There are many Central Wisconsin athletes who will be competing for a chance at gold at the 2026 track and field championships in La Crosse, and we got you covered on each participant.
Dive into a comprehensive list of each Central Wisconsin athlete who will be competing in the 2026 WIAA state track and field meet, separated by their school and qualification event.
Here is a look at each area athlete who will have the opportunity to compete, including individual and team events. The state meet kicks off on Friday, June 5 at the Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex.
Division 1
Boys
100: — Parker Schmitt, Wausau East; Adam McKaig, D.C. Everest.
200: — Parker Schmitt, Wausau East.
400: — Parker Schmitt, Wausau East; Charlie Cygan, Wausau East.
800: — Kayden Merritt, D.C. Everest; John Jazdzewski, Stevens Point.
1600: — Cooper Erickson, Stevens Point.
3200: — Cooper Erickson, Stevens Point.
110 hurdles: — Cullin Quance, Wausau West.
300 hurdles: — Chris Dunow, D.C. Everest; Beckett McFarlane, Marshfield.
4×100 relay: — D.C. Everest: Adam McKaig, Vander Truax, Nathaniel Briggs, Xavier Edwards, Silas Weber, Will Hopper.
4×200 relay: — Marshfield: Harland Meissner, Triton Gross, Gavin Larsen, Jackson Anderson, Landen Trubee, Brennan Polzin.
4×400 relay: — Wausau East: Kayden Meverden, Grayson Best, Charlie Cygan, Parker Schmitt, Nolan Medin, Edmond Woods; Marshfield: Beckett McFarlane, Roman Drach, Harland Meissner, Triton Gross, Hector Zimmerman, Kashton Kilty.
4×800 relay: — Stevens Point: Bennett Story, Ben Hopp, John Jazdzewski, Cooper Erickson, Dash Kvatek, Elijah Vandre.
High jump: — Vander Truax, D.C. Everest.
Pole vault: — Ethan Whitmore, D.C. Everest; Tyler Gingery, Marshfield.
Long jump: — Zachariah Zillman, Stevens Point; Cullin Quance, Wausau West; Triton Gross, Marshfield.
Triple jump: — Silas Weber, D.C. Everest; Xavier Edwards, D.C. Everest.
Shot put: — Billy Schwartz, D.C. Everest; Logan Cisewski, Stevens Point.
Discus: —
Girls
100: — Sophie Plansky, D.C. Everest.
200: — Sophie Plansky, D.C. Everest.
400: — Mackenzie Keip, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.
1600: — Tessa Bruckhart, Stevens Point.
3200: — Kathryn Merritt, D.C. Everest.
100 hurdles: — Gracyn Schoepke, Wausau West.
300 hurdles: — Maci Heise, Wausau West; Ellyana Dahl, Stevens Point.
4×100 relay: — Wausau West: Laiana Oldenburg-Marsh, Zoe Verstegen, Isabelle Berens, Maci Heise, Gracyn Schoepke, Ashlynn Haderlein; D.C. Everest: Addison (Addie) Young, Adrianna Ward, Neah Zimmermann, Sophie Plansky.
4×200 relay: — Stevens Point: Jada Seubert, Riley Mueller, Alivia Koback, Lorena Hill, Peyton Groshek, Nhava Cabral-Stammler; Wausau West: Zoe Verstegen, Zoe Hoff, Ashlynn Haderlein, Maci Heise, Isabelle Berens, Morgan Barth.
4×400 relay: — Stevens Point: Taylor Cejka, Emersyn Wavrunek, Jada Seubert, Lorena Hill, Riley Mueller, Susanna Johnson.
4×800 relay: — Marshfield: Adeline Lonsdale, Hailey Klumb, Leeann Luedtke, Natalie Scharenbroch, Madison Bauer, Jenna McDaniel; Stevens Point: Tessa Bruckhart, Lorena Hill, Emersyn Wavrunek, Taylor Cejka, Megan Hyman, Ashley Miller.
High jump: — Leah Awe, Stevens Point.
Pole vault: — McKaea Taylor, Wausau East; Elsa Oestreich, Wausau East.
Long jump: — Neah Zimmermann, D.C. Everest; Taylor Cejka, Stevens Point.
Triple jump: — Salyssa Kellerman, Stevens Point; Ellyana Dahl, Stevens Point.
Shot put: — Emily Jahns, Wausau West.
Discus: — Emily Jahns, Wausau West; Alyson Davczyk, D.C. Everest.
Division 2
Boys
4×400 relay: — Wittenberg-Birnamwood: Logan Gibson, Phoenix Horacek, Bryson Schmid, Kaden Yaeger.
High jump: — Omar Ingram, Mosinee.
Long jump: — Keylin Allen, Merrill; Ayden Nerdahl, Amherst; Cal Lusic, Amherst.
Triple jump: — Cal Lusic, Amherst.
Girls
200: — Molly Johnson, Adams-Friendship; Elise Gibeault, Tomahawk.
400: — Elise Gibeault, Tomahawk; Molly Johnson, Adams-Friendship.
High jump: — Ellie Micke, Tomahawk; Elise Christianson, Amherst.
Shot put: — Daelyn Rieck, Colby.
Discus: — Alexis Wierzba, Amherst; Daelyn Rieck, Colby.
Division 3
Boys
100: — Aiden Bowen, Iola-Scandinavia; Alex Wierzba, Rosholt; Zander Zawislan, Stratford; Fred Tylinski, Marathon.
200: — Aiden Bowen, Iola-Scandinavia; Zander Zawislan, Stratford; Brandon Geldernick, Owen-Withee; Alex Wierzba, Amherst.
400: — Zander Zawislan, Stratford.
800: — Reed Hartjes, Assumption; Isaiah Kraft, Edgar; Colton Paczkowski, Owen-Withee.
1600: — Luke Eiden, Pacelli; Michael Dolan, Assumption; Reed Hartjes, Assumption.
3200: — Luke Eiden, Pacelli; Michael Dolan, Assumption.
110 hurdles: — Garrett Bracewell, Marathon; Kaeden Schill, Stratford; Mason Miller, Stratford; Quincy Pfender, Newman Catholic; Trevor Trowbridge, Auburndale; Breckin Miller, Spencer.
300 hurdles: — Trevor Trowbridge, Auburndale; Garrett Bracewell, Marathon.
4×100 relay: — Stratford: Carter Foster, Austin Niehaus, Mason Miller, Austin Foster, Coltan Breit, Austin O’Neil; Nekoosa: Austinn Czappa, Darion Boswell, Finlei Krcmar, Jarett Wilcox, Cris Garcia, Cortez Herrera.
4×200 relay: — Edgar: Graham Streit, Tucker Streit, Landon Lukasko, Caius Higgins, Dom Contreras, Kaden Bargender; Assumption: Cullen Thomas, Aiden Daliege, Calen Ott, Trey France, Garrett Pavloski, Odyn France; Stratford: Carter Foster, Austin Niehaus, Mason Miller, Austin Foster, Austin O’Neil, Coltan Breit; Marathon: Fred Tylinski, Luke Hoenish, Brady Annis, Garrett Bracewell, Alec Miller, Nathan Hoenesh.
4×400 relay: — Assumption: Cullen Thomas, Aiden Daliege, Calen Ott, Trey France, Garrett Pavloski; Stratford: Austin Niehaus, Henry Heeg, Austin O’Neil, Connor Kreft, Aaron Knetter, Carter Foster; Owen-Withee: Sam Wells, Talon Mueller, Colton Paczkowski, Brandon Geldernick.
4×800 relay: — Edgar: Dillan Sondelski, Dom Contreras, Emmitt VanOrnum, Isaiah Kraft, Carson Nowak, Anthony Trawicki; Marathon: Ethan Huebsch, Logan Peters, John Kahon, Brady Annis, Kyle Sulzer, Brevyn Johnson; Iola-Scandinavia: Henry Vater, Drake Stilen, Evan Linjer, Ben Beck, Jack Beck, Brycen Jorgensen.
High jump: — Darion Boswell, Nekoosa; Garrett Bracewell, Marathon; Chase Boller, Abbotsford.
Pole vault: — Alec Miller, Marathon; Jarett Wilcox, Nekoosa; Carter Cihlar, Abbotsford; Breckin Miller, Spencer.
Long jump: — Reid Passehl, Marathon; Xander Dane, Pacelli; Owen Dornfeld, Marathon.
Triple jump: — Tucker Streit, Edgar; Connor Kreft, Stratford.
Shot put: — Tyler Budtke, Stratford; Logan Nagel, Auburndale; Chris Marcell, Marathon.
Discus: — Korz Loken, Iola-Scandinavia; Chris Marcell, Marathon.
Girls
100: — Brianna Sherden, Stratford; Reagan Abel, Pacelli; Bella Thomas, Assumption.
200: — Bella Thomas, Assumption; Addysen Wolf, Loyal; Brianna Sherden, Stratford; Reagan Abel, Pacelli; Brynn Heck, Neillsville.
400: — Bella Thomas, Assumption; Rose Hasenohrl, Auburndale.
800: — Kenley Aumann, Loyal; Lucy Dolan, Assumption; Annie Vaughan, Pacelli.
1600: — Lucy Dolan, Assumption.
3200: — Lucy Dolan, Assumption; Ellis Baer, Athens; Evelyn Bablitch, Rosholt; Terah Schreiner, Athens; Charlotte Peirce, Stratford.
110 hurdles: — Aspen Schraufnagel, Edgar.
4×100 relay: — Stratford: Wynn Schoenherr, Brye Shaw, Lillian Kaiser, Morgan Schmidt, Allison Knetter, Samantha Frick.
4×200 relay: — Stratford: Wynn Schoenherr, Brye Shaw, Samantha Frick, Brianna Sherden, Morgan Schmidt, Lillian Kaiser.
4×400 relay: — Auburndale: Marti Anderson, Alivia Wolff, Rose Hasenohrl, Iris Galetto, Gracie Hasenohrl, Alana Steines; Loyal: Aaliyah Pearson, Addison Kollmansberger, Kenley Aumann, Addysen Wolf; Rosholt: Isabelle (Izzy) Trzebiatowski, Liliana Losinski, Evelyn Bablitch, Madisyn Hartvig, Kaitlyn Dombrowski, Marlee Krekling.
4×800 relay: — Athens: Terah Schreiner, Lauren Beaty, Jaci Hart, Ellis Baer; Rosholt: Jadyn Pliska, Liliana Losinski, Isabelle (Izzy) Trzebiatowski, Evelyn Bablitch, Madisyn Hartvig, Kaitlyn Dombrowski; Auburndale: Iris Galetto, Marti Anderson, Rose Hasenohrl, Alivia Wolf, Gracie Hasenohrl, Alana Steines.
High jump: — Isabelle (Izzy) Trzebiatowski, Rosholt; Eden Marg, Neillsville.
Pole vault: — Laylah Walk, Neillsville; Brye Shaw, Stratford; Gracie Hasenohrl, Auburndale; Ava Ford, Athens.
Triple jump: — Shiloh Karlen, Edgar; Lauryn Harris, Abbotsford.
Shot put: — Sy’Rih Hartwig, Athens.
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This article originally appeared on Wausau Daily Herald: These are the 2026 WIAA state track competitors from Central Wisconsin
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