Parker Girls Invitational Pictures By Greg Eichelkraut

Janesville Parker Girls Track And Field Invitational, Friday, April 24, 2009. Results

Above: Start of the 4x8 relay. Each athlete has a different way of preparing for a race. No matter what the finish each athlete and team can achieve a new 'PR' in track and field. Below: Leg 1 of the 4x8. Runners from Beloit, Merrill, Franklin, and Oak Creek are pictured.


Above: Finals of the 100m dash. Below: Felicia Carlson of Beloit surged ahead with less than 30 meters to go to edge out Merrill sprinter Melissa Espeseth in the 200m dash. Lauren Grant of Waukesha West and Janesville Parker's Kelsey Jones are also shown. Because the 'FAT' timing system could not be shifted runners ran into a gale force wind. Some meets on Friday had spectacular times in the windy conditions seen throughout the state as a new series of storms moved into Wisconsin.


Above: Heat 1 of the 800m run L-R: Farah Brown of Frankin, Haylee Walbeck from Merrill, Lexi Lathrop from Janesville Parker and Brandee Deering [hidden, from Merrill]. Below left: Janesville Parker 4x2 anchor Kelsey Jones finishes off a 1:47.31 relay win for the Vikings. Below right: 1600m runners [L-R] Danielle Noland [Merrill,6th], Mallory Schmidt [Waukesha West, 3rd], and winner Katie Switalski a senior from Waukesha West.



Above: Finals of the 100m HH race. Below: Finish of the 4x1 relay event. Waukesha West Wolverine anchor Emily Duffy is pictured crossing the finish line with a time of 51.48. Beloit's [52.18] 4x1 team edged out Parker [52.24] for second place.


A special thanks to Coach Greg Eichelkraut from Merrill for sharing his pictures from the meet. In the mid 1990's when the HR was struggling for results Coach 'Kraut' supplied HR performances for the northern part of the state. Also Sauk Prairie's Dan Winzenreid, La Crosse Logan's Tom Kammer, and Wisconsin Lutheran's Kurt Seegar all lent a helping hand that helped the Girls HR through some lean times as far as getting results was concerned. Since those days a growing network of coaches, parents, and athletes has assisted our goal of giving a comprehensive report on girls track and field in Wisconsin each week.