The Whippet Track and Field Teams had a great night at the WIAA Regional hosted by Delavan-Darien on Monday. The top four finishers in each event earned a trip to the WIAA sectional on Thursday in Big Foot. Four regions will feed into one sectional event where the top four finishers will earn a trip to the WIAA State Meet held in UW-La Crosse on May 31st – June 1st.
Ethan Dugan was the top performer for the boys’ team as he etched his name into the record books by taking down Brent Gnatzig’s 1978 record of 49.04 in the 400m dash. Ethan stopped the clock in an eye-popping 48.67 and won the regional title. Sydney Schilt had a very strong day in the relays and the 200. Her time of 26.60 earned her a spot as the 10th fastest 200m runner in program history, bumping off Fy Fy Okocha (1995) and Keri Mclean (2000) who were tied in that same spot with a 26.74. Other sectional qualifiers include:
GIRLS
- 100H Hurdles – Carley Boudreau, 4th
- 200 – Sydney Schilt, 2nd
- 300 Low Hurdles – Carley Boudreau, 3rd
- 4×100 – A’lani Ross, Sydney Schilt, Calli Grosinske, Athena Soto, 2nd
- 4×200 – A’lani Ross, Sydney Schilt, Calli Grosinske, Athena Soto, 2nd
- Pole Vault – Myialynn Cobbs, 2nd; Makayla Bazeley, 3rd
BOYS
- 100 – Traysen Thomason, 4th
- 110H Hurdles – Ty Bucholtz, 3rd
- 400 – Ethan Dugan, 1st; Nate Holden, 3rd
- 1600 – Jack Hefty, 2nd
- 4×200 – Traysen Thomason, Nate Black, Akamion McHenry, Quincy Boudreau, 3rd
- 4×400 – Quincy Boudreau, Traysen Thomason, Nate Holden, Ethan Dugan, 2nd
- High Jump – Jaylyn Ewing, 4th
- Long Jump – Quincy Boudreau, 4th
- Triple Jump – David Rubio, 4th
The boys’ team finished 3rd and the girls’ team finished 7th overall.
FULL RESULTS: https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/2024/delavandarienregional.htm
Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Track and Field Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
