Boys Track Succeed at Indoor Conference
The Arrowhead boys started off the season with an indoor Classic Eight conference title. The Warhawks finished with 144 points in total. Mukwonago took second with 126 points and Waukesha North took third with 121 points.
AHS senior Cody Clauer took first in not only the 1,600 with a time of 4:30.93, but also the 800 with a time of 2:03.16.
Senior Jake Biewer won the 55 meter hurdles breaking a conference record of 7.80. Biewer held the previous record with 7.81. Senior Thomas Mengwasser took second in that race with a time of 7.99. Also, junior Elijah Devries won the 3,200 with a time of 9:56.43.
The Warhawks won two relay races, one being the 4×200 with a record time of 1:33.26, which included senior Tyler Zimmerman, senior Jake Biewer, senior Thomas Mengwasser and junior Griffin Gohde.
The second relay the Warhawks won was the 4×400 with a time of 3:35.07. This race included senior, Matt Prendergast, senior, Robert Tetzlaff, junior Christian Peterson and junior Ben Nelson.
A relay race including junior Daniel Burant, junior Sam Gomom, junior Adam Klauk and junior Elijah Jones in the 4×800 relay came in second place with a time of 8:42.77. Also coming in second in the 200 yard dash was senior Joel Shelp with a time of 23.01.
Arrowhead’s website stated, “Arrowhead high school is home to one of the largest Track and Field programs in the area. We pride ourselves on getting as many students as possible involved with the sport. Track is one of the sports at Arrowhead that does not make cuts. Perspective athletes need only sign up ahead of time at the pre-season meeting in February with the start of the season in early March. Practices are held Monday through Friday and usually last from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Each week there is generally a meet for Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman athletes. Most meets are local with a few exceptions for the Varsity team…Arrowhead boys track has a long history of success. We have won multiple championships and runner up finishes at Wisconsin’s oldest and largest state championship. We’ve also won dozens of sectional, regional and conference championships and have had numerous All-American performances at the high school national championship. We have sent countless student athletes on to compete in college, but most importantly, through our high standards and expectations, we have built the character and work ethic necessary to succeed outside of athletics, in hundreds of young men.”
Senior Max Mcquestion said, “Indoor conference is a lot of fun. It’s probably my favorite meet of the year and I’m glad we came out on top this year.”
Senior Will Ripplinger said, “I didn’t get a chance to go out and watch our track team but I have a lot of friends on the team and I am glad they came in first.”
