On Friday, April 14, the Whippet Track & Field Team traveled to Clinton for the annual Clinton Relay. Squaring up against both conference and non-conference opponents, the Whippets performed well in the unseasonably warm temperatures. At the Clinton Relays, all events on the track were relay events, and all field events involved adding the distances and heights of three athletes’ throws and jumps to determine the winner. Overall, Whitewater’s teams held their own, placing 4th in both the boys’ and girls’ team competitions.
The following athletes and relay teams earned medals by placing in the Top-3 of their relay events:
Boys’ Distance Medley Relay: Nate Holden, Curtis Rossmiller, Miles Nickelsburg, Jack Hefty (1st)
Boys’ Discus Relay: Jake Kuhlow, Connor Raupp, Cole Schlicher (1st)
Boys’ Shot-Put Relay: Jake Kuhlow, Connor Raupp, Sam Radaj (2nd)
Boys’ Pole Vault Relay: CJ Tomomitsu, Cole Schlicher, Curtis Rossmiller (2nd)
Boys’ 4x100m Relay: Traysen Thomason, Quincy Boudreau, Nate Black, Ty Hagedorn (3rd)
Girls’ Pole Vault Relay: Evie Troxel, Izzy Dieter, Ella Spear (1st)
Girls’ 4x100m Relay: Cara Yang, Kindyl Kilar, Emma Weigel, Calli Grosinske (2nd)
Girls’ 4x200m Relay: Emma Weigel, Calli Grosinske, Sydney Schilt, Kindyl Kilar (2nd)
Girls’ 4x400m Relay: Calli Grosinske, Athena Soto, Sydney Schilt, Kindyl Kilar (2nd)
Girls’ Discus Relay: Izzy Dieter, Grace Foucault, Skylar Staebler (2nd)
Girls’ Distance Medley Relay: Mady Hefty, Grace Villarreal, Athena Soto, Nola Coburn (3rd)
Individually, Jake Kuhlow and Izzy Dieter had stellar performances, as their discus throws added both their names to the All-Time Top 10 list. Jake’s throw of 149’-11” is the 10th furthest throw by a WHS athlete, and Izzy’s toss of 117’-10” moved her into the #4 spot on Whitewater’s Top 10 list. Congratulations!
The Whippets are back in action this week at Brodhead on Tuesday, and at Oregon on Friday for the Oregon Panther Relays.
Article Submitted by Matt Green
Whitewater High School Head Track and Field Coach
mgreen@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
