Monday marked the only home meet the Marietta High swim team will have this season, the Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, and the Tigers represented it well, finishing second overall.
"Our team did really well," said Marietta head coach Walt Teer. "We were second overall, boys and girls. We had some good efforts. We had some kids drop in time."
The Tri Valley Scotties took home first prize, while the Williamstown girls team finished third.
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JORDAN HOLLAND The Marietta Times
Marietta’s Katie Miller competes during the 500 yard freestyle event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational Monday at the Marietta YMCA.
Marietta was led by several strong individual performances.
In the first event, the 200 yard medley relay, the team of Julie Fobes, Haley Varnadoe, Lucia Picciano and Amanda Ferguson finished second with a time of 2:16.36. That same group, with Katie Rauch replacing Varnadoe, would end up winning the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 2:00.48.
Varnadoe, a sophomore, later finished second in the 200 yard individual medley (2:48.15) and third in the 500 yard freestyle (6:36.59), respectively.
Fact Box
Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational
At Marietta Family YMCA
Girls - Team scores
1. Tri-Valley 109 points; 2. Marietta 90 points; 3. Williamstown 49 points; 4. John Glenn 25 points; 5. Philo 18 points; 6. Bishop Rosecrans 7 points
Boys - Team scores
1. Tri-Valley 126 points; 2. Marietta 49 points; 3. John Glenn 31 points; 4. Bishop Rosecrans 27 points; 5. Philo 5 points
Event 1 - Girls 200 yd Medley Relay
1. Tri-Valley 2:10.26; 2. Marietta A (Julie Fobes, Haley Varnadoe, Lucia Picciano, Amanda Ferguson) 2:16.36; 3. Marietta B (Katie Rauch, Arianna Lannigan, Katie Miller, Rebecca Poulson) 2:29.45; 4. Williamstown (Tori Poole, Sarah DeBolt, Chelsey Butler, Alli Corra) 2:36.34
Event 2 - Boys 200 yd Medley Relay
1. Tri-Valley 2:01.80; 2. Marietta (Joe Roberts, Jon Cremeans, Jack Halliday, Nathan McVicar) 2:13.15
Event 3 - Girls 200 yd Freestyle
1. Kristianna Weppler (WHS) 2:19.46; Katie Bulzan (TVHS) 2:25.84; Sarah O'Flaherty (TVHS) 2:28.32)' 4. Malle Schilling (RHS) 2:30.47; 5. Amanda Ferguson (MHS) 2:31.19; 6. Shealee Mossor (WHS) 2:31.74; 7. Ashley McLean (PHS) 2:36.35; 8. Sarah DeBolt (WHS) 2:36.64; 13. Rebecca Poulson (MHS) 3:00.28
Event 4 - Boys 200 yd Freestyle
1. Ryan Hetrick (TVHS) 2:03.57; 2. Jack Halliday (MHS) 2:18.34; 3. James Boston (PHS) 2:25.12; 4. Anthony Moore (RHS) 2:28.65; 5. Kyle Shumate (JGHS) 2:32.03; 6. Brock Loy (TVHS) 2:32.67
Event 5 - Girls 200 yd IM
1. Nicole Spragg (TVHS) 2:47.77; 2. Haley Varnadoe (MHS) 2:48.15; 3. Emily Miller (PHS) 2:50.53; 4. Arianna Lannigan (MHS) 3:06.18; 5. Emily Monath (JGHS) 3:09.91; 6. Bryce Whyde (TVHS) 3:13.24
Event 6 - Boys 200 yd IM
1. Brendon Schaumleffel (RHS) 2:34.12; 2. Hunter Faulhaber (TVHS) 3:03.87; 3. Cody Hahn (TVHS) 3:07.51; 4. Andrew Lanning (TVHS) 3:11.37
Event 7 - Girls 50 yd Freestyle
1. Lucia Picciano (MHS) 28.81; 2. Julie Fobes (MHS) 29.38; 3. Jade Schulteis (TVHS) 30.49; 4. Kaelyn Moore (JGHS) 30.81; 5. Katie Rauch (MHS) 31.10; 6. Samantha Rodgers (TVHS) 31.16; 7. Katie Miller (MHS) 31.30; 8. Amanda Ferguson (MHS) 31.49; 9. Tori Poole (WHS) 31.51; 10. Amelia Gulick (MHS) 32.30; 11. Rebecca Poulson (MHS) 33.18; 13. Katie McDuffy (WHS) 33.85; 18. Camilla Berit (MHS) 36.02; 19. Tyler Lamb (MHS) 36.09; 22. Elif Olmez (MHS) 36.61; 23. Alli Corra (WHS) 36.88; 26. Antonia Kubeneck (MHS) 40.67
Event 8 - Boys 50 yd Freestyle
1. Nathan McVicar (MHS) 25.88; 8. Joe Roberts (MHS) 29.66; 12. Jon Cremeans (MHS) 32.43; 13. Joel Bricker (MHS) 32.65; 15. Jose Rojas (MHS) 36.22
Event 9 - Girls 100 yd Butterfly
1. Lucia Picciano (MHS) 1:17.57; 2, Sarah O'Flaherty (TVHS) 1:23.25
Event 10 - Boys 100 yd Butterfly
1. Shiloh Jones (TVHS) 1:06.09; 2. Andrew Lanning (TVHS) 1:26.83; 3. Cody Hahn (TVHS) 1:36.25
Event 11 - Girls 100 yd Freestyle
1. Lauren Lynch (TVHS) 1:00.13; 2. Jade Schultheis (TVHS) 1:09.33; 3. Katie Rauch (MHS) 1:10.13; 9. Savannah Dedrick (WHS) 1:14.40; 10. Tori Poole (WHS) 1:14.60; 11. Katie McDuffy (WHS) 1:14.97; 17. Tyler Lamb (MHS) 1:24.61
Event 12 - Boys 100 yd Freestyle
1. Ryan Hetrick (TVHS) 54.52; 2. Nathan McVicar (MHS) 57.29; 9. Joe Roberts (MHS) 1:08.78; 12. Joel Bricker (MHS) 1:17.80
Event 13 - Girls 500 yd Freestyle
1. Kristianna Weppler (WHS) 6:14.96; 2. Haley Varnadoe (MHS) 6:36.59; Sarah DeBolt (WHS) 6:50.28; 7. Katie Miller (MHS) 8:02.08
Event 14 - Boys 500 yd Freestyle
1. Shiloh Jones (TVHS) 5:47.80; 2. Jack Halliday (MHS) 6:28.42
Event 15 - Girls 200 yd Freestyle Relay
1. Marietta A (Julie Fobes, Katie Rauch, Amanda Ferguson, Lucia Picciano) 2:00.48; 2. Tri-Valley A 2:05.12; 3. Williamstown (Tori Poole, Savannah Dedrick, Chelsey Butler, Shealee Mossor) 2:06.43; 4. Marietta B (Arianna Lannigan, Amelia Gulick, Rebecca Poulson, Haley Varnadoe) 2:10.87
Event 16 - Boys 200 yd Freestyle Relay
1. Tri-Valley A 1:55.15; 2. John Glenn 2:01.27; 3. Tri-Valley B 2:04.04
Event 17 - Girls 100 yd Backstroke
1. Lauren Lynch (TVHS) 1:10.10; 2. Julie Fobes (MHS) 1:14.93; 3. Malle Schilling (RHS) 1:21.97; 4. Shealee Mossor (WHS) 1:25.51; 5. Sadie Perkins (TVHS) 1:27.91; 6. Elif Olmez (MHS) 1:37.22
Event 18 - Boys 100 yd Backstroke
1. Kyle Shumate (JGHS) 1:17.75; 2. Hunter Faulhaber (TVHS) 1:21.40
Event 19 - Girls 100 yd Breaststroke
1. Katie Bulzan (TVHS) 1:22.82; Savannah Dedrick (WHS) 1:27.49; 3. Arianna Lannigan (MHS) 1:28.58; 4. Amelia Gulick (MHS) 1:33.26; 8. Antonia Kubeneck (MHS) 1:43.67; 9. Molly Josefson (MHS) 1:48.45
Event 20 - Boys 100 yd Breastroke
1. Brendon Schaumleffel (RHS) 1:13.87; 2. Gabe Skrobot (RHS) 1:14.07; 3. JC Fleece (TVHS) 1:21.09; 4. Jon Cremeans (MHS) 1:23.37
Event 21 - Girls 400 yd Freestyle Relay
1. Tri-Valley A 4:25.12; 2. Williamstown (Kristianna Weppler, Sarah DeBolt, Savannah Dedrick, Shealee Mossor) 4:45.35; John Glenn A 5:04.00; 4. Philo 5:11.08; 5. Tri-Valley B 5:15.55; John Glenn B 5:49.56
Event 22 - Boys 400 yd Freestyle Relay
1. Marietta (Jack Halliday, Jon Cremeans, Joe Roberts, Nathan McVicar) 4:25.05; 2. Tri-Valley A (4:39.75; 3. John Glenn 4:47.91
Picciano, a freshman, claimed victories in the 50 yard freestyle (28.81) and the 100 yard butterfly (1:17.57). Fellow freshman Arianna Lannigan finished third in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:28.58) while senior Amelia Gulick finished fourth (1:33.26) in the same event.
Fobes, a senior, notched second place finishes in the 50 yard freestyle (29.38) and the 100 yard backstroke (1:14.93) while Rauch had a third place finish in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 1:10.13.
On the boys' side, the relay team of Joe Roberts, Jon Cremeans, Jack Halliday and Nathan McVicar was victorious in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:25.05 and also finished in second place in the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 2:13.15.
Halliday, a freshman, contributed a pair of second place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle (2:18.34) and the 500 yard freestyle (6:28.42). Fellow freshman McVicar grabbed first place in the 50 yard freestyle (25.88) and second place in the 100 yard freestyle (57.29).
Cremeans, a senior, timed 1:23.37 in the 100 yard breaststroke to place fourth.
Marietta was led by the performances of six freshmen and several inexperienced upperclassmen.
"We have a lot of first year swimmers," Teer said. "We are definitely in a rebuilding year. Going forward, we're looking to have probably the strongest girls' team we've ever had."
The Williamstown girls were led by first place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle (2:19.46) and the 500 yard freestyle (6:14.96) by Kristianna Weppler. Weppler, along with Sarah DeBolt, Savannha Dedrick and Shealee Mossor, finished second in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:45.35.
As for the meet, it did not attract the number of schools it usually does.
"We had a smaller turnout than usual," Teer said. "The meet went by really fast, which some people liked.
"Next year we're gonna try to get some rewards and promote it more."
Up next for the Tigers will be the sectional tournament at Ohio University on Feb. 9.
