Liberty takes out Hazen | Boys swim & dive

The Liberty boys swim and dive team edged Hazen 97-86 Tuesday. The Patriots controlled the top of the events, while Hazen's superior depth kept the meet close.

By Adam McFadden • January 4, 2012 4:02 pm
Liberty’s Nick Klatt (front) swims past Hazen’s Chase Onstot in the 200-yard freestyle Jan. 3.
Liberty’s Nick Klatt (front) swims past Hazen’s Chase Onstot in the 200-yard freestyle Jan. 3.

The Liberty boys swim and dive team edged Hazen 97-86 Tuesday.

The Patriots controlled the top of the events, while Hazen’s superior depth kept the meet close.

Liberty won all three relays, with the 200-yard medley (Luke Duschl, Raymond Ha, Kevin Hays and Nick Klatt) taking out Hazen (Nolan Hoover, Chris Foth, Kyle Nelson and Alex Gayte) by almost six seconds.

Liberty’s 200-free relay (Hays, Ha, Connor Biehl and Logan Briggs) beat Hazen (Gayte, Chase Onstot, Nelson and Malcolm Mitchell) by less than one second.

In the 400-free relay, Liberty (Duschl, Biehl, Klatt and Briggs) beat Hazen (Onstot, Conner Broughton, PJ Warmenhoven and Mitchell) by about six seconds.

Klatt won the 200 free, while Onstot finished second. Duschl won the 200 IM, with Biehl in second. Briggs won the 50 free, with Nelson in second.

In the one-meter dive competition Hazen’s Dustin Coda topped Liberty’s Jesse Herrild.

Ha won the 100 fly with Nelson in second. Briggs also won the  100 free with Mitchell in second. Klatt also won the 500 free with Biehl in second. Duschl won the 100 back with Hoover in second. Ha won the 100 breast with Hays in second.