Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 133 No. 4 Summer 2012 | Page 13

Girls High School Track
Cambridge Invite at Cambridge
WSD girls opened their track season with a last place
finish among the seven teams competing at the invite.
Senior Amanda Feliciano was the only player to finish
in the top three in any event. She finished first in the
triple jump.

Leaping For Joy: Senior Amanda Feliciano has stunned
crowds and dominated competitors with her triple jump!

Triathlon at Delavan-Darien High School
At the triathlon hosted at Delavan-Darien High
School, WSD girls finished third among the three
schools invited. Seniors, Amanda Feliciano and
Hannah Rees finished first and third, respectively in
the triple jump and discus.
GPSD at Missouri Deaf
WSD girls placed fourth out of six teams at the GPSD
tournament hosted by Missouri School for the Deaf.
Amanda Feliciano continued her strong performance
during this season with a first place finish in the 100
meter low hurdles. Junior Alexis Christ appeared on
the scoreboard with a second place finish in the shot
put and third in the discus.
Indian Trials Conference Tournament
At the Indian Trials Conference Tournament hosted
annually at Delavan-Darien High School, six WSD
girls competed hard and snatched a historical second
place finish out of eight teams. Amanda Feliciano
jumped for first in the triple jump and ran for second
in the 100 meter low hurdles. Alexis Christ threw for
first in the discus. Freshmen Elizabeth Besaw and
Lyssa Matsche tied for third place in long jump.

Walworth County Invite at Elkhorn
At the Walworth County Invite hosted at Elkhorn High
School, WSD girls placed last among the six teams
with no Firechick placing in any of the top three slots
in any events.
Triathlon at WSD
WSD girls bounced back from a total washout at
the Walworth County invite with a first place team
finish among the three teams at the triathlon. Alexis
Christ and sophomore Anna Dorst finished first and
second respectively in the discus. Lyssa Matsche
added points with a third place finish in the long jump.
Alexis Christ and Anna Dorst repeated their first and
second performance in the shot put. Amanda Feliciano
jumped for first in the triple jump and ran for second
in the 200 meter dash. Anna Dorst ran for third in 800
meter run.

Passing the
Baton!
Senior Hannah
Rees passes
the baton to
freshman Lyssa
Matsche.

WIAA Regional at Deerfield
WSD girls performed well at the WIAA regional
hosted at Deerfield. Amanda Feliciano advanced to the
sectionals in three events. She jumped for first in the
triple jump and ran for second in both the 100 and 300
meter low hurdles. WSD’s 4 X 200 relay team also
advanced with a fourth place finish.
WIAA Sectionals

Track Coach Therese Pohl-Markowitz rallies her
girls! Her experience covers all levels: high school
coach, Gallaudet MVP, and 2-time Deaflympics.

At the sectional
meet the WSD girls
performed well
but unfortunately
did not finish high
enough to advance
to state; thus their
track season ended.
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