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Week 4 at a glance:
Monday--normal practice
Tuesday--normal practice
Wednesday--most of the team will head to Pius for a dual meet (4:00 Field/4:45 Running...click here for Meet Notes); practice for the rest
Thurdsay--normal practice
Friday--NO PRACTICE
Saturday--a dozen or so kids head to Whitewater for the State Indoor Invite (9:30 start)
Easter Break: practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10-Noon; limited entry JV Indoor Meet Tuesday and Varsity Indoor Conference Saturday
On Tuesday about 25 kids headed to West Allis Central to start or continue their season. The newly renovated fieldhouse certainly was a treat for our kids to compete on. Some solid performances against a mix of JV and varsity competition. Congrats to the top individual performers from Tuesday:
55 Dash--Taylor Mack and Aylin Paramo
200 Dash--Keri Clark (2nd overall) and Fullness Kerobo (3rd overall)
55 Hurdles--Emma Fuhrmann (2nd overall) and Arerielle Snipstad)
Shot Put--Maddie Trissel and Felicia Britton
Long Jump--Faith Koschnitzke and Fullness Kerobo
Triple Jump--Emma Fuhrmann (2nd overall)
On Wednesday about 40 kids headed to New Berlin West for the Schreiber Classic. Lots of opportunities for kids to get some experience against some solid competition. Despite leaving many of our top athletes back at practice, the ladies came away with their second meet victory of the young season. Congrats to the top finishers:
Sam Lee--1st--55 Hurdles
Sophia Berg--1st--400 Dash
Ellie Lambrecht--1st--800 Run
Evie Sorum--1st--Pole Vault
Sam Lee--1st--Long Jump
Kyra Obermeyer--2nd--1600 Run
May Obermeyer--2nd--400 Dash
Grace Obermeyer--3rd--400 Dash
Lydia Stroh--3rd--1600 Run
Kyra Obermeyer--3rd--800 Run
Makayla Johnson--3rd--200 Dash
Corrina Phillips--3rd--Long Jump
Hannah Rimpel--3rd--Shot Put
Makayla Johnson, Jayla Carter-Smith, Zari Lawrence, and Bryce Knox--3rd--4 Lap Relay
Saturday about 15 ladies headed to Ripon for the Showcase Meet. For the third time this season the varsity team came away with a meet victory, this time placing 1st of the 29 schools in the meet. A lot of great things to build off of in the coming weeks. Congrats to the top finishers:
Sam Walker--1st--60 Hurdles
Sam Walker--1st--200 Dash
Reina Ebeling--1st--1600 Run
Aiyanna Crockwell--2nd--60 Dash
Iona Kuehn--2nd--1600 Run
Sam Walker, Katie Roever, Jayla Riddick, and Maddie Jones--3rd--800 Relay
Friday was the start of the JV season for most athletes not in Madison cheering on BB. The first meet of the year is always a learning experience...and there was plenty of learning to do. Solid starts to the season for many of the athletes. Top performers from our squad:
55 Dash--Faith Koschnitzke and Kalei Howard-Simmons
200 Dash--Kalei Howard-Simmons and Fullness Kerobo
1600 Run--Kyra Obermeyer
Shot Put--Jenna Gregory and Olivia Trissel
High Jump--Holly Taylor and Renae Jones
Long Jump--Faith Koschnitzke and Renae Jones
Saturday WISCO hosted the Performance Running Outfitters Invite down at UW-Parkside. Despite some unexpected last-minute asbsences from key members of the sprint squad, the sprinters and distance kids scored a ton of points, leading to the first meet victory of the season. Congrats to the medalists:
Sam Walker--1st--60 High Hurdles
Jayla Riddick--1st--60 Low Hurdles
Reina Ebeling--1st--800 Run
Sam Lee--2nd--60 Hurdles
Aiyanna Crockwell--2nd--400 Dash (setting a new SCHOOL RECORD)
Ana Buske, Eliza Shiels, Annalise Kuehn, and Iona Kuehn--2nd--3200 Relay
Sam Walker--3rd--200 Dash
Iona Kuehn--3rd--800 Run
Reina Ebeling--3rd--1600 Run
Aiyanna Crockwell--4th--200 Dash
Eliza Shiels--4th--3200 Run
Our staff this season:
Jason Goede ('94)--sprints and hurdles
Blair Schaper--distance
Becky Huebner ('99)--sprints and jumps
Brad Reinhardt ('07)--throws
Lisa Wigley ('96)--high jump and hurdles
Claire Leverence ('19)--distance
Allie Orlowski ('22)--pole vault
Erin Koschnitzke--throws
Sarah Koelpin--sprints
Week 3 Event Work plan:
Athletes are all required to purchase a team long-sleeve shirt for the season. We wear them for Picture Day for sure, and then whenever the kids want. Sizes will be collected from kids. Payment info will be provided to athletes.