The WIAA Track and Field State Championship meet was held this past weekend at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse in sweltering conditions that challenged the spectators and athletes alike. There were many amazing performances and Ryan Johnson was able to take 3rd place in the discus with a throw of 153-05. Ryan also competed in the shot put and threw 45-10.25 placing 15th. The 3200 meter relay team of Caleb Andrews, Stephen Monette, Nile Merton and Jake McLeod ran well but couldn't top their performance of the week before turning in an 8:25.07, placing a respectable 15th overall.
I am so proud of these boys and they way they competed all year. I look forward to next season and hope to take more athletes as our program continues to grow! If you are interested in a summer conditioning workout program, let me know. Have a great summer!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
On To State!!
Nile, Stephen, Caleb, Jake, Ryan, Austin and Ethan are preparing to compete in Lacrosse for the state track competition. We leave tomorrow at 10 and I will update after the competition. Wish them luck!
Regional Meet May 17th 2011
Girls Team results:
Ashley Snider Stuns WIAA Region by Winning the 400 Meter Dash!!
The biggest surprise of the evening was when senior Ashley Snider won the 400 meter dash, annihilating the competition by almost two seconds. She had never competed in the race during the regular season and came out of nowhere to win. The top 4 finishers from the Regional Meet are able to compete at Sectionals in Colby WI on Thursday. Top performers at the regional meet who will be competing at sectionals are: girls 4X200 meter relay team consisting of Marie Wothe (jr), Lydia King (soph), Sophie Montana (fr) and Nicole Young (fr), setting a new personal record of 1:54.03 placed 3rd, jumior Kayla Tryggestad placed 4th in the discus with a throw of 97-09, sophomore Kayla Faschingbauer placed 4th in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:48.68, and freshman Nicole Young placed 4th in both the 100meter dash (13.4) and 200 meter dash (27.1).
Other top performers of the evening who will not be going to sectionals are, freshman Sophie Montana, 5th in the 200m (28.1), freshman Jessica Hendrickson, 5th in the 400m dash 91:07.74), 4X800 meter relay team 5th, of Katrina Monson (jr) , Ashley Snider (sr), Kayla Faschingbauer (soph) and Michelle Ritten (jr) ran a 10:38.5, sophomore Tosha Thompson, 5th in the shot put 33-09.5. Every 5th place finisher set a personal record for the year so even though their performance did not qualify them for sectionals they still gave a performance record (pr) for their event. At the beginning of the year we really didn’t know what we had in regards to talent for this crew. I am so proud of how these athletes have consistently improved throughout the year. Having Ashley win the 400 meter dash was such a boost for the team and we are excited to compete at sectionals.
Boys Team results:
Ryan Johnson Wins the Shot Put and Discus at the WIAA Regional Meet!!
Ryan Johnson (jr) was able to handle the pressure being seeded first in the region for the discus and shot. Even though he wasn’t feel well he was still able to best the competition by throwing a 50-04 in the shot put and 167-01 for the discus, just shy of his personal records in both events. The top 4 finishers will be competing at sectionals on Thursday in Colby, WI. Top performers who placed at the regional meet, preparing to compete at Colby are: boys 4X800 relay team, Caleb Andrews (sr), Nile Merton (sr), Stephen Monette (sr) and Jake McLeod (jr) improved their personal record by 2 seconds to 8:28.21 earning them a 2nd place finish. Jake McLeod placed 2nd in the 800 meter (2:04.01) and Stephen Monette also placed 2nd in the 1600meter run (4:41.31). Caleb Andrews placed 4th in the 3200 meter run shattering his personal best time by 8 seconds to run a 10:30.76. Joe Jasperson (jr) improved his shot put throw by 2ft 4inches earning him a 4th place finish and a trip to Colby to compete. Our boys team set 13 personal records at this meet.
Overall (boys and girls team) we have 15 athletes who will be attending the sectional meet competing in 13 different events. If you would have asked me at the beginning of the season how many events we would be competing in at sectionals I would have answered either 4 or 5. To be competing is so many can only be attributed to the work ethic of these athletes and their desire to improve. We have competed in weather that should have torn muscles with the cold – meets cancelled because of snow and they still persevered. We started the season with 61 athletes and ended with 59. We only get to read about the top 25/30 athletes each week but know that this team may be young but I am excited about the future. They are strong kids who are willing to work hard and parents of these athletes should be proud. Now, on to Sectionals!!!
Ryan Johnson is Middle Border Conference Champion in the Shot and Discus
Amery Track athletes gave some of their best performances of the season last night at the Middle Border Conference track meet in New Richmond. Our top boy finishers were Ryan Johnson who dominated in the throws by winning the shot with a distance of 48-04 ft and the discus with a throw of 157-11 ft: senior and WIAA Scholar Athlete Stephen Monette, who placed second in the 1600 meter run with a personal best time of 4:41.31: and the boys 4X800 meter relay team of Caleb Andrews, Stephen Monette, Nile Merton and Jake McLeod also finished 2nd just .4 tenths of a second behind top seeded Osceola. The 4X800 relay team shaved 15 seconds off of their personal best time and finished with a time of 8:30.69. Junior Jake McLeod ran a gutsy 800 meter run, pushing the pack with his speed right until the last 20 meters where he was clipped by two runners, giving him 3rd place with a time of 2:04.3. Senior Caleb Andrews also ran a tough race and placed 3rd in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:42.2.
Top performers for the girls track program were 4th place finishers Kayla Fashingbauer in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:34.5, Kayla Tryggestad in the discus with a throw of 95-11 ft., and the 4X200 meter relay team of Marie Wothe, Lydia King, Sophie Montana and Nicole Young who chopped 3 seconds off of their personal record running a 1:55.8. Other top performers finishing 5th were: 4X100 meter relay (Marie Wothe, Lydia King, Alyssa McLean and Sophie Montana) 55:05, the 4X400 meter relay (Ashley Snider, Katrina Monson, Ashley Doroff and Jessica Hendrickson) 4:38.09 and Tosha Thompson in the shot put with a distance of 30-09.5 ft. Our next varsity competition will be the regional meet on Monday, May 21st in Somerset. The JV will be competing in their conference meet in Prescott on Thursday, May 19th.
Middle Border Conference Track results can be found online at http://www.pttiming.com/ for all of the Amery track athletes who competed in the meet.
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