MADISON - Monroe alumnus Ethan Moehn has been selected as the Wisconsin Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year by the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association.
In addition to Moehn's statewide award, Monroe track coach Curt Miller will be named the Wisconsin Track Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High Schools Association and the District 5 Coach of the Year by the WTCA.
"In my opinion, coach of the year awards are a reflection of the program more than one individual coach," Miller said.
Moehn, a track and cross country runner for the University of Arkansas, will be honored with an award Saturday at the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association clinic, which will be held at the Marriott West Hotel in Middleton.
"It's truly an honor," Moehn said. "Honors like this one are a testament to my coaches throughout high school and the tremendous program at Monroe. It's not an award I set out to win. To receive something like this is very humbling, definitely near the top."
Moehn, a 2014 Monroe High School graduate, completed a triple, winning state championships in three long-distance races to lead the Cheesemakers to the WIAA Division 2 state championship last spring. He captured the state title in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 15.02 seconds. This came on the heels of Moehn winning state titles in the 1,600 and 800. Moehn set a state record winning the title in the 1,600 with a time of 4:09.56, which broke a 33-year-old record of John Easker of Wittenberg-Birnamwood. The Cheesemakers dominated the 1,600 with three of the top five at state. Monroe senior Jake Hirsbrunner, a freshman running track at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, finished second (4:13.82) and fellow teammate Noah Tostrud was fifth (4:15.97).
Moehn ran cross country for the Razorbacks and his best 8K time was 25 minutes, 41 seconds as a freshman.
Moehn won't make a trip to Madison for the ceremony, but his parents Daniel and Jennifer Moehn, will accept the award on his behalf.
Moehn is battling a plantar fascitis injury that cost him six weeks of training. Moehn red-shirted for the indoor track season.
"I might be back for outdoors," he said.
Moehn said the biggest adjustment running for a Division I program like Arkansas is consistency.
"At this level, everyone is a state champion from wherever they are from, so consistent training at a high level is the only way to succeed. Doing the little things right is amplified in college."
In addition to Moehn's statewide award, Monroe track coach Curt Miller will be named the Wisconsin Track Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High Schools Association and the District 5 Coach of the Year by the WTCA.
"In my opinion, coach of the year awards are a reflection of the program more than one individual coach," Miller said.
Moehn, a track and cross country runner for the University of Arkansas, will be honored with an award Saturday at the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association clinic, which will be held at the Marriott West Hotel in Middleton.
"It's truly an honor," Moehn said. "Honors like this one are a testament to my coaches throughout high school and the tremendous program at Monroe. It's not an award I set out to win. To receive something like this is very humbling, definitely near the top."
Moehn, a 2014 Monroe High School graduate, completed a triple, winning state championships in three long-distance races to lead the Cheesemakers to the WIAA Division 2 state championship last spring. He captured the state title in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 15.02 seconds. This came on the heels of Moehn winning state titles in the 1,600 and 800. Moehn set a state record winning the title in the 1,600 with a time of 4:09.56, which broke a 33-year-old record of John Easker of Wittenberg-Birnamwood. The Cheesemakers dominated the 1,600 with three of the top five at state. Monroe senior Jake Hirsbrunner, a freshman running track at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, finished second (4:13.82) and fellow teammate Noah Tostrud was fifth (4:15.97).
Moehn ran cross country for the Razorbacks and his best 8K time was 25 minutes, 41 seconds as a freshman.
Moehn won't make a trip to Madison for the ceremony, but his parents Daniel and Jennifer Moehn, will accept the award on his behalf.
Moehn is battling a plantar fascitis injury that cost him six weeks of training. Moehn red-shirted for the indoor track season.
"I might be back for outdoors," he said.
Moehn said the biggest adjustment running for a Division I program like Arkansas is consistency.
"At this level, everyone is a state champion from wherever they are from, so consistent training at a high level is the only way to succeed. Doing the little things right is amplified in college."
