AHS girls swim team placed 6th
By Cort Reynolds
PORTAGE, Ind. - The Ada High School girls swim team finished a strong sixth out of 18 teams behind three first-place finishes at the Jay County Invitational in Portage, Indiana on Saturday, January 7.
The Ada boys came in 14th. Oak Hill won both the boys and girls team titles.
Ada sophomore Lily Baumgartner shattered a 32-year old school record in winning the 500 freestyle. She broke Tanya Nelson’s 1991 Ada mark of 5:37.17 by 10.08 seconds in a time of 5:27.09.
Baumgartner also won the 100 butterfly race.
“Lily always has a great attitude and always shows up to do her best,” said Ada head coach Ashley Robey. “She has consistently dropped time and broken records throughout the season. She works very hard and it shows.”
Ada senior Carlie Oldfield touched first in the 50 freestyle, and finished fifth in the 100 backstroke.
Kaitlyn Bowden dropped 1.25 seconds in the 100 back, where she placed 12th. The senior also came in a solid 11th in the 100 butterfly.
Ada junior Jack Baumgartner finished ninth in the 500 freestyle to post the top Bulldog boys finish.
“Jack also continues to surprise me with how much time he can drop at each meet,” said Robey. “He dropped almost eight seconds at the Holiday Invitational, and then came out here and dropped over another second in his 500 free.
“He also dropped his 200 free time by 5.5 seconds,” she continued. “Jack pushes himself at every practice and every meet and that hard work is paying off,” she added.
Senior Brayden Miller took 10th in the 200 individual medley.
Sam Crawford dropped another two seconds in his 50 free event and axed 3.5 seconds off his best 100 free time.
“Sam continues to improve every day and is dropping time at every meet,” said Robey. “I’m really impressed with his work ethic and drive to continue to get better.”
“Overall we had a great meet with great results, and I’m excited to see their continued progress,” Robey said.
Top Ada girls finishes:
Girls 50 Yard Free Name Age Team Finals Time
1st Oldfield, Carlie ADA-OH 26.28
Girls 100 Yard Fly Name Age Team Finals Time
1st Baumgartner, Lily ADA-OH 58.56
27.43 31.1
11th Bowden, Kaitlyn 18 ADA-OH 1:13.66
30.82 42.84
Girls 500 Yard Free Name Age Team Finals Time
1st Baumgartner, Lily ADA-OH 5:27.09
29.52 32.88 33.60 32.97 33.25 33.37 33.59 33.33 33.31 31.27
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay Team Relay Finals Time
3rd ADA-OH A 2:02.54
Oldfield, Carlie Wince, Kayla Baumgartner, Lily Bowden, Kaitlyn 18
Girls 100 Yard Back Name Age Team Finals Time
5th Oldfield, Carlie A 1:07.91
32.63 35.28
Holiday Invite Girls team scores:
- Oak Hill 332.5 points
- Versailles 318
- Jay County 257
- Fort Recovery 203
- Saint Marys Memorial 155
- Ada 149.5
- New Bremen 147.5
- Minster 142
- Coldwater 142
- Centerville 123
- Bluffton, Indiana 106.5
- Celina 57
- St. Henry 54
- Union City 3
- Marion Local 31
- Fort Loramie 30
- Piqua 18
- Lapel 3
Top Ada boys finishes:
Boys 500 Yard Free Name Age Team Finals Time
9th Baumgartner, Jack ADA-OH 6:11.03
32.48 36.29 37.07 37.85 38.37 38.26 37.97 37.97 38.17 36.60
Boys 200 Yard IM Name Age Team Finals
10th Miller, Brayden ADA-OH 2:38.21
Holiday Invite boys team scores:
- Oak Hill 462 points
- Bluffton, Indiana 387
- Centerville 258
- Saint Marys Memorial 251
- Versailles 214
- Jay County 170
- Celina 134
- Coldwater 119
- New Bremen 118
- Fort Recovery 45
- Marion Local 43
- Lapel 30
- Piqua 24
- Ada 2
The Bulldogs travel to North Robinson for a 10-team meet hosted by Colonel Crawford at the William Ferrell Natatorium Saturday, January 14.
