BABBITT– The Northeast Range girls swim team finished first in two events Tuesday night in the Nighthawks’ first home meet of the season against International Falls.
Anna Larson posted a winning time of 2:36.04 in the 200 Free. I-Falls swimmer Gracie Bowles was second with a time of 2:50.87, with NER swimmer Lauren Olson right behind her at 2:54.43
Lily Tedrick took first place in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:42.25. Bowles posted a second-place time of 2:50.87.
NER swimmers scored 31 points in the meet. The Broncos scored 59 points on the night.
Kelly Thompson finished the 50 Free in 0:30.09, behind Broncos’ swimmer Jillian Bilben’s 0:27.61. Tedrick’s second-place time in the 100 Fly event was 1:18.76. Kelly Thompson was edged out in the 100 Free, with a time of 1:07.25, just behind Quianna Ford who won the event in 1:06.69. Maggie Dammann, with a time of 1:23.01 in the 100 Back, finished just behind Grace Jensen who won the race with a time of 1:21.84.
“Our season is going very well so far,” Coach Cheri Debeltz said. “Our meet in Virginia last Thursday was an all-relay meet and no scores were kept, but it was a great opportunity for the girls to get in the water and try a couple of events. We as coaches liked how well everyone swam.”
Debeltz said the new scoring system at the Northeast Range swimming pool that was installed in the off-season worked flawlessly.
The Nighthawks host Mesabi East on Thursday, Sept. 9.