Leader Staff
The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls track and field team won eight of the 16 events to claim the team title in Saturday’s Central Wisconsin Conference-8 Championships at Stevens Point.
Freshman Maddy Pietz won three events for the Chargers, who finished with 180 points. Bonduel was second with 105.5, followed by Iola-Scandinavia (93.5) and Weyauwega-Fremont (91).
The Chargers opened with a win in the 3,200-meter relay, finishing in 10 minutes, 17.88 seconds. Pietz followed with a win in the 100 dash, finishing in 12.62. Bonduel’s Emily Sorenson (13.65) was third and Peyton Hrabik (13.76) fifth.
A 1-2 finish in the 400 was the start of Wittenberg-Birnamwood pulling away from the field. Pietz (1:00.71) won the event and Paige Norrborn (1:02.16) was second. Hayley Sorenson (1:06.74) had a fifth-place finish for Bonduel.
Pietz then added a third win by finishing the 200 in 26.21, over a second ahead of Mikaela Hintz of W-F. Norrborn (27.76) was fourth for the Chargers, followed by Hayley Sorenson (28.59).
Norrborn earned her first-place finish in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 2 inches. Teammate Micah Nier (5-0) was third, followed by two Bears. Hayley Sorenson (4-10) and Hayley Pues (4-10) finished in a fourth-place tie for Bonduel.
Emily Sorenson earned a win for Bonduel in the long jump with a mark of 16-9. Pietz (15-9) finished third and Taylor Nier (14-10.5) was fifth for the Chargers.
After the Chargers won the 1,600 relay (4:09.22), Anna Hartman ensured their team win with first-place finishes in the discus and shot put. She was the lone competitor to cross the 100-foot mark in the discus (102-7), then won the shot put by less than a foot. Hartman won the event at 33-0; Autumn Ferg (32-5) of Manawa was second.
Central Wisconsin Conference-8 Championships
Girls results - 1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 180; 2. Bonduel, 105.5; 3. Iola-Scandinavia, 93.5; 4. Weyauwega-Fremont, 91; 5. Pacelli, 79; 6. Little Wolf, 42; 7. Shiocton, 32; 8. Amherst, 28.
3,200 relay - 1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 10.17.88; 4. Bonduel, 11 -28.58.
100 hurdles - 2. Hayley Pues, Bonduel, 17.76; 3. Erica Eagle White, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 18;.38.
100 dash - 1. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 12.62; 3. Emily Sorenson, Bonduel, 13.65; 5. Peyton Hrabik, Bonduel, 13.76.
1,600 run - 3. Alyssa Meverden, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 5 -56.87; 5. Ashlyn Schnell, Bonduel, 6 -05.01.
800 relay - 2. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 1 -53.49; 5. Bonduel, 1 -59.85.
400 dash - 1. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 1 -00.71; 2. Paige Norrborn, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 1 -02.16; 5. Hayley Sorenson, Bonduel, 1 -06.74; 6. Ashlie Mastey, Bonduel, 1 -07.08; 7. Allyssa Moser, Bonduel, 1 -08.23.
400 relay - 3. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 54.74; 6. Bonduel, 58.59.
300 hurdles - 2. Erica Eagle White, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 49.27; 4. Hayley Pues, Bonduel, 51.44; 5. 6. Danee Collier, Bonduel, 52.99.
800 run - 3. Mikayla King, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 2:34.80; 5. Ashlyn Schnell, Bonduel, 2:41.53; 6. Anna Palmer, Bonduel, 2:42.96.
200 dash - 1. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 26.21; 4. Paige Norrbom, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 27.76; 5. Hayley Sorenson, Bonduel, 28.59; 8. Emily Sorenson, Bonduel, 29.52.
3,200 run - 3. Alexis Balliett, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 13:24.65; 4. Abigail Palmer, Bonduel, 13:41.07; 5. Alyssa Meverden, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 13:46.06.
1,600 relay - 1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 4:09.22; 3. Bonduel, 4:34.74.
High jump - 1. Paige Norrbom, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 5-2; 3. Micah Nier, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 5-0; 4. Hayley Sorenson, Bonduel, 4-10; Hayley Pues, Bonduel, 4-10.
Long jump - 1. Emily Sorenson, Bonduel, 16-9; 3. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 15-9; 5. Taylor Nier, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 14-10.
Triple jump - 2. Micah Nier, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 34-2.25; 5. Taylor Nier, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 30-7.25; 7. Megan Fisher, Bonduel, 29-2.
Discus - 1. Anna Hartman, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 102-7; 7. Christine Sell, Bonduel, 81-5.
Shot put - 1. Anna Hartman, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 33-0; 5. Whitney Banker, Bonduel, 27-3.