The Ada High School swim teams faced off in a dual meet against county rival Kenton at the Hardin County YMCA Tuesday night, February 1.
The Bulldog girls lost the meet to Kenton, 93-68. The Wildcats defeated the Bulldog boys, 100-35.
Kenton won the combined girls/boys score, 193-103.
Bulldog freshman Lily Baumgartner and junior Carlie Oldfield each won two races, and both swam legs for a pair of victorious relay foursomes.
Junior Kaitlyn Bowden won the 100 butterfly race, and also swam for both winning relay teams.
Oldfield and Baumgartner each tallied 12 individual points, while Bowden scored six. Sophomore Autumn Andreasen and freshman Natilyn McClain each tallied six points, and junior Kayla Wince added five.
Bulldog sophomore Jack Baumgartner won the 500 freestyle, and Ada junior Brayden Miller captured the 100 breaststroke.
Baumgartner led the Ada boys with nine points, while Miller and junior Connor Daugherty added seven points apiece. Junior Dylan Hartman contributed six points.
"This was the first meet in a long time where we had everyone healthy and able to participate, so it was very nice to see the whole team together," said Ada head coach Katey Stuart.
"I’m happy with how we look right now as we near the end of the season, and am really excited to see how sectionals go next week."
Ada girls event winners:
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
1 2:08.47 AHS A
1) Oldfield, Carlie J
2) Wince, Kayla JR
3) Baumgartner, Lily FR
4) Bowden, Kaitlyn JR
Girls 200 Yard IM Varsity
1 2:22.01 Baumgartner, Lily FR AHS
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1 1:09.48 Oldfield, Carlie JR AHS
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1 28.10 Oldfield, Carlie JR AHS
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1 1:16.92 Bowden, Kaitlyn JR AHS
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
1 5:47.34 Baumgartner, Lily FR AHS
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 1:57.95 AHS A
1) Oldfield, Carlie JR
2) Andreasen, Autumn SO
3) Bowden, Kaitlyn JR
4) Baumgartner, Lily FR
Ada boys event winners:
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 1:20.84 Miller, Brayden JR AHS
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
1 6:34.08 Baumgartner, Jack SO AHS
The Ada swim team visits Lima Senior with Bluffton on Wednesday, February 2.
