The Galion men’s swim team remains undefeated on the season after once again dominating the opposing team Tuesday.
Galion traveled to the Mansfield Friendly House pool for its meet against Lexington and the men’s team left win a 106-73 win.
Though the women’s team fell 139-36 to Lexington, Sari Conner led the team with a first place win in the 50 yard freestyle (27.44) and a second place finish in the 500 Yard freestyle (6:16.53), both season-best times for the sophomore swimmer.
“I was pleased with the team’s performance, especially the men’s team,” said Galion swim coach Ted Temple. “They are posting outstanding swims for this early in the season. Many of the team members had their season best times.”
Below are the results from the Galion vs Lexignton varsity swim meet at Mansfield Friendly House on Dec. 13. Times marked with * mark personal best for the swimmer.
Event 1: Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
- Lexington 2:07.73 (Anna Shaffer, Alieya Merkel, Sarah Malaska, Clara Giefer)
- Galion 2:10.47 (Brianna Wallis, Sari Conner, Allison DeNero, Elise Barnhart)
- Lexington 2:30.70 (Jill Dalton, Ann Stallsmith, Haley Potter, Addie Goodwin)
Event 2: Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
- Galion 1:48.15* (Caleb Strack, Sam Rigdon, Clay Karnes, Eli Skaggs)
- Lexington 1:52.30 (Matt Malaska, Cayman Eichler, Wilson Cannon, Connor Miller)
- Galion 1:59.62 (Ben Altstadt, Braxton Tate, Alec Dicus, Weston Rose)
- Lexington 2:15.08 (Jerrod Kiser, Samuel Taylor, Owen Daugherty, Owen Perkins)
Event 3: Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
- Megan Stricklen (Lexington) 2:13.75
- Danielle Schneider (Galion) 2:34.09*
- Jordan Hayes (Lexington) 2:34.33
- Ashleigh Wright (Galion) 2:38.56
- Megan Kostelnik (Galion) 2:41.80
Event 4: Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
- Clay Karnes (Galion) 1:59.64*
- Connor Miller (Lexington) 2:02.15
- Landon Rose (Galion) 2:08.39
- Lucas Conner (Galion) 2:10.35
- Jerrod Kiser (Lexington) 2:17.22
- Samuel Taylor (Lexington) 2:45.37
Event 5: Girls 200 Yard IM
- Liv Merkel (Lexington) 2:26.34
- Kelsi Brown (Lexington) 2:30.48
- Allison DeNero (Galion) 2:31.65*
- Tessa Gerhardt (Lexington) 2:49.48
Event 6: Boys 200 Yard IM
- Eli Skaggs (Galion) 2:05.24*
- Wilson Cannon (Lexington) 2:15.94
- Luke Eisnaugle (Galion) 2:27.60
- Andrew Hathaway (Lexington) 2:42.75
Event 7: Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
- Sari Conner (Galion) 27.98*
- Alli McFarland (Lexington) 28.42
- Ashley Brumit (Lexington) 28.73
- Sarah Malaska (Lexington) 30.84
- Elise Barnhart (Galion) 39.70
- Bri Streib (Galion) 41.32
Event 8: Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
- Sam Rigdon (Galion) 24.10
- Cayman Eichler (Lexington) 24.30
- Caleb Strack (Galion) 25.00
- Ben Altstadt (Galion) 25.42
- David Haring (Lexington) 26.35
- Thane Forup (Lexington) 32.19
Event 9: Girls 1 Meter Diving
- Hannah Archibald (Lexington) 137.30
- Ella Siegenthaler (Lexington) 129.80
Event 10: Boys 1 Meter Diving
- Tanner Donley (Lexington) 194.80
- Thane Forup (Lexington) 129.30
Event 11: Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
- Alli McFarland (Lexington) 1:00.43
- Sage Moore (Lexington) 1:01.34
- Allison DeNero (Galion) 1:11.40
- Allie Stoyko (Lexington) 1:13.76
Event 12: Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
- Eli Skaggs (Galion) 56.38*
- Wilson Cannon (Lexington) 57.97
- Alec Dicus (Galion) 1:05.95
- Matt Malaska (Lexington) 1:08.06
- Tanner Donley (Lexington) 1:23.15
Event 13: Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
- Megan Stricklen (Lexington) 1:00.98
- Ashley Brumit (Lexington) 1:01.72
- Anna Shaffer (Lexington) 1:06.35
- Elise Barnhart (Galion) 1:09.33
- Danielle Schneider (Galion) 1:13.46*
- Bri Streib (Galion) 1:18.23
Event 14: Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
- Sam Rigdon (Galion) 52.98*
- Connor Miller (Lexington) 53.63
- David Haring (Lexington) 56.64
- Landon Rose (Galion) 56.96
- Weston Rose (Galion) 57.05
- Grant Wise (Lexington) 1:39.79
Event 15: Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
- Kelsi Brown (Lexington) 6:03.74
- Sari Conner (Galion) 6:16.53*
- Sarah Malaska (Lexington) 6:36.17
- Sylvia Goldsmith (Lexington) 6:46.09
- Allison Bauer (Galion) 9:38.78
Event 16: Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
- Clay Karnes (Galion) 5:19.18*
- Alec Dicus (Galion) 5:33.83
- Lucas Conner (Galion) 5:53.73
- Matt Malaska (Lexington) 5:54.93
- Andrew Hathaway (Lexington) 6:31.33
- Owen Perkins (Lexington) 6:57.91
Event 17: Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Lexington 1:51.12 (Sage Moore, Alli McFarland, Sylvia Goldsmith, Lauren Brumit)
- Lexington 1:51.68 (Liv Merkel, Allie Stoyko, Abbi Masi, Ashley Brumit)
- Lexington 1:53.93 (Kelsi Brown, Tessa Gerhardt, Megan Stricklen, Jill Dalton)
- Galion 1:57.71 (Brianna Wallis, Allison DeNero, Elise Barnhart, Sari Conner)
- Galion 2:16.77 (Ashleigh Wright, Danielle Schneider, Bri Streib, Megan Kostelnik)
Event 18: Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Galion 1:36.72 (Sam Rigdon, Luke Eisnaugle, Landon Rose, Eli Skaggs)*
- Lexington 1:40.98 (David Haring, Connor Miller, Jerrod Kiser, Owen Daugherty)
- Galion 1:45.87 (Braxton Tate, Weston Rose, Issac Niedermier, Lucas Conner)
- Galion 2:19.75 (Gideon Johnson, Darren Brooks, Garrett Murphy, Wyatt Enders)
Event 19: Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
- Sage Moore (Lexington) 1:09.88
- Tessa Gerhardt (Lexington) 1:17.96
- Ashleigh Wright (Galion) 1:19.10
- Lauren Brumit (Lexington) 1:21.52
- Harmony Lohr (Galion) 1:32.18
Event 20: Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
- Cayman Eichler (Lexington) 1:00.12
- Caleb Strack (Galion) 1:00.15
- Ben Altstadt (Galion) 1:08.09
- Owen Daugherty (Lexington) 1:13.35
- Grant Wise (Lexington) 1:55.15
Event 21: Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
- Liv Merkel (Lexington) 1:24.28
- Allie Stoyko (Lexington) 1:27.91
- Abbi Masi (Lexington) 1:29.93
Event 22: Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
- Braxton Tate (Galion) 1:15.37*
- Luke Eisnaugle (Galion) 1:16.40
- Samuel Taylor (Lexington) 1:20.03
- Jerrod Kiser (Lexington) 1:21.51
- Gideon Johnson (Galion) 1:24.10
- Owen Perkins (Lexington) 1:29.97
Event 23: Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Lexington 4:05.77 (Liv Merkel, Kelsi Brown, Megan Stricklen, Sarah Malaska)
- Lexington 4:09.61 (Sage Moore, Tessa Gerhardt, Sylvia Goldsmith, Ashley Brumit)
- Lexington 4:24.62 (Alli McFarland, Abbi Masi, Allie Stoyko, Lauren Brumit)
- Galion 5:04.75 (Brianna Wallis, Danielle Schneider, Bri Streib, Ashleigh Wright)
- Galion 6:08.44 (Megan Kostelnik, Harmony Lohr, Katlyn Kuehlman, Allison Bauer)
Event 24: Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Lexington 3:39.22 (David Haring, Cayman Eichler, Wilson Cannon, Matt Malaska)
- Galion 3:46.89 (Clay Karnes, Landon Rose, Caleb Strack, Luke Eisnaugle)
- Galion 3:52.12 (Alec Dicus, Weston Rose, Ben Altstadt, Conner Lucas)
- Lexington 5:06.87 (Andrew Hathaway, Owen Perkins, Samuel Taylor, Grant Wise)
The Tigers’ will compete at the Crawford Relays and the Ned Reeb Memorial Invitational on Dec. 17. Seventeen swimmers will take part in the Crawford Relays at 10:10 a.m. while 12 will compete at the McCorkle Natatorium at The Ohio State University starting at 8:30 a.m.