2012 WIAA Track And Field Championships: JUMPS
Above long jump athletes L-R: Leah Nass [12, Manitowoc Lutheran, 3rd], Taylor Sherry [12, Kickapoo-LaFarge, 5th], and Katelyn Hoppman [12, Southwestern, 6th].
Left: Senior Jena Heidmann from Edgar saved her best for last as she jumped 17' 01.50 [jump pictured on left] on her last jump in finals to win the Gold Medal in the D3 LJ.
Above L-R: Jenna Ladsten [11, Blair-Taylor, 2nd] and Hayley Bresina [12, McDonell Central, 4th].
East Troy sophomore Bryzena Santos [above] exploded on her first jump in trials. That distance of 18' 06.50 held up as she won the Gold Medal. Santos winning jump is pictured above.
Above TJ medalists: Alisha Harper's first jump is shown above left. The Brookfield East sophomore recorded a distance of 37' 08.25 which held up for 2nd place. Mikayla Robertson [above center, 11, Menomonee Falls, 3rd], Allison Calkins [above right, 10, Janesville Craig, 4th].
Top: TJ Champion Tessa Thurs.
Above TJ medalists L-R: Aleyna Goerlitz [11, Owen-Withee, 5th], Shante Williams [10, Algoma, 3rd], champion Tessa Thurs [12, Edgar, 36' 02.50], Leah Nass [12, Manitowoc Lutheran, 2nd], Jen Wellnitz [10, Blackhawkm 4th], and Hayley Bresina [12, McDonell Central, 6th]`.
Above: Senior Audra Winter from Manitowoc Lutheran won the D3 HJ with a height of 5' 04.
Above HJ medalists L-R: Alyssa Iserman [12, Southwestern], Teenie Lichtfuss [12, Oshkosh Lourdes, 3rd], and Haley Hazlett [11, Wild Rose, 2nd].
Below HJ medalist L-R: Terissa Bierd [12, Deerfield, 5th] and Monica Muth [9, Cambridge, 6th].
For the third year in a row Faryn Wirkus [left] set a D3 PV record. This year she broke the record of 11' 07 she set in 2011 by soaring 11' 09.
Junior Marlena Wagner [above] from Lena- St. Thomas Academy was second in the D3 PV.
Above PV medalists L-R: Rachel Zastroy [9, spencer, 5th], Miranda Retz [12, Boyceville, 3rd], champion Faryn Wirkus, Marlena Wagner [11, Lena-St Thomas Academy, 2nd], Amanda Albaugh [12, North Crawford, 4th], and sixth place finishers Camille Mulrooney [12, Fennimore], Kayla Wigggand [10, Waterloo], and Mary Huston [12, Algoma].
Above LJ medalists L-R: Paige Hrubecky [12, Mischicot, 5th] and Tatiana Rice [12, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, 2nd]. Rice fouled on her first two attempts in trials. However on her last trial attempt she aggressively attacked the board and got off a jump of 17' 08.75 which held up for second place. Rice's winning jump is also pictured above right.
Below LJ medalists L-R: Megan School [11, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 3rd], Morgan Johnson [10, Spooner, 4th], and Taylor Rosenfeldt [12, Little Chute, 6th].
Columbus junior Angie Miller [left] won the D3 TJ with a distance of 36' 04.
Second place in the TJ went to Tatiana Rice [above, 12, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau].
Above TJ medalists L-R: Kayleigh Topel [10, Lake Mills, 3rd] and Bryzena Santos [10, East Troy, 5th]
Below TJ medalists L-R: Bryzena Santos [10, East Troy, 5th], Kayleigh Topel [10, Lake Mills, 3rd], champion Angie Miller [11, Columbus, 36' 04.00], Taitiana Rice [12, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealaeu, 2nd], Dani Hartjes [12, Little Chute, 4th], and Jenna Horn [11, Berlin, 6th].
Senior Meghan Niemann [above] from Kettle Moraine Lutheran high jumped 5' 06 to win the D2 Gold Medal
Above HJ medalists L-R: Jessie Welch [12, West Salem, 2nd], Nicole Motkowski [10, Peshtigo, 3rd], and Bryton Nyman [10, Lake Mills, 4th].
Below HJ medalists L-R: Kellan Flynn [12, Tomahawk, 6th] and Sarah Krig [11, Somerset, 5th]
Laura Massey [Lancaster] set the D2 PV record of 12' 03 in 2004. Sophomore Bonnie Draxler [above] from Wrightstown broke that record and also set an All-Division record by vaulting 12' 07. In the photo above center Draxler is shown just missing 12' 07 on her first attempt. She made her second attempt at 12' 07 to set the record.
Above PV medalists L-R: Mikayla Laue [11, Richland Center, 2nd], Sabrina Wolter [11, Xavier, 4th], and Katrina Von Arx [12, Aquinas, 5th]. Below: Logan Holly [11, Northwestern, 5th].
D2 PV medalist applaud with the crowd as it is announced that Draxler has broken the PV record. Vaulters above L-R: Logan Holly [11,Northwestern, tie for 5th], Katrina Von Arx [12, Aquinas, tie for 5th], Shaundra Rassmussen [11, Whitewater, 3rd], Bonnie Draxler who repeated as D2 PV champion [10, Wrightstown, 12' 07], Mikayla Laue [11, Richland Center, 2nd], and Sabrina Wolter [11, Xavier, 4th].
Madison La Follette sophomore Kanesha Freiberg [right] waited until her last jump to win the D1 LJ Gold Medal with a distance of 18' 01.25. Freiberg's jump was one inch more than the jump of second place jumper Hannah Kren [above] a junior from Wisconsin Lutheran.
Above LJ medalists L-R: Gabby Beauvais [9, Monona Grove, 4th], Ngozi Musa [9, DSHA, 3rd], Amber Williams [11, Milwaukee Hamilton, 5th], and Jean Wedwick [12, Sauk Prairie, 6th].
Menomonie junior Stefani Friedenfels winning triple jump is pictured above left and center. Her wiining jump was 38' 06.75
Above TJ medalists L-R: Jerica Kotarak [9, Muskego, 5th] and Natisha Hiedman [9, Green Bay Southwest, 6th].
Above: D1 HJ Champion Lauren Ineichen a senior from Westosha Central recorded a 5' 06.
Above HJ medalists L-R: Emily Brinker [11, Baraboo, 2nd] and Kasey Ederer [12, Kaukauna, 3rd].
Above HJ medalists L-R: Taylor DePerry [12, Shawano Community, 5th] and Taylor Wissbrocker [11, Rhinelander, 6th].
Below HJ medalists L-R: Taylor DePerry [12, Shawano Community, 5th], Kasey Ederer [12, Kaukuana, 3rd], champion Lauren Ineichen [12, Westosha Central, 5' 06], Emily Brinker [11,Baraboo, 2nd], Alexis McKeever [10, Mukwonago, 4th], and Taylor Wissbrooker [11, Rhinelander, 6th].
In 2003 Liza Lewis from Ashwaubenon set the D1 PV record with a vault of 12' 06. At the 2012 State Meet two D1 athletes tied that record. Junior Alex Flucke [above left] from Ashwaubenon and senior Cami Gilson [above right] from Arrowhead both cleared 12' 06. Flucke was awarded 1st on fewer misses. Large view of photos above.
Above left and below left: Alex Flucke
Above L-R: Taylor Corkum [11, Wisconsin Lutheran, 3rd], Nicole Larson [11, West Allis Central, 4th], Grady Keding [11, DC Everest, 5th], Rachael Whitefield [10, Ashwaubenon, 11th], and Audra Weis [11, Burlington, 6th].
Above left: Nicole Larson. Above right: Taylor Corkum.
Below left: Grady Keding. Below right: Audra Weis.
Above right and below right: Cami Gilson