Ladies Swimming and Diving: Alexandria defeated by Sauk Rapids-Rice 117-69 – Alexandria Echo Press

The Alexandria women swimming and diving crew fell to a document of 1-3 after a loss Thursday evening, Sept. 11, towards Sauk Rapids-Rice. They have been defeated by a rating of 117-69.

Head Coach Mark Storhaug stated the Storm allowed the Cards only one win and that it went to Hannah Hoff within the 100-yard backstroke.

Interestingly, although, the coach stated his crew positioned second in 10 of the 12 occasions with two runners-up every coming from Addy Erickson within the 200 and 500 free and Brynnley Zeithamer within the 50 and 100 free.

“The Cards also posted nine season best performances with a notable time improvement from Hoff in the backstroke, eclipsing her best this season by over one second and getting to within two tenths of her lifetime best from last year’s section meet,” stated Storhaug.

As for the JV women, they got here away with a win towards Sauk Rapids-Rice with a rating of 76-44.

Storhaug stated the Cards gained 5 of the 9 contested occasions and that particular person winners included Violet Odland and Dhani Wencl-Singh.

The JV crew took all three relays, as properly, they usually posted six season bests. Notable approvements, the coach stated, got here from Lacey Meyer, who sliced one other six seconds from Tuesday’s efficiency at Fergus Falls within the 200 free; Alice Novotny additionally trimmed six seconds off within the 100 free; and Wencl-Singh shaved one other 3.5 seconds off within the 100 backstroke.

Celeste Edenloff is the particular tasks editor and a reporter for the Alexandria Echo Press. She has lived within the Alexandria Lakes Area since 1997. She first labored for the Echo Press as a reporter from 1999 to 2011, and returned in 2016 to as soon as once more report on the neighborhood she calls residence.