2014 WIAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 100m, 200m, and 400m Dash Events
Senior Jen Wellnitz [far left] from Black Hawk successfully defended her 2013 100m title by finishing first in 12.54. Wellnitz is shown in her heat with Kayla Neff [Regis, 5th].
Above 100m finalists [L-R]: Taylor Juresh [Royall, 2nd] and Maria Gruett [Hilbert, 3rd].
Abov 400m long dash athletes L-R: Helen Thames [Milwaukee Riverside, 3rd], Bianca Stubler [Sussex Hamiltton, 6th], and Val larson [DeForest, 5th]
Above Heat 2 of 2 in the 400m prelims L-R: Lauren Peters, Brooke Welhausen [Big Foot], Bonnie Draxler, Macie Davidson, and Sophie Klein [St Croix Falls]
All photographs unless otherwise noted by Dave Figi ~ Wisconsin Track Online
Above 100m dash athletes L-R: Kaitlyn Kaiser [Cuba City, 6th], winner Jen Wellnitz, Enyo Amet [The Prairie School, 7th], Abi Bernthal [E. C. Immanuel], Monica Litman [Catholic Central, 10th], and Alexandra Hutchison [Columbus Catholic, 4th].
Left: 200m dash winner Alexandra Hutchison [Columbus Catholic, 25.68].
Above 200m dash athletes L-R: Melanie Schneider [St Mary's Springs, 8th], Kayla Neff [Regis, 5th], Rachel Winter [Manitowoc Lutheran, 6th], and Taylor Juresh [Royall, 4th].
Above 200m dash athletes L-R:
Allie Keena [Assumption, 2nd], Autumn Wickman [Athens, 3rd], winner Alexndra Hutchison, and Taylor Juresh [Royall, 4th]
Above 200m prelims L-R: Angel Malone [Milwaukee Riverside, 9th], Jenna Long, Danielle Riggins, and Amber Jackson [De Pere, 5th].
Left: Brittany Davis [Benton-Scales Mound-Shullsburg] who posted a 57.46 in the prelims shown went on to win the 400m long dash evert in 57.70. She also won the D3 800m run in 2:16.48.
Above 400m long dash athletes L-R: Kayla Neff [Regins, 2nd] Melanie Schneider [St Mary's Springs, 5th], Allie Keena [Assumption, 3rd], Jessika Dieringer [Ozaukee, 4th], and Rachel Winter [Manitowoc Lutheran, 6th].
Left: 200m dash Gold Medal winner Danielle Riggins [Kenosha Tremper, 23.99].
Above 200m dash athletes L-R: Bennisha Nunn [Racine Case, 4th], Jenna Long [Bay Port, 6th], Jackie Baldwin [Kenosha Bradford, 2nd], and Cassy Goodrich [Union Grove, 3rd].
Above: Brown Deer Kyla Blackmon in the 100m prelims [6th in finals].
Above 100m dash athletes L-R: Erin Jaynes [Catholic Memorial 3rd], Kelsey Worachek [Xavier, 4th], Lexi Brost [Nekoosa, 5th], and Nadia Williams [Mount Horeb, 2nd].
Above 200m dash athletes L-R: Tatiana Sotka [Waupaca, 4th], Brittany Broome [McFarland, 5th], Kayla Lallensack [Kiel, 6th], Kelsey Worachek [Xavier, 7th], Jordyn Riemer [Beloit Turner, 9th], and Gold Medal winner Nadia Williams.
Left:: Sophomore Nadia Williams from Mount Horeb posted a 25.42 in the prelims shown and 25.51 in the finals to win the Gold Medal in the 200m dash.
Above 200m dash athletes L-R: Lexi Brost [Nekoosa, 2nd] and Kyla Blackmon [Brown Deer, 3rd]. In finals Brost had a 25.94 and blackmon a 25.96
Left: Repeat 100m dash winner Danielle Riggins. Riggins recorded a 11.85 in winning the Gold Medal in the 100m dash for the second straight year and helping her team the Kenosha Tremper Trojans to a second straight D1 Team Championship.
Above: Gabby Beauvais [#6, Monona Grove, 6th] and Danielle Riggins in the prelims.
Left: Four time 400m winner Bonnie Draxler [#5, Wrightstown, 56.16] and Macie Davidson [#4, Waupaca, 3rd]. The D2 400m record is 56.09 set by Kim Tiller in 1985.
Above 400m runners L-R: Monica Geiser [Brillion, 2nd], Lauren Peters [Freedom, 4th], Savannah Rivard [Osceola, 5th], and Abbey Zastrow [Arcadia, 6th].
Above 100m dash athletes L-R: Cassy Goodrich [Union Grove, 3rd], Jackie Baldwin [Kenosha Bradford, 2nd], Jenna Long [Bay Port, 4], and Bennisha Nunn [Racine Case, 5th].
Left: 400m long dash winner Cassy Goodrich [Union Grove [55.35].
Above 400m long dash athletes L-R: Angel Malone [Milwaukee Riverside, 2nd], Brittany Schyvinck [Reedsburg, 4th], Alyson Weum [Stoughton 9th], and winner Cassy Goodrich.
Left: Senior Bonnie Draxler from Wrightstown joined an elite group when she won the 400m long dash. Earlier she had won the PV event giving her wins in the 400 and PV all four years she competed at the State Meet.
The only other girls to achieve 4 wins in the same 2 events were Joanna Schultz [Homen: 2003-06 200m and 400m], Molly Seidel [University Lake School: 2009-12 1600m and 3200m run] and Kennedy Blahnik [Algoma: 2011-2014 SP and discus].
Draxler is shown on the left in the 100m prelims. She posted a 12.11 in the prelims then came back to win the 100m dash in the finals with a time of 12.19.