Spartans swim past Proctor-Hermantown

The Superior High School girls swimming and diving team still has hopes of claiming a Lake Superior Conference title thanks to a 50-44 victory over Proctor-Hermantown Thursday evening at Proctor.

“They beat us earlier in the year, and we avenged it,” said SHS coach George Lehman.

Superior and Proctor are now tied in the conference standings. Lehman said according to league bylaws, the winner of the conference title will be determined at the LSC Championships, scheduled for Oct. 29 at SHS.

“They’ve got more depth than us, but you never know,” Lehman said.

At Thursday’s meet, Superior won seven of 11 events. Freshman Kaitlin Heinen set a new school record in winning the 500 freestyle and also set a new pool record at Proctor. She also won the individual medley and swam on Superior’s winning 160 medley and 480 freestyle relay teams. Kelsey Hansen won the 60 freestyle and 100 freestyle and was a member of the winning 160 freestyle relay team.

Superior 50, Proctor-Hermantown 44

160 medley relay — 1. Superior A (Tori Johnson, Kaitlin Heinen, Kelsey Hansen, Stephanie Hansen)

200 freestyle — 1. Megan Mensinger, PH, 2:07.15; 2. Johnson, SHS, 2:10.37; 3. Kacie Heinen, SHS, 2:16.76.

Individual medley — 1. Kaitlin Heinen, SHS, 1:50.64.

60 freestyle — 1. K. Hansen, SHS, 32.57; 2. Grace Elonen, SHS, 33.44.

100 butterfly — 1. Angela Donofrio, PH, 1:08.42; 2. Elonen, SHS, 1:11.23.

100 freestyle — 1. K. Hansen, SHS, 58.65.

500 freestyle — 1. Kaitlin Heinen, SHS, 5:24.17.

160 freestyle relay — 1. Superior A (Johnson, Elonen, Kaitlin Sanders. K. Hansen), 1:25.46.

100 backstroke — 1. Donofrio, PH, 1:05.35; 2. Johnson, SHS, 1:07.58.

100 breaststroke — 1. Alyssa Aamodt, PH; 2. N. Hansen, SHS, 1:16.57.

480 freestyle relay — 1. Superior A (Elonen, Kacie Heinen, Sanders, Kaitlin Heinen), 4:53.98.

Tuesday’s Meet

Sprint Meet at Superior

Duluth East 96, Superior 79

200-yard medley relay: 1. DE, 2:103.

100 freestyle: 1. Cora Knauss, DE, 58.73.

100 IM: 1. Kaitlin Heinen, SHS, 1:07.73.

25 freestyle: 1. Marlow, DE, 12.08.

Diving: 1. Ailie Davidson, DE, 153.70.

50 butterfly: 1. Friske, DE, 29.69.

50 freestyle: 1. Knauss, DE, 26.87.

200 freestyle: 1. Heinen, SHS, 2:01.48 (new team and pool record).

100 freestyle relay: 1. DE, 52.64.

50 backstroke: 1. DE, Punyko, 30.53.

50 breaststroke: 1. Kaitlin Sanders, SHS, 36.19.

200 free relay: 1. SHS (Kelsey Hansen, Grace Elonen, Tori Johnson, Heinen), 1:47.02.

SHS swimmers fall to Two Harbors

Pool records were set in seven of 12 events, including five by the Superior High School Spartans in the Two Harbors Agates’ pool on Oct. 13. Superior won the majority of events but fell victim to Two Harbors’ impressive depth, 103.82.

The Spartans also hosted Duluth East in a Sprint Meet Tuesday in the SHS pool, losing 96-70/

Against two Harbors, Kaitlin Heinen continued to shine by resetting her 500 freestyle team record set 11 days earlier. Heinen also set a pool record in the individual medley and was a member of two record setting relays.

Tori Johnson, Kaitlin Sanders and Kelsey Hansen joined Heinen on the winning 200 medley relay and Grace Elonen swam with Hansen, Johnson and Heinen to a record time on the 200 free relay.

The final record set by a Spartan was by freshman breaststroker Kaitlin Sanders who broke the pool breaststroke record held since 2005 by SHS swimmer Andrea Beck. Nikki Hansen was a close second behind Sanders.

Other SHS wins were Kelsey Hansen, 100 freestyle; and Johnson, 100 backstroke.

The Spartans are at Grand Rapids at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Two Harbors 103, SHS 82

Winners and Superior Scorers

Medley relay: 1. SHS (Tori Johnson, Kaitlin Sanders, Kaitlin Heinen, Kelsey Hansen), 2:02.51 (pool record).

200 freestyle: 1. Boulanger, TH, 2:12.71; 2. Johnson, 2:12.84 (PB); 4. Kacie Heinen, 2:18.34 (SB).

200 IM: 1.Kaitlin Heinen, 2:23.08 (PB, pool record, 4th SHS all-time); 5. Nikki Hansen, 2:47.94 (SB).

50 freestyle: 1.Fynboh, TH, 26.24 (pool record); 2. Grace Elonen, 26.47 (PB); 3.K. Hansen, 27.32.

Diving: 1. Ronning, TH, 179.03; 2. Karrigan Grimstad; 4. Kaitlyn Mergen.

100 butterfly: 1. McGregor, TH, 1:07.78; 3. Elonen, 1:11.35 (PB).

100 freestyle: 1. K. Hansen, 59.03 (SB); 4. Sanders, 1:04.84.

500 freestyle: 1. Kaitlin Heinen, 5:29.70 (team and pool record); 5. Kjersten Lisak, 6:43.33.

200 freestyle relay: 1. SHS (K. Hansen, Johnson, Elonen, Kaitlin Heinen), 1:46.98 (pool record).

100 backstroke: 1. Johnson, 1:06.87 (SB); 4. Kacie Heinen, 1:14.03.

100 breaststroke: 1. Sanders, 1:15.10 (pool record); 2. N. Hansen, 1:17.69.

400 free relay: 1. TH, 4:02.20 (Pool Record); 2. SHS (Elonen, Lisak, Kacie Heinen, Sanders), 4:14.23.

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