Packers win at Eden Prairie
Published 12:00 am Monday, September 16, 2002
Everything Stacy Bjorlie swam on Saturday turned to gold.
The Austin High sophomore swam in four events at the second annual Eden Prairie Invitational Saturday afternoon, winning in all of them as the Packers cruised to the team title. Bjorlie brought in two individual golds and anchored two winning Packer relay teams.
Austin’s team total of 498 points were more than 100 ahead of second-placed Alexandria in the seven-team meet.
Bjorlie led a trio of AHS swimmers to a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 freestyle and the Packers never had to look back after the second event.
Austin won five events and placed at least one swimmer in the top five in all 12 events.
Bjorlie led freshman Lindsay Lukes and junior Chrissy Srock to the wall in the 200 freestyle. The same trio qualified for state last season.
Lauren Goettsch and Amanda Martin went 1-3 in the 50 free, while Bjorlie (55.82) took tops in the 100 free ahead of Goettsch (2, 57.89) and Martin (4, 59.57).
Junior Danielle Chapek finished between a pair of Alexandria divers for second place, while Lukes was 11 seconds out of first in the 500 free.
Bjorlie then anchored both winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams as Austin eased into first place.
The Packers host Winona for a Big Nine Conference dual Tuesday before swimming in Saturday’s Centennial Relays.
Results:
Team standings -- 1. Austin 498, 2. Alexandria 393, 3. Richfield 373, 4. Owatonna 323, 5. Winona 317, 6. Eden Prairie 269, 7. Montevideo 152.
Individual
(Austin top 10 only)
200 medley relay -- 4. Austin (Cassie Srock, Nicole Novak, Beth Goskesen, Martin) 2:04.78, 10. Austin (Janine Davis, Emily Wermager, Steph Gorman, Nicole Barclay) 2:11.39; 200 freestyle -- 1. Bjorlie 2:03.68, 2. Lukes 2:04.42, 3. Ch.Srock 2:09.58; 200 individual medley -- 5. Novak 2:30.16, 8. Walsh 2:33.30; 50 freestyle -- 1. Goettsch 25.53, 3. Martin 26.75.
Diving -- 2. Chapek 324.20, 8. Jori Baldus 245.05; 100 butterfly -- 4. Novak 1:06.66, 8. Ca.Srock 1:10.92; 100 freestyle -- 1. Bjorlie 55.82, 2. Goettsch 57.89, 4. Martin 59.57; 500 freestyle -- 2. Lukes 5:44.41, 5. Ch.Srock 5:52.83.
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Austin (Goettsch, Martin, Lukes, Bjorlie) 1:43.11, 9. Austin (Jennifer Snyder, Srock, Srock, VanProosdy) 1:55.98; 100 backstroke -- 3. Walsh 1:10.00, 6. Davis 1:10.63, 9. Goskesen 1:12.53; 100 breaststroke -- 3. Ca.Srock 1:17.01; 400 freestyle relay -- 1. Austin (Goettsch, Goskesen, Lukes, Bjorlie) 3:55.81, 8. Austin (Novak, Ch.Srock, Snyder, Walsh) 4:14.57.