Bangor Invitational 
Overcast skies cleared and the temperature soared at the start of the Bangor Invitational. D2 Sparta won the 16 team meet followed by Arcadia, Viroqua, Mauston, Westby and Cashton.
Both D2 and D3 schools competed at the meet .A strong wind from the south made the final turn a challenge.
Above finals of the 100m HH L-R: Tiarra Hoffman [Mauston, 5th], Amber Dahl [Cashton, 4th], winner Taylor Sherry [Kickapoo-La Farge, 16.40], and Chelsey Arendt [Sparta, 2nd].
Above: Chelsey Arendt in the prelims.
Right: Taylor Sherry in the prelims.
Below L-R: Lyssa Veres [Viroqua, 3rd in finals] and Amber Dahl in the prelims.
Start of the 100m finals. A restart was done after a runner was DQ'ed. Above L-R: Fiona Conlon [Viroqua, 3rd], Bria Altamore [Royall, 6th], Makala Teske [Mauston], Marisa Schaldach [Cashton, 1st in 13.50], Morgan Brown [Necedah, 4th], Eve Kramer [Arcadia, 2nd], and Jenna Beron [Bangor, 5th].
Below: Marisa Schaldach [#3], Fiona Conlon [#6], and Eve Kramer [#5] in the prelims.
Above L-R: prelims with Jenna Beron [Bangor] and Makala Teske [Mauston].
Right: Fiona Conlon and Marisa Schaldach [#4] in the finals of the 1oom dash.
Above: Sparta 400m runner Haley Swanson [2nd in 1:02.20].
Right: 400m winner Marissa Ortner a junior from Pittsville [1:01.77].
First turn in the 1600m L-R: Jessica Abt [Viroqua], Hillary Swanson [Sparta], and Allyson Daines [Westby]
Left: 3200m and 1600m winner Allyson Daines from Westby in the 1600m run. Above 1600m runners L-R: Hillary Swanson [Sparta, 2nd], Tory Palmer [Pittsville, 3rd], and Jessica Abt [Viroqua, 4th].
Below left: Kelsey Taylor [Hillsboro, 6th in 1600m]. Below center: 4x8 relay runners.Below right: Maddy Wilttrout [Viroqua, 5th]
Above the winning 4x8 from Mauston L-R: Samantha Trembath, Abigail Peterson, Dana Osthoff and anchor Taylor Miller. The Mauston distance quartet posted a 10:11. 06 to finish ahead of Arcadia by 2.03 seconds.
Below left: Mauston Coach Bill DeVoe congratulates his 4x8 runners whose effort resulted in a big drop from their previous best time. Below right: Relay runners #1 in the 4x8.
Above: Runners 2-4 in the 4x8
The Sparta 4x2 won with a time of 1:51.35. Runners above L-R: Chelsey Arendt, Meghan Wiedl, Meg Herrman, and anchor Jackie Schroeder [also pictured below right].
Below 4x2 relay runners
Also clearing 5' 00 were Arcadia's Grace Backes pictured on the left concentrating before a jump and Mauston's Dana Osthoff.
Three vaulters cleared 8' 00. Geena Whalen [Arcadia, winner], Stacy Humfeld [right, Westby, 2nd], and Rachel Kondracki [Onalaska Luther, 3rd].
Coaches often spend more time with other peoples kids than their own. However jumps coach Alan Suchla from Arcadia was fortunate to have coached his three daughters when they were Arcadia students. In fact all three daughters were State Qualifiers in the TJ while on the Red Raiders track and field team.
Michelle Suchla [above right] was 8th in the TJ and on the Arcadia D3 State Champion 4x4 and 4x8 relay teams at the 2003 WIAA State Meet. Erika Suchla was the D2 State Champion in the TJ at the 2009 State Meet. Suchla's youngest daughter Alayna was also a state qualifier in the TJ at the 2011 State Meet. Alan now will be able to coach his son when he enters Arcadia high school.
Above L-R: Arcadia horizontal jump athlete Brandi Bjorge, Alan Suchla, horizontal jumps athlete Samantha Hoesley, and Michelle Suchla.
Below L-R: LJ and TJ winner Brandi Bjorge [Arcadia, 16' 07.50, 33' 08] and Samantha Hoesley [Arcadia, 2nd in the LJ 15' 11].
Above: Assistant coach Brittny Walz confers with one of her Sparta athletes in the LJ event..
Far left: Betsy Schreier [Cashton] in the TJ [2nd, 32' 10.50]. Left: Bangor LJ athlete Jenna Beron.
