PLATTEVILLE - Jen Wellnitz said she would have been happy winning two titles in Monday's Six Rivers Conference track and field championships.
Instead, the Black Hawk sophomore rolled to four individual victories, scoring 40 points and leading the Warriors to a third-place finish in the girls standings at UW-Platteville.
In the boys meet, Albany freshman Brennan Bloedel led a top-three sweep in the 3,200 meters to help propel the Comets to third place for the top finish among the area contingent.
Wellnitz expected to sweep the 100 and 200 titles, which she did in 12.78 and 27.01 seconds, respectively.
"If I didn't, I was going to be mad," she said. "I was surprised I won the long jump and triple jump as well. I just haven't been doing real well. I don't know what I did different tonight."
Wellnitz went a personal-best 16 feet, 2 3/4 inches in the long jump and added a 32-4 3/4 in the triple jump.
Black Hawk also scored solid points with a trio of third-place finishes in the relays. The 3,200 relay team of Katie Powers, Olivia Holland, Brittany Klemm and Kristen Walters finished in 11:30.42, the 1,600 squad of Michelle Flanagan, Mikayla Sigafus, Holland and Kate Quinn in 4:37.07 and the 400 unit of Angel Paul, Sigafus, Emily Jones and Taylor Werren posting a 57.27.
Holland added a third-place finish in the 300 hurdles in 49.07 for the Warriors, who finished with 92 points to tie with Benton-Scales Mound. River Ridge won with 137 and Belmont had 100. Pecatonica-Argyle was fifth (90) followed by Albany (54), Cassville (52), Monticello (50) and Shullsburg (2).
Albany sophomore Bailey Hlavachek duplicated the distance sweep from her freshman season, winning the 800 (2:31.71), the 1,600 (5:35.71) and the 3,200 (13:15.95).
"She won all three last year and to do it a second year, you can't take that for granted. You've got to do it," Albany coach Tony Brewer said. "I thought she competed well. She ran a good mile and she had to because (Pecatonica-Argyle's) Kendra Sigg was pushing her."
Sigg was second in the 800 (2:36.12) and the 1,600 (5:37.45).
Albany's Jessica Mauerman finished third in the 400 (1:05.99) and the pole vault (7-0).
Pecatonica-Argyle won a pair of relay titles, the 3,200 squad of Sigg, Lizzy Ritschard, Samantha Barr and Emma Marion finishing in 10:54.82 and the 400 team of Brittany Ziller, Hannah Swenson, Abby Flanagan and Katie Zwicker triumphing in 54.11. The Vikings' 800 unit of Ziller, Amanda Williams, Ritschard and Zwicker was second in 1:56.29 as was the 1,600 squad of Ritschard, Amiee Von Arx, Hannah Swenson and Marion.
Marion also was second in the 400 in 1:05.81.
Monticello's Becky Nelson posted runner-up finishes in the long jump (15-1 1/4) and the triple jump (32-3 1/4), and teammate Christa Dilley was third in the 800 in 2:42.45. The Ponies' 3,200 relay team of Katie Nelson, Laine Havens, Amy Silver and Dilley was second in 11:00.85.
The River Ridge boys scored 143.5 points to easily hold off Benton-Scales Mound (103) and Albany (98). Black Hawk was fourth with 96.5 followed by Pecatonica-Argyle (83), Cassville (73), Monticello (43), Belmont (31) and Shullsburg (25).
Albany's Bloedel forced a fast pace and finished the 3,200 in 10:48.43, leading teammates Jose Ramirez (10:55.81) and Aaron Johnson (10:59.11) to the top-three sweep.
"I told him to go out and push the pace because some of these other guys had run in the 800 and that if it was slow, they'd be licking their chops," Brewer said.
Pecatonica-Argyle's Wyatt Massey won the 800 in 2:04.27, but Albany scored big points when Reece Whitehead was second (2:04.75) and Ramirez was third (2:07.44). Ramirez also was third in the 1,600 (4:46.05) and teammate Gavin Ruef was third in the high jump (6-0).
Albany added top-three finishes in three relays. The 1,600 quartet of Juan Cid, Ty Mauerman, Ruef and Whitehead was second (3:49.07). The 400 relay unit of Grant Schoenenberger, Logan Webb, Devin Blumer and Isaiah Shell was third (49.12) as was the 3,200 team of Guef, Aaron Johnson, Bloedel and Kyle Woyak (9:20.17).
Black Hawk recorded five titles, the individual wins coming from Chris Priebe in the 1,600 (4:34.88), Hayden Schliem in the long jump (21-1) and DeeJay Warrell in the triple jump (40-3 1/2). The Warriors' 400 relay team of Warrell, Jayden Rufenacht, Schliem and Jace Johnsrud won in 45.17 and the 800 squad of Kyle Woodruff, Shawn Woodruff, Rufenacht and Warrell triumphed in 1:37.46. Schliem was runner-up in the 200 (23.61) while Rufenacht added a third in the 100 (11.70) and Kyle Woodruff was third in the 300 hurdles (44.01).
Nick Huffman joined Pecatonica-Argyle teammate Massey as an individual champion, winning the discus in 126-11. The Vikings also posted two relay wins, Kyle Zwicker, Marcus Rubio, Cameron Colson and Nathan Loyd winning the 16,00 in 3:37.49, and Loyd, Rubio, Matus Brziak and Colson winning the 3,200 in 8:56.18. Loyd and Zwicker finished second and third in the 400 with times of 53.00 and 53.85, respectively.
Monticello had top-three showings in three relays. The Ponies' 3,200 squad of Brock Westby-Hess, Hunter Pratt, Evan Schultz and Ryan Ruegsegger was second in 9:02.58. The 1,600 unit of Schultz, Andrew Fink, Forrest Havens and Ruegsegger was third (3:53.64) as was the 800 team of Thorin Croushore, Dylan Beckwith, Ryan Smith and Hans Marty with a time of 1:41.51.
Instead, the Black Hawk sophomore rolled to four individual victories, scoring 40 points and leading the Warriors to a third-place finish in the girls standings at UW-Platteville.
In the boys meet, Albany freshman Brennan Bloedel led a top-three sweep in the 3,200 meters to help propel the Comets to third place for the top finish among the area contingent.
Wellnitz expected to sweep the 100 and 200 titles, which she did in 12.78 and 27.01 seconds, respectively.
"If I didn't, I was going to be mad," she said. "I was surprised I won the long jump and triple jump as well. I just haven't been doing real well. I don't know what I did different tonight."
Wellnitz went a personal-best 16 feet, 2 3/4 inches in the long jump and added a 32-4 3/4 in the triple jump.
Black Hawk also scored solid points with a trio of third-place finishes in the relays. The 3,200 relay team of Katie Powers, Olivia Holland, Brittany Klemm and Kristen Walters finished in 11:30.42, the 1,600 squad of Michelle Flanagan, Mikayla Sigafus, Holland and Kate Quinn in 4:37.07 and the 400 unit of Angel Paul, Sigafus, Emily Jones and Taylor Werren posting a 57.27.
Holland added a third-place finish in the 300 hurdles in 49.07 for the Warriors, who finished with 92 points to tie with Benton-Scales Mound. River Ridge won with 137 and Belmont had 100. Pecatonica-Argyle was fifth (90) followed by Albany (54), Cassville (52), Monticello (50) and Shullsburg (2).
Albany sophomore Bailey Hlavachek duplicated the distance sweep from her freshman season, winning the 800 (2:31.71), the 1,600 (5:35.71) and the 3,200 (13:15.95).
"She won all three last year and to do it a second year, you can't take that for granted. You've got to do it," Albany coach Tony Brewer said. "I thought she competed well. She ran a good mile and she had to because (Pecatonica-Argyle's) Kendra Sigg was pushing her."
Sigg was second in the 800 (2:36.12) and the 1,600 (5:37.45).
Albany's Jessica Mauerman finished third in the 400 (1:05.99) and the pole vault (7-0).
Pecatonica-Argyle won a pair of relay titles, the 3,200 squad of Sigg, Lizzy Ritschard, Samantha Barr and Emma Marion finishing in 10:54.82 and the 400 team of Brittany Ziller, Hannah Swenson, Abby Flanagan and Katie Zwicker triumphing in 54.11. The Vikings' 800 unit of Ziller, Amanda Williams, Ritschard and Zwicker was second in 1:56.29 as was the 1,600 squad of Ritschard, Amiee Von Arx, Hannah Swenson and Marion.
Marion also was second in the 400 in 1:05.81.
Monticello's Becky Nelson posted runner-up finishes in the long jump (15-1 1/4) and the triple jump (32-3 1/4), and teammate Christa Dilley was third in the 800 in 2:42.45. The Ponies' 3,200 relay team of Katie Nelson, Laine Havens, Amy Silver and Dilley was second in 11:00.85.
The River Ridge boys scored 143.5 points to easily hold off Benton-Scales Mound (103) and Albany (98). Black Hawk was fourth with 96.5 followed by Pecatonica-Argyle (83), Cassville (73), Monticello (43), Belmont (31) and Shullsburg (25).
Albany's Bloedel forced a fast pace and finished the 3,200 in 10:48.43, leading teammates Jose Ramirez (10:55.81) and Aaron Johnson (10:59.11) to the top-three sweep.
"I told him to go out and push the pace because some of these other guys had run in the 800 and that if it was slow, they'd be licking their chops," Brewer said.
Pecatonica-Argyle's Wyatt Massey won the 800 in 2:04.27, but Albany scored big points when Reece Whitehead was second (2:04.75) and Ramirez was third (2:07.44). Ramirez also was third in the 1,600 (4:46.05) and teammate Gavin Ruef was third in the high jump (6-0).
Albany added top-three finishes in three relays. The 1,600 quartet of Juan Cid, Ty Mauerman, Ruef and Whitehead was second (3:49.07). The 400 relay unit of Grant Schoenenberger, Logan Webb, Devin Blumer and Isaiah Shell was third (49.12) as was the 3,200 team of Guef, Aaron Johnson, Bloedel and Kyle Woyak (9:20.17).
Black Hawk recorded five titles, the individual wins coming from Chris Priebe in the 1,600 (4:34.88), Hayden Schliem in the long jump (21-1) and DeeJay Warrell in the triple jump (40-3 1/2). The Warriors' 400 relay team of Warrell, Jayden Rufenacht, Schliem and Jace Johnsrud won in 45.17 and the 800 squad of Kyle Woodruff, Shawn Woodruff, Rufenacht and Warrell triumphed in 1:37.46. Schliem was runner-up in the 200 (23.61) while Rufenacht added a third in the 100 (11.70) and Kyle Woodruff was third in the 300 hurdles (44.01).
Nick Huffman joined Pecatonica-Argyle teammate Massey as an individual champion, winning the discus in 126-11. The Vikings also posted two relay wins, Kyle Zwicker, Marcus Rubio, Cameron Colson and Nathan Loyd winning the 16,00 in 3:37.49, and Loyd, Rubio, Matus Brziak and Colson winning the 3,200 in 8:56.18. Loyd and Zwicker finished second and third in the 400 with times of 53.00 and 53.85, respectively.
Monticello had top-three showings in three relays. The Ponies' 3,200 squad of Brock Westby-Hess, Hunter Pratt, Evan Schultz and Ryan Ruegsegger was second in 9:02.58. The 1,600 unit of Schultz, Andrew Fink, Forrest Havens and Ruegsegger was third (3:53.64) as was the 800 team of Thorin Croushore, Dylan Beckwith, Ryan Smith and Hans Marty with a time of 1:41.51.
