Rockets edge out Albert Lea swimmers

Published 11:25 pm Tuesday, October 13, 2009

John Marshall defeated the Albert Lea girls’ swimming and diving team 89-87 Tuesday in Albert Lea.

Karli Kriewall picked up the Tigers’ lone win of the evening in 1-meter diving. Kriewall eked out a 1/2 point win over the Rockets’ Jennifer Anklan. Kriewall scored 195.80 while Anklan scored 195.30.

Gracie Thomas and Morgan Field went 2-3 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Thomas took second in the event with a time of 1 minute, 14.44 seconds and was just behind John Marshall’s Allison Schumaker who finished in 1:13.87. Field clocked a time of 1:15.12.

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Galen Schulz had a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle with her time of 57.42. Schulz finish behind Taylor Bass who swam a time of 54.82.

Kemma Bergland and Rachel Gould took third and fourth, respectively in the 200 free event. Bergland finished with time of 2:19.18 and Gould was just off that mark with a 2:19.47 for the Tigers.

Albert Lea swims again next Tuesday against Mankato East in Mankato.

John Marshall 89, Albert Lea 87

ALBERT LEA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

200 medley relay: 4. Albert Lea, Katie Walechka, Chelsey Battle, Hannah Hertling, Karli Kriewall 2:28.13. 200 freestyle: 3. Kemma Bergland 2:19.18; 4. Rachel Gould 2:19.47; 6. Renee Holcomb 2:25.73. 200 IM: 3. Morgan Field 2:31.91; 5. Gracie Thomas 2:37.87. 50 freestyle: 3. Galen Schulz 26.27; 5. Kim Nelson 28.17; 6. Hertling 30.17. 1-meter diving: 1. Kriewall 195.80; 5. Walechka 121.60; 6. Molly Tuohy 116.85. 100 fly: 3. Amy Horejsi 1:09.30; 4. K. Nelson 1:10.42; 6. Hertling 1:21.10. 100 freestyle: 2. Schulz 57.42; 4. Bergland 1:01.62; 5. Whitney Rasmussen 1:03.36. 500 free: 4. Gould 6:10.47; 5. Mady Dahl 6:42.44. 200 free relay: 3. Albert Lea, Schulz, Field, Bergland, Horejsi 1:50.60; 5. Albert Lea, K. Nelson, Thomas, Madlynn Ruble, Gould 2:01.56. 100 back: 3. Rasmussen 1:14.99; 4. Holcomb 1:19.79; 5. Walechka 1:22:71. 100 breast: 2. Thomas 1:14.44; 3. Field 1:15.12; 4. Horejsi 1:18.11. 400 free relay: 3. Albert Lea, Schulz, Bergland, Gould, Field 4:16.04; 5. Albert Lea, Rasmussen, Hertling, Walechka, Holcomb 4:42.81; 6. Carly Nelson, Dahl, Tuohy, Claire Nelson 5:10.47.