COACH
Carl Shuldes, 12th year
ASSISTANT COACHES
Steve Stein; Alicia Alvarado, diving (volunteer)
LAST SEASON
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The Cardinals finished 6-3, good for fourth place in the Central Lakes Conferece, second in Section 3A and 10th at the Class A state meet.
KEY DATES
Season: Today, Montevideo at Willmar, 6 p.m.
Central Lakes Conference: Thursday, dual meet at Brainerd
True Team: Jan. 19 at Hutchinson
Conference meet: Feb. 7, 9 at Alexandria
Section 3A: Feb. 22-23 at Willmar
State meet: Feb. 28-29, March 1
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN
(Returning letterwinners in bold)
SENIORS
Trevor Fosso, Individual medley, butterfly, backstroke
Ryan Larsen, IM, breaststroke
Jacob Morris, sprint freestyle
Andrew Nicklawsky*, all freestyle distances
Jackson Roberts*, freestyle sprints, backstroke
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Tyler Studanski, fly, back
JUNIORS
Andy Akerson, freestyle
Ed Fenske, distance
Andy Johnson, fly, 100, 200 free
Steven Kluver, back, 50 free
Ben Saint, IM, breaststroke
Kyle Schmidt, sprints, fly
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SOPHOMORES
Reid Olson, breaststroke
Dempsey Schroeder, free, fly
Ross Swartz, freestyle distance
FRESHMAN
Robert Brau, IM, back, 500 free
Mason Kluver, free, back
Andy Martinek, breaststroke
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Kyle Rozendaal, backstroke, IM
Cooper Willis, freestyle
8TH GRADE
Nick Aker, freestyle fly
Austin Brown, diving
Ben Fuglestad. 500 free, fly
Jameson Sietsema, IM, fly, free0
Aaron Weideman, diving, breaststroke
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Bennet Woltjer, diving
* - Captains
SEASON OUTLOOK
With 11 of the 17 letterwinners back in the top two classes, this should be the peak season for this batch of swimmers. Though it will be hard to replace MVP Matt Fuglestad, the team's most versatile swimmer, five other state qualifiers return. Willmar took third in both the 200- and 400-freestyle relays at the state meet. Jackson Roberts, Andrew Nicklawsky and Andy Johnson return from those two relays. In the open 50 free, Roberts nailed personal best 22.54 to place ninth, the highest individual finish. Steve Kluver will be an important contributor if he stays healthy. He missed about six weeks with a back injury last winter.
FROM THE COACH
Coach Carl Shuldes comments: "We open up at home against Montevideo, not there, as some printed schedules incorrectly indicated. We travel to Brainerd on Thursday. They have everyone back, so they and Fergus Falls will again be favored. We have a couple of eighth-grade divers who went to diving camp and just keep getting better. They'll have to compete at the varsity level for us again this year.
