EAST TROY — Moving from the Badger to the Rock Valley, Monroe still clinched track and field conference championships for both the boys and girls at the divisional meet on Tuesday, April 30. Both teams entered the meet with four points in duals and needed to finish second or better to guarantee a share of the title.
Monroe girls beat second-place East Troy 140-87, while Monroe boys beat second-place Jefferson 160-98. It is the boys fifth straight conference title — four in the Badger and now one in the Rock Valley. It was the girls first conference championship since 2010.
“You could see the girls’ passion to win and bring a conference championship back to Monroe,” girls head coach Eric Jubeck said. “This was a season goal and they did it with style.”
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
● Carla Genath, high jump, 5-0
● Kaden Kuester, long jump, 20-03.50
● Aleigh Zettle, pole vault, 10-0
● Waylon Yoder, shot put, 42-11
● Kaden Kuester, 110-meter hurdles, 15.52
● Aleigh Zettle, 100-meter dash, 12.84
● Aleigh Zettle, 400-meter dash, 1:00.96
● Kaden Kuester, 300-meter hurdles, 41.50
● Maryella Green, 3,200-meter run, 13:06.58
● Taylor Herbst, discus, 126-04
● Kaden Kuester, triple jump, 40-07
● Boys 4x800 relay, 8:36.87
● Maryella Green, 1,600-meter run, 5:59.74
● Tre Dammen, 3,200-meter run, 10:34.33
● Aleigh Zettle, 200-meter dash, 26.42
ROCK VALLEY-ROCK DIVISIONAL MEET
BELOIT — The Lady Cardinals dominated in the divisional meet on Tuesday, April 30, claiming an outright conference title. Brodhead-Juda entered the event with 5 points from duals and earned another 5 points to overcome Turner.
Brodhead-Juda boys clinched a share of conference with Evansville. The Cardinals entered the meet with 5 points from duals and finished second in the divisional meet for 4 points. The Blue Devils earned 4 points in duals and 5 points for first in the divisional meet.
The overall Rock Valley champion will be determined in Whitewater on May 10.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
● Stella Arn, 100-meter dash, 12.82
● Stella Arn, 200-meter dash, 26.18
● Kalena Riemer, 400-meter dash, 59.95
● Kalena Riemer, 800-meter dash, 2:28.52
● Stella Arn, Bernice Bevars, Brenley Jones, Elliana Shank; 4x100 relay, 53.07
● Kalena Riemer, Olivia Hartwig, Madi Brown, Elliana Shank; 4x400 relay, 4:25.67
● Onni Williams, discus, 113-05
● Addison Yates, high jump, 5-02
● Addison Yates, long jump, 16-08.50
● Nathan Engen, 300-meter hurdles, 43.11
● Gavin Pinnow, high jump, 5-08
BELLEVILLE QUAD
BELLEVILLE — With dual wins over Waterloo, Sugar River boys and girls track and field earned the title of Capitol South dual champions on Tuesday, April 30. The Raiders entered the event 3-0 in duals.
Lodi, a member of the Capitol North, won the quad on Monday. Sugar River will see Lodi again at the Capitol Conference meet on Tuesday, May 14 in Lake Mills. There, the overall conference champion will be crowned.
FIRST-PLACE FINISHES
● Ruthie Zuber, 1,600-meter run, 6:14.91
● Carter Scholey, 1,600-meter run, 4:42.68
● Jonah Wortman, 100-meter dash wheelchair, 33.46
● Jonah Wortman, 800-meter dash wheelchair, 4:30.12
● Jonah Wortman, shot put wheelchair, 10-03.50
● Jonah Wortman, 400-meter dash wheelchair, 2:14.38
● Addison Edge, 400-meter dash, 1:09.15
● Aiden Campbell, 400-meter dash, 54.03
● Girls 4x100 relay, 54.51
● Ruthie Zuber, 800-meter run, 2:43.72
● Carter Scholey, 800-meter run, 2:08.61
● Jack Erickson, 200-meter dash, 22.47
● Girls 4x400 relay, 4:55.05
● Boys 4x400 relay, 3:33.03
● Cade Thayer, high jump, 6-00
FENNIMORE INVITE
FENNIMORE — Argyle-Pecatonica senior Anna Tisch broke her own 300-meter record set at the Fennimore meet in 2023, running a 47.59 on April 29.
Tisch scored 24 points of her team’s 33 total, as AP girls finished 11th of 16 teams. The highest individual finish for Argyle-Pecatonica boys was Garrett Phillipson in the 400-meter dash (59.13, 12th). The boys 4x100 and 4x200 relays finished fourth.
Darlington — which finished third and fourth for boys and girls respectively — had four first-place performances. Eli Crist won the 400-meter dash (54.67); Ethan Aird the pole vault (11-00); Adalee Berget the 800-meter run (2:25.63); and the squad of Addison DePauw, Stella McGowan, Brianna Vazquez, Madison Welacha the 4x800 relay (10:50.83).
LENA-WINSLOW BOYS GATES JAMBOREE
LENA, Ill. — Black Hawk took its boys squad across the border for an invite on April 29. The top performer was Lane Marty, who finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.58) and 300-meter hurdles (44.42).
