PLATTEVILLE — Belmont senior Tucker Wedig swept the boys’ throwing events for the third year in a row at the Six Rivers Conference Track and Field Meet.

     Wedig claimed the shot put title with a top throw of 56’5”, and then went on to capture the discus title with a winning heave of 147’0” to lead the Braves at the annual conference showcase held on a cold and windy day at UW–Platteville on Monday.

     Belmont finished sixth overall in the boys’ meet with 30 points thanks to Wedig’s efforts.

     Senior Jannie de Haan earned the lone conference championship title for the Lady Braves with a winning mark of 4’10” in the high jump. Belmont also finished sixth in the girls’ meet with 34 points.

     Senior Keegan Kamps placed second in the girls’ discus (97’9”), while senior Rebecka Ljungberg came in seventh in the shot put (23’2”) for the Lady Braves.

     Freshman Taylor Reuter finished fifth in the 1,600-meter run (6:16.25), sixth in the high jump (4’2”) and seventh in the 800 (2:53.91). Freshman Taylor Foecking added a fifth in the 800 (2:50.43), while sophomore Maddie Travis was eighth in the 200 (30.44).

     Freshman Jacob Wedig finished fifth in the shot put (40’5”), sixth in the discus (110’7”) and seventh in the 400-meter dash (59.99) for the Braves.

     Sophomore Josh Adams placed eighth in triple jump (33’4½”) at Monday’s meet.

     Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg swept the team titles for the third year in a row. The girls’ team won 14 of the 18 events to take home the crown with 255 points, and the boys’ team won six events and snagged the title with 178 points.

     River Ridge was a distant second in the girls’ meet with 125.5 points, and Albany was third with 101.5 points.

     Albany placed second in the boys’ meet with 137 points, followed by Cassville at 124 points and River Ridge at 107 points.

     Belmont will participate at the WIAA Division 3 Cuba City regional meet on Tuesday, May 26, starting at 3:30 p.m. The top four competitors in each event advance to sectional competition.

Six Rivers Conference Meet
(from Monday, May 18 @ UW–Platteville)
(Boys)
Team scores — 1.Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 178, 2.Albany 137, 3.Cassville 124, 4.River Ridge 107, 5.Monticello 57, 6.Belmont 30, 7.Black Hawk 26, 8.Pecatonica/Argyle 14.
Belmont results
100 — 8.Jacob Nodorft 12.83, 12.Josh Adams 13.45. 200 — 12.Nodorft 26.51, 13.Isaac Wiegel 27.01. 400 — 7.Jacob Wedig 59.99, 10.I. Wiegel 1:01.04. 800 — Declan Crego 2:45.35. 1,600 — 10.Crego 5:53.70. Long jump — 10.I. Wiegel 16–1¾, 12.Connor Wiegel 15–5½, 15.Nodorft 14–8¼. Triple jump — 8.Adams 33–4½, 10.C. Wiegel 32–4½. Shot put — 1.Tucker Wedig 56–5, 5.J. Wedig 40–5. Discus — 1.T. Wedig 147–0, 6.J. Wedig 110–7, 18.I. Wiegel 85–8.
(Girls)
Team scores — 1.Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 255, 2.River Ridge 125.5, 3.Albany 101.5, 4.Pecatonica/Argyle 66. 5.Cassville 38, 6.Belmont 34, 7.Monticello 32, 8.Black Hawk 19.
Belmont results
200 — 8.Maddy Travis 30.44. 800 — 5.Taylor Foecking 2:50.43, 7.Taylor Reuter 2:53.91, 14.Katharina Burghoff 3:13.58. 1,600 — 5.Reuter 6:16.54, 11.Alie Klein 7:42.75, 12.Rebecka Ljunberg 8:01.82. Long jump —11.Foecking 12–1¼, 13.Burghoff 11–11½. Triple jump — 11.Foecking 26–7¾. High jump — 1.Jannie deHaan 4–10, 6.Reuter 4–2. Shot put — 7.Ljungberg 23–2, 13.Burghoff 19–8, 14.Klein 19–4. Discus — 2.Keegan Kamps 97–9, 17.Ljungberg 44–8.

Darlington Invitational
(from Monday, May 11 @ Darlington)
(Boys)
Team scores — 1.Darlington 125, 2.Monroe 124.5, 3.Lancaster 112, 4.Cuba City 109.5, 5.Cassville 70, 6.Albany 51.5, 7.Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 38, 8.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 29.5, 9.Belmont 24, 10.Tri-State Home School 4, 11.Black Hawk 2.
Belmont’s place winners (top 8)
Shot put — 1.Tucker Wedig 53–9, 7.Jacob Wedig 39–7. Discus — 1.T. Wedig 169–5, 7.J. Wedig 133–3.
(Girls)
Team scores — 1.Cuba City 145.83, 2.Lancaster 119.33, 3.Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 116, 4.Darlington 88.5, 5.Monroe 52, 6.Albany 35.5, 7.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 34.5, 8.Pecatonica/Argyle 32, 9.Belmont 15.33, 10.Cassville 15, 11.Black Hawk 11, 12.Tri-State Homeschool 8.
Belmont’s place winners (top 8)
High jump — 2(tie).Jannie deHaan 4–6, 7.Taylor Reuter 4–2. Triple jump — 7.Taylor Foecking 27–3½. Discus — 4.Keegan Kamps 106–7.

Boscobel Sparky Reynolds Invitational
(from Friday, May 15 @ Boscobel)
(Boys)
Team scores — 1.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 111, 2.Wisconsin Heights 86, 3.Boscobel 68, 4.North Crawford 66, 5.Darlington 63, 6.Kickapoo/La Farge 56.5, 7.Cuba City 50, 8.Lancaster 38.5, 9.River Ridge 25.5, 10.Belmont 24, 11.Brookwood 23, 12.De Soto 17, 13.Fennimore 16.5, 14.Richland Center 16, 15.Ithaca 15, 16.Prairie du Chien 10, 17.Riverdale 9.5, 18.Cashton 4.6, 19.Wauzeka–Steuben 1.5, 20.Hillsboro 0.
Belmont’s place winners (top 8)
Shot put — 1.Tucker Wedig 54–3¼, 6.Jacob Wedig 41–3½. Discus — 1.T. Wedig 151–4, 8.J. Wedig 119–11.
(Girls)
Team scores — 1.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 145, 2.Cuba City 120.83, 3.Cashton 68, 4.Lancaster 62, 5.Wisconsin Heights 57, 6.Wauzeka–Steuben 24, 7.Brookwood 38.5, 8.Wauzeka–Steuben 24, 9.De Soto 21.5, 10.North Crawford 19.33, 11.Darlington 17.5, 12.Fennimore 15.5, 13.Richland Center 14.5, 14.River Ridge 13.5, 15.Belmont 9.5, 16.Southwestern 6.33, 17.Hillsboro 5, 17.Kickapoo/La Farge 5, 19.Ithaca 4, 20.Riverdale 3.
Belmont’s place winners (top 8)
High jump — 5(tie).Jannie deHaan 4–10. Discus — 4.Keegan Kamps 111–6.