NRE takes fourth in IRC

The absence of their leading swimmer took its toll on the Northeast Range Nighthawks during the Iron Range Conference meet.

Senior Via DeBeltz missed the meet because of illness, leaving a giant-sized hole in the NRE lineup as the Nighthawks squared off against their IRC foes at Two Harbors.

The Nighthawks wound up fourth among five teams and had to reshuffle things, particularly in relays as well as the individual events that DeBeltz swims.