By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

HUDSON – Marshfield boys swimming finished eighth out of 10 teams at the WIAA Division 1 sectional Saturday at Hudson High School.

Winners and the next-best 18 finishers in each event from across the state qualify for next week’s WIAA State Boys Swimming Championships in Madison on Feb. 20.

Marshfield did not have any state meet qualifiers.

Michael Kruse had the Tigers’ best individual finish, taking eighth in the 100 butterfly in 1:02.64.

Jacob Dick was 10th in the 200 IM (2:27.59) for Marshfield, which also had four 11th-place finishes – Brian Engel in the 100 backstroke (1:03.76) and 100 freestyle (53.42), Calden Wojt in the 50 freestyle (23.86), and Scott Thompson in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.74).

Marshfield’s 200 medley relay team of Engel, Thompson, Kruse and Wojt (1:50.83) and 400 freestyle relay team of Engel, Kruse, Colin Thomasgard and Wojt (3:43.07) each took seventh.

Eau Claire Memorial/North was the sectional team champion with 403.5 points, 47 better than second-place Hudson.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

2016 WIAA Division 1 Boys Swimming Sectional
Feb. 13, at Hudson High School
Team scores: 1. Eau Claire Memorial/North 403.5; 2. Hudson 346.5; 3. Stevens Point 276; 4. Chippewa Falls/McDonell 227; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 187.5; 6. Holmen/Aquinas/Onalaska 181.5; 7. Superior 142; 8. Marshfield 115; 9. D.C. Everest 110; 10. La Crosse Logan/Central 102.
Winners (state qualifiers) and Marshfield finishers
Diving: 1. Matt McMahon (EC) 479.5.
200 medley relay: 1. Hudson (Shane Blinkman, Cale Blinkman, Brandan Kalsow, Matthew Baker) 1:37.98; 7. Marshfield (Brian Engel, Scott Thompson, Michael Kruse, Calden Wojt) 1:50.83.
200 freestyle: 1. Paul DeLakis (EC) 1:38.06; 21. Anthony Hartwig (MAR) 2:13.20; 23. Erik Tollefson (MAR) 2:16.42.
200 IM: 1. S. Blinkman (HUD) 1:54.09; 10. Jacob Dick (MAR) 2:27.59; 12. Scott Thompson (MAR) 2:29.59.
50 freestyle: 1. Calvin Hulse (HAO) 21.22; 11. Wojt (MAR) 23.86; 13. Kruse (MAR) 24.16; 18. Gabriel Ronan (MAR) 25.26.
100 butterfly: 1. Ben Harris (SP) 52.06; 8. Kruse (MAR) 1:02.64; 11. Alec Brenner (MAR) 1:07.92.
100 freestyle: 1. Hulse (HAO) 48.15; 11. Engel (MAR) 53.42; 15. Wojt (MAR) 55.52; 22. Colin Thomasgard (MAR) 1:00.03.
500 freestyle: 1. Zach Dahlseng (SP) 4:52.05; 15. Hartwig (MAR) 6:00.04; 16. Zach Hanson (MAR) 6:09.26.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Eau Claire Memorial/North (Sam Chumas, Charlie Hower, Nathan Sims, Paul DeLakis) 1:28.79; Marshfield DQ.
100 backstroke: 1. S. Blinkman (HUD) 52.59; 11. Engel (MAR) 1:03.76; 15. Thomasgard (MAR) 1:15.07.
100 breaststroke: 1. DeLakis (EC) 56.71; 11. Thompson (MAR) 1:12.74; 14. Dick (MAR) 1:17.83.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Eau Claire Memorial/North (Ben Redman, Andrew Vierbicher, Ben Soborowicz, DeLakis) 3:14.97; 7. Marshfield (Engel, Kruse, Thomasgard, Wojt) 3:43.07.