By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada varsity swim teams competed in a makeup dual meet at county rival Kenton in the Hardin County YMCA natatorium to end the regular season Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs lost to Kenton in a close meet, 61-51.
The Bulldog boys were defeated by the Wildcats, 87-23. Kenton won the combined team meet by a score of 148-74.
Sophomore Carlie Oldfield won the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke races to lead the Ada girls. Senior Paige Cole also won two races (100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke).
Sophomore Kaitlyn Bowden touched the wall first in the 200 freestyle.
Oldfield, Cole and Bowden also swam for the first-place 200 medley relay quartet with sophomore Kayla Wince.
Ada freshman Jack Baumgartner won the 200 individual medley, and sophomore Connor Daugherty took first in the 100 free to pace the Bulldog boys.
"We were able to celebrate Paige Cole, who was our only senior this year," said Ada first-year head coach Katey Stuart.
"Our last meet is sectionals this Saturday at the Lima Y, and then hopefully on Sunday we will see who has qualified for districts," she added.
Ada event winners vs. Kenton:
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1st Cole, Paige SR AHS 1:10.17
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie SO AHS 27.24
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1st Oldfield, Carlie SO AHS 1:06.45
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
1st Bowden, Kaitlyn SO AHS 2:30.04
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
1st Cole, Paige SR AHS 1:24.37
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
1st AHS A 2:09.21
1) Oldfield, Carlie SO 2) Wince, Kayla SO
3) Cole, Paige SR 4) Bowden, Kaitlyn SO
Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley
1st Baumgartner, Jack FR AHS 2:50.96
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
1st Daugherty, Connor SO AHS 1:07.98
Ada competes in the Div. III swim sectionals at Lima Saturday, February 13. The district meet is at Bowling Green Friday, February 19.
A top four finish in a race at sectionals typically will qualify a swimmer or relay team to the district meet.
