EM track and field struggle at New Richmond Open

by Samuel Ripp

NEW RICHMOND — The Elk Mound track team was in action Thursday, April 21 for the New Richmond Open and failed to score in the top half. The girls finished fourth out of five teams and the boys finished fifth out of six teams.

Girls

The girls struggled on the afternoon finishing with 98 points. Winning the girls side of things was Menomonie with a total of 160 points.

The girls were lead by junior Elizabeth Fasbender as she finished first in the 1600 and 800 meter run She won the 1600 with a time of 5:47.68 and her winning time for the 800 was 2:31.23. Fasbender also took third in the 3200 meter run with a time of 13:09.53.

Also taking home a first place finish was junior Mikayla Solberg in the discus with a throw of 98-01. Senior teammate Taylor Deling took third with a throw of 90-02.

A couple of relay teams took second for the girls including the 4 x 800 and the 4 x 100. The 4 x 800 relay team was made up of all freshmen that included: Victoria Fasbender, Brook Plaszcz, Alana Plaszcz, and Hanna Hollister. Their time was 11:17.87 on the afternoon. The 4 x 100 relay team was made up of: junior Kaitlyn Baier; sophomore Maddie Jenson; senior McKenna McVey; and freshman Sydney Simpson with a time of 54.83.

The Lady Mounders also took a couple of fourth place finishes in the long jump and shot put. Sophomore Callie Nyren leaped a distance of 14-07.00 in the long jump and senior Taylor Deling threw a distance of 31-06.50 in the shot put.

Boys

The boys finished fifth out of six teams in the meet with a total of 83 points. The winner on the boys’ side was the home team, New Richmond with a total of 125 points.

On the afternoon, the boys finished with four first place finishers in different events. Sophomore Jake Johnson finished with a first and second place in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles. He took second in the 110 with a time of 15.84 and first in the 300 with a winning time of 41.72.

The relay teams of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 also finished first on the afternoon. The winning team of the 4 x 100 included: junior Jonah Bauer; junior Noah Zurbuchen; senior Jordan VanSchoonhoven; and junior Tyler Sahm with a winning time of 44.01. The 4 x 200 team had some familiar faces as they included: Zurbuchen, VanSchoonhoven, Sahm, and senior Ben Mack with a winning time of 1:36.70.

The last Elk Mound participant to take home a first place finish was senior Jonah Bauer in the 100-meter dash. His winning time of 11.19 in this event.

The Elk Mound track team will continue to look to improve on their season as they continue to go down the stretch.

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 4x800m Relay – 2. Elk Mound (Victoria Fasbender, Brooke Plaszcz, Alana Plaszcz, Hanna Hollister) 11:17.87. 100m Hurdles – 5. Hannah Cedarblade 18.50. 100m Dash – 5. Callie Nyren, 14.03; 6. Maddie Jenson, 14.18, 13. Sydney Simpson, 14.74.  1600m Dash – 1. Elizabeth Fasbender, 5:47.68; 6. Brook Plaszcz, 6:11.78. 4x200m Relay – 3. Elk Mound (Kaitlyn Baier, McKenna McVey, Callie Nyren, Maddie Jenson) 1:53.08. 4x100m Relay – 2. Elk Mound (Kaitlyn Baier, Maddie Jenson, McKenna McVey, Sydney Simpson) 54.83. 300m Hurdles – 4. Hannah Cedarblade, 55.83. 800m Run – 1. Elizabeth Fasbender 2:31.23; 6. Victoria Fasbender, 2:52.33. 200m Dash – 3. McKenna McVey 28.79; 6. Callie Nyren, 29.00; 9. Sarah Sweeney, 30.20.  2300m Run – 3. Elizabeth Fasbender, 13:09.53; 5. Alana Plaszcz, 13:25.06. 4x400m Relay – 5. Elk Mound (Victoria Fasbender, Sarah Sweeney, Kaitlyn Baier, Alana Plaszcz) 4:57.44. High Jump – 5. Maddie Jenson, 4-08.00. 13. Hanna Hollister, 4-00.00. Long Jump – 4. Callie Nyren, 14-07.00; 8. Paxtyn Pavelski, 13-11.75; 13. Sarah Sweeney, 13-00.00; 14. Hannah Cedarblade, 12-10.00; 15. Sydney Simpson, 12-09.75; 16. Alana Plaszcz 12-09.00. Triple Jump – 11. Sarah Sweeney, 29-00.50; 13. Paxtyn Pavelski, 28-10.00. Discus Throw – 1. Mikayla Solberg, 98-01; 3. Taylor Deling, 90-02. Shot Put – 4. Taylor Deling, 31-06.50; 13. Mikayla Solberg, 25-05.00.

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 4x800m Relay – 3. Elk Mound (Nathan Kruger, Nate Lind, Matt McLaughlin, Aric Jenson) 9:42.47.  110m Hurdles – 2. Jake Johnson, 15.84; 6. Teegan Peterson, 19.99; 8. Tyler Brantner, 21.40. 100m Dash – 1. Jonah Bauer, 11.19, 6. Tyler Sahm, 11.81; 8. Noah Zurbuchen, 11.88; 13. George Friberg, 12.13; 17. Hunter Johnson, 12.47; 19. Preston Eppers, 12.55. 1600m Run – 11. Nathan Kruger, 5:15.42. 4x200m Relay – 1. Elk Mound (Noah Zurbuchen, Jordan VanSchoonhoven, Tyler Sahm, Ben Mack) 1:36.70. 400m Dash – 3. Hunter Johnson, 55.24; 6. George Friberg, 55.80. 4x100m Relay – 1. Elk Mound (Jonah Bauer, Noah Zurbuchen, Jordan VanSchoonhoven, Tyler Sahm). 300m Hurdles – 1. Jake Johnson, 41.72; 5. Teegan Peterson, 47.53; 7 Chandler Schreiber, 47.62.  800m Run – 7. Hayden Kohls, 2:22.78; 11. Nate Lind, 2:28.68; 15. Aric Jenson, 2:31.61. 200m Dash – 5. Jordan VanSchoonhoven 24.43; 12. Ben Mack, 25.46. 3200m Run – 5. Nathan Kruger, 11:38.28; 10. Matt McLaughlin, 13:08.10. 4x400m Relay – 3. Elk Mound (George Friberg, Hunter Johnson, Chandler Schreiber, Jake Johnson) 3:42.32. High Jump – 7. Tyler Brantner, 5-04.00. Pole Vault – 4. George Friberg, 10-00.00; 7. Chandler Schreiber, 10-00.00; 11. Teegan Peterson, 9-00.00. Long Jump – 6. Tyler Brantner, 18-03.50; 11. Jordan VanSchoonhoven, 16-09.75; 13. Ben Mack, 16-07.50; 17. Preston Eppers, 16-02.00. Triple Jump – 7. Tyler Brantner, 36-09.50; 9. Chandler Schreiber, 35-01.00; 12. Teegan Peterson, 34-05.50; 17. Ben Mack, 32-03.50. Discus Throw – 4. Aaron Maves, 124-01; 28. Bryce Kasper, 82-07. Shot Put – 13. Aaron Maves, 39-02.50; 19. Bryce Kasper, 37-04.50.

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS: 1. Menomonie 160; 2. Rice Lake 151; 3. New Richmond 123; 4. Elk Mound 98; 5. Eau Claire North 10.

BOYS TEAM RESULTS: 1. New Richmond 125; 2. Eau Claire Memorial 122; 3. Rice Lake 115; 4. Menomonie 96; 5. Elk Mound 83; 6. Eau Claire North 11.