D3 Returning WIAA State Meet Relay Athletes 
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Four of the top five 4x1 D3 teams return all their runners for the 2014 season:
1 Luther [ 1) Isabelle Kick SO 2) Taylor Kasten SR 3) Amber Bilitz JR 4) Christina Houlihan SR],
2 Saint Mary's Springs [1) Sami Grebe GRAD 2) Melanie Schneider JR 3) Megan McGovern JR 4) Bailey Hoch SR],
3 Catholic Central [ 1) Jacquie Fiorillo SR 2) Monica Litman JR 3) Shelby Frederick SR 4) Megan Wadsworth SR],
4 Hilbert [ 1) Katlin Krepline SR 2) AnnLeah Jones SO 3) Taylor Schoen SR 4) Maria Gruett SO] and
5 Wild Rose [ 1) Noelle Rasmussen JR 2) Bre Marchan SO 3) Johanna Sheperd JR 4) Karina Marchan SR] .
Wisconsin Track Online Feature For 2014
4x1 Relay Athletes
Above left: Hilbert anchor Maria Gruett takes the baton from teammate Taylor Schoen. Above center: Hilbert 4x1. Above right: Catholic Central anchor Megan Wadsworth [#4] and 3rd leg runner Shelby Frederick.
Left: Luther's Amber Bilitz completes the final exchange to Luther anchor Christina Houlihan.
Above center: Johanna Sheperd hands off to Wild Rose anchor Karina Marchan.
Above right: Saint Mary's Springs anchor Bailey Hoch prepares to take the baton from teammate Megan McGovern.
Saint Mary's Springs 4x1
4x1 teams L-R: Hilbert, Wild Rose, and Marathon.
Wild Rose 4x2-Second place team
Far left: Cuba City leg 2 runner Shay Lierman.
Left: Cuba City anchor Danielle Weber.
Above center: Wild Rose leg 2 runner Bre Marchan.
Above right: Wild Rose anchor Karina Marchan.
Above L-R: Burlington Catholic Central 4x2-3rd place. Onalaska Luther 4x2-3rd place. Luther 4x2 runners Aliva Fuhrman and anchor Christina Houlihan.
Above L-R: Marshfield Columbus Catholic 4x2-5th place. Stratford 4x2-4th place. Stratford's Abby Bender. Shell Lake's Emma Thomas.
Above: Shell Lake 4x4 runner Sheri Clark [SO].
Above right: Stratford's Brooke Schultze [SR-Stratford is a D2 school for 2014].
4x8 runners L-R: Kaitlyn Lee [JR, Elmwood/Plum City], Libby Feuker [SO, Elmwood/Plum City], Elaina Danzinger [SR, Elmwood/Plum City], Tiana Avery [SR, Flambeau], Rachel Novakovic [SR, Flambeau], and Jessie Burch [SO, Flambeau].
4x8 runners L-R: Cassie Bell [SO, Onalaska Luther], Molly Paggi [JR, Onalaska Luther], Alex Neff [JR, Rosholt], and Chantel Rogers [SR, Albany].
4x8 runners L-R: Maddy Reed [SR, Lourdes Academy], Angela Moore [SO, Lourdes Academy], Casey Sprotte [SR, Colby: D2 for 2014], Crystal Combs [SR, Lourdes Academy], Nora Keller [JR, Lourdes Academy], Elaina Danzinger [SR, Elmwood/Plum City], and Sara King [JR, Spring Valley].
Led by the 2013 4x2 Champion Cuba City the top 4 D3 4x2 return all of the runners from their 2013 WIAA State Meet teams.
Cuba City [1) Amanda Kerkel SR 2) Shay Lierman JR 3) Kaitlyn Kaiser SO 4) Danielle Weber SR],
Wild Rose [1) Noelle Rasmussen JR 2) Bre Marchan SO 3) Johanna Sheperd JR 4) Karina Marchan SR],
Luther [1) Angie Zenke JR 2) Alivia Fuhrman SO 3) Taylor Kasten SR 4) Christina Houlihan SR],
Catholic Central [1) Monica Litman JR 2) Shelby Frederick SR 3) Jacquie Fiorillo SR 4) Megan Wadsworth SR ].
Edgar won the 2013 4x4 Gold Medal.
The championsip marked the fifth 4x4 [2009,10,11,12,13] win for the Wildcats.
Edgar's Kira Dittman, Holly Denfeld, and Elizabeth Pospyhalla have graduated and only leg 2 runner Jessi Krause [left] who is a senior returns.
Below L-R:
Carly Reilly [SR, Darlington],
Carly Langkamp [SO, Darlington],
Taylor Pralle [SR, Pittsville],
Sarah Redfearn [SR, Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg], and
Cassie Reesman [JR, Burlington Catholic Central].
D3 Relay Record
At the 2012 State Meet St Mary's Springs set a 4x8 record with a time of 9:37.64.
Runners Abby Busse [GRAD] and Liz Bohn [JR, on the right] returned while Melanie Schneider [JR, far left] and Alannah Schmitz [SR, left] took the place of graduated 2012 runners Grace and Elaina Meurer.
St Mary's Springs set a new record in the 4x8 with a time of 9:31.37 at the 2013 State Meet.
4x2 Relay Athletes
4x4 Relay Athletes
4x8 Relay Athletes
Lourdes Academy [left] returns all for of its 4x8 second place team from 2013:
Lourdes Academy [1) Maddy Reed SR 2) Angela Moore SO 3) Crystal Combs SR 4) Nora Keller JR]
Assumption [right] will only lose one of the runners from its sixth place 2013 4x8 team:
Assumption [ 1) Elise Veverka SR 2) Haley Joosten GRAD 3) Tessa Veverka SR 4) Cara Viviano SR] .
Top 10 4x1 D3 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 Luther 50.38
1) Isabelle Kick SO 2) Taylor Kasten SR
3) Amber Bilitz JR 4) Christina Houlihan SR
2 Saint Mary's Springs 51.03
1) Sami Grebe GRAD 2) Melanie Schneider JR
3) Megan McGovern JR 4) Bailey Hoch SR
3 Catholic Central 51.09
1) Jacquie Fiorillo SR 2) Monica Litman JR
3) Shelby Frederick SR 4) Megan Wadsworth SR
4 Hilbert 51.25
1) Katlin Krepline SR 2) AnnLeah Jones SO
3) Taylor Schoen SR 4) Maria Gruett SO
5 Wild Rose 51.32
1) Noelle Rasmussen JR 2) Bre Marchan SO
3) Johanna Sheperd JR 4) Karina Marchan SR
6 Marathon 51.32
1) Emily Heil JR 2) Morgan Wirkus SR
3) Ashley Denfeld SO 4) Brianna Wirkus GRAD
7 Columbus Catholic 51.51
1) Alexandra Hutchison SO 2) Rachel Roehl JR
3) Hannah Stratman JR 4) Kayla Selz GRAD
8 Cuba City 51.55
1) Amanda Kerkel SR 2) Elle Jones JR
3) Shay Lierman JR 4) Danielle Weber SR
9 Shell Lake 55.90
1) Amber Anderson SO 2) Hannah Cassel SR
3) Shania Pokorny SR 4) Hana Anderson SR
-- Athens prelims 52.76 DNF
1) Taylor Riehle SR 2) Jesse Payne SR
3) Hannah Peter GRAD 4) Mariah Schreiner GRAD
Top 10 4x4 D3 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 Edgar 4:01.66
1) Kira Dittman GRAD 2) Jessi Krause SR
3) Holly Denfeld GRAD 4) Elizabeth Pospyhalla GRAD
2 Darlington 4:07.57
1) Carly Reilly SR 2) Carly Langkamp SO
3) Claire Scott GRAD 4) Alison Wedig GRAD
3 Elmwood/Plum City 4:09.29
1) Heather VonHoltum GRAD 2) Sarah Gilles SR
3) Elaina Danzinger SR 4) Marah Boyer GRAD
4 Shell Lake 4:10.74
1) Sheri Clark SO 2) Hannah Cassel SR
3) Lauren Osborn SO 4) Shania Pokorny SR
5 Pardeeville 4:10.93
1) Taylor Hayes GRAD 2) Amber Becker GRAD
3) Ziarra Link GRAD 4) Leah Johnson SR
6 Colby 4:11.13 : Colby will be a D2 school for 2014.
1) Jenny Meacham GRAD 2) Casey Sprotte SR
3) Sarah Gamillo GRAD 4) Amanda Kaiser GRAD
7 Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 4:11.56
1) Sarah Redfearn SR 2) Blaire Lutes GRAD
3) Jenna Droessler JR 4) Brittany Davis JR
8 Pittsville 4:12.35
1) Taylor Pralle SR 2) Miranda Ortner SO
3) Alissa Korslin SO 4) Marissa Ortner GRAD
9 Stratford 4:15.89: Stratford will be a D2 school for 2014.
1) Brooke Schultze SR 2) Abby Bender SR
3) Sadie Spaeth SO 4) Emily Hauke SO
10 Catholic Central 4:18.83
1) Cassie Reesman JR 2) Shelby Frederick SR
3) Kathleen Straube JR 4) Jacquie Fiorillo SR
Top 10 4x2 D3 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 Cuba City 1:46.45
1) Amanda Kerkel SR 2) Shay Lierman JR
3) Kaitlyn Kaiser SO 4) Danielle Weber SR
2 Wild Rose 1:46.66
1) Noelle Rasmussen JR 2) Bre Marchan SO
3) Johanna Sheperd JR 4) Karina Marchan SR
3 Luther 1:47.56
1) Angie Zenke JR 2) Alivia Fuhrman SO
3) Taylor Kasten SR 4) Christina Houlihan SR
4 Catholic Central 1:47.74
1) Monica Litman JR 2) Shelby Frederick SR
3) Jacquie Fiorillo SR 4) Megan Wadsworth SR
5 Columbus Catholic 1:48.26
1) Alexandra Hutchison SO 2) Rachel Roehl JR
3) Hannah Stratman JR 4) Kayla Selz GRAD
6 Stratford 1:48.30: Stratford will be a D2 school for 2014.
1) Brooke Schultze SR 2) Abby Bender SR
3) Tianna Hughes SO 4) Emily Hauke SO
7 Fall River 1:50.41
1) Rachel Lee GRAD 2) Alyssa Klecker SO
3) Hailey Koch GRAD 4) Kourtney McCumber JR
8 Lake Country Lutheran 1:50.44
1) Grace Swanson JR 2) Karli Schneider GRAD
3) Mary Hirt SR 4) Katie Haim SO
9 Shell Lake 1:52.19
1) Amber Anderson SO 2) Emma Thomas SO
3) Lindsey Martin SO 4) Hana Anderson SR
10 River Ridge 1:54.30
1) Paige Loper SR 2) Johanna Allen JR
3) Meagan Herrick SR 4) Taylor Crapp SR
Top 16 4x8 D3 qualifiers and their 2013 finish:
1 Saint Mary's Springs 9:31.47*
1) Abby Busse GRAD 2) Melanie Schneider JR
3) Alannah Schmitz SR 4) Liz Bohn JR
2 Lourdes Academy: 9:47.19
1) Maddy Reed SR 2) Angela Moore SO
3) Crystal Combs SR 4) Nora Keller JR
3 Colby 9:49.85: Colby will be a D2 school for 2014.
1) Jenny Meacham GRAD 2) Casey Sprotte SR
3) Sarah Gamillo GRAD 4) Amanda Kaiser GRAD
4 Spring Valley 9:51.59
1) Sara King JR 2) Emma Gaustad SR
3) Riley Bowman GRAD 4) Breanna Colbenson GRAD
5 Colfax 9:57.14
1) Dannielle Dachel JR 2) Ryleigh Prochnow GRAD
3) Brittany Rothbauer GRAD 4) Dempsey Fogarty SO
6 Assumption 10:03.44
1) Elise Veverka SR 2) Haley Joosten GRAD
3) Tessa Veverka SR 4) Cara Viviano SR
7 Stratford 10:06.9
1) Johnelle Miner SO 2) Nadia King SO
3) Brooke Schultze SR 4) Dani Bender SO
8 Catholic Central 10:07.96
1) Cassie Reesman JR 2) Jennifer Smith GRAD
3) Kourtney Mulhollon JR 4) Kathleen Straube JR
9 Elmwood/Plum City 10:07.97
1) Heather VonHoltum GRAD 2) Kaitlyn Lee JR
3) Libby Feuker SO 4) Elaina Danzinger SR
10 Darlington 10:09.56
1) Cheyenne Wolfe GRAD 2) Tatum Evenstad GRAD
3) Claire Cullen SR 4) Christa Wamsley GRAD
11 Flambeau 10:17.54
1) Tiana Avery SR 2) Rachel Novakovic SR
3) Jessie Burch SO 4) Tori Winters GRAD
12 Luther 10:27.71
1) Annika Henckel SR 2) Megan Dretske GRAD
3) Cassie Bell SO 4) Molly Paggi JR
13 Rosholt 10:29.30
1) Alex Neff JR 2) Brianna Simonis SO
3) Devan Walski JR 4) Maria Lewandowski GRAD
14 Albany 10:32.47
1) Sydnee Woyak SO 2) Bailey Hlavachek SR
3) Ciearria Mortaloni SO 4) Chantel Rogers SR
15 Black Hawk 10:36.88
1) Melissa Flanagan SO 2) Aleigha Sigafus SO
3) Kristen Walters GRAD 4) Olivia Holland SR
16 Dodgeland 10:40.79
1) Danielle Caine SR 2) Emily Gruenwald JR
3) Sarah Parbs SR 4) Ashley Yuenger SR
