Johnnie Swimming (Richard Larkin McLay)
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Johnnies Win Six Events in 122-109 Loss at St. Thomas

1/10/2015 6:11:00 PM


Diving Results (Pdf) | Swimming Results (Pdf)

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John's swimming and diving returned to the pool and won six events in a 122-109 dual loss at St. Thomas on Saturday, Jan. 10, in St. Paul.

Sophomore Jose Alvarez (North Bay Village, Fla./Belen Jesuit) won the 400-yard individual medley with a pool-record time of 4:21.59 and claimed second in the 100-yard backstroke (55.10).

Sophomore Kenny Bergman (Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission South) and junior Paul Knaak (Forest Lake, Minn./Stillwater Area) went 1 (48.12)-2 (48.21) in the 100-yard freestyle, while senior Joe Duxbury (Long Lake, Minn./Orono) won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.18). Duxbury also took third in the 50-yard freestyle (22.15).

Freshman Tyler Urbanski (Lexington, Minn./Centennial) won the 3-meter dive (134.20) and sophomore Justin Wollin (Eagan, Minn.) took second in the 1-meter dive (204.10). Freshman Josh Tomporowski (St. Cloud, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) scored a second- (124.45) and third-place (197.15) finish in the 3- and 1-meter dives, respectively.

SJU won both relays, the 200-yard freestyle (1:27.29; Knaak, Bergman, Sam Konsor, Andrew Urness) and 200-yard medley (1:37.91; Alvarez, Duxbury, Konsor, Knaak).

The Johnnies return to St. Thomas for the Meet of Saints next Saturday, Jan. 17. Diving competition is scheduled for 9 a.m., followed by swim events at 1 p.m.



 
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