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Wisconsin State Champions

Every WIAA boys individual state champion, event by event, year by year. A complete history — including discontinued events and the imperial era (yards/miles), shown as the meet recorded them.

BoysGirls

1600 m

330 champions
Division
YearMarkChampion
2025 D14:01.79Grady Lenn
2025 D24:13.78Jack Hefty
2025 D34:15.78Taylor Karcz
2024 D14:12.03Manny Putz
2024 D24:13.00Jack Hefty
2024 D34:19.73Charlie Vater
2023 D14:15.19Bode Erickson
2023 D14:16.47Jack Hefty
2023 D14:15.87Charlie Vater
2022 D14:14.86Griffin Ward
2022 D24:11.82Shane Griepentrog
2022 D34:17.79Parker Schneider
2021 D14:08.56Cael Grotenhuis
2021 D24:14.65Hunter Krepline
2021 D34:26.71Parker Schneider
2019 D14:12.14Drew Bosley
2019 D24:16.95Henry Chapman
2019 D34:20.38Adam Rzentkowski
2018 D14:10.39Drew Bosley
2018 D24:20.70Trevor Wenzel
2018 D34:19.25David Vannucchi
2017 D14:15.77Tanner Wagner
2017 D24:16.69Dustin Hatfield
2017 D34:17.86Wesley Schiek
2016 D14:11.58Perrin Hagge
2016 D24:20.26Clark Otte
2016 D34:22.93Dakota Kauffman
2015 D14:13.75Olin Hacker
2015 D24:13.70Ben Eidenschink
2015 D34:20.63Dakota Kauffman
2014 D14:10.25Alec Miller
2014 D24:09.56Ethan Moehn
2014 D34:11.65Nick Zander
2013 D14:13.02Carl Hirsch
2013 D24:21.87Trevor Wunnicke
2013 D34:20.62Nick Zander
2012 D14:08.21Carl Hirsch
2012 D24:13.74Joe McKenna
2012 D34:20.59Andres Tineo Paz
2011 D14:12.98Russ Sandvold
2011 D24:21.91Michael Christianson
2011 D34:27.70DT McDonald
2010 D14:10.62Taylor Wardall
2010 D24:12.12Matt McKenna
2010 D34:23.44DT McDonald
2009 D14:11.79Evan Ross
2009 D24:21.68John Luterbach
2009 D34:32.06Mitch Lacy
2008 D14:16.71Jack Hackett
2008 D24:18.29Nathan Stymiest
2008 D34:23.04Peter Walsh
2007 D14:11.87Andrew Perkins
2007 D24:22.23Nick Szczech
2007 D34:20.38Peter Bolgert
2006 D14:13.24David Pede
2006 D24:18.27Adam Duckart
2006 D34:20.94Peter Bolgert
2005 D14:11.61Chris Rombough
2005 D24:18.69Travis Nechuta
2005 D31:19.45Malachi Cate
2004 D14:11.22Bryan Culver
2004 D24:19.24Joe Pierre
2004 D34:27.08Caleb Roesler
2003 D14:05.25Chris Solinsky
2003 D24:17.77Ben Porter
2003 D34:21.63Tony Stevens
2002 D14:09.60Chris Solinsky
2002 D24:18.29Tim Lacy
2002 D34:10.37Codie See
2001 D14:14.40Ben Gregory
2001 D24:22.93Erik Teig
2001 D34:27.85Kyle Elsemore
2000 D14:14.52Brent Reiter
2000 D24:17.08Darnell Perkins
2000 D34:25.80Ryan Jacobson
1999 D14:22.94Nick Buechel
1999 D24:27.39Jeremy Dunn
1999 D34:28.95Mickey Burmeister
1998 D14:16.10Casey Hopp
1998 D24:23.56Tyler Foos
1998 D34:23.95Mike Knutson
1997 D14:04.97Gabe Jennings
1997 D24:22.47Jason Marin
1997 D34:21.32Kevin Cullen
1996 D14:12.07Gabe Jennings
1996 D24:23.04Ben Maas
1996 D34:25.77Kevin Cullen
1995 D14:15.54Gabe Jennings
1995 D24:21.93Marshall Donnerbauer
1995 D34:24.33Ryan Powell
1994 D14:18.44Brendan O'Brien
1994 D24:20.64Brett Altergott
1994 D34:23.15Cory Peterson
1993 D14:18.19Sean Agger
1993 D24:19.73Lael Lee
1993 D34:21.81Lance Schaaf
1992 D14:12.37Andy Bosley
1992 D24:19.41Kurt Kenas
1992 D34:23.06Lance Schaaf
1991 D14:16.77Phil Downs
1991 D24:24.90Kurt Kenas
1991 D34:25.67Joshua Tebo
1990 A4:21.18Chad Froelich
1990 B4:20.94Shawn Wolfgram
1990 C4:28.23Jason Wilkinson
1989 A4:18.80Jeff Ausloos
1989 B4:21.79Craig Wagner
1989 C4:21.75Jason Wilkinson
1988 A4:14.85Pat Balistreri
1988 B4:19.42Jason Jorczak
1988 C4:25.43Jason Wilkinson
1987 A4:20.79Lee Zubrod
1987 B4:19.71Mike Raemisch
1987 C4:30.16Dave Hirshbrunner
1986 A4:17.77Brian Dorrow
1986 B4:19.21Mike Raemisch
1986 C4:27.54Kent Kohls
1985 A4:17.89Don Hebl
1985 B4:16.72Kurt Udelhofen
1985 C4:23.54Sean Currie
1984 A4:11.81Mike Deignan
1984 B4:21.78Brian Pahnke
1984 C4:23.64Al Severude
1983 A4:13.95Curt Anschuetz
1983 B4:21.49Kurt Udelhofer
1983 C4:19.04Sean Currie
1982 A4:15.09Paul Hernandez
1982 B4:13.46Max Harn
1982 C4:22.35Kirk Buschman
1981 A4:12.33Tim Hacker
1981 B4:11.93John Easker
1981 C4:29.03Robin Christenson
1980 A4:14.19Dave Uhrich
1980 B4:18.67Paul Voss
1980 C4:25.05Kurt Hansen
1979 A4:17.73Dave Uhrich
1979 B4:24.98Paul Voss
1979 C4:28.45Kurt Hansen
1978 A4:14.8Jeff Hacker
1978 B4:25.4Kip Lindenlaub
1978 C4:23.8Jim Brice
1977 A4:19.0Al Rodriquez
1977 B4:25.3Jack Hoffman
1977 C4:25.8Jim Brice
1976 A4:13.0Jim Stintzi
1976 B4:26.8Bill Marquardt
1976 C4:29.4Paul Churchill
1975 A4:17.6Al Avila
1975 B4:28.2Bill Markwardt
1975 C4:28.9Mark Scholz
1974 A4:16.8Terry Sauer
1974 B4:29.5Gary Vandenberg
1974 C4:15.5Steve Lacy
1973 A4:19.4Dave Johnson
1973 B4:29.3Mike Simon
1973 C4:24.4Steve Lacy
1972 B4:17.9Scott Lewis
1972 C4:37.4Bruce LaMirande
1972 A4:23.9Bill Dralle
1971 A4:16.3Jim Fleming
1971 B4:27.3Douglas Steffes
1971 C4:32.2Dan Osuldson
1970 A4:11.2Dan Cautley
1970 B4:21.7Jim McFadden
1970 C4:32.0Mark Brummer
1969 A4:11.1Dan Cautley
1969 B4:26.6Ken Peterson
1969 C4:32.9Mark Brummer
1968 A4:18.4Tom Bach
1968 B4:28.8Wally Milbrandt
1968 C4:28.2John Chartrand
1967 A4:22.7Mike McClendon
1967 B4:22.9Jim Dushek
1967 C4:19.6Dean Martell
1966 A4:21.7Mike Kiesling
1966 B4:29.9George Williams
1966 C4:32.5Dean Martell
1965 A4:21.6Bob Gordon
1965 B4:32.1George Williams
1965 C4:32.0Dave Emmons
1964 A4:20.5Bob Gordon
1964 B4:29.3Rich Rollins
1964 C4:30.9Al Field
1963 A4:26.0Terry Ball
1963 B4:33.1John Crummey
1963 C4:35.3Bob Gordon
1962 A4:23.9Lee Assenheimer
1962 B4:38.5Ralph Treder
1962 C4:44.8Tom Staiger
1961 A4:20.5Greg Gard
1961 B4:42.5Pat Leahy
1961 C4:42.2Jim Brockman
1960 A4:25.5Greg Grad
1960 B4:38.4Fred Kaiser
1960 C4:46.5Bill Croft
1959 A4:30.2Don Loker
1959 B4:40.2Amos Stephans
1959 C4:41.0Phil Eastman
1958 A4:35.9Don Loker
1958 B4:29.5Jerry Smith
1958 C4:44.0Tom Higgins
1957 A4:39.5Jared Nowise
1957 B4:43.3John Lesch
1957 C4:47.5Jerry Murphy
1956 A4:35.7Geo Morrison
1956 B4:35.8Tad Pinkerton
1956 C4:41.1Jerry Murphy
1955 A4:45.3Harold Struck
1955 B4:44.1Tad Pinkerton
1955 C4:49.5Jerry Murphy
1954 A4:34.2William Soyck
1954 B4:37.4Harrold Disch
1954 C4:51.2Jim Rutherford
1953 A4:37.8Dave Harris
1953 B4:41.3Glen DePalma
1953 C4:42.7John Reinhold
1952 A4:35.6Bob Razner
1952 B4:38.3Bob Mildebrandt
1952 C4:43.4John Reinhold
1951 A4:40.7Bob Razner
1951 B4:38.5Bert Root
1951 C4:58.3Harry Shimnick
1950 A4:33.1William Inda
1950 B4:41.5Marlin Christensen
1950 C4:36.2Gordon Knight
1949 A4:35.4Carol Sternberg
1949 B4:40.7Bill Knop
1949 C4:49.7Milt Aleckson
1948 A4:34.8Tom Ward
1948 B4:40.8John Stearns
1948 C4:53.2Norman Flons
1947 A4:37.7John Hannewall
1947 B4:40.7Bertel Budd
1947 C4:50.8Carl Smith
1946 A4:31.0Don Gehrman
1946 B4:42.0John Schedivy
1946 C4:51.3Orville Joch
1945 A4:28.8Don Gehrman
1945 B4:43.3Carl Metzkor
1945 C4:44.5Leander Brandl
1944 A4:28.5Bob Burns
1944 B4:47.6Don Kugler
1944 C5:04.5Leander Brandel
1943 A4:33.0Joe Szelonski
1943 B4:46.9Ray Hinsenkamp
1943 C4:49.1Smithyman
1942 A4:30.3Frederick
1942 B4:45.7Ray Hinsenkamp
1942 C4:45.0Smithyman
1941 A4:30.3Winkel
1941 B4:42.3Deutsch
1941 C4:39.8Byron Bender
1940 A4:36.3Rogahn
1940 B4:36.9Deutsch
1940 C4:42.9Sam Davis
1939 A4:32.9Anderson
1939 B4:40.1 (tie)Francis Kane
1939 B4:40.1 (tie)Merle Knox
1939 B4:40.1 (tie)Murphy
1939 C4:43.5John Foate
1938 A4:33.9Tom Boisclair
1938 B4:37.4Fritz Kummer
1938 C4:45.2Robert Sneeberger
1937 A4:29.8Ely Francis
1937 B4:42.4Fritz Kummer
1937 C4:50.9John Foate
1936 A4:38.0Rink
1936 B4:45.0McGee
1936 C4:50.1Eldred Speck
1935 A4:36.0Stutson
1935 B4:41.3Jerry Bauer
1935 C4:52.9Woodrow Loughan
1934 A4:27.2Ernie Bastian
1934 BNAKenneth Hanely
1934 C4:44.3Earl Radtke
1932 A4:38.2Pray
1932 B4:37.8Eugene Goebel
1932 C4:54.8Arthur Nelson
1931 A4:38.0Orville O'Neill
1931 B4:46.4Merlin Sennet
1931 C4:55.8Millard Chab
1930 A4:42.1Savage
1930 B4:53.5Peter Vea
1930 C4:47.7Lashway
1929 A4:41.3Saffert
1929 B4:50.4Savage
1929 C4:59.9Lashway
1928 A4:33.4Schomann
1928 B4:51.7Art Krueger
1928 C5:11.2Theodore Olson
1927 A4:45 1/5Lawrence Pflieger
1927 B4:50.5Don White
1927 C5:00.1Leonard Converse
1926 A4:37 9/10Wright
1926 B4:57.9Gaylord Volk
1925 A4:45.4Henry Pflieger
1925 B5:13.0Stoonis
1924 A4:42.0Henry Pflieger
1924 B4:43.5McGuire
1923 A4:47.4Lloyd Mansfield
1923 B4:57 2/5Lloyd McGuire
1921 A4:58.0Elmer Lempke
1921 B4:45.8Bert Hilberts
1920 A4:56.6Arndt
1920 B5:08.6Lemke
19194:51.4Lawrence Lewis
19184:48.0Loomis
19174:57.6Roberts
19164:42.0Elliott
19154:53.0Donovan
19144:47.6Paul Conrad
19134:43.2Felton
19124:44.0O'Donnel
19114:38 4/5Gharrity
19104:38.8Marcus Hubbard
19094:32.4Marks
19084:45.4Lester Lampert
19074:39.0Dohmen
19064:45.0Dohmen
19054:53.3Fredrick Dana
19044:39.4Fredrick Dana
19034:54.8Channing Kent
19024:56.0Channing Kent
19014:42.6Elsa Breitkreutz
19004:53.6Elsa Breitkreutz
18995:00.2Gilbert Gipp
18985:07.0H. Fry
18975:05.2Fred Schroeder
18965:03.0B. Dadman
18955:00.6A. Donkle

Source: WIAA all-time state champions. Marks shown as recorded (imperial-era events were run in yards/miles and are not directly comparable to today's metric marks). For ranked all-time bests, see the all-time lists →