Girls' swimming and diving: Section 6A meet begins today

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Many of last year’s Section 6A girls’ swimming and diving competitors who earned spots in the State Class a meet last season will be back once again to compete for spots as the qualifying meet begins today at the University of Minnesota-Morris at 5 p.m.

Competition will continue tomorrow, Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.

Alexandria’s only competitor in last year’s state meet, Rosey Erickson, graduated, and the Cardinals will be looking for new representation.

Sartell-St. Stephen will hold most of the firepower when today’s action begins as Marisa Wood returns. She set a new Class A record in the 200 free and the 500 free events as she led her team to a third place finish.

Here’s a list of the teams competing and how last year’s state entrants did:

SECTION 6A SWIMMING AND DIVING

Albany

Alexandria

Holdingford

Little Falls

Melrose

Rocori

St. Cloud Apollo

Sartell-St. Stephen

Sauk Centre

Upsala

Minnewaska-Morris

St. Cloud Cathedral/St. John’s Prep

INDIVIDUALS RETURNING

STATE RESULTS

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 4. Sartell (Ellen Bloom, Tarin Anding, Lauren Mertens), SCC/SJP – Maddy Pesch, Katie Windschitl, Anna Saliares

200 FREE – 1. Marisa Wood, Sartell, new Class A record; Molly Peichel, Sartell

200 IM – 3. Ellen Bloom, Sartell; 12. Maddy Pesch, SCC/SJP, 14. Rebecca Miller, Apollo.

50 FREE – 6. Whitney Weisz, LF; Bridget Opdahl, MM.

DIVING – 9. Morgan Kingston, Melrose; Jacke Blomker, Melrose.

100 BUTTERFLY – Rebecca Miller, SCA, Gabi Sawyer, Melrose.

100 FREE –8. Tarin Anding, Sartell, Whitney Weisz, Little Falls

500 FREE – 1. Marisa Wood, Sartell, new Class A record., Samantha Rasmussen, Melrose.

200 FREE RELAY – 1. Sartell-St. Stephen (Tarin Anding, Molly Piechel, Lauren Martens, Marisa Wood, Little Falls (Mackenzie hanson, Josie Lange, Whitney Weisz)

100 BACK – 2. Ellen Bloom, Sartell, Gaby Hagen, Sartell, Michelle Porter, Sauk Centre

100 BREAST – 14. Tarin Anding, Sartell. Maddy Pesch, SCC, Molly Piechel, Sartell.

400 FREE RELAY – 3. Sartell (Ellen Bloom, Lauren Martens, Gaby Hagen, Marisa Wood). SCC/SJP (Katie Windschitl, Maddy Pesch).

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