Champions crowned at WIAA state track & field

Posted Monday, June 9, 2025 6:32 am

By Sirena Mankins
Editor

LA CROSSE – Hundreds of athletes from across Wisconsin gathered this past weekend for the WIAA state track and field championships in La Crosse, with dozens of records broken over the two-day event.

Colby’s Daelyn Rieck claimed two medals in Division 3 girls, taking first in discus and second in shot put.

The Stratford boys had a strong showing, with several earning medals. Jett Schoenherr took third in the Division 3 200 meter dash, as did the 4x200 meter relay team (Carter Foster, Zander Zawislan, Coltan Breit, Brandon Knetter, Mason Miller, Austin Niehaus). Connor Kreft just missed a medal, placing fourth in the triple jump.

In the girls Division 3, Assumption High School’s Bella Thomas had an impressive weekend, setting a new record in the 200 dash with time of 24.45; the previous record (24.91) was set in 2015 by Columbus Catholic’s Alexandra Hutchison. Stratford’s Brianna Sherden came in 7th, with a time of 25.95.

De Pere won the Division 1 boys' team championship by accumulating 46 points, edging Homestead, which scored 45 points. In Division 2, Notre Dame earned the team title for the second time with 44 points, and Winneconne was runner-up with 42.5 points. Marathon won the team title for third time, capturing the Division 3 crown with 48.5 points. Coleman finished second with 38 points.

Arrowhead won the Division 1 girls’ team title for the second consecutive season, compiling 51 points. Neenah came in second with 46 points. Freedom also won its second straight team championship and third overall, winning the Division 2 championship with 40 points. University School of Milwaukee was second with 37 points In Division 3, Cochrane-Fountain City captured the team title with 40 points, one more than runner-up Lourdes Academy with 39 points.

Marquette won the boys’ wheelchair team championship for the third consecutive season and for the fifth time overall, compiling 38 points, and Waupaca was second with 31 points. Sun Prairie East won their second straight girls’ wheelchair team championship, compiling 36 points, and Madison East was second with 32 points.

Many individual superlatives highlighted the championships. There were 25 verified records broken during the two-day event, including:

Division 1 Records

110 Hurdles-Boys: Niyer Clayborn, Wisconsin Lutheran, 13.92 (in prelims)

800 Run-Boys: Jay Tally, Homestead, 1:51.21
1600 Run-Boys: Grady Lenn, De Pere, 4:01.79
3200 Run-Boys: Grady Lenn, De Pere, 8:52.79
800 Relay-Boys: Arrowhead (Presley Bencz, Trey Resch, Harper Hughes, Ryan Heiman), 1:25.88

Division 2 records

200 Dash-Girls: Analena Peterson, Catholic Memorial, 24.19
100 Hurdles-Girls Elletta Uddin, Osceola, 13.98
300 Hurdles-Girls: Elletta Uddin, Osceola, 42.56
3,200 Relay-Girls: Bloomer (Briella Hartman, Sophie Strand, Aliya Hartman, Clara Hartman), 9:18.14

1600 Relay-Girls: Kettle Moraine Lutheran (Emma Wagner, Hayden Lauer, Gabriella Wallin, Sydney Falkowski), 3:52.73
300 Hurdles-Boys: Lucas Hansen, Hayward, 37.79
400 Relay-Boys: Prescott (Andrew Lesso, Andrew Russell, Wyatt Budworth, Ethan West), 42.00
800 Relay-Boys: Mount Horeb (Owen Preimesberger, Kyle Frischmann, Kayden Baugart, Griffin Hannah), 1:27.11
800 Relay-Girls: New Berlin West (Caroline Gerovec, Aubrey Lane, Raquel Gerovac, Ashley Babcock), 1:41.35

Division 3 records

200 Dash-Girls: Bella Thomas, Assumption, 24.45
400 Dash-Girls: Iszy Sonnentag, Cadott, 54.99 in prelims
400 Relay-Girls: Kickapoo/La Farge (Katie Randow, Ayavah Young, Chloe Walter, Jewel Kleinsasser), 48.90

100 Hurdles-Girls: Iszy Sonnentag, Cadott, 14.48
200 Dash-Boys: Brody Feldmann, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, 21.69
110 Hurdles-Boys: Brody Feldmann, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, 14.32
300 Hurdles-Boys: Brody Feldmann, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, 37.83
Triple Jump-Boys: Tommaso Gobbi, Parkview, 47-8 ½

Shot Put-Boys: Chris Marcell, Marathon, 61-0
Discus-Boys: Chris Marcell, Marathon, 211-4

Wheelchair record

1600-Boys: Gianni Quintero, Marquette, 4:09.84

In addition, there were numerous former champions that added additional titles this year, including:

Division 1

400 Dash-Girls: Nicole Repka, Verona, 54.53 (also won in 2024)
3200 Run-Girls: Ella Anschutz, Muskego, 10:33.91 (also won in 2024)
100 Hurdles-Girls: Sydnee Nelson, Oshkosh West, 14.27 (also won in 2024)
400 Relay-Girls: Mukwonago (Scarlett Ansell, Emma Craig, Ella Schueler, Laela Presendorfer), 47.61 (also won in 2024)
1600 Relay-Girls: Verona (Nadia Mueller, Emma Larson, Ella Cooper, Nicole Repka), 3:52.62 (also won in 2024)
3200 Relay-Girls: Homestead (Sierra Gill, Alex Gaskin, Mara Gaskin, Charlotte Lueck), 9:05.02 (also won in 2023)
Discus-Girls: Thea Kral, Ashwaubenon, 156-8 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
Pole Vault-Girls: Elise Schroeder, Arrowhead, 12-6 (also won in 2024)
Triple Jump-Boys: Andrew Cartier, De Pere, 47-5 1/2 (also won in 2024)

Division 2

100 Hurdles-Girls: Elletta Uddin, Osceola, 13.98 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
300 Hurdles-Girls: Elletta Uddin, Osceola, 42.56 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
1600 Relay-Girls: Kettle Moraine Lutheran (Emma Wagner, Hayden Lauer, Gabriella Wallin, Sydney Falkowski), 3:52.73
1600 Run-Boys: Jack Hefty, Whitewater, 4:13.78 (also won in 2024)
3200 Relay-Boys: McFarland (Henry Piec, Blake Doolan, Isaac Ewing, Spencer Alf), 7:51.07 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
Shot Put-Boys: James Flanigan, Notre Dame, 59-7 (also won in 2024)

Division 3

100 Dash-Girls: Bella Thomas, Assumption, 12.18 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
200 Dash-Girls: Bella Thomas, Assumption, 24.45 (also won in 2024)
800 Run-Girls: Erin Moore, Lourdes Academy, 2:19.98 (also won in 2024)
Pole Vault-Girls: Alena Sanfelippo, Fall Creek, 11-9 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
800 Run-Boys: Jacob Sturm, Abundant Life Christian, 1:52.46 (also won in 2024)
Wheelchair
400 Boys: Gianni Quintero, Marquette, 1:00.20 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
800 Boys: Gianni Quintero, Marquette, 2:02.40 (also won in 2023 & 2024)
800 Girls: Megan Egstad, Sun Prairie East, 2:44.92 (also won in 2024)

There were also many individuals that earned multiple titles in the meet, and six that won three championships. The three-time girl champions include junior Elletta Uddin of Osceola, who won the Division 2 100-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles, and the long jump; junior Iszy Sonenntag of Cadott in the Division 3 400 dash, 100 hurdles and long jump; and Megan Egstad of Sun Prairie East, who won the wheelchair 400, 800 and shot put. The boys' three-time champions were senior Blake Thiry of Prairie du Chien, who earned the titles in the Division 2 110 hurdles, long jump and triple jump; senior Brody Feldmann of Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah in the Division 3 200 dash, 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles; and Gianni Quintero in the wheelchair 400, 800 and 1600.

Full results: