Mar. 1—MINNEAPOLIS — Daniel Scherling nearly made the cut.

The Bemidji High School boys swimming and diving senior was the school’s lone representative at the Class AA state meet, held at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Scherling took 18th place in the prelims in the 100-yard backstroke. He finished with a time of 59.33, which was less than half a second away from qualifying for finals. Scherling finished in 18th.