The Austin boys swimming and diving team had a huge day at the Section 1A finals in Inver Grove Heights Friday.

Austin qualified a total of seven athletes for state in nine events and Craig Heimark won the 100-yard freestyle and took second in the 50-yard freestyle.

Austin’s other state qualifers include: the 200-yard medley relay team of Sam Clasen, Matthew Knoll, Ben Walker and Seth Clasen, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Heimark, Seth Clasen, Isaac Christopherson and Sawyer Myers, the 400-yard freestyle team of Heimark, Christopherson, Ben Walker and Sawyer Myers, Christopherson in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle, Myers in the 200-yard individual medley and 500-yard freestyle, Walker and Seth Clasen in the 100-yard butterfly.

As a team, the Packers finished fourth out of 11 teams with a score of 209. Saint Thomas Academy won the meet with a 561.

AUSTIN RESULTS

200-medley relay: Sam Clasen, Matthew Knoll, Ben Walker, Seth Clasen (sixth, 1:43.84)

200-freestyle: Isaac Christopherson (sixth, 1:48.37)

200-individual medley: Sawyer Myers (ninth, 2:03.06); Mitchell Mayer (16ht, 2:14.74)

50-freestyle: Craig Heimark (second, 21.83); Seth Clasen (15th, 23.10)

Diving: Riley Norton (11th, 250.70)

100-butterfly: Ben Walker (fourth, 53.25); Seth Clasen (seventh, 54.89)

100-freestyle: Craig Heimark (first, 47.38)

500-freestyle: Sawyer Myers (fifth, 5:02.15); Isaac Christopherson (eighth, 5:07.81)

200-freestyle relay: Craig Heimark, Seth Clasen, Isaac Christopherson, Sawyer Myers (fourth, 1:30.29)

100-backstroke: Ben Walker (15th, 1:01.56); Sam Clasen (16th, 1:01.75)

400-freestyle relay: Craig Heimark, Isaac Christopherson, Ben Walker, Sawyer Myers (fourth, 3:19.29)