GIRLS TRACK PREVIEW Same teams at top Power structure won't change much this year; GIRLS TRACK ATHLETES TO WATCH Oluwaseum Adetiba, Sr., Milwaukee Hamilton South: Won the 55-meter dash at Greater Milwaukee Invitational on March 25 in 7.3 seconds. Finished third in City Conference in the 100 as a junior, but a hamstring injury prevented her from reaching the state meet. Kelly Auger, Jr., Milwaukee Pius: Won the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 1 state title in the 400 as a freshman and finished second to Stephanie Pesch in the event last season. Alea Benston, Jr., Milwaukee Tech: Finished second in the 100 at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state meet as a sophomore and also ran on the Trojans' first-place 800 relay. Won the City Conference title in the 200. Stacy Beste, Sr., Shorewood: Ran 11 minutes 19.21 seconds to capture the Division 2 championship in the 3,200. Finished second in the event as a sophomore. Won the Division 2 state cross country title last fall. Rosalyn Brown, Sr., Milwaukee Pulaski Arts: Came on strong late in the season, winning the City long and triple jump titles. Finished eighth at the state meet in the triple jump at 35 feet 3 4 inch. Kelly Cooper, Jr., Milwaukee Tech: A key component on the Trojans' state championship team last season, finishing second in the 200 with a time of 25.57 seconds. Took fifth place in the 400 as a freshman at Milwaukee Riverside, but didn't run that event in the post-season last year. Jenee Cupertino, Sr., Racine Horlick: A three-time state qualifier in the 100 high hurdles, but missed the finals for the first time last season. Won Southeast Conference title in the highs and 300 lows as a junior. Aubrey Danen, Jr., Oconomowoc: A 6-foot leaper who finished fourth in the high jump as a freshman by clearing 5-3. Tied D.C. Everest's Patti Quaintance with a jump of 5- 5 last season, but lost the title because she had more misses. Patty Galle, Sr., Germantown: Has inched closer to the state's best the past two seasons, taking fourth in the long jump at state last season with a leap of 16-113 4 after finishing seventh in the event as a sophomore with a jump of 16-11 4. Jessica Kern, Jr., Milwaukee Washington: Was the top qualifier in the triple jump at state last season, and finished second in the event with a jump of 36-7. Also qualified for state in the 300 low hurdles, but didn't make the finals. Ann Lewandowski, Sr., Waterford: Put the shot 37 feet 81 4 inches to win the Division 2 title as a junior. Won the shot at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Shorewood Invitational on March 22 with a put of 36-11 4. Katie Lindsay, Jr., Arrowhead: Finished fourth in the triple jump at state as a sophomore with a jump of 35-23 4, marking a dramatic improvement over her jump of 33-51 4 at the Southeast Conference meet. Also competes in the long jump. Nicole Mayes, Jr., Milwaukee King: Ran the 400 in 58.53 seconds in her first state appearance for a seventh-place finish. Also won the City title last season. Is off to a fast start this season with indoor victories in the event at the UWM Shorewood Invitational and the Greater Milwaukee Invitational. Katie McClure, Jr., Brookfield Central: Finished fifth in the 1,600 at state as a sophomore with a time of 5:10.00. Off to a slow start this season, finishing third in the event at the Whitefish Bay Invitational on March 25. Sarah McCalvy, So., New Berlin Eisenhower: Won Parkland Conference titles in the 100, 200 and 400, then went on to qualify for state in the 100 and 400. Finished sixth in the 400 at state with a time of 58.22. Erin Meier, Jr., Grafton: Cleared 5 feet 5 inches to finish second in the Division 2 high jump. Took fifth in the event with a jump of 5-2 as a freshman. Won the UWM Shorewood Invitational on March 22 with a jump of 5-2. Markiesha Morris, Sr., Milwaukee Washington: Took fourth in the 100 high hurdles at the state meet with a time of 15.80 seconds as a junior. Also won City Conference titles in the high hurdles and high jump and finished second in the 300 low hurdles. Shahree Scarbourgh, Sr., Whitefish Bay Dominican: The two-time WISAA Division 1 champion in the 100 is off to a fast start, winning the 55-meter dash at UWM Shorewood Invitational with a time of 7.39 seconds. Also finished second in the 200 at state last season. Katie Schulz, Sr., Wisconsin Lutheran: Versatile athlete who is a standout in the high jump and hurdles. Three-time defending WISAA Division 1 high jump champ, winning as a junior by clearing 5 feet 6 inches. Finished second in the high hurdles and third in the lows. Kim Shore, Sr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial: Won the WISAA Division 1 cross country title last fall and is off to a good start in track with victories in the 1,600 at the UWM Shorewood Invitational and the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on March 24. Finished third at the WISAA state meet in the 1,600 and fourth in the 800 as a junior. Julie Stepan, So., Whitnall: Became the only Falcons athlete to place at the state meet last season with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump, going 35-31 4. Has jumped 36-11 2 and 36-23 4 in two meets this season. Erica Tittsworth, Sr., Racine Horlick: A state champion in the long jump last season in Division 1 with a jump of 17-101 2 and in the triple jump as a sophomore with a jump of 36-101 4. Long jumped 18-21 4 at the Whitefish Bay Invitational on March 25. Adrienne Trice, Sr., Nicolet: Came within a half-second of winning the Division 1 title in the 400 as a junior. Also finished sixth in the 200. Becky Tuma, Jr., Milwaukee Lutheran: Won the WISAA Division 1 title in the discus with a throw of 114 feet 2 inches and finished third in the shot with a put of 36-4. Beth Upham, Jr., Kenosha Bradford: A threat in the 100 and 200, finishing fourth and second in the state in those events.

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: April 3, 1997| Author: MARK STEWART | Copyright information

The outlook for girls track and field this spring has a familiar ring. The best teams, once again, figure to be the traditional powers.

Milwaukee Tech, Milwaukee Pius, Waukesha Catholic Memorial, Racine Horlick and Whitnall are expected to be among the cream of the crop in the southeastern part of the state.

But Tech, the defending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 champion, and Memorial, the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 1 ch...

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