AURORA—The Northeast Range-Ely girls swimmers notched some firsts against a strong Mesabi East team here last Thursday, but the Giants outpaced the NR-E swimmers overall, with 96 points to 67 in the binary meet.
But Nighthawks swimmers had posted some strong early season performances. Sophomore Madison Jonas bested the field by better than six seconds in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:29.23. NR-E sophomore Moon Vetos-Keen finished in second at 1:35.75.
Tuuli Koivisto edged teammate Jorden Borchert to finish first and second in the 100 breaststroke with times of 1:29.12 and 129:15 respectively.
The Nighthawks also dominated the 400 freestyle relay, taking first and second. The team of Brynn Larson, Ivy Ohlhauser, Maddie Johnson, and Lindsay Israel took first with a time of 5:09.07. Vetos-Keen, Isla Carlson, Sabrah Hart, and Raegan Borchert took second with a time of 5:27.68.
The Nighthawks also posted a number of second-place finishes. In the 200 medley relay, Via DeBeltz, Jorden Borchert, Anna Larson, and Alyssa Ice finished in 2:18.03, good for second place.
Larson also notched a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly, with a time of 1:11.94, while Via DeBeltz finished second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:25.37.