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Page 8A • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY JUNE 2014 262.782.7185 Visit our showroom: Monday-Friday • 9 am- 5 pm 20880 W. Enterprise Ave., Brookfield, WI 53045 • www.snkpump.com FULL SERVICE Kitchen and Bath REMODELERS FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAordinary AFTER BEFORE 238468015 By Pat Neumuth Freeman Staff LA CROSSE – Isabel Seidel finally got her state champi- onship, and the University Lake School senior raced to exhaustion to achieve the goal. Seidel won the 3,200-meter run in 10:45.97 at the WIAA Division 3 state meet earlier this month at Veterans Memo- rial Stadium. Seidel won by about 80 meters with a huge sprint to the finish. It was the first state championship of her high school career in track or cross country. "It felt awesome. It was four years in the waiting right there," Seidel said. "It was heartbreaking with how the cross country season ended. It was amazing to finish first. I give it to Molly, my sister, with her winning all the state championships. It really made me driven to win my own." Molly Seidel – who runs for Notre Dame University – is the Division 3 state record holder in cross country, hav- ing won four state titles in the fall and winning the 1,600 and 3,200 four times at state track. Molly Seidel's state record in the 3,200 is 10:21.93 Isabel Seidel had a terrible ending to her cross country season. She had kidney fail- ure and stopped the race just before runners could start to see the finish line. Seidel spent four days in the hospital following the race – the first race she never finished. "It didn't really hurt, but it was like hitting the wall – but 10 times worse than that," Sei- del said. "It was a weird fatigue, and it literally made it where I could not move." Seidel wasn't as exhausted the following day after win- ning the 1,600 in 5:06.64. While she was more exhausted after winning the 3,200, the 1,600 title run was just as sweet. "That was really amazing," she said. "It wasn't that fast of a race. I was hoping to break 5 (minutes), but this race came down to going to place." This year's state meet brought Seidel her first two state titles. Her older sister, Molly, swept the 1,600 and 3,200 for four straight years 2009-11). Isabel Seidel gave tribute to her older sister at the finish line, noting her sis- ter used to do the sign of the cross and point to the sky at the finish line. Seidel modified her finish- line celebrations for both races. She just wanted to put up one finger instead. Right out of the gun, the 20 runners sprinted and, despite being in the inside lane with a few other run- ners, it was tight for 200 meters for Seidel. But with the Seidel name and Isabel's talent, there appeared little doubt who would cross the line first. "It was funny, at the begin- ning of the race we all got in a big pack and I think (Pardeeville senior) Leah Johnson knew I was getting boxed in and kind of said, 'Come on scoot up,' like let- ting me just go," Seidel said. "I was hoping someone would push me, but they had a good follow. I still think it was a good race." Lourdes junior Nora Keller took second, almost three seconds behind Seidel, while Johnson took third. "It was great to see my high school career end right there," Seidel said. "That last lap, I gave everything." Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com WIAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET SECTIONAL TRACK AND FIELD Seidel earns two gold medals Soper, Wartman push each other to state Arrowhead's Amann second in pole vault Pat Neumuth/Freeman Staff University Lake School senior Isabel Seidel crosses the finish line in winning the 1,600-meter run at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field meet. By Pat Neumuth Freeman Staff LA CROSSE – Taylor Amann finished on a high note. The Arrowhead High School senior was one of two pole vaulters to clear 12 feet, and the mark placed her third at the WIAA Divi- sion 1 state track and field meet. Amann and De Pere sophomore champion Kylie Swiekatowski were the only competitors to clear 12 feet. Amann finished fourth last year, vaulting 11-6, so she was happy to end her career in second. "I gave it my all, tried my best and had fun with it," Amann said. "I definitely learned from last year at state. I was really hard on myself last year. I just want- ed to have fun this year and I did." • • • Hamilton freshman Bian- ca Stubler ended her trip to state on the podium in the 400. She placed sixth in 57.79, 0.03 of a second behind DeForest sophomore Val Larson for fifth. • • • The Lake Country Luther- an boys finished on the medals podium in two events. The Lightning's 4x100 relay team of seniors Nate Erdmann and Charlie Jacques and juniors Dwight Moline and Grant Johnson took sixth in 45.01. Johnson was also on the podium for his sixth-place finish in the long jump. • • • People thought the meet was so good that no one wanted to go home on the second day of competition. With an original start time of 10:30 a.m., people were still in the stands 12 hours later due to a 5 1/2-hour weather delay. It didn't rain the entire day, and not all events were delayed. The Division 3 boys 4x800-meter relay started on time and ran to the finish, with Iola-Scandinavia cross- ing the finish line in a light rain. However, seconds after the race was completed the PA announcer told fans the meet was going to be delayed and sounded the horn. Throughout the delay the sun peeked through, but the WIAA rule is every light- ning strike delays competi- tion another 30 minutes. WIAA officials were in con- stant communication with the National Weather Ser- vice, and the meet resumed with the Division 2 4x800 at 4:30 p.m. WIAA officials thanked the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse campus security, the La Crosse Police Depart- ment and the La Crosse Visi- tor Information Center for helping with various things during the day. Meanwhile, the Division 1 boys, and Division 2 and Division 3 girls pole vault competitions were moved to Mitchell Hall, the UWL indoor facility near the sta- dium. • • • Arrowhead senior CeAn- na Soper left La Crosse with a medal, finishing fourth in the 300 hurdles at 45.15. Senior teammate Kathleen Wartman was 10th in 46.72. • • • Pewaukee junior Dominik Johnson ran the 400 fifth in 49.56. He also anchored Pewaukee to second in the 4x400 relay. Kettle Moraine was fourth and Hamilton was sixth. The Pirates' relay posted the fastest time in prelimi- naries. It was the first year Pewau- kee competed in Division 1 after years in Division 2. "It's been a step up," senior Parker Sefcik said of competing in Division 1. "It was intimidating at first, but we realized that we can run with the best in the state." "A lot of work came into this season. We couldn't have done it without the hard work," senior Collin Hodson added. "It was a team effort. Nobody carries anybody." Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com Pat Neumuth/Freeman Staff Kettle Moraine senior Taylor Weis runs the 100-meter hurdles during the WIAA Division 1 state meet. By Mark Hutchinson Freeman Staff TOWN OF LISBON – Two for the show. Arrowhead High School seniors CeAnna Soper and Kathleen Wartman became the latest in a long line of Warhawks to push each other all the way to the WIAA state girls track and field meet. Soper won the 300-meter hurdles in 45.9 seconds, and Wartman finished second in 46.53, typifying the team- work that carried the Warhawks to a 36-point victo- ry margin in the Division 1 Hamilton Sectional. Arrowhead totaled 133 points to 97 for Milwaukee King. Wartman was thrilled at the prospect of having com- pany in La Crosse for state. "It's great running with CeAnna every day," Wart- man said. "She really pushes me to be better. She's a great leader. It's an amazing expe- rience having two Arrow- head hurdlers make it to state." Soper agreed. "This was so great," she said. "This has been our goal since Day 1. I couldn't ask for a better training partner than 'Wart.' She's been the best to train with. I'm so glad we got two through. We did it." Arrowhead coach Curt Kaczor was glad to see his hurdlers – and his team – rewarded. "Our hurdlers went 1-2, and that's a lot of points," Kaczor said. "They've been good teammates. Last year, it was just Kathleen, so CeAn- na had to kind of play that support role. Now they both get to go to state in their senior year. When you have a teammate with you, you have so much more to run for. "We had so many athletes qualify for state that we're going to work really hard for each other." Arrowhead also received sectional championships from senior Taylor Amann in the pole vault (12 feet) and freshman Annie Hughes in the 3,200 (11:08.42) and sec- ond-place finishes from the 4x800 relay (9:35.84), the 4x100 relay (49.59) and senior Jackie Dubnicka in the 1,600 (5:06.68). "Jackie came back after having kind of an up-and- down year," Kaczor said. "After our Myrhum meet, she was frustrated. But today, with about 300 meters to go, she flew home. That was so great to see from a senior who's had such a dec- orated career. "It was a crazy day. We had some great performances that automatically qualified for the state meet. (Junior) Brianne Harris had a foot- and-a-half PR (33-11) to qual- ify for state in the shot put. We also had some great per- formances where we'll have to wait and see if we get in as an extra qualifier." Hughes was one of several freshmen who made a major impact in her first sectional. "We've had a lot of girls who enjoy running and played other sports," Kaczor said. "Annie is a runner. She lives for running. She's super dedicated. She'll do anything we ask her to do, and she's so confident." Hamilton's Bianca Stubler also emerged as a freshman sensation. She won the 400 in 56.97 and anchored the Chargers' 4x400 relay, which finished second in 3:58.5. "I've never experienced anything better than being here at sectionals," Stubler said. "I was so nervous before my race. At one point, I was running third. But I saw a gap and ran as fast as I could the rest of the way. "I'm so happy for our relay. We have a senior on our team who I really wanted to quali- fy. It was so cool and exciting that we did it." Stubler's freshman team- mate, Mariana Feudner, joined her on the state-quali- fying 4x400 team and advanced to La Crosse with a third-place finish in the 200 dash (26.13). Arrowhead senior Thomas McCor mick put together an impressive sectional in boys competi- tion. "I had some good PRs today, which was cool for me, but the big thing was coming out and winning for my team," McCor mick said. "Everyone in my relays stepped up huge. We took second in regionals, but we all stepped up here, ran faster and took first. "A lot of people don't realize how much of a team event track is. That said, relays are the team event in a team sport. That's what's so cool about it." The Warhawks totaled 96 points to win the sectional by a 15-point margin over Menomonee Falls. "McCormick is our team captain," Arrowhead coach Chris Herriot said. "He won the pole vault (clearing 14 feet). He led off our 4x2, which we won (in 1:29.26); he anchored our 4x1, and we won that (43.05). He anchored our 4x4 for the first time and ran a person- al-best split. We didn't do as well in that race as we had hoped to (placing fourth), but he had an amazing day. Arrowhead also received first-place finishes from senior Sam Seonbuchner in the shot put at 51 feet, 1/2 inch, and junior Will Simons in the 1,600 run in 4:22.94. Email: mhutchinson@conleynet.com