PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — The Monroe-New Glarus Cheese Knights girls swimming team collected seven varsity event victories Tuesday, Oct. 20, despite falling 98-69 to Sauk Prairie in a dual meet that featured close finishes and encouraging time improvements.
Lauren Zentner and Hadleigh Shunk each won two individual events, while Lauryn Arnett added another first-place finish. The Cheese Knights also captured both the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay.
One of the night’s biggest moments came in the opening varsity relay. Kennedy Sysko, Arnett, Shunk and Zentner combined to win the 200-yard medley relay in 2 minutes, 8.87 seconds, edging Sauk Prairie’s second-place team by just 0.14 seconds. Zentner anchored the comeback, bringing the Cheese Knights home first.
Zentner delivered two more nail-biters in the sprint events. She won the 50-yard freestyle in 26.52 seconds, just 0.06 seconds ahead of Sauk Prairie’s Madi Soboleski, then took the 100-yard freestyle in 59.57, beating Soboleski by 0.08 seconds.
Remaining content is for members on Plus Access, All Access, Business Access and Business Access Plus+ only.
Please subscribe to Plus Access, All Access, Business Access or Business Access Plus+ and unlock this article and more content.
Subscribe Now
