D1 Returning WIAA State Meet Relay Athletes 
2014 Season Preseason Preview: Wednesday, January 1, 2014. D1 Results
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4x1 Relay
Final exchange of the 4x1
The Milwaukee King 4x1 which won the 2012 State D1 4x1 title with a time of 48.75 returned all runners for the 2013 season. The Generals 4x1 responded with another 4x1 championship winning the D1 4x1 with a time of 48.51. All team members return for the 2014 season
Team members left from top left clockwise: Sydnee Matthew, Marissa Cosey, Alexis Redd-Triggs, and , Jaia Howard.
Right: Milwaukee King anchor Alexis Redd-Triggs.
Below L-R [runner and anchor]: Brookfield Central [Jennifer Fox and Chisom Obasih], Milwaukee King [Jaia Howard and Alexis Redd-Triggs], Milwaukee Riverside [Traci Wood and Angel Malpone], and Wauwatosa West [Mercy Ndon and Azya McLin].
Above L-R: Wisconsin Lutheran 4x1 and 4x2 relay athletes Erica Hallman and Billie Carter-Rankin return for their senior season.
Right: Bay Port dash relay runners [L-R] Paige DuBois [SO] and Jenna Long [JR].
Above L-R: Jenni LaCroix [SR, Verona], Grace Stoms [SO, Monona Grove], Kylie Schmaltz [SO, Verona], and Tierney Lindner [JR, Sun Prairie].
Top 10 4x1 D1 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 *Milw. King 48.51
1) Sydnee Matthew SR 2) Marissa Cosey JR
3) Jaia Howard SR 4) Alexis Redd-Triggs SR
2 *Brookfield Central 48.86
1) Cassie Jehly SO 2) Alissa Elwing GRAD
3) Jennifer Fox SR 4) Chisom Obasih JR
3 *Milw. Riverside University 49.18
1) Endaisha Burks JR 2) Nyairah Abdullah JR
3) Traci Wood SR 4) Angel Malone JR
4 *Wisconsin Lutheran 49.27
1) Billie Carter-Rankin SR 2) Hannah Kren GRAD
3) Erica Hallmann SR 4) Ambria Avery GRAD
5 Wauwatosa West 49.40
1) Sharia Brown SO 2) Shannon Wilson GRAD
3) Mercy Ndon SO 4) Azya McLin SO
6 Oshkosh West 49.49
1) Emily Reichenberger SR 2) Maddie Leske GRAD
3) Ally Ryan GRAD 4) Alyssa Weiler GRAD
7 La Crosse Logan 49.73
1) Kemmesha Thomas SO 2) Tore Washa JR
3) Ashley Sprain SO 4) Chloe Malin JR
8 Janesville Craig 50.09
1) Gabrielle Geller JR 2) Aisha Coleman GRAD
3) Candace Enis JR 4) Aleyha Slatter JR
9 Kenosha Bradford 50.20
1) Jackie Baldwin JR 2) Candace Bishop GRAD
3) Alexis Wells GRAD 4) Mady Marko SO
10 Waunakee 50.34
1) Marly Harman SO 2) Michelle Kienow JR
3) Taylor Balistreri SR 4) Brianna Mueller SR
4x2 Relay
Top 10 4x2 D1 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 *La Crosse Logan 1:43.22
1) Kemmesha Thomas SO 2) Ashley Sprain SO
3) Tore Washa JR 4) Chloe Malin JR
2 *Wisconsin Lutheran 1:43.31
1) Billie Carter-Rankin SR 2) Hannah Kren GRAD
3) Erica Hallmann SR 4) Ambria Avery GRAD
3 *Bay Port 1:43.42
1) Kayla Kolar GRAD 2) Paige DuBois SO
3) Ashleigh Buergi SR 4) Jenna Long JR
4 *Verona Area 1:43.81
1) Shannon Kerrigan JR 2) Kylie Schmaltz SO
3) Katy Miller GRAD 4) Jenni LaCroix SR
5 *Wausau West 1:43.93
1) Alyssa Faucett SO 2) Jasmin Samz SO
3) Meghan Peters SR 4) Hailey Deschaine SR
6 *Sun Prairie 1:44.05
1) Tori Sharpe GRAD 2) Angie Konicek SR
3) Abby Millard JR 4) Tierney Lindner JR
7 Arrowhead 1:44.08
1) Miranda Winkelman SR 2) Jenna Goulet JR
3) Caroline Bong SR 4) Vanessa Voss GRAD
8 Kenosha Bradford 1:46.26
1) Jackie Baldwin JR 2) Candace Bishop GRAD
3) Alexis Wells GRAD 4) Mady Marko SO
9 Ashwaubenon 1:46.60
1) Taylor Marohl GRAD 2) Mackenzie Corbisier GRAD
3) Alex Flucke GRAD 4) Cassie Dax SR
10 Monona Grove 1:47.28
1) Taylor Nelson SR 2) Grace Storms SO
3) Gabbie Merrill SO 4) Gabby Beauvais JR
Top 10 4x4 D1 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 *Milw. Riverside University 3:52.82*
1) Angel Malone JR 2) Helen Thames JR
3) Valerie Thames GRAD 4) Crystal Malone GRAD
2 *Whitefish Bay 3:58.75
1) Grace Murray JR 2) Anna Bednarczyk JR
3) Hannah Fick JR 4) Kaitlyn Jackson SO
3 *Middleton 3:59.61
1) Kayla Bauhs JR 2) Emily Zeker JR
3) Darcy Dean GRAD 4) Bobbi Patrick JR
4 *West Bend West 3:59.69
1) Ife Ekunsanmi SO 2) Kayla Janto GRAD
3) Amanda Wanie JR 4) Erica Wanie JR
5 Hartford 3:59.84
1) Ashley Melvin SO 2) Sam Noennig SO
3) Katie Seibold JR 4) Hannah Mertens JR
6 Chippewa Falls 3:59.86
1) Kristen Nowak GRAD 2) Kathryn Webb SO
3) Tyana Loiselle SO 4) Elli Daniels JR
7 Waukesha West 4:00.62
1) Libby Horan JR 2) Carrie Brick SO
3) Megan Bur JR 4) Emma Langer SO
8 Oregon 4:01.32
1) Jamie Wood JR 2) Maddie LeBrun SO
3) Dani Steinberg GRAD 4) Valerie Jones JR
9 Muskego 4:02.25
1) Morgan Marek JR 2) Jenna Lederman SO
3) Shannon Staral GRAD 4) Morgan Kath JR
10 River Falls 4:06.84
1) Karissa Murphy SO 2) Annie Wagner JR
3) Amelia Kjos JR 4) Rachel Shew SO
Top 24 4x8 D1 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 *Neenah 9:23.63 2 10
1) Claire Knaus GRAD 2) Jennifer Parker SR
3) Jessica Parker SR 4) Alison Parker GRAD
2 *Waukesha West 9:29.25 2 8
1) Libby Horan JR 2) Carrie Brick SO
3) Megan Bur JR 4) Emma Langer SO
3 *Eau Claire Memorial 9:29.61 2 6
1) Elena Smith JR 2) Kaitlyn Gynnild JR
3) Heidi Hujik GRAD 4) Aubrey Roberts SO
4 *Middleton 9:31.20 2 5
1) Bobbi Patrick JR 2) Darcy Dean GRAD
3) Rachel Wians JR 4) Samantha Valentine SO
5 Arrowhead 9:31.45 2 4
1) Lea Patek SR 2) Morgan Hobbs SO
3) Tayler McCormack GRAD 4) Payton Wesley SO
6 Franklin 9:34.80 2 3
1) Melissa Pelkey JR 2) Madeline Gierach SR
3) Melanie Hansen JR 4) Jensen Ritzow SO
7 Whitefish Bay 9:35.17 1 2
1) Sara Coffey SR 2) Kylee Kennedy SO
3) Jessica O'Neill JR 4) Reilly Koch JR
8 New Berlin West 9:36.01 1 1
1) Madeline Egan JR 2) Sarah Meleski SO
3) Estee Schmidt SR 4) Brittany Kozlowski GRAD
9 Sun Prairie 9:38.88 1
1) Hannah Helstad SR 2) Angie Konicek SR
3) Josey Stock GRAD 4) Katie Hietpas SO
10 Oregon 9:41.85 1
1) Jamie Wood SR 2) Dani Steinberg GRAD
3) Maddie LeBrun SO 4) Valerie Jones SR
11 Beaver Dam 9:41.89 2
1) Maria Martinez-Ponce SR 2) Morgan Meier SR
3) Brenna Calder SR 4) Breighana Schweitzer SO
12 Muskego 9:43.27 1
1) Leanna Barr JR 2) Jenna Lederman SO
3) Lexie Tremble JR 4) Morgan Marek JR
13 Wausau West 9:47.32 1
1) Olivea Eaton SO 2) Marissa Matushak JR
3) Davyn Fischer SR 4) Ellie Hrdina SR
14 Bay Port 9:47.40 2
1) Lindsay Vandermause GRAD 2) Nicole Hohn JR
3) Rachel Mikolas SR 4) Hattie Plumb SO
15 West Bend West 9:49.67 2
1) Kayla Janto GRAD 2) Abby Janto SO
3) Brooke Zich JR 4) Kyra Gudex SR
16 Hortonville 9:50.82 2
1) Sarah Glidden GRAD 2) Jenna Green GRAD
3) Kathy Derks GRAD 4) Emma Rafuse JR
17 Oconomowoc 9:51.34 1
1) Jane Nienhuis JR 2) Riley Frieler SR
3) Olivia Radtke GRAD 4) Marlie Houston SO
18 Kimberly 9:51.43 2
1) Amanda Walbrun SR 2) Hailey Ruplinger SO
3) Taylor Domro SR 4) McKenzie Carper SR
19 Hudson 9:51.83 1
1) Erin Wetzstein SR 2) Sadie Kroll SR
3) Rachel Anderson JR 4) Miranda Miller SO
20 Wisconsin Lutheran 9:59.51 2
1) Heather Plough SR 2) Hannah Weide JR
3) Sara Kieselhorst JR 4) Talia Spiegelberg SR
21 Kettle Moraine 10:00.38 1
1) Ann Sekutowski JR 2) Ivana Bajic JR
3) Karina Nielsen GRAD 4) Chrystelle Schowalter SR
22 La Crosse Central 10:00.65 1
1) Sydney Pretasky GRAD 2) Sadie Ottow SR
3) Dani Sorenson SR 4) Violet Weibel GRAD
23 Stoughton 10:01.29 1
1) Katie Roe JR 2) Katherine Rude SR
3) Devan Montgomery GRAD 4) Ashley Harnack SR
24 Westosha Central 10:13.29 1
1) Renee Culbertson SR 2) Melissa Capra JR
3) Julia Alberth JR 4) Maria Sabourin SO
Who watches the team in lane 10?. Probably just the teams coach and parents. Most fans focus on the middle lanes in a seeded race. The Rangers from La Crosse Logan were in lane 10 for the finals of the D1 4x2. The Rangers were thankful for a 10 lane track. Tore Washa and Chloe Malin returned from the 2012 Logan Gold Medal 4x2. However two freshman Ashley Sprain and Kemmesha Thomas were new runners for the Logan's 2013 4x2 relay team.
Defending their 2012 4x2 championship seemed remote at best. However the Logan team consisting of all underclassmen finished 9/100ths of a second in front of Wisconsin Lutheran to win the 4x2 Gold Medal.
All four runners from the 2013 Logan's State Championship D1 4x2 return for 2014.
The Dream: Getting To The 'Podium'
4x4 Relay
The Milwaukee Riverside 4x4 successfully defended their 2012 title. The quartet of sophomores Angel Malone and Helen Thames joined their sisters Valerie Thames and Crystal Malone in setting a State D1 record of 3:53.07 at the 2012 State Meet.
At the 2013 State Meet the Riverside 4x4 broke their own record with a clocking of 3:52.82.
Valerie Thames and Crystal Malone have graduated but Angel Malone [far left] and Helen Thames [left] return for their junior season.
Green Bay Notre Dame which finished 2nd in the D2 4x4 [3:58.70] in 2013 is now a D1 team:1) Kristen Burkel FR 2) Liz Markland FR 3) Carly Barton SR 4) Malorri Walczyk JR.
Above L-R: Whitefish Bay 4x4 runners Grace Murray [SR], Anna Bednarczk [SR], and Hannah Fick [SR], Kayla Bauhs [SR, Middleton], and Ife Ekunsanmi [SO, West Bend West].
Above L-R: Hartford 4x4 runners Ashley Melvin [SO], Sam Noennig [SO], and Katie Seibold [SR], and Tyana Loiselle [SO, Chippewa Falls].
Above L-R: Libby Horan [SO, Waukesha West], Morgan Marek [JR, Muskego], Jamie Wood [SR, Oregon], and Karissa Murphy [SO, River Falls].
4x1 anchors L-R: Chison Obasih. Alexis Redd-Triggs, Angel Malone, and Azya McLin
Brookfield Central [Cassie Jehly SO, Alissa Elwing GRAD, Jennifer Fox SR, Chisom Obasih JR], Milwaukee Riverside University [Endaisha Burks JR, Nyairah Abdullah JR, Traci Wood SR, Angel Malone JR], and Wauwatosa West [Sharia Brown SO, Shannon Wilson GRAD, Mercy Ndon SO , Azya McLin SO]. Green Bay Notre Dame which was a D2 school in 2013 is now in D1. Notre Dame 4x1 runners [Veronica Letter SO, Halie Ferry JR, Malorri Walczyk SR, and Melaina Rapisarda JR]..
Whitefish Bay 4x4
Middleton 4x4
Sun Prairie [Tori Sharpe GRAD, Angie Konicek SR, Abby Millard JR , Tierney Lindner JR], Verona Area [Shannon Kerrigan JR, Kylie Schmaltz SO, Katy Miller GRAD, Jenni LaCroix SR], Bay Port [Kayla Kolar GRAD, Paige DuBois SO , Ashleigh Buergi SR, Jenna Long JR], and Wausau West [Alyssa Faucett SO , Jasmin Samz SO , Meghan Peters SR , Hailey Deschaine SR]. Green Bay Notre Dame which was 3rd in the D2 4x2 in 2013 is now a D1 school. Notre Dame returning 4x2 runners for 2014 are: [Veronica Letter SO, Halie Ferry JR, and Malorri Walczyk SR].
West Bend West 4x4
Hartford 4x4
Chippewa Falls 4x4
4x8 Relay Athletes.
4x8 runners L-R: Sun Prairie runners Hannah Helstad [SR], Angie Konicek [SR], and Katie Hietpas [SO], Oregon runners Jamie Wood [SR] and Valerie Jones [SR].
4x8 runners L-R: Morgan Meier [SR, Beaver Dam], Jennifer Parker [SR, Neenah], Brenna Calder [SR, Beaver Dam], Muskego runners Leanna Barr [JR], Jenna Lederman [SO], and Lexie Tremble [JR], and Marissa Matushak [JR, Wausau West].
4x8 runners L-R: Riley Frieler [SR, Oconomowoc], Angie Konicek [SR, Sun Prairie], Kylee Kennedy [SO, Whitefish Bay], Jessica O'Neill [JR, Whitefish Bay], Reilly Koch [JR, Whitefish Bay], and Madeline Egan [JR, New Berlin West].
The Neenah Rockets won the 4x8 relay for the third year in a row. The same four runners have been on the team for each of Neenah's 4x8 championships.
The Rockets set the D1 and All-Time 4x8 record at the 2012 State Meet.
Two of the members graduated [Claire Knaus and Alison Parker] but Jennifer Parker [far left] and Jessica Parker [left] return for their senior season.
Notre Dame which finished 3rd in the D2 4x8 in 2013 with a time of 9:35.54 is D1 for 2014:
1) Carly Barton GRAD 2) Claire Skaletski JR
3) Kelley Gardipee SO 4) Kristen Burkel SO.
4x8 runners L-R: Waukesha West athletes Libby Horan [JR], Carrie Brick [SO], and Emma Langer [SO], and Eau Claire Memorial runners Elena Smith [JR] and Aubrey Roberts [SO].
4x8 runners L-R: Bobbi Patrick [JR, Middleton], Rachel Wians [JR, Middleton], Megan Bur [JR, Waukesha West], Melissa Pelkey [JR, Franklin], Madeline Gierach [SR, Franklin], and Sara Coffey [SR, Whitefish Bay].
Above 4x8 teams L-R: Eau Claire Memorial, Middleton, Arrowhead, and Franklin. Franklin returns all runners while the other teams each had one senior.
* All State 2013
Above: D1 4x8 Heat 1, Runner 1, Lap 1.
Wisconsin Track Online Feature For 2014. Note-Not all photos from the 2013 State Meet.
Above: Anchors Aubrey Roberts [JR, Eau Claire Memorial] and Emma Langer [JR, Waukesha West]
4x1 runners L-R:
Chloe Malin [La Cross Logan],
Tayor Balistreri [Waunakee] and
Brianna Mueller [Waunakee]
Right: Notre Dame will now compete in D1 after being a D2 team in 2013.
Right: Green Bay Notre Dame's 2013 4x1: [Veronica Letter SO, Halie Ferry JR, Malorri Walczyk SR, and Melaina Rapisarda JR].
Ashley Sprain who is now a sophomore is pictured above running leg 2 of the 4x2 for the Rangers.
Notre Dame 4x4 [D2 in 2013]