By David Paulsen
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
With seniors Mickael Pauly and Max Shenkenberg each winning two events, the Burlington High School boys track and field squad finished fourth as a team at the WIAA Division 1 Badger Regional Monday at Lake Geneva.
Pauly, a foreign exchange student, won the 400-meter dash in 50.71 seconds, and the 800 in 2:02.42.
Shenkenberg won the pole vault, clearing 12 feet even, and the triple jump, with a leap of 44-03.
The Demon girls had two regional champs and finished sixth overall as a team.
Senior Audra Weis won the pole vault competition convincingly, clearing 10-06.
“That’s her event,” head coach Dan Luneau said. “She loves that event.”
Freshman Meta Ehlen won the mile in 5:31.36.
“She runs very smart,” Luneau noted, adding that he was going to enter Ehlen in the 800, as well, but chose not to, giving Ehlen the best chance to win the mile.
With the top four finishers in each event advancing to sectional, Burlington qualified athletes in 14 events.
For the Demon boys, other individual qualifiers were Zach Wawrzyniakowski (third, 1,600), Ross Canales (fourth, high jump), Charles Aguirre (fourth, 300 hurdles)
In addition, the boys 4-by-400 relay team of Canales, Wawrzyniakowski, Noah Strohm and Pauly was third in 3:30.57.
Other individuals qualifying from the girls’ squad were Hannah Anderson (fourth, 100) and Emma Fettig (fourth, long jump).
Luneau noted that it has been awhile since Burlington had a girl qualify for sectional in the 100.
The 4-by-400 relay team of Hannah Peterson, Anna Vogt, Fettig and Weis was second in 4:17.88.
“Just about every one of the girls had a PR (personal record) for their split time,” Luneau said. “They left it all on the track.”
The 4-by-100 relay team of Vogt, Fettig, Molly Benavides and Anderson, was third 52.84 seconds.
“We took all of our fastest sprinters and put them all together for the first time,” Luneau said.
Fettig qualified for sectional in all three events she participated in.
“(She) had a great night,” Luneau said.
These qualifying athletes and relay teams will compete in the WIAA Division sectional at Waterford today at 3:30 p.m.
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