Boys swimming and diving: Century runner-up at Big Nine meet

Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.
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Mar. 6—Owen Nord was once again four-for-four at the Big Nine Conference boys swimming and diving meet.

The Century senior was part of four winning events to help the Panthers place second in the 12-team event on Friday. Northfield won the conference title with 413.5points. Century was the runner-up with 354 points and Mayo was third with 254. John Marshall finished 10th.

Nord also was part of four winning events at the Big Nine meet as a junior. He repeated as the champion in the 50 freestyle and broke his own meet record with a time of 21.15 seconds.

Nord also posted an individual win in the 100 freestyle (46.80) and he was part of two winning relays. He teamed with Nate Kram, Jameson Bargfrede and Jackson Homme to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:29.15. Nord was joined by his brother, Aidan Nord, Jensen Richard and Jack Homme to capture the 400 freestyle relay in 3:18.59.

Homme won the 500 freestyle fort the Panthers with a time of 5:00.37.

Ethan Yao of Mayo and Logan Kelly of Austin both won a pair of individual events. The two seniors tied for first in the 200 freestyle in 1:44.37.

Yao also claimed the 100 backstroke in 53.15 while Kelly won the 100 breaststroke in 56.95.

Kevin Bossou was the runner-up in diving for John Marshall while Bryan Chen was second in the 500 freestyle for Mayo.

Next up for the swimming and diving teams in the section meet next week in Rochester.

BIG NINE CONFERENCE MEET

TEAM RESULTS

Northfield 413.5, Century 354, Mayo 254, Mankato West 229.5, Mankato East 222, Austin 220, Winona 152.5, Red Wing 114, Owatonna 101, John Marshall 70, Faribault 66.5, Albert Lea 58.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Winners, area top 5

200 medley relay — 1. Northfield 1:38.80, 2. Mayo (Logan Atkinson, Ignacio Michelena, Aiden Johnson, Ethan Yao) 1:40.75, 3. Austin (Winston Walkup, Logan Kelly, Joseph Hilkin, Riley Haugen) 1:40.85, 5. Winona (Colin White, Julius Hanson, Brayden Coudron, Gavin Nelson) 1:44.79.

200 freestyle — 1. (tie) Yao (Mayo), Kelly (Austin) 1:44.37, 3. Jack Homme (Century) 1:49.45, 4. Bryan Chen (Mayo) 1:51.47.

200 IM — 1. Erik Larson (Northfield) 2:01.05, 3. Walkup (Austin) 2:07.34, 5. Aiden Johnson (M) 2:10.63.

50 freestyle — 1. Owen Nord (Century) 21.15—, 4. Nate Kram (Century) 22.89, 5. (tie) Michelena (Mayo) 22.97.

Diving — 1. Jacob Fast (Owatonna), 311.0, 2. Kevin Bossou (JM) 288.40, 4. (tie) Riley Ferguson (Austin) 240.0.

100 butterfly — 1. Ryan Malecha (Northfield) 53.53, 3. Aiden Johnson (M) 55.82, 5. Brayden Coudron (Winona) 56.87.

100 freestyle — 1. Nord (Century) 47.09, 3. Aidan Nord (Century) 49.55, 5. Logan Atkinson (Mayo) 51.96

500 freestyle — 1. Jackson Homme (Century) 5:0.37, 2. Chen (Mayo) 5:00.58, 4. Jensen Richard (Century) 5:18.78, 5. Elijah Vieth (Winona) 5:20.58.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Century (O.Nord, Kram, Jameson Bargfrede, Homme) 1:29.15, 2. Austin (Kelly, Walkup, Kenny Cabeen, Riley Haugen) 1:31.95.

100 backstroke — 1. Yao (M) 53.15, 3. Logan Atkinson (Mayo) 55.70, 5 Walkup (Austin) 58.08.

100 breaststroke — 1. Kelly (Austin) 56.95, 5. Kram (Century) 1:03.91.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Century (O.Nord, A.Nord, Richard, Homme) 3:18.59, 3. Mayo (Yao, Chen, Atkinson, Johnson) 3:23.35.

— — Denotes meet record.