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 4^th in the discus with a throw of 97-09, sophomore Kayla Faschingbauer placed 4^th in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:48.68, and freshman Nicole Young placed 4^th 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, 5^th in the 200m (28.1), freshman Jessica Hendrickson, 5^th in the 400m dash 91:07.74), 4X800 meter relay team 5^th,  of Katrina Monson (jr) , Ashley Snider (sr), Kayla Faschingbauer (soph) and Michelle Ritten (jr) ran a 10:38.5, sophomore Tosha Thompson, 5^th in the shot put 33-09.5.  Every 5^th 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 2^nd place finish.  Jake McLeod placed 2^nd in the 800 meter (2:04.01) and Stephen Monette also placed 2^nd in the 1600meter run (4:41.31).  Caleb Andrews placed 4^th 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 4^th 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!!!