Track Athletes Prepare For Season
The spring sports’ season is in full swing! High school track practice started March 5th for the 2024 season. The track team will be going and competing in a total of 11 track meets with their first being on March 26th at Stanton.
The track team this year consists of seniors Tanyn Larson, Sage Fernau, Addie McAtee, Chloe Hanel, and Alyssa Gurnsey. Senior boys include Isaac Baumert, Trey Steffensmeier, Max Muhle, Joey Steffensmeier, Christian Hamernik.
The junior girls are Rylee Balzer, Cadence Indra, Ella Urban, Izzy Hollatz, Baylee Settje, and Brynn Settje. The junior boys include Otto Crecco, Korbin Lemburg, Jairo Alvarado, Caleb Christenson, and Zach Gall.
The sophomore girls are Lexis Gleason, Jocelyn Donnelly, Karly Wendt, Sydney Messerlie, Ava Kasik, and Nevaeh Zulkoski, Willow Fernau, Emma Gall, Kendall Schneider, and Hannah Cech. The boys are Levi Gall, Corey Steffensmeier, Tucker Mathies, and Coal Fernau.
The freshmen girls are Grace Hansen, Emersyn Urban, Kaylee Brabec, Carmen Malena, Ella Higby, Madi Freudenberg, Reann Bruhn, Vylet Hollatz, Reese Wietfeld, Maizie Stokloska, Claire Holubek, Kyla Clarkson, Rae Scott, Gracie Sorentino, Chelsy Matthies, Ava Baumert, and Ella Baumert. Freshmen boys include Blake Loseke Jeryn Struebing, and Colton Steffensmeier. The coaches include Briana Wietfeld, Lee Schneider, Jim Clarkson, Jeff Korus, Brianne Bachman, and Kim Heimann.
“What a promising outlook I have for this season,” Head girls’ coach Mrs. Bri Wietfeld said. “The first couple practices have shown that our team will be full of hard workers and determined athletes. We have high numbers and great potential. We have many freshmen that we are excited to see what they bring to the team. Also, we have several returning athletes that are ready to pick up where they left off last spring. Be sure to listen in as the season goes, you will be hearing some great things.”
Senior Tanyn Larson said, “I am really excited about this upcoming track season! There are a lot of incoming freshmen with a lot of talent, as well as a lot of returning talent from last year. I am looking forward to seeing what this track season brings!”