Brookfield Central Preseason Practice

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Brookfield Central High School


Junior Chidera Obasih [Above left] set a State Record [23.85] in the 200m preliminaries at the 2009 State Meet. Hurdler - jumper Katelyn Malcore [Above right] a senior scored points in the HH, LH, and TJ events at La Crosse in 2009.
Brookfield Central

Division: 1
Enrollment: 1352
Coach: Danna Bowe
Conference: Greater Metro
Conference Schools: Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels [Girls only], Hamilton [Sussex], Marquette University [Boys only], Menomonee Falls, Wauwatosa East, West Allis Central, West Allis Nathan Hale.

The Lancers of Brookfield Central finished second to D1 Champion Milwaukee Bradley Technical at the 2009 WIAA State Meet.

Hannah Trasser [L] qualified for State in the 800m and 1600m races. Trasser placed 6th in the D1 16k race in 2009. She also was a member of the Lancer 4x4 relay team.

Katelyn Malcore [Right] finished 5th in the D1 TJ at La Crosse in 2009.




The Brookfield Central 4x2 relay team finished third in the 2009 D1 State Meet. Relay team members [L-R]: Yelena Latinovich (graduated), Kara Krugel (JR), Chidera Obasih (JR), and Sam Ott (SR).

Picture by Michael Krugel ~ La Crosse June 2009

The Brookfield Central 4x4 relay team finished third in the 2009 D1 State Meet. Relay team members [L to R]: Erin Lueder (SR), Hannah Trasser (JR), Yelena Latinovich (Graduated), and Katelyn Malcore (SR).

Picture by Alan Herzberg ~ Brookfield Central High School June 2009

Sam Ott [Above] and Chidera Obasih [Right]. Brookfield Central was the D1 State Champion in 2008. Last season the Lancers finished second behind D1 Champion Milwaukee Bradley Technical. The second day of the 2010 preseason found the Lancers working very hard as Coach Bowe and her assistants put the athletes through a challenging set of drills and stations meant to build the base necessary to compete at a high level in a tough conference.



After a short meeting the distance runners from Brookfield Central went outside for their workout. In cross country the Brookfield Central girls qualified for the State Meet where Hannah Trasser placed 14th.
Above left: Head Coach Dana Bowe gives an overview of the practice goals to squad members.

Above center: Exercise leader Katelyn Malcore displays the flexibility that helped her qualify for the State Gymnastics Meet.

Above right: Warmup drills.

Left: Chidera Obasih and Kara Krugel stretch prior to the circuit training and station work.

Below: Senior Katelyn Malcore.
After warmups and stretching the Lancers proceeded to execute a series of stations sandwiched between a circuit consisting of running the halls and going up and down a series of stairways.

Then six stations awaited the athletes. Pushups, situps, legwork on pads, jumping, mountain climbers, and core strengthening were rotated rapidly in 45 second segments.

The routine was repeated three times. INTENSITY was the word of the day and the athletes responded as they built a solid base that will payoff in competitive performances.
Brookfield Central competes in the Greater Metro Conference. The girls and boys teams practiced in the halls and old gym. The boys basketball team which is playing Milwaukee Hamilton in the sectional was practicing in the new gym at Brookfield Central.

The smiles tell it all. Junior Claire Stamborski [above right] had just returned to practice after getting a clear bill of health for a condition that could have limited or ended her participation in track. Anne Stamborski [above left] and Claire are twins who compete in the shot put and discus events for Brookfield Central. The friendly competition of the sisters has helped each improve.