100m, 200m, and 400m Dash Report

Monday, April 26, 2010. A partial list of dash athletes who have excelled through week 6 of the Honor Roll

When? When is that starter going to shoot the gun? Each meet brings a different tempo to the start process for the dash events. "What is she waiting for?" "Will he be quick on the trigger like the last race?" "What if, what if I jump?" Unlike society that gives some people chance after chance when they break a rule a dash athlete knows that she has one chance. One chance! One and done is the rule that dictates a false start. Dash events and the speed they bring to a track meet generate a special excitement. Everyone wants to know who is the 'fastest kid on the block."

Division 1

Chidera Obasih [above left] a junior from Brookfield Central and Dezerea Bryant [*above right] a junior from Milwaukee Bradley Technical are versatile dash athletes excelling in the 100m, 200m, and 400m events. Obasih holds the State Record in the 200m [23.85] while Bryant holds the State Record in the 100m along with graduated Milwaukee North dash athlete Tasha Allen [11.76].

*Note: I regret my mistake of the wrong picture from earlier on 4/26. That picture was of Symona Gregory who has graduated from Tech. The correct picture is now posted -DF.

Sophomore Kat Keller [below right] from New Richmond has exploded on the scene this season and has the best 100m time [12.16] and 2nd best 200m time [24.85] at the end of week 6 on the All-Division list.

Above: Stephanie Henry [12, La Crosse Logan] and Simbi Laaro [12, Green Bay Southwest].

Keller photograph on the right by John Reed.

Below L-R: Hamilton's Danielle Barbian [11] and Ashley Holicek [10], Tahje Whittley [11, Bradley Technical], and Claire Gordee [10, Tosa East].

Above L-R: Heather Bong [11, Arrowhead], Kiara Giles [12, Milwaukee Rufus King], and Qudija McDade [12, West Bend East]. Below L-R: Ciara Jarrett [12, Milwaukee Marshall], Demetra Camble [11, Milwaukee Riverside], and Sydney Schultz [12, Appleton North].

Above L-R: Kiki Joseph [12, Madison East], Sierra Thomas [11, Hartford], and Caroline Grassl [11, Waunakee]. Below L-R: Olivia Ramirez [11, Milwaukee Pius XI], Lauren Grant [12, Waukesha West], and Crystal Malone [9, Milwaukee Riverside].

Above Jessica Waldvogel [12, Wausau West]. Right L-R: Alaina Murphy [12 Seymour], Lizzie Wendt [12, Germantown], and Megan Mulligan [11, Lake Geneva Badger].


Division 2

Left: Maya Vazquez a senior at Arcadia is the defending D2 Champion in the 100m and 200m dash events. She placed 2nd in the 400m at La Crosse in 2009. Above L-R: Ariel Kinlow [12, Brown Deer] and Laura Popanz [11. Clinton]. Below L-R: Jasmine Haines [12, East Troy], Hannah School [12, Wittenburg-Birnamwood], and Eileen Gehring [11, Madison Edgewood].

Above L-R: Alex Schad [11, Milwaukee Lutheran], Claire Poethke [11, Rice Lake], and Briana Dunkleberger [11, Lake Mills]. Below L-R: April Hanson [12, Clintonville], Raquel Ebbe [10, Nekoosa], and Lauren Westerdahl [12, Somerset].

Above L-R: Maddie Skaalrud [12, St Croix Central], Paige Hrubecky [10, Mishicot], and Emilie Kay [12, Platteville]. Below L-R: Shannon Klein [11. Brodhead-Juda], Kelli McKenna [10, Madison Edgewood], and Tia Nowak [12, East Troy].


Division 3

Left: Bria Halama [11, Independence-Gilmanton] is a State Meet veteran having placed 3rd in the 2009 D3 200m and 400m races. Above L-R: Gretchen Homan [12, Burlington Catholic Central] is the defending 200m and 400m D3 Champion and Manitowoc Lutheran's Audra Winter a sophomore who is listed #1 on the April 25th D3 100m list.

Above L-R: Lexie Schaffer [12, Hilbert], Emily Dittman [11] and Jena Heidmann [10] from Edgar.
Below L-R: Jen Cassel [10, Shell Lake], Mariah Heiman [10, Marshfield Columbus], and Emilie Hoeppner [12, Onalaska Luther].

Above L-R: Natalie Buyarski [11, Oshkosh Lourdes], Ali Johnson [10, Loyal], and Stephanie Jahn [12, Deerfield].
Below L-R: Sage Karl [11, Frederic], Whitney Cerveny [12, Gresham-Bowler], and Hannah Pospyhalla [12, Edgar].