Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly
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SPORTS MAY 2013 GMC INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove • Page 3B AROUND THE COMMUNITY East boys win for fifth straight time in event Brookfield Central finishes distant second By Evan Frank WEST ALLIS – There was a big target on their back after winning two straight state titles. Now the target is even bigger. The Brookfield East High School boys track and field team won its fifth straight Greater Metro Conference indoor title last month, scoring 188 points to win by 92.5 over Brookfield Central. East coach Mike Steiner welcomes the challenge. "It's what you want, it's what you strive for," Steiner said. "You want to be in a position that we're in. It's what makes it fun. The kids like the challenge of competing and defending." East won nine of 17 events, with junior Will Sutton winning three events. Sutton won the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 7 1/4 inches. "I didn't really expect too much out of myself," Sutton said. "I was able to come up big when it really counted." After winning the 55meter dash in 6.72 seconds, Sutton was sent to the triple jump pit. He scratched on his first attempt but rebounded with a winning jump of 41-6 1/4. "I didn't really panic (after scratching)," Sutton said. "It's happened to me before. I've just got to keep calm, go back to my mark, just do my fundamentals and make sure that I have a good drive base so I don't scratch again." Sutton's performance was no surprise to Steiner. "We knew he had some special talents," Steiner said. "He's very passionate about track and field. I think the events we put him in fit him well." Brookfield Central wins girls crown East finishes in second place WEST ALLIS – Brookfield Central finished first, 42.5 points ahead of runner-up Brookfield East, in the Greater Metro Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship Meet last month. Central winners were Chisom Obasih in the 55 dash (7.48) and long jump (16-08.25), Elizabeth Flatley in the 800 (2:21.15) and the 1,600 (5:14.52), Veronica Porubsky in the 55 low hurdles (9.05) and the 55 high hurdles (9.39), Megan Hlava in the 3,200 (12:05.21), the 4x800 relay team (10:24.69) and Debbie Entzminger in the shot put (25-10). Menomonee Falls' Mikayla Robertson won the 200 (27.20) and the 400 (1:02.09), while Brookfield East's Khadiya Hollingsworth won the high jump (5-5) and East won the 4x160 relay (1:31.17) and the 4x400 relay (4:25.05). Menomonee Falls won the 4x240 relay (2:25.71). Central runners-up were Alissa Elwing in the 200 and 400, Danielle Kulpins in the 3,200, Kelsey Kazmierczak in the pole vault, Karin Jorgensen in the high jump and Jessica Meichtry in the shot put. East runners-up were Alisha Harper in the 55 high hurdles, the triple jump and long jump, Kelsey Linsmeier in the 55 low hurdles and the 4x800 relay team. – Freeman Staff East junior Zach Copeland won the 55 high hurdles in 8.22 and finished second in the 55 low hurdles (8.17). East was without defending 800 state champion Brad Johnson, who sat out with an undisclosed injury. Central senior Carl Hirsch picked up where he left off last season, where he won the 1,600 and 3,200 and was a part of the winning 4x800 relay at the state meet. He broke a 13-year-old GMC indoor record in the 1,600 by winning in 4:20.94, six seconds faster than the old mark. "I hope everyone realizes if they're running with him or seeing him run, then they're seeing something special," Brookfield Central coach Mark Pulkownik said. Hirsch has his eyes on setting more records during the course of the season and making an impact at the national meets in the summer. "I've got some pretty high hopes," Hirsch said. "(Hopefully) all the training will pay off." Hirsch also won the 3,200 in 9:47.68. Central senior Chikwe Obasih won the shot put at 48-10. Hamilton junior Drew Patterson won the 200 in 23.99. 231982004 Freeman file photo Kelli Sorge skated for the Brookfield Glacier girls hockey team this winter. Brookfield Glacier player on select girls hockey team Academy, has been named a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award presented annually to the nation's outstanding senior gymnast. Hojan-Clark, who competed with Salto Gymnastics in Brookfield, was one of seven candidates for this award, but didn't win. Hojan-Clark has ranked among the national leaders in pommel horse throughout his career and currently is No. 1 in the nation with a 15.317 average. His season high is 15.4. Hojan-Clark has qualified every year for the NCAAs on pommel horse and has ranked among the top gymnasts in his specialty in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. He captured the title in pommel horse two years ago and is top contender this year. Majoring in mathematical sciences with a 3.549 grade-point average, Hojan-Clark will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army when he graduates in May . Sorge picked through tryouts WAUKESHA – Kelli Sorge, a student at Waukesha North High School, is a member of the Team Wisconsin U16 girls hockey team that will play in the national tournament in San Jose, Calif., in April. The girls on the team, birth years 1996 to 1998, also play for their respective high school teams throughout Wisconsin. Sorge is a member of the Brookfield Glacier co-op team. The girls were selected for Team Wisconsin through a multi-level tryout process, administered by the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association. 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