Nelson-Daniels Classic: D2, D3

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Kachel Field House on the campus of UW-Whitewater. Results



55m Dash athletes: Above [L-R] Sauk Prairie's Jennifer Kippley [1st, 7.68, 7.66 prelims], Eileen Gehring from Madison Edgewood [2nd, 7.69], Lake Mill's Janelle Bagneski [3rd, 7.80], and Coley Lipp [Waunakee]. Below [L-R] Walworth Big Foot's Jenny Pietkaiski [4th, 7.94, 7.93 prelims], Shorewood's Kristin Obiakor [ 75th, 7.95, 7.93 prelims] and Briana Dunkleburger from Lake Mills [4th, 7.96, 7.89 prelims].

Below: Finals of the 55m events: 55m Dash [L-R] Gehring, Kippley and Bagneski. In the 55m HH event Ashleigh Edgerson [red jersey] a State Meet HH veteran from Pewaukee accelerated after the fourth hurdle to take first in 9.07. Edgerson is pictured next to Catholic Memorials Carrie Seibel [blue jersey] who will continue the strong hurdle tradition at Catholic Memorial. Seibel finished second in 9.46 [9.26 prelims].



400m Dash [L-R]: Kelsey Harms [Whitewater, 1st, 1:04.30], Harms and Union Grove's Bailey Schwartz [2nd, 10:05.32], Katie Duggleby [McFarland, 4th, 1:05.90], and Jefferson's Caylee Cottrell [6th, 1:06.57]. Not pictured: Liz Tanner [3rd, 1:05.79] and Abby Lipp [Waunakee, 5th, 1:06.02].

1600m action: Left [L-R] Lake Mill's Denay Hering [5th, 5:45.34], Catholic Memorial's Morgan Sickles, Pewaukee's Hannah Frett, and Catholic Memorials Kelsey Gilbert. Above L-R: Hering, Union Grove's Jil Kerkman, and Whitewater's Sara Levine [4th, 5:42.50]. Kerkman won the 800m [2:24.35].


Hannah Frett [L] won the 1600m in 5:37.85.

Frett is pictured above with Catholic Memorials Morgan Sickles [3rd, 5:39.91].

Jil Kerkman [above right] finished strong to place second in 5:38.40.



In the 4x2 relay East Troy finished 4th in 1:54.60. Above left: Tia Nowak hands off to anchor Kara Haynes. Above right [L-R]: Teammates Brooksie Loth, Kara's sister Jasmine Haynes, and Nowak cheer on their anchor runner.
Far left: Edgewood exchange. Below [L-R]: Winning 4x2 relay team from Sauk Prairie- Jennifer Kippley, Hannah Hubanks, Kelsey Nonn, and Nicole Ballweg.



Above L-R: Hannah Hubanks hands off to Kelsey Nonn. Nonn hands off to anchor Nicole Ballweg. Sauk Prairie 4x2 anchor Nicole Ballweg.
Left: Cassie Meyers Jefferson 4x8 relay runner.


Right [L-R]: Mauston won the 4x8 relay for the second year in a row. Nish Rubash, Leah Jurgeson, Leah Pauck, and Keely Rubash. The team is pictured below as they recorded a 10:32.05.


The Rubash sisters did not have much time to watch the meet as they were in a variety of events. Nish was on the 4x8 relay team which placed first, ran to a fourth in the 800m [2:35.46] and placed 4th in the high jump [5' 00]. Her sister Keely was also on the winning 4x8 relay team, placed 6th in the 800m, sixth in the 1600m and was the winner in the pole vault [9' 03].