Busy SHS swimers fall short

Superior’s had a busy week with dual meets last Friday at Hudson and at home Tuesday.

The Spartans lost twice at Hudson, 143-42 to the host Raiders and 100-70 to River Falls.

Hudson also defeated River Falls 135-47.

Tuesday’s meet in the SHS natatorium turned into a dual meet with Mesabi East when Duluth East was forced to pull out of the event when school was canceled because of snowy weather. Superior lost to Mesabi East 112-64.

Superior won two events against Mesabi East. Nathan DeRoche finished first in the 1-meter diving event and Isaac Ellis, James Peterson, Eric Elonen and Tradel Nickelson teamed up to win the 400 freestyle relay.

Superior had one winner in Hudson with Tradel Nickelson finishing first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.72 seconds. Hudson’s John Ramthun finished second in 54.24.

The Spartans, who hosted Eau Claire Memorial Thursday, will compete in the Duluth East Invitational at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Superior will then swim at Chippewa Falls at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Mesabi East 112, Superior 64

1-meter diving - 1. Nathan DeRoche, SHS, 146.00; 2. Ben Tunell, SHS, 116.30.

200-yard medley relay - 1. ME (Bob DeLage, Sam Hunt, Jacob Boese, Tommy Wayman), 1 minute, 52.12 seconds; 2. SHS (Eric Elonen, Ben Hintzman, Nathan DeRoche, Tunell), 2:03.63; 5. SHS  B (Andrew Lisak, Mike Barnaby, Dylan Evavold, William Schorr), 2:24.93.

200 freestyle - 1. Levis Jofs, ME, 1:59.93; 2. Isaac Ellis, SHS, 2:06.64; 5. Brock Bergstrom, SHS, 2:49.34; 6. Barnaby, SHS, 3:03.10.

200 IM - 1. Ben Brunfelt, ME, 2:18.76; 3. Hintzman, SHS, 2:43.53; Nate Peterson, SHS, 3:00.01.

50 freestyle - 1. Hunt, ME, 23.79; 2. Tradel Nickelson, SHS, 24.42; 4. James Peterson, SHS, 26.08; 5. Elonen, SHS, 26.63.

100 butterfly - 1. DeLage, ME, 1:02.28; 3. Nathan DeRoche, SHS, 1:05.62.

100 freestyle - 1. Jofs, ME, 52.27; 2. Nickelson, SHS, 54.43; 4. James Peterson, SHS, 58.23; 6. Tunell, SHS, 59.63.

500 freestyle - 1. Brunfelt, ME, 5:35.98; 4. Lisak, SHS, 6:06.16; 5. Hintzman, SHS, 6:25.15.

200 freestyle relay - 1. ME (Hunt, DeLage, Jobs, Brunfelt), 1:37.49; 2. SHS (Ellis, Elonen, Tunell, Nickelson), 1;43.69; 4. SHS B (Schorr, DeRoche, Nate Peterson, Lisak), 1:55.52; 6. SHS C (Bergstrom, Evavold, Tim Nelson, Adam Young), 2;14.70.

100 backstroke - 1. DeLage, ME, 1:09.13; 4. Lisak, SHS, 1;24.09; 5. Evavold, SHS, 1:30.95; 6. Young, SHS, 1:35.80.

100 breaststroke - 1. Hunt, ME, 1:12.67; 4. Barnaby, SHS, 1:30.08.

400 freestyle relay - 1. SHS (Ellis, J. Peterson, Elonen, Nickelson), 4:03.22; 2. SHS B (Hintzman, N. Peterson, Ethan Wearing, Young), 4:58.02; 3. SHS C (Tyler Kessler, Bergstrom, Nelson, Barnaby), 5:14.93.

River Falls 100, Superior 70

Hudson 143, Superior 42

Hudson 135, River Falls 47

200 medley relay - 1. Hudson, 1:41.97; 6. SHS (Andrew Lisak, Ben Hintzman, Nathan DeRoche, Nate Peterson), 2;16.96; 7. SHS B (Tim Nelson, Mike Barnaby, Dylan Evavold, William Schorr), 2;34.94.

200 free - 1. Matthew Baker, Hudson, 1:51.81; 4. Isaac Ellis, SHS, 2:07.55.

200 IM - 1. Cale Blinkman, Hudson, 2:06.94; 5. Ben Hintzman, SHS, 2:40.11; 6. Lisak, SHS, 2:44.

50 free - 1. Shane Blinkman, Hudson, 21.23; 3. Tradel Nickelson, SHS, 23.66; 7. Jim Peterson, SHS, 24.99; Eric Elonen, SHS, 25.35.

100 free - 1. C. Blinkman, Hudson, 58.26; 5. Nathan DeRoche, SHS, 1:07.76; 6. Dylan Evavold, SHS, 1:36.19.

100 free - 1. Nickelson, SHS, 52.72; 2. John Ramthun, Hudson, 54.24; 4. Peterson, SHS, 55.98; 8. Ben Tunell, SHS, 58.48.

500 free - 1. Matthew Baker, Hudson, 5:40.63; 4. Ellis, SHS, 5:51.56; 7. Ben Hintzman, SHS, 6:15.83.

200 free relay - 1. Hudson, 1:38.17; 3. SHS (Nickelson, Eric Elonen, Tunell, Ellis), 1:41.08; 6. SHS (Mike Barnaby, Dylan Evavold, William Schorr, Nate Peterson), 2:01.12.

200 backstroke - 1. S. Blinkman, Hudson, 50.97; 4. Elonen, SHS, 1:13.60; 6. Evavold, SHS, 1:38.75.

100 backstroke - 1. Bennett Jorgensen, Hudson, 1:07.69; 7. Lisak, SHS, 1:26.10; 8. Barnaby, SHS, 1:29.84.

400 free relay - 1. Hudson, 3:24.97; 4. SHS (Ellis, Tunell, DeRoche, Nickelson), 3:52.22; 6. SHS B (Elonen, Lisak, Peterson, Schorr), 4:07.88.

1/2: Superior High School’s Ben Hintzman competes in the 200-yard individual medley during Tuesday’s meet with Mesabi East in the SHS natatorium. Hintzman finished in third place in the event. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com )

2/2: Superior’s Ben Tunell finished second in the 1-meter diving event. Superior’s Nathan DeRoche finished first. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)