Bulldog tracksters jump into season with scrimmage at St. Croix Central, meets at Menomonie H.S. and UW-Stout

By Cara L. Dempski

Coach Corey Day took eight competitors to a two-event scrimmage to kick off the Boyceville team’s track and field season.

Bulldog jumpers and vaulters on both the boys’ and girls’ teams traveled to St. Croix Central on March 16 to take part in the events. Of the eight athletes who went to the scrimmage, three earned top-three honors. Day said he was glad for the chance to get an early look at his athletes before starting competition in earnest the next week.

Boyceville traveled to Menomonie High School March 23 for a meet-up with Colfax, Elk Mound, Menomonie, and Ellsworth. This time, the runners had a chance to shine, and they did so in good fashion, with a handful of top-10 finishes on both teams.

They then headed to UW-Stout’s Johnson Fieldhouse on March 25 for the 2017 Northern Badger Indoor Invitational. Both teams held their own, with the girls taking ninth place out of 26, and the boys placing 12th out of 26.

Day and his team ran another meet at UW-Stout on March 28 before taking a break to prepare for their appearance April 6 at the St. Croix Central Invitational.

St. Croix Central

Boyceville’s head track coach said he was happy to see his vaulters and high jumpers before they start competing at meets.

“It was nice that they (St. Croix Central) have this new facility and gave our kids an opportunity to get better,” Day explained.

The Bulldogs traveled to the scrimmage at St. Croix Central with only eight athletes, and walked away with a first-place finish for Cassie Malean’s five foot, one inch high jump, a second-place finish for senior Tyler Krueger’s 12-foot vault attempt, and a third place for Brooklyn Booth, who cleared eight feet as a pole vaulter.

Menomonie H.S.

The Bulldogs headed to Menomonie High School for their first full track meet on March 23 and managed to come away with some excellent finishes while there. 

Michael Chich earned third place in the 400m dash for his 61.32 race.

The boys’ and girls’ 1600m relay teams both raced to second-place finishes at the meet, with the boys’ team of Chich, Caleb Hagen, Tyler Krueger and Rian Corr racing to a 4:18.19 finish. The girls’ team of Erica Sempf, Rachel Becker, Emily Voelker and Naomi Hillman completed their race in 5:02.06.

Corr also finished the boys’ 1600m race in 5:55.34 to take third place behind senior Kiel Anderson, who took second with his 5:38.88 finish. 

Emily Voelker copped first place in the girls’ 400m dash with a time of 70.93.

The Boyceville field events competitors shone at Menomonie High School. Tyler Krueger nabbed a second-place finish in pole vault at 11 feet, while Brooklyn Booth took third with her 7-06 vault. Cassie Malean was fifth in the long jump with a distance of 14-02.25. Carlee Schultz earned fifth in triple jump with a distance of 28-02.5.

BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

40m dash: 12. Tyler Krueger 5.52, 13. Trystin O’Connell 5.53, 33. Addison Mertz 6.20; 400m
dash: 3. Michael Chich 61.32, 9. Dylan McNew 72.00; 1600m: 2. Kiel Anderson 5:38.88, 3. Rian Corr 5:55.34, 5. Ryker Ferg 6:28.82; 1600m relay: 2. Boyceville 4:18.19; 3200m relay: 2. Boyceville 10:18.34; Shot put: 10. Ty Gundlach 27-06, 22. Damien Waller 26-04.5; Pole vault: 2. Tyler Krueger 11-00, 6. Brandon Kenefick 10-00, 7. Michael Chich 10-00; Long jump: 10. Trystin O’Connell 17-03.5, 18. Addison Mertz 13-10.75, 21. Damien Waller 12-02, 22. Steven Rasmussen 8-10.5.

GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

40m dash: 6. Cassie Malean 6.03, 17. Rachel Becker 6.63, 20. Jasmine Windsor 6.67, 25. Satina Chilson 6.85, 27. Mariah Schlottman 6.89, 40. Haley Wold 7.45; 300m: 5. Megan Hintzman 53.25, 9. Carlee Schultz 55.41, 11. Brooklyn Booth 56.37; 400m dash: 1. Emily Voelker 70.93; 800m: 8. Tara Gunnafsen 3:19.76; 1600m relay: 2. Boyceville 5:02.06; Shot put: 10. Satina Chilson 25-04.5, 13. Jasmine Windsor 24-07, 27. Mariah Schlottman 19-04.25; High jump: 2. Cassie Malean 5-00, 7. Kyra Benson 4-02; Pole vault: 3. Brooklyn Booth 7-06, 4. Emily Voelker 7-00, 6. Megan Hintzman 5-00, 6. Rachel Becker 5-00; Long jump: 5. Cassie Malean 14-02.25, 8. Erica Sempf 13-10.50, 14. Naomi Hillman 13-04.50, 23. Satina Chilson 11-10, 31. Mariah Schlottman 10-04.5; Triple jump: 5. Carlee Schultz 28-02.5, 7. Erica Sempf 27-05.5.

UW-Stout

Boyceville’s girls’ earned 21 points, and the boys’ picked up nine to finish ninth and 23rd in the small school division of the March 25 Northern Badger Indoor Invitational. It was a swift start at a large meet, Coach Corey Day has to be pleased with his team.

The girls’ got on the team scoreboard in a big way when they took third place in the 1600m relay behind Arcadia and St. Croix Falls. The 4:44.19 finish earned the team its first six points of the day.

Senior Cassie Malean tacked on another nine points when she tied for first place in high jump. Malean and Frederic/Luck’s Katie Mattson copped equal points for both having cleared 5-00 in the event. Brooklyn recorded two more points after vaulting 7-06 to finish seventh. Malean rounded out the girls’ scoring with a fifth-place finish, and four more points, for her 14-04.25 effort in long jump.

Byron took top team honors in the small-school girls’ division with 89 points.

Caleb Hagen was the first Bulldog boy to score team points. The senior finished his 800m race in 2:15.29 for fifth place and four points. Tyler Krueger picked up another six points with his third-place finish at pole vault. 

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser was the first place team for the small-school boys. They earned 69 points.

BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

55m dash: 40. Ty Gundlach 7.68, 52. Trystin O’Connell 8.13, 61. Addison Mertz 8.33; 400m dash: 42. Dylan McNew 1:08.98; 800m: 5. Caleb Hagen 4, 43. Emmett Kapsner 3:08.96; 1600m:
28. Rian Corr 5:39.01, 37. Ryker Ferg 6:15.12; 1600m relay: 13. Boyceville 4:17.79; Pole vault: 3. Tyler Krueger 11-00; Long jump: 18. Trystin O’Connell 16-08.25; Shot put: 39. Gage Brown 26-09.5.

BOYS’ SMALL-SCHOOL TEAM RESULTS: 1. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 69, 2. Amery 42, 3. Elk Mound 41.5, 4. St. Croix Falls 36, 5. Cornell/Lake Holcomb 34.5, 6. St. Charles 34, 7. Arcadia 28, 8. Cameron 24, 9. Ladysmith 23.5, 10. Barron 21, 11. Flambeau 18, 12. Boyceville 15, 13. Grantsburg 13, 13. Prairie Farm 13, 15. Cadott 11, 15. Augusta 11, 17. Immanuel Lutheran 10, 17. Athens 10, 19. Colfax 9, 20. Fall Creek 8, 21. Frederick/Luck 7.5, 22. Somerset 7, 23. Abbotsford 6, 23. Glenwood City 6, 25. Shell Lake 5, 26. Independence/Gilmanton 4.

GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 

55m dash: 10. Cassie Malean 8.08, 38. Naomi Hillman 8.50, 62. Megan Hintzman 9.16, 65. Mariah Schlottman 9.25; 55m hurdles: 19. Rachel Becker 11.49; 200m dash: 43. Megan Hintzman 32.07, 47. Carlee Schultz 32.43; 400m dash: 15. Naomi Hillman 1:11.27; 800m: 14. Lauryn Dominick 2:54.04, 36. Tara Gunnafsen 3:18.22; 1600m relay: 3. Boyceville 4:44.19; High jump: 1. Cassie Malean 5-00, 12, Kyra Benson 4-03; Pole vault: 7. Brooklyn Booth 7-06, 15. Emily Voelker 6-00; Long jump: 5. Cassie Malean 14-04.25, 11. Erica Sempf 13-05; Triple jump: 9. Carlee Schultz 29-06, 10. Erica Sempf 29-05.5; Shot put: 27. Satina Chilson 26-04

GIRLS’ SMALL-SCHOOL TEAM RESULTS: 1. Byron 89, 2. St. Croix Falls 57, 3. Arcadia 55, 4. Shell Lake 32, 5. Fall Creek 31, 6. Grantsburg 30, 7. Somerset 23, 8. Frederic/Luck 21.5, 9. Boyceville 21, 10. Flambeau 18, 11. Abbotsford 18, 12. Colby 17, 13. Amery 15, 14. Athens 12.5, 15. Cornell/Lake Holcomb 10, 15. Cameron 10, 15, St. Charles 10, 18. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 8, 18. Cadott 8, 20. Independence/Gilmanton, 21. Barron 4, 22. Immanuel Lutheran 3, 22. Ladysmith 3, 24. Colfax 2, 25. Glenwood City 1, 25. Elk Mound 1.