Greater Metro Conference Indoor Meet

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at West Allis Central High School. Results

Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Sussex Hamilton, Menomonee Falls, Wauwatosa East, West Allis Central and West Allis Hale competed at West Allis Central in the conference indoor meet. Brookfield Central scored 190 points to win the meet. Brookfield East was second with 119.50 points while Sussex Hamilton nosed out Wauwatosa East 74.5 to 74 for third place.

Defending D1 dash champion Chidera Obasih won three events in helping Brookfield Central to the team title. Obasih is pictured on the left in the 55m preliminaries. Also shown is West Allis Central sprinter Tessa Weldy. In the 55m finals [above] Obasih exploded out of the blocks to a commanding lead after just 20 meters. Sprinters pictured above [L-R] are: Tessa Weldy [West Allis Central,4th], Allie Garcia [West Allis Hale, green jersey, 8th], Kayla Edwards [Menomonee Falls], 5th, Obasih, Danielle Barbian [Sussex Hamilton, 2nd], and Kayla Jones [West Allis Hale, 3rd]. West Allis Central has a four lane track with an eight lane straightaway.


Brookfield Central hurdles coach Danna Bowe and Katelyn Malcore

Above left: Finals of the 55m HH [L-R]: Sarah Bruk [Brookfield Central] Ashley Gaglione and Micheala Hubmann [West Allis Central], winner Katelyn Malcore, and Kelly Koier [Menomonee Falls].

A sophomore showed up at Brookfield Central as a first time track athlete at the beginning of the 2008 season. That sophomore who had been a soccer player had never run a race in the hurdles. After trying the long jump and triple jump in practice during the first few days Brookfield Central hurdle coach Danna Bowe encouraged that sophomore to try the hurdles. For the first three meets of the 2008 season that sophomore ran in the JV part of the meet. Beginning in the fourth meet sophomore Katelyn Malcore ran as a varsity athlete. Her progression was nothing sort of amazing. Being a gymnast and a Lancerette helped Malcore progress quickly with the technique and footwork needed in her triple jump and hurdle events. At the 2008 State Meet she was 5th in the D1 TJ, 5th in the 100m HH, and 3rd in the 300m LH events. Not bad for a first year track athlete. At West Allis Central on Wednesday night she set records in the 55m HH [8.67] and the 55m LH events and finished second in the TJ [34' 09.00] won by Ally Felker of Brookfield East [34' 09.75].



Chidera Obasih is pictured [above right] with her father Kem Obasih. Chidera entered the 400m dash event and set a meet record [for a 160m track] of 1:00.90. Hannah Weinberg-Kinsey of Wauwatosa East was second, Yelena Latinivich of Brookfield Central third, and Sarah Fox [above left] of Divine Saviour Holy Angels fourth.


Wauwatosa East senior Hannah Weinberg-Kinsey jumped 5' 05 to win the HJ. Above left: Weinberg-Kinsey clearing 5' 02.


Above: Weinberg-Kinsey on approach to jump in which she cleared 5' 04. Left: Weinberg-Kinsey successfully jumps 5' 05.



Below left: Brookfield East high jumper Carly Sass. Below. Sass clears 4' 10.




Chidera Obasih [right] a Brookfield Central sophomore won the LJ [17' 00.50].

Alex Bryd [above] from Brookfield East was 5th in the LJ and 3rd in the TJ.

Claire Gorde [above left] from Wauwatosa East was 4th in the LJ..


Brookfield's Becki Bagley [left and above] won the PV [9' 00]






The 1600m run was a very competitive race. Brookfield East's Taylor Conway [above left] is shown coming out of the last turn trailing Brookfield Central's Caitlin Wolters. Conway nipped Wolters in the last 10 meters winning with a time of 5:32.95. Wolters posted a 5:33.33. Conway also won the 800m [2:31.25] while Wolters won the 3200m [12:51.63]. Top left: Conway is shown early in the race with the lead followed by Natalie Dillon [Brookfield East, 3rd] and DSHA runner India Alcorta. [4th].



Relay finish [left], exchanges [above], and a relay start [below].



Sussex Hamilton set a meet record in the 6 lap relay. Team members L-R: Danielle Barbian, Brooke Patterson, Ellen Buckley, and Ashley Holicek.




The Tosa East 4x8 relay team edged out Menomonee Falls by .45 seconds to win the 4x8 relay event in 10:46.17. The Tosa East team [above right] consisted of : [L-R] Emily Rehberger, Nicole Kashlan, Alexandra Swan, and Monet Thompson.

The 4x8 was a highly competitive race with Wauwatosa East, Menomonee Falls, Brookfield East, and Brookfield Central all holding the lead during different parts of the race.



West Allis Central thrower Katie Bowers won the shot put competition with a throw of 35' 05.50.

Bowers is pictured right and left.

Bower's teammate Kristin Provencher is pictured above on a throw.