CEC swimming opens with win over Chisholm

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (CEC) swimmers opened their season with a solid 53-39 victory over Chisholm at the Herb Drew Pool in Cloquet Tuesday.

Grace Moores and Liz Litke were double winners in individual events and the duo also were involved in a relay victory.

Moores, one of the top swimmers in the section, took individual titles in the 200 freestyle and the 100 freestyle events. Moores won the 200 in a time of 2 minutes 6.18 seconds and the 100 with a time of 58 seconds.

Litke was also dominant the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. In the 200 IM, Litke won with a time of 2:45.50 and in the 100 butterfly she took first in 1:14.21.

Moores and Litke teamed up with Kayla Cresap and Kayla Whipple to take first in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:56.03.

Cresap and Whipple also did their part to rack up points by scoring first place in their respective disciplines. Whipple won the 50 freestyle in 29:12 and Cresap took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:15.68.

The Lumberjacks also took a first place in the 500 freestyle with Aimee Goldschmidt doing the honors. Goldschmidt won in 6:42.96.

Goldschmidt also took a second place in the 200 freestyle behind Moores with a time of 2:28.67, while Cresap was second in the 100 free behind Moores as well.

CEC also got strong point production from Cori Pelletier, Brittney Kemi and Whitney Wysocki. Wysocki, Kemi, Pelletier and Kristina Erickson all teamed up to finish second in the 200 medley relay. Pelletier was third in the 200 IM and in the 100 backstroke, Kemi was third in the 50 free and the 100 breaststroke and Wysocki was second in the 50 freestyle. The trio of Pelletier,

Kemi and Wysocki teamed up with Whipple to take second in the 400 freestyle relay as well.