Algoma’s Kennedy Blahnik cemented her status as a Wisconsin preps track and field legend with three-peat state titles and new state championship records in the Division 3 discus and shot put events. (via www.greenbaypressgazette.com)
LA CROSSE — De Pere High School freshman Kylie Swiekatowski led a slew of qualifiers from the city schools in the WIAA Division 1 track and field state meet last week. Swiekatowski soared to third place in the girls pole vault at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Veterans Memorial Stadium. She was the top finisher among six girls who had a final clearance of 11 feet, 6 inches. Ashwaubenon senior Alex Flucke, the two-time defending state champion in the event, also cleared 11-6 and finished fifth. (via www.greenbaypressgazette.com)
LA CROSSE — When most track and field athletes finish competing, they put on their warmups, be it athletic shorts, sweatpants and sweatshirts, and so on. When Ozaukee senior Josh Werner finished his time on the Division 3 high jump at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships Saturday, he donned faded blue jeans with a leather belt, and his camouflage cap. (via www.sheboyganpress.com)
LA CROSSE — Elizabeth Pospyhalla crossed the finish for the final time as a high school track runner, and three teammates walked toward her with arms around each others’ shoulders. Then they embraced. An era had ended. (via www.wausaudailyherald.com)
LA CROSSE — Bonnie Draxler didn’t take in her usual haul of gold at the WIAA state track and field meet Saturday. Instead of leaving the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Memorial Field with two state championship medals around her neck for a third straight season, the Wrightstown junior was wearing three.Instead of leaving the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Memorial Field with two state championship medals around her neck for a third straight season, the Wrightstown junior was wearing three. (via www.greenbaypressgazette.com)
Results from the WIAA Track and Field Championships in La Crosse. Results appear with most recent events listed first, except for notable accomplishments. (via www.postcrescent.com)
The 118th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Track and Field Championships and the 43rd Girls Track and Field Championships will be h... (via www.wiaawi.org)
BOSCOBEL — Daniel Sweeney has a few more hurdles to cross before calling an end to his high school sports career. Sweeney, a lanky senior at Wisconsin Dells High School, became the Chiefs’ only qualifier for the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet on Saturday, thanks to his impressive performance in the Boscobel Sectional.(via Wiscnews.com)
A pair of Whitnall seniors are making sure their high school track careers end on the state’s biggest stage. Needing to place in the top three of their respective events to qualify for next week’s WIAA Division 1 State Track and Field State Meet, Meredith Heller and Sam Mentkowski erased all doubt by posting victories at the Wisconsin Lutheran Sectional on Thursday. (via Greenfield Patch' )
Two Greendale Panthers will be making return trips to next weekend’s WIAA State Track and Field Meet. Senior Chelsey Heiden will be finishing her prep career on the state’s grandest stage, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Veterans Memorial Stadium, after she took second in the 3,200-meter run at the Wisconsin Lutheran Sectional on Thursday. Heiden’s time of 11 minutes, 23.35 seconds was behind only Racine Horlick senior Ally Anich’s 11:15.16.
GOING TO STATE Area track and field athletes qualified for the WIAA state track and field meet, May 31-June 1 in La Crosse:(via www.wausaudailyherald.com)
Green Bay Preble High School honored a pair of Hall of Fame coaches on Saturday. They dedicated their track to the late Jack Drankoff and the field at Gauthier Stadium to Pat Prochnow. (via WLUK TV)
BARABOO — Much like all the other track and field teams in the area, the Wisconsin Dells High School boys and girls teams have freshmen and sophomore who shine as varsity competitors in every meet (via Wiscnews.com)
Kelli Klitzke (via madison.com)
This article is Wisconsin D2 High School Girls Honor Roll as of April 27, 2013