Marshfield girls swimming wins WVC opener over Wisconsin Rapids

Marshfield’s Brooke Begotka won the 100-yard butterfly as the Tigers defeated Wisconsin Rapids in a WVC dual meet Aug. 31. (Photo courtesy of Amy Herbst)

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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield girls swim team won its Wisconsin Valley Conference opener 96-66 over Wisconsin Rapids on Aug. 31 at Marshfield High School.

Marshfield won 10 of the 11 races, with Ireland Moran, Brooke Begotka and Terra Risa each taking first place in two individual events and two relays.

Marshfield is off until a meet at D.C. Everest on Sept. 14.

Marshfield 96, Wisconsin Rapids 66
Winners and Marshfield finishers
200 medley relay:
1. Marshfield (Ireland Moran, Brooke Begotka, Terra Risa, Shiloh Smith) 1:58.25; 4. Marshfield (Hannah LaPointe, Ella Allar, Katie Wagner, Ryann Kilty) 2:24.25.
200 freestyle: 1. Madelyn Johnson (WR) 2:27.74; 2. Sophia Smrz (MAR) 2:29.70; 3. Kate Grande (MAR) 2:35.74.
200 individual medley: 1. Risa (MAR) 2:26.60; 2. LaPointe (MAR) 2:43.47.
50 freestyle: 1. Moran (MAR) 26.53; 4. Allar (MAR) 28.92; 6. Natalie Kanitz (MAR) 35.24.
100 butterfly: 1. Begotka (MAR) 1:02.45.
100 freestyle: 1. Moran (MAR) 58.77; 2. Smith (MAR) 1:01.88; 6. Kilty (MAR) 1:14.62.
500 freestyle: 1. Smrz (MAR) 6:50.73; 4. Wagner (MAR) 8:14.73.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Marshfield (Begotka, Grande, Allar, Smith) 1:53.28.
100 backstroke: 1. Risa (MAR) 1:06.24; 2. LaPointe (MAR) 1:13.99.
100 breaststroke: 1. Begotka (MAR) 1:13.78; 2. Allar (MAR) 1:27.53; 3. Smith (MAR) 1:28.97.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Marshfield (Risa, LaPointe, Smrz, Moran) 4:22.23.