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Editor’s note: The following information was submitted by Rita Hookstead.
Heather (Hookstead) Melloch, WHS ‘13 graduate, and Jon Zimdars, WHS ’15
graduate, completed Ironman Wisconsin on Sunday, September 12.
Ironman Wisconsin offers a challenging course beginning with the swim (2.4 miles) in
Lake Monona. As athletes exit the water, they run up the helix at the Monona
Terrace to get their bikes (112 miles). The bike consists of two challenging loops
loaded with many hills. Once off the bikes, athletes headed out on to a 2 loop run
(26.2 miles – full marathon).
Heather and Jon were close to each other throughout the day. Jon, a former
Whitewater High School and Kenyon College swimmer, started with the first group
of athletes in the water and Heather, a former Whitewater High School basketball
player, started approximately five minutes later. By the end of the bike, they were
separated by a mere eight minutes. Once on the run course, they closed the gap and finished within one minute of each other.
Congratulations to both athletes. Both finished in the top 22% of all athletes.
Splits for the day were:
Heather – 416th out of 1954 Athletes
Jon: 444th out of 1954 Athletes
Swim: 1:12.00 Swim: 1:03.:05
Bike: 6:55:46 Bike: 7:07:07
Run: 4:04.35 Run: 4:12:50
Total Time: 12:32:50 Overall: 12:38:22
Banner note: Our thanks to Rita Hookstead for submitting this interesting article.
The Whippets travel to McFarland Thursday, October 21st, to take on the Spartans in the second round of WIAA Volleyball Regionals. The game is slated for 7:00 p.m., and masks are required to be worn by all.
The Whippets swept Big Foot Tuesday, October 19th, in front of a large and loud Whitewater cheering section to claim a 3-0 first round victory (25-21, 26-24, 25-20).
Stat Leaders for the night were as follows:
Aces: Avery Hintz, Cali Kopecky, and Kindyl Kilar each had 2
Kills: Kindyl Kilar with 18, and Cali Kopecky and Savanna Hill both with 4
Blocks: Jenna Pope with 2
Digs: Cali Kopecky with 15, Kindyl Kilar with 10, and Avery Hintz with 9
Article Submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Peter Mischka
The Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team competed in their last regular season triple dual meet against Platteville/Lancaster and Elkhorn at home on Tuesday, October 19.
The Whippets did not disappoint; we had multiple best times from a number of our swimmers!
In the 200 Medley Relay, Michelle Abarca had her best split of the season with a time of 37.26.
In the 200 Freestyle, Grace Foucault placed 1st with a time of 2:07.22, which is also a best time.
In the 200 IM, Makayla Bazeley placed 1st with a time of 2:22.70, which is also a best time.
In the 50 Freestyle, Brooke Bazeley placed 2nd with a time of 28.16, which is also a best time.
In the 100 Freestyle, Grace placed 1st and Josie Treder had a best time with a 3 second drop.
The Bazeley sisters faced off in the 500 Freestyle! They respectively placed 1st (Makayla) and 2nd (Brooke)!
In the 100 Back, Emerson Dunham went a best time with a 4 second drop.
In the 100 Breaststroke, Josie went a best time with a 3 second drop.
The 400 Freestyle Relay, consisting of Grace, Brooke, Emerson, and Makayla, took 1st.
The 200 Freestyle Relay, consisting of Grace, Josie, Brooke, and Makayla, took 2nd.
We are very proud of our Whippet Swimmers and are looking forward to a couple more best times this weekend at the Platteville Invite!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
The Whitewater Volleyball Team took 4th Place at the Rock Valley Conference Tournament this weekend by defeating Big Foot, then losing to McFarland and Edgerton. Up next for the Whippets is WIAA Regionals, where they will host Big Foot, at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 19th.
Article and Photo Submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
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