Marshfield’s Martha Kupfer sets school record in 400; Matt Oestreich, Keiron Howlett earn 2nd-place finishes at State Track Indoor

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WHITEWATER – Martha Kupfer set a new school record and placed seventh in two events for Marshfield on Saturday at the Wisconsin State Indoor Track Meet at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The event was sponsored by the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association.

Kupfer set a new Marshfield girls indoor record in the 400 meters, finishing in 1:01.54 to take seventh. Kupfer was also seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 34 feet, 2½ inches.

Rebecca Voss competed in the 1,600 and placed 28th in 5:31.8.

“We are so pleased to see Martha break our indoor 400-meter record that has stood for a long time,” Marshfield girls track coach Dan Akin said. “She ran smooth the whole way and did it in the sixth heat out of 13, which is rather remarkable.”

Marshfield finished in 41st place with the four points Kupfer accumulated and her and Voss were the only Tigers athletes to compete at the meet.

Stratford also competed, but didn’t score any points.

Abby Bender tied for ninth in the high jump (5-0); Brooke Schultze finished 34th in the 400 with a time of 1:05.61; Nadia King was 48th (5:48.24) and Jonelle Miner took 50th (5:49.09) in the 1,600; and Holly Huther took 50th in the shot put (29-5) for the Tigers.

Stratford’s 800 relay team of Schultze, Abby Bender, Tori Dietel and Emily Hauke was 24th in 1:56.27.

On the boys side, Marshfield finished tied for seventh with 20 points after Keiron Howlett and Matt Oestreich combined for five top-eight finishes.

Oestreich was second in the triple jump (42-8.5) and seventh in the long jump (20-9.5), while Howlett finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.89), and eighth in the long jump (20-8.5) and triple jump (41-4).

Marshfield also had two ninth-place finishes – Oestreich in the high jump (6-0) and Brad Krueger in the pole vault (13-0).

Other top finishes for Marshfield included Derek Coffren, who was 18th in the 400 (53.85) and Thomas Kruger, who was 39th in the 800 (2:09.27).

Eli Temanson had Stratford’s top finish and grabbed its only five points, taking fourth in the pole vault (13-6).

Kellen Bornbach was 31st in the shot put (42-6), and Jacob Zuelke was 36th in the 1,600 (4:43.32) and 45th in the 800 (2:10.85).

Complete results can be found at www.warhawktrack.com/wtfa.htm.