FORT ATKINSON - The Monroe-New Glarus girls swim team won its third straight dual meet, rolling to a 97-72 win over Fort Atkinson on Tuesday.
With the win, the Cheesemakers improve to 3-0, 2-0 Badger South.
"They were focused and ready to tackle the job ahead of them," Monroe-New Glarus coach Linda Moser said. "They were able to capture their second conference win. They came out with the win because they took on the challenge we set forth as a team at the beginning of the season and that was to secure second, third and fourth place finishes in events."
Monroe-New Glarus freshman Mekenzie Hammer had a hand in winning three of the Cheesemakers' four events. Hammer won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 0.69 seconds. Hammer was also a member on two of the Cheesemakers' winning relays. She teamed with her senior sister Maddie Hammer, senior Grace Keith and junior Cammi Ganshert to win the 200 medley relay (1:59.13). The Cheesemakers' 200 freestyle relay team of freshman Francesca Schiro, freshman Anna Newcomer, junior Emily Meritt and Mekenzie Hammer won the race with a time of 1:51.97.
The Cheesemakers' other 200 freestyle relay team of Megan Benzschawel, Kayleigh Nesbitt, Laurel Houston and Kendra Wenger placed second (1:59.27).
Junior Nina Schiro won the 500 freestyle (5:59.82) and took second in the 100 backstroke (1:06.57).
Mekenzie Hammer added a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:10.09).
Nina Schiro teamed with Keith, Ganshert and Maddie Hammer to take second in the 400 freestyle relay (4:06.73).
Maddie Hammer took second in the 200 individual medley (2:19.82). Ganshert finished second in the 50 freestyle (28.16), and Keith placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:10.08). Francesca Schiro took second in the 100 freestyle (1:01.5).
With the win, the Cheesemakers improve to 3-0, 2-0 Badger South.
"They were focused and ready to tackle the job ahead of them," Monroe-New Glarus coach Linda Moser said. "They were able to capture their second conference win. They came out with the win because they took on the challenge we set forth as a team at the beginning of the season and that was to secure second, third and fourth place finishes in events."
Monroe-New Glarus freshman Mekenzie Hammer had a hand in winning three of the Cheesemakers' four events. Hammer won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 0.69 seconds. Hammer was also a member on two of the Cheesemakers' winning relays. She teamed with her senior sister Maddie Hammer, senior Grace Keith and junior Cammi Ganshert to win the 200 medley relay (1:59.13). The Cheesemakers' 200 freestyle relay team of freshman Francesca Schiro, freshman Anna Newcomer, junior Emily Meritt and Mekenzie Hammer won the race with a time of 1:51.97.
The Cheesemakers' other 200 freestyle relay team of Megan Benzschawel, Kayleigh Nesbitt, Laurel Houston and Kendra Wenger placed second (1:59.27).
Junior Nina Schiro won the 500 freestyle (5:59.82) and took second in the 100 backstroke (1:06.57).
Mekenzie Hammer added a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:10.09).
Nina Schiro teamed with Keith, Ganshert and Maddie Hammer to take second in the 400 freestyle relay (4:06.73).
Maddie Hammer took second in the 200 individual medley (2:19.82). Ganshert finished second in the 50 freestyle (28.16), and Keith placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:10.08). Francesca Schiro took second in the 100 freestyle (1:01.5).
