Miner has Tigers’ top finish, taking fifth in girls 3,200

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MEDFORD — The Stratford track and field team was shut out at the WIAA Division 2 sectional on Thursday at Medford High School, failing to earn a top-four finish that was needed to advance to the state meet next week.

The top four finishers in each event qualified for the 2016 WIAA State Track & Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Stratford’s best individual finish came from senior Johnelle Miner, who finished fifth in the 3,200 in 12:21.05, missing out on a spot in the state meet by 11 seconds.

The Stratford girls 1,600 relay team of Ingrid Bender, Emily Hauke, Heather Greenberg, and Keyarra Dahl was sixth in 4:14.47, also 11 seconds short of the final state meet spot in the event.

Makayla Krall was 12th (13-2.75) and Brianna LaSee 14th (12-9) in the girls long jump, the 400 relay team was 11th in 54.05 seconds, and Brooklyn Zawislan took 16th in the triple jump (29-10) for the Tigers girls.

John Geissinger had the Stratford boys top finish, taking 10th in the pole vault (12 feet).

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

WIAA Division 2 Track & Field Sectional

May 26, at Medford High School

Girls

Team scores: 1. Osceola 73; 2. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 54; 3. Haywaard 51.33; 4. Altoona 47; 5. Bloomer 38; 6. Black River Falls 37; 7. Ashland 36; 8. Rice Lake 29; 9. Northland Pines 28.33; 10. St. Croix Falls 27; 11. Arcadia 27; 12. Amery 25.33; 13. Lakeland 25; 14. Medford, Northwestern, Prescott and Baldwin-Woodville 24; 18. Stanley-Boyd 23; 19. St. Croix Central 12; 20. Chequamegon 10; 21. Elk Mound and Frederic/Luck 8; 23. Stratford 7; 24. Tomahawk and Ellsworth 6; 26. Ladysmith, Spooner, Neillsville/Granton, Cameron and Mosinee 4; 31. Durand 3; 32. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Cumberland 2.

State meet qualifiers (top four) and Stratford finishers

High jump: 1. Emily Scott (LAK) 5-6; 2. Mariah Hoepner (ALT) 5-5; 3. Justyne Burgess (BLO) 5-1; 4. Makayla Hayes (NP) 5-1.

Long jump: 1. Taylor Snider (HAY) 16-5.75; 2. Maddy Pietz (WB) 16-5.5; 3. Kristi Springer (ALT) 16-3.75; 4. Kyra Arendt (BLO) 16-1.25; 12. Makayla Krall (ST) 13-2.75; 14. Brianna LaSee (ST) 12-9.

Shot put: 1. Katie Taylor (HAY) 44-11.5; 2. Kaija Newman (OSC) 39-5.25; 3. Heather Milas (SB) 39-3.25; 4. KaSandra Springer (ALT) 37-3.75; 15. Lexi Schneider (ST) 31-3.25.

3,200 relay: 1. Prescott 9:58.98; 2. Ashland 10:02.87; 3. Lakeland 10:03.88; 4. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 10:07.54.

100 hurdles: 1. Haley Beams (BRF) 15.78; 2. Stephanie Brauner (BRF) 15.79; 3. Jennifer Kleinschmidt (PR) 16.11; 4. Hannah Gillixson (BW) 16.55.

100: 1. Pietz (WB) 12.32; 2. Paige Ellefson (OSC) 12.75; 3. Gabby Herfindahl (NP) 12.77; 4. Adyara Hanaman (RL) 12.82.

800 relay: 1. Osceola 1:46.07; 2. Medford 1:46.19; 3. St. Croix Falls 1:46.56; 4. Black River Falls 1:47.37.

400: 1. Abbey Zastrow (ARC) 57.30; 2. Kendall Zeman (BLO) 59.22; 3. Sophie Klein (SCF) 1:00.50; 4. Allison Vitort (SB) 1:00.75.

400 relay: 1. Osceola 50.38; 2. Hayward 51.32; 3. Medford 51.55; 4. Altoona 51.81; 11. Stratford (Emily Hauke, Sarah LaBorde, Brooke Peterson, Keyarra Dahl) 54.05.

300 hurdles: 1. Hoepner (ALT) 46.64; 2. Hannah Salami (OSC) 46.67; 3. Paige Norrbom (WB) 47.40; 4. Emma Landry (SCC) 47.72.

200: 1. Pietz (WB) 25.14; 2. Zastrow (ARC) 25.32; 3. Herfindahl (NP) 26.31; 4. Hanaman (RL) 26.47.

3,200: 1. Alicia Monson (AM) 11:23.47; 2. Amy Wallis (ASH) 12:00.14; 3. Dani Whiting (TOM) 12:05.29; 4. Elizabeth Fasbender (EM) 12:10.07; 5. Johnelle Miner (ST) 12:21.05.

1,600 relay: 1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 3:59.95; 2. Bloomer 4:01.18; 3. St. Croix Falls 4:03.03; 4. Osceola 4:03.97; 6. Stratford (Ingrid Bender, Hauke, Heather Greenberg, Dahl) 4:14.47.

Discus: 1. Detinee Haas (BW) 142-6; 2. Taylor (HAY) 133-4; 3. Trevonna Rave (BRF) 126-11; 4. Milas (SB) 126-1.

Pole vault: 1. Mickey Gearin (OSC) 10-7; 2. Nelson (NW) and Kirsten Carrigan (SB) 9-6; 4. Kayela Carroll (LAK) 9-6.

Triple jump: 1. Springer (ALT) 37-1.5; 2. Snider (HAY) 36-9.5; 3. Arendt (BLO) 36-4; 4. Anessa Tucker (ASH) 34-9.75; 16. Brooklyn Zawislan (ST) 29-10.

1,600: 1. Monson (AM) 5:16.61; 2. Emma Nelson (NW) 5:17.71; 3. Molly Sweet (PRE) 5:20.02; 4. Kendall Zeman (BLO) 5:20.03.

800: 1. Tucker (ASH) 2:21.53; 2. Ella Ellenson (RL) 2:23.37; 3. Hailey BeBeau (CHQ) 2:24.26; 4. Mickey Gearin (OSC) 2:26.67.

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Boys

Team scores: 1. Rice Lake 67; 2. Medford 63; 3. Lakeland 62; 4. Osceola 55; 5. Northwestern 49; 6. Arcadia 47; 7. Chetek/Weyerhaeuser 40; 8. Amery 33; 9. Spooner 30; 10. Ashland 27; 11. Cameron and Elk Mound 24; 13. Chequamegon and St. Croix Central 20; 15. Neillsville/Granton and Ellsworth 17; 17. Stanley-Boyd 14; 18. Prescott 13; 19. Black River Falls 12; 20. Hayward 11.5; 21. Ladysmith and Baldwin-Woodville 10; 23. Bloomer 9.5; 24. Durand 8; 25. Mondovi, Northland Pines and Colby 5; 28. Somerset 3; 29. St. Croix Falls 1; 30. Stratford 0.

State meet qualifiers (top four) and Stratford finishers

Discus: 1. Dillon Richardson (CHET) 147-6; 2. Tyler Ackley (BW) 145-4; 3. Devin Stenglein (OSC) 144-6; 4. Elijah Newton (AM) 144-2.

Pole vault: 1. Vince Friedel (LAD) 13-0; 2. Will Bodewes (LAK) 13-0; 3. Bryce Farnce (SB) 12-9; 4. Derek Buchman (CHET) 12-6; 10. John Geissinger (ST) 12-0.

Triple jump: 1. Osy Ekwueme (MED) 43-0; 2. Zach Buchli (RL) 42-4.5; 3. Trevor Nelson (SCC) 42-0.5; 4. Garrett Strebig (MED) 41-7.

110 hurdles: 1. Jim Hoesley (ARC) 14.54; 2. Devon Kuykendall (HAY) 14.93; 3. Jason Bents (OSC) 15.21; 4. Jake Johnson (EM) 15.30.

100: 1. Josh Koenecke (CAM) 10.86; 2. Ethan Ellingsworth (OSC) 11.15; 3. Marquez Clerveaux (RL) 11.25; 4. Noah Zurbuchen (EM) 11.31.

1,600: 1. Kevin Koski (CHQ) 4:23.73; 2. Daniel Pederson (SP) 4:24.11; 3. Maury Miller (ASH) 4:29.60; 4. Preston Mertins (COLB) 4:30.46.

800 relay: 1. Osceola 1:31.68; 2. Medford 1:31.79; 3. Elk Mound 1:32.96; 4. Neillsville/Granton 1:32.97; 13. Stratford (Jesse Dickmann, Kyler Haupt, A.J. Schoenfuss, Tyler Gilbertson) 1:39.56.

400: 1. Kenny Bednarek (RL) 47.66; 2. Josh Koenecke (CAM) 49.94; 3. Spencer Sutton (LAK) 50.36; 4. Xavier Motley (ELL) 50.85.

400 relay: 1. Amery 44.05; 2. Rice Lake 44.11; 3. Osceola 44.54; 4. Elk Mound 44.72.

300 hurdles: 1. Jim Hoesley (ARC) 39.04; 2. Mason Barth (NG) 40.72; 3. Derek Buchman (CHET) 41.05; 4. Brady Williquett (SCC) 41.06.

200: 1. Bednarek (RL) 21.35; 2. Hoesley (ARC) 21.87; 3. Koenecke (CAM) 22.01; 4. Clerveaux (RL) 22.34.

1,600 relay: 1. Rice Lake 3:24.58; 2. Arcadia 3:28.59; 3. Ellsworth 3:28.94; 4. Lakeland 3:28.95.

High jump: 1. Ellingsworth (OSC) 6-2; 2. Victor Martinez (CHET) 6-1; 3. Ben Norton (RL) 6-1; 4. Hunter Evans (MON) 6-0.

Long jump: 1. Desi Fielding (SPO) 21-1.25; 2. Nate Pearson (NW) 20-9.5; 3. Ekwueme (MED) 19-10.5; 4. Strebig (MED) 19-9.5; 15. Dickmann (ST) 17-8.5.

Shot put: 1. Elijah Newton (AM) 51-10.5; 2. Shane Tutor (ASH) 50-6.75; 3. Turner (SB) 50-4.5; 4. Tim Schultz (NW) 49-10.75.

3,200 relay: 1. Northwestern 8:10.43; 2. Lakeland 8:16.34; 3. Medford 8:17.59; 4. Prescott 8:18.84.

3,200: 1. Pederson (SP) 9:36.95; 2. Koski (CHQ) 9:38.41; 3. Ramon Romero (ARC) 10:02.18; 4. Miller (ASH) 10:06.40.

800: 1. Timmy Heikkila (NW) 1:58.04; 2. Nolan Schock (PRES) 2:01.53; 3. Jake Sullivan (MED) 2:01.63; 4. Anderson (LAK) 2:02.21.