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East Troy, Whitewater win Rock Valley track titles

ORFORDVILLE — Whitewater High’s girls track and field team made its Rock Valley meet debut here Saturday riding a 15-year conference title winning streak dating back to the Whippets’ days in the Southern Lakes.

East Troy, the Whippets’ former Southern Lakes rival who joined them in the new Rock Valley, made sure that winning streak was left in the past—winning six individual and three relay titles to lead the 12-team field with 126 points.

“We felt pretty confident coming in because of our depth,” said East Troy senior Tia Nowak, who set a meet record in the 400, won the long jump and anchored the winning 1,600-meter relay to pace the Trojans. “We were hoping to win, but nothing as spectacular as this.”

East Troy junior Jasmine Haines earned the meet’s most valuable female track performer award after sweeping the 100 and 200 dash titles and anchoring the winning 800 relay team. She won the 100 and 200 in the Southern Lakes last year.

Other champions for East Troy were Meghan Valentine (800) and Alyssa Duncan (1,600) along with the 1,600 and 3,200 relay teams.

Whitewater was second with 103 points, behind Angela McKenzie, who won the 3,200 and was second in the 1,600, and freshman thrower Molly Griep, who swept the shot put and discus titles to become the meet’s most valuable female field-event performer.

East Troy opened the meet by setting a record in the girls 3.200 relay, finishing in 10 minutes, 14.0 seconds. The team of Valentine, Katie Isleb, Gina Alagna and Duncan broke the record of 10:17.08 set by Beloit Turner in 1994.

Nowak won the 400-meter dash in 58.21 seconds, breaking the previous record of 59.93 seconds set by Palmyra-Eagle star Lisa Kincaid in 1994.

The Trojans set their final record in the 1,600 relay behind Valentine, Isleb, Brooksie Loth and Nowak, who combined to finish in 4:09.55 and erase the previous mark of 4:11.86 set by Clinton in 1989.

“We’ve worked hard for this. Ever since my freshman year, our goal was to knock off Whitewater,” said Duncan.

Whitewater sprinter and jumper Michael Mitchell was sporting a team t-shirt that bore the slogan “Another beautiful day for track and field in Wisconsin.”

While the saying was a knock on the state’s usually temperamental spring weather, it summed up another top-notch performance by the Whitewater boys. The Whippets won nine individual titles and scored in 17 of 18 events. to run away with their first Rock Valley championship with 189 points.

McFarland was second with 103. Defending champion Brodhead/Juda, which had won eight of the previous nine boys titles, was fifth with 60.

The Whitewater boys entered the meet with 12 Southern Lakes titles in last 15 years, including last season, and dominated the Rock Valley meet from start to finish. The Whippets’ multiple-event winners included juniors Jake Dennis (100, 200) and Tony Floyd (110 high hurdles, 300 intermediate hurdles), who shared the most valuable male track event performer award, and Ben Cipriano (1,600, 3,200).

Whitewater junior Tony Bilderback was named the meet’s male most valuable field event performer after winning the triple jump and taking second in the high jump. He also ran a leg on the runner-up 1,600 relay team.

“We just came out to do our best and have fun today,” Bilderback said. “It was a great day for both of our teams.”

Rock Valley

Boys

At Orfordville Parkview

TEAM SCORES

Whitewater 189, McFarland 103, Beloit Turner 74, Edgerton 61, Brodhead/Juda 60, East Troy 55, Clinton 49, Walworth Big Foot 45, Orfordville Parkview 31, Evansville 22, Palmyra-Eagle 11, Jefferson 2.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

100—1. Jake Dennis (Whi), 11.41; 2. Tailor Hartman (OP), 11.56; 3. Mike Walker (WBF), 11.56; 4. Nolan Byrom (BT), 11.73; 5. Alec Carr (McF), 11.78; 6. Phil Behrens (WBF), 12.08.

200—1. Jake Dennis (Whi), 23.41; 2. Tailor Hartman (OP), 23.63; 3. Cory Zaeske (ET), 23.63; 4. Michael Mitchell (Whi), 24.09; 5. Travis Spegal (Edg), 24.46; 6. Phil Behrens (WBF), 24.58.

400—1. Cory Zaeske (ET), 51.08; 2. Lucas Schmitz (McF), 52.07; 3. Danny Douglas (B/J), 53.24; 4. Drew Miller (Whi), 53.35; 5. Travis Spegal (Edg), 53.84; 6. Lucas Langer (Edg), 53.9.

800—1. Lucas Langer (Edg), 2:04.78; 2. Brandon O’Donnell (McF), 2:04.79 3. Ben Massman (ET), 2:04.96; 4. Carl Disrud (ET), 2:05.96; 5. Dawson Miller (Whi), 2:07.47; 6. Sam Siegmann (McF), 2:07.56.

1,600—1. Ben Cipriano (Whi), 4:46.56; 2. Dawson Miller (Whi), 4:47.1; 3. Joe Pickett (BT), 4:49.37; 4. Jordan Riemer (B/J), 4:50.49; 5. Brian Barr (McF), 4:50.67; 6. Steven Jordan (McF), 4:52.81.

3,200—1. Ben Cipriano (Whi), 10:18.87; 2. Brian Barr (McF), 10:21.23; 3. Max Kelley (McF), 10:30.39; 4. Daniel Banh (Cl), 10:41.47; 5. Joe Pickett (BT), 10:47.25; 6. Brant Birrenkott (McF), 10:50.29.

110 high hurdles—1. Tony Floyd (Whi), 15.76; 2. Ryan Miller (B/J), 15.89; 3. Zach Skindingsrude (Whi), 16.1; 4. Tyler Dobratz (Edg), 16.54; 5. Mike Crusan (WBF), 16.54; 6. Brandon Struebin (BT), 17.28.

300 intermediate hurdles—1. Tony Floyd (Whi), 40.97; 2. Paul Sorenson (BT), 41.45; 3. Ryan Miller (B/J), 42.19; 4. Alex Olson (McF), 43.74; 5. Paulino Mendoza (WBF), 44.01; 6. Sam Tisdale (Whi), 45.36.

400 relay—1. Big Foot (Mike Walker, Phil Behrens, Jon Petkoff, Mike Crusan), 45.37; 2. Turner, 45.51; 3. Evansville, 46.02; 4. Whitewater, 46.41; 5. McFarland, 46.59; 6. Brodhead/Juda, 46.66.

800 relay—1. Turner (Paul Sorenson, Brandon Struebin, Joey Williams, Nolan Byrom), 1:33.95; 2. Parkview, 1:35.42; 3. Whitewater, 1:35.64; 4. McFarland, 1:36.78; 5. Brodhead/Juda, 1:37.6; 6. Big Foot, 1:38.41.

1,600 relay—1. Brodhead/Juda (Josh Wilkins, Trent Jordan, Danny Douglas, Ryan Miller), 3:29.67; 2. Whitewater, 3:30.85; 3. Turner, 3:32.97; 4. McFarland, 3:33.27; 5. East Troy, 3:46.28; 6. Clinton, 3:55.06.

3,200 relay—1. McFarland (Ben DuCharme, Evan Boushon, Sam Siegmann, Brandon O’Donnell), 8:30.01; 2. Turner, 8:31.04; 3. Edgerton, 8:41.34; 4. Clinton, 9:06.85; 5. Parkview, 9:12.43; 6. Whitewater, 9:16.03.

Shot put—1. Peter Zepke (Edg), 49-9.75; 2. Kyle Jones (Cl), 46-2.75; 3. Mike Gabbey (Whi), 45-9; 4. Drew Miller (Whi), 45-0.5; 5. Lou Minett (Whi), 44-7; 6. Kevin Kitzman (Cl), 44-2.

Discus—1. Lou Minett (Whi), 157-8; 2. Mike Gabbey (Whi), 148-9; 3. Patrick Gorman (ET), 144-0; 4. Kevin Kitzman (Cl), 139-9; 5. Caleb Hart (ET), 135-9; 6. Drew Miller (Whi), 124-7.

High jump—1. Lucas Schmitz (McF), 6-3; 2. Tony Bilderback (Whi), 6-2; 3. Michael Mitchell (Whi), 6-1; 4. Peter Rose (ET), 5-11; 5. Cory Zaeske (ET), 5-10; 6. Justin Redpenning (Edg), 5-8.

Long jump—1. Michael Mitchell (Whi), 20-3; 2. Alec Carr (McF), 20-0.5; 3. Cory Zaeske (ET), 20-0; 4. Andy Moen (Cl), 19-10.5; 5. Nolan Byrom (BT), 19-9; 6. Ken Wirkuty (Cl), 19-7.25.

Triple jump—1. Tony Bilderback (Whi), 42-8.5; 2. Travis Spegal (Edg), 41-10; 3. Mike Morateck (PE), 40-6; 4. Dawson Miller (Whi), 40-2; 5. Mike Crusan (WBF), 39-2; 6. Paul Sorenson (BT), 38-11.5.

Pole vault—1. Pat Meredith (Evan), 14-0; 2. Jordan Riemer (B/J), 11-9; 3. Trevor Nash (Evan), 11-6; 4. Kolin Walker (McF), 11-6; 5, Brent Samuelson (Edg), 11-6; 6. Mitch Weisenberg (B/J), 11-0.

Girls

TEAM SCORES

East Troy 126, Whitewater 103, Walworth Big Foot 70, McFarland 67, Clinton 57, Orfordville Parkview 50, Jefferson 50, Brodhead/Juda 47.5, Edgerton 46.5, Evansville 34, Palmyra-Eagle 33, Beloit Turner 17.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

100—1. Jasmine Haines (ET), 13.02; 2. Laura Popanz (Cl), 13.28; 3. Leah Heimerl (Evan), 13.36; 4. Brooksie Loth (ET), 13.58; 5. Jade Seales (BT), 13.82; 6. Amanda Brom (J), 13.84.

200—1. Jasmine Haines (ET), 26.15; 2. Tia Nowak (ET), 26.51; 3. Katie Duggleby (McF), 27.47; 4. Amanda Brom (J), 27.8; 5. Kelsey Harms (Whi), 28.09; 6. April Wellnitz (OP), 28.36.

400—1. Tia Nowak (ET), 58.21 (breaks conference record of 58.21, set by Lisa Kincaid of Palmyra-Eagle in 1994); 2. Katie Duggleby (McF), 1:00.59; 3. Shannon Klein (B/J), 1:02.69; 4. Kelsey Harms (Whi), 1:02.74; 5. April Wellnitz (OP), 1:03.94; 6. Rebecca Tanner (WBF), 1:04.03.

800—1. Meghan Valentine (ET), 2:25.24; 2. Alyssa Duncan (ET), 2:26.26; 3. Cassie Wymer (B/J), 2:26.35; 4. Marie Stettler (Edg), 2:26.58; 5. Liz Smits (McF), 2:30.19; 6. Alexa Wagner (J), 2:35.08.

1,600—1. Alyssa Duncan (ET), 5:29.59; 2. Angela McKenzie (Whi), 5:33.6; 3. Liz Smits (McF), 5:36.91; 4. Nicole Hacker (McF), 5:43.36; 5. Alyssa O’Donnell (Whi), 5:46.37; 6. Lindsay Knoebel (J), 5:48.26.

3,200—1. Angela McKenzie (Whi), 12:25.16; 2. Danielle Laine (PE), 12:36.44; 3. Val Kehl (ET), 12:41.89; 4. Carley Castelein (WBF), 12:44.92; 5. Lindsay Knoebel (J), 12:50.88; 6. Katelyn Harsevoort (Cl), 12:52.17.

100 high hurdles—1. Kalie Kemmer (Cl), 16.93; 2. Emily Bisbach (J), 17.21; 3. Katie Schwartz (OP), 17.28; 4. Brenna O’Brien (Whi), 17.44; 5. Emma Olson (Whi), 18.07; 6. Toni Falligant (Edg), 18.13.

300 low hurdles—1. Liz Tanner (WBF), 49.57; 2. Emily Bisbach (J), 49.88; 3. Brenna O’Brien (Whi), 50.94; 4. Katie Schwartz (OP), 51.81; 5. Katie Ferraro (Edg), 52.51; 6. Jordyn Courier (WBF), 52.86.

400 relay—1. Clinton (Danielle Quillen, Emily Buchanan, Kalie Kemner, Laura Popanz), 52.72; 2. Whitewater, 53.65; 3. Turner, 53.66; 4. Big Foot, 53.8; 5. Parkview, 55.04; 6. Brodhead/Juda, 55.64.

800 relay—1. East Troy (Brooksie Loth, Dani Jozwowski, Mady Kent, Jasmine Haines), 1:48.88; 2. Brodhead/Juda, 1:50.96; 3. Big Foot, 1:51,42; 4. Whitewater, 1:52.14; 5. Clinton, 1:54.24; 6. McFarland, 1:54.74.

1,600 relay—1. East Troy (Meghan Valentine, Brooksie Loth, Katie Isleb, Tia Nowak), 4:09.55 (breaks conference record of 4:11.86, set by Cinton in 1989); 2. Edgerton, 4:22.55; 3. McFarland, 4:24.14; 4. Whitewater, 2:24.92; 5. Palmyra-Eagle, 4:32.96; 6. Brodhead/Juda, 4:35.43.

3,200 relay—1. East Troy (Megan Valentine, Katie Isleb, Gina Alagna, Alyssa Duncan), 10:14.61 (breaks conference record of 10:17.68, set by Beloit Turner in 1994); 2. Jefferson, 10:18.6; 3. Palmyra-Eagle, 10:28.86; 4. McFarland, 10:35.01; 5. Clinton, 10:44.22; 6. Evansville, 10:49.52.

Shot put—1. Molly Griep; (Whi), 35-8; 2. Kirsten Walker (McF), 34-9; 3. Alyssa Lueck (WBF), 32-11.75; 4. Casey Deremer (WBF), 32-8.25; 5. Katie Martin (PE), 31-6; 6. Diana Baade (B/J), 30-10.75.

Discus—1. Molly Griep (Whi), 124-8; 2. Heather Clankie (B/J), 113-0; 3. Diana Baade (B/J), 107-1; 4. Julia Thorson (McF), 106-10; 5. Natalie Babcock (Whi), 103-5; 6. Alyssa Lueck (WBF), 103-0.

High jump—1. Emily Buchanan (Cl), 5-3; 2. Richelle Ramney (PE), 5-3; 3. Anna Soyk (OP), 5-2; 4. Sylvia Gay (Evan), 5-1; 5. Kristen Anderson (Whi), 4-10; 6. Julia Shelbourn (Whi), 4-10.

Long jump—1. Tia Nowak (ET), 16-0.75; 2. Veronica Kubicek (McF), 15-9.5; 3. Leah Heimerl (Evan), 15-9; 4. Katie Duggleby (McF), 15-8.5; 5. April Wellnitz (OP), 15-5; 6. Anna Soyk (OP), 15-4.5.

Triple jump—1. Jordyn Courier (WBF), 33-7.5; 2. Anna Soyk (OP), 33-2.75; 3. Maddy Kenny (WBF), 32-9.75; 4. Katie Isleb (ET), 32-4.5; 5. Leah Heimerl (Evan), 32-4.5; 6. Emily Buchanan (Cl), 32-2.

Pole vault—1. Shea Sweeney (Edg), 10-0; 2. Morgan Speigler (Edg), 9-6; 3. Courtney Crouse (BT), 9-0; 4. Rachel Lezotte (Evan), 9-0; 5. Kim Stonewerth (Whi), 8-9; 6. Hayley Sarow (Evan), 8-6.