Farmington rolled up a big lead and then in the spirit of sportsmanship swam the final three events in exhibition status on the way to an 89-85 win over Minneapolis Southwest/Henry Tuesday. Oct. 4, at the Dodge Middle School pool.
"The girls had fun competing in off events," Tiger coach Jen Marshall said. "No real surprises but it was fun to watch them race in different events."
Both teams swam in the meet as participants in the Swim for the Cure (for breast cancer) program.
The Tigers roared to first place finishes in eight of the first nine events, starting with the 200 medley relay team of Cora Ruzicka, Zoe Avestruz, Chloe Holton and Kaitlyn O'Reilly. The 200 freestyle relay quartet of Abby Haugen, Chelsea Gehrke, Robin Ellis and Aveztruz was also victorious.
O'Reilly added a pair of first places efforts in the 50 and 500 freestyle races. Other individual event winners included Ruzicka, 200 freestyle; Aveztruz, 200 individual medley; Haugen, 100 freestyle and Kendall Novak, diving.
Kirsten Kracke took second place in the 200 individual medley and Jade Alm ranked second on the one-meter board.
Finishing third for Farmington in individual events were Holton in the 50 freestyle; Nikki Cayard in diving; Gehrke in the 100 freestyle and Sara Kintner in the 500 freestyle.
The Tigers return to Missota Conference action Thursday night with a dual meet at Chaska.
Other Farmington point-scorers:
200 medley relay: 3. Samantha Pommerening, Mackenzie Farran, Ahna Wilson, Sarah Crabtree
200 freestyle: 4. Gehrke
200 individual medley: 5. Hannah Seitzinger
50 freestyle: 4. Victoria Resch
100 butterfly: 4. Maddie Alexander; 5. Sarah O'Reilly
100 freestyle: 5. Hannah Sundt
500 freestyle: 4. Kracke
200 freestyle relay: 3. Seitzinger, Resch, Kintner, Kracke
