Greenfield, Whitnall Manage 28 Combined Sectional Track Qualifiers

The WIAA postseason track field was trimmed significantly at Monday’s regional meets, but both Greenfield and Whitnall will be well-represented at the Mukwonago Sectional on Thursday.

The sectional is at 4 p.m. and the top three in each event automatically qualify for next week’s state meet.

At the South Milwaukee Regional, where the Greenfield boys placed fourth of nine teams and the girls were seventh of eight squads, the Hustlin’ Hawks managed 14 combined sectional qualifiers.

Defending state champion Michelle Garner was a two-time winner in the hurdles, claiming the 100s in 15.98 and the 300s in 45.96.

Also victorious were Arnell Howard in the 200 dash in 23.14, Matt Brendemihl in the triple jump with a 42-5 ½ and the boys 800 and 3,200 relays in 1:33.69 and 8:46.09, respectively.

Reggie Blakely was runner-up in the long jump (20-2 ¾) as was the girls 800 relay (1:49.62).

Ryan Manzuk was third in both the 110 (16.58) and the 300 (41.34) hurdles. Casey Sabinash in the 1,600 (4:44.11) and the boys 1,600 relay (3:35.63) were also third.

Placing fourth and just making the cut were Jill Dworschack in the 400 (1:04.92) and Ella Skillings in the long jump (16-1 ½).

Whitnall managed the same number of sectional qualifiers as the Hawks, but the Falcons moved on in their 14 events at the Wisconsin Lutheran Regional.

There, the girls 3,200 relay of Danika Johnson, Carrie Ingish, Kim Hurst and Katherine Crivello won in 9:55.28, Whitnall’s only sectional win.

Mary Erickson was the runner-up in the 800 (2:22.79) and the 1,600 (5:21.21), as were Rachel Stave in the triple jump (35-3 ¼), Jenny Lawton in the 100 hurdles (16.66), Meredith Heller in the 300 hurdles (48.46), Jacob Earle in the 300 hurdles (43.75) and Eric Windt in the 3,200 in (9:57.15).

Stave was third in the 400 (1:00.77), along with the girls 1,600 relay (4:08.98), and Pablo Bras in the long jump (20 1 ¾), Lawton in the 300 hurdles (49.53), Leah Windt in the 3,200 (12:24.32) and the boys 1,600 relay (3:34.06) were all fourth.

The Whitnall girls finished fourth of nine teams and the boys were sixth of nine.