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by Mark S. Rongstad, wisconsintrackandfield.com

The 110th State Track and Field meet is in the history books. What history it was!! A new attendance record of 17,243 was set for the two-day event. For the boys, team titles were won by Milwaukee Vincent in D1, Osceola in D2 and Athens in D3. The girls team titles went to Waukesha West in D1, Lakeside Lutheran in D2 and Rosholt in D3.

There very major records were broken by boys.

Green Bay Preble's Steve Marcelle broke the WIAA state record in the shot put with his 67-6 win in the D1 competition on Friday. In a unbelievable atmosphere, Marcelle had a great series including throws of 67-0, 66-11, and 67-5¼. Marcelle's winning throw bests his previous Wisconsin all-time best throw of 67-4 set earlier this year at the TFA indoor and it breaks the 66-7½ mark set almost 40 years ago by Stu Voigt of Madison West. Only one other WIAA record was older than Voigt's. Madison Central's Larry Franklin's 1965 long jump mark of 25-0¾ continues as the oldest record in the state. On Saturday Marcelle added a second title by winning the D1 discus as well.

Also on Friday, New London senior Chris Rombough broke Chris Solinsky's WIAA 3200 meter record while winning the D1 title in 8:57.73. This time is the 4th best in Wisconsin prep history. Like Marcelle, Rombough came back on Saturday to claim his second title by winning the 1600 meters in the year's fastest time (4:11.61).

On Saturday, a third WIAA state best was set by Bradley Tech sophomore Victor Reynolds. Reynolds topped Olympic Gold Medalist Kenny Harrison's 1983 mark with his 48-11 (second longest ever) win in the division 1 triple jump.

Valders senior Sean Pruitt has the top discus throw in the nation this year (215-7) which is also the best all-time in Wisconsin. Pruitt dualed Broadhead-Juda's A.J. Curtis in division 2 coming out on top by just over two feet in the discus 185-8 to 183-5 on Friday. Curtis came back to defeat Pruitt in the shot put on Saturday with a monster toss of 63-11½ (8xWI).

In the boys 3200 meter relay, 3 of the 4 fastest times ever were run. In division 1 Whitefish Bay at 7:49.45 and Arrowhead at 7:50.02 are now #2 and #3 all-time and in division 2 Grafton is #4 at 7:50.94.

For the girls, Madison Memorial senior Jenny Soceka, won three state titles even though she is battling illness (mononucleosis). She is the all-time best performer in the pole vault and she won the D1 pole vault with a height of 12-3. This is Soceka's second straight D1 title. Soceka's 13-0 vault at the TFA Indoor is the highest vault all time. Soceka came up a few inches short in her attempt to break the WIAA girls record of 12-6. Soceka also won the 100 meter high hurdles in the season's best time of 15.00 and was the lead-off leg on Madison Memorial's victories 800 meter relay team.

State 400 meter record holder Joanne Schultz (Holmen junior) has been battling injury all season but she came through in La Crosse as she won the 400 meters for the third straight year and the 200 meters for the second straight.

Div 3
Boys - Vincent Milwaukee 50.
Girls - Rosholt 76.

Div 2
Boys - Osceola 42.
Girls - Lakeside Lutheran 38.

Div 1
Boys - Athens 66
Girls - Waukesha West 47.

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