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UW track coach Nuttycombe announces his retirement

June 15, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

University of Wisconsin men’s track and field head coach Ed Nuttycombe announced his retirement late yesterday afternoon after 30 seasons. Continue Reading

Kyle Blood places third at state meet; TH girls break personal records

June 13, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

This year was Silver Bay senior Kyle Blood’s third trip to the Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Meet. The meet was held at Hamline University in St. Paul last weekend. Continue Reading

State-seasoned Shady signs off track

June 13, 2013 in Pine Journal

It’s rather fitting that the only way to keep Marisa Shady from competing is to have medical staff tell her it’s not advised.
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Boys track: Tiger relays shine at state

June 12, 2013 in The Farmington Independent

The Farmington boys track team accomplished its goal of getting all three of its relays to Saturday’s finals at the Class 2A state track meet.
The 4×800 came away with the highest finish, breaking its own school record with a fifth-place time of 7 minutes, 57.89 seconds. Continue Reading

Girls Track and Field: Farmington 4×4 relay races to second

June 12, 2013 in The Farmington Independent

The Farmington girls 4×400 relay saved its best performance of the season for last.
The Tiger foursome of Maria Kiminski, Alicia Hett, Megan Graham and Izzie Ferm ran a season-best time of 3 minutes, 55.73 seconds to earn second place and all-state honors Saturday afternoon at the Class 2A state track meet in St. Paul Continue Reading

All-time great – Kirby Symes

June 7, 2013 in River Falls Journal

Long-time local official Kirby Symes acknowledges the crowd at the beginning of last Saturday’s second day of the 2013 WIAA State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Sports Complex in La Crosse. Symes has worked as an official at the state track and field meet 49 straight years, including the last 32 as the meet’s head field referee. This year marked his final state meet and he was honored by the WIAA before Saturday’s session. Bob Burrows photo Continue Reading

Three local track stars headed to state competition this week

June 7, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

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Carlton County to be well represented at State

June 7, 2013 in Pine Journal

Having already qualified himself for State, Thomas Udenberg saved his best shot put throw for last. Now, like last week, the Cloquet senior hopes to heave his way to another first.
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UW tracksters compete in NCAA meet

June 6, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Wisconsin Sports — University of Wisconsin sophomore Zack Ziemek is in sixth place at the halfway point of the men’s decathlon at the NCAA Division I track meet at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. Continue Reading

Girls track: Ferm, 4×400 advance to state

June 5, 2013 in The Farmington Independent

Farmington will have a chance to improve on both of last year’s sixth-place finishes when the Class 2A state track meet gets under way tomorrow at Hamline University in St. Paul. Continue Reading