The Laker Swim teams hosted their only home meet of the season at the Hilliker YMCA on Tuesday night, with teams from Indian Lake, Sidney, Tecumseh, Jonathan Alder, and Shawnee participating.
Due to smaller team sizes, mixed relays (boys and girls together) were held, giving more swimmers the opportunity to be part of a relay.
The Lakers finished in 2nd place overall.
Caleb Altstaetter took first place in both the 100 free and 50 free races, while Crew McPherson finished first in the Boys 100 breaststroke.
The next meet is on December 27th at the YMCA for the Bellefontaine Invitational.
The Chieftain swimmers made a splash at Trotwood on Wednesday night.
The girls came in first place in the eight-team competition, scoring 418 points, while the boys earned second place with 329 points, finishing behind Bellbrook.
Top Performances for the Chiefs:
- Brooklyne Kuntz led the girls’ team with a stellar performance, earning 40 points by securing first place in both the 200 Free and 100 Fly events.
- Kate Myers contributed 36 points, finishing first in the 500 Free and third in the 200 IM.
- Kaeleigh Flora scored 30 points, finishing fifth in the 200 IM and third in the 100 Free with a personal record.
- Elaina Ullom, also with 30 points, placed third in the 50 Free and fifth in the 100 Breast.
- Emma Nieto scored 29 points with a fifth-place finish in the 100 Fly and fourth in the 100 Back.
- Maddie Ullom earned 28 points, placing sixth in the 200 Free and fifth in the 100 Back.
- Gillian Steele scored 14 points, finishing fifth in the 50 Free and ninth in the 100 Breast.
- Claire McDaniel added 13 points, with a personal best in the 50 Free, placing eighth, and a sixth-place finish in the 100 Breast.
- Kaidi Freeman scored 12 points, finishing seventh in the 100 Free and ninth in the 100 Back.
The Medley Relay team (Kuntz, E. Ullom, Flora, Myers) finished second, the 200 Free Relay (M. Ullom, Steele, Nieto, E. Ullom) placed third, and the 400 Free Relay (Nieto, Flora, Myers, Kuntz) brought home first place.
Boys’ Team Highlights:
- Elias Abrego led the boys’ team with 37 points, winning the 100 Free and finishing second in the 500 Free.
- Ryan Alexander earned 28 points, placing fifth in the 100 Fly and eighth in the 50 Free with a personal record.
- Jaylen Henry scored 27 points, placing fifth in the 200 Free and sixth in the 100 Back.
- Cody Hudson contributed 24 points, placing fourth in the 100 Breast and 13th in the 50 Free.
- Oliver Grandstaff earned 18 points, finishing eighth in the 200 Free and 12th in the 100 Free.
- Beckham Harman earned 15 points, finishing fourth in the 100 Back and 15th in the 50 Free.
- Will Myers scored 14 points with a personal best in the 200 IM (fifth) and 11th in the 100 Breast.
- Grady Feasel contributed 13 points, finishing seventh in both the 100 Fly and 100 Back.
The boys’ Medley Relay team (Harman, Hudson, Abrego, Alexander) finished fourth, the 200 Free Relay (Henry, Mitchell, Myers, Alexander) also placed fourth, and the 400 Free Relay (Feasel, Hudson, Henry, Abrego) finished third.
The Chiefs will next compete at the Northwest Classic on Saturday, December 21, at BGSU.
