Downers Grove North Girls Swimming Wins Trojan Team Challenge

Downers Grove North won 11 of the 12 events to finish in first place at the Trojan Team Challenge held at Downers Grove North High School on September 27, 2014.

Downers Grove North finished with 516 points outpacing second place Benet Academy by 139 points.

Sophomores Lindsay Mathys and Emily Aument set meet records in the 200 freestyle and 1 meter diving, respectively. Mathys (100 and 200 freestyle), along with seniors Emily Albrecht (50 freestyle and 100 backstroke) and Gabriele Serniute (200 IM and 100 breaststroke), won two individual events and participated in two championship relays. Freshman Ellie Benge won the 500 freestyle as well as participating in two winning relays.

Highlights for DGN included:

200 yard Medley Relay
1st place DGN – Cassandra Candel, Gabriele Serniute, Ellie Benge, Delaney Henrikson (1:56.35)

200 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Lindsay Mathys (1:55.36, Meet record (old record 1:56.32 by Haley Sims in 2009))

200 yard IM
1st place DGN – Gabriele Serniute (2:07.78)

50 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Emily Albrecht (24.73)

1 Meter Diving
1st place DGN – Emily Aument (447.60 points, Meet record (old record 426.78 by Jenny Wikowsky in 1982))

100 yard Butterfly
2nd place DGN – Ellie Benge (59.86)

100 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Lindsay Mathys (52.96)

500 yard Freestyle
1st place DGN – Ellie Benge (5:28.44)

200 yard Freestyle Relay
1st place DGN – Emily Albrecht, Lindsay Mathys, Delaney Henrikson, Cassandra Candel (1:42.85)

100 yard Backstroke
1st place DGN – Emily Albrecht (1:00.70)

100 yard Breaststroke
1st place DGN – Gabriele Serniute (1:06.73)

400 yard Freestyle Relay
1st place DGN – Emily Albrecht, Ellie Benge, Lindsay Mathys, Gabriele Serniute (3:39.53)

Submitted by Chuck Mathys.