SPASH junior makes mark in prep track honor roll

WAUSAU - Liam Belson's effort on Tuesday not only helped the Stevens Point Area Senior High boys track team with a home triangular track meet, but also placed him among the state's best performances this spring.

The Panthers junior had a season-best time of 1 minute, 58.37 seconds, which ranks fifth in the state for prep boys track competition in Wisconsin, regardless of division, according to times collected by athletic.net

Belson, who finished third in the 800 meters in Division 1 boys competition during the WIAA state track meet last June, is among the highlights for a local boys and girls prep track honor roll this week. Belson also ran the third leg for the Panthers 1,600-relay team, which posted a season-best time of 3:28.10 on Tuesday as well. The mark ranks second in the state behind the time of 3.27.29 posted by Brookfield East.

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Rosholt's Sawyer Fleming ran a season-best time of 2:00.13 in the 800 during the SPASH triangular on Tuesday, a mark that ranks 11th overall in the state this spring in boys competition.

Wausau West's Brooke Jaworski posted a time of 24.85 in the 400 during the Dan Baker Memorial in De Pere last Friday. The time is the fastest for a prep girls track athlete in the state this year, according to times collected by wisconsintrackonline.com. Jaworski still also holds the fastest girls time in the 800 this spring (54.59), a mark she set on March 12.

Edgar's Marissa Ellenbecker had a time of 11:21.41 in the 3,200 in the Back the Track Invitational in Rosholt last Friday as well. The mark is the eighth-best performance by a girls runner in the state this season,regardlesss of division.

Tim Johnson: 715-845-0731, or twjohnson@gannett.com; on Twitter @timmyjo11

Top local boys and girls track performances through April 27. Times and distances, according to wisconsintrackonline.com and athletic.net.

Boys

100: 1. Matthew Wittenberg, Wausau West, 11.14; 2. Jovan Parks, Wausau East, 11.17; 3. Austin Glinski, Wisconsin Rapids, 11.29. 200:  1. Peter Brilowski, SPASH, 22.49; 2. Matthew Wittenberg, Wausau West, 22.71, 2. Austin Glinski, Wisconsin Rapids, 22.71. 400: 1. Austin Glinski, Wisconsin Rapids, 50.70; 2. Nolan Metz, SPASH, 50.82; 3. Liam Belson, SPASH, 50.97. 800: 1. Liam Belson, SPASH, 1:57.70; 2. Sawyer Fleming, Rosholt, 2:00.13; 3. Adam Rzentkowski, Rosholt, 2:02.03. 1,600: 1. Adam Rzentkowski, Rosholt, 4:32.10; 2. Miguel Mathias, Nekoosa, 4:33.76; 3. Connor Dolan, Assumption, 4:36.09. 3,200: 1. Miguel Mathias, Nekoosa, 9:54.05; 2. Adam Rzentkowski, Rosholt, 9:56.32; 3. Derek Franz, SPASH, 10:12.33.  110 hurdles: 1. Charles Handrick, Wausau West, 15.39; 2. Skyler Theisen, Marshfield, 16.06; 3. Tom Hatton, SPASH, 16.40. 300 hurdles: 1. Charles Handrick, Wausau West, 40.14; 2. Skyler Theisen, Marshfield, 40.83; 3. Sully Phillips, Wausau West, 41.40. 400 relay: 1. Wausau West, 44.06; 2. Nekoosa, 44.48; 3. Wisconsin Rapids, 45.28. 800 relay; 1. SPASH, 1:29.74; 2. Wausau West, 1:31.68; 3. Nekoosa, 1:32.86. 1,600 relay: 1. SPASH, 3:28.10; 2. Rosholt, 3:34.20; 3. Nekoosa, 3:34.76. 3,200 relay: 1. Rosholt, 8:38.11; 2. Pacelli, 8:40.23. 3. SPASH, 8:40.58. Shot put: 1. Zach Mueller, D.C. Everest, 52-2.5; 2. Pedro Sanchez, Wausau West, 49-9; 3. Bryce Seubert, Marathon, 48-10. Discus: 1. Ben Veverka, Assumption, 150-6; 2. Bryce Seubert, Marathon, 149-10; 3. Nathan Stoffel, Marathon, 138-4. High jump: 1. Ezra Kremsreiter, Abbotsford, 6-3. 2. Jared Mortenson, Wausau West, 6-2; 3. Noah Kollock, Almond-Bancroft, 6-1. Pole vault: 1. Noah Zastrow, Spencer, 13-6; 2. Kaleb Schuster, D.C. Everest, 12-6; 2. Kaden Kreutzer, Wisconsin Rapids, 12-6; 2. Connor Pliska, SPASH, 12-6. Long jump: 1. Adam Laehn, Merrill, 21-9.5; 2. Isaiah Westfall, Wisconsin Rapids, 21-5.25; 3. Osy Ekwueme, Medford, 20-9.5. Triple jump: 1. Isaiah Westfall, Wisconsin Rapids, 45-6.75; 2. Jared Ollhoff, Merrill, 44-9; 3. Aaron Rose, 43-11.

Girls

100: 1. Maddy Pietz, W-B, 12.59. 2. Leighten Fischer, Iola-Scandinavia, 12.98. 3. Julianne Barkholz, Newman Catholic, 13.0.  200: 1. Brooke Jaworski, Wausau West, 24.85. 2. Grace Hartman, Wisconsin Rapids, 26.02. 3. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 26.06. 400: 1. Brooke Jaworski, Wausau West, 54.59. 2. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 58.87; 3. Julianne Barkholz, Newman Catholic, 1:00.66. 800:  1. Jordan Zdroik, Rosholt, 2:27.17; 2.Katie Phillips, Medford, 2:29.43; 3. Erika Kisting, Iola-Scandinavia, 2:28.16. 1,600: 1. Erika Kisting, Iola-Scandinavia, 5:17.12. 2. Marissa Ellenbecker, Edgar, 5:21.78; 3. Jordan Zdroik, Rosholt, 5:29.61. 3,200: 1. Marissa Ellenbecker, Edgar, 11:21.41; 2. Jordan Zdroik, Rosholt, 11:36.70; 3. Mariah Haight, Wausau East, 11:38.07. 100 hurdles: 1. Hannah Zenkovich, Antigo, 16.19; 2. Brooke Livingston, Adams-Friendship, 16.23; 3. Melanie Kunze, Abbotsford, 16.96. 300 hurdles: 1. Macey Wirkus, Edgar, 47.25; 2. Leighten Fischer, Iola-Scandinavia, 47.81; 3. Enna Burton, Wausau East, 47.92 400 relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids, 50.74; 2. Edgar, 52.24; 2. Mosinee, 53.13. 800 relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids, 1:47.23; 2. Mosinee, 1:51.55; 3. Auburndale, 1:53.63. 1,600 relay: 1. Wausau West, 4:05.44; 2. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 4:09.51; 3. Iola-Scandinavia, 4:17.39. 3,200 relay: 1. D.C. Everest, 10:05.96; 2. Rosholt, 10:17.32; 3. Pacelli, 10:23.46. Shot put: 1. Sam Dancyvk, SPASH, 37-3; 2. Katelyn Schmidt, Marathon, 35-4.5; 3. Leah Zemke, Marathon, 34-10.5. Discus: 1. Natalie Mohring, D.C. Everest, 129-6.  Long jump: 1. Brooke Jaworski, Wausau West, 18-4.5; 2. Maddy Pietz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 17-4.25; 3. Leighten Fischer, Iola-Scandinavia, 16-9. Triple jump: 1. Macey Wirkus, Edgar, 35-4.75; 2. Kamryn Butt, Edgar, 34-2.5; 3. Kelly Nielsen, Greenwood, 33-0.25.  High jump: 1. Hannah Zastrow, Spencer, 5-5; 2. Paige Norrbom, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 5-2; 2. Bailey Waldhauser, Loyal, 5-2. Pole vault: 1. Tia Dorshorst, Wisconsin Rapids, 10-9; 2. Johanna Ellefson, Spencer, 10-6; 3. Gabriella Janke, Athens, 10-0.