‘Cats want more state trophies

Edgar boys won silver last season

Edgar’s varsity boys track and field team enjoyed a magical season last year by winning the silver WIAA Division 3 state runner-up trophy in La Crosse. Wildcats alum Greg Streit, now in his 10th season as the boys and girls head coach and 16th season overall coaching at the school, is excited to discover what his squads can accomplish in 2022.

“We are going to do what we have always done which is to work hard and have fun,” Streit said. “We had a special season last year and we will work to get back there. We are going to have to find some kids who surprise us, but the beauty of this sport is there are surprises in different events every year. I like the makeup of our boy and girl squads and am excited to watch them compete. We have some great senior and junior leaders who are going to help the team compete and improve.”

The following are coach Streit’s top senior boys track and field athletes back this season: hurdler Owen Baumann, throwers Parker Schuette and Jace Kohel, Ayden Weisenberger and Everet Brehm and Mattison Butt, who competes in the long and triple jumps and relays.

Ayden Weisenberger was a member of Edgar’s state championship 4x100meter relay team last season, and brothers Ayden and Kohlbe Weisenberger were both on the squad’s state championship 4x400-meter relay squad.

These are the top senior girl track and field athletes back this season: Malia Hoesly in the hurdles and relays, thrower Sophia Larson and Valerie Myszka in the sprints and long jump.

Top junior boys on Edgar’s track and field team are thrower Carver Higgins, distance runner and long jumper Ethan Sondelski and Avery Normington, who competes in the sprints, relays and pole vault. Top junior girls on the Wildcats’ track and field squad are distance runner and hurdler Gretchen Brewster; distance runner and pole vaulter Brooklyn Schwoerer; Ella Morse in the sprints, relays and high jump; Amber Skrzypcak in the hurdles, relays and triple jump; Morgan Schnelle in the sprints, relays and long jump and Rachel Schneider in the sprints, relays, long and triple jumps.

Morse, Schnelle and Skrzypcak were members on Edgar’s 4x100-meter relay team that took fourth place at the WIAA Division 3 state championships in La Crosse last season. Morse and Schnelle also competed on the Wildcats’ 4x400-meter relay squad that placed sixth at state last year.

Schnelle also took 12th place in the 100-meter dash and 14th in the long jump at the state championships last season. Schnelle got off to a great start to the 2022 outdoor season by winning three events in the 100, 200 and 400-meter races at Edgar’s homeopening meet. Both the Wildcat boy and girl squads won the team champi­onships at the home outdoor opening meet on April 11.

The following are Edgar’s top sophomore boys track and field competitors this season: middle distance runner Braden Finck; Kohlbe Weisenberger in the sprints, relays and pole vault; Teegan Streit in hurdles, relays and triple jump and Karter Butt and Cael Higgins both in the sprints, relays and long jump.

These are the top sophomore girls track and field athletes this season: thrower Kira Anderson; distance runner and pole vaulter Nathalie Thompson; Brooke Imhoff in the sprints, relays and long and triple jumps; Amelia Gajewski in the sprints, relays and pole vault and Malana Koehler in the sprints, relays and long jump.

The following are the Wildcats’ top freshman track and field competitors in 2022: throwers Corey Koeppl and Oliver Olmstead, sprinter and relay team member Jase Apfelbeck and distance runners Eli Slack and Isaac Halama. The top freshman girls this season are thrower Alainey Young, sprinter and relay team member Tegan Knetter and sprinter and long and triple jumper Addyson Trawicki.