Swimming and diving: Packers advance athletes to state in seven events

Published 3:47 pm Sunday, February 26, 2017

The Austin boys swimming and diving had a solid performance at the Section 1A swimming and diving meet in Rochester Saturday.
The Packers advanced athletes to state in seven different events.
Isaac Christopherson is headed to state in the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyles, Mitch Mayer advanced to state in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly and Riley Norton advanced to state in diving.
The Austin 200-yard freestyle team of Mayer, Aaron Knoll, Ethan Thompson and Christopherson and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Rafe Dolan Peterson, Mitch Mayer, Ethan Thompson and Isaac Christopherson are both headed to state.
AUSTIN RESULTS
Team scores: 1. Northfield 358; 2. Simley 343; 3. Winona 318; 4. Mankato West 315; 5. Mankato East 190; 5. Austin 190; 7. Red Wing 180; 8. Faribault 169; 9. Bloomington Kennedy 50; 10. Albert Lea 10
200-freestyle: Isaac Christopherson (second, 1:46.79); Ethan Thompson (13th, 1:53.35)
200-individual medley: Rafe Dolan Peterson (ninth, 2:09.32)
50-freestyle: Mitch Mayer (fifth, 21.99); Aaron Knoll (13th, 23.73)
Diving: Riley Norton (fourth, 354.25); Jackson Mash (16th, 226.70)
100-butterfly: Mitch Mayer (fourth, 53.67); Rafe Dolan Peterson (11th, 56.77)
100-freestyle: Isaac Christopherson (fifth, 48.82)
500-freestyle: Ethan Thompson (fifth, 5:04.07); Brock Lawhead (16th, 5:28.44)
200-freestyle relay: Mitch Mayer, Aaron Knoll, Ethan Thompson, Isaac Christopherson (third, 1:30.88)
100-backstroke: Kaleb Blaser (10th, 1:01.87)
100-breaststroke: Logan Kelly (10th, 1:05.97)
400-freestyle relay: Rafe Dolan Peterson, Mtich Mayer, Ethan Thompson, Isaac Christopherson (fourth, 3:20.74)

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