By Natalie Dillon
ndillon@
themonroetimes.com
PLATTEVILLE — After having the Six Rivers Conference title within reach in 2023, Albany boys set their sights on claiming the title in 2024. The Comets complete their revenge tour, defeating River Ridge to claim the league title on May 13.
“It certainly wasn’t easy, and we knew that it would be later in the meet before we would catch River Ridge based on both team’s strengths; however, I was hoping it would have been a little earlier than it happened, but I’m definitely excited for the boys to come out on top — first time since 2008,” Albany head coach Tony Brewer said.
Albany boys won eight events, four of which came from Bryce Hughes in his perfect 40-point night. Caleb Smith swept the throws, and Jayden O’Bel won the 1,600-meter run.
On the girls side, Argyle-Pecatonica fell short to B-SM-S 156-136. Brooke Wellnitz, who took second in the triple jump with a leap of 32-01.50, broke a nearly 30-year old school record.
CONFERENCE CHAMPS
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, 400-meter dash, 51.80
● Jayden O’Bel, Albany, 1,600-meter run, 4:56.12
● Lane Marty, Black Hawk, 110-meter hurdles, 16.04
● Lane Marty, Black Hawk, 300-meter hurdles, 42.62
● Beckett Wachholz, Zach Hughes, Owen Roth, Jayden O’Bel; Albany, 4x400 relay, 3:42.13
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, high jump, 6-02
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, long jump, 20-11
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, triple jump, 41-06.50
● Caleb Smith, Albany, shot put, 47-04.50
● Caleb Smith, Albany, discus, 144-05
● Brooke Wellnitz, Argyle-Pecatonica, 1:03.40
● Anna Tisch, Argyle-Pecatonica, 100-meter hurdles, 17.00
● Anna Tisch, Argyle-Pecatonica, 300-meter hurdles, 49.36
● Emily Curran, Mya Milz, Keira Haldiman, Savannah Freitag; Black Hawk, 4x200 relay, 1:55.61
● Jaci Kammes, Mya Milz, Molly Edler, Dani Martin; Black Hawk, 4x400 relay, 4:43.08
● Brianna Gaertig, Argyle-Pecatonica, long jump, 13-11.75
SWAL MEET
FENNIMORE — Host school Fennimore ran away with SWAL titles in boys and girls divisions with 167 and 215 points, respectively. Darlington girls were runners up with 97.50 points, while Cuba City boys came in second with 111 points.
Adalee Berget, who currently holds the school’s 1,600-meter run record, bested her time by four seconds with a 5:11.90. The mark also broke the meet record of 5:20.69, set by Boscobel’s Nora Jillson in 2023. Boscobel’s Aleya Kliesner won the 1,600-meter run at the SWAL invite, though, with a 5:11.52.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
● Danick Haesler, 110-meter hurdles, 16.89
● Raquel Reuter, 400-meter dash, 1:02.03
CAPITOL CONFERENCE
LAKE MILLS — Sugar River athletes broke two records in the Capitol Conference meet May 14. Gracie Atkinson lept 170-3 in the long jump, breaking the old record of 17-01.5. Jonah Wortman improved two of his records — 11-06 in the shotput from 10-09.5.
Collectively, the Raiders fell short, finishishing third in the boys division and fourth in the girls division. Lakeside Lutheran won the boys division with 188 points, and Lodi won the girls division with 132.5 points.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
● Jonah Wortman, 100-meter wheelchair, 38.24
● Jonah Wortman, 400-meter wheelchair, 2:03.12
● Jonah Wortman, 800-meter wheelchair, 4:06.92
● Jack Erickson, 300-meter hurdles, 39.96
● Jonah Wortman, shot put wheelchair, 11-03
● Gracie Atkinson, long jump, 17-03
