14 October 2012

Girls Swimming: Tigers 5th at Section True Team

Kaitlyn O'Reilly 4 top-five finishes at True Team section (photo by Jim Lindquist)
Farmington kicked off its championship season with a fifth place finish at last Saturday's Section 1AA True Team Championships held at Winona.

Hastings edged Rochester John Marshall 880-877 to claim the team title. Winona placed third with 772 points, followed by Rochester Century 717, Farmington 700 and Owatonna 591.
 
Farmington coach Jen Marshall admitted her team's showing wasn't it strongest but added the True Team experience was a positive nonetheless.

"This meet was our yearly overnight team trip," she said. "Although we didn't swim great, it was a great team bonding weekend."

Farmington managed five top five finishes in the meet's 12 events and Kaitlyn O'Reilly had her fingerprints on four of them.

The 2011 all-stater teamed up with Kirsten Kracke, Cora Ruzicka and Chelsea Gehrke to finish runner-up in the 400 freestyle relay and she, Kracke, Ruzicka and Robin Ellis took third inthe 200 medley relay.

O'Reilly also scored a pair of second place finishes in the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke.

Kracke produced the other Tiger top five finish with a fourth place effort in the100 freestyle race.

Other Farmington top 10 finishes:
200 freestyle: 7. Ellis
200 individual medley: 8. Gehrke
50 freestyle: 9. Ellis
One-meter diving: 9. Nikki Cayard; 10. Tori Sontag
500 freestyle: 8. Ruzicka; 9. Sara Kintner
100 backstroke: 6. Kracke; 10. Ellis
100 breaststroke: 8. Gehrke; 9. Kintner

The Tigers are off this week and return to action Tuesday, Oct. 23, with a home dual meet with Rochester John Marshall.