MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 24. THE Burnsville men's depth trumped the competition in Class AA action at the Minnesota State Championship.<\/p>\n
Burnsville led the way with 206.5 points. Mounds View placed second with 175 points while Edina snuck in at third with 153 points.<\/p>\n
Curt Carlson from Maple Grove started the meet out by breaking a 12-year-old record in the 200 freestyle. Carlson's 1:38.35 time eclipsed former Olympian and St. Thomas Academy swimmer Tom Malchow's 1:38.51 state mark. Carlson also took top honors in the 100 freestyle, winning the event in 45.19. Carlson signed a national letter of intent at the University of Minnesota, according to the University of Minnesota sports information department. <\/p>\n
Michael Richards of Roseville Area turned in one of the fastest times of the season nationwide for the 50 freestyle with a state-record performance of 20.22. Colin Lee-To of Minnetonka held the former standard of 20.42, which he set in 2005. Richards also signed a letter of intent with the University of Minnesota, according to the University of Minnesota sports information department. <\/p>\n
Hastings senior Philip Seleskie turned in two first-place times and claimed a state record in his individual events. Seleskie pulled ahead early in the 200 IM, cruising to a 1:49.53 time. He notched a Minnesota Class AA mark in the 100 backstroke, winning the event with a time of 49.43. Michael Zee of Apple Valley set the former standard of 49.52 in 2003.<\/p>\n
Maple Grove's grouping of Carlson, Curtis Myers, Gabe Krump-Johnson and Michael Williams avoided a comeback mounted by Roseville Area's Michael Richards (19.86) en route to winning the event in 1:25.87. Williams, Myers, Matt McKee and Carlson pulled ahead of Burnsville in the last 100 of the 400 freestyle relay to win in 3:11.73.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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