Elk Mound track has good day at Chippewa Falls
by Samuel Ripp
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Elk Mound track team was in action on Tuesday, April 26 in Chippewa Falls for the Father Mac Relays. Both teams finished in the top three on the afternoon with the boys taking second out of seven teams. The girls finished second out of seven.
Boys
The boys finished the meet with 91 points which was good enough for second with Bloomer tying for first place with 108 points. The boys would claim two first place finishes on the afternoon in 900-meter hurdles and the 330-meter hurdle shuffle.
The 900-meter hurdles team was made up of junior Chandler Schreiber, sophomore Jake Johnson, and senior Teegan Peterson with a time of 2:15.76. The winning team of the 330-meter hurdle shuffle was Johnson, Peterson, and sophomore Tyler Brantner with a time of 55.13.
The Mounders took second in the shot put with a team of sophomore Conner Mavis, senior Aaron Maves, and sophomore Bryce Kasper. They threw a combined total of 107’ 2 ½ feet on the day. Other second place finishes on the day included the 400-meter relay team made up of senior Jonah Bauer, junior Tyler Sahm, junior Noah Zurbuchen, and senior Jordan VanSchoonhoven with a time of 47.41.
The 800-meter relay team also found themselves in second place with a team of senior Ben Mack, freshman Rian Flynn, freshman Marquis Kasakaitas, and senior Erik Strand with a time of 1:40.13.
The throwers relay and the sprint medley relay teams also took second place on the afternoon team as well guiding the boys team to a second place finish on the day.
Girls
The Elk Mound girls had a great day at the track meet as they cruised to a second place finish overall with 104 points, while only trailing Bloomer who won with 127 points.
The girls finished two two first place victories on the afternoon in the 300-meter hurdles and the 400-meter relay. The winning team of the 300-meter hurdles included: freshman Hannah Caron, sophomore Kayla Bridges, and junior Meredith Hainstock with a time of 1:01.32.
The winning team of the 400-meter relays consisted of senior McKenna McVey, sophomore Maddie Jenson, sophomore Callie Nyren, and junior Kaitlyn Baier with a time of 1:05.06.
The girls also took second place finishes in the shot put and discus with the shot put team of freshman Abby Kasper, senior Taylor Deling, and junior Mikayla Solberg. The discuss team included Taylor Deling, senior Jasmine Johnson, and Mikayla Solberg.
Elk Mound will look to keep rolling as the season goes ahead after a strong performace at Chippewa Falls.
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 400m Relay – 1. Elk Mound (McKenna McVey, Maddie Jenson, Callie Nyren, Kaitlyn Baier) 1.05.06. 320m Relay – 3. Elk Mound (Brook Plaszcz, Alana Plaszcz, Ciera Lind, Jenna Heit) 12.29.95. 800m Relay – 2. Elk Mound (McKenna McVey, Callie Nyren, Maddie Jenson, Kaitlyn Baier) 1.57.09. Distance Medley Relay – 4. Elk Mound (Claudia Paul, Ciera Lind, Kayla Paterson, Amanda Sahm) 17.13.19. 900m Hurdles – 2. Elk Mound (Hannah Cedarblade, Kayla Bridges, Meredith Hainstock) 3.02.95. Throwers Relay – 5. Elk Mound (Jasmine Johnson, Kyla Egan, Hannah Cedarblade, Hannah Simpson) 1.05.09. Sprint Medley Relay – 4. Elk Mound (Abby Kasper, Brynn McVey, Sarah Sweeney, Gracie Peterson) 2.20.32. 1600m Relay – 5. Elk Mound (Ciera Lind, Amanda Sahm, Kayla Paterson, Claudia Paul) 5.20.00. Shot Put – 2. Elk Mound (Abby Kasper, Taylor Deling, Mikayla Solberg) 79’ 0.5”. Discus – 2. Elk Mound (Taylor Deling, Jasmine Johnson, Mikayla Solberg) 234’ 6”. Long Jump – 3. Elk Mound (Paxtyn Pavelski, Sarah Sweeney, Brynn McVey) 35’ 10”. Triple Jump – 3. Elk Mound (Paxtyn Pavelski, Sarah Sweeney, Jenna Storing) 55’ 6”. High Jump – 3. Elk Mound (Maddie Jenson, Brynn McVey, Hannah Cedarblade) 12’ 6”. Pole Vault – 2. Elk Mound (Amanda Sahm, Jenna Heit, Kaitlyn Baier) 13’. 3200m Run – 3. Victoria Fasbender, 14.32.86. 300m Hurdles – 1. Elk Mound (Hannah Cedarblade, Kayla Bridges, Meredith Hainstock) 1.01.32.
BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 400m Relay – 2. Elk Mound (Jonah Bauer, Tyler Sahm, Noah Zurbuchen, Jordan VanSchoonhoven) 0.47.41. 320m Relay – 5. Elk Mound (Andrew Benson, Nate Lind, Hayden Kohls, Nathan Kruger) 11.01.24. 800m Relay – 2. Elk Mound (Ben Mack, Rian Flynn, Marquis Kasakaitas, Erik Strand) 1.40.13. Distance Medley Relay – 5. Elk Mound (Matt McLaughlin, Jaylen Emberson, Nate Lind, Mason Close) 15.31.94. 900m Hurdles – 1. Elk Mound (Chandler Schreiber, Jake Johnson, Teegan Peterson) 2.15.76. Throwers Relay – 2. Elk Mound (Bryce Kasper, Conner Mavis, Casey Capozzi, Marquis Kasakaitas) 0.52.64. Sprint Medley Relay – 2. Elk Mound (Erik Strand, Ben Mack, Preston Eppers, Rian Flynn) 1.45.80. 1600m
Relay – 5. Elk Mound (Jaylen Emberson, Marquis Kasakaitas, Mason Close, Jared Strand) 4.20.02. Shot
Put – 2. Elk Mound (Conner Mavis, Aaron Maves, Bryce Kasper) 107’ 2.5”. Discus – 3. Elk Mound (Conner Mavis, Aaron Maves, Casey Capozzi) 289’ 7”. Long Jump – 7. Elk Mound (Elliot Johnson, Ben Mack, William Muszinski) 32’ 4”. Triple Jump – 5. Elk Mound (Mason Close, Elliot Johnson, Ben Mack) 67’. High Jump – 3. Elk Mound (Rian Flynn, Jared Strand, Tyler Brantner) 10’ 6”. Pole Vault – 3. Elk Mound (Teegan Peterson, Chandler Schreiber, George Friberg) 18’ 6”. 3200m Run – 6. Dylan Hanson, 13.26.88. 330m Hurdle Shuffle – 1. Elk Mound (Jake Johnson, Teegan Peterson, Tyler Brantner) 0.55.13”.
GIRLS TEAM RESULTS: Bloomer 127, Elk Mound 104, Cadott 92, Stanley-Boyd 82, Chippewa Falls-McDonell 51, Bruce 26, Thorp 11.
BOYS TEAM RESULTS: Bloomer 108, Stanley-Boyd 108, Elk Mound 91, Cadott 75, Chippewa Falls-McDonell 71, Bruce 46, Thorp 34.