
Rhinelander’s Violet Biolo takes the baton from teammate Lena Timphus in the 4x100-meter relay during a WIAA Division 2 regional track meet in Rice Lake Monday, May 20. The team says crisp handoffs will be key as they try to improve upon their 51.04-second seed time and 16th qualifying position as they run D2 preliminaries today in the WIAA state meet in La Crosse. (Brett LaBore/Lakeland Times)
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Track qualifiers gearing up for state
From both a team and individual perspective, 2024 has likely been a turning point for the Rhinelander High School girls’ track team. The Hodags recorded their best finish in an outdoor conference meet since 1995, the team has already broke two school records and, for the first time in more than two decades, is sending multiple entries to La Crosse for the WIAA state track meet.