WALWORTH -- The Warriors are headed to La Crosse, looking to defend their crown.
Lakeside Lutheran's boys track and field team put on another powerhouse display, winning the Division 2 Big Foot sectional by 48 points with a total of 129.
Numerous athletes qualified for state with top four finishes.
Junior Ben Krauklis matched his school record in the boys 100 meter dash, crossing the line in 10.78 seconds to edge out Catholic Memorial junior Marvanous Butler-Brown by three hundredths of a second for the win.
Krauklis also won the 200 in 21.81, while senior teammate Alex Reinke was second in a PR time of 22.07.
The 800 relay team of junior Issiah Sampson, junior Tyler Dahlie, Krauklis and senior Alex Reinke bettered their seed time by .86 of a second to win in 1:28.16.
The 1,600 relay team of seniors Daniel Ertman and Karsten Grundahl, Dahlie and Reinke won in a PR time of 3:22.69.
The 3,200 relay team of seniors Cameron Weiland, Gideon Ewerdt, Mark Garcia and Karsten Grundahl won by nearly eight seconds in 8:08.39.
Grundahl won the 800 in 1:56.50.
Weiland won the 3,200 in 9:40.19 and placed second in the 1,600 in 4:25.14.
Ertman placed second in the 400 in a PR time of 49.37.
Dahlie won the high jump (6 feet, 7 inches) and finished second in the triple jump (43-6 3/4). The high jump height was a five-inch PR.
Junior Nolan Schweighardt placed third in the pole vault (13-3).
Lakeside Lutheran's girls were led by senior Brielle Leis, who placed third in the shot put (34-6).
Whitewater's boys finished fifth with 36 points and qualified in four events.
Junior Jack Hefty will defend his state title in the 1,600 meter run after winning the sectional race in 4:22.65.
Senior Ethan Dugan won the 400 in 48.84.
Junior Traysen Thomason put down a PR time of 10.93 in the 100 to finish third.
The 1,600 relay team of senior Quincy Boudreau, Thomason, Hefty and Dugan took third in 3:26.27.
Whitewater's girls 800 relay team of junior Alani Ross, sophomore Sydney Schilt, junior Calli Grosinske and junior Athena Soto finished fourth in 1:48.22.
The Lake Mills boys qualified for state in three events.
Junior Thomas Cassady won the shot put (52-6 3/4). Senior Nathan Brzowski took third in the 300 intermediate hurdles in a PR time of 42.07.
The 3,200 relay team of junior Saul Lopez, sophomore Max Springer, junior Max Kressner and senior Jack Phillips placed fourth in 8:21.73.
The WIAA State Track and Field Championships will be held at UW-La Crosse on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
Team scores - boys: Lakeside Lutheran 129, Shorewood 81, Catholic Memorial 63.50, Milwaukee Academy of Science 60, Whitewater 36, Martin Luther 35, New Berlin West 31.50, Pius XI Catholic 29, Brown Deer 26, Lake Mills 24, New Berlin Eisenhower 22.50, Kingdom Prep Lutheran 22, Big Foot 20.50, St. Thomas More 20, Clinton 19, St. Francis 17, Shoreland Lutheran 15, Jefferson 13, University School of Milwaukee 12, Brookfield Academy 10, Racine St. Catherine's 8, East Troy 5, Cudahy 3
Team scores - girls: New Berlin West 94.5, New Berlin Eisenhower 69, Pius XI Catholic 60, University School of Milwaukee 57, East Troy 57, Catholic Memorial 47, Delavan-Darien 41, Martin Luther 27, Shorewood 26.50, Dominican 25, Jefferson 24.50, Brookfield Academy 24, Lakeside Lutheran 21, St. Thomas More 19, Big Foot 18.50, St. Francis 17, Cudahy 16, Whitewater 13, Clinton 13, Shoreland Lutheran 10, Racine St. Catherine's 10, Lake Mills 5, Milwaukee North 4, Milwaukee Academy of Science 3
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