For the Tomahawk Leader

EAGLE RIVER – The Tomahawk Hatchet track and field team travelled to Northland Pines Invitational Tuesday on Tuesday, May 18, where the Tomahawk boys competed against seven teams and placed 5th with 77 points, behind the champions, 152.5 point-Rhinelander. The Lady Hatchets worked their way to a 4th-place finish with 84.53 points, falling to the champions Mosinee at 168.33 points.

First-place finishes for Tomahawk included: Brett Borchardt, Hunter Borchardt, Alex Norman, Noah Buckwalter, 4x800m relay; Noah Buckwalter, 400m run; Ethan Liebnitz, pole vault; Drew Bolder, 1600m run; Adam Hall, triple jump; Morgan Hansmann, Rachael Reilly, Ava Dragosh, Macey Mann, 4x800m relay.

Other Hatchet finishes: Rachael Reilly, 2nd, 3200m run; Micah Arnott, 2nd, high jump; Mallorie Watland Copiskey, 3rd, 100m hurdles; Kate Reilly, 3rd, 1600m run; Macey Mann, 4th, 400m dash; Emily Maki, 4th, 100m hurdles; Robin Schmidt, 5th, 800m run; Emily Lacina, 5th, 1600m run; Hunter Borchardt, 5th, 1600m run; Sophie Urmann, 6th, 100m dash; Ava Dragosh, 6th, pole vault; Emily Maki, 6th, triple jump; Marie Gorell, 6th, long jump.

Relay finishes: Zach Hanse, Alex Norman, Drew Bolder, Noah Buckwalter, -2nd, 4x400m relay; Macey Mann, Morgan Hansmann, Kambyl Mattke, Robin Schmidt, 2nd, 4x400m relay; Maddie McCormick, Autumn Peissig, Mallorie Watland Copiskey, Karlie Woodall, 2nd, 4x200m relay; Maddie McCormick, Ayla McCormick, Autumn Peissig, Karlie Woodall, 5th, 4x100m relay; Micah Arnott, Ethan Liebnitz, Ryan Larson, Zach Hanse, 6th, 4x200m relay.

“The Pines meet is always a great meet for us whether it is indoors or outdoors and this week was no different,” coach Kurt Cordova stated. “Our boys and girls team scored in almost every event we put them in, with many of them being top-three finishes. It was great to see four of our senior boys place first in their events as well and was a great showing for our upperclassmen.”

Cordova noted that the Lady Hatchets performed well in the relays.

“Not only in the distance, but the sprints relays as well,” he said. “They are becoming much more fluent in their handoffs, and their overall times are improving along with it.”

Athletes of the Week

Morgan Hansmann – 1st, 4x800m relay; 2nd, 4x400m relay.

“As a sophomore, this is the first year that we have been able to see Morgan compete. She has had a great season so far and has helped out our distance relays every week. Her times in all the relays have improved in every event we have her run, and this week was no different.”

Adam Hall – 1st, triple jump; 7th, high jump.

“Adam worked his way into a PR in the triple jump this week by over four feet and landed himself in 1st place. He also placed 7th in high jump scoring more points for the team. As a senior in his last year, he is proving himself as an important asset of the team. It is great to see him take a first in triple jump as he has been working at it his whole career.”