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Land O'Lakes swimmers get win
By KEITH NIEBUHR
Published September 13, 2007
Land O'Lakes won. But Hudson came away proud.
And thus, it was a nice day for the swimming programs at both schools.
In a dual meet Wednesday, the Gator girls defeated Hudson 101-89 while the boys won 136-43.
Curt Hilgenberg and Stephanie Allen led Land O'Lakes.
Hudson had strong performances in defeat.
Christopher Pearce was the Cobras' top swimmer, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.28) and 500 free (5:34.78). The Hudson girls received a nice effort from Abigail Campbell, who was a close second to Allen in the 100 fly.
"This is the first time (the girls squad) has gotten this close (to Land O'Lakes)," Hudson coach Julie Heise said. "It was a tremendous effort by all the girls."
Mitchell boys 42, River Ridge 22
Mitchell boys 51, Wiregrass 10
River Ridge boys 31, Wiregrass 21
Mitchell girls 49, River Ridge 13
Mitchell girls 37, Wiregrass 28
Wiregrass girls 37, River Ridge 23
Senior Renzo Alvarez of Mitchell broke the school record in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 58.04 seconds to power the Mustangs to two dual-meet wins. On the girls side, Mitchell was sparked by a strong performance from senior Caitlin McCaffrey, who won the 200 individual medley in 2:45.
Colin Callahan of Mitchell also swam well.
The junior won the 200 free (2:18.04) and 500 free (6:43.96).
[Last modified September 13, 2007, 01:10:05]
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