MONROE — The Monroe-New Glarus Cheese Knights swam a hard-fought meet against the Mount Horeb Vikings, falling 74–96.

“Coming off Homecoming week, the team swam well and showed great effort throughout the meet,” said coach Rachel Root. “The 400 Free Relay was an exciting final race, and the team had several swimmers earn season-best and lifetime-best times.”

First-place finishes included the 200 Medley Relay team of Hadleigh Shunk, Lauryn Arnett, Lauren Zentner, and Kennedy Sysko. Individually, Hadleigh Shunk won the 200 IM and 100 Breast, Lauren Zentner won the 50 Free and 100 Free, Lauryn Arnett won the 400 Free with a season-best time, dropping one second, and Kennedy Shunk won the 100 Back with a lifetime-best time. In the 400 Free Relay, Kennedy Sysko, Lauren Zentner, Lauryn Arnett, and Hadleigh Shunk raced to an exciting first-place finish, with Hadleigh swimming a season-best 100 Free relay split.

Second-place finishes included Lauryn Arnett in the 200 IM with a personal-best time, Maggie Donohue in the 100 Fly with a season-best time, and Kennedy Sysko in the 100 Back, where she dropped three seconds and finished right on her conference time from last season.

Third place went to the 200 Free Relay team of Maggie Donohue, Emma Funk, Audrey Collier, and Chloe White. Audrey Collier dropped one second in her 50 Free relay split, while Emma Funk dropped one second in her 50 Free relay split. Emma Funk also had a strong individual swim in the 100 Free, dropping one second to earn a lifetime-best time. Audrey Collier also had a strong swim in the 200 free and dropped two seconds to swim a personal best time.

“Damaris Jimenez Lara also had an outstanding meet, swimming lifetime-best times in the 50 Free, 100 Back, and 50 Back,” Root said. “She dropped three seconds in the 100 Back and an impressive five seconds in the 50 Back.”