Marshfield girls swimming sweeps all 11 events, downs Merrill

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MARSHFIELD – Alyssa Franks, Courtney Donahue, Faith Risa and Skylar Onsager each won a pair of individual events, and all four contributed to victories in each of the three relay events as the Marshfield girls swim team rolled to a 114-52 win over Merrill in a Wisconsin Valley Conference dual meet Tuesday at Marshfield High School.

Franks won the 200-yard freestyle (2:12.08) and the 500 freestyle (5:45.98), Donahue took first place in the 100 butterfly (1:03.61) and the 100 backstroke (1:08.12), Faith Risa won the 200 individual medley (2:26.72) and the 100 breaststroke (1:16.58), and Onsager was victorious in the 50 freestyle (27.24 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (1:00.57) for Marshfield.

Faith Risa, Donahue and Onsager teamed with Hope Risa to win the 200 medley relay in 2:04.26; Hope Risa, Abbey Boushack, Lauren Olsewski and Donahue won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:57.45; and Onsager, Olsewski, Franks and Faith Risa won the 400 freestyle in 4:08.18 to complete the sweep of all 11 events for the Tigers.

Boushack added a pair of second-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (29.47) and the 100 freestyle (1:06.82), Olsewski was second in the 200 freestyle (2:17.56), and Hope Risa finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:24.05) as well for Marshfield.

Marshfield (6-3 WVC) will finish its conference dual meet schedule Friday at home against D.C. Everest. The meet begins at 5:30 p.m.

Marshfield 114, Merrill 52
Winners and Marshfield finishers
200 medley relay:
1. Marshfield (Hope Risa, Faith Risa, Courtney Donahue, Skylar Onsager) 2:04.26; 3. Marshfield (Alyssa Franks, Hannah Halle, Ava Raab, Abbey Boushack) 2:19.48; 5. Marshfield (Claire Critelli, Emma Dorshorst, Hannah Hansen, Clara Allar) 2:43.40.
200 freestyle: 1. Franks (MAR) 2:12.08; 2. Lauren Olsewski (MAR) 2:17.56; 5. Arabelle Ellsworth (MAR) 2:47.01.
200 individual medley: 1. F. Risa (MAR) 2:26.72; 4. E. Dorshorst (MAR) 3:28.59.
50 freestyle: 1. Onsager (MAR) 27.24; 2. Boushack (MAR) 29.47; 3. Olsewski (MAR) 29.52.
100 butterfly: 1. Courtney Donahue (MAR) 1:03.61; 3. Raab (MAR) 1:14.45.
100 freestyle: 1. Onsager (MAR) 1:00.57; 2. Boushack (MAR) 1:06.82; 5. Cami Wucherpfennig (MAR) 1:14.93.
500 freestyle: 1. Franks (MAR) 5:45.98; 4. Hansen (MAR) 8:05.08; 5. McKayla Martens (MAR) 8:07.37.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Marshfield (H. Risa, Boushack, Olsewski, Donahue) 1:57.45; 3. Marshfield (Allar, Wucherpfennig, Ellsworth, Sophia Smrz) 2:21.27; 4. Marshfield (Keely Gorst, Gracie Wolf, Sara Dorshorst, Rebecca Seibel) 2:33.00.
100 backstroke: 1. Donahue (MAR) 1:08.12; 3. H. Risa (MAR) 1:13.64; 5. Raab (MAR) 1:18.35.
100 breaststroke: 1. F. Risa (MAR) 1:16.58; 2. H. Risa (MAR) 1:24.05; 3. Halle (MAR) 1:33.00.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Marshfield (Onsager, Olsewski, Franks, F. Risa) 4:08.18; 3. Marshfield (Raab, Ellsworth, E. Dorshorst, Halle) 5:06.80.
Records: Merrrill 0-9 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 6-3 WVC.