Hawk Highlights

Five track and field athletes qualified for State: Carsyn Stempa ’24 placed third in the long jump; Lilie Fouts ’24 placed sixth in the 1600 meter and fifth in the 3200 meter; Braedey Picard ’22 placed ninth in shot put; Luke Slaats ’22 placed seventh in the 400 meter, and Ben Olvey ’24 competed in the 110 meter high hurdle.

The boys' golf team qualified for state and was state runner-up! The team, made up of seniors, Matthew Draheim ’22, Ryan Draheim ‘22, Joshua Draheim ’22; juniors, Dawson Fish ‘23 and Eddie Oelfhafen ’23; and sophomore, Jon Bertram ’24; finished just five strokes over Edgewood Sacred Heart. The boys’ tennis team was conference champions and had six individuals compete at state: Mark Steinlage ’23, Nick Bittner ’24, Nate Hall ’24, Josh Horak ’24, Nana Kofi Norman ’24, and Sean Utrie ‘24. Nick and Nate placed fourth in the doubles competition.

Calvin Keesler ‘22 signed a letter of intent to play baseball for St. Olaf and Luke Slaats ’22 signed with University of Wisconsin La Crosse Track and Field.

Two Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) teams, comprised of all seniors, competed in Nationals in Chicago, Illinois. Ryan Draheim ‘22, Andrew Minorik ‘22, and Charlie Janu ’22 competed in the Entrepreneurship category while Brendan Rochon ‘22, Michelle Lopez ‘22, and Haley Bridges ‘22 took on Website Design. They competed against over 60 other teams in each event and should be so proud to of made it to Nationals.

The VEX robotics team won its fifth state championship and qualified the school for the13th time to compete at Worlds. This year, the Worlds competition was held in Dallas, Texas, and representing the 531C team from the high school was Nolan Fors ’22, Jacob McGovern ’24, and Caden Bast ’22.