Smock sets G-E-T record in boys pole vault
G-E-T senior Sawyer Smock set a new school record in the boys' pole vault by clearing the bar at 14 feet, 3 inches at the Logan Invitational last Tuesday in La Crosse. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Sawyer Smock has lofty expectations for his senior season — one that he hopes eventually leads to a spot on the podium in La Crosse at the state track meet.
While that’s the ultimate end goal, he still has other goals he’d love to hit along the way. Smock knocked out a big one by breaking the school record in the boys pole vault last week.
Smock set a new G-E-T record by clearing the bar at 14 feet, 3 inches to win the pole vault at the Logan Invitational last Tuesday in La Crosse.
“Yesterday, I snapped a pole in practice. So, we didn’t know how today was going to go,” Smock said. “I had the support of all my teammates. They were all here watching, the ones that weren’t running. It felt great that I had a community watching.
Fellow G-E-T senior Brayden Lawson also gave the team a first-place finish in the long jump. Nathanael Sorenson took third in the 400-meter dash.
On the boys’ side for Arcadia, Ted Teske placed first in both the 400-meter dash and the high jump, while Andy Monroy and Jerson Sanchez won the 3,200-meter run and the 110-meter hurdles, respectively.
The Raiders’ second-place finishers included Alec Conrad in the 800-meter run, David Escalara in the 300-meter hurdles and Trey Lyga in the discus throw.
Junior Jaylie Dahl set the pace for Arcadia on the girls’ side with wins in both the 100- and 400-meter dashes. Arcadia’s Hermione Carreon and Malania Tullius were second in the high jump and pole vault, respectively, while Kalani Vazquez came in third in the shot put.
For the G-E-T girls, Charlee McCutchen took second in the triple jump and Rylyn Simmons placed second in the discus throw. The Red Hawks’ third-place finishers were Anya Wolfe in the 800-meter run and Audrey Swenson in the 300-meter hurdles.
Boys track, Logan Invitational, April 22 at Logan High School
La Crosse Logan 227, Arcadia 145, G-E-T 109, Tomah 88, Caledonia 66, La Crescent-Hokah 32
Arcadia top three finishers
Firsts—Teske, 400, 52.11; Monroy, 3200, 10:50.58; Sanchez 110 hurdles, 16.02; Teske, high jump, 6-03; 3200 relay (Gonzalez, Conrad, Badillo, Schultz), 9:06.47
Seconds—Conrad, 800, 2:12.09; Escalara, 300 hurdles, 44.00; Lyga, discus throw, 165-11
Thirds—Monroy, 1600, 4:55.07; Gonzalez, 3200, 11:15.79; Pronschinske, long jump, 16-09
G-E-T top three finishers
Firsts—Giemza, 800, 2:08.77; Smock, pole vault, 14-03; Lawson, long jump, 17-10; 800 relay (Jimenez, Knapmiller, Seiling, Waxlax), 1:36.95; 1600 relay (Vail, Carroll, Foust, Earney), 3:43.23
Seconds—400 relay (Carroll, Vail, Seiling, Knapmiller), 44.92; 3200 relay (Bautista, Busch, O’Neill, Spitzmacher), 9:15.43
Thirds—Sorenson, 400, 55.86; 400 relay (Ballentine, Nichols, Oliver, Salas), 48.64
Girls track, Logan Invitational, April 22 at Logan High School
La Crosse Logan 192, La Crescent-Hokah 107, Tomah 105.5, G-E-T 94.5, Arcadia 66, Caledonia 51
Arcadia top three finishers
Firsts—Dahl, 100, 13.23; Dahl, 400, 1:02.36; 3200 relay (Cruz, Rodriguez, Gutierrez, Zuniga), 11:58.00
Seconds—Carreon, high jump, 4-04; Tullius, pole vault, 7-06
Thirds—Vazquez, shot put, 30-00
G-E-T top three finishers
Seconds—McCutchen, triple jump, 31-00; Simmons, discus throw, 90-05; 400 relay (Garcia, Breidenbach, Pretasky, Schulze), 53.31; 1600 relay (Higgins, Hilton, Tarjeson, Wolfe), 5:00.35
Thirds—Wolfe, 800, 2:50.75; Swenson, 300 hurdles, 54.00; 800 relay (Gilson, Hale, Offutt, Rand), 2:06.83
Arcadia boys win home invitational
The Arcadia boys track and field team earned a spot atop the boys’ team standings at their home meet late last week.
The Raiders were guided by Ted Teske winning two events (the high jump and the long jump) at the Fredrickson-Sonnentag Invite last Thursday in Arcadia. The Raiders earned 128.5 points to lead the team standings, with G-E-T (117.5) in second and Whitehall (97) in fourth.
In addition to Teske, the Arcadia boys had Jerson Sanchez in first in the 100-meter hurdles and Trey Lyga in first in the discus throw.
The Red Hawks were led by a trio of first-place finishes: Adrian Bautista in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs and Mikah Vail in the 200-meter dash. Though they didn’t have any firsts, the Whitehall boys got second-place finishes from Kole Kulig in both the 800-meter run and high jump and Caydan Johnson in the triple jump.
The G-E-T girls were second in the team standings at 149 points, behind only Fall Creek (160). Arcadia (74) was fourth and Whitehall (28) came in seventh.
The Red Hawk team of Jayden Thill, Charlee McCutchen, Myrabelle Pretasky and Audrey Swenson were first in the girls’ 800-meter relay. Arcadia’s Jaylie Dahl took first in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes. Whitehall’s Bria Pank came in first in the triple jump.
Boys track, Arcadia Invitational, April 24 at Arcadia High School
Arcadia 128.5, G-E-T 117.5, Altoona 107, Whitehall 97, Fall Creek 74.5, West Salem 54.333, Mondovi 50.333, Necedah 44.333, La Crosse Central 23.5
Arcadia top three finishers
Firsts—Sanchez, 110 hurdles, 15.93; Teske, high jump, 6-00; Teske, long jump, 21-2.5; Lyga, discus throw, 166-02; 1600 relay (Teske, Kolstad, Sanchez, Escalara), 3:35.39
Seconds—Monroy, 3200, 10:39.91; Escalara, 110 hurdles, 16.72; Kolstad, pole vault, 10-06
Thirds—Kolstad, 400, 53.80; 3200 relay (Monroy, Badillo, Gonzalez, Schultz), 9:08.18
G-E-T top three finishers
Firsts—Vail, 200, 23.12; Bautista, 1600, 4:48.48; Bautista, 3200, 10:31.41
Seconds—Foust, 400, 53.43; Seiling, long jump, 18-10; 400 relay (Carroll, Vail, Seiling, Knapmiller), 45.41; 1600 relay (Senn, Smock, Waxlax, Giemza), 3:45.74; 3200 relay (Earney, McDonnell, Smock, Giemza), 9:07.07
Thirds—Giemza, 800, 2:15.84
WHS top three finishers
Seconds—Kulig, 800, 2:14.86; Kulig, high jump, 5-04; Johnston, triple jump, 41-1.75; 800 relay (Santos, Semb, Johnson, Pratt), 1:40.55
Thirds—Johnston, 100, 11.58; Juresh, 200, 23.53; Semb, 300 hurdles, 47.23; Santos, high jump, 5-04; Hutsell, triple jump, 38-9.25
Girls track, Arcadia Invitational, April 24 at Arcadia High School
Fall Creek 160, G-E-T 149, Altoona 122, Arcadia 74, West Salem 69, Mondovi 51, Whitehall 28, La Crosse Central 16, Necedah 7
Arcadia top three finishers
Firsts—Dahl, 200, 26.47; Dahl, 400, 1:01.82
Seconds—Dahl, 100, 12.76; Tullius, pole vault, 8-00; Vazquez, shot put, 29-10
Thirds—Amundson, triple jump, 29-9.5
G-E-T top three finishers
Firsts—800 relay (Thill, McCutchen, Pretasky, Swenson), 1:55.93
Seconds—Tarjeson, 800, 2:44.93; Hansen, long jump, 15-00; McCutchen, triple jump, 30-3.5; 1600 relay (Breidenbach, Schulze, Garcia, Pretasky), 4:40.73; 3200 relay (Tarjeson, Hilton, Higgins, Wolfe), 11:40.15
Thirds—Thill, 200, 28.71; Swenson, 300 hurdles, 55.10; Womack, pole vault, 7-06; Thill, long jump, 14-09; Simmons, shot put, 28-11; 400 relay (Grandt, Breidenbach, Offutt, Gilson), 56.66
WHS top three finishers
Firsts—Pank, triple jump, 34-7.5
Thirds—1600 relay (Hemenway, Edge, Aasen, Pank), 4:43.69
