Spring is in the air. Well, some days spring is in the air. But at least we know that, for the most part, winter is in the rearview mirror, which means the track season has moved to the (often cold and breezy) outdoors.
Wrapping up the indoor season and taking a look at our MHS graduates at their respective indoor conference championships:
Anderson (SC) University junior David Brown placed second in the heptathlon at the Southern Atlantic Indoor Championship in February notching a personal-best and team record 4633 points. Brown tallied personal-bests in the 1000-meter (3:1439), 60-hurdles (8.83), shot put (38-8.25) and the 60m dash (7.33). Brown added an eighth place finish in the individual pole vault with a height of 13-11.25. Brown collected 10 team points (eight in the heptathlon, two in the open pole vault) as Anderson placed fourth with 69 points.
UW-Stout junior Josh Boyette scored a personal-best in the pole vault while competing at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Indoor Championship in March. Boyette finished 12th in the event while clearing 14-feet, 9-inches.
Lawrence University junior Gaby Skorczewski scored in three events at the Midwest Conference Indoor Championship in February. Skorczewski was fourth individually in the 400-meter in a time of 1-minute, 1.06-seconds. Skorczewski’s 4×400-relay team placed fifth (4:15.12) and her sprint medley relay team placed sixth (4:24.97).
UM-Duluth freshman Nolan Bien made a solid debut at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Championship in March. Bien set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a time 8.26 seconds in the preliminaries. Bien manage to overcome a mishap in the finals to finish seventh. Freshman Isabella Whitwam competed in the pole vault on the women’s side for the Bulldogs, but did not place.
UW-Superior freshman Kieren Bignell placed 19th in the 400-meter in 58.92 at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Indoor Championship in February.
Wisconsin junior Bella Jacobsen placed 36th in the 3000-meter at the Big 10 Indoor Championship in a time of 9:43.48.
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