BELOIT — Despite just two champions, Monroe boys reclaimed a regional title with 126 points in the Division 2 Turner regional meet May 20. The Cheesemakers scored points in 26 of 28 entries, proving depth and versatility were on their side.
“Winning regionals is a pretty special team accomplishment, along the same lines as winning conference,” Monroe boys head coach Scott Mosher said. “Much of track and field has an individual feel to it, but conference and regionals really take a complete team to have success. In these meets everyone gets 28 entries plus four relays. So there are a lot of opportunities to score points if you are a well rounded team with depth.”
Kaden Kuester and Tre Dammen were the ‘star athletes,’ earning individual titles and runner-up finishes. Outside of their performances — and the 4x800 relay — all other athletes finished third or lower.
“After regionals, track becomes more individually focused. Teams that can win state don’t necessarily need depth or (to) be well rounded, you need to have star athletes,” Mosher said. “These two (Kuester and Dammen) clearly played a big role in the success, qualifying in multiple events with such high places. But we scored in 26 total entries, which is why we were able to win.”
Sugar River boys, who snapped Monroe’s seven-year regional-championship streak in 2023, took third with 102 points and three regional champions in five events. Brodhead-Juda boys finished fourth of eight teams with two regional champions.
Brodhead-Juda girls, who had won the regional title in 2023, came up just short against Edgewood (139-120). Stella Arn, Addison Yates and Kalena Reimer accounted for 74 of the team’s points. Monroe girls finished fourth (84 points) and Sugar River girls seventh of eight teams (50 points).
The top four athletes in each event qualify for sectionals at Portage on May 23. In sectionals, the top four entries in each event qualify for the WIAA State Meet at UW-La Crosse May 31-June 1.
Division 2 Results
Monday, May 20
At Beloit
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
Addison Yates, Brodhead-Juda, high jump, 5-02
Charlie Sarbacker, Sugar River, pole vault, 12-06
Lyla Ritschard, Maryella Green, Aniyah Jackson-Bey, Mya Wild; Monroe, 4x800 relay, 10:14.41
Kaden Kuester, Monroe, 110-meter hurdles, 15.75
Stella Arn, Brodhead-Juda, 100-meter dash, 12.34
Kalena Riemer, Brodhead-Juda, 400-meter dash, 59.04
Stella Arn, Brenley Jones, Elliana Shank, Addison Yates; Brodhead-Juda, 4x100 relay, 50.70
Jack Erickson, Sugar River, 300-meter hurdles, 40.81
Stella Arn, Brodhead-Juda, 200-meter dash, 25.83
Jack Erickson, Sugar River, 200-meter dash, 22.06
Gavin Pinnow, Brodhead-Juda, high jump, 6-02
Blake Matthys, Brodhead-Juda, shot put, 51-02
Alora Spiegel, Sugar River, 1,600-meter run, 5:43.13
Tre Dammen, Monroe, 3,200-meter run, 10:08.90
Kalena Riemer, Brodhead-Juda, 800-meter run, 2:27.01
Jonah Wortman, Sugar River, shot put wheelchair, 12-01.50
Jonah Wortman, Sugar River, 100-meter wheelchair, 34.50
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
Peyton Herbst, Monroe, discus, 129-09
Madi Brown, Brodhead-Juda, high jump, 5-00
Carla Genath, Monroe, high jump, 4-10
Addison Yates, Brodhead-Juda, long jump, 16-06
Gracie Atkinson, Sugar River, long jump, 15-10
Andrew Sarbacker, Sugar River, pole vault, 12-00
Simon Moore, Brodhead-Juda, pole vault, 11-00
Onni Williams, Brodhead-Juda, shot put, 37-03.50
Kaden Kuester, Monroe, triple jump, 43-06.75
Seth Schmidt, Monroe, triple jump, 40-06.50
Camryn Arnett, Abigail Biank, Olivia Fox, Alora Spiegel; Sugar River, 4x800 relay, 10:44.33
Addison Yates, Brodhead-Juda, 100-meter hurdles, 15.88
Gabe Nass, Sugar River, 110-meter hurdles, 16.18
Jack Erickson, Sugar River, 100-meter dash, 11.07
Tre Dammen, Monroe, 1,600-meter run, 4:40.57
Ben Gatdula, Tony Wolf, Gavin Hendrickson, Brody Cornfield; Monroe, 4x200 relay, 1:34.32
Andrew Sarbacker, Sawyer O’Flanagan, Ethan Seffrood, Charlie Sarbacker; Sugar River, 4x200 relay, 1:35.57
Aleigh Zettle, Monroe, 400-meter dash, 1:01.85
Maryella Green, Monroe, 400-meter dash, 1:04.31
Aiden Campbell, Sugar River, 400-meter dash, 53.33
Frank Wolf, Monroe, 400-meter dash, 54.60
Jorge Villalva, Brodhead-Juda, 400-meter dash, 54.84
Grace Atkinson, Marie Besley, Kalia Malaise, Leyna Westphal; Sugar River, 4x100 relay, 53.43
Grayson Arn, Cohen Henze, Eric Woodward, Gunner Boegli; Brodhead-Juda, 4x100 relay, 44.82
Jy’Shon Broitzman, Kaden Kuester, Ben Gatdula, Brody Cornfield; Monroe, 4x100 relay, 45.56
Addison Edge, Sugar River, 300-meter hurdles, 50.30
Kaden Kuester, Monroe, 300-meter hurdles, 42.17
Nathan Engen, Brodhead-Juda, 300-meter hurdles, 42.85
Miley Hanson, Anyiah Jackson-Bey, Mya Wild, Aleigh Zettle; Monroe, 4x400 relay, 4:16.32
Nathan Engen, Marcus McIntyre, Gavin Pinnow, Eric Woodward; Brodhead-Juda, 4x400 relay, 3:33.45
Onni Williams, Brodhead-Juda, discus, 107-03
James Seagreaves, Monroe, high jump, 6-00
Cade Thayer, Sugar River, high jump, 6-00
Nathan Engen, Brodhead-Juda, long jump, 20-00
Aleigh Zettle, Monroe, pole vault, 10-00
Sophie McGuire, Monroe, pole vault, 8-06
Peyton Herbst, Monroe, shot put, 45-08
Carter Scholey, Sugar River, 3,200-meter run, 10:09.08
Kamrin Gerber-Reamer, Wyatt Stevenson, Lukas Gerber, Teylon Hampton; Monroe, 4x800 relay, 8:33.41
Mya Wild, Monroe, 1,600-meter run, 5:50.31
Nevaeh Huenefeld, Monroe, 1,600-meter run, 5:51.26
Miley Hanson, Monroe, 800-meter run, 2:32.31
Gavin Pinnow, Brodhead-Juda, 800-meter run, 2:00.27
