Vaulters Takeoff For New Heights

Some of the top vaulters in D1, D2, and D3 through Week 9 of 2010 season. Big 10 Champion



Division 3


Above left: Faryn Wirkus [10, Edgar]. Photo By Jim Steinke, Edgar Athletic Director

Above middle: Amber Rogers [12, Deerfield]

Right: Kara Krahenbuhl [12, Darlington]


Lena ninth grader Marlena Wagner is pictured above at the Marinette and Oconto Conference Meet held at Coleman on Friday, May 14. She vaulted 10' 03 at the meet.

Picture by John Homan



Division 2


Dani Vetesnik [12 Richland Center]


Alayna Muldoon [12, New Holstein].

Photos above

by

Mike Muldoon


Kim Stonewerth [11, Whitewater].

Photo by Bob Mischka - Mischkapics


Above and below left: Kate Spude [12, Southern Door].

Photo's by Christine Nesheim - Door County Advocate

Sami Haas

[12, Waupun]

Sami Haas:Left and above right.

Waupun photo

[above right]

by

Kevin Winter


Above and below: Lindsey Wacker [11, Boscobel]

Photographs by Shannon Mumm


Alayna Muldoon

Pictured on the right with the winning vault at the Eastern Rivers Conference Meet held at Two Rivers HS on Tuesday, May 18.

Muldoon cleared 11' 06 on the vault which was photographed by Craig Hoffman, Sports Editor of the Tri-County News [New Holstein / Kiel / Chilton]

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Photo to the right
by
Craig Hoffman




Carolyn Prochaska

Senior - Northwestern HS

Maple, WI

Photographs by Bruce Nelson


The Runway With A View

Athletes at Northwestern high school can see an incredible panorama which includes Lake Superior while vaulting. Northwestern High School is located just a few miles from Poplar the small community where Richard Bong America's all-time leading Ace grew up. Maple is about 23 miles from Superior. Northwestern has 488 students and competes in the Heart O'North Conference [Barron, Bloomer, Chetek, Cumberland, Hayward, Ladysmith, and Spooner].



Oconto Falls senior Beth Rieth

Left L-R: Assistant coach Misty Hommerding who is the vault coach and Beth Rieth. Rieth vaulted 10' 03 at the Bay Conference Relays on May 18.

Oconto Falls photos

by

Tammy Moynihan






2010 Oconto Falls Team.


Division 1


Left and above: Cami Gilson [10, Arrowhead].

Below: Camille Schwartz [12, Whitefish Bay].





Above: Leanna Rose [11, D C Everest].

Left: Alex Flucke [9, Ashwaubenon].


Above and right: Farrah Brown [11, Franklin]



Below left: Alex Douglas [10, Madison East].



Below Center: Megan Courtney [12,SPASH]



Below right: Ashley Effa [12, Seymour]


Jessica Wiegert [11, De Pere]


Cali Schmidt [12, West Allis Central]


Kati Fitch [12, Nicolet].



Above: Senior Courtney Walden from Oconomowoc.

Oconomowoc photos by Mike Walden


Courtney Walden [12, Oconomowoc]

Photos by Mike Walden



Left and above: Stefanie Weber [12, Burlington]

Below: Stefanie Weber

Photos below by Debbie Weber


Ashley Effa - Seymour

Photo by Randy Peterson.


Melanie Pilon [12, Waukesha South]

Photos by Bob Quadrachi

All-Division Pole Vault After Week 9
11' 06.00 Faryn Wirkus
10
Edgar [Record]
11' 03.00 Cami Gilson
10
Arrowhead [Jump-off]
11' 03.00 Alex Flucke
9
Ashwaubenon
11' 03.00 Dani Vetesnik
12
Richland Center
11' 00.00 Melanie Pilon
12
Waukesha South
11' 00.00 Camille Schwartz
12
Whitefish Bay
11' 00.00 Stefanie Weber
12
Burlington
11' 00.00 Abby Croft
12
Germantown [Sch Record]
11' 00.00 Alayna Muldoon
12
New Holstein
11' 00.00 Leanna Rose
11
D C Everest
10' 06.00 Courtney Walden
12
Oconomowoc
10' 06.00 Farrah Brown
11
Franklin
10' 06.00 Jess Martell
12
Osceola
10' 03.00 Marlena Wagner
9
Lena
10' 03.00 Alex Douglas
10
Madison East
10' 03.00 Megan Courtney
12
Stevens Point
10' 01.00 Amber Rogers
12
Deerfield
10' 00.00 Logan Bartz
12
Wisconsin Lutheran
10' 00.00 Katelyn Wright
12
Homestead
10' 00.00 Rachel Walsh
12
Oregon

Abby Croft [12, Germantown]

Right: Germantown vaulters Abby Croft and Lauren Tetzke. Below: Croft in the vault

Photos by Kathy Croft