McFARLAND — The Monroe-New Glarus girls swim team had a strong showing at the WIAA Division 2 Sectional meet at McFarland, qualifying three individual events and one relay for the 57th WIAA Division 2 State Meet, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday night at the Waukesha South Natatorium.

Hadleigh Shunk qualified in both the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley, Lauren Zentner qualified in the 50-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard medley relay team of Hadleigh Shunk, Lauryn Arnett, Lauren Zentner, and Kennedy Sysko also earned a trip to state. The team finished eighth out of 14 teams overall.

MNG recorded two individual season-best times and 12 personal-best times across 16 individual event entries, demonstrating continued improvement and hard work throughout the season.

Overall, the Cheese Knights earned five top-eight finishes. The 200 Medley Relay team of Hadleigh Shunk, Lauryn Arnett, Lauren Zentner, and Kennedy Sysko finished seventh. Hadleigh Shunk placed fourth in the 200 IM and third in the 100 Back, while Lauren Zentner earned sixth place in the 50 Free. The 400 Free Relay team of Kennedy Sysko, Hadleigh Shunk, Lauryn Arnett, and Kennedy Sysko finished seventh.

Two swimmers recorded individual season-best times. Lauryn Arnett dropped 14 seconds from her seed time in the 500 Free, while Hadleigh Shunk dropped one second from her seed time in the 100 Back.

The team also had an outstanding 12 personal-best performances. Chloe White dropped 3 seconds in the 200 Free. In the 50 Free, Lauren Zentner, Lauryn Arnett, Emma Funk, and Chloe White each dropped one second from their seed times, while Kennedy Sysko dropped half a second. Chloe White and Maggie Donohue both broke the 30-second mark. Kennedy Shunk and Emma Funk each dropped 3 seconds in the 100 Free. In the 500 Free, Anneliese Ramirez dropped an incredible 35 seconds from her previous personal best, and Bella Houston dropped 19 seconds while breaking the 7-minute mark. Hadleigh Shunk also recorded a personal best in the 200 IM.