2012 WIAA Track And Field Championships: RUN
Left and above center: Senior Molly Seidel from University Lake School in the 1600m run. She won the 1600m run in 4:54.81.
Above right: Silver Medal winner in the 1600m Breanna Colbenson [11, Spring Valley].
Junior Elizabeth Pospyhalla [#4] from Edgar the defending D3 800m champion held on to edge senior Emma Anderson [#3] from Shell Lake 2:17.38 to 2:2:17.52 in the 800m run.
Above 800m runners L-R: Breanna Colbenson [11, Spring Valley, 3rd], Bailey Hlavachek [10, Albany, 5th], and Isabel Seidel [10, University Lake School, 6th].
Senior Madeline Haupert [left] from La Crosse Aquinas posted a 2:12.73 to win the D2 800m run.
Above 800m runners L-R: Taylor Miller [10, Mauston, 3rd], Kristen Linzmeier [11, Chilton, 4th], and Ali Olson [12, Bloomer, 2nd].
Left: 800m winner Niki Rhyan [12, Plymouth].
Above 800m runners L-R: Rhyan, Lauren Holtz [12, Homestead, 8th], Alison Parker [11, Neenah, 2nd], Vanessa Boorse [10, Wausau East, 5th], Erica Wanie [10, West Bend West, 6th], and Brdget Murphy [11, Seymour, 3rd].
Above 1600m runners L-R: Emma Anderson [12, Shell Lake, 3rd], Isabel Seidel [10, University Lake School, 4th], Kendra Sigg [12, Pecatonica-Argyle, 5th], and Leah Johnson [10, Pardeeville, 6th].
Above: Coach Brian Borkowski from University Lake School shouts lap times to Molly Seidel in the 3200m run. Seidel set the D3 record of 10:33.15 at the 2011 State Meet.
This year she bettered that mark setting a new D3 record of 10:21.93. In addition this was the 4th straight year Seidel won both the 1600m and 3200m races. The only other girls athlete to win two different events during their 4 years at the State Meet was Joanna Schultz [Homen, 2003-2006, 200m & 400m dash events].
Seidel is pictured on the right early in the 3200m race with Spring Valley junior Breanna Colbenson who ended up 2nd in the 3200m run.
Above 3200m runners L-R: Abby Moore [10, Oshkosh Lourdes, 3rd], Nora Keller [9, Oshkosh Lourdes, 4th], Laura Stichling [11, Clear Lake, 5th], and Becca Gosselin [11, Living Word Lutheran, 6th].
Above 800m runners L-R: Kristen Linzmeier [11, Chilton, 4th], Molly Hanson [12, Dodgeville-Mineral Point, 5th], and Rachel Sudbury [12, Tomahawk, 6th].
Above 1600m runners L-R: Kellie Greenwood [12, Two Rivers, 8th], Mairin Cahill [10, Dodgeville-Mineral Point, 5th], 1600m champion Molly Hanson [12, Dodgeville-Mineral Point, 4:54.80], and Andrea Ostenso [11, Ladysmith, 10th].
Above 1600m runners L-R: Molly Hanson [12, Dodgeville-Mineral Point, 1st], Tricia Serres [12, Platteville, 2nd], Madeline Haupert [12, La Crosse Aquinas, 3rd], and Kristen Linzmeier [11, Chilton, 6th]. Hanson and Serres gave track fans a race to remember with Hanson edging out a win by less than 1/2 second.
Junior Andrea Ostenso [left] from Ladysmith won the Gold Medal in the D3 3200m run with a time of 10:48.78.
Above center 3200m runners L-R: Anna Eisenzimmer [10, Dodgeville-Mineral Point, 4th], Kelli Greenwood [12, Two Rivers,2nd], Delaney Sinnen [10, Random Lake, 6th], and McFarland's Liz Smits who finished 3rd.
Above right: Dodgeville-Mineral Point ninth grader Hannah Owens finished 5th int he 3200m run.
The 800m run was a closely contested race with places 1 -5 packed between 2:13.80 and 2:14.85. Above 800m runners nearing the finish line L-R: Taylor Zimprich [12, Waunakee, 4th], Vanessa Boorse [10, Wausau East, 5th], Bridget Murphy [11, Seymour, 3rd], Alison Parker [11, Neenah, 2nd], and winner Niki Rhyan [12, Plymouth, 2:13.80].
Junior Delaney FitzPatrick [left and above, #1] won the 1600m run with a time of 4:56.96. FitzPatrick held off Wauwatosa East sophomore Natalie Schudrowitz [left and above in red jersey] who finished second in 4:57.84.
Above left 1600m runners L-R: Katie Wetzstein [12, Hudson, 6th], Haley Johnson [12, Plymouth, 3rd], Sarah Heinemann [12, Waunakee, 4th], Natalie Schudrowitz [10, Wauwatosa East, 2nd], and Emma Lisa-Murphy [12, Whitefiish Bay]. Above right: Jackie Dubnicka [10, Arrowhead, 5th].
Senior Haley Johnson [left, #12] from Plymouth won the Gold Medal in the 3200m run. She posted a 10:43.01. The Silver Medal went to Waunakee's Sarah Heinemann [#13].
The runners pictured on the left are Madison West senior Olivia Pratt [#9] and Nicolet junior Lauren Cunningham.
3200m Runners
Below L-R:
Katie Wetzstein [12, Hudson, 7th], Olivia Pratt [12, Madison West, 3rd], Elizabeth Flatley [10, Brookfield Central, 4th], Elena Barham [12, Madison West, 5th], winner Haley Johnson [12, Plymouth, 10:43.01], Lauren Cunningham [#3, 11, Nicolet, 6th], and Sarah Heinemann [12, Waunakee, 2nd].
