Falcons beat Tigers 90-86
Published 11:32 pm Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Issac Olson edged Faribault’s Morgan Melton Tuesday for first place in the 100-meter freestyle but the Albert Lea Tigers boys’ swimming and diving team lost to Faribault 90-86 at Albert Lea High School.
Olson finished the freestyle swim in 57.16 seconds, just ahead of Melton’s 57.32 seconds.
The Tigers had four second-place finishers as the Falcons led 90-49 before swimming only exhibition.
The 200-meter medley relay team of Corbin Schulz, Sean Laurie, Olson and Brody Sundblad finished in 1:58.88 and less than one second behind Faribault’s 1:57.91.
The Tigers’ Kyle Zogg placed second in the diving event with 141.9 points. Brody Sundblad and Kenderick Fjeldberg finished second and third, respectively.
The 200-meter relay team of Sundblad, Preston Smith, Andrew Kozelsky and Larry Holcomb also placed second in 1:47.31, just edging Faribault’s 1:47.68.
The Tigers are in action again at 6 p.m. Thursday against Winona at Albert Lea High School.