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MEDFORD – The Stratford track and field team was shutout at the WIAA Division 2 sectional on Thursday at Medford High School, failing to earn a top-four finish that was needed to advance to the state meet next week.
The top four finishers in each event qualified for the 2016 WIAA State Track & Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Stratford’s best individual finish came from senior Johnelle Miner, who finished fifth in the 3,200 in 12:21.05, missing out on a spot in the state meet by 11 seconds.
The Stratford girls 1,600 relay team of Ingrid Bender, Emily Hauke, Heather Greenberg and Keyarra Dahl was sixth in 4:14.47, also 11 seconds short of the final state meet spot in the event.
Makayla Krall was 12th (13-2.75) and Brianna LaSee took 14th (12-9) in the girls long jump, the 400 relay team was 11th in 54.05 seconds, and Brooklyn Zawislan took 16th in the triple jump (29-10) for the Tigers girls.
John Geissinger had the Stratford boys top finish, taking 10th in the pole vault (12 feet).
WIAA Division 2 Track & Field Sectional
May 26, at Medford High School
Girls
Team scores: 1. Osceola 73; 2. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 54; 3. Haywaard 51.33; 4. Altoona 47; 5. Bloomer 38; 6. Black River Falls 37; 7. Ashland 36; 8. Rice Lake 29; 9. Northland Pines 28.33; 10. St. Croix Falls 27; 11. Arcadia 27; 12. Amery 25.33; 13. Lakeland 25; 14. Medford, Northwestern, Prescott and Baldwin-Woodville 24; 18. Stanley-Boyd 23; 19. St. Croix Central 12; 20. Chequamegon 10; 21. Elk Mound and Frederic/Luck 8; 23. Stratford 7; 24. Tomahawk and Ellsworth 6; 26. Ladysmith, Spooner, Neillsville/Granton, Cameron and Mosinee 4; 31. Durand 3; 32. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Cumberland 2.
State meet qualifiers (top four) and Stratford finishers
High jump: 1. Emily Scott (LAK) 5-6; 2. Mariah Hoepner (ALT) 5-5; 3. Justyne Burgess (BLO) 5-1; 4. Makayla Hayes (NP) 5-1.
Long jump: 1. Taylor Snider (HAY) 16-5.75; 2. Maddy Pietz (WB) 16-5.5; 3. Kristi Springer (ALT) 16-3.75; 4. Kyra Arendt (BLO) 16-1.25; 12. Makayla Krall (ST) 13-2.75; 14. Brianna LaSee (ST) 12-9.
Shot put: 1. Katie Taylor (HAY) 44-11.5; 2. Kaija Newman (OSC) 39-5.25; 3. Heather Milas (SB) 39-3.25; 4. KaSandra Springer (ALT) 37-3.75; 15. Lexi Schneider (ST) 31-3.25.
3,200 relay: 1. Prescott 9:58.98; 2. Ashland 10:02.87; 3. Lakeland 10:03.88; 4. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 10:07.54.
100 hurdles: 1. Haley Beams (BRF) 15.78; 2. Stephanie Brauner (BRF) 15.79; 3. Jennifer Kleinschmidt (PR) 16.11; 4. Hannah Gillixson (BW) 16.55.
100: 1. Pietz (WB) 12.32; 2. Paige Ellefson (OSC) 12.75; 3. Gabby Herfindahl (NP) 12.77; 4. Adyara Hanaman (RL) 12.82.
800 relay: 1. Osceola 1:46.07; 2. Medford 1:46.19; 3. St. Croix Falls 1:46.56; 4. Black River Falls 1:47.37.
400: 1. Abbey Zastrow (ARC) 57.30; 2. Kendall Zeman (BLO) 59.22; 3. Sophie Klein (SCF) 1:00.50; 4. Allison Vitort (SB) 1:00.75.
400 relay: 1. Osceola 50.38; 2. Hayward 51.32; 3. Medford 51.55; 4. Altoona 51.81; 11. Stratford (Emily Hauke, Sarah LaBorde, Brooke Peterson, Keyarra Dahl) 54.05.
300 hurdles: 1. Hoepner (ALT) 46.64; 2. Hannah Salami (OSC) 46.67; 3. Paige Norrbom (WB) 47.40; 4. Emma Landry (SCC) 47.72.
200: 1. Pietz (WB) 25.14; 2. Zastrow (ARC) 25.32; 3. Herfindahl (NP) 26.31; 4. Hanaman (RL) 26.47.
3,200: 1. Alicia Monson (AM) 11:23.47; 2. Amy Wallis (ASH) 12:00.14; 3. Dani Whiting (TOM) 12:05.29; 4. Elizabeth Fasbender (EM) 12:10.07; 5. Johnelle Miner (ST) 12:21.05.
1,600 relay: 1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 3:59.95; 2. Bloomer 4:01.18; 3. St. Croix Falls 4:03.03; 4. Osceola 4:03.97; 6. Stratford (Ingrid Bender, Hauke, Heather Greenberg, Dahl) 4:14.47.
Discus: 1. Detinee Haas (BW) 142-6; 2. Taylor (HAY) 133-4; 3. Trevonna Rave (BRF) 126-11; 4. Milas (SB) 126-1.
Pole vault: 1. Mickey Gearin (OSC) 10-7; 2. Nelson (NW) and Kirsten Carrigan (SB) 9-6; 4. Kayela Carroll (LAK) 9-6.
Triple jump: 1. Springer (ALT) 37-1.5; 2. Snider (HAY) 36-9.5; 3. Arendt (BLO) 36-4; 4. Anessa Tucker (ASH) 34-9.75; 16. Brooklyn Zawislan (ST) 29-10.
1,600: 1. Monson (AM) 5:16.61; 2. Emma Nelson (NW) 5:17.71; 3. Molly Sweet (PRE) 5:20.02; 4. Kendall Zeman (BLO) 5:20.03.
800: 1. Tucker (ASH) 2:21.53; 2. Ella Ellenson (RL) 2:23.37; 3. Hailey BeBeau (CHQ) 2:24.26; 4. Mickey Gearin (OSC) 2:26.67.
Boys
Team scores: 1. Rice Lake 67; 2. Medford 63; 3. Lakeland 62; 4. Osceola 55; 5. Northwestern 49; 6. Arcadia 47; 7. Chetek/Weyerhaeuser 40; 8. Amery 33; 9. Spooner 30; 10. Ashland 27; 11. Cameron and Elk Mound 24; 13. Chequamegon and St. Croix Central 20; 15. Neillsville/Granton and Ellsworth 17; 17. Stanley-Boyd 14; 18. Prescott 13; 19. Black River Falls 12; 20. Hayward 11.5; 21. Ladysmith and Baldwin-Woodville 10; 23. Bloomer 9.5; 24. Durand 8; 25. Mondovi, Northland Pines and Colby 5; 28. Somerset 3; 29. St. Croix Falls 1; 30. Stratford 0.
Discus: 1. Dillon Richardson (CHET) 147-6; 2. Tyler Ackley (BW) 145-4; 3. Devin Stenglein (OSC) 144-6; 4. Elijah Newton (AM) 144-2.
Pole vault: 1. Vince Friedel (LAD) 13-0; 2. Will Bodewes (LAK) 13-0; 3. Bryce Farnce (SB) 12-9; 4. Derek Buchman (CHET) 12-6; 10. John Geissinger (ST) 12-0.
Triple jump: 1. Osy Ekwueme (MED) 43-0; 2. Zach Buchli (RL) 42-4.5; 3. Trevor Nelson (SCC) 42-0.5; 4. Garrett Strebig (MED) 41-7.
110 hurdles: 1. Jim Hoesley (ARC) 14.54; 2. Devon Kuykendall (HAY) 14.93; 3. Jason Bents (OSC) 15.21; 4. Jake Johnson (EM) 15.30.
100: 1. Josh Koenecke (CAM) 10.86; 2. Ethan Ellingsworth (OSC) 11.15; 3. Marquez Clerveaux (RL) 11.25; 4. Noah Zurbuchen (EM) 11.31.
1,600: 1. Kevin Koski (CHQ) 4:23.73; 2. Daniel Pederson (SP) 4:24.11; 3. Maury Miller (ASH) 4:29.60; 4. Preston Mertins (COLB) 4:30.46.
800 relay: 1. Osceola 1:31.68; 2. Medford 1:31.79; 3. Elk Mound 1:32.96; 4. Neillsville/Granton 1:32.97; 13. Stratford (Jesse Dickmann, Kyler Haupt, A.J. Schoenfuss, Tyler Gilbertson) 1:39.56.
400: 1. Kenny Bednarek (RL) 47.66; 2. Josh Koenecke (CAM) 49.94; 3. Spencer Sutton (LAK) 50.36; 4. Xavier Motley (ELL) 50.85.
400 relay: 1. Amery 44.05; 2. Rice Lake 44.11; 3. Osceola 44.54; 4. Elk Mound 44.72.
300 hurdles: 1. Jim Hoesley (ARC) 39.04; 2. Mason Barth (NG) 40.72; 3. Derek Buchman (CHET) 41.05; 4. Brady Williquett (SCC) 41.06.
200: 1. Bednarek (RL) 21.35; 2. Hoesley (ARC) 21.87; 3. Koenecke (CAM) 22.01; 4. Clerveaux (RL) 22.34.
1,600 relay: 1. Rice Lake 3:24.58; 2. Arcadia 3:28.59; 3. Ellsworth 3:28.94; 4. Lakeland 3:28.95.
High jump: 1. Ellingsworth (OSC) 6-2; 2. Victor Martinez (CHET) 6-1; 3. Ben Norton (RL) 6-1; 4. Hunter Evans (MON) 6-0.
Long jump: 1. Desi Fielding (SPO) 21-1.25; 2. Nate Pearson (NW) 20-9.5; 3. Ekwueme (MED) 19-10.5; 4. Strebig (MED) 19-9.5; 15. Dickmann (ST) 17-8.5.
Shot put: 1. Elijah Newton (AM) 51-10.5; 2. Shane Tutor (ASH) 50-6.75; 3. Turner (SB) 50-4.5; 4. Tim Schultz (NW) 49-10.75.
3,200 relay: 1. Northwestern 8:10.43; 2. Lakeland 8:16.34; 3. Medford 8:17.59; 4. Prescott 8:18.84.
3,200: 1. Pederson (SP) 9:36.95; 2. Koski (CHQ) 9:38.41; 3. Ramon Romero (ARC) 10:02.18; 4. Miller (ASH) 10:06.40.
800: 1. Timmy Heikkila (NW) 1:58.04; 2. Nolan Schock (PRES) 2:01.53; 3. Jake Sullivan (MED) 2:01.63; 4. Anderson (LAK) 2:02.21.