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Track had record-breaking 2008 campaign

June 13th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

   The Altoona track program had a memorable season this spring, breaking school records and sending three boys to the state meet.

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Gillespie sets record, places 4th at state

June 6th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

gillespieweb.jpg   Altoona junior Jon Gillespie jumped a school-record 44 feet, 2 inches in the triple jump, good for fourth place at the WIAA state track and field meet, held in La Crosse on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31.

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Three Rails advance to state track meet

May 30th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

fetzer-thompson-cmykweb.jpg   Three Altoona athletes advanced to the WIAA state meet in track and field after top-four performances at the sectional meet in Medford on Thursday, May 22.

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Boys sixth, girls seventh at regional track meet

May 23rd, 2008 by Derek Hagen

   Several Altoona athletes advanced to the WIAA track sectionals with strong performances at the regional meet in Bloomer on Monday, May 19, as the Railroader boys finished sixth and the Altoona girls placed seventh at the competition.

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Boys second, girls seventh at conference meet

May 16th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

1stplaceongirlshurdlesweb.jpg   The Altoona boys’ track team won six events and added a pair of second-place finishes as they placed second overall in the Western Cloverbelt Conference meet at Eau Claire Memorial on Tuesday, May 13.

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Rails place well at home

May 16th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

   The Altoona boys’ track team finished second and the Railroader girls placed third at the Railroaders’ home meet at Harold Semisch Track on Friday, May 9.

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Track at Intracity

May 9th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

   For the second time in as many weeks, the Altoona High School 4-by-200-meter relay school record has been broken.

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Track record is all in the family

May 2nd, 2008 by Derek Hagen

fetzer-recordrun-cmykweb.jpg  After one glance through Altoona High School’s track and field record book, it is apparent that few records last for 30 years without being broken. So when the 4-by-200-meter relay team of Matt Fetzer, Shawn Blake, Jon Gillespie, and Dakota Thompson eclipsed the 1978 team’s longstanding mark at their meet in Arcadia on Friday, April 25, it was an occasion to remember.

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Rails take fifth at Fall Creek track

May 2nd, 2008 by Derek Hagen

The Altoona boys’ and girls’ track teams both placed fifth at their meet in Fall Creek on Tuesday, April 29. On the boys’ side, Dakota Thompson and Matt Fetzer came in first and second in the 300-meter hurdles, respectively, while their 4-by-200-meter relay team with Ryan Pfundheller and Jon Gillespie also placed first.

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Track takes second

April 25th, 2008 by Derek Hagen

Both the Altoona boys’ and girls’ track teams placed second out of six teams at the Colby High School Invitational on
Tuesday, April 22.

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