1st place 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Farmington scored seven first place finishes, including three apiece by Kaitlyn O'Reilly and Zoe Avestruz, in a 96-88 win over Rochester Century, Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Rochester John Marshall pool. The dual meet victory was the fourth in fifth tries for the Tigers.
The 200 medley relay team of O'Reilly, Avestruz, Abby Haugen and Ellie Sundet started the night with a five-second win and the Tigers continued to build a big lead until swimming the final event in exhibition status. The same foursome took top honors in the 200 freestyle relay.
Individual event winners included Kirsten Kracke, 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke; O'Reilly, 50 freestyle; Avestruz, 100 butterfly; and Cory Ruzicka, 100 individual medley.
Avestruz (500 freestyle), Ruzicka (100 butterfly), Sundet (100 freestyle) and Haugen (100 breaststroke) each added second place finishes in individual events and Robin Ellis finished runner-up in the 100 backstroke.
Two Tiger relays placed third: the 200 medley quartet of Ellis, Ruzicka,
Sarah O'Reilly and Victoria Resch and the 200 freestyle team of Kracke, Sarah O'Reilly, Chloe Holton and Hannah Seitzinger.
Three more Farmington entrants scored third place points: Holton in the 200 freestyle; Haugen in the 50 freestyle and Kendall Novak in one-meter diving.
This Saturday the Tigers board the bus for the long ride to the multi-state University of North Dakota Invitational in Grand Forks.
Other Farmington point-scorers:
200 freestyle: 5. Seitzinger
One-meter diving: 4. Nikki Cayard; 5. Jade Alm
200 individual medley: 4. Chelsea Gehrke
100 butterfly: 5. Holton
100 freestyle: 4. Seitzinger; 5. S. O'Reilly
500 freestyle: Sara Kintner
100 backstroke: Delaney Wright
100 breaststroke: 4. S. O'Reilly; 5. Kintner
