Wu, Bruns capture multiple events while Sheyenne girls win EDC swim meet

Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum By Forum staff Today at 7:10 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? WEST FARGO — Helen Wu of Fargo Davies and Linnea Bruns of West Fargo each won two individual events, while Bruns anchored the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team for the Packers at the Eastern Dakota Conference swimming and diving championships on Saturday at Hulbert Aquatic Center. Wu touched the wall at 52.25 seconds to win the 100 free and claimed the 50 free at 23.84, just more than a second faster than Evie Sevald’s time of 24.96 for West Fargo Sheyenne. Wu set EDC records in the 50 and 100 free, breaking Lexie Halberstadt's 2008 mark of 24.15 and Tierney Howell's 52.25 in the 100 set six years ago. ADVERTISEMENT Fargo North's Unna Nelson broke Keri Hehn's 1997 record of 1:05.24 in the 100 breaststroke, clocking in at 1:04.85. Sheyenne took the team title with 387 points, with Fargo Davies second at 326. West Fargo Horace snuck past Fargo North for third place by a half point. Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum Bruns took the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:10.06, edging Fargo South’s Bethany Mehl by 0.11 seconds and won the 500 free at 5:20.57. Bruns also anchored the Packers’ 200 freestyle relay team to a win by 0.11 seconds over Fargo Davies. Sevald, meanwhile, won the 100 butterfly at 59.82 and was part of two winning relays for the Mustangs, the 200 medley and 400 free. Shanley’s Isla Rogne won the 200 free (2:00.54) and was second in the 100 free behind Wu at 54.68. Kaisa Tompkins of West Fargo won the diving competition with 383.95 points. Jocelyn Wettlaufer of West Fargo Horace, who won the 100 backstroke at 1:00.61 and had four top-three finishes, was named the conference's senior athlete of the year. North's Talia Butery earned coach of the year. ADVERTISEMENT RESULTS Team totals: 1. West Fargo Sheyenne 387; 2. Fargo Davies 326; 3. Horace 294.5; 4. Fargo North 294; 5. West Fargo 248.5; 6. Grand Forks (KnightRiders) 228.5; 7. Shanley 198.5; 8. Fargo South 98. 200 medley relay: 1. West Fargo Sheyenne (Gabby Nilson, Elin Erickson, Evie Sevald, Olivia Rasmussen) 1:53.03; 2. Horace 1:53.31; 3. Fargo North 1:53.66; 4. Fargo Davies 1:54.21; 5. Grand Forks 1:54.53. 200 freestyle: 1. Isla Rogne, Shanley, 2:00.54; 2. Rainy Bancroft, Grand Forks, 2:01.97; 3. Mollie Peterson, Fargo North, 2:04.25; 4. Ava Hoornaert, Sheyenne, 2:04.42; 5. Grace Ayers, West Fargo, 2:06.76. 200 individual medley: 1. Linnea Bruns, West Fargo, 2:10.06; 2. Bethany Mehl, Fargo South, 2:10.17; 3. Elizabeth Herrick, Horace, 2:15.27; 4. Unna Nelson, Fargo North, 2:18.42; 5. Amber Thompson, Fargo North, 2:19.30. 50 freestyle: 1. Helen Wu, Fargo Davies, 23.84; 2. Evie Sevald, Sheyenne, 24.96; 3. Jocelyn Wettlaufer, Horace, 25.33; 4. Natalie Gramm, Fargo North, 25.45; 5. Audrina Chamberlin, West Fargo, 25.56. 1-meter diving: 1. Kaisa Tompkins, West Fargo, 383.95; 2. Nora Szymanski, Fargo Davies, 379.10; 3. Kendall Nerby, Horace, 372.40; 4. Lauren Lopez, Sheyenne, 371.15; 5. Aria Olsonoski, Fargo Davies, 367.90. 100 butterfly: 1. Evie Sevald, Sheyenne, 59.82; 2. Gabby Tack, Grand Forks, 1:02.89; 3. Ella Erickson, Shanley, 1:03.26; 4. Nashatawn Tangpong, Shanley, 1:03.29; 5. Sophia Minniti, Fargo Davies, 1:03.93. 100 freestyle: 1. Helen Wu, Fargo Davies, 52.25; 2. Isla Rogne, Shanley, 54.68; 3. Rainy Bancroft, Grand Forks, 56.35; 4. Ava Hoornaert, Sheyenne, 57.96; 5. Olivia Rasmussen, Sheyenne, 58.10. 500 freestyle: 1. Linnea Bruns, West Fargo, 5:20.57; 2. Gabby Nilson, Sheyenne, 5:27.22; 3. Merritt Butery, Fargo North, 5:35.61; 4. Madie Enderle, Sheyenne, 5:44.87; 5. Grace Ayers, West Fargo, 5:44.99. 200 freestyle relay: 1. West Fargo (Audrina Chamberlin, Rachel Kunz, Grace Ayers, Linnea Bruns) 1:42.34; 2. Fargo Davies 1:42.45; 3. Grand Forks 1:46.58; 4. Fargo North 1:47.12; 5. West Fargo Sheyenne 1:47.18. 100 backstroke: 1. Jocelyn Wettlaufer, Horace, 1:00.61; 2. Audrina Chamberlin, West Fargo, 1:02.20; 3. Elizabeth Herrick, Horace, 1:02.24; 4. Nashatawn Tangpong, Shanley, 1:02.89; 5. Gabby Nilson, Sheyenne, 1:02.97. 100 breaststroke: 1. Unna Nelson, Fargo North, 1:04.85; 2. Bethany Mehl, Fargo South, 1:06.45; 3. Elin Erickson, Sheyenne, 1:09.46; 4. Madeline Bjerke, Grand Forks, 1:09.70; 5. Isla Burgr, Fargo Davies, 1:11.66. 400 freestyle relay: 1. West Fargo Sheyenne (Gabby Nilson, Ava Hoornaert, Elin Erickson, Evie Sevald) 3:43.13; 2. Fargo North 3:50.84; 3. Horace 3:51.18; 4. Shanley 3:52.38; 5. Fargo Davies 4:04.17. 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