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SUPPZ.COM SWNEWS4U CO-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Prairie du Chien's Blake Thiry
Thiry wins boys long jump indoor track and field state title
Blake Thiry
Prairie du Chien senior Blake Thiry won state title in the boys long jump (21'8.5") and finished second in the triple jump (45'8") at last Saturday's Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s Indoor State Track Meet at UW–Whitewater.
Published: Apr 11, 2025, 3:33 PM

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Swnews4u.com Athlete of the Week is a web-only feature that will publish each Thursday or Friday throughout the calendar year.

By Derick Kelly, The Courier Press

Blake Thiry, Sr., Prairie du Chien boys track and field
Prairie du Chien senior Blake Thiry kicked off his 2025 track season this past Saturday morning at the Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s Indoor State Track Meet at UW–Whitewater and he came back with a state title in the Long Jump with a jump of 21-08.50. 

Senior Hunter Straka finished 15th with a jump of 20-02.00. Also competing in the event for the Hawks were Jackson Perkins (80th, 18-00.00), Brock Radloff (82nd, 17-10.75) and Ashton Landt (88th, 17-08.50).

Thiry also finished as runner-up in the Triple Jump with a jump of 45-08.00, while fellow senior Perkins was 65th with a jump of 36-09.75. Thiry just missed qualifying for the finals in the 60 Meter Hurdles with a time of 8.53 seconds.


Also competing for the Prairie boys during the day was Radloff in the HIgh Jump, Westin Marx in the Shot Put (88th, 40-00’) and the boys 4x200 Meter Relay team of Garrett DeHart, Perkins, Mason Hird and Thiry which finished 32nd in a time of 1:39.02.


Unlike the official WIAA State Track Meet in June, this meet is not separated into divisions. The Hawks finished ninth out of 50 schools with 18 points, just ahead of such Division One programs such as Kimberly, Franklin, Sussex Hamilton, DC Everest, Greenfield and Kaukauna.