The Detroit Lakes swimming and diving team took 13th place at West Fargo’s ND-MN Boys Border Battle 2022 on Saturday in a 15-team field.
John Gulon notched the line top-10 finish with a sixth-place backstroke time of 59.12. He also swam in the 200-yard IM to a time of 2:23.52, which was good for 15th place.
Gulon swam in two top-15 relays for the Lakers as well. The team of Micah Barberg, Ryan Erickson, Gulon and Zane Roberts took 11th in the 200-yard medley relay. The same four took 11th in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:54.35.
Lane Yliniemi was the best diver for the Lakers, with a team-high score of 147.35. Neil Trowbridge (141.55) and Brain Morrison (126.7) weren’t far behind in 19th and 22nd.
TEAM SCORES- 1st- Alexandria 384, 2nd- Fargo Davies 372, 3rd- Moorhead 227, 4th- Melrose-Sauk Centre 205, 5th- Andover 192, 6th- West Fargo Sheyenne 171, 7th- West Fargo Packers 153, 8th- Bemidji 139, 9th- Fargo North 127, 10th- Grand Forks 100, 11th- Centennial 76, 12th- Fergus Falls 61, 13th- Detroit Lakes 45, 14th- Perham-New York Mills 29, 15th- Morris Area 21
