FOCUS ON GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
ON THE TRACK
Haleigh Reindl, Waterford: The Wolverines senior won three events Saturday at the Red Devil Invite at Kenosha Bradford, posting times in each race that put her in the top 10 in the area, according to the wisconsintrackonline state honor roll. She was at her best in the 800, where she ran a 2:15.40 that is the state’s best in-season time of the year. Reindl also won the 1,600 in 5:12.31 and was part of a 1,600 relay that won in 4:09.66.
Honorable mention Catholic Memorial 400 relay: The team of sophomore Caroline Wedeward, junior Gab Zuern and seniors Josie Schrubbe and Kathleen Hirsch won the Classic 8 relay title in 50.96, the No. 2 Division 2 time in the state.
Jadin O’Brien, Divine Savior Holy Angels: The defending Division 1 state champion won the 300 hurdles in 45.37 at Wisconsin Lutheran’s Viking Invitational on Monday to break the meet record of 45.54 set by two-time state champ Michelle Garner of Greenfield.
Iyana Simmons, Dominican: The Knights sophomore won the 200 at the Butch Richardson Meet at University
School on Tuesday in 27.64, a time that would tie for 14th on the Division 2 state honor roll.
IN THE FIELD Hailey Orlowski, Wisconsin Lutheran and Rachel Seraphine, Sussex Hamilton: There were a handful of meet records set at the Viking Invitational on Monday, but these were the only athletes who set new stadium marks. Each cleared 12 feet in the pole vault, though Orlowski took first based on misses. The performance was a season-best for Seraphine. For Orlowski, the effort marked the third time this season she cleared 12 feet or better.
Honorable mention
Micky Barratte, Mukwonago: The senior
had a season-best discus throw of 117-1 to win the Classic 8 relays title Monday at Arrowhead. She also took second in the shot (39-81⁄2).
Armoni Brown, Waukesha South: It was business as usual for the Wisconsin recruit at the Classic 8 relays, where she took the titles in the long and triple jumps with marks of 18-6 and 37-31⁄2.
Abby Belschner, Cedarburg and Brianna Cole, Milwaukee Lutheran: These two high jumpers tied the oldest meet record at the Viking Invitational, clearing 5-2 Monday to hit the mark set by two competitors in 2008.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Arrowhead: The Warhawks capped their day at the Classic 8 relays by winning the 1,600 relay in impressive fashion. The team of senior Abigail Bartelson, sophomore Madeline Walsh, junior Anna Schueth and senior Kayla Vogt posted the state’s fastest time in the event (4:04.66). Schueth, Vogt, sophomore Jane Straka and senior Maraba Roznik took the 3,200 relay title (10:00.93) earlier in the meet. Victories by senior Sarah Edwards in the 300 hurdles (47.99) and junior Rachel Diel in the high jump (4-11) helped the team edge Waukesha West by seven points.