Results
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s finished fourth out of four teams at the annual CSB/SJU Winter Invitational held Saturday, Jan. 9, in Collegeville.
St. Cloud State won the men’s competition with 829 points, followed by Gustavus Adolphus (661), St. Thomas (657) and SJU (364).
SJU claimed Top Five or better 14 times, including a pair of second-place finishes in the 200-yard medley (1:39.6) and 800-yard freestyle relays (7:14.8).
Sophomore Kelley Burg (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart) won the 3-meter dive (237.5) and finished third in the 1-meter dive (224.15), while fellow sophomore Wes Schlichting (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) took second and third in the 1- (243.65) and 3-meter dives (215.15), respectively.
Sophomore Ty Nimens (Crookston, Minn.) claimed second place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:19.37) and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (22.1). Sophomore Josh Seaburg (Moorhead, Minn.) finished right behind Nimens in the 400-yard individual medley (4:23.8) and claimed fifth place in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.16).
Sophomore Jesse Otis (West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic) third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.6), while junior Andy Happe (Urbandale, Iowa/Dowling Catholic) captured fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (56.17). Junior Michael Williams (Maple Grove, Minn.) finished fifth in both the 50- (22.31) and 100-yard (49.77) freestyle races.
The Johnnies return to action at Carleton next Saturday, Jan. 16. The dual meet is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Northfield.