St. Thomas Academy, Edina capture true team titles

Two powerhouses proved their worth in the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center pool on Saturday. St. Thomas Academy won its fifth consecutive Class A true team state championship with a true team record of 2,076.5, while Edina won the Class 2A title with 2,060 points. The Cadets took first in only one event: Senior Michael Quinn won the 100 breaststroke in 1:3.86 seconds. However, STA showed its depth with top-three finishes in five of 12 events. Second place finishers for the Cadets included Tim O'Brien, who had a 55.56 finish in the 100 butterfly, and the 200 freestyle relay team of O'Brien, Joe Boldt, Conor Triggs and Quinn. Triggs took third in the 500 freestyle with a 5:11.11 finish, and Quinn took third in the 100 freestyle with a finish of 50.85 seconds. The Hornets took first place in half the events to conquer the Class 2A title. Edina won six events, two each by junior Drew Johnson and senior Carter Kelly. Johnson set a Class 2A true team record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.70, won the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.87 seconds and anchored the Edina's winning 400 freestyle relay team (along with Ben Maakestad, Brian Carpenter and Michael Bergstrom) which finished in 3:16.49. Kelly won the 200 individual medley with a 1:57.86 finish and the 100 backstroke in 58.96 seconds. Chris Satterthwaite won the 500 freestyle for the Hornets with a time of 4:46.05. Defending Champion Minnetonka came in second in Class 2A with 1,943 points. Simley took second in Class A with 1,850 points.