SHS swimmers win conference meet, clinch title

The Superior High School girls swimming and diving team won the Lake Superior Conference Meet Saturday at the SHS Natatorium. The Spartans totaled 349 points, outpacing second-place Proctor-Hermantown by 29 points.

Superior also clinched the LSC title, which is determined by combining dual meet standings with championship meet places. Proctor-Hermantown and Duluth Central tied for second in conference with Cloquet-Esko-Carlton finishing fourth.

Junior Kelsey Hansen won both the 200 and 100 freestyle events to lead the Spartans, while sophomore Tori Johnson won the 50 free and placed second in the backstroke. Both were joined by senior Emily Aller and sophomore Grace Elonen on the gold medal 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Aller placed third in the 50 free while Elonen was fourth in the 100 free.

Seniors Kayla Bedard and Taylor Christner led a strong contingent of SHS divers for a 1-4 sweep in that event. Senior Laura Eisenmann (individual medley) and freshman Nikki Hansen (breaststroke) each earned silver medals with impressive races.

Seniors Kaleena Eck, Taylor Cowling and Astrid Valley also contributed to the championship by scoring with their final swims in the SHS pool.

Sectional competition at Hudson Middle School begins Friday with diving at 5 p.m. and the swimming contest held Saturday at 1 p.m.

Lake Superior Conference Meet

Oct. 30, 2010

Team Results

1. Superior, 349.0; 2. Proctor-Hermantown, 320.0; 3. Central-Denfeld, 301.0; 4. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 145.0.

Individual Results

(First place and SHS)

200 medley relay — 1. Proctor-Hermantown, 2:04.63; 3. Superior A (Kacie Heinen, Nicole Hansen, Kayla Bedard, Laura Eisenmann), 2:10.02; 9.Superior B (Kate Bergum, Astrid Valley, Taylor Cowling, Hannah Nelson), 2:33.49; 12. Superior C (Nicole Dzikonski, Ashley Kittleson, Menisha Mahan, Karrigan Grimstad), 2:42.02.

200 freestyle — 1. Kelsey Hansen, SHS, 2:12.23; 5. Heinen, SHS, 2:15.27.

200 individual medley — 1. Emily K. Erickson, DC-D, 2:33.71; 2. Eisenmann, SHS, 2:35.74; 5. Kaleena Eck, SHS, 2:40.70; 11. Kittleson, SHS, 3:18.27.

50 freestyle — 1. Victoria Johnson, SHS, 27.30; 3. Emily Aller, SHS, 27.56; 5. Grace Elonen, SHS, 27.90.

1 meter diving — 1. Bedard, SHS, 301.45; 2. Taylor Christner, SHS, 280.45; 3. Morgan Peterson, SHS, 246.10; 4. Grimstad, SHS, 207.90.

100 butterfly — 1. Angela Donofrio, PH, 1:08.76; 6. Bedard, SHS, 1:16.75; 7. Cowling, SHS, 1:17.62; 12. Maria Drolson, SHS, 1:45.64.

100 freestyle — 1. K. Hansen, SHS, 59.85; 4. Elonen, SHS, 1:01.28; 5. Aller, SHS, 1:01.51.

500 freestyle — 1. Megan Mensinger, PH, 5:55.49; 5. Eisenmann, SHS, 6:14.29; 9. Cowling, SHS, 6:59.72; 10. Bergum, SHS, 7:24.12.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Superior A (K. Hansen, Aller, Elonen, Johnson), 7. Superior B (Eck, N. Hansen, Bedard, Valley), 2:03.86; 10. Superior C (Stephanie Hansen, Brianna Jensen, Kittleson, Mahan), 2:11.92.

100 backstroke — 1. Angela Donofrio, PH, 1:07.12; 2. Johnson, SHS, 1:09.33; 4. Heinen, SHS, 1:12.82.

100 breaststroke — 1. Alyssa Aamodt, PH, 1:17.95; 2. N. Hansen, SHS, 1:18.15; 7. Eck, SHS, 1:24.17; 12. Valley, SHS, 1:34.69.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Superior A (Aller, Elonen, Johnson, K. Hansen), 4:05.33; 4. Superior B (Eisenmann, Heinen, Eck, S. Hansen), 4:20.57; 11. Superior C (Bergum, Cowling, Grimstad, Nelson), 5:11.01.

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