SPORTS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Hilltopper Highlights Sports Jacob Heinen ’15
The MUHS varsity baseball team finished its season as Greater Metro Conference Tournament champions and with a record of 25-6, winning 19 straight games before being knocked out of the state tournament by Sussex Hamilton. Baseball players Steve Gilpin ’14 and Alex Kershner ’14 received Academic AllState honors. Outfielder Connor Kimple ’16 and utility player Parker Sniatynski ’14 were named First Team All-State. Additionally, Sniatynski was named Summer State Player of the Year. The MUHS varsity lacrosse team went undefeated in conference play and won the Classic 8 Conference Championship. The Hilltoppers were defeated in the State Semifinals by Verona Area High School, who went on to win this year’s state championship. Joey Kesseler ’14 and Nolan Diffley ’14 were named First Team All-State by the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation and All-American by US Lacrosse. Kessler was named Player of the Year by WFL.
Joe Schubert ’17 makes MUHS history by winning first place in both the 100 Wheelchair and 400 Wheelchair events at the WIAA State Track and Field meet.
The National Strength and Conditioning Association awarded Harmeek Singh ’14 and Jacob Hughes ’14 with its 2014 AllAmerican Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award, which recognizes student-athletes who demonstrate dedication
to strength training and conditioning. In the Wisconsin High School State Powerlifting Championships, Eliazar Torres ’14 placed second in his weight class, Papa York ’14 placed third, Singh placed fifth, Eduardo Marin ’16 placed 12th and Hughes placed 23rd. Casey Kowalewski ’98 has been named head basketball coach. He currently serves as dean of students and has been a member of the school’s academic administration since 2003. The varsity golf team won its regional and sectional tournaments and tied for fifth place at State, with Harrison Ott ’17 finishing in 14th place and Connor Konicke ’14 finishing in 22nd place. Andrew Naumann ’14, Evan Hussey ’16 and Louis Williams ’16 received Academic All-State honors. Ott was named Second Team All-State. David Keane ’16 and Konicke were named Honorable Mention All-State.
Three MUHS players in the Bavarian Soccer Club signed letters of intent in February. The MUHS players are in back, (left to right) Quinn English ‘14, Danny Jarosz ‘14, and Jackson Weiss ‘14 officially signed their Division 1 Soccer scholarships on Signing Day in February. English will play for Brown University, Jarosz for Marquette University and Weiss for Boston University. Other Hilltopper D1 athletic scholarships include Gus DeMeulenaere ‘14 playing soccer for U.S. Air Force Academy and Conor Sheehy ‘14 playing football for UW–Madison.
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Joe Schubert ’17 won the state championship in the 100 Wheelchair and 400 Wheelchair events at the WIAA State Track and Field meet. Jack Heinrich ’15 placed sixth at the WIAA State Track and Field meet in the 800 Meter Run and broke an MUHS school record with a time of 1:54.80. The 800 Meter Relay team of Kevin Crowley ’14, Michael Thompson ’15, Lorenzo Flores ’14