Isaac Zinniel won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Park Rapids boys swimming and diving team remained undefeated on the season with a 95-80 victory over Fergus Falls at the Area High School pool on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Zinniel won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:19.88 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.96 while joining Jordan Odor, Elliott Nichols and Cameron Runyan on the 200 medley relay team that clocked a winning time of 1:54.89 and on the 200 freestyle relay unit that took first in 1:41.55.
Runyan finished first in diving with 191.55 points, Nichols led the way in the 100 butterfly in 1:05.09 and Odor clocked a winning time of 5:39.32 in the 500 freestyle to account for the Panthers’ other first-place performances.
Odor was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:11.98 as the Panthers led 41-27 after the first five events. Runyan’s runner-up 1:08.75 in the 100 backstroke helped keep Park Rapids in front 80-65 before Jacob Zinniel’s runner-up 1:14.00 in the 100 breaststroke helped seal the win. Leo Kaufenberg, Josiah Smee, Malachi Martin and Jacob Zinniel closed the meet with a runner-up 4:17.68 in the 400 freestyle relay.
"The boys raced well and we plan to keep that tone throughout the rest of our season,” said Park Rapids head coach Megan Rykhus, whose team improved to 4-0 on the season. “They have been practicing hard and adjusting to a packed meet schedule, but haven't changed their intensity. We are looking forward to these next couple weeks."
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Park Rapids 95, Fergus Falls 80
200 medley relay: 1, Park Rapids (Odor, I. Zinniel, Nichols, Runyan), 1:54.89. 2, Fergus Falls, 1:58.67. 3, Park Rapids (Lichter, J. Zinniel, M. Martin, Kaufenberg), 2:13.88. 5, Park Rapids (Schiller, DeBlieck, Graham, Hoyt), 2:41.16.
200 freestyle: 1, Reed, FF, 2:01.95. 2, Odor, PR, 2:11.98. 3, Smee, PR, 2:15.48. 4, Nacke, FF, 2:22.99. 5, David, PR, 2:36.57.
200 individual medley: 1, I. Zinniel, PR, 2:19.88. 2, Edman, FF, 2:20.16. 3, Zosel, FF, 2:35.52. 4, Lichter, PR, 2:57.80. 5, Pajari, FF, 2:59.82.
50 freestyle: 1, Kubela, FF, 24.54. 2, Nichols, PR, 25.65. 3, M. Martin, PR, 37.55. 4, Kaufenberg, PR, 27.88. 5, Nacke, FF, 28.47. JV: D. Martin, PR, 33.38; DeBlieck, PR, 36.27; Hoyt, PR, 38.17.
Diving: 1, Runyan, PR, 191.55 points.
100 butterfly: 1, Nichols, PR, 1:05.09. 2, Kubela, FF, 1:10.95. 3, Rott, FF, 1:11.52. 4. M. Martin, PR, 1:23.84.
100 freestyle: 1, Edman, FF, 53.58. 2, Aanerud, FF, 57.20. 3, J. Zinniel, PR, 57.51. 4, Kaufenberg, PR, 1:05.04. 5, Schiller, PR, 1:17.58. JV: D. Martin, PR, 1:20.77; DeBlieck, PR, 1:23.19; Hoyt, PR, 1:27.89.
500 freestyle: 1, Odor, PR, 5:39.32. 2, Reed, FF, 5:43.82. 3, Smee, PR, 6:21.68. 4, Pajari, FF, 7:17.10. 5, Graham, PR, 7:18.33.
200 freestyle relay: 1, Park Rapids (I. Zinniel, Runyan, Nichols, Odor), 1:41.55. 2, Fergus Falls, 1:44.28. 3, Fergus Falls, 2:02.97. 4, Park Rapids (David, D. Martin, Schiller, Smee), 2:16.86.
100 backstroke: 1, Aanerud, FF, 1:05.00. 2, Runyan, PR, 1:08.74. 3, Blondeau, FF, 1:19.58. 4, Lichter, PR, 1:19.87. 5, David, PR, 1:24.01.JV: Schiller, PR, 1:30.07.
100 breaststroke: 1, I. Zinniel, PR, 1:11.96. 2, J. Zinniel, PR, 1:14.00. 3, Rott, FF, 1:15.33. 4, Zosel, FF, 1:17.32. 5, Graham, PR, 1:29.04.
400 freestyle relay: 1, Fergus Falls, 3:48.04. 2, Park Rapids (Kaufenberg, Smee, M. Martin, J. Zinniel), 4:17.68. 3, Fergus Falls, 4:49.19. 4, Park Rapids (Lichter, David, D. Martin, Graham), 4:53.87.
