History Analysis: Top 50 Performances




A Historical Look Back - Top 50 Lists By Paul Tilleman







Median dates of the Top 50 performances in each event and the number of Top 50 performances from the 1970's in each event are listed in the table below tabulated by Paul Tilleman. Thus half of the Top 50 All-Time performances were made before the listed median date and half came after that date. Note-The WIAA has had a girls State Meet since 1971.
The oldest performance on the list is Ellen Brewster's (Madison West) #6 time in the 800 of 2:10.68 at the 1975 AAU Nationals.
The oldest #1 performances are Wendy Markham's (Cedarburg) 1980 6' 00" high jump and Sharon Dollins (Janesville Parker) 1980 20' 06 long jump.

The event with the fewest performances bumped off the lists since Paul Tilleman began tending them is the Shot Put. The event with the most is the Pole Vault but that is due mostly to the fact that it moves in whole inches.

The 1970's performances were: 100 Sharon Dollins [1979, Janesville Parker 12.04 h], 200 Pam Moore [Madison Memorial, 1977, 24.70 hy], 400 Patricia Duboux [Sauk Prairie 1978,56.31 hy], 400 Pam Moore [Madison Memorial, 1977, 55.32 hy], 1600 Jody Rittenhouse [Janesville Craig, 1978, 4:54.54 h], 4x100 Madison East [1977, 48.56 hy], 4x200 D.C. Everest [1977, 1:42.34 hy], 4x400 Wausau East [1977, 3:56.46 hy], 4x400 Madison West [1979, 3:56.47 y], High Jump Lori Kemnitz [Janesville Parker, 1978, 5' 08], High Jump Cheryl Selbach [Portage, 1976, 5' 07.50], Discus Megan Scott [Platteville, 1979, 152' 04], and Discus Cheryl Voight [Portage, 1977, 145' 00].


Median Dates Of The Top 50 Performances


Wisconsin High School Girls Track & Field Top 50 Lists
Event Median Date for Top 50 Performances Top 50 Performances from 1970's
100 1/19/2010 1
200 6/4/2011 1
400 6/1/2013 2
800 6/3/2011 0
1600 6/18/2011 1
3200 3/22/2014 0
4 x 100 6/6/2014 1
4 x 200 4/30/2013 1
4 x 400 5/22/2015 2
4 x 800 6/6/2014 0
HJ 1/1/1999 2
LJ 6/6/2015 0
TJ 8/4/2010 0
SP 5/14/2009 0
D 6/4/2010 2
PV 5/16/2017 0

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The history of high school track and field is filled with highlights. Paul Tilleman the pole vault coach at Whitefish Bay High School ran an analysis for which schools had the most Top 50 entries. Milwaukee Rufus King was at the top of the list in all three categories:Most Number of Entries, Most Indivividual Events, and Most Relay Events. The 2017 D1 State Champion Milwaukee Rufus King team is shown above with head coach Calvin Matthew shown 3rd from top row left. Note-The WIAA has had a girls State Meet since 1971


Top 20 Schools By Number Of Entries


ALL EVENTS
     
Place School Entries
     
1 Milwaukee Rufus King 47
2 Milwaukee Bradley Tech 30
3 Hartland Arrowhead 28
4 Middleton 22
4 Waukesha West 22
6 Milwaukee Riverside 16
6 Onalaska 16
6 Sussex Hamilton 16
9 Madison Memorial 15
9 Whitefish Bay 15
11 De Pere 14
12 Divine Savior Holy Angels 13
12 Muskego 13
14 La Crosse Logan 12
14 Stevens Point 12
14 Wauwatosa West 12
17 Monona Grove 11
18 Brookfield Central 10
19 Homestead 9
19 Racine Horlick 9

Top 20 Schools By Number Of Individual Events


INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
  Link to individual lists  
Place School Entries
     
1 Milwaukee Rufus King 30
2 Milwaukee Bradley Tech 15
3 Madison Memorial 14
3 Middleton 14
5 Milwaukee Riverside 13
5 Whitefish Bay 13
7 De Pere 12
7 Hartland Arrowhead 12
9 Divine Savior Holy Angels 11
9 Onalaska 11
11 La Crosse Logan 10
11 Monona Grove 10
11 Stevens Point 10
14 Bradley Tech 9
14 Brookfield Central 9
14 Nekoosa 9
14 Homestead 8
14 Kenosha Tremper 8
14 Madison Edgewood 8
20 Muskego 8
20 Racine Horlick 8
20 Wauwatosa East 8

Top 20 Schools By Number Of Relay Events


RELAY EVENTS
     
Place School Entries
[Note - Links below are incomplete listings]
1 Milwaukee Rufus King 1 | 2 17
2 Milwaukee Bradley Tech 1 | 2 15
2 Waukesha West 15
4 Hartland Arrowhead 13
5 Sussex Hamilton 12
6 Middleton 8
7 Muskego 5
7 Onalaska 5
7 Wauwatosa West 5
10 Germantown 4
10 Kenosha Bradford 4
10 Madison West 4
10 Neenah 1 | 2 4
10 Oregon 4
16 Milwaukee Marshall 3
16 Milwaukee North 3
16 Milwaukee Riverside 3
16 Nicolet 3