BSMS tri-op dominates Six Rivers yet again

Christian Bauer wins 110 hurdles title to lead first-year Potosi program

Potosi junior Christian Bauer won the conference title in the boys 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 18.75 seconds. He also placed third in the 300 hurdles and sixth in the long jump.

potosi track bauer — Potosi junior Christian Bauer won the conference title in the boys 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 18.75 seconds. He also placed third in the 300 hurdles and sixth in the long jump.

PLATTEVILLE — The Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg girls’ and boys’ track and field teams swept the titles at the Six Rivers Conference Meet for the fourth year in a row.

BSMS won 12 of the 18 events to capture the girls’ championship crown with 198 points, while the boys’ team won eight events to roll to the conference title with 203 points at UW–Platteville on Monday.

Albany was second in each meet with 144 points in the girls’ meet and 136 in the boys’ meet, and River Ridge placed third in both meets with 101 and 122 points, respectively.

Belmont placed sixth overall in both meets after earning 44 and 38 points, while Potosi placed seventh in each meet with 40 and 20 points respectively in their first Six Rivers Conference meet.

After 13 seasons without a track and field option for Potosi High School, the Chieftains returned to the track this spring under the direction of head coach Jake Reuter.

Potosi last participated in track and field as part of a co-op with Lancaster in 2003. The Chieftains were part of the co-op for eight years from 1996–2003.

Monday afternoon, Potosi junior Christian Bauer became the school’s first conference champion in more than a decade when he claimed a conference title in the boys’ 110 high hurdles with a winning time of 18.75 seconds. He also placed third in the 300 hurdles (47.79) and sixth in the long jump (17’4”). Sophomore Nathaniel Schmitt finished seventh in the 3,200 (14:22.2).

Sophomore Madelyn Kruser led the Potosi girls with a second place finish in the long jump with a leap of 14’9” and seventh in the 100-meter dash (29.0). She also teamed with Lily Reynolds, Maggie Schmitz and Brittany Horner to place third in the 4x200 relay (1:59.69).

Schmitz placed fourth in the 100 hurdles (18.29) and Reynolds finished fourth in the 300 hurdles (55.61).
Sophomore Grace Morgan finished fourth in the shot put (30’6”) and eighth in the discus (85’0”).

Belmont sophomore Jacob Wedig was second in the shot put (45’7”) and the discus (140’10”), and he joined with freshmen Levi Kasten, Seth Peters and Andrew Weber to place fourth in the 1,600 relay (4:06.41).

Junior Josh Adams was fourth in the high jump (5’4”) and seventh in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles (52.62) for the Braves.

The Lady Braves also did well in the throwing events. Freshman Jenna Richardson was second in the shot put (31’6”), while freshman Elsie de Haan took third in the shot (31’5”) and the discus (96’8”) and freshman Sarah Wrege placed fourth in the discus (91’4”) and sixth in the shot (29’8”).

Sophomore Taylor Foecking added a third in the long jump (14’6”) for the Braves.

Six Rivers Conference Meet
(from Monday, May 16 @ UW–Platteville)
(Boys)
Teams scores — 1.Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 203, 2.Albany 136, 3.River Ridge 122, 4.Cassville 67, 5.Pecatonica/Argyle 48, 6.Belmont 38, 7.Potosi 21, 8.Monticello 20, 9.Black Hawk 3.
Belmont place winners (top 8)
400 — 6.Andrew Weber 58.78, 8.Levi Kasten 59.61. 1,600 — 7.Kasten 5:19.67, 8.Seth Peters 5:26.08. 110 hurdles — 7.Josh Adams 52.62. 4x400 relay — 4.Belmont (Kasten, Peters, Weber, Jacob Wedig) 4:06.41. High jump — 4.Adams 5’4”. Triple jump — 6.Andrew Weber 35’11”. Shot put — 2.Wedig 45’7”. Discus — 2.Wedig 140’10”.
Potosi place winners (top 8)
3,200 — 7.Nathaniel Schmitt 14:22.2. 110 hurdles — 1.Christian Bauer 18.75. 300 hurdles — 3.Bauer 47.79. Long jump — 6.Bauer 17’4”.
(Girls)
Teams scores — 1.Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 198, 2.Albany 144, 3.River Ridge 101, 4.Pecatonica/Argyle 55, 5.Monticello 45, 6.Belmont 44, 7.Potosi 40, 8.Cassville 20, 9.Black Hawk 17.
Belmont place winners (top 8)
800 — 5.Taylor Reuter 2:42.64. 1,600 — 5.Reuter 5:58.65. 3,200 — 7.Reuter 14:57.79. Long jump — 3.Taylor Foecking 14’6”. Shot put — 2.Jenna Richardson 31’6”, 3.Elsie deHaan 31’5”, 6.Sasha Wrege 29’8”. Discus — 3.deHaan 96’8”, 4.Wrege 91’4”.
Potosi place winners (top 8)
200 — 7.Madelyn Kruser 29.0. 100 hurdles — 4.Maggie Schmitz 18.29. 300 hurdles — 4.Lily Reynolds 55.61. 4x100 relay — 5.Potosi (Marissa Mayers, Alison Kruser, Lexie Brandt, Brittany Horner) 1:00.59. 4x200 relay — 3.Potosi (L. Reynolds, Schmitz, Horner, M. Kruser) 1:59.69. 4x400 relay — 5.Potosi (L. Reynolds, A. Kruser, M. Schmitz, M. Kruser) 4:35.95. Long jump — 2.M. Kruser 14’9”. Shot put — 4.Grace Morgan 30’6”. Discus — 8.Morgan 85’0”.

Boscobel Sparky Reynolds Invitational
(from Friday, May 13 @ Boscobel)
(Boys)
Team scores — 1.Cuba City 95.33, 2.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 69, 3.Darlington 66.83, 4.Boscobel 65, 5.North Crawford 59, 6.Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 58, 7.Fennimore 51.33, 8.Prairie du Chien 42.50, 9.Ithaca 24, 10.Lancaster 27, 11.Kickapoo/La Farge 24, 12.Riverdale 19.5, 13.Richland Center 19, 14.River Ridge 16, 14.Belmont 16, 16.De Soto 14, 17.Brookwood 10.5, 18.Wauzeka/Steuben 8, 19.Southwestern/Cuba City 4, 20.Platteville JV 3, 20.Hillsboro 3, 21.Potosi 0.
Belmont top finishers
4x400 relay — 13.Belmont (Levi Kasten, Josh Adams, Andrew Weber, Seth Peters) 9:50.31. Shot put — 2.Jacob Wedig 47’6”. Discus — 2.Wedig 134’3”.
Potosi top finishers
300 hurdles — 21.Christian Bauer 51.0. Long jump — 27.Bauer 15’5”.
Platteville JV top finishers
400 — 9.Liam Reinicke 58.56, 13.Will Philipss 59.03, 14.Osaze King 59.15. 110 hurdles — 12.Gabe Tashner 19.80. 4x100 relay — 12.Platteville (AJ Barner, Carter Chitwood, Jarod McMahon, Austin Wein) 50.69. 4x200 relay — 10.Platteville (Barner, Chitwood, McMahon, Tyler Moss) 1:43.85. 4x400 relay — 6.Platteville (Reinicke, Philipps, Alex Sonsalla, Logan Henry) 3:55.36. 4x800 relay — 10.Platteville (Henry, King, Sonsalla, Calvin Wernimont) 9:24.04.
(Girls)
Team scores — 1.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 83.5, 2.Cuba City 72, 3.Brookwood 61, 4.Lancaster 57, 5.Darlington 55.5, 6.Fennimore 53, 7.Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 44, 8.Wauzeka–Steuben 43.5, 9.Richland Center 42, 9.Boscobel 42, 11.Cashton 36, 12.Prairie du Chien 25, 13.River Ridge 18, 13.De Soto 18, 15.Belmont 12, 16.Ithaca 11, 17.North Crawford 8, 18.Southwestern/Cuba City 7.5, 19.Kickapoo/La Farge 5, 20.Riverdale 4, 21.Potosi 3, 22.Hillsboro 0, 22.Platteville JV 0.
Belmont top finishers
400 — 5.Taylor Reuter 1:08.50. 800 — 9.Reuter 2:44.51. 1,600 — 8.Reuter 6:05.26. Shot put — 4.Elsie deHaan 31’4¼”. Discus – 7.deHaan 93’3”.
Potosi top finishers
200 — 6.Madelyn Kruser 29.81, 10.Maggie Schmitz 30.11. 100 hurdles — 9.Schmitz 20.14. 300 hurdles — 10.Lily Reynolds 55.49. 4x100 relay — 15.Potosi (Marissa Mayers, A. Kruser, Lexie Brandt, Brittany Horner) 1:02.38. 4x200 relay — 11.Potosi (Alison Kruser, Alysha Jacobson, Brittany Horner, M. Kruser) 2:05.75. 4x400 relay — 9.Potosi (L. Reynolds, A. Kruser, Schmitz, M. Kruser) 4:47.19. Shot put — 12.Grace Morgan 29’3¾”.
Platteville JV top finishers
4x100 relay — 16.Platteville (Jessie LeGrand, Claire Drefcinski, Sylie Statsny, Maddie Loeffelholz) 1:02.54. 4x200 relay — 15.Platteville (LeGrand, Stastny, Loeffelholz, Drefcinski) 2:08.24. Shot put — 14.Emily Bochholtz 81’0”.