Injuries slow Boyceville girls’ track and field at GC meet
By Cara L. Dempski
GLENWOOD CITY — Boyceville track and field coach Corey Day was dismayed by his girls’ team’s finish in Glenwood City last Monday, but it had nothing to do with the team’s performance.
The Lady Bulldogs were plagued by a series of injuries that kept them from gathering more points to place higher in the five-team meet that also included the host Hilltoppers along with Elmwood/Plum City, Spring Valley and Somerset.
April 24 may have been a rough night for the Boyceville track teams, but a handful of personal best and season best performances helped the boys to fourth place with 58 points, and the girls to fifth with 59 points.
Brandon Kenefick cleared 12-00.00 for a personal record in pole vault after breaking his pole. He took second place behind his teammate Tyler Krueger, who vaulted 12-06.00. Senior Kiel Anderson beat his previous personal best in the 1600m race, finishing in 5:10.36 to win the event.
Glenwood City won the boys’ team award with 85 points.
Freshman Naomi Hillman beat her previous personal best time of 1:09.00 in the 400m dash by nearly two seconds, finishing in 1:07.92 to take fifth in the race. Elmwood’s Katie Feuker won the event with a time of 1:04.10.
JUNIOR Emily Voelker of Boyceville came in second in the girls’ 800 meter run at a fiveteam meet held in Glenwood City April 24. Hilltoppers competitors Makayla O’Brien and Isabella William can be seen in the back. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
Megan Hintzman and Emily Voelker both cleared 7-06.00 in pole vault to finish second (Hintzman) and fourth (Voelker). Boyceville vaulter Brooklyn Booth topped the event with a height of 8-00.00.
Haley Wold and Jasmine Windsor earned personal best distances in shot put. Wold threw a distance of 29-08.00 to take third in the event, while Windsor had a 28-08.00 throw for fourth. Somerset thrower Aly Meath copped the win with a distance of 40-03.25.
Somerset topped the girls’ team standings with 89 points.
The Bulldogs headed to Amery May 2, and are scheduled to compete May 4 meet at Colfax.
BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
100m dash: 12. Trystin O’Connell 13.10, 16. Justin Lombardo 13.42, 25, Damien Waller 15.06; 200m dash: 18. Dylan McNew 27.90, 24. Addison Mertz 30.34; 400m dash: 3. Michael Chich 58.32, 11. Dylan McNew 1:05.59, 12. Addison Mertz 1:05.89; 800m: 13. Steven Rasmussen 2:50.15, 16. Emmett Kapsner 2:58.92; 1600m: 1. Kiel Anderson 5:10.36, 5. Rian Corr 5:27.89, 6. Ryker Ferg 5:44.75, 13. Steve Rasmussen 6:10.22, 15. Emmett Kapsner 6:37.28; 3200m: 1. Kiel Anderson 11:29.31; 110m hurdles: 5. Tyler Krueger 20.08; 300m hurdles: 4. Justin Lombardo 52.66; 1600m relay: 2. Boyceville 3:55.97; 3200m relay: 1. Boyceville 9:16.24; Pole vault: 1. Tyler Krueger 12-06.00, 2. Brandon Kenefick 12-00.00, 3. Michael Chich 10-00.00, 6. Dylan McNew 8-00.00; Long jump: 6. Trystin O’Connell 16-00.25, 12. Addison Mertz 12-02.00; Shot put: 15. Damien Waller 27-01.50; Discus: 14. Damien Waller 62-06.
BOYS’ TEAM RESULTS: 1. Glenwood City 85, 2. Elmwood/Plum City 76, 3. Somerset 71, 4. Boyceville 58, 5. Spring Valley 50.
GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100m dash: 4. Erica Sempf 14.51, 6. Carlee Schultz 15.04, 10. Mariah Schlottman 15.98; 200m dash: 7. Naomi Hillman 30.10, 11. Megan Hintzman 31.61, 17. Brooklyn Booth 32.88, 18. Mariah Schlottman 34.05, 20. Tara Gunnafsen 35.61; 400m dash: 5. Naomi Hillman 1:07.92, 8. Erica Sempf 1:113.56, 9. Lauryn Dominick 1:13.66, 11. Tara Gunnafsen 1:18.98; 800m: 2. Emily Voelker 2:45.22; 1600m: 3. Lauryn Dominick 6:26.93; 400m relay: 3. Boyceville 1:02.80; 1600m relay: 3. Boyceville 4:42.13; High jump: 7. Kyra Benson 4-02.00; Pole vault: 1. Brooklyn Booth 8-00.00, 2. Megan Hintzman 7-06.00, 4. Emily Voelker 7-06.99; Long jump: 3. Erica Sempf 14-04.00, 8. Naomi Hillman 13-01.75, 14. Mariah Schlottman 11-03.25; Triple jump: 2. Erica Sempf 30-02.00, 6. Carlee Schultz 28-06.75; Shot put: 3. Haley Wold 29-08.00, 4. Jasmine Windsor 28-08.00, 5. Paulina Weinke 27-11.00, 10. Satina Chilson 24-11.00, 19. Mariah Schlottman 17-09.00; Discus: 3. Paulina Weinke 98-11, 4. Haley Wold 89-06, 6. Satina Chilson 84-02, 9. Jasmine Windsor 69-05.
GIRLS’ TEAM RESULTS: 1. Somerset 89, 2. Spring Valley 74.50, 3. Elmwood/Plum City 69, 4. Glenwood City, 5. Boyceville 59.