Payton Eicher — In the News
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2026
Division 1 state track recap: Arrowhead's record haul, Zielinski's triple and a wall of meet records
Six Division 1 meet records fell at the 2026 WIAA State Championships, headlined by Arrowhead's banner weekend, Cole Zielinski's three titles and doubles from Trey Resch, Grady Lenn, Lauren McCalla, Payton Eicher and Emma Severson.
Records fall across every division at the 2026 WIAA State Track & Field Championships
33 meet records fell across La Crosse as Wisconsin's best crowned champions in all four divisions — from Cole Zielinski's three titles and Jonathan Simon's distance triple to Gianni Quintero's clean sweep of the wheelchair distance events. Here is the complete recap of the 2026 WIAA State Track & Field Championships.
Arrowhead's Elise Schroeder clears a meet record in the D1 pole vault
Elise Schroeder cleared 13-6 to win the Division 1 girls' pole vault at the WIAA State Championships — a meet record.
Arrowhead's Trey Resch wins the Division 1 100 meters in 10.59
Trey Resch ran 10.59 to win the Division 1 boys' 100 meters at the WIAA State Championships, capping an unbeaten postseason in the event.
Arrowhead's Payton Eicher wins the state long jump with the meet's longest leap
Payton Eicher jumped 19-9 to win the Division 1 girls' long jump — the longest jump by any girl in any division at the WIAA State Championships, a year after placing fourth.