Wednesday, March 25
Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field Team for their outstanding performance at the Blue Devil Invite at UW Stout. The boys finished 3rd of 26 teams. Top finishers for the Mustangs were 2nd place finishes from Javan Butler in the 55m dash, Evan Olson in the 800m run, Owen Pelzel in the 1600m run and the 4x400m relay team of Thomas Siem, Evan Olson, Noah Winder and Owen Pelzel. Great job boys team.
Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field Team for finishing 2nd at the 28 team invitational at UW Stout yesterday. The team was led by three new MHS indoor school records from Lauren McCalla in the 1600 meter with a time of 4 minutes 48 seconds, Bree Barfknecht in the 800 meter with a time of 2 minutes 18 seconds, and the 4 by 400 meter relay of Isabel Sorensen, Lauren Ohman, Bree Barfknecht and Lauren McCalla who ran a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds. All three performances were also meet records. Top three finishes were also recorded by Bennett Schmitt in the 1600, Bella Drake in the 3200, and Isabel Sorensen in the Triple Jump. Well done ladies and great start to the season!
Friday March 27
Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field Team on their outstanding performances yesterday at the Freshman and Sophomore Invite at UW-Eau Claire. The boys won the meet, finishing 1st of 11 teams. Individual event winners were Javan Butler in the long jump and 55m dash, Logan Topper in the 3200m run, Kellen Lehman in the triple jump and the 4x800m relay team of Logan Topper, Brody Salzman, Oliver Kerze and Silas Cameron. Great job.
Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field Team on their victory last night at the UW-Eau Claire Freshman and Sophomore Invite. The girls were led by first place finishes from Lexi Thalacker in the 800 meters, Ofelia Prechel in the long jump, Ayala Hilson in the triple jump, and the group of Rylee King, Addison Schuler, Lauren Ohman and Bree Barfknecht who won both the 4 by 800 and 4 by 400 meter relays. Well done!
Monday, March 30
Congratulations to the entire Forensics Team. Every team member who competed at District has advanced to State competition in April! The team will be bringing their best effort to earn the coveted Excellence in Speech Award at State, which this team has earned for more than 15 consecutive years.
Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field Team for their outstanding performances at the Eau Claire North Varsity Invite on Friday. The Mustangs finished 2nd of 12 teams. Top performances included 3rd place finishes from DJ Butler in the 55m dash, Luke Ray in the 1600m run and Aiden Anderson in the pole vault. 2nd place finishes were Evan Olson in the 1600m run, Myka Fox in the high jump, and the 4x200m relay team of Mason Ramirez, John Gruber, Scotty Hoiby and Thomas Siem. Event champions were Owen Pelzel in the 800m and the 4x400m relay team of Luke Ray, Evan Olson, Owen Pelzel and Noah Winder. Great job boys team.
Another great meet for the Girls Track and Field Team on Friday at UW-Eau Claire’s indoor facility. The girls finished 2nd of 12 teams with five top three finishes, including event champions Izzy Sorensen in the 55 hurdles and Lauren McCalla in the 400. McCalla’s winning time of 59.93 seconds was over 2 seconds faster than the previous school record time. Sara Palmer was 2nd in the 3200 meter run, Sydney Norby was 3rd in the 200 meter dash and Nora Pejsa was 3rd in the 55 hurdles.
The Girls Softball Team traveled to Rhinelander to play in the Danny Mac Classic on Thursday and Friday. The Mustangs had a strong showing finishing 2-1 and placing 3rd. The Mustangs were led offensively by Jaidyn Stouff and Ady Micek each recording 4 hits. Vivian Lorenzen and Mya Romsos also recorded 3 hits each. In the final game vs. Marshfield the Mustangs scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to win 8-7. In the comeback 7 players recorded hits, capped off by Ellie Isenberger hitting a walk off single with the bases loaded.
