Falcons beat Tigers 90-86

Published 11:32 pm Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Albert Lea’s Preston Smith swims the butterfly Tuesday in the 200-meter medley relay at Albert Lea High School. -- Lon Nelson/for the Tribune

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.

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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.