Hornets crown multiple champs in the post-season
By Ginna Young
Cadott’s track program hit the ground running for their conference meet and Regionals, coming home with more than 10 championships between the two meets.
May 16 Bloomer Cloverbelt Conference
Success was had when Cadott headed to Bloomer, for the league championship meet, with multiple athletes achieving personal records and bringing home titles.
“It was a very good night, as the Hornets earned six individual championships and one relay championship award,” said coach Pat Rothbauer.
The girls 4x400-meter relay, consisting of junior Jaycee Stephens, and freshmen Taylor Hager, Lilly Spaeth and Iszy Sonnentag, placed first, in a time of 4:20.63.
Winning all three of her events, Sonnentag claimed first in the triple jump (35-05.25), 400-meter dash (58.73) and 100-meter hurdles (15.09).
“She improved upon her 100 hurdles school record and set a new triple jump school record in her only jump of the night,” said Rothbauer. “She was also involved in perhaps the most exciting race of the night, as she edged out Carly Borst, last season’s eighth-place finisher at the State meet.”
Also placing first for the Hornets, was freshman Haley Mathison in the shot put (30-11), who also took second in the discus throw (108-06). Stephens came away with a third place finish in the 100 hurdles (16.68) and 300-meter hurdles (49.73), while senior Lucy Lindeman was fourth in the shot put (29-09.5) and junior Emma Kowalczyk placed fifth in the 100 hurdles (17.68).
On the boys side, senior Peter Weir took first in the 400-meter hurdles (50.95) and 800-meter run (1:58.34), improving on his school record. Weir also came in second in the high jump (5-04).
Junior Wyatt Engel also finished high for the Hornets, with fourth in the triple jump (37-08.5) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.83).
May 22 Flambeau Regional
With almost a week’s time between action, Cadott then traveled to Flambeau, for the first leg of WIAA Division 3 competition. There, the athletes shone, reeling in three individual championships, as well as the girls 4x400 relay (4:18.06).
Sonnentag again led in the 100 hurdles (15.83), and placed second in the 400 dash (59.22) and triple jump (33-11), while Lindeman claimed first in the discus throw (110-02). Stephens finished second in the 100 hurdles (16.77) and 300 hurdles (49.60). Sophomore Lyla Weggen placed third in the 3,200-meter run (14:18.08) and fourth in the 1,600-meter run (6:41.09).
Sophomore Cortney Weggen was fourth in the 3,200 run (14:38.3) and Mathison ended in fifth in the shot put event (32-06).
For the boys, Weir took the championship in the 400 dash (51.96) and 800 run (2:00.11), while junior Easton Goodman was third in the 100-meter dash (11.81) and long jump (1806.5).
Engel also placed third in the 110 hurdles (18.11), as well as fifth in the triple jump (35-06).
The top four finisher athletes and the relay team will now move on to Sectional action.
