Packers swimmers take sixth at home
Published 8:36 pm Sunday, January 9, 2011
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Austin's Michael Thorsheim swims the butterfly portion of the 200 yard IM, heat five Saturday afternoon during the Austin Packer Invite at Ellis Middle School. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin boys swimming and diving team finished sixth out of nine teams at the Packer Invite at Ellis Middle School Saturday.
Austin tallied 207 points, while first place Northfield finished with 424.
Senior Michael Thorsheim had a standout day for Austin as he took first in the 100-yard individual medley and fifth in the 100-yard butterfly.
Thorsheim’s time of 2:09.29 in the individual medley, which was his fastest this season, is just a couple of a tenths of a second off the state cut time.
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Austin's Nick Brehmer competes in the 200 yard freestyle Saturday during the Austin Packer Invite at Ellis Middle School. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
“That’s great for this early in the season,” Austin head coach Lynn Gulbrandson said.
Nick Brehmer took third in the 200-yard freestyle for Austin.
AUSTIN RESULTS
200-yard medley relay: Carson Hackel, Chris Brown, Jordan Bentley, Jacob Legried (12th, 2:01.11); Joe Johnson, Alex Laury, Mark Thorson, Craig Heimark (14th, 2:03.63)
200-yard freestyle: Nick Brehmer (third, 1:55.02); Ian Christopherson (15th, 2:08.29); Joe Johnson (17th, 2:10.39)
200-yard individual medley: Michael Thorsheim (first, 2:09.38); Chris Brown (28th, 2:40.70); Caleb Aasay (29th, 2:45.02)
50-yard freestyle: Carson Hackel (16th, 25.60); Mark Thorson (20th, 26.28); Craig Heimark (26th, 27.22)
Diving: Caleb Bentley (fourth, 274.85); Alec Anderson (seventh, 246.00)
100-yard butterfly: Michael Thorsheim (fifth, 59.13); Mark Thorson (18th, 1:10.90); Gabe Franta (21st, 1:14.84)
400-yard freestyle relay: Michael Thorsheim, Ian Christopherson, Jordan Bentley, Nick Brehmer (fourth, 3:42.22); Caleb Asay Craig Heimark, Sawyer Myers, Joe Johnson (15th, 4:11.91)
100-yard breaststroke: Chris Brown (12th, 1:12.74); Alex Laury (13th, 1:15.28); Gabe Franta (22nd, 1:18.70)
100-yard backstroke: Carson Hackel (22nd, 1:12.05); Sam Clasen (24th, 1:15.25); Joe Johnson (28th, 1:16.43)
200-yard freestyle relay: Michael Thorsheim, Ian Christopherson, Jordan Bentley, Nick Brehmer (fifth, 1:37.92); Mark Thorson, Jacob Legried, Chris Brown, Carson Hackel (11th, 1:45.05)
500-yard freestyle: Ian Christopherson (fifth, 5:53.79); Sawyer Myers (16th, 6:06.72)
100-yard freestyle: Nick Brehmer (fifth, 51.82); Jordan Bentley (15th, 57.41); Jacob Legried (20th, 1:00.25)