Wildcats top Independence Invitational track meet

The Blair-Taylor boys edged the host team at the Independence Invitational hosted by Independence/Gilmanton last Thursday. 

The Wildcats had a handful of strong individual performances to score 100 team points, four better than second-place I/G. Melrose-Mindoro topped the girls field as B-T was third with 77 points and I/G finished fourth with 60. 

Connor Kruse swept the sprint events for the B-T boys team, winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes for the Wildcats. Alex Sygula won the 1600 and 800. Karter Kindschy finished first in the 110 hurdles and second in the 300 hurdles. 

Charlyse Horton won the triple jump and took second in both the 100 and 300 hurdles for the B-T girls. Brenna Thorson won the shot put. 

The I/G boys won the 3200- and 1600-relay races with three athletes — Zander Strain, Grant Klimek and Darion Gibbs — running on both teams. Jaydan Harz was on the 3200 team and Glen Turner Jr. was the fourth member of the 1600 team. 

Harz added another first-place finish by winning the 3200. Mason Severson won the high jump and James Carillo-Taylor topped the field in the discus.

The I/G girls had a handful of standout individual performances as Taylor Sylla, Allie Sylla, and Sophia Kampa ran on the first-place 3200- and 1600-relay teams. Taylor Sylla also won the 1600 and Kampa topped the field in the 800. 

Anna Kent was the fourth runner on the 3200-relay team and also won the 3200. Shawnna Whitewater was the fourth runner on the 1600-relay team. 

Boys track, Independence Invitational, April 9 at Independence High School

B-T 100 I/G 96 Mel-Min 86 AC Lincoln 67 C-FC 7

B-T top three finishers

Firsts — Kindschy, 110 hurdles, 19.74; Kruse, 100, 11.46; Sygula, 1600, 4:49.24; Kruse, 400, 55.30; Sygula, 800, 2:08.35; Kruse, 200, 23.85

Seconds — Kindschy, 300 hurdles, 52.27; Johnson, long jump, 18-6; Halverson, shot put, 39-9

Thirds — Johnson, 100, 12.2; Lien, 1600, 5:42.23; Miller, 400, 58.94; 1600 relay, 4:02.95; Kindschy, high jump, 5-2; Lien, triple jump, 35-10

I/G top three finishers

Firsts —3200 relay (Strain, Harz, Klimek, Gibbs), 9:28.37; Harz, 3200, 12:36.50; 1600 relay (Gibbs, Klimek, Turner, Strain), 3:58.90; Severson, high jump, 5-8; Carillo-Taylor, discus, 114-8; 

Seconds — 800 relay (Carillo-Taylor, Turner, Gierok, Severson), 1:49.86; Strain, 400, 58.04; Klimek, 800, 2:14.33; Fankhauser, pole vault, 7-0

Thirds — Severson, 110 hurdles, 22.44; Gierok, 300 hurdles, 1:05.64; Gibbs, 800, 2:14.37; Gierok, 3200, 14:08.95; Carillo-Taylor, shot put, 37-10

Girls track, Independence Invitational, April 9 at Independence High School

Mel-Min 118 AC Lincoln 89 B-T 77 I/G 60

B-T top three finishers

Firsts — Horton, triple jump, 32-9; Thorson, shot put, 27-4.5

Seconds — Horton, 100 hurdles, 20.05; Horton, 300 hurdles, 58.28; Lien, 800, 3:00.74; Lien, triple jump, 31-1

Thirds — Borreson, 1600, 6:45.82; Lien, 400, 1:15.34; Borreson, 800, 3:03.70; Jorgenson, 3200, 17:25.67; Waldera, long jump, 14-8

I/G top three finishers

Firsts — 3200 relay (T. Sylla, A. Sylla, Kent, Kampa), 10:23.55; T. Sylla, 1600, 5:30.51; Kampa, 800, 2:37.28; Kent, 3200, 13:12.54; 1600 relay (Kampa, A. Sylla, Whitewater, T. Sylla), 4:52.28; 

Seconds — A. Sylla, 1600, 5:46.78

Thirds — 400 relay (Olson, Kent, Jasin, Kirtley), 1:05.07; Whitewater, 200, 31.04

B-T boys fifth at Bangor meet

Against some larger schools, the Blair-Taylor boys track team finished fifth, while the girls team was seventh at the Bangor Open last Tuesday.

The B-T boys were led by two second-place finishes from Connor Kruse, who was the runner-up in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. The team also got a second-place finish from Alex Sygula in the 3,200 and Adam Halverson in the discus. Sygula also ran on the fourth-place 3,200-relay team and was fourth in the high jump.

Carter Kindschy finished fifth in both hurdle races for B-T.

The B-T girls team was led by its 800 relay team, which took third. The team was made up of Mckenzie Killian, Lizzie Stevens, Alley Samples, and Jaydon Tollefson. Charlyse Horton and Kelsey Lien both had two top-five finishes as Horton was fourth in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the 100 hurdles while Lien was fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 1600.

Because there were only seven teams competing in the meet, only the top five places were awarded points.

Boys track, Bangor Open, April 7 at Bangor High School

Onalaska 76 La Crosse Logan 73 Bangor 44 Necedah 25 B-T 22 Westby 17 Cashton 9

B-T top five finishers — 

Seconds — Kruse, 100, 11.74; Kruse, 200, 23.91; Sygula, 3200, 10:28.51; Halverson, discus, 130-8

Fourths — 3200 relay (Lien, Aguilar, Miller, Sygula), 10:01; Sygula, high jump, 5-4

Fifths — Kindschy, 110 hurdles, 20.30; Kindschy, 300 hurdles, 51.94

Girls track, Bangor Open, April 7 at Bangor High School

Onalaska 76 Bangor 59 Westby 42.5 Cashton 37 Logan 35.5 Necedah 12 B-T 8

B-T top five finishers — 

Thirds — 800 relay (Killian, Stevens, Samples, Tollefson), 2:08.83

Fourths — Horton, 300 hurdles, 58.2; Lien, long jump, 14-4.5

Fifths — Horton, 100 hurdles, 20.14; Lien, 1600, 6:38.96

Norse teams sweep E-S Dairyland meet

The Whitehall track teams both won the first Dairyland Conference competition of the season at Eleva-Strum on Thursday.

The Norse boys had eight first-place finishes as the team finished 61 points ahead of second-place Eleva-Strum. The girls team won four events and finished atop a much closer field, 10 points ahead of E-S. 

Whitehall’s next competition is scheduled for Friday at its home track.

DC 6 Team Meet

Kivin Juresh swept the sprints as the Norse had several top finishers.

Juresh won both the 100- and the 200-meter dashes in the meet, giving him two of Whitehall’s eight first-place finishes. Evander Peterson also contributed to two first-place finishes, winning the pole vault and running on the winning 3,200 relay team. 

Aiden Evans won the 300 hurdles and took second in the 110 hurdles. Mason Przybylla won the 400, edging out teammate Karston Ausderau by a tenth of a second. Alex Semb won the high jump and finished second in the long jump behind teammate Colby Santos. 

Freshman Hadley Kulig had a strong first outdoor meet for the Whitehall girls, winning the 300 hurdles and taking second in the 100 hurdles. Senior Aryana Ausderau also had a couple top-two finishes, winning the 400 and being the runner-up in the 200. 

Whitehall took three of the top-five spots in the pole vault. Saffron Tudhope won the event, Cira Davis was second and Andreanna Hemenway took fifth. Bria Pank won the triple jump for the Norse. 

Boys track, Dairyland 6 Team, April 9 at Eleva-Strum High School

Whitehall 167 E-S 106 A/P 103 O-F 56 ECIL 44 Augusta 38

WHS top five finishers —

Firsts — 3200 relay (Peterson, Hanson, Hernandez-Ramirez, Kulig), 9:44.28; Juresh, 100, 11.47; Przybylla, 400, 43.73; Evans, 300 hurdles, 43.71; Juresh, 200, 23.65; Semb, high jump, 5-4; Peterson, pole vault, 10-0; Santos, long jump, 18-10.2

Seconds — Evans 110 hurdles, 17.12; Ausderau, 400, 53.83; Hutsell, 200, 24.03; Bacino-Hansche, discus, 123-7; Semb, long jump, 18-3.5; Kulig, 800, 2:09.87

Thirds — Santos, 110 hurdles, 17.71; Smith, shot put, 36-1.75; Hutsell, triple jump, 38-11.5; 1600 relay (Blaha, Garbers, Noble, Mann), 4:49.33

Fourths — Semb, 100, 12.19; Przybylla, long jump, 17-11.75

Fifths —Santos, pole vault, 9-0

Girls track, Dairyland 6 Team, April 9 at Eleva-Strum High School

Whitehall 115 E-S 105 ECIL 103 A/P 66 O-F 61 Augusta 52

WHS top five finishers —

Firsts — Ausderau, 400, 1:07.79; Kulig, 300 hurdles, 53.68; Tudhope, pole vault, 7-0; Pank, triple jump, 32-5.25

Seconds —Kulig, 100 hurdles, 18.22; Waldera, 800, 2:45.29; Ausderau, 200, 29.37; Lisowski, shot put, 28-10; Davis, pole vault, 6-6

Thirds — Hass, 1600, 7:50.52; 1600 relay (Edge, Tudhope, Laurila, Waldera), 4:52.53; Fonstad, long jump, 13-1.5

Fourths —Herman, 100 hurdles, 18.83; Herman, 300 hurdles, 55.74

Fifths —Lisowski, discus, 75-1; Hemenway, pole vault, 5-0