Who was the Milwaukee area’s top prep athlete last week? You tell us.
You can vote for the Piggly Wiggly Milwaukee Journal Sentinel high school athlete of the week until 3 p.m. June 6. You don’t have to be a subscriber to vote. Votes are limited to one per hour per device.
Muskego junior Kyleigh Sadler was the winner of last week’s poll.
You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on their performance to mwhitlow@gannett.com and zbellman@gannett.com. Do not send votes to these addresses.
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Payton Eicher, Arrowhead girls track and field
Arrowhead became the first team in 15 years to win three straight WIAA Division 1 girls state team track titles this past weekend in La Crosse and Eicher was one of the catalysts to that title charge. The Youngstown State commit was sensational, winning both the long jump (19-9) and the triple jump competitions (39-9.75). Eicher also ran a leg on Arrowhead’s title-winning 400-meter relay team (46.52) and finished fourth in the 100-meter final (11.62).
Brady Latus and Finn Milleman, Catholic Memorial boys tennis
The duo captured its second straight WIAA Division 2 boys state doubles tennis title and finished off an undefeated season this past weekend with a thrilling 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8 victory in the title match over Plymouth’s Gianni Frausto and Cavin Baltus. Milleman also became the first D2 doubles player to win three straight state doubles titles since 2005.
Gianni Quintero, Marquette boys track and field
The University of Illinois commit finished his career with state titles in three record-breaking heats in the wheelchair 400 (:56.92), 800 (1:54.75) and 1,600 (3:52.27). His career total of 11 individual state titles eclipsed fellow Hilltopper Joe Schubert (10) to make Quintero the most decorated wheelchair athlete in WIAA history.
Jay Tally, Homestead boys track and field
Tally had three top-three finishes including a state record in the 800 to lead Homestead’s title effort at WIAA state track and field. The senior broke his own 800 state record with a win in 1:51.00, ran anchor in a winning 3,200 relay and placed third in the 1,600.
Cole Zielinski, Waukesha West boys track and field
The junior broke the oldest WIAA state track and field record on the books with a 25 foot, 9.75 inch long jump that broke the standing record since 1965 by nine inches. Zielinski also contributed to a winning 800 relay team that broke the state record with a 1:25.76 in prelims, and won the triple jump with a jump of 48 feet, 2 inches.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Vote for Piggly Wiggly area athlete of the week for June 1-6
