The THS co-ed track took advantage of their position as regional hosts on Monday, serving up several top performances that rate a sectional look.
The girls finished a super-solid second overall while the boys were edged out of third by a single point.
“It was great to run under the lights at home,” Hatchet coach John Zuelsdorf said. “Our sprinters, jumpers, and distance runners really came through tonight with solid times and distances. We struggled a little in the throws and hurdles, which affected the overall team scoring depth. Mosinee’s girls and Nekoosa’s boys were just too deep to touch tonight for the team title.
“We’ll be well-represented at Colby on Thursday and have a nice contingent of athletes competing for the opportunity to advance thru to UW-LaCrosse.”
The boys picked up double winners in Matt Gerber (100, :10.74/ 200, :21.87) and Bryan Tomek (800, 2:02.64/ 1600, 4:44.96).
The girls snagged several firsts, with individuals Rachel Sudbury (800, 2:23.00), Rachael Miller (1600, 5:44.11), Kellan Flynn (HJ, 5′ 2″) and Grace Mickelson (PV, 8′ 6″), as well as the 800 (Flynn, Anna Sudbury, Katie Koth, Emily Miller, 1:51.76), 1600 (Flynn, Marlee Kiander, A. Sudbury, R. Sudbury, 4:11.13) and 3200 (E. Miller, R. Miller, Kelsey Renn, R. Sudbury, 10:05.57) relays. The latter two won by at least nine seconds.
Also qualifying for Thursday’s Colby Sectional by ranking in the top 4 were girls: Kiander (2nd, 100 HH, :16.22); A. Sudbury (2nd, TJ, 34′ 4″); 400 team (2nd, Flynn, A. Sudbury, Koth, Kayli Ogstad, :53.44); and Amanda Koshak (4th, 1600, 6:01.07/ 4th, 3200, 13:07.41).
Other boys qualifiers were: the 400 group (Dan Galloy, Gerber, Eddie Yirsa and Travis Spaeth, :45.15); Spaeth (3rd, TJ, 40′ 3″/ 3rd, 110 HH, :15.37/ 4th, 300 IH, :43.97); and Galloy (4th, 100, :11.29).
Team standings-Girls-Mosinee 162, Tomahawk 130.75, Nekoosa 104.5, Neillsville 81.5, Colby 66.5, Medford 61, N. Pines 47, Chequamegon 39.5, Phillips 8.75…….Boys-Nekoosa 149.5, Medford 107, Chequamegon 100, Tomahawk 99, N. Pines 89.5, Mosinee 79, Neillsville 46, Colby 24, Phillips 16.
GNC Outdoor
The girls and boys ranked 3rd in last Tuesday’s GNC Outdoor at N. Pines.
“Matt left no doubt as to whom the ‘King of the Sprints’ was,” Zulesdorf said. “Bryan continues to turn heads with his middle distance success. Kellan and Anna both continued to dominate their respective events.”
Gerber (100, :10.84/ 200, :21.69), Tomek (1600, 4:31.31), Spaeth (300 IH, :40.49) and the 1600 team (3:29.11) took boys titles.
Flynn (HJ, 5′ 4″), A. Sudbury (TJ, 33′ 6″) and the 3200 team (10:12.19) won girls’.
Other top threes came from: R. Sudbury (2nd, 400, 1:02.50/ 2nd, 800, 2:27.28); Kiander (2nd, 100 HH, :16.30/ 2nd, 300LH, NA); Mickelson (PV, 8′ 6″0); Spaeth (2nd, 110, :15.14/ 3rd, TJ, 39′ 11.5″0; Tomek (2nd, 800, 2:02.16); and the girls runner-up 400 (:53.23) and 800 (1:50.26) relays.
Team standings-Girls-Lakeland 176.5, Mosinee 136, Tomahawk 114.5, Antigo 111, Medford 57.5, Rhinelander 47, N. Pines 46.5…….Boys-Lakeland 172, Medford 119, Tomahawk 112, Mosinee 82.5, N. Pines 81.5, Antigo 71, Rhinelander 54.