Swimming: Willmar upends Melrose

WILLMAR -- Willmar won nine events, including two relays, to beat Melrose/Sauk Centre 103-81 in a non-conference boys swimming and diving meet Tuesday.

The Cardinals won the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle, but had both of their 400 freestyle relays disqualified.

Kyle Rozendaal won the 200 individual medley in 2:20.19 and the 100 backstroke in 58.19.

Bennett Woltjer outclassed the field of divers with a total of 211.50 points. Teammate Sam Murphy finished second with 172.85.

Also finishing first for the Cardinals were Michael McLain in the 200 freestyle, Ben?Fugelstad in the 100 butterfly, A.J. Derouin in the 500 freestyle and Josh Kelly in the 100 breaststroke.

Willmar is at St. Cloud Apollo on Thursday.

Willmar 103, Melrose/SC 81

200 MEDLEY RELAY - (1) Willmar: Kyle Rozendaal, Josh Kelly, Ben Fugelstad, Mason Kluver; 1:47.14 (3) Willmar: Connor Haugen, Andy Martinek, Nick Aaker, David Skonard; 1:54.53

200 FREESTYLE - (1) Michael McLain, Wil, 1:58.50 (2) A.J. Derouin, Wil, 2:02.67 (4) Robert Brau, Wil, 2:08.05

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - (1) Rozendaal 2:20.19 (3) Haugen 2:30.51

50 FREESTYLE - (1) Jacob Koetter, MSC, 22.94 (2) Kluver 24.08 (5) Aaker 25.27

DIVING - (1) Bennett Woltjer, Wil, 211.50 (2) Sam Murphy, Wil, 172.85 (5) Lucas Freidlein, Wil, 104.30

100 BUTTERFLY - (1) Fugelstad 1:00.09 (2) McLain 1:00.26 (5) Trent Flegel 1:18.17

100 FREESTYLE - (1) Koetter 51.66 (2) Kluver 53.41 (3) Aaker 54.56

500 FREESTYLE - (1) Derouin 5:43.53 (3) Brau 5:57.94 (4) Charlie Fenske, Wil, 6:10.72

200 FREESTYLE RELAY - (1) Willmar: Aaker, Kluver, Fugelstad, McLain; 1:37.70 (3) Willmar: Skonard, Kelly, Brau, Derouin; 1:42.24

100 BACKSTROKE - (1) Rozendaal 58.19 (3) Haugen 1:04.83

100 BREASTSTROKE - (1) Kelly 1:13.04 (3) Martinek 1:15.20

400 FREESTYLE RELAY - (1) Melrose/Sauk Centre 3:42.16