Packer girls swimmers fall to Lakeville North and Lakeville South

LAKEVILLE —The Austin girls swimming and diving team lost a pair of duals in Lakeville to open its season Friday.

The Packers fell to Lakeville South 90-88 and they lost to Lakeville North 94-81.

Autumn Laury took first in diving, Merideth Fritz took third in the 200-yard freestyle

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Mikayla Finney, Fritz, Hannah Schwemmler and Heather Johnson took third.

AUSTIN RESULTS

200-yard medley relay: Maddie Kinney, Jessi Bednar, Hannah Schwemmler, Mikayla Finney (fifth, 2:04.99); Emma Kleis, Zoe Dolan-Peterson, Shannan Kelly, Hannah Burkhart (ninth, 2:16.36)

200-yard freestyle: Merideth Fritz (third, 2:11.27); Kristina Thorson (11th, 2:23.22); Paige Sunderman (12th, 2:32.38)

200-yard individual medley: Maddie Kinney (eighth, 2:32.93); Jessi Bednar (12th, 2:45.81); Shannan Kelly (15th, 2:57.02)

50-yard freestyle: Heather Johnson (fifth, 27.11); Mikayla Finney (sixth, 27.33); Hannah Burkhart (10th, 28.21)

Diving: Autumn Laury (first, 166.05); Bailey Corey (second, 159.25); Michelle Erdhahl (third, 133.80)

100-yard butterfly: Merideth Fritz (fourth, 1:07.10); Hannah Schwemmler (eighth, 1:12.97); Kaya Feist (11th, 1:21.51)

100-yard freestyle: Heather Johnson (fourth, 1:00.14); Emma Kleis (10th, 1:03.18); Hannah Burkhart (11th, 1:04.64)

500-yard freestyle: Kristina Thorson (seventh, 6:16.36); Paige Sunderman (12th, 7:02.65)

200-yard freestyle relay: Mikayla Finney, Merideth Fritz, Hannah Schwemmler, Heather Johnson (third, 1:50.27); Hannah Burkhart, Summer White, Kristina Thorson, Paige Sunderman (eighth, 1:59.59)

100-yard backstroke: Maddie Kinney (first, 1:08.27); Emma Kleis (second, 1:11.93); Elora Hughes (third, 1:19.88)

100-yard breaststroke: Jessi Bednar (first, 1:19.90); Zoe Dolan-Peterson (second, 1:28.07); Shannan Kelly (third, 1:32.16)

400-yard freestyle: Mikayla Finney, Merideth Fritz, Maddie Kinney, Heather Johnson (first, 4:02.35); Elora Hughes, Lydia Morey, Shannan Kelly, Olivia Leuer (second, 4:54.66)

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