2013 WIAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Horizontal And Vertical Jump Events
Above D3 long jump medal winners L-R: Jen Wellnitz [Blackhawk, 6th], Brianna Wirkus [Marathon,4th], Carly Maves [Newman Catholic, 2nd], Gold Medal winner Jenna Ladsten [Blair-Taylor, 18' 04.00], Danielle Weber [Cuba City, 3rd], and Sylviann Momont [Auburndale, 5th].
Above PV medalists L-R: Rachel Kondracki [Luther, 6th], Cassidy Chambers [Darlington, 4th], Rachel Zastrow [Spencer, 2nd], Gold Medal winner Marlena Wagner [Lena-St. Thomas Academy, 11' 03], Emily Heil [Marathon, 3rd], and Heidi Lieffort [Colfax, 5th].
Above left: Abby Scharbarth [Lakeland Union]. Above Center: Morgan Johnson on her 5th jump. She jumped 17' 10 which still left her behind LJ leader Abby Scharbarth who led with a distance of 18' 01.25. Above right: Johnson's last attempt resulted in a jump of 18' 04.75. Her effort which gave her the championship is shown above right.
Above LJ athletes L-R: Bryzena Santos [East Troy], Brooke Tonn [Waupun], Katrina Santos [East Troy], and Eliza Campbell [Green Bay Notre Dame].
Above TJ medalists L-R: Miranda Jessie [Black River Falls, 6th], Kayleigh Topel [Lake Mills, 4th], Kayla Lisowe [Chilton, 2nd], Gold medal winner Morgan Jlohnson [Hayward, 36' 05.50], Sarah Krig [Somerset, 3rd], and Katrina Santos [East Troy, 5th].
Above HJ medalists L-R: Lexi Chanos [Edgewood, 2nd, 5' 04], Gold Medal winner Taylor Stanek [Dodgeville-Mineral Point, 5' 04], tied for 3rd Nicole Motkowski [Peshtigo] and Staci Hasler [Sheboygan Falls], and Hannah Toye [Boscobel, 5th].
Above left: Marlena Wagner concentrates before attemptiing 11' 03. Above center: Wagner on approach in an earlier vault. Above right: Wagner clears 11' 03 which was her 'PR' for the season.
Left: LJ athlete Sylviann Momont [Auburndale].
Right: LJ athlete Jen Wellnitz [Blackhawk].
Below: The medal winners in the triple jump event L-R:
Carly Maves [Newman Catholic, 6th],
Melanie Schneider [St. Mary's Springs, 4th],
Shante Williams [Algoma, 2nd],
Gold Medal winner Betsy Schreier from Cashton [36' 04.25],
Jenna Ladsten [Blair-Taylor, 3rd], and
Holly Denfeld [Edgar, 5th].
Left: LJ winner Jenna Ladsten [Blair-Taylor].
Above LJ athletes L-R: Carly Maves [Newman Catholic], Danielle Weber [Cuba City], and Brianna Wirkus [Marathon].
Above HJ medalists L-R: Isabella Weekly [Tri-County, 4th], Lexi Siverling [Cadott, 2nd], Gold Medal winner Haley Hazlett [Wild Rose, 5' 03], Heather Buschkopt [Waterloo, 3rd], and tied for 5th Abby Bender [Stratford] and Cassidy Chambers [Darlington].
Above left: Isabella Weekly [Tri-County]. Above center and right: HJ Champion Haley Hazlett from Wild Rose.
Above medalists in the LJ L-R: Eliza Campbell [Green Bay Notre Dame, 6th], Brooke Tonn [Waupun, 4th], Abby Schabarth [Lakeland Union, 2nd], Gold Medal winner Morgan Johnson [Hayward, 18' 04.75], Bryzena Santos [East Troy, 3rd], and Katrina Santos [East Troy, 5th].
Left: HJ Champion Taylor Stanek [Dodgeville-Mineral Point] concentrates before a jump.
Above L-R: Lexi Chanos [Madison Edgewood] and Nicole Motkowski [Peshtigo].
Random Lake's Delaney Sinnen [left and above] is a versatile athlete who competes in the distance races and jumps for Random Lake.
Sinnen placed 6th in the HJ event and won the Silver Medal in the 1600m and 3200m D2 races at this years State Meet.
For the third year in a row Wrightstown vaulter Bonnie Draxler won the Gold Medal in the PV. She is shown above clearing 12' 00. Her winning height was 12' 06.
Above left and center: Bonnie Draxler won three Gold Medals [100m 400m, and PV] at this years State Meet. In the jump above she has cleared 12' 00.
Right: Silver Medal winner Mikayla Laue from Richland Center is shown clearing 10' 09. Later she was also successful at 11' 00 which gave her 2nd place in the PV event.
Above PV medalists L-R: Mikayla Laue [Richland Center, 2nd], Logan Holly [Northwestern, 3rd], and tied for 4th Mickey Gearin [Osceola], Lyssa Veres [Vikroqua], and Leah Kasten [Oconto Falls].
Above LJ medalists L-R: Taylor Naatz [Watertown, 6th], Kanesha Freiberrg [Madison La Follette, 4th], Micaela Creighton [South Milwaukee, 2nd], Gold Medal winner Ngoz Musa [Divine Savior Holy Angels, 18' 08.75], Gabby Beauvais [Monona Grove, 3rd], and Brianna Ziolkowski [D. C. Everest, 5th].
Mikayla Robertson a senior at Menomonee Falls High School who will compete at the Air Force Academy next season wasted no time in her triple jump competition. On her first jump in trials she established a new record in the TJ. Her distance of 40' 04.00 broke the old record of 39' 05.75 set in 1987 by D. C. Everest athlete Lee Ann Majerle.
Above left: Natisha Hiedemann [Green Bay Southwest], Emily Brinker [Baraboo], and Meagan Hilla [Green Bay Preble] tied for 4th in the HJ.
Above center: Alexis McKeever [Mukwonago, 3rd]. Above right: Courtney McKeever [Mukwonago, 8th].
Above TJ medalists L-R: Natisha Hiedemann [Green Bay Southwest, 2nd], Amber Williams [Milwaukee Hamilton, 3rd], Sydnee Matthew [Milwaukee King, 4th], Melissa Kirchoff [Franklin, 5th], and Taylor Weis [Kettle Moraine, 6th].
Above HJ medalists L-R: Steph Pladies [Mukwonago, 2nd] and Gold Medal winner Khadia Hollingsworth [Brookfield East, 5' 07].
Above PV athletes L-R: Mandy Sinkler [Mukwonago, 6th], Taylor Corkum [Wisconsin Lutheran, 8th], Riley Claude [River Falls, 9th], Grady Keding [D. C. Everset, 9th], and Audra Weis [Burlington, 11th]. Note - 11 vaulters cleared 11' 00 or better.
WIAA Assistant Director Marcy Thurwachter is in charge of the State Track and Field Meet. Her organization skills and the army of volunteers who staff the meet are responsible for the most amazing high school event in Wisconsin. The 118th Boys State Meet and 43rd Girls State Meet brought together outstanding athletes from all parts of Wisconsin.
Thurwachter [black jacket on left in pole vault picture] watches as New Berlin West sophomore Rayce Albino clears 12' 03 to win the D1 PV event.
Albino won over a talented group of vaulters. She is pictured on the right on an approach.
Below right: Albino talks with Taylor Corkum [center, Wisconsin Lutheran] and Alex Flucke [green warmup, Ashwaubenon] after Corkum and Flucke came over to congratulate Albino on her success.
The torch was unofficially passed as Corkum and Flucke are seniors who have been fixtures in the PV event at the State Meet during their high school careers.
Above PV athletes L-R: Nicole Larson [West Allis Central, 2nd at 12' 00], Kylie Swiekatowski [De Pere, 3rd], Taylor Amann [Arrowhead, 4th], Alex Flucke [Ashwaubenon, 5th], and Lily Hayes [Whitefish Bay, 6th].
Ten athletes cleared 5' 02 or better. Three of those jumpers are shown on the right [L-R]: Rachael Cecka [Plymouth, 8th], Amanda Schaefer [Kimberly, 8th], and Alize Souter [Milwaukee Vincent, 7th].
Above: Steph Pladies [Mukwonago] clears 5' 04.
Left: Pladies reacts to her new 'PR' for the season.