Preseason Newman Catholic

Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Wausau Newman Catholic High School
Special Note from June 6, 2009: Newman Catholic won the D3 State Championship
Newman Catholic

Division: 3
Enrollment: 204
Coach: Paul Michlig
Conference: Marawood
Conference Schools:
Northern section - Abbotsford, Athens, Mosinee Northland Lutheran, Park Falls, Phillips, Prentice, and Rib Lake.
Southern section - Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, Auburndale, Edgar, Marathon, Newman Catholic, Pittsville, and Stratford.
Notes: Paul Michlig's boys team won the 2006 and 2007 D3 State Championships while the girls were state runnerups in 2003. The girls were Regional Champions in 2004, 2007, and 2008 and won sectional titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

Left Emily Schuster [JR] finished 4th in the 400m at the 2008 State Meet .

Right: Teresa Rock [SO] finished 5th in the 100m HH at the 2008 State Meet.

Newman finished 3rd at state last year and returns everyone that scored a point except Ann Henry [4x200] who graduated. Athletes who scored at the 2008 State Meet:
  • Natalie Jozik- 800- 5th, 4x400- 2nd, 4x800- 5th
  • Emily Schuster- 400- 4th, 4x200- 3rd, 4x400- 2nd, Triple Jump- 15th
  • Teresa Rock- 100 Hurdles-5th, 300 Hurdles-7th, 4x200-3rd
  • Katie Siewert- High Jump-7th, 4x800- 5th
  • Caitlyn Bastable- 4x800- 5th, 4x400- 2nd
  • Andrea Schuster- 4x200- 3rd, 4x400- 2nd
  • Taylor Thomas- 4x800- 5th

Newman will have 27 girls out for track this spring. The boys have 31 out for track with an enrollment of 204 this year. Newman also has soccer and softball for girls and baseball, tennis and golf for the boys in the spring season.
Coach Michlig met with the boys and girls team prior to practice in a conference room at Newman. Practice plans and goals were discussed prior to the team going to the gym for warmups.
Twins Emily [L] and Andrea Schuster are pictured below right. Both athletes medaled at the State Meet last season.


After warmups Coach Tinjum took the distance runners [below] outside for a session at the 'Hills Course.' This demanding workout is a longtime Newman favorite! After their outside workout the distance athletes came inside to stretch.


The weather in Wausau was very cold and the track was still covered by snow. The track team divided up into groups [distance, throws, and sprints] and performed a variety of station drills in the gym that gave little down time for the athletes.

The sprinters divided up into three groups [17 minutes each] which included starts, form running on the pole vault pits and circuit training [Touching the basketball net, step-ups, ball against the wall,push up postition, big ball crunches, side lunges, squats against the wall, jump rope, and jumps over a bench].

Volunteer coach Stacy Holmberg who is a former Newman track athlete monitored the circuit training [3rd person from the right below] while Coach Bandoch worked with the form running.






Coach Rock [right] works with Brittany McIntyre. Long jumpers achieved incredible height in their drill.


Jordan Simpson [above left], coach Humpal, Mary Holmberg [above center], and Brooke Allen [right] are pictured working on shot put form and throws.

Jake Lang and Emily Schuster are pictured below working on starts. Below right: Sarah Conley



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