Waterdog Men and Women place 2nd at WBL Championships!

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The 12 annual Western Buckeye League Swimming and Diving Championship Meet concluded Saturday at the Lima YMCA, with the Celina Waterdogs having another successful outing.  For the second year in a row WBL Nemisis Shawnee defeated the Men and Women Waterdogs, as the two rivals finished 1-2 in the standings.  Ottawa-Glandorf\'s Men and Women finished third for the second consecutive season.  In fact, for the Women, the top two teams have been Shawnee then Celina for eight years in a row.  On the Men\'s side, Shawnee and Celina have been the only two schools ever to win a WBL title. 

Highlighting the WBL Championship for the Waterdogs were the WBL Championship WINS by Ashley Coon, Todd Hertel, Eric Muhlenkamp, and the Ladies 200 free relay of Courtney McKirnan, Ashley, Paige Mertz, and Kirsten Samples.  Ashley won the 100-yard fly in near school record time.  Todd took the diving title on Thursday.  Eric won the 100-yard breast for the Guys only swimming first.

There were a number of \'Top Dog\' efforts.  Courtney as she just missed her 500-yard free school record (.35 of a second off) in placing second.  She also took third in the 100-yard breast.  Kirsten finished second in both of her specialty individual events, the 50-yard and 100-yard free.  Paige picked up a third in the 200-yard free with a personal best time, to go with a 5th in the 100-yard back.  LaRae Dorsten had a nice finish (4th) in the 500-yard free.  Ashley finished 4th in the 200-yard IM.  Jay McKirnan collected a second and third in the 100-yard back and 100-yard breast.  Eric picked up a 4th in the 200-yard IM to go with his breaststroke win.  Kabe Eichenauer touched third in the 500-yard free, with Luke Bonvillian getting a fourth in diving on Thusday.  Matt Feltz finished 4th in the 100-yard fly.  All three Men\'s relays placed 4th, while the Ladies medley and 400 free relays taking third.

Next up...a rescheduled meet on Sunday, February 8 at the Auglaize/Mercer County YMCA.

WBL TEAM STANDINGS

THE WOMEN: 1 Shawnee 366; 2 CELINA 242; 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 216; 4 Wapakoneta 144; 5 Van Wert 115; 6 Kenton 89.5; 7 Bath 80.5; 8 Defiance 70; 9 St Marys 34; 10 Elida 19

THE MEN: 1 Shawnee 309; 2 CELINA 236; 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 231; 4 Van Wert 185; 5 Wapakoneta 143; 6 Defiance 95; 7 Kenton 59; 8 Elida 44; 9 Bath 40; 10 St Marys 29