Tigers place 10th at Big Nine meet

Published 8:49 am Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Albert Lea boys’ swimming and diving team placed 10th Saturday at the Big Nine Conference championships at Mankato East High School.

Diver Brody Sundblad notched Albert Lea’s only points through the first five events. Sundblad placed 12th in the one-meter dive and earned the team five points.

Albert Lea’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Sundblad, Preston Smith, Sean Laurie and Larry Holcomb earned the team 14 points with a 10th place finish in 1 minute and 46.23 seconds.

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The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Issac Olson, Corbin Schultz, Andy Ehrhardt and Holcomb also earned Albert Lea 14 points with a 10th place finish in 3:53.69.

Albert Lea finished with 33 points while Rochester Century ran away with the conference title with 455 points. Owatonna finished second with 239 1/2 points.

Albert Lea competes again on Jan. 24 at the section meet at Simley.