The Raiders Swim and Dive season is ramping up for the section tournament in a few weeks. As part of the ramp up, they participated in the True Team event against the rest of Section 3AA. Scoring for multiteam meets is significantly different than scoring of dual meets.

The first race of the meet was the 200yard medley relay. Hastings placed second with the team of Chloe Aarness, Ava McNamara, Josey Larson, Lila Salzman. They finished with a time of 1:58.87, 1.6 seconds behind first place. Annika Ries, Clara Birken, Lauren Jenkins and Emma Dehmlow placed fourth with a time of 2:03.33.

In the 200yard Freestyle, Sofia Kovalenko placed fifth overall, six seconds behind first.

For the 200yard Individual Medley Relay, Ava McNamara placed first with a time of 2:17.74 and Kira Aarness took second with a time of 2:18.34. Lauren Jenkins placed seventh with a time of 2:25.63.

Ashtyn Stewart took first place in the 50yard Freestyle with a time of 25.93 and Lila Salzman tied for sixth with a 26.94.

Hastings had three divers finish in the top ten. Chloe Aarness took first wit ha 385.05, Ashtyn Stewart finished fourth with 331.40 and Greta Larson took tenth with a 270.30.

The 100yard Butterfly was another huge race for Hastings. Ava McNamara took first with 1:00.78, Josey Larson took third with a 1:01.58 and Sofia Kovalenko fourth with a 1:04.21.

In the 100yard Freestyle, Lila Salzman placed seventh with a 1:00.13 and Kira Aarness finished ninth with a 1:00.73.

In the 500yard Freestyle Annika Ries finished sixth with a 5:48.30, Stella Hilgers tenth with a 6:40.39, Chloe Robinson 11th with a 6:54.18 and Emma Carter 12th with a 7:19.13.

The 200yard Freestyle relay was next, and the team of Kira Aarness, Sofia Kovalenko, Lila Salzman and Ashtyn Steward took third with a 1:45.95.

In the 100yard Backstroke, Josey Larson placed fourth with a 1:05.40, the Annika Ries took fifth with 1:06.00 and Lauren Jenkins seventh with a 1:06.69.

Clara Birken places second in the 100yard Breaststroke and Emma Dehmlow took fifth with a 1:21.28.

The final event of the meet was the 400yard Freestyle Relay. Hastings snagged third and sixth with a time of 3:50.23 and 4:09.76.

The final score of the meet was: 1. Rosemount Irish 1128.5 2. Hastings Raiders 1053.5

3. East Ridge High School 1040 4. Eagan Wildcats 34 5. Burnsville Blaze 29 6. Apple Valley High School 24 Now, Hastings can prepare for the section meet on Nov. 9, 10 and 11 at the BlueWater Aquatic Center at 5885 149th Street W., Apple Valley MN 55123. Start times are 6 p.m.