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Edgar Sets Records In 4x1, 4x2, And 4x4. Fennimore Wins 4x8
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Edgar scored 114 points to win the 2010 D3 State Team Championship in Track and Field. The Wildcats won three out of the four relays and in the process set State D3 Records in those relays.
Edgar's 4x1 Champions posted a 49.90 in finals but set the State D3 Record 49.36 in the preliminaries. Newman Catholic had set the old record in 2009 [50.44]. Edgar runners clockwise from top left:
- Jena Heidmann
- Faryn Wirkus
- Kira Dittman
- Emily Dittman
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Below L-R: Final exchange zone of the 4x1 with Newman Catholic [3rd, 50.60], Reedsville [Michelle Mangin handing off to anchor Meg Heafy,2nd, 50.36], and Edgar [1sr, 49.90, 49.36 in prelims, Faryn Wirkus handing off to anchor Kira Dittman.
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Above: 4x2 anchors Meg Heafy [Reedsville, 2nd] and Audra Winter of the Manitowoc Lutheran Lancers [3rd].
Left: Edgar 4x2 anchor Kira Dittman. Edgar tied the State D3 Record set by Poynette in 1985 [1:44.37].
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Edgar 4x2 D3 Champions were: Jena Heidmann, Emily Dittman, Holly Denfield, and Kira Dittman.
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Edgar's 4x4 ran a 3:58.43 in the prelminaries to break Rosholt's 2005 record of 4:00.41. In the finals Edgar posted a 4:01.80.
Team members were [clockwise from above left]:
- Hannah Pospyhalla
- Holly Denfeld
- Tessa Thurs
- Elizabeth Pospyhalla
Hannah Pospyhalla is a senior but the other three runners will return for 2011.
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Fennimore was the D3 4x8 Champion. Clockwise from above left: Alexa Nutter, Kayla Sheckles, Jerica Nelson, and anchor Chelsea Henry. |
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East Troy, Milwaukee Lutheran, And Platteville Win D2 Relays
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Milwaukee Lutheran scored 40 points in D2 to finish second behind 2010 Champion Green Bay Notre Dame who scored 45 points. The Red Knights from Milwaukee won the 4x1 and 4x2 relays. The 4x1 team is pictured above in the finals as Charese Hampton gives the baton to anchor Raynna Thompson. Waukesha Catholic Memorial finished second while Somerset [Black jerseys] finished fourth in the 4x1.
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Milwaukee Lutheran 4x1 team members [on the right, clockwise from top left] were: Chelsea Jordan, Raynna Thompson, Charese Hampton, and Alexandria Schad.
In the 2009 preliminaries Milwaukee Lutheran set the 4x2 record with a time of 1:43,22. In the 2010 preliminaries the Red Knights broke their own record with a 1:42.86 clocking. The record setting 4x2 team members were:
- Tierra Brown
- Alexandria Schad
- Chelsea Jordan
- Raynna Thompson
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Left: Tierra Brown [Photo from Benson Invite] |
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Raynna Thomson is shown above anchoring the 4x2 in the Saturday finals. Brown Deer was second [anchor Ariel Kinlow, far left], Bloomer third [anchor Jaime Ludwigson, far right - orange jersey], and Omro fourth [anchor Amanda Obot].
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The Trojans from East Troy won the D2 4x4 with a time of 3:58.52 finishing ahead of Kiel who posted a 3:59.60. East Troy team members were [Clockwise from above left]:
- Alee Schahczinski
- Meghan Valentine
- Jasmine Haines
- Tia Nowak
The photographs below show the range of emotions that athletes feel when years of training pays off in a dream coming true.
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Platteville won the D2 4x8 by posting a 9:32.49. Green Bay Notre Dame was second [9:37.83] with Freedom finishing third in (9:39.31].
The Platteville 4x8 #1 and #2 runners are pictured above.
On the left anchor Tricia Serres a Platteville sophomore rounds the final turn of her leg.
Platteville 4x8 runners were:
- Tessa Fure
- Julia Lawinger
- Andrea Fischer
- Tricia Serres
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Milwaukee Bradley Technical, Sussex Hamilton, And Onalaska Win Relays
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In the finals of the 4x1 pictured above anchors [L-R] Heather Bong [Arrowhead], Danielle Barbian [Hamilton], Dezerea Bryant [Milwaukee Bradley Technical], and Hannah Rhode [Waukesha West] head into the straightaway.
Bradley Technical won barely by edging out Sussex Hamilton [47.95 to 48.04]. Arrowhead was third while Waukesha West finished fourth.
Bradley Technical 4x1 relay runners were [Clockwise from top left]:
- Amber Coggs
- Angelina Howard
- Dezerea Bryant
- Derricka Wesley
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Long time Bradley Technical girls and boys track coach Ken Williams.
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In the 4x2 Hamilton beat Bradley Technical by .14 seconds. Above L-R: Waukesha West, Hamilton, Arrowhead, and Bradley Technical 4x2 anchor runners. Anchors Danielle Barbian [11, Sussex Hamilton] and Elexis Fuller-Stewart [10, Bradley Technical] are pictured below as they head into the straightaway.
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The D1 Champion 4x2 team from Sussex Hamilton consisted of: Ellen Buckley, Jess Rupnow, Brooke Patterson, and anchor Danielle Barbian.
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In the 4x4 preliminaries the Milwaukee Bradley Technical quartet [Above L-R] of Elexis Fuller-Stewart, Tahje Whittley, Dinah Watts, and Tiffany Matthews set a new D1 and All-Division record by blazing to a time of 3:53.64. This broke Milwaukee North's record of 3:55.19 set in 1980.
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In the D1 4x4 finals the Wolverines of Waukesha West finished ahead of Bradley Technical by posting a time of 3:57.31 to Tech's 3:58.99 clocking. West's team above: Top L-R: Kristin Heckel and anchor Lauren Grant. Bottom L-R: Emily Duffy and Halley Ahler. Grant is pictured on the left with her anchor leg of the 4x4. |
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Onalaska's 4x8 relay team was timed in 9:12.28 as they won the Gold Medal for that event. None of the runners were seniors. The All-Division record for the 4x8 was set in 1994 by Marinette [9:03.38]. Onalaska runners clockwise from above left:
- Rachel Kukas
- Maddie Johnson
- Maddie Hibshman
- Jamie Burr
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The top five D1 4x8 teams were [Below L-R]: Germantown [5th], Homestead [3rd], Champion Onalaska, Arrowhead [2nd], and Neenah [4th]
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