Abby state track

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first bar on his second attempt, but could not quite match his sectional performance of six feet, bowing out at the second increment. While three other athletes were also bounced from the competition after failing to clear the six foot mark, each held the tiebreaker over Boller, having cleared the previous height on their first attempt.

After coming on strong late in the season, decorated senior Margo Pogodzinski rounded out her high school career with a state bid. The current record holder in the discus and shot put, both of which she set new marks for in 2025, Pogodzinski represented Abbotsford in the shot put in La Crosse.

Pogodzinski worked her way into the finals with a throw of 36 feet, eight inches on her third attempt of the day, defeating Weyauwega-Fremont’s Macy Fee by four inches to earn the spot. The throw ended up being her best of the day, though her final attempt also broke the 36-foot mark. While she could not quite reach the distance she had reached at the sectional meet, it was still a solid day for Pogodzinski, earning herself a 10th place finish.

Celia Schindler and Lauryn Harris both measured themselves against the best in the state in the triple jump competition. The pair, who pushed each other in the regional and sectional meets, once again finished neck and neck.

For the third meet in a row, Schindler and Harris finished back-to-back in the final standings, with only inches separating the Falcons teammates. Both had their best leap of the day on their second attempt, where Schindler posted a jump of 33 feet, 3.5 inches and Harris had an attempt measuring 33 feet, 0.5 inches. This was good enough to earn Schindler 14th place and Harris 15th place in the state.

With the state meet now in the rearview mirror, the Falcons’ 2025 season comes to a close. A year that saw five new school records saw Abbotsford pick up steam heading into the postseason, culminating in a third place finish for the boys at regionals and seven athletes competing for the Falcons at state. While replicating such a feat may be a difficult task in 2026, there is some reason to believe that could be in the cards for the future. Six of the seven state participants have an opportunity to return next season and, though their three senior members were large contributors to the varsity squad, most of the core could remain intact for the Falcons. While the Marawood will likely remain a difficult conference to crack, Abbotsford certainly seems positioned to continue to put together strong performances, especially in the field events.

WE HAVE LIFTOFF - Christian Fuentes, left, and Celia Schindler, right, both launch themselves as far as they could stretch during their respective events at the state meet. Fuentes went on to take second in the long jump and set a new school record while Schindler placed 14th in the triple jump.

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