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NC officials visit small businesses as Helene recovery continues

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NC officials visit small businesses as Helene recovery continues

North Carolina officials visited small businesses operating out of the Tryon International Equestrian Center to learn more about what they need to continue recovering from Hurricane Helene. Some representatives from the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina, or GROW NC, visited the Western North Carolina Main Street on Friday. “It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming to see the businesses here,” Director Matt Calabria said. “It’s heartbreaking because we know what they have gone through just to be here and everything that they’ve had to endure, but it’s heartwarming to see their tales of overcoming and their can-do attitude.”It has been more than seven months since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina.Since the storm, numerous businesses based out of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure have been set up at the equestrian center after their shops were damaged or destroyed by the storm.”We know that this disaster has touched every walk of life, every facet of life, and our job is to make sure that we do everything that we can on each one of those pieces,” Calabria said.Since the office was founded earlier this year, Calabria said it has served as a “nerve center” for recovery. He said the office coordinates with state agencies on the best path forward. “We’ve created a small business grants program that gives small businesses the resources they need to bounce back,” Calabria said. “That’s been very successful so far. We’ve been focusing on repairing the roads. We now have about 95% of the state roads repaired and back in operation.”Calabria said the office is working on accelerating rebuilding roads and bridges and providing the necessary funding to help rebuild homes lost to the storm. He spent most of Friday speaking with business owners like Aliesa Bowman, who owns Doug Bowman Galleries. “We had a lot of mud and water that came through, so we had to redo the bottom floor and worked on it yesterday some more,” she said. “We’re trying to clean the upstairs so that when Chimney Rock opens back up, we’ll be right there, too.”Bowman said she has used state funding to help repair her damaged business. “We have gotten a grant that helped us put our new flooring down, and we’re very appreciative of that,” Bowman said. “We had lots of different help from organizations.”Calabria said reaching out to people is one of the best ways of learning what’s needed after Helene. “We are doing our best to make sure that we get support and funding and aid and programs in the hands of folks, and also to assist them with pursuing what they want to pursue,” Calabria said. While some of the businesses said they hope to be back open in Chimney Rock and Lake Lure soon, they said it will be a while before the area returns to what it was before Helene.

MILL SPRING, N.C. —

North Carolina officials visited small businesses operating out of the Tryon International Equestrian Center to learn more about what they need to continue recovering from Hurricane Helene.

Some representatives from the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina, or GROW NC, visited the Western North Carolina Main Street on Friday.

“It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming to see the businesses here,” Director Matt Calabria said. “It’s heartbreaking because we know what they have gone through just to be here and everything that they’ve had to endure, but it’s heartwarming to see their tales of overcoming and their can-do attitude.”

It has been more than seven months since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina.

Since the storm, numerous businesses based out of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure have been set up at the equestrian center after their shops were damaged or destroyed by the storm.

“We know that this disaster has touched every walk of life, every facet of life, and our job is to make sure that we do everything that we can on each one of those pieces,” Calabria said.

Since the office was founded earlier this year, Calabria said it has served as a “nerve center” for recovery. He said the office coordinates with state agencies on the best path forward.

“We’ve created a small business grants program that gives small businesses the resources they need to bounce back,” Calabria said. “That’s been very successful so far. We’ve been focusing on repairing the roads. We now have about 95% of the state roads repaired and back in operation.”

Calabria said the office is working on accelerating rebuilding roads and bridges and providing the necessary funding to help rebuild homes lost to the storm.

He spent most of Friday speaking with business owners like Aliesa Bowman, who owns Doug Bowman Galleries.

“We had a lot of mud and water that came through, so we had to redo the bottom floor and worked on it yesterday some more,” she said. “We’re trying to clean the upstairs so that when Chimney Rock opens back up, we’ll be right there, too.”

Bowman said she has used state funding to help repair her damaged business.

“We have gotten a grant that helped us put our new flooring down, and we’re very appreciative of that,” Bowman said. “We had lots of different help from organizations.”

Calabria said reaching out to people is one of the best ways of learning what’s needed after Helene.

“We are doing our best to make sure that we get support and funding and aid and programs in the hands of folks, and also to assist them with pursuing what they want to pursue,” Calabria said.

While some of the businesses said they hope to be back open in Chimney Rock and Lake Lure soon, they said it will be a while before the area returns to what it was before Helene.

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CVU girls, Essex boys reign

The Champlain Valley girls dominated mid-distance events to retain their crown. The Essex boys were everywhere to return to glory. And Mount Mansfield’s Avery Gilbert won a year-long duel to reset the day’s lone state record. Those were the headlines from Saturday’s Division I high school track and field state championships. But they were far […]

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Those were the headlines from Saturday’s Division I high school track and field state championships. But they were far from the only storylines to close out a trio of state meets in as many days at Burlington’s D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex.

From Burr and Burton junior Robin Tashjian’s 30-point day to North Country’s Sabine Brueck closing out her star-studded career with a pair of victories to St. Johnsbury’s Andrew Thornton-Sherman’s three wins and Essex thrower Alexander Johnson’s sweep for his first outdoor crowns, plenty was packed in a four-plus hour window.

Brueck summed up the feeling of many: “I just gave it my all.”

In the girls team standings, CVU piled up 91 points for the title repeat, while BBA and South Burlington tied for runner-up honors with 71 points. The Essex boys racked up 137 points to dethrone St. Johnsbury (100), which had won the last four D-I crowns. It’s Essex’s 19th crown overall and first since 2019.

“For today, it’s all about place,” Essex coach Katie White said. “We knew we had a little bit of buffer, but you don’t know what’s going to happen on the day or what other people are doing. We went full steam ahead and everyone showed up. Across the board, everyone contributed.”

How CVU girls, Essex boys captured their team titles

A year ago in their run to the first championship in program history, CVU girls tallied 71 of 112 points in races 400 meters and up. Saturday, they scored 62 points in those same events, paced by senior Alice Kredell, who won the 1,500 (4 minutes, 41.19 seconds) and 3,000 (10:30.22), and Isabella Gravina-Budis, the 800 champion in 2:16.95.

Audrey Neilson (third in the 1,500, fourth in the 800), Lydia Donahue (second in the 1,500 and 3,000 and Charlotte Crum (fourth in the 1,500) added to CVU’s dominance on the track.

Kredell’s double wins gave her eight individual state titles combined from cross-country and indoor and outdoor track.

“It was a great day,” said Kredell, who’s set to continue her running career at the University of Maryland. “We came in not knowing what to expect, but if everything went the way it should, we thought we could win.”

The Essex boys placed multiple athletes in seven out of the 15 individual events on Saturday. Junior Thomas Meek was front in center for the Hornets, sweeping the 100 (11.03) and 200 (22.31) for his first outdoor crowns and running a leg on the winning 4×100 relay squad (43.68) with teammates Gregory Maiberger, Sanjin Hadzic and Brady Botelho.

The senior Johnson, a three-time indoor individual champion, comfortably won shot put (54 feet, 2 inches) and discus (160-11) for his first titles in outdoor track. Essex throwers produced in general: 42 points in total from Johnson, Kymani Mignott, Diwash Maidali, Joseph Gershon and Jeffrey Gershon.

“I was happy with my performances this season,” said Johnson, who will compete at nationals later this month.

In addition to his contribution on the Essex 4×100, Hadzic’s 20 individual points included victory in long jump (21-8.25).

Avery Gilbert storms to 110 hurdles state record

Since the winter season, MMU’s Gilbert and Essex’s Hadzic have waged an entertaining, intense battle in the 55 and 110 hurdles. Hadzic came away with the state-meet win and indoor state record in the 55. And last weekend, both hurdlers broke 14 seconds and the state’s overall record, with Hadzic bursting through victorious at 13.79.

But Saturday, Gilbert’s fast start was enough to create an early cushion and go on to establish a new standard at 13.74. At least for another week. Both hurdlers will race at the New England championships as well as nationals.

“All of my fastest times have been with (Hadzic) in a race. All of his fastest times have been with me in a race,” Gilbert said. “It’s a special kind of competitive relationship and people are pushed to their best when they have someone to work off of.”

Gilbert also won the 300 hurdles (39.24) and placed fifth in the 200.

Hailey Richards overcomes ‘mental block’ to win pole vault

Last month, Brattleboro’s Hailey Richards faced a “mental block” in pole vault.

“I was scared to go upside down,” the sophomore said.

Richards worked through it and also started using a new pole. The result? A massive personal-best and a state title on Saturday. Richards cleared nearly a foot higher than her previous best, going over at 10-1.75 for first.

Richards also broke a 20-year-old Brattleboro school record.

“I’m so thankful I have an amazing coach who always believes in me,” Richards said. “I’m beyond excited.”

Saturday’s other standouts include:

Colchester’s Brinlee Gilfillan: The junior swept the 100 (12.27) and 200 (25.53) for the third straight year. She also anchored Colchester’s winning 4×100 relay.
North Country’s Sabine Brueck: The Montana State-bound senior captured the 300 hurdles (43.63) for the fourth straight year, nearly breaking her state record in the process. Brueck, who will next attempt to defend her decathlon crown, owns 19 state titles across indoor and outdoor.
Essex’s Tess Adams: The senior did not lose an in-state meet in discus or shot put over the last two seasons after pulling off back-to-back titles Saturday.
Mount Anthony’s Ella Palisano: Less than a week after setting the high jump record at 6 feet, Palisano won that event Saturday to highlight a 28-point individual effort.
BBA’s Robin Tashjian: The state record-holder in the 100 hurdles, Tashjian cruised in her top event for the win and placed second in triple jump and third in the 100 and 300 hurdles.
St. Johnsbury’s Andrew Thornton-Sherman: The senior swept the 1,500 (3:57.98) and 800 (1:57.04) and ran a blistering anchor leg to rally the Hilltoppers to the 4×400 triumph.
St. Johnsbury’s Micah McDonald: Won a jump-off for first place in high jump (5-10) and captured javelin (167-01).

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DIVISION I GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team scores: 1. Champlain Valley 91; T2. Burr and Burton, South Burlington 71; 4. Essex 64; 5. St. Johnsbury 57.25; 6. Colchester 57; 6. Colchester 57; 7. North Country 40; 8. Mount Mansfield 34; 9. Mount Anthony 32; 10. Burlington 16.25; 11. Brattleboro 14.25; 12. Rutland 7; 13. Spaulding .25.

100-meter dash: 1. Brinlee Gilfillan, Col 12.27; 2. Mallory Chicoine, MMU 12.35; 3. Robin Tashjian, BBA 12.56; 4. Sara Sinkewicz, Essex 12.79; 5. Aven Thomas, SJ 13.21; 6. Lilyanna Mittelstadt, CVU 13.35.

200: 1. Brinlee Gilfillan, Col 25.51; 2. Mallory Chicoine, MMU 25.53; 3. Gracie Morris, SB 26.22; 4. Makenna Pratt, Col 26.95; 5. Aven Thomas, SJ 27.13; 6. Darlene Abiti, Col 27.26.

400: 1. Makenna Pratt, Col 58.93; 2. Gracie Morris, SB 59.33; 3. Fiona Corbett, BBA 1:00; 4. Isabella Delphia, Esesx 1:00.91; 5. Darlene Abiti, Col 1:02.28; 6. Annaliesa Fry, CVU 1:02.76.

800: 1. Isabella Gravina-Budis, CVU 2:16.95; 2. Emily Harris, BBA 2:20.44; 3. Eihlis Murphy, SJ 2:22.15; 4. Audrey Neilson, CVU 2:22.54; 5. Madelyn Harris, BBA 2:26.84; 6. Taylore Dell, Essex 2:27.97.

1,500: 1. Alice Kredell, CVU 4:41.19; 2. Lydia Donahue, CVU 4:48.22; 3. Audrey Neilson, CVU 4:48.61; 4. Charlotte Crum, CVU 4:52.22; 5. Acadia Enman, MMU 4:53.43; 6. Sydney Remenar, BBA 4:53.78.

3,000: 1. Alice Kredell, CVU 10:30.22; 2. Lydia Donahue, CVU 10:36.99; 3. Sydney Rumsey, SB 10:55.81; 4. Acadia Enman, MMU 10:56.17; 5. Erin Geisler, Rut 10:56.87; 6. Annalise Wood, CVU 10:56.98.

100 hurdles: 1. Robin Tashjian, BBA 14.76; 2. Sydney Schoenbeck, SJ 15.19; 3. Sabine Brueck, NC 15.21; 4. Ada Jorschick, Essex 15.92; 5. Teagan Thurber, Bratt 17.03; 6. Amelia Shelton, Rut 17.26.

300 hurdles: 1. Sabine Brueck, NC 43.63; 2. Sydney Schoenbeck, SJ 45.40; 3. Robin Tashjian, BBA 44.45; 4. Amelia Shelton, Rut 48.03; 5. Kate Bradford, Col 48.87; 6. Teagan Thurber, Bratt 49.07.

4×100: 1. Colchester (Abiti, Pratt, Vartuli, Gilfillan) 49.85; 2. Essex 50.22; 3. South Burlington 51.23; 4. Mount Mansfield 51.63; 5. St. Johnsbury 52.61; 6. North Country 53.16.

4×400: 1. Burr and Burton (McGlinn, M. Harris, E. Harris, Corbett) 4:10.38; 2. Colchester 4:11.31; 3. Champlain Valley 4:13.19; 4. St. Johnsbury 4:19.71; 5. South Burlington 4:23.07; 6. Essex 4:24.49; 6.

4×800: 1. Burr and Burton (McGlinn, M. Harris, Martin, E. Harris) 9:57.02; 2. Essex 10:09.06; 3. St. Johnsbury 10:13.67; 4. Champlain Valley 10:16.42; 5. North Country 10:17.63; 6. South Burlington 10:25.64.

Pole vault: 1. Hailey Richards, Bratt 10-1.25; 2. Zoe Jenkins-Mui, CVU 8-5.5; 3. Mckenna Rettew, CVU 8-5.5; 4. Ruby Kiefer, BBA 8-2.5; 5. Avery Wood, MMU 8-2.5; 6. Meredith Lewis, Bratt 8-2.5.

High jump: 1. Ella Palisano, MAU 5-5.75; 2. Sydney Schoenbeck, SJA 5-3.75; 3. Kelsey Adams, SB 4-11.75; 4. Samantha Chittenden, SB 4-9.75; 5. Bailey Qualter, SJ 4-7.75; T6. Elizabeth Toborg, Spa; Britta Fitzgerald, BHS; Rae Thibault, Bratt; Una McKinnon, SJ 4-6.

Long jump: 1. Sabine Brueck, NC 17-10.75; 2. Grace Morris, SB 17-6.75; 3. Ella Palisano, MAU 17-6.75; 4. Mallory Chicoine, MMU 16-11.5; 5. Lilyanna Mittelstadt, CVU 16-10.75; 6. Ada Jorschick, Essex 16-9.25.

Triple jump: 1. Kelsey Adams, SB 37-7.25; 2. Robin Tashjian, BBA 37-3; 3. Sabine Brueck, NC 36-4.75; 4. Ella Palisano, MAU 35-8.5; 5. Lilyanna Mittelstadt, CVU 34-11; 6. Bailey Qualter, SJ 34-9.75.

Shot put: 1. Tess Adams, Essex 39-11.25; 2. Nadia Sylla, BHS 34-7.75; 3. Jaelyn Henault, SB 33-6; 4. Alexa Sprague, MAU 32-7; 5. Nala Meyer, BHS 28-10.25; 6. Hannah Zabilansky, MMU 28-4.25.

Discus: 1. Tess Adams, Essex 126-02; 2. Lanae Buford, SB 101-07; 3. Nadia Sylla, BHS 100-01; 4. Adele Stubbs, Essex 89-09; 5. Kathryn Zajko, SJ 89-04; 6. Jaelyn Henault, SB 88-05.

Javelin: 1. Sara Sinkewicz, Essex 105-09; 2. Ella Palisano, MAU 100-09; 3. Greta Nolan, NC 94-11; 4. Sydney Schoenbeck, SJ 84-09; 5. Effie Dunn, SJ 82-07; 6. Hannah Zabilansky, MMU 75-09.

DIVISION I BOYS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team scores: 1. Essex 137; 2. St. Johnsbury 100; 3. Champlain Valley 54; 4. Mount Mansfield 48; 5. Colchester 39; 6. Burlington 33; T7. Rutland, South Burlington 27; 9. BFA-St. Albans 20; 10. Burr and Burton 16; 11. North Country 15; 12. Spaulding 14; 13. Brattleboro 13; 14. Mount Anthony 12.

100-meter dash: 1. Thomas Meek, Essex 11.03; 2. Quintin Fortier, CVU 11.10; 3. Deng Aguek, SB 11.15; 4. Gradyn Bellomo, Rut 11.19; 5. Sanjin Hadzic, Essex 11.25; 6. Demunga Alfani, Col 11.25.

200: 1. Thomas Meek, Essex 22.31; 2. Desmond Snyder, BHS 22.39; 3. Quintin Fortier, CVU 22.54; 4. Deng Aguek, SB 22.79; 5. Avery Gilbert, MMU 22.99; 6. Gradyn Bellomo, Rut 23.00.

400: 1. Jack Cady, Bratt 48.92; 2. Desmond Snyder, BHS 49.26; 3. Kaiden Schiller, Col 50.98; 4. Matthew Mallory, Essex 52.23; 5. James Hatch, SJ 52.24; 6. Brady Botelho, Essex 52.32.

800: 1. Andrew Thornton-Sherman, SJ 1:57.04; 2. Treson McEnaney, CVU 2:00.82; 3. Hayden Villarreal, BBA 2:01.40; 4. Toby Hurteau, BFA 2:01.61; 5. Bryan Stocker, SJ 2:01.88; 6. Bjorn Peterson, BHS 2:03.83.

1,500: 1. Andrew Thornton-Sherman, SJ 3:57.98; 2. Benjamin Holoch, CVU 4:03.51; 3. Emmett Johnson, SJ 4:04.26; 4. Nicholas Kidder, Spa 4:04.75; 5. Jacoby Soter, BFA 4:05.99; 6. Joel Thornton-Sherman, SJ 4:07.64.

3,000: 1. Nicholas Kidder, Spa 8:50.40; 2. Benjamin Holoch, CVU 8:58.53; 3. Joel Thornton-Sherman, SJ 9:00.37; 4. Juan Solana, SJ 9:00.39; 5. Teddy Tremblay, BFA 9:03.37; 6. Nico Conathan-Leach, Bratt 9:05.52.

110 hurdles: 1. Avery Gilbert, MMU 13.74 (state record); 2. Sanjin Hadzic, Essex 13.86; 3. Carter Faas, Col 15.56; 4. Max Lesny, Essex 16.17; 5. Henry Dimitroff, Essex 16.25; 6. Wilder Thomas, SJ 16.50.

300 hurdles: 1. Avery Gilbert, MMu 39.24; 2. Carter Faas, Col 40.78; 3. Henry Dimitroff, Essex 42.13; 4. William Carter, SJ 42.29; 5. Jack Currie, Col 42.88; 6. Max Lesny, Essex 43.32.

4×100: 1. Essex (Maiberger, Meek, Botelho, Hadzic) 43.68; 2. South Burlington 43.77; 3. Rutland 44.25; 4. Colchester 45.63; 5. Brattleboro 45.85; 6. St. Johnsbury 45.95.

4×400: 1. St. Johnsbury (Johnson, Carter, Hatch, Thornton-Sherman) 3:29.96; 2. Essex 3:31.14; 3. Champlain Valley 3:31.57; 4. Burlington 3:38.38; 5. Mount Mansfield 3:33.54; 6. Colchester 3:34.30.

4×800: 1. St. Johnsbury (Kehler, Windrow, Stocker, Johnson) 8:00.79; 2. Burlington 802:32; 3. BFA-St. Albans 8:13.96; 4. Essex 8:20.66; 5. Mount Mansfield 8:23.31; 6. Burr and Burton 8:26.38.

Pole vault: 1. Raf Campanile, MMU 13-5.25; 2. Max Lesny, Essex 11-11.75; 3. Alexander Kopeck, BBA 11-11.75; 4. MacArthur Murad, BHS 10-11.75; 5. Joshua Isabelle, NC 10-11.75; 6. Dylan Elder, CVU 10-6.

High jump: 1. Micah McDonald, SJ 5-10; 2. Wyatt Fuller, Rut 5-8; 3. Jason Pelletier, NC 5-8; 4. Luke Bostic, SJ 5-8; 5. Joshua Isabelle, NC 5-6; 6. Spencer Wheeler, NC 5-6.

Long jump: 1. Sanjin Hadzic, Essex 21-8.25; 2. Gradyn Bellomo, Rut 21-8; 3. Deng Aguek, SB 21-4.75; 4. Raf Campanile, MMU 20-9.25; 5. Logan Baker, MAU 20-8.25; 6. Gregory Maiberger, Essex 20-7.75.

Triple jump: 1. Logan Baker, MAU 41-4.25; 2. Jack Akins, Col 39-8; 3. Gregory Maiberger, Essex 39-4.5; 4. Liam Fitzgerald, Col 38-9; 5. Yi Chen, SB 38-5.5; 6. Jackson Ladd, SJ 38-0.

Shot put: 1. Alexander Johnson, Essex 54-02; 2. Jeremiah Watson, SJ 45-7.75; 3. Jansen Fletcher, BFA 42-9.5; 4. Kymani Mignott, Essex 42-8.75; 5. Cullin Ward, NC 42-6.75; 6. Landon Myers, SB 42-2.

Discus: 1. Alexander Johnson, Essex 160-11; 2. Wade Nichols, CVU 128-09; 3. Kymani Mignott, Essex 126-01; 4. Diwash Maidali, Essex 123; 5. Joseph Gershon, Essex 114-09; 6. Ulysses Sansoz, CVU 114-05.

Javelin: 1. Micah McDonald, SJ 167-01; 2. Raf Campanile, MMU 161-07; 3. Jeffrey Gershon, Essex 156-10; 4. Joe Bury, BBA 145-11; 5. Spencer Wheeler, NC 145-07; 6. Hunter Moore, SJ 143-02.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Formchart #3 — A&M Narrowly Takes Over

Aggie senior Sam Whitmarsh, the 800 runner-up in ’24, is picked to score 10 points this time. (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE) IF YOU’RE A TEAM SCORE FOLLOWER, don’t emulate a Dodger fan and leave the meet early. It looks as if there’ll be no shortage of action on the track as the men’s meet winds […]

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**Aggie senior Sam Whitmarsh, the 800 runner-up in ’24, is picked to score 10 points this time.** (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE)

IF YOU’RE A TEAM SCORE FOLLOWER, don’t emulate a Dodger fan and leave the meet early. It looks as if there’ll be no shortage of action on the track as the men’s meet winds up.

With 2 running events remaining — the 5000 and 4×4 — Minnesota projects to be in the lead, a point up on Texas A&M. But then New Mexico is slotted for 18 off a 1-2 in the 5000 and suddenly the Lobos are up by 8 with just the relay to go. But while the Aggies are favored to win, New Mexico doesn’t have a baton foursome and A&M slides to a narrow win.

Note that while A&M has won this title 3 times and tied for it once, the highest New Mexico finish ever was 5th in ’65. Remember Charlie Greene?

The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):

TOP 10 TEAMS
	projected score	change in score	previous place
1. Texas A&M	44	–2	2
2. New Mexico	42	+4	=4
3. Minnesota	35	+3	6
4. South Florida	34	+14	13
=5. Arkansas	33	+9	=9
=5. Nebraska	33	–5	=4
7. Auburn	32	–10	3
8. USC	28	–23	1
9. Georgia	26	–1	7
10. Tennessee	24	+7	15
(complete team scores below event picks.)

100 METERS
1. Jordan Anthony	Arkansas	So
2. Abdul-Rasheed Saminu’	South Florida	Sr
3. Kanyinsola Ajayi’	Auburn	So
4. Jelani Watkins	LSU	Fr
5. T’Mars McCallum	Tennessee	Jr
6. Jaiden Reid’	LSU	So
7. Israel Okon’	Auburn	Fr
8. Kalen Walker	Iowa	Jr
9. Taylor Banks	USC	Sr
10. Max Thomas	USC	Jr

200 METERS
1. Jordan Anthony	Arkansas	So
2. Garrett Kaalund	USC	Jr
3. Makanakaishe Charamba’	Auburn	Sr
4. Abdul-Rasheed Saminu’	South Florida	Sr
5. T’Mars McCallum	Tennessee	Jr
6. Carli Makarawu’	Kentucky	Jr
7. Jaiden Reid’	LSU	So
8. Cameron Miller	Purdue	Jr
9. Jaleel Croal’	South Florida	Jr
10. Jamarion Stubbs	Alabama State	Jr

400 METERS
1. Samuel Ogazi’	Alabama	So
2. Micahi Danzy	Florida State	Fr
3. Auhmad Robinson	Texas A&M	Sr
4. Jayden Davis	Arizona State	So
5. William Jones	USC	Jr
6. Will Floyd’	Georgia	So
7. Gabriel Moronta’	South Florida	Sr
8. Joseph Taylor	Duke	Fr
9. Shaemar Uter’	Texas Tech	Jr
10. Jalen Williams	Wisconsin	Jr

800 METERS
1. Sam Whitmarsh	Texas A&M	Sr
2. Christian Jackson	Virginia Tech	Jr
3. Matti Erickson’	Oregon	Sr
4. Tinoda Matsatsa	Georgetown	So
5. Abdullahi Hassan’	Mississippi State	Sr
6. Aidan McCarthy	Cal Poly SLO	Jr
7. Brian Kweyei’	Clemson	So
8. Handal Roban’	Penn State	Jr
9. Rivaldo Marshall’	Arkansas	Sr
10. Koitatopi Kidali’	Oregon	Fr

1500 METERS
1. Nathan Green	Washington	Jr
2. Ethan Strand	North Carolina	Jr
3. Liam Murphy	Villanova	Sr
4. Adam Spencer’	Wisconsin	Sr
5. Abel Teffra	Georgetown	Sr
6. Gary Martin	Virginia	Jr
7. Colin Sahlman	Northern Arizona	Jr
8. Harrison Witt	Princeton	Sr
9. Alex Stitt’	Oklahoma State	Sr
10. Simeon Birnbaum	Oregon	So

STEEPLE
1. Geoffrey Kirwa’	Louisville	Fr
2. James Corrigan	BYU	Jr
3. Mathew Kosgei’	New Mexico	Fr
4. Collins Kipngok’	Kentucky	Fr
5. Rob McManus	Montana State	Jr
6. Joash Ruto’	Iowa State	Fr
7. Brett Gardner	NC State	Jr
8. Silas Kiptanui’	Tulane	So
9. Kristian Imroth’	Eastern Kentucky	Jr
10. Carson Williams	Furman	Sr

5000 METERS
1. Habtom Samuel’	New Mexico	So
2. Ishmael Kiptanui’	New Mexico	Fr
3. Fouad Messaoudi’	Oklahoma State	Sr
4. Brian Musau’	Oklahoma State	So
5. Marco Langon	Villanova	Jr
6. Ethan Strand	North Carolina	Jr
7. Valentin Soca’	Cal Baptist	Jr
8. Drew Bosley	Northern Arizona	Sr
9. Matt Strangio	Portland	Sr
10. Rocky Hansen	Wake Forest	So

10,000 METERS
1. Ishmael Kipkurui’	New Mexico	Fr
2. Habtom Samuel’	New Mexico	So
3. Evans Kurui’	Washington State	So
4. Dylan Schubert	Furman	Sr
5. Ernest Cheruiyot’	Texas Tech	So
6. Victor Kiprop’	Alabama	Sr
7. Denis Kipngetich’	Oklahoma State	So
8. David Mullarkey’	Northern Arizona	Sr
9. Creed Thompson	BYU	Jr
10. Dismus Lokira’	Alabama	Fr

110 HURDLES
1. Kendrick Smallwood	Texas	Jr
2. Ja’Kobe Tharp	Auburn	So
3. Jamar Marshall	Houston	Sr
4. Ja’Qualon Scott	Texas A&M	Sr
5. Jerome Campbell’	Northern Colorado	Jr
6. Zachary Extine	Arizona	Jr
7. John Adesola’	Houston	Sr
8. Demario Prince’	Baylor	So
9. Darius Brown	De Paul	Sr
10. Johnny Brackins	USC	Sr

400 HURDLES
1. Nathaniel Ezekiel’	Baylor	Sr
2. Saad Hinti’	Tennessee	Fr
3. Kody Blackwood	Texas	Jr
4. Ja’Qualon Scott	Texas A&M	Sr
5. Oskar Edlund’	Texas Tech	Sr
6. Jason Parrish	Wichita State	So
7. Ryan Matulonis	Penn	So
8. Johnny Brackins	USC	Sr
9. Xzaviah Taylor	North Carolina A&T	So
10. Hugo Menin’	UT San Antonio	So

4 x 100
1. South Florida	South Florida
2. Tennessee	Tennessee
3. Auburn	Auburn
4. USC	USC
5. LSU	LSU
6. Minnesota	Minnesota
7. Arkansas	Arkansas
8. Texas	Texas
9. Kentucky	Kentucky
10. Florida State	Florida State

4 x 400
1. Texas A&M	Texas A&M
2. South Florida	South Florida
3. Florida	Florida
4. Arkansas	Arkansas
5. Georgia	Georgia
6. Arizona State	Arizona State
7. USC	USC
8. Texas Tech	Texas Tech
9. Texas	Texas
10. Princeton	Princeton

HIGH JUMP
1. Tyus Wilson	Nebraska	Sr
2. Riyon Rankin	Georgia	So
3. Arvesta Troupe	Ole Miss	Jr
4. Tito Alofe	Harvard	So
5. Aiden Hayes	Texas State	Jr
6. Kampton Kam’	Penn	Jr
7. Kason O’Riley	Texas State	Sr
8. Antrea Mita’	Houston	So
9. Elias Gerald	USC	Jr
10. Kuda Chadenga’	LSU	Sr

POLE VAULT
1. Simen Guttormsen’	Duke	Sr
2. Aleksandr Solovev’	Texas A&M	Jr
3. Logan Hammer	Utah State	Jr
4. Arnie Grunert	Western Illinois	Jr
5. Hunter Garretson	Akron	Sr
6. Ashton Barkdull	Kansas	Jr
7. Scott Toney	Washington	Sr
8. Bradley Jelmert	Arkansas State	Sr
9. William Staggs	Indiana State	Sr
10. Cade Gray	Tennessee	Sr

LONG JUMP
1. Charles Godfred’	Minnesota	So
2. JC Stevenson	USC	Jr
3. Lokesh Sathyanathan’	Tarleton State	Sr
4. Malcolm Clemons	Florida	Sr
5. Greg Foster	Princeton	Jr
6. Jayden Keys	Georgia	Fr
7. Channing Ferguson	South Carolina	So
8. Tyson Adams	NC State	Fr
9. Curtis Williams	Florida State	Jr
10. Louis Gordon’	Albany	Sr

TRIPLE JUMP
1. Brandon Green	Oklahoma	Jr
2. Theophilus Mudzengerere’	South Carolina	Jr
3. Selva Prabhu’	Kansas State	Fr
4. Xavier Drumgoole	Stanford	Fr
5. Hakeem Ford	Minnesota	So
6. Luke Brown’	Kentucky	Jr
7. Alexandre Malanda’	Kent State	Sr
8. Kelsey Daniel’	Texas	Sr
9. Kyvon Tatham	Florida State	Jr
10. Jaren Holmes	USC	Sr

SHOT
1. Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Jr
2. Jason Swarens	Wisconsin	Sr
3. Christopher Licata	South Carolina	Sr
4. Fred Moudani’	Cincinnati	Sr
5. Obiora Okeke	Columbia	Sr
6. Zach Landa	Arizona	Sr
7. Joseph White	Wisconsin	Sr
8. Trevor Gunzell’	Alabama	Jr
9. Alexander Kolesnikoff’	Georgia	Sr
10. Dylan Targgart	South Carolina	Sr

DISCUS
1. Mykolas Alekna’	Cal	Jr
2. Ralford Mullings’	Oklahoma	Jr
3. Dimítrios Pavlídis’	Kansas	Sr
4. Trevor Gunzell’	Alabama	Jr
5. Seth Allen	Auburn	Jr
6. Uladzislau Puchko’	Virginia Tech	So
7. Casey Helm	Princeton	Jr
8. Vincent Ugwoke	South Florida	Sr
9. Texas Tanner	Air Force	Jr
10. Jacob Lemmon	Florida	Sr

HAMMER
1. Kostas Záltos’	Minnesota	Sr
2. Ángelos Mantzouránis’	Minnesota	So
3. Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Jr
4. Texas Tanner	Air Force	Jr
5. Daniel Reynolds	Wyoming	Sr
6. Ryan Johnson	Iowa	So
7. Christian Toro	Duke	So
8. Travis Martin	Cal Poly SLO	Sr
9. Rory Devaney	Cal Poly SLO	Jr
10. Jake Dalton	Ole Miss	Sr

JAVELIN
1. Keyshawn Strachan’	Nebraska	Jr
2. Moustafa Alsherif’	Georgia	Sr
3. Remi Rougetet’	Mississippi State	Sr
4. Devoux Deysel’	Miami	Sr
5. Mike Stein	Iowa	Jr
6. Dash Sirmon	Nebraska	Jr
7. Tuomas Narhi’	Mississippi State	Fr
8. Leikel Cabrera Gay’	Florida	So
9. Arthur Petersen’	Nebraska	Sr
10. Callan Saldutto’	Missouri	Sr

DECATHLON
1. Till Steinforth’	Nebraska	Jr
2. Peyton Bair	Mississippi State	Jr
3. Marcus Weaver	Arkansas	Sr
4. Brad Thomas	UC Santa Barbara	Sr
5. Edgar Campre’	Miami	Jr
6. Jaden Roskelley	BYU	So
7. Paul Kallenberg’	Louisville	Jr
8. Ryan Gregory	Long Beach State	So
9. Abraham Vogelsang’	Iowa	Fr
10. Ben Barton	BYU	Jr

COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. Texas A&M	44
2. New Mexico	42
3. Minnesota	35
4. South Florida	34
=5. Arkansas	33
=5. Nebraska	33
7. Auburn	32
8. USC	28
9. Georgia	26
10. Tennessee	24
11. Ole Miss	22
12. Mississippi State	20
13. Alabama	19
=14. Oklahoma	18
=14. Texas	18
16. South Carolina	16
17. Wisconsin	15
18. LSU	14
=19. Duke	13
=19. Oklahoma State	13
=21. Florida	12
=21. Louisville	12
=21. Washington	12
=24. Baylor	11
=24. BYU	11
=24. Kentucky	11
=24. North Carolina	11
=24. Virginia Tech	11
=29. Cal	10
=29. Villanova	10
=31. Georgetown	9
=31. Houston	9
=31. Kansas	9
=31. Miami	9
=31. Texas Tech	9
=36. Arizona State	8
=36. Florida State	8
=36. Iowa	8
39. Princeton	7
=40. Arizona	6
=40. Kansas State	6
=40. Oregon	6
=40. Tarleton State	6
=40. Texas State	6
=40. Utah State	6
=40. Washington State	6
=47. Air Force	5
=47. Cincinnati	5
=47. Furman	5
=47. Harvard	5
=47. Penn	5
=47. Stanford	5
=47. UC Santa Barbara	5
=47. Western Illinois	5
=55. Akron	4
=55. Columbia	4
=55. Montana State	4
=55. Northern Arizona	4
=55. Northern Colorado	4
=55. Cal Poly SLO	4
=55. Wyoming	4
=62. Iowa State	3
=62. NC State	3
=62. Virginia	3
=62. Wichita State	3
=66. Cal Baptist	2
=66. Clemson	2
=66. Kent State	2
=69. Arkansas State	1
=69. Long Beach State	1
=69. Penn State	1
=69. Purdue	1
=69. Tulane	1

COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. USC	51
2. Texas A&M	46
3. Auburn	42
=4. Nebraska	38
=4. New Mexico	38
6. Minnesota	32
7. Georgia	27
8. Florida	26
=9. Arkansas	24
=9. Texas	24
=11. Kentucky	22
=11. North Carolina	22
13. South Florida	20
14. Oklahoma	18
15. Tennessee	17
=16. Alabama	16
=16. Arizona State	16
=16. Mississippi State	16
19. Mississippi	15
=20. Texas Tech	14
=20. Villanova	14
=22. Duke	13
=22. Washington	13
=24. Iowa	11
=24. Oklahoma State	11
=26. Baylor	10
=26. Cal	10
=26. Louisville	10
=26. Oregon	10
=26. Tarleton State	10
=31. Houston	9
=31. South Carolina	9
=33. Arizona	8
=33. Cal State Northridge	8
=33. Miami	8
=36. Georgetown	7
=36. Virginia Tech	7
=38. Florida State	6
=38. Kansas	6
=38. Penn	6
=38. Utah State	6
=38. Virginia	6
=38. Washington State	6
=38. Wisconsin	6
=45. Air Force	5
=45. Akron	5
=45. LSU	5
=45. Cal Poly SLO	5
=45. Western Illinois	5
=50. Furman	4
=50. Harvard	4
=50. Montana State	4
=50. Princeton	4
=50. Purdue	4
=55. Cincinnati	3
=55. Iowa State	3
=55. Penn State	3
=55. Texas State	3
=59. Arkansas State	2
=59. BYU	2
=59. Cal Baptist	2
=59. Illinois	2
=59. Louisiana-Monroe	2
=59. North Carolina A&T	2
=59. NC State	2
=59. Ohio State	2
=59. Stanford	2
=68. Long Beach State	1
=68. Wyoming	1

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Missouri Western to Reinstate Track & Field

Story Links ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Due to overwhelming community support, Missouri Western State University will reinstate the Griffon Track & Field program. MWSU announced last week that it would be ending Track & Field due to facility limitations. “Given the dedication of our student athletes and their success in competition and […]

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Due to overwhelming community support, Missouri Western State University will reinstate the Griffon Track & Field program.

MWSU announced last week that it would be ending Track & Field due to facility limitations.

“Given the dedication of our student athletes and their success in competition and in the classroom, it was a difficult decision to make,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president. “I appreciate the supporters who have stepped up to help us create a plan to support the team in the future.”

“This is a great day!” said Andy Carter, director of athletics. “I am grateful that people want to ensure we can provide an outstanding student-athlete experience for Griffon Track and Field.”

“The Missouri Western Board of Governors is eager to work with Griffon Track & Field supporters to build the future of this program,” said Lee Tieman, chair of the MWSU board of governors. “It’s always a good day when you can do something to directly help our students.”

More details will be announced at a later date.

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Alex Ovechkin has goat encounter on first day of his summer vacation

Alex Ovechkin is on vacation with his family in Turkey and he already had some special guests visit him. While taking in their family’s accommodations, Nastya Ovechkina posted a video to her Instagram Story on Saturday showing a herd of at least 13 wild goats walking by their pool area. Ovechkin’s goat encounter on vacation […]

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Alex Ovechkin is on vacation with his family in Turkey and he already had some special guests visit him.

While taking in their family’s accommodations, Nastya Ovechkina posted a video to her Instagram Story on Saturday showing a herd of at least 13 wild goats walking by their pool area.

Ovechkin’s goat encounter on vacation comes two months after he broke the NHL goals record on April 6. By scoring his 895th career goal, Ovechkin became, in goal-scoring parlance, the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.).

Days after Ovechkin’s huge accomplishment, the Capitals honored their captain with “Gr8ness goats” during a celebration at Capital One Arena. Naturally, Ovechkin couldn’t resist holding, petting, and feeding the animals himself before departing the event.

According to reporting from Match TV, Ovechkin’s vacation in Turkey will last from June 7 to July 7.

Match TV, quoting a source close to the situation, wrote (as translated by Google Translate):

“The trip program includes not only sunbathing, tasting local cuisine in an all-inclusive format, and swimming in the pool and sea, but also a number of meetings.

Thus, on June 15, Ovechkin will talk with KHL President Alexei Morozov, who will visit his hotel.

In addition, Alexander will begin preparing for the season in June, loading himself with general physical training. The emphasis will be on yoga, stretching and beach volleyball.”

By the time Ovechkin returns home to Russia in July, he’ll have approximately two months before Capitals’ Training Camp begins ahead of his age-40 season in the NHL.

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Warrior Track & Field Dominates Multiple Events

Nathan Peterson (left) and Anders Felts (right) in the 100m hurdles. Photos by Ron Wade. Western’s girls and boys track teams had a strong showing in the Jefferson District Track Championships held on the home field the week of May 12. Overall, the girls team took second place to Louisa […]

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Track Peterson - Felts — Nathan Peterson (left) and Anders Felts (right) in the 100m hurdles. Photos by Ron Wade.

Western’s girls and boys track teams had a strong showing in the Jefferson District Track Championships held on the home field the week of May 12. Overall, the girls team took second place to Louisa and the boys team took third behind Albemarle High and Louisa.

For the girls team, Jordan Henderson won the 300m hurdles with a time of 46:47 while Maddie Hill won the triple jump with a distance of 36-11.5. Julia Hill took fourth in that event. The girls continued to dominate the pole vault with Raina Fitzwater setting a new school record at 13 feet and taking first place. Teammate Evie Woodrow took second at 11 feet. The 4×100 relay team of Julia Hill, Caroline Pearson, Jordan Henderson, and Maddie Hill took first place with a time of 49:61.

Raina Fitzwater set a new school record in pole vault at 13 feet 2 inches winning regionals. Photo: Ron Wade.

On the boys team, Anders Felt took first place with a time of 15:15 in the 100 hurdles, an event he has dominated all year. In pole vault, the Warriors took first and second place as Nathan Peterson vaulted 15’-03” and Charlie Strobach cleared 14-06.

The team went on to the VHSL Region 3C Championships May 29 at Fluvanna HS. Athletes winning their competition included:

Girls 4×100 relay: Julia Hill, Caroline Pearson, Jordan Henderson, Maddie Hill
Girls Pole Vault: Raina Fitzwater (new school record at 13-2)
Boys 4×400 relay: Noble Cooper, Henry Kimbrough, Bennett Kim, Connor Rittenhouse

Athletes scoring in other top spots at the regional championship included:

Girls Team:

100m and 200m: Julia Hill (2nd place in both)
400m: Sara Jane Broadbent (5th)
800m and 1600m: Emerson Ritter (6th in both)
3200m – Emma Schmitz (5th)
300 hurdles: Jordan Henderson (2nd)
4×400 relay: Sara Jane Broadbent, Lilly Jamison, Finleigh Broadbent, Jordan Henderson (4th)
4×800 relay: Olivia Blakey, Abbie Apicella, Louise Foster, Hannah Seideman (2nd)
High Jump: Caroline Pearson (6th)
Long Jump and Triple Jump: Maddie Hill (3rd and 5th)
Pole Vault: Evie Woodrow (2nd)
Discus: Elizabeth Shin (2nd) and Charlotte Centofante (4th)

Boys Team:

200m: Connor Rittenhouse
400m: Connor Rittenhouse (4th) and Finn Naughton (5th)
800m and 1600m: Spencer Envall (3rd in both)
3200m: Christophe DeWekker (3rd) and Finn Smith (4th)
110 hurdles: Anders Felts (2nd)
Triple jump: Joseph Rowland (4th)
Pole Vault: Ollie Woodrow, Nathan Peterson, Charlie Strobach, Cole McGinty (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)
Shot Put: Sani Reed (4th)

Hannah Seideman passes the baton to Louise Foster in the 4×800 the team taking second place at regionals. Photo: Ron Wade.

Maddie Burnette competes in shot put and discus, taking sixth place in shot put at the district level. Photo: Ron Wade.

Lilly Jamison clears the bar in the high jump at the district meet. Photo: Ron Wade.

Leanne Hodgson running in the 3200. Photo: Ron Wade.

Juliet Kielbasa runs in both the 1600- and 3200-meter races. Photo: Ron Wade.

Joseph Rowland took fifth in the district 400m. Photo: Ron Wade.

Finn Smith took fourth in the 3200 at the regional championship. Photo: Ron Wade.

Davin Zheng shows good form in the 300m hurdles. Photo: Ron Wade.

Cole McGinty took 5th at regionals in pole vault. Photo: Ron Wade.

Alex Roach starts his spin to throw the discus. Photo: Ron Wade.

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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: WIAA state championships (Day 1) in La Crosse – 06/06/2025 | Waukesha County Slideshows

LA CROSSE — Analena Peterson crossed the finish line, looked up at the scoreboard stationed on the south end of Roger Herring Stadium, and exclaimed, “Oh my gosh!” Oh my gosh is right. The Catholic Memorial senior enjoyed an outstanding day in La Crosse, highlighted by setting a new Division 2 state record in the […]

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LA CROSSE — Analena Peterson crossed the finish line, looked up at the scoreboard stationed on the south end of Roger Herring Stadium, and exclaimed, “Oh my gosh!”

Oh my gosh is right. The Catholic Memorial senior enjoyed an outstanding day in La Crosse, highlighted by setting a new Division 2 state record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.28 seconds during the WIAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.

That gave Peterson the fastest preliminary time across the two heats, setting her up well for today’s final in La Crosse. She broke the previous mark of 24.34 set by Shorewood’s Delea Martins in 2023.

And it’s not the only event in which Peterson is sitting pretty.

Earlier in the day, the Eastern Illinois recruit ran the fastest preliminary time in the Division 2 girls 100meter dash at 12.13 seconds. That came after the threetime defending state champion and record-holder in the event, Amery senior Lucci Aizpurua, was a “did not start” in Heat 1.

Peterson finished fifth in the 100 last season (12.47) and fourth as a sophomore (12.27). She was also third in the 200 (24.94) at state as a junior, an event Aizpurua also claimed in 2024.

Peterson’s teammate, senior Marvanous Butler-Brown, is also in line for a medal in the D2 boys 100 dash after registering a preliminary time of 10.97 seconds. That put him sixth across the two heats, but just 0.13 off the fastest time run by Cameron Gray of Milwaukee Academy of Science.

Butler-Brown finished third in the 100 (11.08) last season.

The Augustana football recruit was also a member of the defending 4×100-meter state championship relay, but the injury bug bit the Crusaders late in the season, resulting in the team failing to start in the prelims on Friday. The relay was set to run out of Lane 1 in the first heat one year after running a winning time of 42.76 seconds. It finished fourth in the Big Foot Sectional last week.

New Berlin West’s track and field team had a stellar start of its own to the WIAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday.

It’s poised for even more success today — even after breaking its own state record.

Senior Trevor Berwanger and sophomore Zach Hewitt each cleared 6 feet, 6 inches in the Division 2 boys high jump, putting them in a tie for third in the event. Six athletes in all cleared 6-6, but only Edgerton sophomore Brock Anderson went higher, ultimately winning gold with a height of 6-9.

After standing together on the podium, Berwanger and Hewitt got to watch the Vikings’ lightningquick 4×200-meter girls relay take center stage.

Having set the D2 state record in the preliminary heats last season, West replicated that feat on Friday when the quartet of Caroline Gerovac, Aubrey Lane, Raquel Gerovac and Ashley Babcock clocked in at 1 minute, 42.55 seconds to lead both heats. That also broke their old mark of 1:42.65 from a year ago — a race Babcock, Lane and Caroline Gerovac were each a part of.

They’ll enter today’s final as the top seed. Lake Country Lutheran’s 4×200 relay of Rachael Boldt, Adeleine Catlin, Rachel Leibham and Sarah Stippich also qualified for the final with a fourth-best time of 1:45.23, while LCL senior Karli Molnau secured a spot in the 400 dash final (7th, 58.54) and senior teammate Emma Keidl did the same in the 300 hurdles (6th, 45.26).

Along with Peterson, Lane and Babcock qualified for the 200 dash final, as Lane was fourth (24.88) and Babcock sixth (25.22) in the preliminary heats. All three also ran in the D2 girls 4×400 relay prelims to help the Vikings (3rd, 3:56.71) and Crusaders (4th, 3:58.10) punch their tickets into today’s final.

Kettle Moraine Lutheran set the D2 state record with a top time of 3:54.60. The previous mark was 3:54.94 (Wittenberg-Birnawood, 2018).

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Eisenhower junior Javaryn Love is in position to medal, or even better, in the open 400 dash after running the second-best qualifying time (49.51) in prelims behind Saint Francis senior Joran Bell (48.68). … Senior Faith Wehrman, the Division 2 girls state cross country champion in 2022, medaled in the Division 2 girls 3,200-meter run. Wehrman, who took fourth in the event as a sophomore, tracked down Bloomer sophomore Ciara Hartman midway through the race but was passed up by both Hartman and eventual winner Bella Grenier of University School over the final few laps, settling for third (10:46.88)….Wehrman also helped the Eisenhower girls’ 4×800 relay team finish 12th with a time of 9:47.67. The event was won by Bloomer thanks to an outstanding anchor leg by Hartman, while runner- up University School also broke the previous state record of 9:19.00 set in 2013 by East Troy.

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