Fleming, Johnson wrap up at state

Published 11:14 am Monday, November 24, 2008

Austin’s Courtney Fleming wrapped up her diving career with a ninth place finish at the state swimming and diving meet at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis Saturday.

Fleming, a senior, tallied a score of 70.45 on her three dives Saturday. She finished the meet with 287.55 points.

Tori Raihle, a sophomore from Spring Lake Park, took first with a score of 350.50.

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Brooke Johnson finished in 16th place for Austin in the 100-yard backstroke. Johnson, a sophomore, finished the consolation final in 1:04.67, which was 1.2 seconds slower than her preliminary time. Taylor Foster of Breck School won the 100-yard backstroke with a Class ‘A’ record breaking time of 56.72 seconds.