Jay summer swim tops Eels 693-310

The Patriots couldn’t take all of the events but they still rolled to victory.

The Jay County Summer Swim team won 50 out of 62 events as it took down the Fort Recovery Eels 693-310 on Monday afternoon.

Between the teams, there were eight triple-event winners, seven of which belonged to Jay County and one from Fort Recovery.

Hayden Guggenbiller led the 8-and-younger girls with first-place finishes in the 50-meter freestyle, 25 butterfly and 25 backstroke.

One age group up, Jaley Knapschafer topped the 9-10-year-old girls 50 freestyle, 25 backstroke and 100 individual medley.

The other triple-event winners from the Jay County girls came from the 13-14-year-old division. Elly Byrum won the 100 freestyle, 50 backstroke and 50 breaststroke, while Maria Laux completed the sweep with the top spot in the 50 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle.

Sam Benirschke was the youngest Jay County boy to win three events. He was the first to finish in the 50 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 50 breaststroke in the 11-12-year-old boys.

    Hailey Wenning of the Fort Recovery Eels summer swim team competes as the butterfly leg of the 200-meter medley relay during Monday’s meet at Jay County. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)

Grant Glentzer and Cooper Glentzer won three events each from the 13-14-year-old and 15-and-older boys divisions, respectively. Grant Glentzer claimed the 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly and 200 individual medley. Cooper topped the open 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

Ivan Boekman was Fort Recovery’s sole triple-event winner. He won the 9-10-year-old boys 50 freestyle, 25 breaststroke and 25 backstroke.

Jay County also had nine dual-event winners, 11 swimmers top one race each and 16 first-place relay teams.

Owen Wenning and Lincoln Sutter both won a pair of events for the Eels, while three girls and one boy claimed a single race. Fort Recovery also won three relays.