Football Olympics Has Perfect Score For Only 2nd Time In Its History

Monday, October 24th, 2022 -- 9:47 AM

Over 50 boys and girls participated in the Football Olympics, which was held on October 22nd and was sponsored by the Neillsville Recreation Department. Trophies and medals were awarded to all. The contest includes punting, passing, kicking and speed and agility events.  The top score of the day was garnered by Grayson Boe with a perfect 50/50. The event has been sponsored by the Recreation Department for the past 44 years and in the history of the program there has only been one other perfect score, that being in 1985, when LeRoy Umbs as a 12 year old also had a perfect 50/50!

Top Finishers in each age category:

5 year olds                

1st – Zoey Langreck 

2nd – Drake Poeschel           

3rd – Brysen Soderberg       

4th – Reagan Davel  

5th – Julien Nytes

6 year olds                         

1st – Kayson Kren                    

2nd – Kayden Simpson                 

3rd – Piper Boe

4th – Ethan Wirkuty                    

5th – Ray Wilson                    

6th – Charlie Stehli

7 year olds                         

1st – Ashton Brown

2nd – Myles Waltemate

3rd – River Davel                                        

4th – Reid Friemoth                         

4th – Aiden Luchterhand            

5th – Gerald Gaier                   

6th – Kayson Opelt

8 year olds                          

1st – Tennyson Kind               

2nd – Tripp Laufenberg 

3rd – Matthew Kopp                   

4th – Braxton Reints                 

5th – Hayden Poeschel

6th – Gavin Simpson

6th – Sydney Johnson

7th – Jorden Waters

8th – Jackson Griepentrog

9 year olds

1st – Grayson  Boe

2nd – Corbin Wirkuty

3rd – Lucas Luchterhand

4th – Jarus Backaue

5th – Blake Knudsen

6th – Liam Friemoth

7th – Jett Hemp

8th – Gordy Gaier

9th – Benjamin Mathis

10 year olds  

1st – Robert Hogan

2nd – Wesley Johnson

3rd - Cyler Eaton

4th – Mason Schultz

11 year olds                    

1st – Camden Dillenbeck       

2nd – Keagan Ormond

3rd – Daxtyn Parker

4th – Jesse Backaus

5th -  Evan Friemoth

6th -  Kyson Erickson

12 year olds

1st – Tyler Eaton

The Rec. Dept. would like to thank the members of the high school football team who volunteered to assist with the event;  Andrew Brown, Micah Zoschke, Bryce Erickson, Braden Mortenson & Marcus Luchterhand. Also thanks a bunch to the many other helpers who made the event run smoothly.

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.