Weather yields top times for Grafton track and field

The Grafton High School track and field teams took advantage of pleasant weather and held their own against upper-division competition at the Spartan Invite in West Bend last Friday.

“Friday’s meet brought some of the better weather we have had there in quite some time — it was West Bend nice — and the results reflected it,” coach Jason Meinen said.

The boys scored 61 points and finished fifth of 12 teams. Menomonee Falls won with 151, followed by Homestead’s 127.

The 800-meter relay of Max Glab, Hunter Klippel, DJ James and Seva Belousov won in a meet record 1 minute, 29.26 seconds.

“That mark ranks as the second-fastest in school history and is among the top times in the state, regardless of division,” Meinen said.

That same group was fourth in the 400 relay in 43.47 seconds, ranking second in school history.

James was second in the 200 in 22.35 seconds, the fifth-fastest in Grafton history and among the top times in Division 2 this season, Meinen said.

Faust repeats for Black Hawk girls

Distance running star Callie Faust won the 800 in 2:28.16 and the 1,600 in 5:18.72, defending both titles from last season.

The Hawks’ 800 relay of Erin Brezovar, Abby Barthelemy, Emily Sewell and Cali Tagliapietra won in 1:48.14.

The same quartet won the 400 relay in 51.73 seconds.

Brezovar, Barthelemy, Melanie Morgan and Tagliapietra won the 1,600 relay in 4:09.4.

All three of those relays’ times rank in the top 10 in Division 2, Meinen said.

Morgan was third in the 300 hurdles in 49.45 seconds.

The girls scored 59 points and finished sixth of 11 teams. Manitowoc Lincoln won with 124. Plymouth scored 83 and Slinger had 82.

Grafton competes at Wauwatosa West on Friday, May 1.

CG-Belgium boys take third

Cedar Grove-Belgium’s boys scored 138 points and finished third at a Big East Conference meet at Howards Grove on April 16.

The hosts won the six-team with 178 points. Reedsville was second with 164.

Nolan Brill won the 1,600 in 5:10.19.

Distance star Weston Huenink won the 800 in 2:02.52. Jack Krause was third in 2:19.8.

The 400 relay of Noah Peterson, Parker Held, RJ Griffin and Cameron Holle was second in 47.59 seconds.

The Rockets went 2-3-4 in the 1,600 relay. Brill, Holle, Peterson and Huenink were second in 3:39.37. Noah Hopeman, Rome Miller, Krause and Eli Nehring were third in 4:08.5 and Abram Brill, Eli Brill, Wylan Reichle and Grady Ketterhagen were fourth in 4:11.74.

Griffin was second in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 4 inches. Sawyer Knutson was third by topping 5-2.

Hopeman was fourth in the 800 in 2:20.71. Abram Brill was fourth in the 300 hurdles in 48 seconds. Grady Ketterhagen was fifth in 51.24 seconds. Parker Held was fifth in the 200 in 25.36 seconds and sixth in the 100 in 12.39 seconds.

Rocket girls take fifth

Cedar Grove-Belgium’s girls scored 50 points and finished fifth.

St. Mary Catholic won with 228 points. Reedsville had 165.

The 1,600 relay of Braelyn Meinen, Lydia Schmidt, Antonia Leonards and Ashleigh McCluskey was second in 5:06.76.

Brynlee Schmidt was third in the 1,600 in 5:51.22.

McCluskey was fourth in the 800 in 2:49.45. Lydia Schmidt was fifth in 2:51.62.