International Falls’ girls swimming and diving team placed fifth out of nine teams in Saturday’s Hibbing Invitational.
Bemidji had the top team score with 508.5 points, followed by Grand Rapids (485.5), Hibbing (399), Cambridge-Isanti (365) and the Falls (146) rounding out the top five.
The Broncos’ best individual showings came from junior Breanna Shofner, who placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (27.91 seconds) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (1:02.14).
Falls recorded three top-10 finishes in the 100 breaststroke when Sarah Todd, Emily Saari, and Claire Herzig placed seventh, eighth and 10th with respective times of 1:19.61, 1:20.70 and 1:22.89.
Two Bronco relays placed in the top 10.
The 200 freestyle relay team of Blair Johnson, Courtney Klow, Todd and Shofner placed eighth in 1:56.04. Those same four swimmers placed 10th in the 200 medley relay in 2:10.81.
Hibbing Invitational
Team scores: Bemidji 508.5, Grand Rapids 485.5, Hibbing 399, Cambridge-Isanti 365, International Falls 146, Mesabi East 143, Chisholm 105, Eveleth-Gilbert 87, Virginia 86.
I. FALLS RESULTS
Diving — 11. Clara Wenger, 196.20; 14. Kylie Skallman, 179.85; 17. Jessie Hell, 116.95.
200-yard medley relay — 10. Courtney Klow, Sarah Todd, Breanna Shofner, Blair Johnson, 2:10.81; 16. Abby Kostiuk, Emily Saari, Kariann Arnold, Kenzie Gunnerson, 2:15.32.
200 freestyle — 24. Carolann Stone, 2:31.65; 25. Jenna Anderson, 2:35.63; 28. Kaylin Hufnagle, 2:43.9.
200 individual medley — 12. Sarah Todd, 2:41.47; 22. Emily Saari, 2:57.57; 25. Abby Auran, 3:02.67.
50 freestyle — 5. Breanna Shofner, 27.91; 20. Blair Johnson, 29.78; 24. Kenzie Gunnerson, 30.67.
100 butterfly — 22. Emma Misner, 1:28.6.
100 freestyle — 6. Breanna Shofner, 1:02.14; 25. Jenna Anderson, 1:07.27; 27. Jayde Hall, 1:11.01.
500 freestyle — 23. Kariann Arnold, 6:49.63; 27. Taylor Hebner, 7:24.38; 28. Abby Auran, 7:26.49.
200 freestyle relay — 8. Blair Johnson, Courtney Klow, Sarah Todd, Breanna Shofner, 1:56.04; 18. Kenzie Gunnerson, Kariann Arnold, Claire Herzig, Emma Misner, 2:03.64.
100 backstroke — 12. Courtney Klow, 1:12.78; 15. Abby Kostiuk, 1:14.23; 21. Carolann Stone, 1:20.05.
100 breaststroke — 7. Sarah Todd, 1:19.61; 8. Emily Saari, 1:20.70; 10. Claire Herzig, 1:22.89.
400 freestyle relay — 12. Kariann Arnold, Blair Johnson, Emma Misner, Courtney Klow, 4:22.22; 20. Kaylin Hufnagle, Kenzie Gunnerson, Jayde Hall, Jenna Anderson, 4:42.53.

