Bulldogs advance several track and fielders to the Sectional meet
Kelsie Hoitomt
BOYCEVILLE – The Boyceville track and field teams hosted a Division 3 Regional Meet on Monday, May 20 where the boy’s team finished fourth and the girls placed fifth against eight other high schools.
The top four finishers in each event are given the opportunity to perform at the Sectional level.
Advancing in the field events is senior Zach Klassen who had his best performance of the year in the pole vault with a massive jump of 13’ 0” which landed him in first place. In second place was teammate Tyler Wolfe with a height of 10’ 6”.
Klassen will also be competing in the 300 m hurdles after he ran a 42.98, which put him in second place and in the long jump, which he finished third in.
The Bulldogs have two girls advancing in the pole vault as well after Danielle Nelson placed second and Alex Wold tied for third place.
For the girls, it was senior Katelyn Merten that earned a gold in the triple jump with a 33’ 3.75”. She will compete in the long jump and high jump at Sectionals as well after finishing in second and fourth at the Regional.
Also moving a step closer to the state level for the girls is Ireland McAbee-Thomas in the high jump after she tied for fourth place.
April Lake has been a strong contender in the shot put and discus with a fourth place finish in both events, which is just enough to bring her to Sectionals.
For the boys, Logan McAbee-Thomas, the school’s record holder in the triple jump, will advance in that event after he took second.
Josh Cormican powered his way into fourth place in the 100 m dash after a time of 12.37
Lastly, the boys 4×200 relay team finished in second place after Tyler Wolfe, Dominic Olson, Logan McAbee-Thomas and Devonta Anderson ran a time of 1:38.02. The 4×400 team also placed second with Olson, Will Kraft, Ian Kane and Klassen running a 3:37.51.And just making the cutoff in fourth place was the 4×800 relay team consisting of Olson, Mitch Pustol, Isaac Boyd and Kane
These athletes are scheduled to compete at the Division 3 Sectional Meet in Colfax this Thursday, May 23 starting at 3:00 p.m.
BOYS’ REGIONAL TEAM STANDINGS:
1. Eau Claire Regis 176, 2. Colfax 105, 3. Spring Valley 101, 4. Elmwood/Plum City 91, 5. Boyceville 80.50, 6. Chippewa Falls McDonell 52.50, 7. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 34, 8. Eleva-Strum 29, 9. Augusta 14
BOYCEVILLE BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (INCLUDES TOP PLACE WINNER IN EACH EVENT): Discus– 1. Mason Richlen, Chippewa Falls McDonell, 129’8”; 10. Caleb Arndt, Boyceville, 100’2”; 13. Robert Bodsberg, Boyceville, 84’8”; Pole Vault– 1. Zach Klassen, Boyceville, 13’; 2. Tyler Wolfe, Boyceville, 10’6”; Triple Jump– 1. Zac Webster, Spring Valley, 45’6.5”; 2. Logan McAbee-Thomas, Boyceville, 42’9.25”; 9. Andrew Marshall, Boyceville, 34’10.25”; 110 M High Hurdles- 1. Gabe Toft, Eleva Strum, :16.56; 6. Bryor Hellmann, Boyceville, :18.53; 100 M-1. Noah Pretasky, Colfax, :11.69; 4. Josh Cormican, Boyceville, :12.37; 12. Nolan Windsor, Boyceville, :14.91; 1,600 M-1. Nick Zander, Chippewa Falls McDonell, 4:33.69; 9. Mitch Pustol, Boyceville, 5:07.80; 4×200 M Relay-1. Eau Claire Regis, 1:36.91; 2. Boyceville (Tyler Wolfe, Dominic Olson, Logan McAbee-Thomas, Devonta Anderson), 1:38.02; 400 M-1. Garrett Miller, Colfax, :53.00; 5. Will Kraft, Boyceville, :55.81; 8. Buddy Hanestad, Boyceville, 1:00.12; 4×100 M Relay-1. Eau Claire Regis, :46.86; 300 M Hurdles-1. Gabe Toft, Eleva-Strum, :42.68; 2. Zach Klassen, Boyceville, :42.98; 5. Bryor Hellmann, Boyceville, :45.81; 12. Ian Fontaine, Boyceville, :50.65; 200 M-1. Noah Pretasky, Colfax, :23.84; 14. Ian Fontaine, Boyceville, :27.92; 15. Dylan Lamm, Boyceville, :28.97; 4×400 M Relay-1. Elmwood/Plum City, 3:36.05; 2. Boyceville (Dominic Olson, Will Kraft, Ian Kane, Zach Klassen), 3:37.51; High Jump-1. Zac Webster, Spring Valley, 6’2”; 8. Andrew Marshall, Boyceville, 5’; Long Jump– 1. Gabe Toft, Eleva-Strum, 20’ 5”; 3. Zach Klassen, Boyceville, 20’ 1”; 6. Tyler Wolfe, Boyceville, 18’9”; Shot Put-1. Nolan Kern, Eau Claire Regis, 45’.50”; 12. Caleb Arndt, Boyceville, 32’9”; 13. Josh Cormican, Boyceville, 32’1”; 16. Robert Bodsberg, Boyceville, 30’3.5”; 4×800 M Relay-1. Colfax, 8:36.56; 4. Boyceville (Dominic Olson, Mitch Pustol, Isaac Boyd, Ian Kane), 8:55.94; 3,200 M-1. Darin Lau, Eau Claire Immanuel, 9:42.55; 7. Tanner Johnson-Hetchler, Boyceville, 11:12.03; 8. Nicholas Adams, Boyceville, 11:30.37; 800 M-1. Nick Zander, Chippewa Falls McDonell, 2:05.86
GIRLS’ REGIONAL TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Eau Claire Regis 121, 2. Colfax 115, 3. Spring Valley 97, 4. Boyceville 85, 5. Elmwood/Plum City 74, 6. Chippewa Falls McDonell 73, 7. Eleva-Strum 50, 8. Augusta 35, 9. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 33
BOYCEVILLE GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (INCLUDES TOP PLACE WINNER IN EACH EVENT): High Jump-1. Kayla Neff, Eau Claire Regis, and Haley Gibbons, Eau Claire Regis, 4’9”; 4. Ireland McAbee-Thomas, Boyceville, and Katelyn Merten, Boyceville, 4’6”; Long Jump – 1. Rachel Ciresi, Eau Claire Regis, 16’8”; 2. Katelyn Merten, Boyceville 16’5”; Shot Put-1. JoHannah Theisen, Eau Claire Regis, 36’3”; 4. April Lake, Boyceville, 30’2”; 5. Teala Mayer, Boyceville, 28’10.75”; 16. Shannon Best, Boyceville, 17’10”; 4×800 M Relay-1. Spring Valley, 10:03.60; 6. Boyceville (Michealla Kegen, Danielle Nelson, Samantha Merkel, Brittany Tetzlaff), 12:02.89; 100 M High Hurdles-1. Tori Matson, Eau Claire Regis, :18.33; 8. Alex Wold, Boyceville, :20.05; 100 M-1. Kayla Neff, Eau Claire Regis, :13.23; 7. Ireland McAbee-Thomas, Boyceville, :14.54; 4×200 M Relay-1. Elmwood/Plum City, 1:51.43; 400 M-1. Kayla Neff, Eau Claire Regis, 1:01.26; 5. Danielle Nelson, Boyceville, 1:10.58; 8. Abby Lorenz, Boyceville, 1:13.06; 4×100 M Relay-1. Eau Claire Regis, :53.40; 300 M Hurdles-1. Sarah Gilles, Elmwood/Plum City, :49.31; 8. Brittany Tetzlaff, Boyceville, 1:02.10; 200 M-1. Kayla Neff, Eau Claire Regis, :27.08; 3,200 M-1 Breanna Colbenson, Spring Valley, 11:21.56; 4×400 M Relay-1. Elmwood/Plum City, 4:13.11; 7. Boyceville (Alex Wold, Danielle Nelson, Michealla Kegen, Samantha Merkel), 5:02.13; Discus-1. JoHannah Theisen, Eau Claire Regis, 109’3”; 4. April Lake, Boyceville, 81’6”; 7. Abbey Bird, Boyceville, 78’6”; Pole Vault-1. Heidi Lieffort, Colfax, 8”; 2. Danielle Nelson, Boyceville, 8”; 6. Abby Lorenz, Boyceville, 6’; Triple Jump-1. Katelyn Merten, Boyceville, 33’3.75”; 5. Alex Wold, Boyceville, 30’9”; 1,600 M-1. Breanna Colbenson, Spring Valley, 5:14.39; 6. Carolyn Voelker, Boyceville, 6:37.48; 800 M-1. Elaina Danzinger, Elmwood/Plum City, 2:29.74; 7. Michealla Kegen, Boyceville, 2:52.95.