Watertown Division 1 WIAA Track And Field Regional Championships 
Arrowhead, Germantown, Hamilton, Menomonee Falls,, Milwaukee Madison /Career & Tech Ed / NW, Milwaukee Vincent / Destiny, Oconomowoc, and host Watertown competed in the first step for teams and athletes to get to the WIAA State Meet held at UW-La Crosse on May 31-June 1. The top 4 in each event move on to the Sussex Hamilton Sectional on Thursday, May 23. Arrowhead won the regional with 205 points followed by Menomonee Falls, Germantown and host Watertown.
Top header photo of Corinne Franz by Lisa Franz.
Mikayla Robertson [above center and right] is a senior from Menomonee Falls who currently has the best TJ mark [38 06.75] on the Week 11 Honor Roll. At the Watertown Regional she broke the stadium record in the TJ.
The old record was held by Sara Thayer [Cedarburg, 2002] and Jenny Ebeling [Wisconsin Lutheran, 2008] who both recorded a distance of 36' 07.50. Robertson soared 37' 07.00 to set a new Watertown Stadium Record.
Second place went to Jade Nolan [above left, 10, Milwaukee Madison-Career & Technical Education-Northwest] who had a best jump of 36' 02.25.
Above: Watertown vaulter Angela Breunig [3rd].
Right: Arrowhead junior Taylor Amann won the PV with a height of 10' 06.
Above left: Leah Fenske a ninth grader from Oconomowoc was 2nd in the HJ [5' 00.]. The HJ was won by Germantown junior Beth Kuske [above center and right] who cleared 5' 01.
Above long jump athletes L-R: Vanessa Voss [Arrowhead, 4th], Taylor Naatz [Watertown, 3rd], and Jade Nolan [Milwaukee Madison/Career & Tech Ed/NW, 2nd].
Right: LJ winner Aerial Holt [Menomonee Falls, 17' 10.50]. Holt broke a long standing stadium record in the LJ that was set by Latisha Dismukema [Milwaukee Custer, 17' 06.50] in 1997. Nolan also surpassed the old record with her distance of 17' 07.75.
Above and left: Oconomowoc wheelchair athlete Melanie Watson. Watson recorded winning performances in the SP, 100m, 400m, and 800m events. Wheelchair athletes must qualify for State by being in regional and sectional competition.
Left: 200m winner Kristina Chambliss [Milwaukee Vincent].
Above 200m dash athletes L-R: Alaina Auton [Arrowhead, 4th], Taylor Naatz [Watertown, 2nd], Katelyn Mushall [Hamilton, 5th], and Jenna Goulet [Arrowhead, 3rd].
Note: 200m dash photos are from the prelims.
Above: SP winner Katelyn Turner is congratulated by her teammate Rachel Claussen and Germantown throws coach Todd Krupicka. Turner won with a throw of 35' 00.00.
Left: Turner on one of her throws.
Watertown track athlete Taylor Naatz designed the Meet T-shirt.
Right 100m dash athletes L-R: Alexandria Okereke [Milwaukee Madison, 5th] and Caroline Bong [Arrowhead, 4th] in the preliminaries.
Above - prelims of the 100m dash L-R: Kristina Chambliss [Milwaukee Vincent, 3rd in finals], finals winner Toney Lock [Hamilton, 13.10], and Miranda Winkleman [Arrowhead, 2nd in finals].
Above 400m long dash athletes L-R: Taylor Naatz [Watertown, 2nd-59.40], winner Mikayla Robertson [Menomonee Falls, 58.46], and Kate Novacek [Arrowhead, 3rd-59.53].
Below 400m runners L-R: Taylor Naatz, Mikayla Robertson, Kate Novacek, and Taylor Naatz.
Above 1600m runners L-R: Marlie Houston [Oconomowoc, 2nd] and Arrowhead teammates Payton Wesley, Lea Patek, and Jackie Dubnicka. Wesley won in 5:32.72 followed by Houston [5:32.77], Dubnicka [5:32.85], and Patek [5:32.89].
Above HH athletes L-R: Sierra Snyder [Oconomowoc, 4th], winner Ceanna Soper [Arrowhead, 15.95], and Savana Callen [Menomonee Falls, 5th].
Below HH athletes L-R: Leah Wheaton [Germantown 3rd and Jennifer Ellis [Germantown 2nd]. Ellis won the 300m LH event in 46.43.
Note: HH photos from the prelims.
Arrowhead won the 4x2 in 1:47.11. Left: Arrowhead 4x2 anchor Vanessa Voss. Above L-R: Arrowhead exchange shows leadoff runner Miranda Winkleman handing off to Jenna Goulet, Menomonee Falls anchor Tori Plutshack, and Hamilton anchor Katlynn Mushall.
The Arrowhead 4x1 [not shown] won in 50.06. This set a Stadium Record. The old record of 50.54 was set this season by Wisconsin Lutheran. Arrowhead 4x1 relay runners were: Miranda Winkleman, Jenna Goulet, Caroline Bong, and Vanessa Voss.
The Arrowhead 4x8 won that event by posting a 10:10.31.
Arrowhead 4x8 relay members on the left L-R:
Tayler McCormack, Morgan Hobbs, Maggie, Dawes, and anchor Payton Wesley.
Below: 4x8 runners.
