Boys relay squad breaks school record, Martin and Rebecca Alter lead the girls
By Jason Arndt
Staff Writer
Not only did the Panthers 400-meter relay squad break a school record Thursday at Westosha Central, they also etched their names on top of the state rankings.
Wilmot Union High School’s team of Anthony Poco, Anthony Klein, Jayden Jesse and Evan Orre finished first in the nine school Z-Invite with a registered time of 43.81 seconds.
The first-place finish puts them atop the state rankings, according to athletic.net.
According to Panthers track coach Norm Preo, the team broke their own school record, originally set in 1987.
The accomplishments for Poco and Jesse extend beyond the 400-meter team, including a first-place finish in 1,600 relay squad that had Matt Cieslak and Zac Schroeder, notching a time of 3 minutes, 30.19 seconds.
Their collective time ranked them second in the state, according to Athletic.net.
Additionally, Cieslak finished first in the 400 dash (51.65) while Jesse took second in the 200 (23.33) and Poco notched third in the 100 dash (11.64).
For the field events, Wyatt Heckel cleared the bar at 13-feet in the pole vault to take second.
The Panther boys finished fifth, five points behind Westosha Central, who had 87.
Beloit Memorial won the boys meet with 127 and Racine Park took second, accounting for 105. Finishing third was Kenosha Bradford at 93.
The Lady Panthers, meanwhile, finished fourth among nine schools, 16.5 points behind third place Racine Horlick (84.5) courtesy of Junior Maddie Martin and company.
Martin, who competed in two sprint events, helped her 1,600-relay squad to a landslide first-place finish.
The team consisting of Martin, Rebecca Alter, Rachel Kostrova and Abbie Alter clocked in at 4:09.10, 13 seconds ahead of second place Kenosha Tremper.
Their time placed them second in the state rankings, less than 2 seconds from Kaukauna’s team.
Furthermore, Martin and Rebecca Alter finished first and second in the 400 dash, earning Martin fourth among the state rankings when she clocked in at 59.34.
Rebecca Alter finished the race at 1:02.78.
Julissa Scott led the Lady Panthers in field events, taking second in the high jump, leaping to 5-feet.
Additionally, Kristen Carlson finished third in the triple jump.
Z-Invite – At Westosha Central
BOYS RESULTS:
Team Scores: 1. Beloit Memorial 127, 2. Racine Park 105, 3. Kenosha Bradford 93, 4. Westosha Central 87, 5. Wilmot Union 82, 6. Racine Horlick 68, 7. Waterford 54, 8. Kenosha Tremper 51, 9. Shoreland Lutheran 34.
100 – 3. Anthony Poco, WIL, 11.64; 4. Austin Kurylo, WC, 11.67, 6. Anthony Klein, WIL, 11.78.
200 – 2. Jayden Jesse, WIL, 23.33; 4. Anthony Klein, WIL, 23.47; 5. Austin Kurylo, WC, 23.66.
400 – 1. Matt Cieslak, WIL, 51.65; 4. Anthony Klein, WIL, 23.47; 5. Austin Kurylo, WC, 23.66.
800 – 1. Jacob Hebior, WC, 2:01.25; 7. Matthew Holloway, WC, 2:08.18.
1600 – 1. Jacob Hebior, WC, 4:29.40; 7. Sam Keller, WC, 4:56.74.
3200 – 3. Andrew Allen, WC, 10:22.91; 8. Sam Keller, WC, 10:53.12.
110 Hurdles – 9. Mason Welter, WC, 19.28.
300m Hurdles – 3. Conor LaRoche, WC, 44.43; 7. Cullen Ketterhagen, WIL, 45.95.
4×100 Relay – 1. Wilmot (Anthony Klein, Jayden Jesse, Evan Orre, Anthony Poco) 43.81, 8. Westosha Central (Adam Aker, Daniel Derouin, Cade Kuebler, Ndolo Nkabyo), 47.62.
4×200 Relay – 4. Wilmot (Shawn Cummins Jr, Jordan Jesse, Cullen Ketterhagen, Evan Orre) 1:36.13; 6. Westosha Central (Adam Aker, Daniel Derouin, Cade Kuebler) 1:40.83.
4×400 Relay – 1. Wilmot (Matt Cieslak, Jayden Jesse, Anthony Poco, Zac Schrader) 3:30.19;
8. Westosha Central (Ndolo Nkabyo, Jacob Hebior, Brandon Horton, Conor LaRoche) 3:44.04.
4×800 Relay – 3. Westosha Central (Andrew Allen, Matthew Holloway, Brandon Horton, Colton Greenhill) 8:48.42; 6. Wilmot (Alex Wank, Jacob Brockway, Colten Pearson, Nathan Loeffler) 9:16.91.
Shot Put – 8. Hunter Huggins, WC, 39-10.00; 10. Alex Daniels, WC, 38-09.00.
Discus – 1. Hunter Huggins, WC, 144-05; 4. Ty Mulcahy, WC, 124-04; 7. Tommy McClain, WC,116-03; 8. Nathan Ellerbrock, WC, 115-07.
High Jump – 7. Joshua Engberg, WC, 5-06.00.
Pole Vault – 2. Wyatt Heckel, WIL, 13-00.00; 4. Joshua Engberg, WC, 10-06.00; 5. Jake Raiman, WIL, 10-06.00.
Long Jump – 6. Anthony Poco, WIL, 19-10.00.
Triple Jump – 8. Mason Welter, WC, 36-07.75.
GIRLS RESULTS:
Team Scores: 1. Westosha Central 150, 2. Beloit Memorial 139.5, 3. Racine Horlick 84.5, 4. Wilmot Union 68, 5. Waterford 64.5, 6. Kenosha Tremper 64, 7. Kenosha Bradford 57, 8. Shoreland Lutheran 35.5, 9. Racine Park 33.
100 – 6. Rachel Kostrova, WIL, 13.55; 8. Jaden McKenna, WC, 13.62; 10. Julia Shurtleff, WIL, 13.74.
200 – 6. Maddie Martin, WIL, 26.76.
400 – 1. Maddie Martin, WIL, 59.34; 2. Rebecca Alter, WIL, 1:02.78; 3. Sydney Rau, WC, 1:04.39; 6. Amanda Sabourin, WC, 1:07.01.
800 – 4. Hayley Trecker, WC, 2:31.37; 9. Lexi Carlson, WC, 2:43.78.
1600 – 5. Monica Rasch, WC, 6:07.30; 6. Chelsea Lamp, WC, 6:13.30; 7. Claire Koeppel, WC, 6:13.72.
3200 – 1. Meghan Capra, WC, 12:07.46; 2. Mackenzie Maccaux, WC, 13:04.10; 3. Monica Rasch, WC, 13:30.65.
100m Hurdles – 3. Alex Reeves, WC, 17.37; 7. Sophia Ellsworth, WIL, 18.73; 8. Julia Ziemelis, WC, 18.73.
300m Hurdles – 3. Julia Ziemelis, WC, 49.06; 7. Alex Reeves, WC, 50.78.
4×100 Relay – 4. Westosha Central (Jaden McKenna, Taylor Washack, Jenna Trione, Twila Dovas) 54.00, 7. Wilmot (Alana Bell, Alyssa Gregory, Savannah Meyers, Julissa Scott) 58.45.
4×200 Relay – 7. Wilmot (Gretta Cieslak, Sophia Ellsworth, Savannah Meyers, Julia Shurtleff) 1:58.85
4×400 Relay – 1. Wilmot (Abbie Alter, Rebecca Alter, Rachel Kostrova, Maddie Martin) 4:09.10, 6. Westosha Central (Sydney Rau, Julia Ziemelis, Kylie Shane, Madi Hansen) 4:31.50.
4×800 Relay – 3. Westosha Central (Meghan Capra, Mackenzie Maccaux, Hayley Trecker, Lexi Carlson) 10:27.40, 6. Wilmot (Sam Porter, Hannah Vozel, Tayla Simek, Zoe Glass) 12:06.89.
Shot Put – 4. Olivia Simmons, WC, 32-02.00.
Discus – 1. Amanda Sabourin, WC, 111-00; 2. Olivia Simmons, WC, 107-06. 6. Mackenzie Meyers, WC, 86-11.
High Jump – 1. Hadlei Stanczak, WC, 5-03.00; 2. Julissa Scott, WIL, 5-00.00; 4. Jenna Trione, WC, 4-10.00.
Pole Vault – 1. Sydney Rau, WC, 9-00.00; 4. Alyssa Gregory, WIL, 8-00.00; 5. Isabella Andersen, WIL, 7-06.00; 7. Gretta Cieslak, WIL, 6-06.00.
Long Jump – 2. Alex Reeves, WC, 15-10.00; 4. Sydney Rau, WC, 15-04.00; 9. Taylor Washack, WC,13-10.00; 10. Kristen Carlson, WIL, 13-09.00.
Triple Jump – 2. Alex Reeves, WC, 34-05.50; 3. Kristen Carlson, WIL, 33-06.50; 8. Taylor Washack, WC, 30-11.00; 10. Julissa Scott, WIL, 29-07.50.