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RHINELANDER – The Marshfield boys swim team placed second in six of the 11 events and finished in a three-way tie for first place at the Hodag Relays on Saturday at Rhinelander High School.
Marshfield tied with Lakeland and Rhinelander for first place with 84 points, with Tomahawk just two points behind in fourth place. It is Marshfield’s first team invite win since 2008.
“The boys knew I was definitely not in a good mood after our loss Thursday night at East and they know it takes a lot to put me there so Friday’s practice was all seriousness in preparation for Saturday,” Marshfield coach Jason Karrels said. “We went back to the fundamentals of breath control to work on those things that cost us Thursday. It’s a good thing we did since that is what gave us our piece of the crown on Saturday.
“It was great to compete against some of the northern schools who we typically stack up better against than our own conference powerhouses. I was really impressed with the change in demeanor that we had Thursday to Saturday and the dedication that the boys put in.”
The Tigers did not win an event but placed second in six events and third in two others.
Second-place relay teams for Marshfield were: the 200 medley team of Calvin Lawler, Scott Thompson, Alec Brenner, and Ethan Dagit (2:03.85); the 800 freestyle relay team of Isaac Eberl, Brock Hamm, Connor Berres, and Myles Jensen (9:27.80); the 200 freestyle relay team of Hamm, Connor Berres, Eli Swansen and Adam Elhendy-Gunnarsson (1:54.31); the 500 decrescendo relay team of Jensen, Connor Berres, Justin Kang and Dagit (5:15.22); the 3×50 mixer relay team of Jacob Dick, Jeffrey Berres and Nathan Albanito (1:43.97); and the 400 freestyle relay team of Albanito, Jeffrey Berres, Dagit and Jensen (3:50.69).
“The Berres brothers continue to surprise me every day with what they can do. earning four medals between the two of them,” Karrels said. “Nathan Albanito had some great swims, along with my two freshmen Myles Jensen and Ethan Dagit, who both medalled in all three of their events. As a coach I couldn’t be happier with my guys from this weekend.”
Marshfield hosts D.C. Everest in a Wisconsin Valley Conference dual meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Hodag Relays
Dec. 9, at Rhinelander High School
Team scores: 1. Rhinelander, Marshfield and Lakeland 84; 4. Tomahawk 82; 5. Shawano 60; 6. Superior 38.
Winners and Marshfield results
200 medley relay: 1. Shawano (James Kreuger, Peter Fuller, Chase Lhotka, Jeffrey Green) 1:56.48; 2. Marshfield (Calvin Lawler, Scott Thompson, Alec Brenner, Ethan Dagit) 2:03.85; (no place) Marshfield (Cole Hanson, Kyle Schultz, Adam Elhendy-Gunnarsson, Ryan North) 2:22.58.
800 freestyle relay: 1. Tomahawk (Brandon Boh, Tyler Teichmiller, Alex Tucker, Jack Garcia) 8:03.30; 2. Marshfield (Isaac Eberl, Brock Hamm, Connor Berres, Myles Jensen) 9:27.80.
400 medley relay: 1. Rhinelander (David King, Martin Hoger, Joseph Heck, Russell Benoy) 4:15.33; 3. Marshfield (Eli Swansen, Lawler, Thompson, Jacob Dick) 4:48.59.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Shawano (Lhotka, Krueger, Collin Buerman, Green) 1:37.99; 2. Marshfield (Hamm, C. Berres, Swansen, Elhendy-Gunnarsson) 1:54.31.
3×100 butterfly relay: 1. Tomahawk (Garcia, Boh, Tucker) 3:04.62; 5. Marshfield (Jeffery Berres, Brenner, Nathan Albanito) 3:37.61.
500 decrescendo relay: 1. Rhinelander (J. Heck, Russell Benoy, Devon Gaher, Isaiah Piosalan) 5:06.07; 2. Marshfield (Myles Jensen, C. Berres, Justin Kang, Dagit) 5:15.22.
3×100 backstroke relay: 1. Tomahawk (Kole Swacina, Keaton Jed, Travis Phillips) 3:08.60; 4. Marshfield (Lawler, Hamm, Brenner) 3:46.36; (no place) Marshfield (Craig Paulman, Hanson, Brandon Koran) 4:17.72.
3×50 mixer relay: 1. Rhinelander (Taddeus Heck, Benoy, Hoger) 1:22.52; 2. Marshfield (Dick, J. Berres, Albanito) 1:24.63; (no place) Marshfield (Paulman, Hanson, Schultz) 1:43.97.
3×100 breaststroke: 1. Rhinelander (T. Heck, J. Heck, Benoy) 3:31.99; 3. Marshfield (Kang, Thompson, Dick) 3:48.36; (no place) Marshfield (North, Schultz, Swansen) 4:36.18.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Tomahawk (Boh, Gibson, Teichmiller, Garcia) 3:35.21; 2. Marshfield (Albanito, J. Berres, Dagit, Jensen) 3:50.69.