Bemidji takes 6th in Brainerd, divers continue to impress

Elle Wille 200 freestyle.JPG — Bemidji's Elle Wille swims the freestyle on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Park Rapids.

By Pioneer Staff Report

September 30, 2023 at 9:13 PM

BRAINERD 鈥� In a loaded field, Bemidji High 歪歪漫画鈥檚 girls divers still found a way to stand out.

Kennedy Olson took second place against 31 other divers in Brainerd on Saturday. She finished with a score of 321.15, which was .05 behind Kiera Anderson out of Elk River in first place. Ridley Hadrava took ninth (281.80), while Taylor Hanks finished 12th (263.20).

The Lumberjacks finished in sixth place as a team with a score of 191. Monticello won the meet with a mark of 577.

Abby Daman took 10th place in the 50 free with a time of 26.81 seconds. Elena Harmsen (27.35, 12th), Elle Wille (27.48, 14th) and Kylie Donat (27.50, 15th) also finished in the top 15.

Wille took sixth in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 5:54.09. Daman claimed a sixth-place finish (1:15.69) in the 100-yard breaststroke.

BHS had one top-three relay. Daman, Harmsen, Donat and Wille took third in the 200-yard free relay with a time of 1:47.60.

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Team Results

1-Monticello 577; 2-Brainerd 461; 3-Melrose 361; 4-Park Rapids 307; 5-Sauk Centre 225; 6-Bemidji 191; 7-Chisago Lakes 136; 8-Elk River 49.

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