Local athletes shine at Auburndale Track & Field Invitational

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AUBURNDALE – Three local athletes won two individual events each at the 2015 Auburndale Track & Field Invitational on Thursday at Auburndale High School.

Athletes or relay teams from Stratford, Spencer, Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Auburndale won 14 of the 18 events in the girls completion, although Wausau Newman Catholic took the team title with 170.5 points. Stratford was second with 143, followed by Spencer with 125.5, Auburndale with 96 and Columbus Catholic with 72.

No local boys won any events as Newman Catholic also took the boys team title with 162 points. Columbus Catholic was third (85), Stratford was fourth (70), Auburndale took sixth (58) and Spencer tied Owen-Withee for ninth (39).

Winning multiple titles for the girls were Columbus Catholic’s Alexandra Hutchison in the 100 (12.50) and 200 meters (25.57); Johnelle Miner of Stratford in the 800 (2:35.96) and 1,600 (5:59.66); and Rachel Zastrow of Spencer in the 100 hurdles (16.85) and 300 hurdles (50.72).

Auburndale won the 400 and 3,200 relays, and Stratford took first in the 800 and 1,600 relays.

In the field events, Stratford’s Emilie Greenberg won the shot put (32 feet, 9.5 inches), and Spencer’s Abby Varsho took first in the jump jump (4-10) and Johanna Ellefson won the pole vault (9-0).

Auburndale’s Lee Jepsen was second in the 100 (11.58) and fourth in the 200 (23.98), and Matt Lang took second in the discus (135-4) and third in the shot put (41-9.5).

Columbus Catholic’s Christian Payant took second in the 300 hurdles (42.73) and third in the long jump (19-7.5).

Stratford had a pair of second-place finishes in the 400 and 3,200 relays, and John Geissinger and Kyle Giebel tied for third in the pole vault (9-0).

Spencer’s top finish came from the 800 relay team that placed second. Noah Zastrow also took third in the 110 hurdles (17.97) for the Rockets.

Wausau Newman Catholic’s Jake Gajewski won three individual events and was part of a winning relay team for the Cardinals.

Gajewski won the 100 (11.36), 200 (23.16) and long jump (20-2.25), and was part of the Cardinals’ winning 400 relay team.

2015 Auburndale Track & Field Invitational
April 23, at Auburndale High School
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Girls
Team scores:
1. Wausau Newman Catholic 170.5; 2. Stratford 143; 3. Spencer 125.5; 4. Auburndale 96; 5. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 72; 6. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 38; 7. Pittsville 31; 8. Owen-Withee 28; 9. Colby 19; 10. Almond-Bancroft 8; 11. Loyal 5.
Winners and Columbus Catholic, Spencer, Stratford and Auburndale finishers
100:
1. Alexandra Hutchison (MCC) 12.50; 3. Emily Hauke (ST) 13.38; 5. Jordan Wichlacz (SP) 13.93; 6. Tori Dietel (ST) 14.04; 7. Kaily Northrop (SP) 14.18.
200: 1. Hutchison (MCC) 25.57; 2. Nadia King (SP) 27.57; 5. Brianna LaSee (ST) 29.09; 6. Ashley Breu (AUB) 29.18; 9. Alexis Lappe (ST) 29.53; 11. Northrop (SP) 30.09; 18. Ana Jepsen (AUB) 33.63.
400: 1. King (SP) 1:03.27; 2. Paige Lawrence (SP) 1:05.08; 4. Kendra Baierl (MCC) 1:07.61; 6. Ingrid Bender (ST) 1:08.66; 8. Kylie Vanderhoof (ST) 1:09.35; 10. Morgan Albrecht (MCC) 1:10.24; 15. Hayley Weister (AUB) 1:20.09; 17. Alyssa Kollross (AUB) 1:21.49.
800: 1. Johnelle Miner (ST) 2:35.96; 2. Kali Karl (AUB) 2:36.12; 5. Sam Fuehrer (SP) 2:43.45; 6. Hannah Grubofski (MCC) 2:45.76; 7. Katie Leick (AUB) 2:47.09; 8. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 2:50.60; 9. Marissa Immerfall (MCC) 2:56.12; 13. Brittany Fitzgerald (SP) 3:12.40.
1,600: 1. Miner (ST) 5:59.66; 2. Leick (AUB) 6:05.69; 5. Abby Bauer (AUB) 6:08.27; 6. Natalie Pospyhalla (MCC) 6:28.04; 8. Logan Schafer (SP) 6:42.10; 12. Stacie Hartl (ST) 8:06.10; 13. Hannah Pankratz (SP) 8:36.37.
3,200: 1. Joanna Riihinen (OW) 13:10.15; 2. Bauer (AUB) 13:13.76; 6. Taya Nett (ST) 14:41.14; 8. Jenny Eggeboe (ST) 15:47.95.
100 hurdles: 1. Rachel Zastrow (SP) 16.85; 3. Liz Endreas (SP) 19.04; 4. Cassie Mitchell (AUB) 19.11; 6. Brooke Fisher (ST) 20.05; 8. Heather Greenberg (ST) 20.82.
300 hurdles: 1. Zastrow (SP) 50.72; 4. H. Greenberg (ST) 55.02; 5. Endreas (SP) 55.10; 8. Mitchell (AUB) 56.68; 9. Fisher (ST) 1:01.02; 11. Jennifer Reigel (MCC) 1:04.03.
400 relay: 1. Auburndale (Breu, Hannah Castellano, Rachel Gronemeyer, Josie Stoflet) 54.89; 2. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Hutchison, Rachel Roehl, Hannah Stratman, Maria Garcia) 54.95; 4. Stratford (Alexis Lappe, LaSee, Dietel, Keyarra Dahl) 55.71; 5. Spencer (Wichlacz, Lauren Faber, Jenna Rogers, Johanna Ellefson) 56.17.
800 relay: 1. Stratford (Hauke, LaSee, Dietel, Dahl); 3. Spencer (Ellefson, Faber, Northrop, Abby Varsho); 4. Auburndale (Castellano, Gronemeyer, Sam Jensen, Breu); 6. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Phoebe Atkinson, Roehl, Stratman, Garcia).
1,600 relay: 1. Stratford (Hauke, Lappe, Kylie Vanderhoof, Dahl) 4:27.98; 3. Auburndale (Gronemeyer, Castellano, Amanda Momont, Karl) 4:37.75; 5. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Baierl, Pospyhalla, Grubofski, Albrecht) 4:55.03.
3,200 relay: 1. Auburndale (Bauer, Hannah Dorshorst, Leick, Karl) 10:56.23; 3. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Immerfall, Pospyhalla, Grubofski, Albrecht) 11:19.82; 6. Spencer (Fuehrer, Schafer, Brittany Fitzgerald, McKenna Brecht) 11:33.41; 7. Stratford (Clare Thompson, Hollatz, Bailey Bohman, Nett) 11:39.00.
High jump: 1. Varsho (SP) 4-10; 3. Hauke (ST) 4-8; 4. Baierl (MCC) 4-4; 5. A. Momont (AUB) and Gronemeyer (AUB) 4-4; 7. Sabrina Vircks (SP) 4-4; 10. Bender (ST) 4-2.
Pole vault: 1. Ellefson (SP) 9-0; 2. Zastrow (SP) 8-6; 3. Bender (ST) 8-0; 6. Weister (AUB) 6-0; 10. Ashley Zawislan (ST) 5-6.
Long jump: 1. Carly Maves (WNC) 16-9; 3. LaSee (ST) 15-3.25; 4. Stratman (MCC) 15-1; 5. A. Momont (AUB) 14-8.25; 6. Endreas (SP) 14-7; 7. Atkinson (MCC) 14-7; 9. Mitchell (AUB) 14-5; 10. Ellefson (SP) 14-2; 12. Makayla Krall (ST) 13-9.5.
Triple jump: 1. Maves (WNC) 32-9.5; 2. Brooklyn Zawislan (ST) 31-6; 4. Jensen (AUB) 30-8.5; 6. Stratman (MCC) 30-1; 8. Tessa Rauch (ST) 29-4.75; 9. Wichlacz (SP) 29-4.75; 11. Vircks (SP) 27-4.75.
Shot put: 1. Emilie Greenberg (ST) 32-9.5; 2. Holly Huther (ST) 31-11.5; 3. Jessica Burt (SP) 30-5; 5. Breu (AUB) 30-3; 10. Stoflet (AUB) 26-6; 13. Stephanie Johnson (MCC) 22-0.5; 14. Catherine Pinter (MCC) 21-8; 17. Alyssa Stoiber (SP) 20-10.
Discus: 1. Mariah Whalen (WNC) 102-3; 3. Lexi Schneider (ST) 91-1; 4. Burt (SP) 81-11; 6. Elizabeth Folz (ST) 74-1; 8. Kollross (AUB) 64-3; 10. Johnson (MCC) 60-3; 11. Pinter (MCC) and Jepsen (AUB) 60-0; 14. Leah Higgins (SP) 54-2.
Boys
Team scores:
1. Wausau Newman Catholic 162; 2. Loyal 91; 3. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 85; 4. Stratford 70; 5. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 59; 6. Auburndale 58; 7. Colby 47; 8. Port Edwards 40; 9. Spencer and Owen-Withee 39; 11. Pittsville 27; 12. Almond-Bancroft 17.
Winners and Columbus Catholic, Spencer, Stratford and Auburndale finishers
100:
1. Jake Gajewski (WNC) 11.36; 2. Lee Jepsen (AUB) 11.58; 4. Farid Torbey (MCC) 11.85; 7. Gage Stoflet (AUB) 12.50; 8. Kyler Haupt (ST) 12.58.
200: 1. Gajewski (WNC) 23.16; 4. Jepsen (AUB) 23.98; 6. Leo Pittsley (MCC) 24.37; 9. J.T. Huebl (SP) 24.68; 10. Tyler Gilbertson (ST) 24.72; 11. David Nielsen (MCC) 25.50; 12. Stoflet (AUB) 25.70; 13. Dyllan Griepentrog (SP) 26.09; 20. Anthony Gliniecki (ST) 28.94.
400: 1. Lane Meyer (LOY) 53.67; 5. Hunter Reiff (ST) 56.62; 7. Rylie Schmidt (SP) 57.33; 11. Shane Brandl (AUB) 1:00.91; 12. Jacob Danen (ST) 1:01.57; 13. Peyton Nystrom (MCC) 1:01.62; 14. Nicholas Malovrh (MCC) 1:02.57.
800: 1. Josh Schraeder (PE) 2:05.38; 6. Carvey Empey (AUB) 2:17.52; 10. Jeremiah Giles (MCC) 2:20.63; 15. Mark Wenzel (ST) 2:25.68; 17. Bryce Shaw (SP) 2:34.30; 18. Lukas Ellefson (SP) 2:39.46; 21. Dawson Dick (MCC) 2:47.61; 22. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 2:50.62.
1,600: 1. Conner Dolan (WRA) 4:52.87; 4. Cody Gehrke (AUB) 5:12.31; 6. Tim Gruenloh (MCC) 5:15.70; 11. Isaac Guyer (ST) 5:53.35; 12. Jon Viegut (MCC) 6:11.28; 14. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 6:17.47; 15. Max Weber (SP) 6:21.34; 17. Colten Post (SP) 7:05.39.
3,200: 1. Schraeder (PE) 9:53.04; 3. John Geissinger (ST) 11:21.10; 4. Cade Lehman (ST) 11:21.34; 5. Gehrke (AUB) 11:28.92; 6. Gruenloh (MCC) 11:32.94; 7. Benny Frericks (MCC) 11:33.17.
110 hurdles: 1. Morgan Malm (LOY) 15.76; 3. Noah Zastrow (SP) 17.97; 5. Zechariah Kitzhaber (MCC) 19.43; 6. Damon Weix (ST) 20.17; 8. Noah Hansen (MCC) 20.95.
300 hurdles: 1. Malm (LOY) 40.53; 2. Christian Payant (MCC) 42.73; 5. Zastrow (SP) 44.62; 7. Daniel Wilke (SP) 49.88; 8. Kitzhaber (MCC) 49.96; 9. Christopher Zuelke (ST) 51.17; 10. Weix (ST) 53.38.
400 relay: 1. Wausau Newman Catholic (Connor Miller, Justin Damask, Raymond Meyer, Gajewski) 46.34; 2. Stratford (Jesse Dickman, Kyler Haupt, Gliniecki, Tyler Gilbertson) 48.32; 4. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Pittsley, Nielsen, Zach Drexler, Torbey) 48.71; 6. Spencer (Nate Mercier, Jacob Hainzlsperger, Zach Hahn, Isaiah Schilling) 51.45.
800 relay: 1. Wausau Newman Catholic (Meyer, Damask, Miller, Jordon Michalske) 1:39.09; 2. Spencer (Mercier, Dakota Andreae, Jacob Miller, Griepentrog) 1:40.53; 3. Stratford (Dickman, A.J.Schoenfuss, Gliniecki, Gilbertson) 1:41.69; 5. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Pittsley, Nielsen, Drexler, Nicholas Hutchison) 1:46.33.
1,600 relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (Trent Kollock, Isaac Kollock, Kolt Linzmeier, Nate Weisenbeck) 3:43.12; 4. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Evan Nikolai, Leonard Steinert, Ben Behling, Payant) 3:48.78; 5. Stratford (Kyle Giebel, Reiff, Danen, Schoenfuss) 3:49.70.
3,200 relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (T. Kollock, I. Kollock, Linzmeier, Dolan) 8:58.15; 2. Stratford (Zuelke, Geissinger, Wenzel, Giebel) 9:00.64; 5. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Giles, Nystrom, Steinert, Payant) 9:24.47; 9. Spencer (Ellefson, Shaw, Schilling, Wilke) 10:36.27.
High jump: 1. Reegan Anderson (AB) 6-0; 4. Torbey (MCC) 5-8; 6. Nikolai (MCC) 5-2; 7. Reiff (ST) 5-2; 8. Miller (SP) 5-0.
Pole vault: 1. Nate Steif (WNC) 10-6; 3. Geissinger (ST) and Giebel (ST) 9-0.
Long jump: 1. Gajewski (WNC) 20-2.25; 3. Payant (MCC) 19-7.5; 4. Jepsen (AUB) 19-0.5; 5. Zastrow (SP) 18-3; 6. Gilbertson (ST) 18-2.5; 7. Empey (AUB) 18-1; 8. Pittsley (MCC) 17-11.5; 9. Haupt (ST) 17-7.5; 16. Miller (SP) 16-0.
Triple jump: 1. Michalske (WNC) 40-8.5; 4. Empey (AUB) 37-5.75; 5. Kitzhaber (MCC) 37-1; 8. Nikoali (MCC) 35-11; 9. Danen (ST) 35-7; 12. Zuelke (ST) 33-10.5; 14. Hainzlsperger (SP) 32-8.75; 16. Jacob Schneider (SP) 30-3; 17. Josh VanSchoick (AUB) 29-1.25.
Shot put: 1. Jeff Ford (WNC) 49-9; 3. Matt Lang (AUB) 41-9.5; 4. Elijah Welsh (MCC) 40-9; 5. VanSchoick (AUB) 38-5; 6. Andreae (SP) 38-1.5; 9. David Rasmussen (MCC) 35-11; 10. Taylor Krall (ST) 35-6; 14. Travis Stelson (SP) 33-2; 16. Aaron Pospyhalla (ST) 31-4.5.
Discus: 1. Ford (WNC) 141-8; 2. Lang (AUB) 135-4; 6. Rasmussen (MCC) 104-8; 7. Weber (SP) 96-6; 8. Bryce Murray (ST) 96-0; 9. Krall (ST) 95-3; 11. Brandl (AUB) 92-4; 12. Max Johnson (SP) 91-1; 13. Welsh (MCC) 86-6.