Downers Grove North Girls Swimming Take Fourth Place in Mustang Challenge

Submitted by Chuck Mathys.

Downers Grove North finished in fourth place at the 19th Annual Mustang Challenge, held at Downers Grove South High School on Oct. 3-4.

Downers Grove North finished with 324.5 points, while St. Charles East won the invitational with 516.5 points. Sophomore Emily Aument set a meet and pool record in 1-meter diving, finishing with 490.30 points.

Seniors Gabriele Serniute and Emily Albrecht also set meet records in the 200 IM and 50 free, respectively. Serniute (200 IM and 100 breaststroke) and sophomore Lindsay Mathys (100 and 200 freestyle) won two individual events. Serniute, Albrecht and Mathys joined with freshman Ellie Benge to win the 400 freestyle relay as well.

Highlights for DGN included:

200 yard Medley Relay
2nd place DGN – Emily Albrecht, Gabriele Serniute, Ellie Benge and Daria Wick (1:50.57)

200 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Lindsay Mathys (1:53.94)

200 yard IM
1st place DGN – Gabriele Serniute (2:06.23, Meet record (old record 2:07.83 by Taylor Zafir in 2007))

50 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Emily Albrecht (24.53, Meet record (old record 24:56 by Caitlin Dauw in 2008))
2nd place DGN - Daria Wick (25.37)

1 Meter Diving
1st place DGN – Emily Aument (490.30 points, Meet and pool record)

100 yard Butterfly
2nd place DGN – Daria Wick (59.85)

100 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Lindsay Mathys (53.07)

100 yard Breaststroke
1st place DGN – Gabriele Serniute (1:06.72)

400 yard Freestyle Relay
1st place DGN – Gabriele Serniute, Ellie, Benge, Emily Albrecht, Lindsay Mathys, (3:39.17)