Patch Sussex, WI --Drew Patterson and Toney Lock of Hamilton High School won individual track and field championships on Monday in the tough Watertown Regional, the start of the WIAA tournament series.
*See complete regional results*
Patterson, a junior, captured the 400 meters in 49.86 seconds, just .12 off the stadium record set in 1999. Lock, also a junior, posted a time of 13.1 seconds in the 100 meters.
The top four places in each event qualified for Thursday’s sectional, hosted by Hamilton. Also going through for the Chargers were:
*GIRLS*
· Olivia Wick, freshman, third in the discus (88 feet, 1 inch)
· Ashlyn Paulson, freshman, second in the 800 meters (2:24.91)
· 4 x 100 relay, third (50.22 seconds)
· 4 x 200 relay, third (1:52.97)
· 4 x 400 relay, fourth (4:13.04)
*BOYS*
· Tony Koepnick, senior, fourth in the shot put (51 feet, 3½ inches)
· Tony Koepnick, senior, third in the discus (140 feet, 1 inch)
· Joel Fotsch, junior, third in the 110 hurdles, (15.53 seconds)
· Chais Blackburn, junior, second in the 300 hurdles (40.16 seconds)
· 4 x 400 relay, second (3:26.19)
Hamilton was sixth in both the boys and girls regionals. Arrowhead easily won the girls side and Oconomowoc edged Germantown on the boys side. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.