PLATTEVILLE — Four local high schools kicked off their track and field seasons at the Universities of Wisconsin Platteville March 15-16.
UW-Platteville hosts four high school track and field meets in the month of March — Tri-State Large (March 15), Tri-State Small (March 16), Pioneer Meet (March 19) and UW-Platteville Invite (March 21).
Darlington girls finished 8th of 14 teams at the Tri-State Large Meet, while the boys finished 14th of 15 teams.
Top-15 Redbird finishers in each event:
● Isaac Crist, 200-meter dash, 25.18, 6th
● Marcus Kendall, 1,600-meter run, 5:26.62, 11th
● Danick Haesler, 55-meter hurdles, 9.61, 12th
● Eli Crist, Kane McDermott, Danick Haesler, Isaac Crist; 4x200 relay, 1:42.80, 4th
● Addison DePauw, 800-meter run, 2:51.29, 13th
● Catie Hartwig, 55-meter hurdles, 10.29, 5th
● Abby Solverson, Raquel Reuter, Zoie Zuberbuhler, Alyza Johnson; 4x200 relay, 1:58.73, 3rd
● Adalee Berget, Alexis Murray, Raquel Reuter, Brianna Vazquez; 4x800 relay, 10:26.66, 2nd
● Clara Solverson, high jump, 4-04.00, 11th
Josie Meister, shot put, 33-05.00, 2nd
TRI-STATE SMALL
Sugar River had a strong showing in the Tri-State Small Meet, with the boys finishing 4th of 19 teams and the girls 7th of 20 teams. Albany boys took 7th, and the girls 17th.
Darlington, who normally competes as a small school, still holds four records: Tyson Miehe, 1,600-meter run, 4:27.36, 2014; Tyson Miehe, 3,200-meter run, 9:57.20, 2012; Darlington, 4x800 relay, 8:32.63, 2012.
Top-10 Comet and Raider finishes in each event:
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, 55-meter dash, 6.99, 6th
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, 200-meter dash, 24.85, 3rd
● Charlie Sarbacker, Sugar River, 200-meter dash, 25.30, 6th
● Aiden Campbell, Sugar River, 800-meter run, 2:11.91, 3rd
● Drew Sertle, Albany, 1,600-meter run, 5:33.42, 10th
● Carter Scholey, Sugar River, 3,200-meter run, 10:05.09, 1st
● Jack Erickson, Sugar River, 55-meter hurdles, 8.34, 2nd
● Gabe Nass, Sugar River, 55-meter hurdles, 8.86, 7th
● Jack Erickson, Gabe Nass, Cooper Nemec, Ethan Seffrood; Sugar River, 4x200 relay, 1:42.87, 5th
● Aiden Campbell, Tyler Miyamoto, Alex Ruschman, Andrew Sarbacker; Sugar River, 4x400 relay, 4:07.88, 10th
● Aiden Campbell, Aidan Leppien, Lukas Loshaw, Grayson Rodefeld; Sugar River, 4x800 relay, 10:10.30, 8th
● Drew Sertle, Beckett Wachholz, Gavin Hartwig, Kaleb Broughton; Albany, 4x800 relay, 10:23.75, 10th
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, high jump, 6-02.00, 2nd*
● Cade Thayer, Sugar River, high jump, 6-00.00, 3rd
● Charlie Sarbacker, Sugar River, pole vault, 12-00.00, 2nd
● Andrew Sarbacker, Sugar River, pole vault, 11-00.00, 5th
● Bryce Hughes, Albany, long jump, 20-06.00, 1st
● Kamron Parker, Albany, triple jump, 34-05.50, 10th
● Caleb Smith, Albany, shot put, 47-01.50, 1st*
● Alora Spiegel, Sugar River, 1,600-meter run, 6:03.91, 7th
● Lucy Melvin, Sugar River, 1,600-meter run, 6:25.81, 9th
● Ruthie Zuber, Sugar River, 3,200-meter run, 13:38.24, 1st
● Ruth Marty, Sugar River, 3,200-meter run, 14:18.09
● Gracie Atkinson, Addison Edge, Elle Lancaster, Anika Pederson; Sugar River, 4x200 relay, 2:02.81, 6th
● Camryn Arnett, Abigail Biank, Lucy Melvin, Alora Spiegel; Sugar River, 4x800 relay, 11:57.53, 4th
● Kalia Malaise, Sugar River, triple jump, 29-11.50, 5th
*new school indoor record