Austin swimmers sweep Tigers in season opener

Published 10:26 pm Thursday, December 8, 2016

The Austin boys swimming and diving team pulled off a clean sweep when it beat Albert Lea 93-77 in Bud Higgins Pool Thursday.

Austin won all 12 events in the season opening meet.

Isaac Christopherson took first the 200-yard freestyle for the Packers, Logan Kelly took first in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke, Mitch Mayer took first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, Riley Norton took first in diving, Ethan Thompson took first in the 500-yard freestyle and Kaleb Blaser took first in the 100-yard backstroke.

Ethan Thompson swims in the 200 freestyle during a dual against Albert Lea Thursday night at Bud Higgins Pool. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Ethan Thompson swims in the 200 freestyle during a dual against Albert Lea Thursday night at Bud Higgins Pool. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

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The Austin 200-yard medley relay team of Blaser, Logan Kelly, Mayer and Trey Myers took first, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Mayer, Brock Lawhead, Thompson and Christohperson took first and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Christopherson, Blaser, Dolan Peterson and Thompson took first.

AUSTIN RESULTS

200-medley relay: Kaleb Blaser, Logan Kelly, Mitchell Mayer, Trey Myers (first, 1:52.71); Hugh Olson, Cameron Krueger, Rafe Dolan-Peterson, Rolando Veraza (third, 2:05.20)

200-freestyle: Isaac Christopherson (first, 1:58.13); Ethan Thompson (second, 2:01.98); Brock Lawhead (fourth, 2:06.86)

50-freestyle: Mitch Mayer (first, 23.49); Aaron Knoll (third, 25.67); Hugh Olson (sixth, 30.11)

Diving: Riley Norton (first, 191.50); Jackson Marsh (second, 135.0); Michael Vuong (third, 96.55)

100-butterfly: Mitch Mayer (first, 1:01.06); Rafe Dolan Peterson (second, 1:04.75); Patrick Alston (fourth, 1:16.91)

Isaac Christopherson swims in the 200 freestyle against Albert Lea Thursday night at Bud Higgins Pool. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Isaac Christopherson swims in the 200 freestyle against Albert Lea Thursday night at Bud Higgins Pool. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

100-freestyle: Isaac Christopherson (first, 52.89); Kaleb Blaser (second, 58.06); Rolando Veraza (sixth, 1:03.85)

500-freestyle: Ethan Thompson (first, 5:31.18); Brock Lawhead (second, 5:57.30); Trey Myers (third, 5:59.40)

200-freestyle relay: Mitch Mayer, Brock Lawhead, Ethan Thompson, Isaac Christopherson (first, 1:39.88); Logan Kelly, Rolando Veraza, Patrick Alston, Aaron Knoll (third, 1:47.53)

100-backstroke: Kaleb Blaser (first, 1:07.51); Trey Myers (second, 1:12.71); Hugh Olson (fourth, 1:17.35)

100-breaststroke: Logan Kelly (first, 1:09.37): Cameron Krueger (fifth, 1:20.56); Thomas Walker (sixth, 1:29.45)

400-freestyle relay: Isaac Christopherson, Kaleb Blaser, Rafe Dolan Peterson, Ethan Thompson (first, 3:52.83); Aaron Knoll, Brock Lawhead, Hugh Olson, Trey Myers (third, 4:12.16)