MONROE - After winning two state championships in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles Saturday, Monroe senior Jordan Hirsbrunner has no plans of slowing down yet.
Hirsbrunner won a state title in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.28 seconds and repeated as the state champion in the 300 hurdles (44.25) at the WIAA Division 2 state track meet at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Veterans Memorial Stadium. She will compete with Team Wisconsin in the Senior Spotlight track meet Saturday and will compete in the heptahlon at the New Balance Nationals June 16-18 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
"It's definitely a moment I will never forget," she said of winning two gold medals. "I'm glad I get to end my career on this high note."
Hirsbrunner helped lead the Monroe girls track team to a third-place finish at state with 32 points. Wittenberg-Birnamwood won the team state championship with 40 points. The Cheesemakers were two points away from state runner-up Catholic Memorial (34).
"I think we lived up to our potential and we were in contention for it," Monroe girls track coach Matt Davis said of a silver trophy. "There were some 'what ifs.' I think the highest we had finished was fifth. This is our highest ever finish at state."
Hirsbrunner, who has committed to University of Wisconsin-Madison, has won eight medals in her high school career, including three golds, and was a heavy favorite to repeat as the state champion in the 300 hurdles. She dominated the 300 hurdles winning by about two seconds over Adams-Friendship's Brooke Livingston, who took second.
"There was definitely some pressure this weekend," Hirsbrunner said. "But you can't let it get to your head. You just have to run your race and don't take things too serious. You have to have some fun out there. Breathe once in a while.
Hirsbrunner knew what was at stake in her final race, the 300 hurdles.
"Just before the 300s, there were a lot of thoughts running through my head," she said. "I just wanted to stay focused and enjoy the moment. To think my last few races in this jersey. This is a little bittersweet."
In her first race on Saturday, Hirsbrunner breezed to a win in the 100 hurdles. Sugar River senior Krista Diaz finished as the state runner-up in the 100 hurdles (15.74).
"It was a little nerve-wracking going in seeded first," Hirsbrunner said. "It doesn't really matter what your seed is. I really didn't know anyone else in the race, and at state anyone can come up here and have a great race."
The Monroe girls 400 relay team of senior Josie Eberle, freshman Cassi Gersbach, senior Casey Rielly and sophomore Cammi Ganshert finished fifth with a time of 49.84 seconds.
"We left our heart out there on the track," Rielly said.
Ganshert, who finished eighth in the 100 (13.06) and just missed a medal by .02 seconds, was excited to see the 400 relay medal for the second straight year at state. The Cheesemakers' 400 relay took fourth last year.
"It really means a lot," Ganshert said. "I didn't even know if we were going to have a 400 relay because two of our runners last year were seniors."
Gersbach said she didn't know she would make it this far and get a chance to run on the 400 relay.
Davis said the 400-relay team ran a fantastic time.
"They hit their handoffs and all stepped up against the competition."
Eberle closed out her career in the pole vault after taking 13th place with 9 feet, 6 inches.
"The pole vault was just loaded at state," Davis said. "I don't think Josie was disappointed. She's a good pole vaulter. There were just a lot of great pole vaulters there."
Hirsbrunner won a state title in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.28 seconds and repeated as the state champion in the 300 hurdles (44.25) at the WIAA Division 2 state track meet at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Veterans Memorial Stadium. She will compete with Team Wisconsin in the Senior Spotlight track meet Saturday and will compete in the heptahlon at the New Balance Nationals June 16-18 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
"It's definitely a moment I will never forget," she said of winning two gold medals. "I'm glad I get to end my career on this high note."
Hirsbrunner helped lead the Monroe girls track team to a third-place finish at state with 32 points. Wittenberg-Birnamwood won the team state championship with 40 points. The Cheesemakers were two points away from state runner-up Catholic Memorial (34).
"I think we lived up to our potential and we were in contention for it," Monroe girls track coach Matt Davis said of a silver trophy. "There were some 'what ifs.' I think the highest we had finished was fifth. This is our highest ever finish at state."
Hirsbrunner, who has committed to University of Wisconsin-Madison, has won eight medals in her high school career, including three golds, and was a heavy favorite to repeat as the state champion in the 300 hurdles. She dominated the 300 hurdles winning by about two seconds over Adams-Friendship's Brooke Livingston, who took second.
"There was definitely some pressure this weekend," Hirsbrunner said. "But you can't let it get to your head. You just have to run your race and don't take things too serious. You have to have some fun out there. Breathe once in a while.
Hirsbrunner knew what was at stake in her final race, the 300 hurdles.
"Just before the 300s, there were a lot of thoughts running through my head," she said. "I just wanted to stay focused and enjoy the moment. To think my last few races in this jersey. This is a little bittersweet."
In her first race on Saturday, Hirsbrunner breezed to a win in the 100 hurdles. Sugar River senior Krista Diaz finished as the state runner-up in the 100 hurdles (15.74).
"It was a little nerve-wracking going in seeded first," Hirsbrunner said. "It doesn't really matter what your seed is. I really didn't know anyone else in the race, and at state anyone can come up here and have a great race."
The Monroe girls 400 relay team of senior Josie Eberle, freshman Cassi Gersbach, senior Casey Rielly and sophomore Cammi Ganshert finished fifth with a time of 49.84 seconds.
"We left our heart out there on the track," Rielly said.
Ganshert, who finished eighth in the 100 (13.06) and just missed a medal by .02 seconds, was excited to see the 400 relay medal for the second straight year at state. The Cheesemakers' 400 relay took fourth last year.
"It really means a lot," Ganshert said. "I didn't even know if we were going to have a 400 relay because two of our runners last year were seniors."
Gersbach said she didn't know she would make it this far and get a chance to run on the 400 relay.
Davis said the 400-relay team ran a fantastic time.
"They hit their handoffs and all stepped up against the competition."
Eberle closed out her career in the pole vault after taking 13th place with 9 feet, 6 inches.
"The pole vault was just loaded at state," Davis said. "I don't think Josie was disappointed. She's a good pole vaulter. There were just a lot of great pole vaulters there."
