2022 Big Rivers Conference Meet




Monday, May 16, 2022, at Menomonie HS. Results.







On an ideal night for a track and field meet athletes had many outstanding performances. Menomonie hosted Eau Claire Memorial, Eau Claire North, Hudson, New Richmond, Rice Lake Area School District, and River Falls at the Menomonie High School - Sports Complex. Chippewa Falls junior Brooklyn Sandvig not only set four conference records in the 100m, 200m, 400m dash events and the long jump she also had Top 50 All-Time Athlete performances that moved her up in the Top 50 listings in all four of those events. In the photo composite above she is shown at the finish and on the backstretch of the 400m dash event in which she recorded a 54.59 which broke the previous record of 55.70 she set at the 2021 Conference Meet. Coach Jami Holum's Hudson Raider team won the team title with 147 points with Eau Claire Memorial 2nd, New Richmond 3rd, and River Falls 4th.
4x800m Relay
Team Champion Hudson got off to a good start in the meet by winning the 4x8 relay event in 10:10.21. Team members above L-R: Manon Field, Rebecca Belany, Rubyann Mitchell, and anchor Haley Loewe.

Vivian Roberts [NR] & Manon Field - leg 1

Vivian Roberts [ECM] - leg 1

Rebecca Belany - leg 2

Jasmine Altena [New Richmond] - leg 2

Ruby Mitchell - leg 3

Anna Fitzgerald [NR] - leg 3

Anchor Haley Loewe

Anchor Haley Loewe

Anchor Izzy Perry [New Richmond]
100m High Hurdles
High hurdle finals L-R: Elen Sommerville [Hudson, 2nd 16.81] and Champion Biranna Strehlau [River Falls, 16.55].

Kailey Bates [Eau Claire North, 3rd]

Lanie Jilek [Hudson, 4th]

Abby Milton [New Richmond, 5th]
100m Dash
At the 2021 Conference Meet in the 100m finals Chippewa Fall's dash athlete Brooklyn Sandvig posted a 12.14 to set a BRC Record. In the 2022 BRC 100m finals Sandvig rocketed to a 11.63 to set a new Conference Record and establish a new Top 50 time for her in the 100m dash event. Runners in the finals above L-R: Becca Fentress [ECM, 3rd, 12.74], Angie Binderman [NR, 5th], Champion Brooklyn Sandvig, and 2nd place finisher Rebecca Randleman [RF, 12.60]. Later in the meet Sandvig blazed to a time of 23.97 to not only win the 200 but to establish a new BRC Record in the 200m dash. The old record that Sandvig set in 2021 was 25.07. Sandvig's previous Top 50 times were 11.94 HHT [McDonell Outdoor Meet 2022] and 24.44 HHT [McDonell Outdoor Meet 2022].

Brooklyn Sandvig

Rebecca Randleman

Becca Fentress

Brooklyn Silloway [RF, 4th, 12..95]

Angie Blinderman [NR, 5th]

Katelyn Doehrmann [NR, 6th]
The above 4 photos of Chippewa Falls junior Brooklyn Sandvig were taken this season by Chippewa Falls throw athlete Faith Wren. Wisconsin Track Online appreciates that Faith shared her talents in photography by sending the above photos from previous meets. Besides throwing the shot and discus for the Cardinals Faith is also busy as a student at Chippewa Falls and with photography at Faith Ella Photography.
1600m Run
Start of the 1600m run L-R: Ella Spitz [CF, 8th], Aubrie Ecker [ECN, 7th], Elizabeth King [ECM 5th], Abby Merconti [CF, 6th], Rebecca Berlany [HUD, 4th], Haley Loew [HUD, 2nd, 5:12.25], Jillian Heth [ECM, 3rd, 5:13.69], and Champion Isabella Jacobsen from Menomonie. Jacobsen won the 1600m in 5:03.06 and then came back later in the meet to post a 10:57.47 to win the 3200m run Championship. In the 3200m run Loew was secong and Heth 3rd..

Isabella Jacobsen

Haley Loewe

Jillian Heth

Rebecca Belany

Elizabeth King

Abby Merconti
400m Dash
Brooklyn Sandvig a junior from Chippewa Falls nearing the finish line with a record setting 54.59 time in the 400m Dash event. Katie Kopin from River Falls had set the old record of 57.91 in 1998 which Sandvig broke with a 55.70 at the 2021 BRC Meet. Sandvig's time betters her previous 400m Top 50 performance of 55.32 set at the Willard Hanson Invitational at La Crosse Central on May 5, 2022.

Brooklyn Sandvig
Defending D1 WIAA Champion

Eliana Sheplee [Rice Lake, 2nd, 58.55]
Defending WIAA D2 Champion/Record Holder

Angie Blinderman [New Richmond, 3rd]

Ella Peters [River Falls, 4th]

Dyllan Powers [New Richmond, 5th]

Ceana Dietz [New Richmond, 6th]
Dietz won the 800m in 2:24.43
4x200m /Relay
The River Falls 4x2 relay team posted a 1:47.88 to edge out Eau Claire Memorial [1:48.08] and Hudson [1:48.38] to become the 2022 Big Rivers Champion in that event. Team members above L-R: Abi Banitt, leadoff runner Elise Frisbie, anchor Becca Randleman, and leg 3 runner Allie Humburg.

Leadoff River Fall's runner Elise Frisbie

 

Eau Claire Memorial's Becca Fentress
Eau Claire Memorial's Candace Burrell hands off to Brianna Fletcher. River Falls leg 2 runner Abi Banitt gets the baton to Allie Humburg.
Anchors Grace Hansen [Eau Claire Memorial], Rebecca Randleman from River Falls, and Hudson's Ava Wilber
Long Jump
Hudson's Maddie Nelson had set the BRC Record in the long jump in 2016 with a distance of 18' 03.50. Chippewa Falls junior Brooklyn Sandvig on her 2nd jump in final's soared 19' 05.50 to establish a new BRC Record. The middle and right photo above show her winning/record jump. Her jump improves her former Top 50 distance of 19' 02.75 set in 2021 at the Rice Lake Invitational.

Kendell Kein [Eau Claire North, 2nd 17' 06.25]

Ava Wilber [Hudson, 3rd, 16' 11]

Becca Fentress [Eau Claire Memorial, 4th, 16' 6.50]
Shot Put
Left and center: Eau Claire North senior Saraya Davis had a throw of 44' 00 to secure the BRC Championship in the shot put. Right: Taylor Schulz a senior from Rice Lake is shown in the shot put in which she placed 3rd with a throw of 36' 11. She was the BRC Champion in the discus with a best throw of 132' 00.

Emma Miller [Eau Claire Memorial]
2nd in the SP and Discus

Ava Reuter [Rice Lake, 4th]

Gabriell Barnhardt [Eau Claire North 5th]
High Jump

Champion Emma Mommsen [Menomonie, 5' 03]

Emma Mommensen

Laura Mahowald [Hudson, 2nd, 5' 1]
Big Rivers 2022 Conference Meet Highlights