Press Release
The Men’s Tiger team repeated as Champions of the MOAC with point total of 376. The Lady Tiger’s were runner up this year with a point total of 334 points.
The Galion men’s team won 9 of the 11 events, including all of the relay events. Double winners were Sam Rigdon in the 200 IM with best time of 2:17.56 and the 100 freestyle in a best time of 53.22. Eli Skaggs won the 50 free and 100 butterfly. Clay Karnes won the 500 freestyle and was third in the 100 butterfly. Luke Eisenaugle won the 100 backstroke in a best time 1:03.29. Landon Rose swam to a best time in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:01.30 while placing second. Lucas Conner was second in the 600 freestyle. Gideon Johnson swam to a season best time of 1:20.95 in the 100 breast stroke. Freshman, Weston Rose swam a season best in the 200 free in 2:15.89 and placed 5th. Weston was 4th in the 100 freestyle of 1:00.11. The Medley Relay team of Eli Skaggs, Luke Eisenaugle, Sam Rigdon, and Clay Karnes were champions. The 200 free relay team placed first with swimmers; Sam Rigdon, Landon Rose, Lucas Conner, and Eli Skaggs. The 400 free relay team of Landon Rose, Lucas Conner, Luke Eisenaugle, and Clay Karnes placed first and wrapped up the MOAC Championship for the boys.
The Lady Tigers were led by Brianna Wallis winning the 500 freestyle in 5:56.79, a season best time by 11 seconds. Brianna also placed second in the 60 freestyle. Alllison DeNero second in the 100 butterfly with a season best time of 1:05.74 and was third in the 100 IM with a season best time of 2:27.67. Sari Conner placed 3rd in the 100 breast stroke in a season best 1:24.66. Sari placed 4th in the 100 free. Ashleigh Wright had a season best time of 2:42.56 in the 200 freestyle placing 5th. Bri Streib swam her season best in the 100 freestyle with a time of 1:15.70. Dannielle Schneider had a season best of 3.09.99, knocking off 21 seconds in the 200 freestyle. The Medley Relay consisting of Brianna Wallis, Sari Conner, Allison DeNero, and Elise Barnhart swam to a second place finish with a season best time of 2:07.45. Their 200 free relay was a season best time of 1:53.60 placing 2nd. The 400 free relay team of Elise Barnhart, Ashleigh Wright, Sara Garverick, and Bri Streib placed second in the event.
“I was proud of the swimmers. They swam some of their best times in the season. The men’s team fought hard to win their Championship. I am especially proud of our first year swimmers who came through scoring points to help their team. I feel a lot of the swimmers learned how to race in the meet. We have one more meet coming up Monday with Harding and Wynford. We are now getting ready for the Championship season with Sectionals first, and getting swimmers into the District meet,” Galion swim coach Ted Temple.