(WIAA) – The 130th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Track and Field Championships and the 55th Girls Track and Field Championships will be held Friday-Saturday, June 5-6 at the Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
MEET INFORMATION: The meet features two sessions Friday. The Division 1 session begins at 9:30 a.m. with the competition proceeding in the order of events, which can be found on the Track & Field Tournament page on the WIAA website. The Divisions 2 & 3 session begins at 3:30 p.m. The competition resumes Saturday at 9:30 a.m. The order of the finals for each event Saturday begins with Division 3, followed by Divisions 2 and then Division 1.
2025 TEAM RESULTS-GIRLS: Arrowhead won the Division 1 girls’ team title for the second consecutive year, compiling 51 points. Neenah finished second with 46 points. Freedom won the gold trophy for the second year in a row in Division 2, scoring 40 points. University School of Milwaukee was runner-up with 37 points. In Division 3, Cochrane-Fountain City secured the team title by accumulating 40 points, one more than runner-up Lourdes Academy with 39 points. Sun Prairie East won the girls’ wheelchair team championship for the second straight season by compiling 36 points, and Madison East was second with 32 points.
2025 TEAM RESULTS-BOYS: De Pere won the Division 1 boys’ team championship by accumulating 46 points, one more than Homestead with 45 points. In Division 2, Notre Dame scored 44 points to earn the title. Winneconne finished in second place with 42.5 points. Marathon was the team champion in Division 3 with 48.5 points, and Coleman finished second with 38 points. Marquette won the boys’ wheelchair team championship for the third consecutive season, compiling 38 points, and Waupaca was second with 31 points.
BY THE NUMBERS-GIRLS: Madison West and Rosholt have won the most girls’ team titles with six. Three of West’s titles came in succession from 1980-82. Arcadia, Marathon, Nekoosa and Waukesha West have won five titles with Edgar, Madison Memorial, Milwaukee Bradley, Milwaukee King, Prairie du Chien and Whitewater each having won four. Twenty-nine girls have won the same event four times during their career. Kennedy Blahnik of Algoma, Cami Davre of Whitefish Bay, Bonnie Draxler of Wrightstown, Joanna Schultz of Holmen and Molly Seidel of University Lake School are the only athletes to accomplish the feat in two different events. Blahnik won the discus and shot put from 2011-14; Davre won the gold in the 800 and 1,600 runs from 2014-17; Draxler won the 400 dash and pole vault from 2011-14; Schultz captured the titles in the 200 and 400 dashes from 2003-06; and Seidel won the 1,600 and 3,200 runs from 2009-12. Davre, Draxler, Jaclynn Kriegl of Florence, and both Elizabeth Pospyhalla and Tess Thurs of Edgar hold the record for the most championships won in a career by an individual with 10. Dana Collins of Milwaukee Marshall, Heather Hyland of Nekoosa and Jenni Westphal of Marinette are next in line with nine. Edgar has won the most events in the history of the meet with 42 titles. Madison Memorial is next on the list with 35.
BY THE NUMBERS-BOYS: Whitefish Bay has won the most boys team championships with 18, 16 of them coming consecutively from 1937-52. Milwaukee Riverside and Kohler are second with 16 titles each. Only two competitors have ever won the same individual event four times. Dave Greenwood of Park Falls won four titles in the high jump from 1976-79, and Paul Annear of Richland Center repeated the feat in the same event from 2005-08. Three individuals have won four relay titles in the same relay. Kevin Bledsoe of Milwaukee South did it in the 400 relay (1984-87) as did Josh Dickerson of D.C. Everest (1993-96) and Greg Bracey of Milwaukee Vincent (2000-03). Justin Austin of Brown Deer (2005-08) holds the boys record for the most titles won by an individual in a career with nine. Darrell Jansen of Kimberly (1958-60) and Annear have won eight championships. Four others have won seven titles. Only Alvin Kraenzlein of Milwaukee East has won five State titles in one meet (1895), and Andrew Rock of Stratford is the only other athlete to win four State titles in the same year (2000). Joe Schubert of Marquette is the only wheelchair competitor to win the same event four times. He did it in both the 100 and 400 races (2014-17). He leads all wheelchair participants with 10 total championships. Milwaukee South and Whitefish Bay lay claim to having the most event titles throughout the history of the meet with 99.
DIVISION 1 NOTES – GIRLS: Arrowhead has the most events with participants competing in the division with 15, including representation in 11 individual events and four relays. Muskego and Nicolet have the second-most entries in the meet with 13. Both programs are represented in 11 individual events and two relays. Ten of 14 individual events and three of the four relays claim at least one former champion returning to contend for another gold medal. Junior Kyenret Rinkam of Brookfield Central and senior Lydia Lazarescu of Holmen are both former champions in the 100-meter dash. Rinkam captured the gold last year after placing fifth in 2024, and Lazarescu sprinted to the title in 2024 and finished runner-up a year ago. Lazarescu has qualified with the swiftest time this season at 11.85, and Rinkam is the third-fastest qualifier at 11.88. Senior Avery Bott of Arrowhead is the returning champion in the 200 dash with the second-fastest qualifying time in the event of 24.33, which is .01 better than the 24.34 seed time Lazarescu recorded at sectionals. Bott finished runner-up in the 200 in 2024. Lazarescu won the championship in the 200 in 2024 and was runner-up last season. Senior Ella Anschutz of Muskego is a four-time qualifier in the 1,600 run. She won the title in 2023 followed by a runner-up finish in 2024 and placing fifth last year. She has the second-fastest qualifying time this year at 4:56.65. Senior Lauren McCalla ran to the cross country title last fall, and she has the best qualifying time in the 1,600 at 4:45.79 after a runner-up finish last year and placing ninth in 2024. Anschutz is the two-time defending champion in the 3,200 run after placing 12th in 2023. She also is the State cross country runner-up in 2025 after earning the titles in 2023 and 2024. Anschutz will need to shave time off her qualifying time to add a third title, entering with a seed time of 11:26.08, which ranks 17th among qualifiers. The 10:34.73 qualifying time turned in by freshman Karstin McCabe of Whitefish Bay is the fastest among qualifiers in the 3,200. Senior Sydnee Nelson of Oshkosh West is the two-time defending champion in the 100 hurdles, and she is the leading contender to win the championship again this season with the fastest qualifying time of 14.26. Senior Maci Heise of Wausau West returns to defend the title she won in the 300 hurdles with a seed time of 46.96. Rylee Faehling of West Bend West has the fastest qualifying time in the event by more than three seconds after finishing runner-up last season and fourth in 2024. Senior Peyton Keller of Port Washington is the 2025 champion in the high jump. She attempts to win back-to-back titles with the second-best height among qualifiers at 5-5. Senior Elise Schroeder of Arrowhead is the two-time returning champion in the pole vault after a runner-up finish in 2023. Her sectional performance of 13-3 tops the next-best qualifying height by seven inches. After a runner-up performance in 2024, junior Celia Gentile of Neenah won the long jump last year and returns to defend the title with a qualifying mark of 19-2, which ties her with Payton Eicher of Arrowhead for the best sectional performance. Eicher finished fourth a year ago and third in 2024. Gentile is also the returning champion in the triple jump. She possesses the field’s top mark at sectionals with a distance of 39-1. The Mukwonago 400 relay returns to the meet seeking a third straight championship, qualifying with the fourth-fastest qualifying time of 48.44. The Germantown 800 relay squad has qualified with the 17th-fastest qualifying time at 1:44.31 after winning the event in 2025, and the Verona 1,600 relay has the 13th-swiftest seed time at 4:00.48 after earning gold the past two seasons.
DIVISION 1 NOTES – BOYS: Homestead has entries in the most events with 17, including representation in 14 individual events and three relays. Oak Creek is next with 12 entries, including nine individual events and three relays. Five individual events and three relays have their champions from last year returning this year. Senior Jemekhi Tally of Homestead is the returning champion in the 800 run. He is back attempting to retain the title this season with the fifth-fastest qualifying time in the 800 at 1:53.86. Senior Grady Lenn of De Pere is the returning champion in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs. He also ran to the State cross country title in the fall. In addition, Lenn ran to a sixth-place finish in the 1,600 and a third in the 3,200 in 2024. After capturing the State cross country crown last fall, he is the fastest qualifier in the 1,600 with a time of 4:13.02. His qualifying time of 9:26.74 in the 3,200 ranks 11th on the qualifier list. Senior Aiden Dykstra of Germantown won the high jump last season following a ninth-place effort in 2024. He returns with the highest qualifying leap at 6-10. Junior Cole Zielinski of Waukesha West returns with the top qualifying performance in the long jump with a leap of 23-10 1/4 after he won the gold medal last season, moving up from a 22nd place in 2024 . The Homestead 400 relay is back to defend its title with a sectional time of 42.40, which ranks 14th among the field. The Oak Creek 1,600 relay has qualified this year with the fourth-fastest seed time of 3:20.63 after earning the title a year ago. The Homestead 3,200 is also in pursuit of a second straight championship. The Highlanders possess the fourth-quickest time in the distance relay at 7:51.93.
DIVISION 2 NOTES – GIRLS: Bloomer and Kettle Moraine Lutheran have the division’s most event entries with 13. Both programs have representation in 11 individual events and two relays. Little Chute is the only other team with double-digit events represented with 10, including eight individual events and two relays. Nine individual events and three relays feature a former champion returning to contend for another title this year. Senior Elletta Uddin of Osceola highlights the division. She is attempting to become only the sixth girl to win four championships in two different events. Uddin is a three-time State champion and record holder in both the 100 and 300 hurdles. She will again contend for the titles in both events with the fastest qualifying times of 13.77 in the 100 hurdles and 42.33 in the 300 hurdles. In addition, Uddin is the returning champion in the long jump. She has the top qualifying mark entering the meet at 18-8 1/2. Senior Sydney Falkowski of Kettle Moraine Lutheran seeks a second consecutive crown in the 400 dash with the second-best qualifying time of 55.55 this year. Junior Harper Sheehan of Hayward owns the top seed time at 54.83 after a runner-up finish in 2025. Junior Ciara Hartman of Bloomer won the 1,600 run last season after placing third in 2024, and she finished runner-up last year 3,200 run after winning the title in the 2024. She returns to those events this year with the top qualifying time in the 1,600 at 4:54.73 and the second-best time in the 3,200 at 10:50.67, behind her sister, Aliya, a junior who qualified with an effort of 10:36.40. Junior Hayden Lauer of Kettle Moraine Lutheran is attempting to return championship form in the triple jump. She returns for another attempt at the title after winning the title in 2024 and placing third a year ago. Her sectional performance ties for 10th best among the qualifying field this year. Junior Eva Akpandja of Edgewood is the returning champion in the shot put. She is back this year with the top qualifying throw of 44-0 1/2. Senior Daelyn Rieck won the Division 3 championship in the discus last year after a runner-up finish in Division 2 and placing 10th 2023. She qualifies this season in Division 2 with the fourth-furthest throw of 135-6. New Berlin West attempts to win its third straight gold medal in the 800 relay after setting the State record in the event last year. The Vikings return to the event this year with the event’s best seed time of 1:40.66. The Kettle Moraine Lutheran 1,600 relay is the reigning champion seeking a second straight title after setting the State Meet record a year ago. The Chargers possess the ninth-fastest seed time from sectionals at 4:04.71. Bloomer enters the State Meet in pursuit of its third championship in a row in the 3,200 relay. After setting a State Meet record in the event last season, the Blackhawks qualify with a time of 9:19.88, which ranks second among the qualifiers in the field.
DIVISION 2 NOTES – BOYS: Osceola has the distinction of having the most entries covered in the division with 13, including representation in nine individual events and four relays. Winneconne is next on the list with qualifiers in 11 events, including nine individual events and two relays. Fox Valley Lutheran is the only other program in double figures with 10, including seven individual events and three relays. There are three individual events and three relays that return former champions. Senior Lucas Hansen of Hayward returns to defend the 300 hurdles title he won in record fashion last season after his runner-up finish in 2024. He has the third-fastest qualifying time of 38.83. Senior Cooper Effa of Little Chute possesses the top seed time in the event at 38.62 after finishing third in 2025. Junior Breck Anderson of Edgerton is the defending champion in the high jump. He is tied with the third best qualifying performance at 6-6, one inch lower than the top qualifiers. Senior Gage Mika of Ashland won the pole vault last year after a ninth-place finish in 2024. He will contend for the title again this season with the top qualifying height of 15-0. The Prescott 400 relay qualifies this season after winning the event in record time a year ago. The Cardinals enter the meet with a seed time of 42.78, which ranks fourth among the qualifiers. Winneconne returns to the 800 relay to defend its title with a qualifying time of 3:24.96, which ties for eighth-swiftest in the field. The McFarland 3,200 relay is seeking a third straight championship with the event’s fourth-fastest qualifying time of 8:06.80.
DIVISION 3 NOTES – GIRLS: Ladysmith has the most event entries in the division with 10, including eight individual events and two relays. Bonduel is next on the list with competitors in eight events, including participants in six individual events and two relays. Four individual events, and three relays feature returning champions. Senior Bella Thomas of Assumption attempts to join the prestigious list of four-time event champions. She has sprinted to titles in the 100 dash the last three seasons, and she possesses the second-fastest qualifying time in the event this year at 12.21. Senior Sydney Knaus of Dominican has the top seed time at 11.89 after finishing third in Division 2 last year and eighth in 2024. Thomas is also the two-time defending champion in the 200 dash after finishing runner-up in the event in 2023. She possesses the second-fastest qualifying time at 24.67. Knaus is the fastest qualifier at 24.40 following a fourth-place finish in Division 2 last year. Senior Iszy Sonnegtag from Cadott, the State Meet record-holder in the 400 dash, is also attempting to become a four-time champion. She has won the event the last three seasons, and she is in position to win the event for the fourth consecutive year with the fastest seed time of 55.84. Senior Rylee Berryman of Deerfield was the champion in the long jump in 2024 and finished fourth last year. She qualifies this season with a qualifying mark of 35-9 1/4, which ranks fourth among the field. The Kickapoo/LaFarge 400 and 800 relay teams return to defend the titles won last season, setting a State Meet record in the 400 relay. The co-op’s seed time in the 400 relay of 48.95 ranks first among qualifiers and its 1:44.00 in the 800 relay is positioned second. Kohler will attempt to retain the title it won last season in the 3,200 relay, entering the meet with the top seed time of 9:37.65.
DIVISION 3 NOTES – BOYS: Marathon has the most events with qualifiers in the division with 11, including representation in eight individual events and three relays. Stratford is second on the list of most entries with 10 including seven individual events and three relays. There are six individual events and two relays that return former champions to the meet this year. Senior Paxton Kuehn of Shiocton returns to the 100 dash after earning gold in the event last year. He is tied for the fourth-swiftest time in the field at 10.95. Senior Alex Wierzba of Rosholt attempts to return to the top of the podium in the 200 after winning the event in 2024 and dropping to second last year. The four-time qualifier in the event also placed eighth in 2023. He claims the fourth-fastest qualifying time at sectionals last week at 22.10. Junior Benjamin Dean of Eastbrook Academy has recorded the fastest qualifying time in both the 100 and 200 dashes this year at 10.85 and 21.93, respectively, after finishing fifth in the 100 and third in the 200 in 2025. Senior Brady Thompson of Glenwood City was the 2025 champion in the 400 after a fifth-place finish in 2024. He enters the race with the second-fastest qualifying time of 48.95. Senior Ashton Clark of Ladysmith is the leading contender for the gold medal in the high jump after capturing the title a year ago and posting the best leap at sectionals with a height of 6-5. Senior Chris Marcell of Marathon seeks to defend the titles he won in the shot put and discus last year, setting the State Meet record in both events. The four-time qualifier in the discus also placed runner-up in 2024 and eighth in 2023. Marcell possesses the top qualifying distances in both events this season at 62-7 3/4 in the shot put and 201-4 in the discus. Cambridge is in contention for a second straight title in the 800 relay, returning to the meet with the fourth-fastest seed time of 1:31.10. The Abundant Life Christian 3,200 relay has qualified in pursuit of retaining the crown it captured last year but will need to improve on its qualifying time of 3:20.09, which positions the Challengers ninth on the event’s performance list of qualifiers.
WHEELCHAIR NOTES: There are four girls’ wheelchair events returning former champions. Junior Megan Egstad of Sun Prairie East accounts for three of those events. She won the 400 and 800 races, as well as the shot put the last two years. Egstad recorded the second-fastest seed times in both the 400 and 800 at sectionals, posting marks of 1:18.88 and 2:43.34, respectively. She is also second on the performance list in the shot put with a sectional toss 18-2. Senior Renaya Horvath of Greenwood raced to the championship in the 100 in 2023 and 2024. She fell to fourth last year and enters the meet second fastest time of 22.28. All five boy’s wheelchair events return its champion, Senior Gianni Quintero of Marquette, who is the three-time champion and record-holder in both the 400 and 800 races. Quintero is in position to win his fourth crown in both those events with the fastest qualifying times of 58.18 and 1:59.54, respectively. He is also the returning champion after setting the State Meet record in the 1,600 race in 2025, and he claims the top seed time this season at 4:07.34. Senior Taylor Post also returns to the event. He finished runner-up to Quintero in the 1,600 last season after earning the title in 2024. Senior Daniel Nehls of West De Pere has his sights on a repeat championship in the shot put, winning the crown last year after a runner-up finish in 2024. He has the second-best qualifying throw of 25-0 1/4. Junior Jurgen Aguilera of Sun Prairie East possesses the furthest qualifying throw entering the meet at 28-4.
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