Boys Swimming: Sabres top Cardinals

Tribune Staff Report

WILLMAR -- The Sartell Sabres outstroked Willmar in the season and conference opener 104-79 on Thursday in the Cardinals pool.

"We swam hard and well but it's clear we're not in shape yet," said Willmar coach Carl Shuldes.

Willmar's medley relay finished a fraction behind the Sabres but the time of 1:46.92 is already near the state cut. Connor Haugen, Josh Kelly, Ben Fulestaed and Michael McLain made up the quartet.

The diving was excellent. Sartell's Tanner Nordlund scored 263 points and Willmar's Bennet Woltjer 231.

"Those are two of the top divers in Class A," commented Shuldes.

Nick Aaker in the 200 free, Ben Fuglestad in the fly and Michael McLain in the back picked up wins.

Sartell, coached by Willmar native Jason Anderson, is one of the top teams again this season in the CLC.

Sartell 104, Willmar 79

200 MEDLEY RELAY - (1) Sartell 1:46.53 (2) Willmar: Connor Haugen, Josh Kelly, Ben Fuglestad, Michael McLain; 1:46.92

200 FREESTYLE - (1) Nick Aaker, W, 2:01.81 (2) AJ Derouin, W, 2:05.87 (5) Chaz Fenske, W, 2:14.51

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - (1) Ian Lawson, S, 2:15.64 ... (3) Fuglestad, W, 2:24.33 (5) Trent Flegel, W, 2:33.62

50 FREESTYLE - (1) Jack Hellie, S, 23.54 (2) McLain, W, 23.68 (5) Haugen, W, 25.28

DIVING - (1) Tanner Nordlund, S, 263 (2) Bennet Woltjer, W, 231 (3) Alex Van Heel, S, score not provided (4) Sam Murphy, W, 174

100 BUTTERFLY - (1) Fuglestad, W, 1:01.20 (2) Hollingsworth, S, 1:02.94 ... (4) Flegel, W, 1;06.06

100 FREESTYLE - (1) Hellie, S, 52.31 (2) Aaker, W, 54.52 (5) Sid Sieu, W, 1:01.82

500 FREESTYLE - (1) Erik Skoe, S, 5:43.28 (3) Haugen, W, 6:00.21

200 FREESTYLE RELAY - (1) Sartell 1:37.42 (2) Willmar: Fuglestad, Aaker, Kelly, Derouin, 1:39.71

100 BACKSTROKE - (1) McLain, W, 59.07 (2) Andy Reitz, S, 1:04.47... (5) Carter Shuldes, W, 1:14.37

100 BREASTSTROKE - (1) Andrew Wolf, S, 1:07.53 (5) Chris Muldrow, W, 1:23.08

400 FREESTYLE RELAY - (1) Willmar: Derouin, Haugen, Aaker, McLain; 3:41.35 (2) Willjmar: Flegel, Fenske, Shuldes, Aaron Weidemann; 4:06.10