Waterdogs sweep Sectional Championship!
February 16, 2009 By Daniel Otten of Celina High School
The Celina Waterdogs competed in the OHSAA Division II 'Ayersville Sectional' meet action over the weekend, with excellent results. Both the Men and Women WON 'Team' Titles. In the process twenty-three Bulldog athletes advanced to the Bowling Green State University District competition by virtue of their placing in the top 32 throughout the District. All six relays and all eight CHS divers advanced to District as well as athletes in 19 individual swimming events. Leading the weekend's efforts were the double WINS of Kirsten Samples (50 and 100 free), the single WINS of Ashley Coon (100 fly), Todd Hertel (diving), and Eric Muhlenkamp (100 breast). Each of the three female relays also picked up WINS. Second place finishers were LaRae Dorsten (100 back), Paige Mertz (50 free), Courtney McKirnan (100 breast), Luke Bonvillian (diving), Matt Feltz (100 fly), Eric (100 free), and Jay McKirnan (100 back).
District action takes place Thursday, Feb 19 (diving) and Saturday, Feb 21 (swimming) at the BGSU natatorium. The Waterdogs will compete for spots at the OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships the following week.
TEAM SCORES: Ayersville Division II Sectional WOMEN: 1 CELINA - 376, 2 Bryan - 326, 3 Kenton - 303, 4 Van Wert - 295, 5 Coldwater - 205, 6 Defiance - 194, 7 Ayersville - 150, 8 St Marys - 142, 9 Ada - 107, 10 Elida - 86 MEN: 1 CELINA - 459, 2 Bryan - 381, 3 Van Wert - 285.5, 4 Defiance - 227, 5 Kenton - 210, 6 Coldwater - 177.5, 7 St Marys - 122, 8 Ayersville - 120, 9 Elida - 96, 10 Ada - 94
DISTRICT QUALIFIERS Morgan Weininger - diving Dathora Hasenjager - diving Tessa Townsend - diving Cassie Mosier - diving Paige Mertz - 50 free, all three relays Courtney McKirnan - 100 breast, all three relays Ashley Coon - 100 fly, all three relays Kirsten Samples - 50 free, 100 free, two free relays LaRae Dorsten - 50 free, 100 back, medley relay Alex Parker - 100 free Alicia Zacharias - 100 breast
Todd Hertel - diving Luke Bonvillian - diving T J Spengler - diving Luke Davis - diving Jay McKirnan - 200 IM, 100 back, medley relay, 400 free relay Eric Muhlenkamp - 100 free, 100 breast, medley relay, 400 free relay Matt Feltz - 200 IM, 100 fly, medley relay, 400 free relay Tom Burden - medley relay, 200 free relay Kyle Menchhofer - 100 back, 200 free relay Riley Smith - 200 free, 100 breast, both free relays Cary Miller - 200 free relay Kabe Eichenauer - 500 free
| name | event | place | time/points | | event | place | time/points | | | Luke Bonvillian | dive | 2 | 317 65 | | | | | | | Tom Burden | 50 free | 5 | 24 97 | | 100 free | 7 | 57 76 | | | Luke Davis | dive | 5 | 233 65 | | | | | | | Matt Davis | 50 free | 31 | 29 98 | | 100 free | 27 | 1 08 30 | | | Kabe Eichenauer | 500 free | 5 | 5 57 88 | | 100 back | 8 | 1 07 56 | | | Matt Feltz | 200 IM | 5 | 2 22 62 | | 100 fly | 2 | 1 00 74 | | | Todd Hertel | dive | 1 | 343 75 | | | | | | | Peyton Jones | 100 fly | 5 | 1 06 37 | | 500 free | 6 | 6 06 74 | | | Jared Ley | 500 free | 7 | 6 10 92 | | 100 breast | 10 | 1 16 57 | | | Jay McKirnan | 200 IM | 3 | 2 13 90 | | 100 back | 2 | 1 01 45 | | | Kyle Menchhofer | 100 free | 6 | 57 61 | | 100 back | 6 | 1 06 19 | | | Cary Miller | 50 free | 6 | 25 40 | | 100 fly | 6 | 1 06 62 | | | Eric Muhlenkamp | 100 free | 2 | 53 44 | | 100 breast | 1 | 1 04 58 | | | Chris Nusbaum | 200 free | 19 | 2 49 22 | | 100 breast | 16 | 1 24 85 | | | Riley Smith | 200 free | 4 | 2 01 77 | | 100 breast | 4 | 1 10 76 | | | T J Spengler | dive | 3 | 272 45 | | 100 back | 14 | 1 11 24 | | | Collin Stephens | 200 IM | 13 | 2 50 46 | | 500 free | 11 | 6 40 06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lydia Buchhardt | | | | | | | | | | Ashley Coon | 100 fly | 1 | 1 03 92 | | | | | | | LaRae Dorsten | 50 free | 5 | 27 08 | | 100 back | 2 | 1 08 36 | | | Hannah Fleck | 100 free | 23 | 1 09 48 | | 100 back | 18 | 1 26 32 | | | Marissa Gibbons | 200 free | 19 | 2 41 75 | | 100 breast | 21 | 1 37 40 | | | Dethora Hasenjager | dive | 6 | 259 00 | | | | | | | Megan Hawk | | | | | | | | | | Liz Heinrichs | | | | | | | | | | Stephanie Heyne | 200 free | 4 | 2 18 74 | | 500 free | 6 | 6 23 59 | | | Brittany Ley | 200 free | 10 | 2 33 08 | | 500 free | 10 | 6 55 14 | | | Courtney McKirnan | 100 breast | 2 | 1 13 91 | | | | | | | Paige Mertz | 50 free | 2 | 26 31 | | | | | | | Maggie Miller | | | | | | | | | | Cassie Mosier | dive | 12 | 215 10 | | 100 free | 21 | 1 08 89 | | | Alex Parker | 100 free | 8 | 1 00 96 | | 100 back | 9 | 1 13 87 | | | Connie Remington | | | | | | | | | | Kirsten Samples | 50 free | 1 | 25 60 | | 100 free | 1 | 56 31 | | | Tessa Townsend | dive | 9 | 234 15 | | | | | | | Morgan Weininger | dive | 5 | 265 75 | | | | | | | Alicia Zacharias | 50 free | 7 | 27 84 | | 100 breast | 3 | 1 17 45 | | | Mertz | 200 Med R | 1 | 2 00 00 | | 200 Med R | 2 | 1 49 97 | McKirnan | | McKirnan | | | | | | | | Muhlenkamp | | Coon | | | | | | | | Feltz | | Dorsten | | | | | | | | Burden | | McKirnan | 200 Free R | 1 | 1 44 43 | | 200 Free R | 3 | 1 40 33 | Menchhofer | | Coon | | | | | | | | Smith | | Mertz | | | | | | | | Miller | | Samples | | | | | | | | Burden | | McKirnan | 400 Free R | 1 | 3 54 73 | | 400 Free R | 3 | 3 40 46 | McKirnan | | Coon | | | | | | | | Feltz | | Mertz | | | | | | | | Smith | | Samples | | | | | | | | Muhlenkamp | |