Team finishes first at Jim Reinhard Dog Relays
By Chris Bennett
Correspondent
The Elkhorn Area High School girls track team opened the season with a flourish March 20 at West Allis Central High School in the Jim Reinhard Dog Relays.
The Elks scored 96 points and won the meet for the third season in a row.
“It was a great first meet of the year for our kids,” coach Steve Simsonson said. “Really a high energy, focused effort by our boys and our girls.”
The Elks boys scored 40.5 points and finished sixth in the nine-team field.
“The girls did what we expected them to do by winning the meet by a 36-point margin over Divine Savior Holy Angels, and our boys’ team, which is extremely young, held up well to their first varsity-level completion,” Simonson said. “The coaches were really proud of all of the kids.”
DHSA finished second in the girls meet with 60 points. West Allis Nathan Hale finished third (58), Milwaukee Riverside fourth (56) and Wilmot fifth (50). Waukesha North finished sixth (38.50), Milwaukee Vincent seventh (19) and Milwaukee Morse Marshall eighth (16). West Allis Central finished ninth (1.50).
In the boys team standings, West Allis Central won the meet (89). West Allis Nathan Hale finished second (78), Milwaukee Riverside third (57), Wilmot fourth (47) and Waukesha North fifth (42). Waukesha South finished seventh (28.50), Milwaukee Morse Marshall eighth (26) and Milwaukee Vincent ninth (19).
The pole vault relay of Jessica Reiff, Megan Leahy and Caiti Leahy set a school record of 24 feet and won the event.
The girls distance medley of Maddie Barlow, Leesa Sesing, Bethany Buikema and Taylor Mair also finished first in 13 minutes, 51.13 seconds, as did the girls’ shot put relay of Victoria Brossard, Rachel Anderson and Natalie Dulaney.
The girls low hurdle relay of Haley Blum, Ali Rohde and Caiti Leahy and the boys high jump relay team of Vinnie Janaky, Chase Janaky and Shane Piasecki also finished first.
The Elks’ next meet is April 9 at Badger High School. The girls are competing in a quadrangular and the girls in a triangular meet.
