Cuba City Christopher Becker Track And Field Invitational 
In the 100m prelims Blackhawk junior Jen Wellnitz [above in the finals, and right in the prelims] set a new record by posting a 12.81. This broke former Blackhawk dash athlete Rachel Rygh's record [12.98, 2010]. Finals of the 1oom dash.
Above 100m dash athletes L-R: Jordyn Kamps [Belmont, 3rd], Carly Reilly [Darlington, 2nd], Wellnitz, Kaitlyn Kaiser [Cuba City, 4th], Courtney Mumm [Lancaster, 5th], and Wellnitz.
Top header photo of Corinne Franz by Lisa Franz.
Twelve teams competed at Cuba City in the Chris Becker Memorial Invitational. Darlington won the meet with 112 1/2 points followed by host school Cuba City.
Right: Head Cuba City girls coach Emily Bartels.
Left: Despite not having tracks at their schools, Southwestern, Albany, and Benton-Scales Mound [IL]-Shullsburg have track and field teams.
The 200m dash athletes on the left and above are shown in the 200m prelims L-R:
Winner Jordyn Kamps [Belmont, 27.72], Claire Scott [Darlington, 2nd], Stasia Dresen [Fennimore, 3rd], Claire Friederick [Lancaster, 4th], and Ciearia Mortaloni [Albany, 5th].
Above: Alison Wedig [Darlington] and 400m winner Brittany Davis [Benton-Scales Mound-Shullsburg] in the backstretch of the 400m long dash.
Davis set a new record of 1:00.36 breaking the old 400m record of 1:00.54 set by Deidre Dillman [Prairie du Chien, 1:00.54, 2008]. Davis also won the 800m run with a time of 2:26.52.
Left: 400m long dash athletes Jordyn Kamps [Belmont, 4th] and Claire Long [Prairie du Chien, 5th].
Above: Chantel Rogers [Albany] finished 2nd in the 400m long dash event.
Left: 400m runners Alison Wedig [Darlington] and Brittany Davis [Benton-Scales Mound-Shullsburg].
Above 400m runners L-R: Danielle Paquette [Cuba City], Dezi Hood [Fennimore], Aleigha Sigafus [Blackhawk], and Jena Vesperman [Lancaster].
Left 1600m runners Shaniah Peer [Boscobel, 3rd] and winner Johanna Meister [Darlington #1, 6:03.81].
Darlington won the 4x8 relay with a time of 10:22.06.
Relay runners for the Redbirds above L-R: Carly Langkamp, Tatum Evenstad, Claire Cullen, and anchor Cheyenne Wolfe.
Darlington edged out Lancaster in the 4x2 by posting a time of 1:53.26
Relay runners above L-R: Rebecca Mathias, Claire Scott, Carly Langkamp, and anchor Carly Reilly
Below: 4x2 Relay athletes.
Cuba City won the 4x1 in 53.89
Relay runners above L-R: Amanda Kerkel, Elle Jones, Shay Lierman, and anchor Kaitlyn Kaiser
Left and above: 4x1 relay athletes.
Left: LJ winner Jen Wellnitz [Blackhawk, 16' 04.50]. Wellnitz also won the triple jump [32' 10.00].
Above left: Cindy Pironnet [Boscobel, 3rd in the LJ].
Above center: Sydney Wagner [Lancaster, 5th in the LJ].
Above right: Sam Ackerman [Fennimore, 6th in the LJ.
Cuba City sophomore Molly Wedige [above, 2nd from left] won the SP event and also set a new Cuba City school record with a throw of 38' 01.75. Wedige's teammate Preston Kopp [2nd from right] took 3rd in the SP. Wedige's mother Kerie and Kopp's father Gary are also pictured a above. Gary Kopp is the throws coach at Cuba City.
Left: HJ winner Cortney Wetter from Fennimore [5' 00].
Above center: Abigail Merriam [Darlington, tie for 2nd].
Above right: Hannah Toye [Boscobel, tie for 2nd].
Above: 4x8 relay runners .
Above left: Chantel Rogers [Albany] was 6th in the HJ. Above center: Jessica Donar [Cuba City, 5th in PV]. Above right: Cassidy Chambers [Darlington, 4th in the PV].
Boscobel hurdler Cindy Pironnet [below] broke Danielle Weber's record [Cuba City, 2011, 16.95] in the HH finals by racing to a time of 16.14.
Above finals of the 100m HH L-R: Kinsey Kite [Fennimor, 8th], Lizzy Austin [Lancaster, 6th], Abagail Davis [Benton-S M-Shullsburg, 3rd], Pironnet, Allie Klien [Belmont, 2nd], Cassie McCarthy [Belmont, 5th], and Shay Lierman [Cuba City, 10th]. Not shown Jenna Droessler [Benton-S M-Shullsburg, 7th].
Above PV athletes L-R: Caitlin Hare [Prairie du Chien, 2nd], PV winner Shelby Davis [Boscobel, 10' 00], and Keely Foley [Boscobel, 3rd].
Left: LH winner Cindy Pironnet [Boscobel, 50.93]. Above 300m LH athletes L-R: Danielle Paquette [Cuba City, 2nd], Allie Klien a ninth grader from Belmont [3rd], and Sarah Redfearn [Benton-Scales Mound-Shullsburg, 4th].
