|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Dezerea Bryant And Chidera Obasih Rewrite Dash Records
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
In the preliminaries of the 2009 State Meet Milwaukee Bradley Technical's Dezerea Bryant and Milwaukee North's Tasha allen set the 100m dash records by recording 11.76 in different heats.
On Saturday, June 5, Bryant broke the 100m dash record by blazing to a 11.50 clocking in the finals of the 100m dash event. Bryant is pictured on the left in the 200m preliminaries held Friday, June 4.
Below L-R: Brookfield Central's Chidera Obasih [2nd, 11.81], Bryant, and Milwaukee Bradley Technical's Tahje Whittley [3rd, 12.00]. Bryant, Whittley, and Obasih are juniors.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
The 200m D1 finals were held in a driving rain storm. The slick surface did little to slow Dezerea Bryant who broke the 200m State Record in the 200m dash which she set in the preliminaries on Friday, June 4.
In the prelims Bryant had broken Chidera Obasih's record of 23.85 [set in the prelims of the 2009 State Meet] by posting a 23.58. In the rain Bryant was clocked in 23.37 to set a D1 and an All-Division record for the 200m dash.
Far left: Ciara Jarrett [12, 6th, Milw Marshall]. Left: Bryant in 200m finals.
Below L-R: The finals of the 200m D1 dash - Elexis Fuller-Stewart [10, 2nd, 24.33, Milwaukee Bradley Technical], Kat Keller [10, 4th, 24.92, New Richmond], Chidera Obasih [11, 3rd, 24.34, Brookfield Central], Heather Bong [11, 5th, 24.95, Arrowhead], and Bryant.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Tasha Allen set the D1 and All-Division record in the 400m dash in the preliminaries of the 2009 State Meet with a time of 55.19. Brookfield Central junior Chidera Obasih broke that record in the finals of the D1 400m dash on Saturday, June 5, with time of 55.18. Tahje Whittley a Milwaukee Bradley Technical junior is pictured above in the Saturday finals where she finished second with a time of 55.51 [time for Whittley shown below was readjusted].
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Below left L-R: Lauren Grant a Waukesha West senior was third [57.14, 57.06 prelims] and ninth grader Crystal Malone of Milwaukee Riverside-University who was fifth [57.64].
Below right L-R: Wausau West senior Jessica Waldvogel was fourth [57.43] and Chidera Obasih. The pictures below were taken int he Friday preliminaries.
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Eileen Gehring And Deysha Smith-Jenkins Win D2 Dash Events
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Finals of the 100m D2 dash L-R: Deysha Smith Jenkins [10, 4th, 12.36, Whitefish Bay Domincan], Maya Vazquez [12, 2nd, 12.24, Arcadia], Amanda Obot [10, 5th, 12.51, Omro], Eileen Gehring [11, 1st, 12.11, Madison Edgewood], and Ariel Kinlow [11, 3rd, 12.28, Brown Deer].
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Finals of the D2 200m L-R: Maya Vazquez [12, 2nd, 25.34, Arcadia], Amanda Obot [10, 5th, 25.97], champion Deysha Smith-Jenkins [10, 25.10, Whitefish Bay Dominican], and Ariel Kinlow [11, 3rd, 25.85, Brown Deer].
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Finals of the D2 400m L-R: Shannon Klein [11, 5th, 57.54, Brodhead-Juda], Maya Vazquez [12, 4th, 57.52, Arcadia], champion Eileen Gehring [11, 56.72, Madison Edgewood], Jasmine Haines [12, 3rd, 57.22, East Troy], Kate Hein [12, 2nd, 57.09, Green Bay Notre Dame], and Brianna Dunkleberger [11, 6th, 58.51, Lake Mills].
Below: L-R: Gehring, Haines and Hein are almost dead even with 50 meters left in the 400m dash.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
Emily Dittman, Gretchen Homan, And Bria Halama Win Dash Events
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
D3 finals L-R: Jena Heidmann [10, 2nd, 12.68, Edgar], champion Emily Dittman [11, 12.47, Edgar], Audra Winter [10, 3rd, 12.70, Manitowoc Lutheran], and Laney Kemink [10, 5th, 12.87, Central Wisconsin Lutheran]. Teresa Rock [11, Wausau Newman Catholic-not pictured] was fourth [12.76].
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
The weather at La Crosse was great on Friday and most of Saturday. However the weather changed from June 5 to early November as the 200m races began. Burlington Catholic Central's Gretchen Homan successfully defended her 200m title which she won in 2009. Above L-R: Bria Halama [11, 3rd, 26.45, Independence - Gilmanton], Meg Heafy [10, 2nd, 25.53, Reedsville], Lexie Schaffer [12, 6th, 26.83, Hilbert], Laney Kimek [10, 8th, 27.06, Central Wisconsin Christian], and winner Gretchen Homan [12, 25.52].
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
Above: Edgar ninth grader Kira Dittman finished fourth in the D3 200m dash. She is pictured in the 200m preliminaries on Friday, June 4.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
The 400m dash ended with a razor thin margin separating first and second. Independence - Gilmanton junior Bria Halama [above left, #6] is pictured above and below closing on Burlington Catholic Central's Gretchen Homan with 40 meters to go in the 400m dash. Halama posted a 56.56 to barely edge out Homan the defending D3 400m champion who was timed in 56.58.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
Senior Hannah Pospyhalla [above left] from Edgar was 4th [59.37] in the 400m dash. Elizabeth Pospyhalla a ninth grader [above right] was third in the 400m dash [57.98].
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
