By Cort Reynolds
KENTON --The Ada summer swim team finished seventh at the two-day, eight-team Western Ohio Aquatic League championship meet Saturday, July 8, in Kenton.
The Alligator boys finished sixth, while the Ada girls came in seventh after 82 completed events.
With a meet-high 104 swimmers competing, Bluffton dominated by sweeping to the overall, boys and girls team titles. Wapakoneta finished second in all three standings.
A total of 46 swimmers competed for Ada in the meet, including five graduated seniors: Adaites Kaitlyn Bowden and Brayden Miller, Cohen Callahan of Bath, and the Bath duo of Lucas Bell and Daxton Truman.
Ada youngster Kyleigh Nau won three individual races and took one second in the 7-8 girls age group to pace the Gators.
Landry Harriger captured a pair of first-place finishes, and collected three second-place showings in the boys 9-10 division.
Gator Olivia Agozzino (girls 11-12) touched second in one race, and ended up third in three individual events.
More than 500 swimmers competed in the 41st annual Elks Invitational meet. The event is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of a league team.
The Kenton Municipal Pool hosted eight teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert.
Each year the championship meet rotates between the Bluffton, Kenton and Wapakoneta pools.
Combined Final Team Scores
1.Bluffton Swim Team 2,832 points
2.Wapakoneta Waves 1970
3.Westside Wave Swim Team 1821
4.Findlay YMCA Frogs 1461
5.Shawnee Country Club 1429.5
6.Kenton Area Swim Team 1096
7.Ada Summer Swim Team 1069.5
8.Van Wert YMCA Marlins 835
Final Scores - Girls
1.Bluffton Swim Team 1,285.5 points
2.Wapakoneta Waves 982
3.Westside Wave Swim Team 967
4.Shawnee Country Club 843
5.Kenton Area Swim Team 735
6.Findlay YMCA Frogs 710
7.Ada Summer Swim Team 504.5
8.Van Wert YMCA Marlins 455
Final Scores - Boys
1.Bluffton Swim Team 1546.5
2.Wapakoneta Waves 988
3.Westside Wave Swim Team 854
4.Findlay YMCA Frogs 751
5.Shawnee Country Club 586.5
6.Ada Summer Swim Team 565
7.Van Wert YMCA Marlins 380
8.Kenton Area Swim Team 361
Top Ada finishers:
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 ADA-OH 8 Nau, Kyleigh 24.18 20
Girls 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Nau, Kyleigh 8 44.90 20
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Harriger, Landry 45.36 20
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 ADA-OH 10 Harriger, Landry 43.81 20
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Harriger, Lincoln 40.95 20
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle Meet
Age Team Name Finals Time Points
1 ADA-OH 8 Nau, Kyleigh 19.87 20
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke Meet
2 Agozzino, Isaac 37.48 17 ADA-OH 12
3 Harriger, Lincoln 37.60 16
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
2 ADA-OH 14 Szippl, Jacob 35.70 17
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
2 Harriger, Luke 23.28 17 WAPA-OH
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
2 ADA-OH 11 Agozzino, Olivia 38.35 17
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
2 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Lincoln 36.66 20
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
2 ADA-OH 7 Harriger, Luke 18.28 17
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
2 ADA-OH 12 Agozzino, Isaac 31.52 17
Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly
2 ADA-OH 8 Nau, Kyleigh 24.89 17
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
2 Harriger, Lincoln 1:14.59 17
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly
2 ADA-OH 7 Harriger, Luke 21.46 17
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM Meet
2 ADA-OH 10 Harriger, Landry 1:37.11 17
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
2 ADA-OH 17 Koslakiewicz, Sydney 38.20
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
3 ADA-OH 14 Nau, Alyssa 44.10 16
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle
3 ADA-OH 10 Harriger, Landry 37.64 16
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly
3 ADA-OH 10 Harriger, Landry 47.87 16
Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
3 ADA-OH 7 Harriger, Luke 43.20 16
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
3 ADA-OH 11 Agozzino, Olivia 37.70 16
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
3 ADA-OH 11 Agozzino, Olivia 31.94 16
Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle
3 ADA-OH Perry, Allison 29.07 16
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
3 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Lincoln 1:23.54 16
Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
3 ADA-OH 11 Agozzino, Olivia 1:24.77 16
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly
3 tie ADA-OH 18 Bowden, Kaitlyn 32.09 15.5
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
4 Harriger, Luke 27.08 15
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke
4 tie Demascio, Lydia 35.52 14.5 ADA-OH
4 tie Bowden, Kaitlyn 35.52 14.5
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
4 ADA-OH 14 Szippl, Jacob 30.00 15
7 ADA-OH 14 Emerick, Jameson 30.64
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
4 ADA-OH 14 Emerick, Jameson 31.95 15
Girls 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
4 A ADA-OH 3:50.21 30
Francis, Amelia 102) Raines, Lily 9 3) Christopher, Brynn 94) Nau, Kyleigh 8
Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
4 ADA A 3:19.41 30
Huber, Landon 11 2) St. Laurent, Jamarcus 9 3) Evans, Brayson 12 4) Dennis, Derek 11
Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
4 A ADA-OH4J2:00.32 30
1) Callahan, Cohen 182) Truman, Daxton 18 3) Miller, Brayden 184) Bell, Lucas 18
6 B ADA-OH6J2:08.70
Baumgartner, Jack 182) Szippl, Jacob 14 3) Clum, Kaden 15 4) Ward, James
7 C ADA 7J2:19.75
1) Callahan, Declan 15 2) Bowden, Justin 15 3) Crawford, Sam 15 4) Agozzino, Isaac 12
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
5 Agozzino, Olivia 11 46.04 14
Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
Relay Team Finals Time Points
5 AADA-OH 3:29.23 28
Emerick, Lily 12 2) Callahan, Ainsley 12 3) Montgomery, Alivia 13
4) Francis, Penny 13
Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
Relay Team Finals Time Points
5 A ADA-OH 2:50.15 28
Demascio, Lydia 152) Koslakiewicz, Sydney 17 3) Carman, Isabelle 17
4) Huber, McKenna 15
Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
Relay Team Finals Time
5 A ADA-OH 2:14.51 28
1) Callahan, Cohen 182) Miller, Brayden 18 3) Emerick, Jameson 14
4) Bell, Lucas 18
6 B ADA-OH 2:27.18
1) Szippl, Jacob 142) Truman, Daxton 18 3) Baumgartner, Jack 18
4) Ward, James 17
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle
6 ADA-OH 18 Bowden, Kaitlyn 30.46
Girls 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
Relay Team Finals Time
6 A ADA-OH 4:59.83 26
1) Francis, Amelia 10 2) Christopher, Brynn 9 3) Vieira, Livvy 10 4) Raines, Lily 9