Waters Meet
Friday, March 27, 2015 at Kolf Sports Center. Results
Berlin, Campbellsport, Horicon, Laconia, Lomira, Markesan, Mayville, North Fond du Lac, Omro, Princeton-Green Lake, Ripon, St. Mary's Springs Academy, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Winneconne, Wautoma, and Waupun competed in the annual "Waters" meet held at UW-Oshkosh, The name derives from the old Rivers and Lakes Conference. Lomira has hosted the meet for 14 years. Athletes and coaches are indebted to the efforts of Coach John Muentner and his staff at Lomira who put together and ran a great meet.
Berlin won the meet by outscoring Winneconne 111 to 75. Waupun scored 72 points to place third followed by St Mary's Springs, Mayville, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Omro, and nine other teams.
Wisconsin Track Online Feature For 2015
Above 60m HH: Megan McGovern [4th, St Mary's Springs].
Right 60m HH athletes L-R: Winner Kayla Bonack [10.30, Waupun] and Stacy Klika [2nd, Berlin]. Note: All 60m event photos from the prelims.
Above 60m huirdle athletes L-R: Audrey Krueger [3rd, Berlin], Sadie Huth [5th, Omro], and Addy Baker [6th, Ripon]
Sisters Taylor Dolske and Jasmine Dolske from Waupun. Taylor finished in 2nd and Jasmine was 3rd in the SP at the Waters Meet. Above right: Taylor Dolske.
Above 60m dash athletes L-R: McKenzie Gilkes [7th, Markesan], Sydney Zima [3rd, Winneconne], and Isabelle Hainz [2nd Berlin].
Right: 60m dash winner Amy Chen [8.35 finals, 8.28 prelims, Mayville]. The 8.28 computes to 7.73 for the 55m dash. Take the 60m time and multiply [in your head] by 0.932. Then add 0.009 in order to round up if needed.
Above LJ athletes L-R: LJ winner Rachel Bock [15' 10.50, Winnebago Lutheran Academy], Sarah Kelly [5th, Markesan], Hope Nelson [Lomira], and Alexis Riggs [Princeton-Green Lake].
Above throw athletes L-R: Jasmine Dolske, Dakota Wesemberg [5th, North Fond du Lac], and Lizzy Leichtle [8th, St Mary's Springs].
Left: 1600m winner Malerie Harmon [5:36.46, Berlin]. Harmon also won the 3200m run [12:16.54].
Above 1600m runners L-R: Malerie Harmon, Hailey Isaac, Hailey Isaac [2nd, Laconia], and Hannah Smith [3rd, Waupun].
Start of the 1600m run
St. Mary's Springs won the 4x8 relay race in 10:20.61
Relay members above L-R: Paige Case, Melanie Schneider, Emily McGovern, and anchor Liz Bohn
Bohn won the 800m run in 2:26.60 while Schneider won the 400m dash in 1:01.74.
Above 60m dash athletes L-R: Blake Buchholtz [Waupun], Stephanie Melchor [4th, Berlin], Alexis Riggs [Princeton-Green Lake], Nicole Nielson [Lomira], Joelle Berger [Omro], and Ashley Plum [5th, Laconia]. Note: Photos from the prelims.
Above left: Megan Welch was the leadoff runner in the 4x2 for Berlin.
Above Berlin won the 4x2 in 1:55.16.
Runners were L-R: Megan Welch, Bria Osterberg, Anna Falk, and anchor Stephanie Melchor
Far left: 1600m runner Beca Wenninger [4th, Mayville]. Left: 1600m runner Faith Peebles [5th, North Fond du Lac].
Above: 4x2 relay athletes.
Above left and center: Runner 3 in the 4x8. Above right: Liz Bohn [St Mary's Springs] and Abi Salm [Winneconne] anchor their teams 4x8's. Winneconne finished in second with a 10:22.85.
Above left: Runner 1 in the 4x8. Above right: Runner 2 in the 4x8.
Above left: SP winner Jenna Berkevich [37' 10, Horicon] is shown with D3 SP Record Holder Kennedy Blahnik at the 2014 State Meet [Photo by Dean Blahnik]. Above center and right: Jenna Berkevich.
The SP photos at Oshkosh were taken by Vanessa Jaeger. Vanessa is a former throw athlete from Waupun who helps coach the throwers at Waupun.
Above: HJ winner Katelyn Koval [4' 08, Winneconne]
Final Thoughts From Oshkosh
Left: I saw this at the meet in a team area-just begging for a photo. Having coached for 39 years I instantly recognized the universal dinner of coaches. The precise application of the condiments indicated a very well organized coach.
Right: Often people ask "why didn't you get a picture of......?." Often in the excitement of a meet people move into the camera lanes and an athlete 'escapes' the lens.
Luckily at Oshkosh where the throw venue is in another part of the Kolf Sports Center Vanessa Jaeger agreed to use my backup camera so that the throw athletes could be recorded. The Honor Roll is grateful to Vanessa for sharing her talents and time so that more athletes can be recognized. DF-Waters Meet at UW-Oshkosh.
