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The Monroe-New Glarus co-op swim team swam in McFarland on August 28th. The JV team lost, 62-79, and the Varsity team lost 55-115.

“The girls knew it was going to be a tough meet, and it was. Swimming in the Badger South week after week is grueling because of how tough the competition is, but in the end it works in our favor because we are ready for sectionals and the success we need there to get to state,” said Coach Linda Moser. “I am very proud of what they did tonight in the water! I know they are disappointed because some of their swims were a little off, but it is that high expectation that they hold for themselves that will push them to work even harder. With that being said, not every swim was off by a second or two. Mekenzie Hammer posted a PR in the 200 IM with a time of 2:31.65. Nina Schiro swam a 5:03.63 in the 400 Free, which was a 11 second improvement. Her teammates Kaitlyn Elgin and Elsa Schaefer did the same in the 400 free, both cutting time.”

In the 200 Meter Medley Relay, the team of Morgan Erstad, Karley Michels, Mekenzie Hammer and Alyssa Roelli placed second with a time of 2:10.47. Teammates Nina Schiro, Kaitlyn Elgin, Anna Newcomer and Kendra Wenger finished fourth with a time of 2:22.97.

In the 200 Meter Free event, Morgan Erstad placed second with a time of 2:16.00, while teammates Francesca Schiro (2:23.98) and Kaitlyn Elgin (2:33.75) placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

Mekenzie Hammer won the 200 Meter IM, with a time of 2:31.65. Anna Newcomer placed fifth with a time of 2:50.91 and Karley Michels placed sixth with a time of 3:00.15.

In the 50 Meter Free, Alyssa Roelli placed third with a time of 29.80, Cammi Ganshert placed fifth with a time of 30.63 and Nina Schiro placed sixth with a time of 30.97.

In the 100 Meter Fly, Alyssa Roelli placed second with a time of 1:12.40, Peyton Yaun placed fifth with a time of 1:23.39 and Samantha Schiro placed sixth with a time of 1:26.33.

In the 100 Meter Free, Francesca Schiro placed second with a time of 1:05.33, Cammi Ganshert placed fourth with a time of 1:07.95 and Kendra Wenger placed sixth with a time of 1:10.29.

In the 400 Meter Free, Nina Schiro placed second with a time of 5:03.63, Kaitlyn Elgin placed fourth with a time of 5:16.68 and Elsa Schaefer placed sixth with a time of 5:47.69.

The team of Cammi Ganshert, Anna Newcomer, Alyssa Roelli and Francesca Schiro finished second in the 200 Meter Free Relay, with a time of 2:03.02, the team of Kendra Wenger, Laurel Houston, Peyton Yaun and Samantha Schiro placed fourth with a time of 2:11.00 and the team of Kayleigh Nesbitt, Taylor Rufer, Dee Delforge and Emily Meritt placed fifth with a time of 2:25.93.

In the 100 Meter Backstroke, Mekenzie Hammer finished in second place with a time of 1:07.30, while Morgan Erstad placed third with a time of 1:09.71 and Taylor Rufer finished sixth with a time of 1:25.80.

In the 100 Meter Breaststroke, Karley Michels finished fourth with a time of 1:26.13, Peyton Yaun finished fifth with a time of 1:28.57 and Anna Newcomer finished sixth with a time of 1:29.70.

The team of Morgan Erstad, Nina Schiro, Mekenzie Hammer and Francesca Schiro finished second in the 400 Meter Free Relay, with a time of 4:19.53. Placing fourth was the team of Kaitlyn Elgin, Kendra Wenger, Karley Michels and Cammi Ganshert with a time of 4:42.90 and finishing in fifth place was the team of Elsa Schaefer, Emily Meritt, Samantha Schiro and Laurel Houston with a time of 5:02.33.

At the Stoughton Relays on August 30th, the Monroe-New Glarus swim team placed in the top four relays in seven of the 12 relays.

Coach Linda Moser explains, “It is a meet with only relays and all of the Badger South Conference teams participate. It is a fun, exciting meet for the girls. Edgewood and McFarland, the two power houses of Badger South, tied for 1st place with a score of 158. MNG came in third with a score of 114. That is our best place finish in several years. They were determined, and because it was a different format the girls felt less pressure and just gave a 100% together as a relay. Our first place finish of the night was the 200 yard Breaststroke/Fly Relay. In this relay you alternate between 50 breaststroke and 50 butterfly. The team consisting of Peyton Yaun, Alyssa Roelli, Karley Michels and Mekenzie Hammer posted a 2:09.39, three seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher.”

In the 4x100 Yard Medley Relay, the team of Mekenzie Hammer, Karley Michels, Alyssa Roelli and Francesca Schiro placed third, with a time of 4:18.66.

In the 500 Yard Freestyle Relay, the team of Samantha Schiro, Laurel Houston, Elsa Schaefer and Kendra Wenger finished in seventh place with a time of 5:37.28.

The team of Anna Newcomer, Kaitlyn Elgin, Nina Schiro and Morgan Erstad placed third in the 4x100 IM Relay, with a time of 4:36.92.

In the 4x50 Yard Freestyle Relay, the team of Emily Meritt, Dee Delforge, Kayleigh Nesbitt and Laurel Houston placed sixth with a time of 2:01.49.

Winning the 200 Yard Breaststroke/Fly Relay was the team of Peyton Yaun, Alyssa Roelli, Karley Michels and Mekenzie Hammer, with a time of 2:05.39.

In the 4x25 Yard Freestyle Relay, the team of Laurel Houston, Dee Delforge, Kayleigh Nesbitt and Cammi Ganshert placed fourth with a time of 55.99.

In the 4x50 Yard Butterfly Relay, the team of Emily Meritt, Kaitlyn Elgin, Samantha Schiro and Peyton Yaun placed seventh, with a time of 2:12.44.

Placing third in the 4x50 Yard Backstroke Relay was the team of Morgan Erstad, Anna Newcomer, Nina Schiro and Mekenzie Hammer, with a time of 1:57.36.

In the 4x50 Yard Freestyle, the team of Kendra Wenger, Taylor Rufer, Samantha Schiro and Francesca Schiro finished in third place, with a time of 1:56.45..In the 4x50 Yard Breaststroke Relay, the team of Peyton Yaun, Cammi Ganshert, Kaitlyn Elgin and Anna Newcomer placed third with a time of 2:28.13.

In the 4x100 Yard Freestyle Relay, the team of Francesca Schiro, Karley Michels, Nina Schiro and Morgan Erstad placed third with a time of 3:54.22.

The team hosts Watertown on September 4th at the Monroe YMCA and will attend an invitational in Lodi on September 8th.