By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU – Marshfield won three events and four others finished second in a 115-55 loss to Wausau West in a Wisconsin Valley Conference girls swim dual meet Thursday at West High School.

Sarah Claessens won the 200 freestyle (2:12.09), Valerie Kushnir took first in the 100 butterfly (1:13.47) and Sophie Koehn won the 100 backstroke (1:08.42) for the Tigers.

Elizabeth Holbrook was second in the 200 IM (2:31.16) and the 100 breastroke (1:17.36), Claessens was second in the 500 freestyle (6:05.29), and Koehn was second in the 50 free (27.99) for Marshfield.

Marshfield’s next meet is Tuesday at home against Stevens Point starting at 5:30 p.m. It is the final WVC dual meet of the season for the Tigers (1-4 WVC).

Wausau West 115, Marshfield 55
Winners and Marshfield finishers in top 5
200 medley relay: 1. Wausau West (Julia Bartram, Hannah Senanayake, Caroline McDonald, Tessa Baumann) 2:03.71; 2. Marshfield (Sophie Koehn, Elizabeth Holbrook, Megan Donahue, Sarah Claessens) 2:07.52.
200 freestyle: 1. Claessens (MAR) 2:12.09; 5. Valerie Kushnir (MAR) 2:31.16.
200 IM: 1. McDonald (WW) 2:25.34; 2. Holbrook (MAR) 2:31.16; 5. April Read (MAR) 2:46.47.
50 freestyle: 1. Bartram (WW) 27.81; 2. Koehn (MAR) 27.99; 4. Megan Donahue (MAR) 28.40.
100 butterfly: 1. Kushnir (MAR) 1:13.47; 4. Read (MAR) 1:18.73.
100 freestyle: 1. McDonald (WW) 59.36; 3. Donahue (MAR) 1:02.03; 5. Elise Ashby (MAR) 1:11.86.
500 freestyle: 1. Ellie Knoll (WW) 6:00.28; 2. Claessens (MAR) 6:05.29; 5. Morgan Nordbeck (MAR) 6:59.73.
200 freestyle relay: 1. Wausau West (Bartram, Jessica Leaf, Megan Rusch, McDonald) 1:50.55; 3. Marshfield (Koehn, Holbrook, Donahue, Claessens) 1:53.40.
100 backstroke: 1. Koehn (MAR) 1:08.42; 5. Molina Barker (MAR) 1:15.63.
100 breaststroke: 1. Senanayake (WW) 1:16.48; 2. Holbrook (MAR) 1:17.36; 5. Grace Hilbelink (MAR) 1:32.41.
400 freestyle relay: 1. Wausau West (Natasha Neumann, Sarah Woller, Leaf, Baumann) 4:08.06; 3. Marshfield (Ashby, Madi Hall, Read, Barker) 4:50.00.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of  MarshfieldAreaSports.com).