Packer girls swimming and diving team falls to Owatonna

The Austin girls swimming and diving team fell to Owatonna 94-92 on the road Thursday.

Austin’s Maddie Kinney took first in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke, Merideth Fritz took first in the 100-yard freestyle

AUSTIN RESULTS

200-medley relay: Emma Kleis, Zoe Dolan-Peterson, Hannah Schwemler, Abby Gogolewski (second, 2:12.84); Elora Hughes, Katelyn Hillson, Sarah Hillson, Paige Sunderman (third, 2:16.42)

200-freestyle: Merideth Fritz (second, 2:12.62); Kristina Thorson (fifth, 2:18.34); Hannah Burkhart (sixth, 2:31.91)

200-individual medley: Maddie Kinney (first, 2:27.14); Hannah Schwemmler (third, 2:41.97); Kaya Feist (fourth, 2:44.57)

50-freestyle: Heather Johnson (second, 27.19); Mikayla Finney (third, 27.30); Emma Kleis (fifth, 27.82)

Diving: Autumn Laury (second, 207.10); Bailey Corey (third, 180.30); Michelle Erdhal (fifth, 127.25)

100-freestyle: Merideth Fritz (first, 1:03.84); Hannah Schwemmler (third, 1:11.58); Katelyn Hillson (fourth, 1:12.19)

500-freestyle: Kristina Thorson (second, 6:07.55); Shannan Kelly (fifth, 6:57.27)

200-freestyle relay: Merideth Fritz, Maddie Kinney, Heather Johnson, Mikayla Finney (second, 1:46.76); Kaya Feist, Shannan Kelly, Jordyn Aakre, Summer White (fourth, 2:02.26)

100-backstroke: Maddie Kinney (first, 1:06.92); Emma Kleis (third, 1:10.99); Katelyn Hillson (sixth, 1:19.56)

100-breaststroke: Sarah Hillson (third, 1:30.62); Zoe Dolan-Peterson (fourth, 1:30.94); Francina Rocamora (fifth, 1:32.10)

400-freestyle relay: Emma Kleis, Katelyn Hillson, Abby Gogolewski, Hannah Burkhart (third, 4:22.80); Paige Sunderman, Kristina Thorson, Elora Hughes, Summer White (fourth, 4:26.21)

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