On Tuesday, April 11, the Whippet Track & Field team traveled to Evansville for a Quad where they competed against Evansville, Big Foot, and East Troy. It was a beautiful day for a track meet, as temperatures were over 70°! The team all competed hard, with many participating in their first track meet as Whippets!
The teams showed their depth, as they won the Junior Varsity team competition for both the boys and girls.
The following athletes placed in the top 3 in the Junior Varsity competitions:
- Cole Schlicher, Discus, 1st
- Ty Hagedorn, Long Jump, 1st
- Sam Radaj, Shot Put, 1st; Discus, 3rd
- Jaime Garcia, 200m, 2nd
- Nathaniel Radaj, Shot Put, 2nd; Discus, 2nd
- Jaime Garcia, 200m, 2nd
- Payton Bunger, Shot Put, 3rd
- A’lani Ross, 100m, 1st place; 200m, 1st
- Skyler Hibbs, 100m, 2nd
- Grace Foucault, 200m, 2nd
- Atreya Wilson, Discus, 2nd
- Mari Rocha, Discus, 3rd
- Zuzana Pastorova, 100m, 3rd
In the Varsity competition, the Whippets scored in a variety of events on the track and in the field, competing against both other teams, and each other! The weather made for some great performances, and all athletes cheered each other on until the end. The following athletes placed in the top 3 in the Varsity competition:
- Jack Hefty, 3200m, 1st
- Traysen Thomason, Quincy Boudreau, Nate Black, Ty Hagedorn, Boys 4x100m Relay, 1st
- Jack Hefty, Nate Holden, Xavier Zei, Miles Nickelsburg, Boys 4x800m Relay, 1st
- Connor Raupp, Discus, 1st; Shot Put, 2nd
- CJ Tomomitsu, Pole Vault, 2nd
- Nate Black, Long Jump, 2nd
- Jake Kuhlow, Discus, 3rd; Shot Put, 3rd
- Quincy Boudreau, 110m Hurdles, 3rd
- Maddie Buehler, 100m, 1st
- Kindyl Kilar, 100m, 2nd; 200m, 1st
- Athena Soto, 800m, 1st
- Mady Hefty, 1600m, 1st
- Evie Troxel, Pole Vault, 1st
- Izzy Dieter, Discus, 1st
- Nola Coburn, 1600m, 2nd
- Zuzana Pastorova, High Jump, 3rd
In the field events, Evie Troxel’s pole vault height of 10’ 6” moved her into a tie for 5th place all-time in WHS history! The Whippets return to action on Friday at the Clinton Relays.
Article and Photo Submitted by Matt Green
Whitewater High School Head Track and Field Coach
mgreen@wwusd.org
