Pius XI: Making a Statement this Spring!

The Varsity and JV T&F teams competed in 4 meets over spring break, including the Wisconsin Indoor State Track & Field Championships, Varsity Indoor Conference Championships, JV Indoor Conference Championships, and the Franklin High School Sabre Invitational. All squads performed exceptionally well despite missing several student-athletes. Highlights include the Girls Varsity team finishing 1st in Division 2 at Indoor State (4th across all divisions) and 3rd at Indoor Conference despite only having a handful of entries, with the boys team also posting several PRs in their events.

• Alanna Loyd had an extremely strong showing at both the State and Indoor Conference Championships, earning NHSTFXCCA All-American honors and qualifying for Nike Indoor Nationals in the 60m Dash and Long Jump. She took 3rd across all divisions at Indoor State in Long Jump, foregoing her final jumps to compete in the 4x200m relay, and earned conference titles in both the 60m and Long Jump at the Indoor Conference Championships while finishing as the runner-up champion in the 200m.
   

• Mya Gencuski finished as the state champion in D2 and runner-up champion across all divisions at Indoor State in the Pole Vault. Mya would go on to take the crown in Pole Vault at Indoor Conference.
   

• The 4x200m relay of Alanna Loyd, TyJah Horton, Nyomi Seals-Presti, and Samara Crowley finished as state champions in D2 and runner-up state champions across all divisions, defeating several perennial powerhouse schools, and provisionally qualifying for Nike Indoor Nationals and .6 seconds off of the NHSTFXCCA All-American mark.
   

• TyJah Horton had a strong showing at Indoor Conference Championships, finishing 4th in the 60m, 5th in the 200m, and 6th in the Long Jump. TyJah also qualified for state in the 60m and competed very well, earning a lifetime PR.
   

• Laila Negron, who also qualified for state in the event, finished 3rd in the 400m with a lifetime PR at the Indoor Conference Championships; she also finished 5th in High Jump.
   

• Vonna Shill earned the Indoor Conference Shot Put title and also finished 8th in the 60m hurdles in between throws.
   

• Angelica Jones finished 4th in the shot put at indoor conference.
   

• The girls' 4x400m relay team of Amarylis Pica-Mejia, Bricelyn Pries, Celeste Claypool, and Laila Negron finished 3rd at Indoor Conference Championships, improving their time by over 21 seconds from the previous race.
   

• Chelinda Spector completed the hurdle double placing 3rd and 4th respectively in the 100m and 300m hurdles at a very cold Franklin High School Invitational.
   

• Ethan Jaworski placed 7th in the 400m at indoor conference with Jose Ovalle Castronea finishing right behind him in 8th.
   

• Andrew Yates, who also qualified for state in the event, finished as the runner-up conference champion in High Jump with a huge lifetime PR.
   

• Jordan Brown claimed 3rd place in the Shot Put with a PR. Makai Burgess and Tyler Peters, who also PR'd finished 6th and 7th, respectively, at the Indoor Conference Championships. Both Jordan and Makai also competed very well at the State Indoor Championships.
   

• Mekhai Thomas, who also qualified for state in the event, placed 4th in the Pole Vault at the Indoor Conference Championships.
   

• Holden Benishek placed 8th in the Long Jump at the Indoor Conference Championships.
   

• The boys 4x400m relay team of Ethan Jaworski, Andrew Yates, Jose Ovalle Castorena, and Mekhai Thomas placed 5th at the indoor conference, improving their time by 6 seconds from their previous meet. The 4x200m relay team of Saivian Jones, Kejuan Greene, Josh Valent, and Holden Benishek placed 6th.
   

• Myla McMurtry had the best finish of the day at JV Indoor Conference, earning the runner-up event champion title in Shot Put.
   

• Placers in the JV Indoor Conference Meet include: Blossom Alaka in the 200m, Molly Pierett in the 400m, Mia Negron and Ellaina Flores in the Long Jump, Quinten Hazelwood in the High Jump, the 4x160m relays of Ellaina Flores - Mia Negron - Mikayla Exum - London McNair and Aaron Edwards - Jonathan Williams - Henry Officer - Elija Wright as well as the 4x240m relays of Abrielle Rumble -Tanysha Pica - Blossom Alaka - Isabel Jop Cortez and Quentin Hazelwood - Cortez Hill - Kingston Martina - Emari Allen.