With eight of its 13 State Qualifiers back from a year ago,
the Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) girls track team used its
depth to help win its third straight Wisconsin Valley Conference (WVC) Indoor
Title Tuesday, April 11.

Senior Sam Danczyk (shot put), sophomore Grace Belson (1,600
run) and the 4×800 relay team each won events to lead the Panthers, who finished
with 150 points to win the WVC Indoor Title over D.C. Everest (110) and Wausau
West (103) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) Multi-Activity
Center.

“It’s an awesome feeling,” said SPASH girls track co-head
coach Nate Olson, who shares head coaching duties with his father Mike. “The
conference is really getting a lot stronger than it’s been in the last couple
of years, Rapids has got some studs, Everest is really improving in the
distance and Wausau West is always tough.

“So it’s good to come out on top and be rewarded for all of
the hard work that the girls have put in over the off-season,” he said.

To read the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Portage
County Gazette at one of the many newsstands in the area, including gas
stations and grocery stores. Or subscribe at paymentwizard.com/OrderForm.aspx?FormID=1406
to have weekly copies delivered by mail.

A website login function to view full stories online will be
coming soon. Any current or new subscriber will have access.

For more information or to subscribe over the phone, call
715-343-8045. Please note, to have access to the online version, you will need
to provide an email address.