Four team records set and 13 swimmers qualify for Districts

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The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim team competed on Saturday, February 11 in the North West D-2 Section 5 meet in Lima, Ohio at the YMCA. Bluffton joined sixteen other teams: Ada, Celina, Elida, Fostoria, Kenton, Lima Bath, Lima Central Catholic, Lima Shawnee, Marion Local, McComb, Minster, New Breman, Ridgemont, Saint Marys Memorial, St Henry and Van Buren. 

Sectionals is the first stop on the road to the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s State Swimming and Diving competition. Swimmers do not get points for finishes at sectionals; the top 32 fastest times across six sectional sites qualify to move on to the North West D-2 District meet. 

The District meet will be held at Bowling Green State University on Friday, February 17. Girls swim In the morning and boys in the evening. From there, fastest times across all four Districts will move on to the state competition. State qualifiers will be announced by Sunday Feb. 19. 

Bluffton high school swimmers who qualified for the North West D-2 District meet are:

Girls 100 Breaststroke
Allison Diller with a time of 1:13.71 and seeded 13
June Essinger with a time of 1:08.06 and seeded 25

Girls 100 Butterfly
Jenna Downey with a time of 1:04.57 and seeded 8
June Essinger with a time of 1:09.38 and seeded 24

Girls 100 Freestyle
Izzy Stechschulte with a time of :56.98 and seeded 11

Girls 200 Individual Medley
Allison Diller with a time of 2:28.38 and seeded 14

Girls 50 Freestyle
Jenna Downey with a time of :25.78 seeded 9
Izzy Stechschulte with a time of :25.96 seeded 12
Ella Armstrong with a time of :27.17 seeded 27

Girls 200 Medley Relay A
With a time of 1:57.56 and seeded 7
Jenna Downey, Allison Diller, June Essinger and Izzy Steschulte

Girls 200 Freestyle Relay A
With a time of 1:45.12 and seeded 7
Jenna Downey, Allison Diller, Ella Armstrong and Izzy Stechschulte

Girls 400 Freestyle Relay A
With a time of 4:15.56 and seeded 21
Ella Armstrong, Makenna Mohr, Rory Youngpeter and June Essinger

Boys 100 Backstroke
Jackson Bowlus with a time of :56.13 and seeded 6

Boys 100 Breaststroke
Riley Verb with a time of 1:01.58 and seeded 3

Boys 100 Butterfly
Charles Wright with a time of 1:01.07 and seeded 27
CJ MCCall with a time of 1:01.99 and seeded 29

Boys 200 Individual Medley
Riley Verb with a time of 2:00.99 and seeded 2

Boys 50 Freestyle
Jackson Bowlus with a time of :23.00 and seeded 8

Boys 500 Freestyle
Xavier Diller with a time of 5:24.95 and seeded 16

Boys 200 Medley Relay
With a time of 1:42.14 and seeded 5
Jackson Bowlus, Riley Verb, Xavier Diller and Charles Wright

Boys 200 Freestyle Relay A
With a time of 1:40.95 and seeded 22
Xavier Diller, CJ McCall, Jacob Lehman and Charles Wright

Boys 400 Freestyle Relay
With a time of 3:30.26 and seeded 4
Xavier Diller, Charles Wright, Jackson Bowlus and Riley Verb

SECTIONAL FINISHES (also available HERE)

Girls 200 yard medley relay:
Bluffton A relay finished in second place: Jenna Downey, Allison Diller, June Essinger and Izzy Steschulte with a time of 1:57.56. This is a new team record.

Boys 200 yard medley relay:
Bluffton A Relay finished in second place: Jackson Bowlus, Riley Verb, Xavier Diller and Charles Wright with a time of 1:42.14. This is a new team record. 

Girls 200 freestyle:
Lilly Digani finished 13 with a time of 2:35.34 (PR)

Boys 200 freestyle:
Jacob Lehman finished 11 with a time of 2:12.57 (PR)

Girls 200 IM:
Allison Diller finished fifth with a time of 2:28.38 (PR)
Rory Youngpeter finished 12 with a time of 2:52.83
Zoe Shank finished 13 with a time of 3:00.79

Boys 200 IM:
Riley Verb finished second with a time of 2:00.99 (PR)

Girls 50 yard freestyle:
Jenna Downey finished fourth with a time of :25.78 (PR). This is also a new team record.
Izzy Steschulte finished sixth with a time of :25.96
Ella Armstrong finished 10 with a time of :27.17 (PR)
Makenna Mohr finished 18 with a time of :29.61

Boys 50 yard freestyle:
Jackson Bowlus finished fourth with a time of :23.00

Girls 100 butterfly:
Jenna Downey finished third with a time of 1:04.57 (PR). This is also a new team record.
June Essinger finished eighth with a time of 1:09.48

Boys 100 butterfly:
Charles Wright finished fifth with a time of 1:01.07
CJ McCall finished sixth with a time of 1:01.99 (PR)

Girls 100 freestyle:
Izzy Stechschulte finished second with a time of :56.98 (PR). This is also a new team record.
Ella Armstrong finished eighth with a time of 1:00.56 (PR)
Lena Brown finished 22 with a time of 1:12.07 (PR)
Zoe Shank finished 23 with a time of 1:12.77

Boys 100 freestyle:
Jacob Lehman finished 12 with a time of :59.89 (PR)

Boys 500 freestyle:
Xavier Diller finished first with a time of 5:24.95 (PR)

Girls 200 free relay:
Bluffton A relay finished first with a time of 1:45.12: Jenna Downey, Allison Diller, Ella Armstrong and Izzy Stechschulte 

Boys 200 free relay:
Bluffton A finished sixth with a time of 1:40.95: Xavier Diller, CJ McCall, Jacob Lehman and Charles Wright

Girls 100 backstroke:
Rory Youngpeter finished 12 with a time of 1:17.12
Lilly Dagani finished 14 with a time of 1:18.77
Lena Brown finished 27 with a time of 1:30.00

Boys 100 backstroke:
Jackson Bowlus finished second with a time of :56.13
CJ McCall finished 10 with a time of 1:09.05

Girls 100 breaststroke:
Allison Diller finished sixth with a time of 1:13.71 (PR)
June Essinger finished 11 with a time of 1:08.06 (PR).
Makenna Mohr finished 20 with a time of 1:26.96

Boys 100 breaststroke:
Riley Verb finished second with a time of 1:01.58 (PR)

Girls 400 free relay:
Bluffton A finished fifth with a time of 4:15.56: Ella Armstrong, Makenna Mohr, Rory Youngpeter and June Essinger.

Boys 400 free relay:
Bluffton A finished first with a time of 3:30.26: Xavier Diller, Charles Wright, Jackson Bowlus and Riley Verb.