Double-winner vs. Shakopee
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Farmington raised its Missota Conference dual meet record to 2-1 with a 91-5-89.5 win over Shakopee Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Dodge Middle School pool.
The final two-point margin of victory did not tell the story of the meet as the Tigers built a commanding lead before swimming the final two events in exhibition status. The Sabers totaled 24 of their points in the final two competitions.
"This meet gave us an opportunity to put some girls in different events," coach Jen Marshall said. "As coaches, it's exciting because every now and then someone really surprises us."
The Tigers won seven of the ten events contested for points with Cora Ruzicka a double winner, taking first in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke.
Other individual event winners included Kaitlyn O'Reilly in the 50 freestyle; Kendall Novak in diving and Zoe Avestruz in the 100 freestyle.
The 200 medley relay foursome of Kirsten Kracke, Sarah O'Reilly, Kaitlyn O'Reilly and Hannah Seitzinger started the meet with a victory and the quartet of Avestruz, Kracke, Robin Ellis and Kaitlyn O'Reilly captured the 200 freestyle relay.
Five other Farmington entrants scored second place points: Ellie Sundet (200 individual medley and 100 backstroke); Kaitlyn O'Reilly (100 freestyle); Avestruz (220 freestyle); Nikki Cayard (diving) and Seitzinger (100 butterfly).
Kracke placed third in the 100 freestyle as did Delaney Wright in the 500 freestyle and Jade Alm in the one-meter board diving competition.
Saturday the Tigers travel to Oak Grove Middle School in Bloomington for the Bloomington Kennedy Invitational.
Other Farmington point-scorers:
200 freestyle: 4. Chelsea Gehrke; 5. Robin Ellis
50 freestyle: 5. Chloe Holton
100 butterfly: 4. Sarah O'Reilly
500 freestyle: 4. Ellis; 5. Gehrke
100 backstroke: 5. Elizabeth Cummings
100 breaststroke: 5. Hanna Sundt
