Alex swimming and diving: Melrose downs Cards in opener

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The Alexandria girls’ swimming and diving team kicked off the season with a 111-74 loss to Melrose in the Cardinals home pool on Tuesday night.

Alexandria had two first place finishes from Madalyn Winger in the 200 IM (2:26.64) and Megan Bristow in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.69). Behind them, the Cardinals had 10 runner-up finishes as Alexandria tries to improve upon a 2-8 record from 2011.

“They have already shown progress, bettering all pre-season time trial averages compared to a year ago,” head coach Mark Storhaug said. “Looking back at the first meet from last year, most of the girls are much improved. That bodes well with the girls’ goal of winning five contests this season.”

Kalli Bowser led the way behind Winger and Bristow with two runner-up finishes. She took second in the 100 freestyle (1:00.06) and the 100 backstroke (1:07.77).

Other second-place finishers were Kate LeBrasseur (200 IM, 2:30.52), Beth Burnham (50 freestyle, 27.46), Jaylen Olson-Rodel (100 butterfly, 1:13.83), Hannah Eklund (100 breaststroke, 1:15.16) and Winger (500 freestyle, 5:47.92).

The foursome of Bowser, Eklund, Winger and Burnham took second in the 200 medley relay. Rachel Peterson, Bristow, Olson-Rodel and Burnham also finished second in the 200 freestyle relay, while Peterson, LeBrasseur, Bowser and Winger did the same in the 400 relay.

MEET RESULTS

Melrose 111, Alexandria 74

ALEXANDRIA RESULTS – 200-MEDLEY RELAY – Bowser, Eklund, Winger, Burnham – second place, 2:02.58; LeBrasseur, Hannah Lindgren, Olson-Rodel, Trina Weisel – fourth place, 2:10.44

200 FREESTYLE – Rachel Peterson – third place, 2:11.40; Bristow – fourth place, 2:12.25; Ally Timm – sixth place, 2:20.92

200 IM – Winger – first place, 2:26.64; LeBrasseur – second place, 2:30.52; Eklund – third place, 2:32.53

50 FREESTYLE – Burnham – second place, 27.46; Olson-Rodel – fifth place, 28.17; Weisel – sixth place, 28.76

DIVING – Jenna Kremer – fourth place, 121.30

100 BUTTERFLY – Olson-Rodel – second place, 1:13.83; Sam Ealy – fifth place, 1:29.34

100 FREESTYLE – Bowser – second place, 1:00.06; Peterson – third place, 1:00.19; Burnham – sixth place, 1:02.43

500 FREESTYLE – Winger – second place, 5:47.92; Hannah Lindgren – fifth place, 6:29.35; Ellis – sixth place, 6:34.54

200 FREESTYLE RELAY – Peterson, Bristow, Olson-Rodel, Burnham – second place, 1:50.13; Heidi Moe, Eklund, Heather Johnson, Weisel – third place, 1:58.41

100 BREASTSTROKE – Bowser – second place, 1:07.77; LeBrasseur – third place, 1:08.63; Bailey Serum – fifth place, 1:12.72

100 BREASTSTROKE – Bristow – first place, 1:14.69; Eklund – second place, 1:15.16; Lindgren – sixth place, 1:25.51

400 FREESTYLE RELAY – Peterson, LeBrasseur, Bowser, Winger – second place, 4:02.00; Weisel, Timm, Serum, Maddy Gorghuber – fourth place, 4:20.31

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