2013 WIAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 100m HH And 300m LH Events
The 300m LH race produces many surprises for the athletes, fans, and photographers. With two hurdles left Holly Denfeld [#5, Edgar], Karina Elford [Markesan], Hannah Cassel [#4, Shell Lake], and Sarah Gilles [#3, Elmwood-Plum City] eye the finish 50m away. Denfeld finished 4th, Elford was 3rd, Cassel was 2nd, and Gilles 5th. Coleman's Hope Process [above center] was 6th in the 300m LH.
Haley Hazlett from Wild Rose [above right] won the Gold Medal with a time of 46.83. Shell Lake's Hannah Cassel was also timed in 46. 83 but Hazlett had a 46.825 to Cassel's 46.827.
Senior Valerie Thames from the Milwaukee Riverside 'Tigers' broke a long standing record when she posted a time of 43.04 in the D1 300m LH race. The old record of 43.46 was set in 1997 by Angie Bruecker [she is now the head womens coach at Indiana State] from Seymour.
Kenosha Tremper teammates ToNaya Gulley [above left] and Danielle Riggins [above center and right] are both juniors. Gulley's time of 14.43 was close behind Riggin's winning time of 14.23. Tremper only had three athletes in the girls meet. Gulley and Riggins in the sprints and hurdles were joined by senior Brittney Feivor [distance races] in helping Tremper win the D1 Team Championship with 48 points. Tremper edged Waukesha West who scored 46 points.
Above left: Danielle Riggins [3rd] and Valerie Thames come out of the turn and head into the last 100m of the 300m LH race. Above center: West Bend West's Amanda Wanie was 4th and Kathleen Wartman [above right, Arrowhead] was 6th in the 300m LH.
Above finals of the 100m HH race L-R: Kathryn De Jung [Gillett, 3rd], Emily Holzmann [Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, 8th], Grace Curran [Blair-Taylor, 7th], winner Holly Denfeld [Edgar, 16.10], Lexi Henningsten [Johnson Creek, 2nd], Megan McGovern [St. Mary's Springs, 4th], and Alayna Hoesly [Edgar, 5th].
Below left: Molly Loughrin [Manawa, 6th in the 100m HH].
Below right: Edgar's Holly Denfeld and Johnson Creek's Lexi Henningsen attack the hurdles in midrace.
Above finals of the D2 100m HH L-R: Tristyn Forget [Mount Horeb, 3rd], Lyssa Veres [Viroqua, 6th], winner Megan Linse [Jefferson, 15.08], Brittany Dulak [Mosinee, 2nd], Maddie Davis [Catholic Memorial, 4th] Tess Nelson [Northwestern, 5th], and Alissa Niggemann [Amherst, 9th].
Above: Maddie Davis [Catholic Memorial, 4th].
Right: The two hurdle champions in D2 are shown in the 100m HH prelims. Megan Linse [Jefferson] and Tess Nelson [Northwestern] are both seniors.
Above and below 100m HH finals L-R: Sydnee Matthew [Milwaukee King, 6th], ToNaya Gulley [Kenosha Tremper, 2nd], winner Danielle Riggins [Kenosha Tremper, 14.23], Valerie Thames [Milwaukee Riverside, 3rd], Danielle Kohlwey [Homan, 4th], Melissa Kirchoff [Franklin, 7th], and Jen Anderson [Bay Port, 5th].
Above: With 50m left in the 300m LH race Pamela Fuchsel [La Crosse Aquinas], Emily Leising [East Troy], and Northwestern's Tess Nelson are in a tight race. Nelson [46.20] ended up winning her third straight 300m LH title while Fuchsel was 6th and Leising 7th.
Below 300m LH athletes L-R: Addy Baker [Ripon ninth grader, 2nd in 46.60], Kari Schneiss [Kettle Moraine Lutheran 3rd], Sami Huebner [Lakeside Lutheran, 4th], and Cindy Pironnet [Boscobel, 5th].
