8 Crosser, Carys H  20.56 

3 BLUF-EH 8 Northrup, Tessa M 20.76 

4  BLUF-EH 8 Hull, Carly M 20.87  

 

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 BLUF-EH 16 Downey, Jenna M 28.60 

4 BLUF-EH 18 Stechschulte, Izzy R 28.83  

 

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 BLUF-EH 10 Shank, Roman P 35.50  

 

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM 

2 BLUF-EH 12 Crosser, Bennett A 1:25.03  

 

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 BLUF-EH 10 Shank, Roman P 1:24.08 

 

Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH 2 J3:28.58 

Ungashick, Adrian T 10 2) Oberly, Grayson L 10 3) Shank, Roman P 10 4) LaPoint, Max A 9  

 

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH J2:23.97  

Armstrong, Owen L 14 2) Verb, Camden R 13 3) Ungashick, Ashton T 13 4) Fritsch, Max W 13  

 

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley 

2 A BLUF-EH J2:15.08 

1) Downey, Jenna M 16 2) Essinger, June B 16 3) Wilson, Macy M 18 4) Stechschulte, Izzy R 18 

 

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay 

2 A BLUF-EH J2:00.21  

Bowlus, Jackson T 16 2) Diller, Xavier D 17 3) Schaublin, Grady D 18 4) Stahler, Landon 

 

Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter 

2 BLUF-EH 8 Crosser, Carys H 26.75 

4 BLUF Hull, Carly 28.45 

 

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

3 BLUF-EH 13 Ungashick, Ashton 3 39.47

4 BLUF-EH 13 Verb, Camden R 39.80  

 

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

3 BLUF-EH 14 Diller, Kari E 1:05.18  

 

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

3 BLUF-EH 13 Verb, Camden R  1:07.68 

 

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

3 BLUF-EH 18 Stechschulte, Izzy R 1:04.62 1 

 

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter 

3 BLUF-EH 10 Shank, Roman P 46.87 

 

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

3 BLUF-EH 18 Schaublin, Grady D 58.34  

 

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

3 BLUF-EH 14 Diller, Kari E 30.30  

 

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

3 BLUF-EH 10 Agner, Madelyn P  47.43  

 

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter 

3 BLUF-EH 10 Geiser, Kenlee G 50.88  

 

Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

4 BLUF-EH 12 Verb, Mikayla E 40.84 

 

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM 

4 BLUF-EH 18 Stechschulte, Izzy R 1:13.99  

 

Boys 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke 

4 BLUF-EH 6 Rapp, Liam E 36.50  

 

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

4 BLUF-EH 10 Agner, Madelyn P 1:32.25 

 

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke 

4 BLUF-EH 8 Agner, Emmit P 30.40  

 

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

4 BLUF-EH 9 LaPoint, Max A 57.38  

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