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Cheese Knights fall to Sauk Prairie
Bella Houston swims the 50-yard butterfly stretch of the 200-yard Medley Relay race at Sauk Prairie on Tuesday, October 20.
Bella Houston

SAUK CITY — The Monroe-New Glarus Cheese Knights girls swimming team fell to the Sauk Prairie Eagles 98-69 on Oct. 20 but delivered a strong performance highlighted by multiple first-place finishes, season-best times, and personal bests.

Lauren Zentner led the way with victories in the 50-yard freestyle (26.52) and 100-yard freestyle (59.57). She also helped the 200-yard medley relay A team secure first place (2:08.87) alongside Kennedy Sysko, Lauryn Arnett and Hadleigh Shunk.

“Zentner anchored the relay with a strong comeback and an exciting finish to win the race,” said coach Rachel Root.

Hadleigh Shunk earned two individual victories, taking first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:25.67) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.77). Arnett added another individual win in the 500-yard freestyle (6:05.34), recording a season-best time. The 200-yard freestyle relay A team of Kennedy Sysko, Kennedy Shunk, Chloe White, and Maggie Donohue also captured first place (2:03.25).

The Cheese Knights continued to find success in the relay events. The 400-yard freestyle relay A team of Zentner, Arnett, Kennedy Sysko, and Shunk earned second place (4:12.82). The 200-yard freestyle relay B team, consisting of Audrey Collier, Emma Funk, Anneliese Ramirez, and Bella Houston, finished third (2:15.14).

Individually, White placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:26.29) while dropping two seconds for a season-best swim. Donohue earned third place in the 100-yard butterfly (1:23.17), while Kennedy Shunk added a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.77).

Several swimmers also recorded significant time drops. Ramirez achieved a personal-best time in the 200-yard individual medley (3:02.50), cutting five seconds off her previous time. Bella Houston dropped six seconds in the 500-yard freestyle (7:03.80), while Damaris Jimenez Lara improved by one second in the 50-yard freestyle (38.93). Funk recorded time improvements in both the 50-yard freestyle (31.34) and 100-yard freestyle (1:11.62), including a one-second drop in the 100. White also shaved one second off her 100-yard freestyle time (1:06.38).