Cappaert sets new Stephenson record in 800-meter run

NIAGARA — Faith Cappaert dashed her way into the history books as the Stephenson girls track and field team competed in the Niagara Badger Invite on Thursday.

Cappaert set a new Stephenson High School record in the 800-meter run with a first-place time of 2:26.4, breaking the old mark set by Erin Koller in 1992.

Cappaert’s first-place finish in the 800m was one of seven top-three finishes for the Lady Eagles, who finished fourth with a team score of 88 points.

Forest Park captured the top spot in the girls’ competition with 109 points. North Dickinson (98) was second, Florence/Niagara (91.5) placed third, Crivitz (84) took fourth while Carney-Nadeau (79) rounded out the top-five.

Cappaert paired with Jada Kuntze, Kayela Putnam and Joelle Beaudo to seize first place in the girls’ 3,200-meter relay with a time of 11:12.7.

The combo of Kuntze, Mattie Prestin, Madalynn Vista and Lilliana Revall brought home a third-place finish for the Lady Eagles in the 800m relay (2:01.9), while Prestin, Vista and Revall were joined by Adria Ruleau in the 400-meter relay, resulting in a third-place time of 57.9.

Crivitz’s Grace Doyen, Peyton Rehberg, Madelyn Pouwels and Kylah Betka took top honors in the 400m relay with a time of 54.1 seconds.

Rehberg and Pouwels, along with Lucy Gruszynski and Megan Pusick, won the 800m relay in 1:59.9.

Rehberg also competed in the girls’ shot put and came away with a third-place heave of 29’ 6”.

Caitlyn Johnson nabbed third place in the girls’ discus with a toss of 77’ 4”.

Carney-Nadeau’s Mariska Laurila finished atop both events, winning both the discus (104’ 6”) and the shot put (34’ 2.5”).

Samantha Kedsch collected a pair of first-place finishes for the Lady Wolves in the long jump (16’ 9.25”) and the triple jump (31’ 2”) and also placed second in the 100-meter (13.4) and third in the 200-meter dash (28.5).

The Lady Wolves’ Kenna Thiry took second in the 400-meter with a time of 1:10.7.

Fresh off taking first place in the pole vault at the Menominee Invite, Putnam soared to a second-place finish in the event with a vault of nine feet.

Betka edged Putnam to win the pole vault with a height of 9’ 6”.

On the boys’ side, Crivitz dominated the field with 190 points, more than 60 points ahead of runner-up Forest Park (129). Iron Mountain (107) was third.

The Stephenson boys finished in seventh place with 27 points. Carney-Nadeau brought up the rear in eighth place with four points.

Crivitz dominated the track events, with the Wolverines finishing first in five of the 12 races.

Ben Brown set the tone for Crivitz with a first-place time of 2:19.9 in the 800-meter run, while James Caine captured the top spot in both the 1,600-meter run (5:06.3) and the 3,200-meter run (10:57.7).

Brown linked up with Evan Orlando, Kallen Betka and Carson Weidner to win the 1,600m relay in 3:51.2.

Kade Thoma won the 100-meter hurdles in 17.2 seconds.

The Wolverines racked up four first-place finishes in field events, as Caine took the triple jump with a leap of 35’ 5” while Thoma topped the long jump with a distance of 18’ 1”.

Brayden Sellen (9’ 6”) soared to the top of the pole vault, while TJ Mueller hurled his way into first place in the shot put with a toss of 44’ 5”.

Stephenson’s Canon Kuntze earned a pair of third-place finishes in both the 3,200m (11.26.7) and the 1,600m (5:22.9).

Niagara Badger Invite results

Boys

Team scores — Crivitz 190, Forest Park, 129, Iron Mountain 107, Florence/Niagara 96, Norway 69, North Dickinson 30, Stephenson 27, Carney-Nadeau 4

100m — 3. Brayden Sellen, Crivitz, 12.2; 4. TJ Mueller, Crivitz, 12.2.; 10. Oren Marcoe, Stephenson, 13.1; 11. Dusty Gallop, Stephenson, 13.3

200m — 5. Evan Orlando, Crivitz, 25.3; 9. Sellen, Crivitz, 25.4; 10. Asher Priebe, Stephenson, 25.4

400m — 2. Carson Weidner, Crivitz, 58.8; 10. Reece Schad, Crivitz, 1:02.1

800m — 1. Ben Brown, Crivitz, 2:19.9; 6. Austin Doyen, Crivitz, 2:32.3

1,600m — 1. James Caine, Crivitz, 5:06.3; 2. Brown, Crivitz, 5:12.2; 3. Canon Kuntze, Stephenson, 5:22.9; 7. Cullen Kasbohm, Carney-Nadeau, 6:18.0

3,200m — 1. Caine, Crivitz, 10:57.7; 3. Kuntze, Stephenson, 11:26.7; 4. Doyen, Crivitz, 12:13.0

110m hurdles — 1. Kade Thoma, Crivitz, 17.2; 10. Priebe, Stephenson, 19.3; 5. Calvin Dodsworth, Crivitz, 20.7

300m — 2. Kallen Betka, Crivitz, 49.3; 4. D. Gallop, Stephenson, 51.7; 7. Kasbohm, C-N, 58.8; 8. Aiden Flynn, Crivitz, 1:01.4

400m relay —2. Sellen/Mueller/Thoma/Orlando, Crivitz, 49.0

800m relay — 5. Isaac Gerner/Adler Wilson/Nolan Pomeroy/Hayden Paris-Fry, Crivitz, 1:52.9

1,600m relay — 1. Orlando/Brown/Betka/Weidner, Crivitz, 3:51.2

3,200m relay — 2. Caine/Brock Banaszak/Doyen/Weidner, Crivitz, 10:42.3

Shot put — 1. Mueller, Crivitz, 44’ 4.5; 4. Schad, Crivitz, 38’ 5; Cooper Gallop, Stephenson, 33’ 0

Discus — 4. Austin Kaminski, Crivitz, 90’ 5; 6. Schad, Crivitz, 86’ 9.5

High jump — 6. Doyen, Crivitz, 5’ 0; 6. Banaszak, Crivitz, 5’ 0

Pole vault — 1. Sellen, Crivitz, 9’ 6; 2. Betka, Crivitz, 9’ 0

Long jump — 1. Thoma, Crivitz, 18’ 1; 7. Wilson, Crivitz, 13’ 9.25; 9. Kasbohm, C-N, 13’ 6

Triple jump — 4. Caine, Crivitz, 35’ 5; 12. Kasbohm, C-N, 27’ 9; 13. Banaszak, Crivitz, 26’ 3

Girls

Team scores — Forest Park 109, North Dickinson 98, Florence/Niagara 91.5, Stephenson 88, Crivitz 84, Carney-Nadeau 79, Iron Mountain 66, Norway 29.5

100m — 2. Samantha Kedsch, C-N, 13.4; 4. Peyton Rehberg, Crivitz, 13.8; 7. Grace Doyen, 14.2; 8. Adria Ruleau, Stephenson, 14.7; 10. Lilliana Revall, Stephenson, 15.4; 12. Addie Ross, C-N, 16.2

200m — 3. Kedsch, C-N, 28.5; 5. Kylah Betka, Crivitz, 28.9; 7. Mattie Prestin, Stephenson, 30.6; 8. Tiffany Kurz, Stephenson, 31.4; 11. Akayla Frost, Crivitz, 32.7; 15. Jamaica Robertson, C-N, 35.8

400m — 2. Kenna Thiry, C-N, 1:10.7; 6. Gabriella Putnam, Stephenson, 1:20.8; 8. Addison Olson, Stephenson, 1:28.7

800m — 1. Faith Cappaert, Stephenson, 2:26.4; 5. Morgan Bergquist, Stephenson, 3:06.1

1,600m — 5. Kayela Putnam, 6:31.5; 9. Revall, Stephenson, 7:14.4

3,200m — 3. K. Putnam, Stephenson, 14:03.6; 5. G. Putnam, Stephenson, 14:43.8

110m hurdles — 4. Addison Rehberg, Crivitz, 21.6

400m relay — 1. Doyen/Rehberg/Madelyn Pouwels/Betka, Crivitz, 54.1; 3. Prestin/Madalynn Vista/Revall/Ruleau, Stephenson, 57.9; 6. Thiry/Ashlie Topper/Mariska Laurila/Kelsie Smith, C-N, 1:02.8

800m relay — 1. Rehberg/Lucy Gruszynski/Megan Pusick/Pouwels, Crivitz, 1:59.9; 3. Prestin/Vista/Revall/Jada Kuntze, Stephenson, 2:01/9

3,200m relay — 1. Kuntze/K. Putnam/Joelle Beaudo/Cappaert, Stephenson, 11:12.7

Shot put — 1. Laurila, C-N, 34’ 2.5; 2. Smith, C-N, 29’ 7; 3. Abby Langer, Crivitz, 29’ 6; 4. Caitlyn Johnson, Stephenson, 26’ 11.75

Discus — 1. Laurila, C-N, 104’ 6; 3. Johnson, Stephenson, 77’ 4; 4. Smith, C-N, 75’ 11; 5. Varina Roman, Crivitz, 74’ 6; 6. Grace Dama, Crivitz, 73’ 10

High jump — 2. Rehberg, Crivitz, 4’ 8; 4. Vista, Stephenson, 4’ 6; 4. Kuntze, Stephenson, 4’ 6; 6. Doyen, Crivitz, 4’ 6

Pole vault — 1. Betka, Crivitz, 9’ 6; 2. K. Putnam, 9’ 0; 3. Elizabeth Banaszak, Crivitz, 7’ 0

Long jump — 1. Kedsch, C-N, 16’ 9.25; 7. Kurz, Stephenson, 12’ 1.5; 8. Roman, Crivitz, 12’ 1.25; 13. Banaszak, Crivitz, 10’ 4; 14. Topper, C-N, 9’ 5.25

Triple jump — 1. Kedsch, C-N, 31’ 2; 5. Gruszynski, Crivitz, 27’ 6; 6. Pouwels, Crivitz, 26’ 9; 7. Laurila, C-N, 25’ 2