Rice Lake's Carter Kucko wins the D2 3,200 with a meet record — a year after placing ninth
LA CROSSE — A year ago Carter Kucko finished ninth in the 3,200 at the state meet. This time he won it, and he took the meet record with him.
Carter Kucko of Rice Lake ran 9:01.75 to win the Division 2 boys' 3,200 meters at the WIAA State Championships — a meet record — holding off Tre Dammen, who ran 9:10.34 for second.
It capped a season-long climb. Kucko ran 9:04.54 at Hale Distance Night in early May and rounded into form through the postseason; at state he found another nine seconds when it counted, dipping under 9:02 for the first time.
The jump from a year ago is the story: ninth place in 9:29.40 at the 2025 state meet, champion in 9:01.75 in 2026 — nearly 28 seconds faster, and a meet record to show for it.
Read next
Wisconsin Lutheran's Niyer Clayborn sets a 110-hurdle meet record in the prelims — then falls in the final
Niyer Clayborn ran a meet-record 13.80 in the Division 1 110-meter hurdle prelims, but fell in Saturday's final, where Holmen's Jakai Ayed won in 14.22.
Records fall across the board in the wheelchair division at the state meet
Gianni Quintero swept the 800 and 1,600 in meet records, and Megan Egstad and Jurgen Aguilera added more — the wheelchair athletes rewrote the record book at the WIAA State Championships.
Ready to get your team on WI Athlete?
Free team site with auto-imported results, PR tracking, and shareable athlete profiles.
Set Up Your Team →