2011 W/TFA Indoor Championships: Field Events

Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Katchel Center at UW-Whitewater. W/TFA | Results

One of the two new athletes to make an impression in the field events was Kennedy Blahnik [left and above] from D3 Algoma. Blahnik's throw of 43' 1.50 took first place at the 2011 W/TF Meet.

The Blahnik family made the over 3 hour trip to the W/FTA Meet a most worthwhile venture. Their son Zach took second in the boys meet held in the morning. Zach's best throw was 56' 02.25.

Kennedy was the national champion in the shot put and discus in 2010 and 2009 in her age group for USATF. She broke the USATF meet record for the discus in her age group with a throw of 143' 4. In the shot put she tied the national record in her age group with a put of 52' 1.25" (6 lb shot).

Above L-R: Kennedy and Zach's mother Terri, sister Alex, Kennedy and Zach, and their father Dean who is also the assistant [throws] coach at Algoma. In front is their sister Bobbi .

L-R: Kennedy Blahnik, Molly Griep [Whitewater, 2nd, 42' 07.00], and Kayla Brown [La Crosse Logan, 3rd, 38' 11.00].

Above L-R: Alyssa Lueck [Big Foot, 4th], Andrea Swanson [Random Lake [5th], and Emma Koeppel [Lake Mills, 6th]. Below L-R: Jess Leu [Monroe,7th] and Sabrina Ware [La Crosse Logan, 8th].



Above: Second place LJ winner Katrina VonArx [La Crosse Aquinas, 17' 01.00].

Right: Sheboygan Falls athlete Brooke Buehler won the LJ with a distance of 17' 01.50.

Maria De Valk [Kimberly] jumped 16' 10.50 to take 3rd. Stoughton's Brianna Bower was 4th [16' 10.00].

Below left: Kimberly's Sam Blue was 5th.

Below right: Wisconsin Lutheran jumper Sara Hirschmann was 6th.



Above L-R: South Milwaukee jumper Corissa Meyers [2nd, 34' 01] and TJ winner Erin Perkins of Marinette [34' 03.50]. Below left: Candice Wayne [West Bend West, 3rd] and Perkins.

Sussex Hamilton TJ athlete Jamie Destache

Wrightstown [D2 school located about 1/2 way between Green Bay and Appleton] vaulter Bonnie Drexler [above] while only a ninth grader announced her arrival on the high school track scene in an impressive way. She more than held her own in the dash competition and then proceeded to vault 11' 07 to win the PV competition..

Above: Wisconsin Lutheran vaulter Taylor Corkum. Left: Draxler on an approach. Below Ashwaubenon vaulter Alex Flucke. Flucke placed second with a vault of 11' 00.



Above: Green Bay Preble HJ athlete Meagan Hilla [5th, 5' 00].Right HJ winner Hailey Valentine concentrates prior to an attmept. Valentine is a sophomore at Green Bay Preble and won the event with a jump of 5' 02.

Above L-R: Taylor Gesch [Lakeland, 4th], Jessica Powers [Lake Mills, 5' 02, 2nd], winner Hailey Valentine, Frankie Carroll [Whitefish Bay, 3rd], Cassidy Chambers [Darlington, 5th], and Meagan Hilla.