3 firsts versus Red Wing
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Farmington's depth played big dividends in a 90-88 Missota Conference dual meet win Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Red Wing.
The final score was deceiving as the Tigers built a commanding 90-50 cushion over the the first nine events before swimming the final three in exhibition status.
"I'm excited to see the versatility with this team," coach Jennifer Marshall said. "It's nice for the girls to have the flexibility to move around in events and mix things up a bit. We're a very deep team and that will only help us the rest of the season."
The official score sheet shows the Tigers winning six of the first nine events as well as posting the best times in the three races they swam as exhibitions.
Kaitlyn O'Reilly who finished the night with four firsts led the way with a win in the 100 freestyle. Other individual winners included Zoe Avestruz (200 medley); Kirsten Kracke (50 freestyle) and Sarah Kintner (500 freestyle).
The 200 medley relay foursome of O'Reilly, Abby Haugen, Avestruz and Kracke took top honors as did the 200 freestyle relay team of O'Reilly, Kracke, Avestruz and Haugen.
Exhibition winners included O'Reilly in the 100 backstroke, Haugen in the 100 breaststroke and the 400 freestyle relay quartet of Robin Ellis, O'Reilly, Chloe Holton and Hannah Seitzinger.
Scoring second place points in individual events were Haugen (50 freestyle); Avestruz (100 butterfly); Cory Ruzicka and (100 freestyle) and Kendall Novak (diving).
The 200 medley relay team of Delaney Wright, Kintner, Ruzicka and Ellis and the 200 freestyle relay squad of Seitzinger, Ruzicka, Sarah O'Reilly and Holton each placed second.
Finishing runners-up in exhibition events were Kinter in the 100 breaststroke and Ellis in the 100 backstroke.
Additional Farmington point-scorers:
200 freestyle: 3. Sarah O'Reilly; 4. Seitzinger
200 individual medley: 3. Holton; 4. Ellis
50 freestyle: 4.Ruzicka
One-meter diving: 3. Jade Alm; 4. Nikki Cayard
100 butterfly: 3. Seitzinger; 5. Kracke
100 freestyle: 3. S. O'Reilly
500 freestyle: 4. Maddie Alexander
