On Friday night, May 5, the Whitewater Track & Field team traveled to Edgerton for the 50th Annual Tider Invitational. With warm weather, clear skies, and cheering supporters, the Whippets had a great showing in their final competition before the Rock Valley Conference Outdoor Meet. Overall, both teams held their own against some tough competition, as the Girls placed 5th and the Boys 7th.
The following athletes earned medals by placing in the Top 4 of their events:
- 100 Meter Dash - Maddie Buehler, 2nd, 12.83
- 200 Meter Dash - Sydney Schilt, 4th, 27.25
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Calli Grosinske, Maddie Buehler, Emma Weigel, Kindyl Kilar, 1st, 50.08*
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Calli Grosinske, A’lani Ross, Emma Weigel, Sydney Schilt, 1st, 1:50.57
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Maddie Buehler, Athena Soto, Sydney Schilt, Kindyl Kilar, 3rd, 4:20.82
- Pole Vault - Evie Troxel, 2nd, 9’-6”; Izzy Dieter, 4th, 9’-3”
- Discus - Izzy Dieter, 2nd, 118’-1”
- 100 Meter Dash - Traysen Thomason, 3rd, 11.54
- 1600 Meter Run - Jack Hefty, 3rd, 4:32.39
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Traysen Thomason, Jack Hefty, Nate Holden, Quincy Boudreau, 3rd, 3:32.70
- High Jump - Jaylyn Ewing, 3rd, 5’-10”
- Pole Vault - CJ Tomomitsu, 4th, 11’-6”
- Discus - Connor Raupp, 1st, 164’-10”, Jake Kuhlow, 2nd, 136’-10”
- Shot Put - Connor Raupp, 3rd, 48’-8.50”, Jake Kuhlow, 4th, 46’-2.25”
Along with scoring points and earning medals on Friday, several Whippet performances were able to crack the Whitewater Track & Field All-Time Top-10 List, including Connor Raupp in the Discus, who improved from #8 previously to #3 all-time with an 11’ personal best. Izzy Dieter, also in the discus, improved her #3 all-time mark by several inches, and is closing in on the #2 spot all-time.
*The highlight of the night, however, belonged to the Girls sprints. While winning the event by well over 3 seconds, the Whippet girls 4x100 meter relay etched their names into the history books, establishing a new school record in the relay. Their time of 50.08 bested the previous record, set in 2004, by over two tenths of a second. The relay team included Sophomore Calli Grosinske and Seniors Maddie Buehler, Emma Weigel, and Kindyl Kilar. Congratulations!!
Next week, the Whippets compete on Saturday at Big Foot High School for the Rock Valley Conference Outdoor Meet, with competition beginning at 9:00am.