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EP All-State Swimmers Recognized
Eagles Earn 3rd at State | Return to Podium for 5th Consecutive Year
Eden Prairie’s HS Swim & Dive Team continued their streak of Top 3 Team finishes at the MNHSL “AA” State Championships for an impressive 5th season in a row (2011-2015). The Eagles won 4 events and Joshua Withers set a new 100 Butterfly “AA” record in the process.
· 200 Medley Relay (1st) – Austin Pham, Griffin Back, Joshua Withers, Jordan Greenberg
· 200 Free Relay (1st) – Griffin Back, Stephen McMahon, Joshua Withers, Jordan Greenberg
· 400 Free Relay (6th) – Joshua Withers, William Green, Stephen McMahon, Zach Corbin
· 200 IM – Griffin Back (1st), Austin Pham (21st)
· 100 Butterfly – Joshua Withers (1st), Patrick Cummings (18th)
· 100 Breast – Griffin Back (2nd), Zach Corbin (14th)
· 50 Free– Jordan Greenberg (5th),
· 100 Free – Jordan Greenberg (9th)
· 100 Back – Austin Pham (11th)
· 1m Diving– Tommy Heil (17th)
EP Swims Fast in AA State Prelims | Advance 3 Relays & 6 Swims | Withers Sets School Fly Rcord
The Eagles return tonight to the Jean Freeman Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota for the Class AA MNHSL Championship Finals. Last evening, EP advanced all three relays and six individual swims. The 200 Medley Relay and the 200 Free Relay are both seeded first; Griffin Back is the top seed in both the 200 IM and 100 Breast; Josh Withers’ school record time of 49.37 advances him in the 100 Butterfly as the top seed. Below are all of the Eagles swimming in tonight’s finals that begin at 6pm.
· 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
· 100 Breast - (Griffin Back)
· 50 Freestyle- (Jordan Greenberg)
· 100 Butterfly- (Josh Withers)
· 100 Freestyle- (Jordan Greenberg)
· 100 Back- (Austin Pham)
· 100 Breast- (Griffin Back)
EP Section 6AA Champs | Advance 12 Swims & 1 Dive to State | Griffin Back Sets 200 IM 6AA Record
All Eagle Divers Finish in Top 8 | Tommy Heil Earns Section 6AA Title & Advances to State
The EP Divers accumulated 56 points in Friday evening’s 1 meter Diving Finals. Tommy Heil (So) lead the way with 399.70 pts followed by Connor Flattum (Sr) 6th 339.50 pts, Pate Hansen (So) 7th 331.40 pts, and Austin Meyer (Sr) 8th 329.85 pts. The 6AA Section Swimming Finals will take place at 1p, Saturday (2/28), in Edina's Art Downey Aquatic Center.