Arcadia boys place fourth at Cashton indoor invite
Arcadia senior Andy Monroy placed third overall in the 1,600-meter run at last Saturday's Cashton Indoor Invitational at UW–La Crosse. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Independence-Gilmanton sophomore Sophia Kampa competed during a preliminary race in the 800-meter run this past weekend at an indoor invitational in La Crosse. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Blair-Taylor senior Josie Edie uncorks a throw in the shot put during an indoor track and field invitational last Saturday at UW–La Crosse. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Arcadia Raiders got their 2025 track and field season off to a solid start, with the boys placing in the top five overall among the teams competing at the Cashton Indoor Invitational last Saturday in La Crosse.
The Raiders finished in fourth in the boys’ team standings with a score of 44 points, trailing only Edgar (65), Onalaska Luther (55) and Kickapoo/La Farge (47) on the day.
Arcadia had five total top-five finishes in boys’ events, headlined by senior Ted Teske earning two on his own. Teske placed first in the long jump and second in the 200-meter dash.
Senior Ben Kolstad placed second in the pole vault and fellow senior Andy Monroy came in third in the 1,600-meter run. The Arcadia team of Alec Conrad, Nathan Badillo, Monroy and Camren Schultz took fourth in the 3,200-meter relay.
Whitehall sophomore Devin Hutsell topped the field in the boys’ triple jump with a winning leap of 41 feet, 2 inches. For Blair-Taylor, senior Hunter Wagner was third in the 400-meter run and junior Connor Kruse took fourth in the 200-meter dash.
On the girls’ side of things, Whitehall had three top-five finishers: freshman Bria Pank in second in the triple jump, the team of Trinity Aasen, Josie Gamroth, Pank and Aryana Ausderau in fourth in the 800-meter relay and Aasen in fifth in the 55-meter hurdles.
The Independence/Gilmanton team of Sophia Kama, Anna Kent, Allie Sylla and Taylor Sylla placed first in the girls’ 3,200-meter relay with a time of 10 minutes, 46.35 seconds.
Boys track, Cashton Indoor Invitational, March 22 at UW–La Crosse
Edgar 65 Luther 55 Kickapoo/La Farge 47 Arcadia 44 Brookwood 40 Bangor 38 De Soto 35 North Crawford 28 Boscobel 28 Westby 24 Cadott 23 Necedah 23 New Lisbon 23 Whitehall 17.5 Blair-Taylor 13 Ithaca/Weston 8 Royall/Wonewoc 4 Independence/Gilmanton 2 Seneca 1
Arcadia top five finishers
Firsts—Teske, long jump, 20-9.
Seconds—Teske, 200, 23.58; Kolstad, pole vault, 11-6.
Thirds—Monroy, 1600, 4:59.42.
Fourths—3200 relay (Conrad, Badillo, Monroy, Schultz), 9:38.45
B-T top five finishers
Thirds—Wagner, 400, 54.95.
Fourths—Kruse, 200, 24.82.
Whitehall top five finishers
Firsts—Hutsell, triple jump, 41-2.
Girls track, Cashton Indoor Invitational, March 22 at UW–La Crosse
Bangor 67 Westby 59 Kickapoo/La Farge 56 C-C 49 Cadott 38 Brookwood 37 Luther 36 Mel-Min 28 Boscobel 27 Cashton 27 De Soto 20 Whitehall 19 I/G 16.5 Riverdale 13 Edgar 13 North Crawford 11 W-C 10 Necedah 8 New Lisbon 4 Hillsboro 4 Arcadia 1.5 R/W 1
I/G top five finishers
Firsts—3200 relay (Kampa, Kent, A. Sylla, T. Sylla), 10:46.35.
Whitehall top five finishers
Thirds—Pank, triple jump, 33-0.
Fourths—800 relay (Aasen, Gamroth, Pank, Ausderau), 2:00.39.
Fifths—Aasen, 55 hurdles, 10.21.
