True Team state meet record on one-meter board
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Tyler Magalis continued his dominating senior season with a new meet record in one-meter diving at the Class AA 2011 True Team State Championships held Saturday, Jan. 29, at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
Magalis rang up 447.80 points to shatter the old mark of 435.35 set last winter by Andres Hansen of Minnetonka who now dives for the University of Minnesota. The Tiger standout's score was 44.5 points higher than runner-up John Tellgren of Anoka.
As a team the Tigers didn't fare nearly as well, finishing 12th in the 12-team field. But coach Ryan Hamen said qualifying for the meet and and gaining the opportunity to compete against the state's best was still satisfying.
"Getting there was a huge deal for us," he said. "We saw the best teams in the state and being part of that was truly amazing."
After the record-setting performance by Magalis on the one-meter board, the next best Farmington finish came in the 200 freestyle relay where the quartet of Brian Huls, Christopher Kirchmann, Allen Berg and Magalis placed ninth.
Evan Carufel earned a top ten ranking in diving with a 10th place effort. Brian Huls turned in a pair of top 15 finishes in individual events, taking 11th in the 100 freestyle and tying for 11th in the 50 freestyle.
The 200 individual medley relay foursome of Huls, Magalis, Loren Hatten and Zach Holton ranked 13th and Berg finished 15th in the 500 freestyle.
Other Farmington Top 25 performances:
200 freestyle: 18. Berg
50 freestyle: 21. Magalis
100 butterfly: 17. Holton
400 freestyle relay: 21. Berg, Hatten, Holton, Kirchmann
100 butterfly: 17. Holton
