Packer swimmers take fourth in AL invite

Published 5:17 pm Sunday, December 16, 2012

Packers' Nick Brehmer swims the final split of the 400-yard freestyle relay Saturday in Albert Lea. -- Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune

ALBERT LEA — The Austin boy swimming and diving team took fourth place out of 13 teams at the Tiger relays in Albert Lea Saturday.

The Packers compiled a score of 122 and Lakeville North won the meet with a 159. Austin finished ahead of eight of the 10 Big Nine teams as only Rochester Century, which scored a 152, edged them.

The Packer 200-yard freestyle relay team of Craig Heimark, Ian Christopherson, Carson Hackel and Nick Brehmer took second, and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Heimark, Christopherson, Sawyer Myers and Brehmer took fourth.

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AUSTIN RESULTS

Diving: Alec Anderson, Sam Deyo (ninth, 225.30)

200-medley relay: Ian Christopherson, Alex Laury, Ben Carroll, Carson Hackel (ninth, 1:53.45)

600-freestyle relay: Nick Brehmer, Ian Christopherson, Sawyer Myers (fifth, 5:56.13)

300-medley relay: Ben Carroll, Chris Brown, Mitchell Mayer (eighth, 3:22.73)

200-freestyle relay: Craig Heimark, Ian Christopherson, Carson Hackel, Nick Brehmer (second, 1:33.30)

300-butterfly relay: Ben Carroll, Seth Clasen, Ben Walker (fifth, 3:09.14)

850-feestyle crescendo relay: Seth Clasen, Carson Hackel, Ian Christopherson, Sawyer Myers (sixth, 8:51.78)

300-backstroke relay: Craig Heimark, Sam Clasen, Ben Walker (sixth, 3:19.93)

300-breaststroke relay: Alex Laury, Chris Brown, Matthew Knoll (10th, 3:41.02)

400-freestyle relay: Craig Heimark, Ian Christopherson, Sawyer Myers, Nick Brehmer (fourth, 3:28.52)