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Osceola Invitational

Travelling to Cheeseland for the 7-team Osceola Invitational on Tuesday, April 28, the Wildcat track team had to contend with a powerful Osceola team and Rice Lake’s Addison Schmidt, one of the top girl throwers in Wisconsin. But the Wildcats fared well. The girls finished second to Osceola, and the boys came in third behind Osceola and Hudson.

Girls

Distance runners led the way for the Wildcat girls, with a sweep of all three events. Annika Hall recorded wins in both the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs. She won the 800 with a time of 2:28.19, two seconds faster than second-place teammate Lauren Kowarsch. Hall finished first in the 1600 in 5:15.98, 12 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Kowarsch ran to a fourth-place finish in the 1600. Grace Steele completed the trifecta with a winning time of 13:35.28 in the 3200-meter run. The 4x100 relay team of Rowan Klinkner, Janelle Eyong, Alexandra Bartz and Addison Griffin won their event in 52.42 seconds.

McKaylie Malek, back in the hurdles after a shift to relays in the prior meet, came in second in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 300-meter hurdles. Mariah Cave finished third in the 300. Klinkner ran to a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash in a personal best time of 27.35 seconds.

Rice Lake’s Schmidt, is a junior, is committed to Division 1 UW-Green Bay to play basketball and volleyball. So, track is her third sport. She won both the shot put and the discus. Madison Eagle had another excellent meet, finishing second in the discus and third in the shot put. Mariana Cooksley came in second in the shot put, just 2.5” ahead of Eagle. Griffin finished second in the long jump with a personal best jump of 16’6”.  The 4x200 relay team of Cave, Malek, Kianna Osmundson and Aavry Freborg ran to a second-place finish, 2 ½ seconds behind first-place Osceola.

Boys

Only two Wildcat boys had first place finishes at the Osceola event. Remy Larsen won the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:25.82, with Jack Evans finishing third with a personal best of 10:53.20. And William Pearson won the discus with a personal best throw of 145’10”, 15 feet ahead of the second-place finisher. Pearson also finished fourth in the discus. Everett Otte came in third in both the shot put and the discus.

The Wildcats had three more second place finishers in field events: Jacob Grabow in the high jump, Cohen Underhill in the long jump, and Lincoln Battles in the pole vault. Battles’ vault of 12’0” was a personal best. The 4x800 relay team of eight-grader Samuel Heasley, Nash Cooksley, Lincoln Perry and Larsen raced to a second-place finish, six seconds behind the winners from Hudson.

Girls Team Results

1. Osceola 166.83

2. Chisago Lakes 133

3. Hayward 104.5

4. Hudson 64.83

5. Rice Lake 56.5

6. Ashland 44.33

7. Somerset 16

Boys Team Results

1. Osceola 191

2. Hudson 141

3. Chisago Lakes 109

4. Ashland 65

5. Somerset 61

6. Hayward 40

Track Tidbits

The Wildcats will participate in a five-team invitational event at St. Francis High School today starting at 4 p.m.

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