Mounders track and field striving to improve on depth and distance in upcoming season
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2019 ELK MOUND TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS — Members of the boys’ and girls’ Mounder Track and Field teams are pictured above in no particular order. Seniors Jack Emberson, Victoria Fasbender, Rian Flynn, Dylan Hanson, Cameron Johnson, Marquis Kasakaitas, Abby Kasper, Alana Plaszcz, Brook Plaszcz, Brady Redwine, Hanna Simpson and Sydney Simpson. Juniors Melanie Balts, Maggie Bartig, Carter Brantner, Kortnee Halgren, Dominic Hall, Cade Hanson, Seth Hazen, Brady Hunsucker, Laylue Kue, Lizzy Lindquist, Kristin Martinson, Jacob Miller, Weston Moschkau, Andrew Pathos, Paige Vanschoonhoven and Gaelen Young. Sophomores Nick Brown, Zane Clemmens, Jack Gabert, Luke Hanson, Mason Hay, Aaron Huer, Alex Johnson, Nanya Kue, Jeffery Lecount, Ethan Levra, Zach Miller, Gabe Moschkau, Antonio Myers, Ashley Patterson, Kennedy Pritchard, Mitchell Ruppelt, Ellie Schuch, Ryder Simngton, Bryanna Troutz, Oscar Walk, Spencer Wolf and Brennen Zais. Freshmen and Rian Hanson, Isabella Harmer, Mercedes Hay, Sawyer Hunsucker, Regan Jenson, Livi Schindler, Olivia Schreiber, Mitchell Solberg, Carter Sundeen, Lucas Wagner, Cameron Wallin, Corbin Verdon. —photo by Amber Hayden
By Amber Hayden
ELK MOUND — Depth and distance will be this season’s focus for the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ track and field teams according to head coach Jonathon Langreck.
As a second year head coach, Langreck will be looking for all the athletes to be able to improve their times. He would like to see the boys and girls be right back at the top competing for conference championships.
Elk Mound’s boys won their third consecutive Dunn-St. Croix Championship last season while the girls finished third.
“We have a lot of great pieces that we can get very creative with putting together relays and scoring points individually on the track,” Langreck explained.
With the new season, however, comes the loss of skills and experience from last year’s graduating seniors including Conner Mavis, Jake Johnson, Hannah Cedarblade and Maddie Jenson.
Conner Mavis and Jake Johnson competed at last year’s state competition, Mavis took tenth in the discuss throw and Johnson took seventh place in the 110 high hurdles.
“Conner was a consistent thrower, who was constantly improving his technique and had the willingness to learn,” said Langreck. “Jake was a great asset in the hurdles, he was a two time qualifier in the 110 HH.”
The three-time defending boys’ conference champions do welcome back several key athletes including: Brady Redwine, who has excellent top speed in the springs; Rian Flynn with great technique and knowledge of the track; Cade Hanson, who will look to improve in the 1600 and 800; Seth Hazen will look to improve in the 400, 800 and 1600; and Andrew Pathos looks to return and improve on his 1600 and 3200 times.
Three-year letter winners Victoria Fasbender and Alana Plaszcz return for the Lady Mounders. Fasbender will look to improve in the 1600 while Plaszcz who has continued to improve her distance times will look to help anchor the relay teams.
“Our weakness is we graduated a lot of depth in field events and will now look to younger athletes to step up and try to fill those events,” Langreck commented.
Kennedy Pritchard, who came on very strong as a freshmen in 2018, will work on improving her times in the 100 and 200 meter dashes as well as anchoring the 4×100 meter and 4×200 meter relay teams.
Letter winner Paige Vanschoonhoven also returns for Elk Mound and will be working on improving her time in the 200.
According to Coach Langreck, the Durand boys and Mondovi girls will be the two teams to keep his eye on this season.
“Durand has got some strong talent and they are well coached and work hard in all events,” Langreck said. “Mondovi has speed and perform really well, they are well coached and put forth great effort on the track.”
2019 Roster
Seniors: Jack Emberson, Victoria Fasbender, Rian Flynn, Dylan Hanson, Cameron Johnson, Marquis Kasakaitas, Abby Kasper, Alana Plaszcz, Brook Plaszcz, Brady Redwine, Hanna Simpson and Sydney Simpson.
Juniors: Melanie Balts, Maggie Bartig, Carter Brantner, Kortnee Halgren, Dominic Hall, Cade Hanson, Seth Hazen, Brady Hunsucker, Laylue Kue, Lizzy Lindquist, Kristin Martinson, Jacob Miller, Weston Moschkau, Andrew Pathos, Paige Vanschoonhoven, Gaelen Young.
Sophomores: Nick Brown, Zane Clemmens, Jack Gabert, Luke Hanson, Mason Hay, Aaron Huer, Alex Johnson, Nanya Kue, Jeffery Lecount, Ethan Levra, Zach Miller, Gabe Moschkau, Antonio Myers, Ashley Patterson, Kennedy Pritchard, Mitchell Ruppelt, Ellie Schuch, Ryder Simngton, Bryanna Troutz, Oscar Walk, Spencer Wolf, Brennen Zais.
Freshmen: Rian Hanson, Isabella Harmer, Mercedes Hay, Sawyer Hunsucker, Regan Jenson, Livi Schindler, Olivia Schreiber, Mitchell Solberg, Carter Sundeen, Lucas Wagner, Cameron Wallin, Corbin Verdon.