Century downs Tigers, 96-73

Published 12:00 am Saturday, January 20, 2007

ROCHESTER &8212; Albert Lea&8217;s Matt Van Fossen recorded his team&8217;s lone victory in the pool Thursday against a strong Rochester Century team, 96-73.

Van Fossen won the 100 freestyle in 53.50 beating Century&8217;s Mark Strom by nearly a second.

Van Fossen also recorded a third place showing in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:18.23.

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Drew Klick took third in the 50 free coming to the wall in 25.79, and Chris Dorman was third in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:14.15.

The Tigers also had three third place finishes in relay events. Van Fossen, Dorman, Ethan Marquardt and Klick swam a 1:54.80 in the 200 medley relay. The same four swimmers were just six thousandths of a second behind second in the 200 free relay.

Chris Allison, Tyler Petersen, Evan Sturtz and Mitchell Jones finished in 4:18.80 to take third in the 400 freestyle relay.

The Tigers are back in action Tuesday when they face Northfield.

Rochester Century 96, Albert Lea 73

200 Medley Relay &045; 3. Matt Van Fossen, Chris Dorman, Ethan Marquardt, and Drew Klick 1:54.80, 5. Mitchell Jones, Torey Christenson, Evan Sturtz, Max King 3:11.37

200 Free &045; 4. Dorman 2:13.76, 5. Tyler Petersen 2:14.19, 6. Chris Allison 2:25.71

200 IM &045; 3. Van Foxxen 2:18.23, 5. Jones 2:54.15

50 Free &045; 3. Klick 25.79, 5. Marquardt 226.08, 6. Kevin Zogg 28.93

Diving &045; 4. Christensen 131.20, Zogg 1:26.70

100 Butterfly &045; 4. Marquardt 1:08.67, 5. Sturtz 1:20.29

100 Free &045; 1. Van Fossen 53.50, 4. Chris Allen 4. 1:01.48

500 Free &045; 4. Klick 6:03.17, 5. King 6:30.05

200 Free Relay &045; 3. Klick, Dorman, Marquardt, Van Fossen 1:40.35, 5. Allison, Sturtz, Petersen, Christensen 1:55.35

100 Backstroke &045; 4. Jones 1:14.25, 5. Petersen 1:14.51

100 Breaststroke &045; 3. Dorman 1:14.15, 5. Christensen 1:19.09, 6. King 1:22.21

400 Free Relay &045; Allison, Petersen, Sturtz, Jones 4:18.80