2012 Boys and Girls Track & Field
Madison East welcomes NEW Head Coaches!
Principal Mary Kelley announced at the monthly booster club meeting that they have hired two new coaches to lead the tracksters. Venus Washington was named the girls head coach and David Wasserman was hired to lead the boys.
Venus Washington is a former University of Wisconsin athlete and captain where she jumped and sprinted to an incredible career there. She was East's jumps coach last season, coaching first year athlete Tyrone Galvin to a city championship, city meet record, and a state medal performance in La Crosse. Galvin took 4th place at state with a personal best jump and was named team Field MVP for the season thanks to the guidance and expertise of Washington.
David Wasserman will take over as the boys head coach after his first season as assistant coach for the boys cross country team at East and several years coaching at Madison West. While at West, Wasserman helped lead the Regent cross and distance groups helping establish them as one of the best distance programs in the state. This feat he will look to do at East as he builds the boys track program.
Congratulations to Coach Washington and Wasserman!
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Tyrone Galvin named ALL-CITY Back of the Year
Galvin received the Ray M. Huegel Memorial Award as the city's outstanding back. An All-City selection a year ago as a return specialist, he was named to the 2011 All-City team at both running back and return specialist. He rushed for 1,182 yards and 14 touchdowns to lead the Purgolders to a share of the city title.
Other All-City selections from the Madison East track team are: OL - Gino Nelson, WR - Austin Knorr, DL - Kyle Sands.
Read more from Dennis Semrau's article on Madison.com here.
CONGRATULATIONS MEN!
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Patricia Wilton - PREP PROFILE and VIDEO
Congratulations to Patricia Wilton for being the featured PREP Athlete!!!
To see her PREP Profile click HERE.
9/20/2011
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Coach Gunnelson named Spring Sports Coach of the Year!
Athletic Director Dave Kapp presents his "Athletic Directors Cup" an award given to Madison East's top coach each season to Head Track & Field Coach Chad Gunnelson.
"This is a tribute to the incredible talent and tremendous work ethic of our Purgolder athletes and the support and dedication of our team parents. This was hands down the best season I've ever been a part of, in every way. We worked hard, we competed well, but most importantly, we had FUN!"
6/15/2011
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On Preps: Purgolders production hard to beat - By Dennis Semrau
A SEASON TO SING ABOUT!
The 2011 Madison East Track and Field Banquet and Awards Ceremony was held at The EAST SIDE Club on Sunday June 5th. Freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors alike join in celebration of a PHENOMENAL season.
2011 Award Recipients:
Rookie of the Year
Patricia Wilton and Ben Arndt
Most Improved
Allyson Opps and Scott Wilton
Most Dedicated
Ninah Divine and Zach Seaborne
Most Valuable Field
Alex Douglas and Tyrone Galvin
Most Valuable Track
Alli Divine and Travis Turnquist
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TRAVIS TURNQUIST CROWNED 400M STATE CHAMPION
Travis Turnquist finished off a perfect season in the 400M dash. He is pictured on the podium with his GOLD MEDAL!
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PODIUM FINISH FOR ALLI DIVINE IN THE 100M HIGH HURDLES
After placing 8th as a sophomore at the state meet Alli improved her performance in an incredibly strong and record setting field of hurdlers. She placed 6th and brings home a STATE MEDAL!
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TYRONE GALVIN SETS PERSONAL RECORD AT STATE
On his first jump of trials competition, Tyrone Galvin beats his own personal best with a jump of 23’1.25”. Tyrone finished 4th in the long jump good for a MEDAL on the PODIUM (pictured above)
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ALEX DOUGLAS MATCHES HER BEST – PLACES 3RD
Senior captain and pole vaulter Alex Douglas takes 3rd place at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships. Her vault of 11’3” matches her best as well as her school record.
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SPIT IN THE RIVER FOR LUCK
Alex Douglas, Travis Turnquist, Tyrone Galvin, and Alli Divine spit in the Mississippi River for good luck prior the start of WIAA State Track and Field competition on Friday.
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Alex Douglas poses with Pole Vault Coach Pete Dvorak after BREAKING THE SCHOOL RECORD in the pole vault with a leap of 11 feet 3 inches.
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STATE BOUND!!!
Alex Douglas breaks school record in the pole vault to win the event at sectionals and advance to state. Travis Turnquist breaks school record in the 400M dash to become sectional champ and a state qualifier. Alli Divine is 100M high hurdle champion, advancing to state. Tyrone Galvin wins long jump, 2nd in the 200, and 3rd in the 100 advancing to state in all 3 events!
Dennis Semrau covers the meet and our Purgolders in a great article on Madison.com. Click HERE to see the article.
5/27/2011
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MADISON EAST ATHLETES ADVANCE TO SECTIONALS
The following athletes have placed in the top 4 at the Waunakee REGIONAL meet and will advace to SECTIONALS! - 100M - Tyrone Galvin 200M - Brandi Cherek, Travis Turnquist, Tyrone Galvin 400M - Travis Turnquist 100M Hurdles - Alli Divine 300M Hurdles - Ninah Divine, Alli Divine Discus - Bryce Kinney Triple Jump - Ben Chastain Long Jump - Tyrone Galvin Pole Vault - Alex Douglas, Alli Divine 4x100M Relay - Kyle Porter, Travis Turnquist, Speedy Amara, Tyrone Galvin.
Alli Divine breaks her own SCHOOL RECORD and helps with another
Alli Divine broke her own school record of 15.29 in the 100M hurdles at the Big 8 Championships, running 15.15, good for a gold medal and the 3rd fastest time in the state. She helped with another school record performance anchoring the 4x200M relay with teammates Brandi Cherek, Ninah Divine, and Alex Douglas. They ran 1:51.76 to break the old record of 1:51.89 set in 1975 by Jones, Jagelski, Cain and Jagelski.
Travis Turnquist earns TWO GOLD MEDALS
A new personal record in the 200M and 400M for Travis earns him the Champion title in both sprint events at the Big 8 Conference Meet.
5/18/2011
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A Quick Stop at The Podium before PROM
Brandi Cherek (above) and Ninah Divine lead the Purgolders at the MG Invitational on Saturday where yet another cold day in the 2011 track season proved to be good enough conditions for PR performances. Brandi earned a Silver Medal in the 400M Dash and poses next to the Silver Eagle statue at Monona Grove. Ninah Divine made three trips to the podium placing 3rd in 100M hurdles, 4th in 300M hurdles, and 5th in triple jump. Allyson Opps also got on the podium with a huge PR in the discus taking 5th place. Other place winners were: Cherek (200M-6th), Heck and Morrison (high jump- Tie 7th), 4x100M (Heck, Hudek, Ryberg, Wilton-7th), 4x200M (Heck, Hudek, Ryberg, Wilton-6th). Great job ladies!
5/14/2011
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Freshman BOYS win FROSH CITY OUTDOOR TITLE!!!
The Frosh/JV City meet came close to cancelation but the weather broke and the meet was on!
Frosh Girls - Katelyn Blake-Leibowitz – 100M Dash Champion, member of champ 400M and 800M relay / Tenita Ryberg – 2nd in 100M Dash, member of champ 400M and 800M relay / Crystal McGuire – Member of Champion 400M and 800M relay / Tamika Tupta – Member of Champion 400M and 800M relay
JV Girls - Emily Heck – 300M Hurdle Champion, 3rd in 100M Hurdles / Charlotte Hudek – 5th place 800M Run
Frosh Boys – TEAM CHAMPIONS - Jeromy Gotschall – 110M Hurdle Champion, 300M Hurdle Champion / Keifer Kubly – 800M Champion, 3rd in 1600M / Jake Kohn – 2nd in 110M Hurdles, 3rd in 300M Hurdles, Jonny Olsen – 2nd in 3200M Run, Billy Holliday – 3rd in 110M Hurdles, 4th in 300M Hurdles, Aran Lenon – 5th and 5th in 110M and 300M hurdles, Joey McKenzie – 4th in 800M, Fred Diarra – 5th in 800M
JV Boys - Andrew Maduka – 100M Champion, 4x100M Champ / Spanitz Andras – 2nd in 200M, 4x100M Champ / Zach Seaborne – 2nd 300M Hurdles / Kebba Bojang – 3rd in 110M Hurdles / Emmett Ross – 4th in 100M / Olin Halsten – 3rd 800M Run / Jonas Goldberg – 5th 200M Dash / Anthony Maduka – 4x100M Relay Champ / Angel Rubio – 4x100M Relay Champ
5/12/2011
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TYRONE GALVIN breaks 60 year old meet record at City Outdoor
The boys and girls teams competed well at the City Outdoor Championships at Mansfield Stadium. Tyrone Galvin got going early with a win in the 100M dash as well as the long jump where he broke a 60 year old meet record. Tyrone's jump of 22'11.5" broke the old record of 22'6" set back in 1951 by Tom Mack of Madison West. Tyrone also took 2nd in the 200M to teammate Travis Turnquist. Travis won both the 200M and 400M dashes and placed 3rd in the 100. Other boys place winners were Ben Chastain in triple jump with a PR of 40'8" good for second place. Zach Seaborne took 3rd in the 110M high hurdles with a PR time of 16.76.
Click here for the Wisconsin State Journal Article.
5/11/2011
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Douglas and Divine lead the way at City Outdoor
Alex Douglas left no doubt in her last City Outdoor meet and last meet at Mansfield Stadium that she would be pole vault Champion. Her vault of 10'6" places her 9th on the state honor roll. Alex also placed in long jump and triple jump. Alli Divine took both hurdle titles with a season PR 15.62 in the 100M high hurdles as well as another season PR of 47.97 in the 300M lows. Other point scorers for the girls team were Allyson Opps in shot put (5th) with a huge PR of 29'5.25", Ninah Divine in triple jump (4th) with a personal best jump of 32'4.75" and 300M hurdles (3rd). Brandi Cherek also scored in the 200M (5th) running her best time of the season in the finals heat, finishing in 27.66 seconds.
Click here for the Wisconsin State Journal Article.
5/11/2011
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Travis Turnquist earns meet's "OUTSTANDING RUNNER" AWARD!
Senior sprinter and captain Travis Turnquist earned 3 medals Friday night at the 43rd Annual Spartan Invitational, winning gold in both the 200M and 400M dashes as well as running on the silver medal 4x100M relay team. He accepts the Runner of the Meet plaque from Madison Memorial athletic director Tim Ritchie above. Congratulations Travis!
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Boys place 4th at Spartan Invitational
Wisconsin State Journal Article
5/7/2011
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Progress Reports are OUT...
29 Madison East Track & Field student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA or better over the 4th quarter progress reporting period.
Congratulations to Jeromy Gotschall, Keifer Kubly, Aran Lenon, Julian McCown-Berndt, Brennan Murphy, Ian Nielsen-Fox, Jonny Olsen, Remi Finn, Sawyer Mancl, Brandon Nwadinobi, Kebba Bojang, Jonas Goldberg, Roberto Ogelman, Zach Seaborne, Garrett Farin, Tyler Fass, Bryce Kinney, Spanitz Andras, Katelyn Blake-Leibowitz, Hanna Bahr, Jalika Ceesay, Emily Heck, Charlotte Hudek, Allyson Opps, Alli Divine, Ninah Divine, Elena Duren, and Patricia Wilton.
Denotes a 4.0 Rating
5/5/2011
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BIG numbers put up at dual meet vs. Sun Prairie
Regardless of wind, rain, sleet, and cold, many athletes performed their personal best marks at our last dual meet of the season. Some of those personal bests were among the best in the STATE!
Alex Douglas' pole vault performance of 10' puts her 16th on the current state honor roll. Alli Divine's time in the 100M high hurdles puts her in 7th among the state. Our boy's 4x200M Relay team (Mbodje Sarr, Alex Redd, Travis Turnquist, Tyrone Galvin) broke into the top 20 with their performance and Junior sprinter Tyrone Galvin posted the 2ND FASTEST time in the state in the 100M dash with a blazing 10.6ht.
For the official honor roll visit Wisonsin Sports Network.
5/4/2011
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Madison East Track and Field is part of the official Crazylegs Security team!
Thank you to our wonderful athletes and coaches for helping make the wave start and Crazylegs a success! It was the largest group of runners/walkers the event has ever had. Our athletes earned volunteer hours and Service E points for the event. Thank you to Gary Kolpin (Wave Start Director) for the opportunity.
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Girls place 4th, Boys 3rd at Oregon Relays
Our Girls Team did a phenomenal job. Relay meets are very tough to do with a small team but our little team of ladies came up big Friday night. We broke 2 meet records and met or outperformed our goal in 9 of the 14 events helping us take 4th overall. Champions were: Pole Vault (Douglas, Divine, Blake-Leibowitz – NEW MEET RECORD) 300 High Hurdle Shuttle (N Divine, Douglas, A Divine NEW MEET RECORD) Triple Jump (Douglas, N Divine, Wilton)
Our Boys Team also performed very well. We had several PR’s set in the field events with Throws (2nd in shot/3rd in disc), Triple Jump, and Pole Vault (2nd) leading the way to a 3rd place team finish. Meet Champions for the boys were: Sprint Medley Relay (200-T Galvin, 200-A Redd, 400-T Turnquist, 800-G Farin) and Triple Jump (M Sarr, B Chastain, Z Seaborne).
Meet Article HERE
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Prep Outlook - Girls Track & Field: Douglas and Divine make the cut
Alex Douglas is named 1st Team Preseason All-Area by the Wisconsin State Journal and Madison.com. Last year Alex Douglas capped off a stellar season at the state meet with a 10th place finish. Our own Alli Divine also made the cut, named to the 2nd Team in the 100M High Hurdles where she returns from an 8th place finish at last years state meet. Article Here
4/23/2011
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Turnquist recognized on the Preseason All-Area Team
The Wisconsin State Journal and Madison.com posted the Prep outlook: Boys Track & Field naming our very own Travis Turnquist to the Preseason All-Area team. Travis was named Honorable Mention for the 200M Dash. Travis is currently ranked 10th in the state in the 200M and 3rd in the state in the 400M dashes.
4/23/2011
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Girls place 5th @ DC EVEREST Invite.
Gold medal finishes by Alex Douglas in POLE VAULT and Alli Divine in 100M HURDLES.
4/22/2011
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Boys AND Girls win over Beloit in first Big 8 Dual Meet.
See RESULTS tab for more information!
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Alli Divine BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD in 55M Hurdles.
Alli ran hurdles 3 times on Saturday at the WTFA State Indoor Championships running her fastest time in the final heat. Her time of 8.88 seconds breaks her own school record of 9.24 seconds and puts her in 16th on the WSN All Time list.
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Alli Divine and Travis Turnquist get on the medal stand at WTFA Indoor State Track and Field Championships!
Travis placed 6th in the 55M dash! Alli placed 3rd in the 55M Hurdles.
Alex Douglas and Alli Divine also placed in pole vault finishing in 7th and 8th respectively.
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Alex Douglas is named one of the 8 finalists for the WIAA Scholar Athlete Award. This is an incredible honor for Alex, an award that considers academics and athletics, and she was named one of 8 finalist out of all Division 1 athletes in the state.
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CONGRATULATIONS to our honor roll student-athletes!!!! Academic success is something to be proud of and will take you to great heights! Thank you for putting the “student“ FIRST in student-athlete!
Grade 12:
Alex Douglas, Garrett Farin, Tyler Fass, Rachelle Herrin, Nick Krueger, Alex Levy, Anthony Maduka, David McKenzie, Travis Turnquist, and Scott Wilton.
Grade 11:
David Cann, Alli Divine, Ninah Divine, Elena Duren, Roberto Ogelman, Kendall Parker, Zach Seaborne, Gabe Surges, and Patricia Wilton.
Grade 10:
Hanna Bahr, Brandi Cherek, Remington Finn, Emily Heck, Greta Herrin, Charlotte Hudek, David Lafayette, Brandon Nwadinobi, Allyson Opps, and Sierra Servi-Sereno.
Grade 9:
Katelyn Blake-Leibowitz, Jeromy Gotschall, Gavin Huismann, Keifer Kubly, Julian McCown-Berndt, Brennan Murphy, Nick Nager, Ian Nielsen-Fox, Jonathan Olsen, and Miles Varana.
39 student-athletes from our team on the Academic Honor Roll!!!
GREAT JOB! The coaching staff is extremely proud of you!
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Congratulations to our CITY INDOOR CHAMPIONS:
Ninah Divine (55M HH, 4x200M Relay), Brandi Cherek (4x200M Relay), Patiricia Wilton (4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay), Emily Heck (4x100M Relay), Alex Douglas (4x100M Relay), Charlotte Hudek (4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay), Alli Divine (Pole Vault), Travis Turnquist (55M Dash, 200M Dash, 400M Dash)
ALSO, Tyrone Galvin breaks the City Meet and School Record in the 55M Dash with a time of 6.2 (6.54h) during his prelims race which was also his first race EVER.
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Travis Turnquist BREAKS THE SCHOOL RECORD in the 55M Dash at UW Platteville!
Travis ran the 55M race in a blistering 6.64 seconds which breaks the 25 year old school record of 6.74 previously set by John Redders, Charles Shuggins, and Mike Warner. Congratulations TRAVIS!!!
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Tri-State @ UW Platteville
We started off our competition season with a great team performance at the Tri State meet last night at UW Platteville.
We had many PR’s (personal records) as well as top finishers in several events.
Please see the full meet results below:
Boys
http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/tristate_large_2011b.htm
Girls
http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/tristate_large_2011g.htm
Also,
For updated meet results and track info visit Wisconsin Sports Network at www.wissports.net click on the Track and Field tab.
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The 2011 Team announces their captains:
Girls Team Captains - Alex Douglas, Ninah Divine, Alli Divine, Elena Duren
Boys Team Captains - David McKenzie, Travis Turnquist, Bryce Kinney, Zach Seaborne
Congratulations Captains!
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