By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STEVENS POINT – The Auburndale cross country team competed at the Stevens Point Invitational on Saturday at Standing Rock Park.

The Apaches boys finished 15th out of 17 complete teams with 445 points, while the girls had only four runners and did not have a team finish.

Kali Karl led the Auburndale girls, taking 55th in 22:44.

Auburndale’s top boy runner was Cody Gehrke, who finished 72nd with a time of 19:20.

Stevens Point won both the boys and girls team titles.

Auburndale’s next meet is the Smiley Invitational in Wausau on Sept. 20.

Complete results at performancetiming.com.

Stevens Point Invitational
Sept. 13 at Standing Rock Park
Boys
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 48; 2. Baraboo 90; 3. Port Washington 94; 4. D.C. Everest 107; 5. Beaver Dam 113; 6. Nekoosa/Port Edwards 161; 7. Wausau West 199; 8. Merrill 250; 9. Wausau East 263; 10. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 272; 11. Waupaca 285; 12. Wisconsin Rapids 295; 13. Rosholt 306; 14. Edgar 386; 15. Auburndale 445; 16. Amherst 461; 17. Iola-Scandinavia 516; Adams-Friendship and Stevens Point Pacelli incomplete.
Top 5 individuals and Auburndale results: 1. Benji Eidenschink (NPE) 15:52.8; 2. Derek Cruz (SP) 16:03.0; 3. Anthony Anderson (DC) 16:03.4; 4. Josh Schraeder (NPE) 16:05.4; 5. Evan Hatton (SP) 16:13.8; 72. Cody Gehrke (AUB) 19:20; 82. Carver Empey (AUB) 19:52; 105. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 22:11; 108. Cason Schmutzer (AUB) 22:29; 110. Josh Peplinski (AUB) 23:12; 113. Trevor Haumschild (AUB) 24:11; 116. Josh Steczynski (AUB) 26:49; 117. Ryan Patyk (AUB) 27:04.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 25; 2. D.C. Everest 101; 3. Wausau East 118; 4. Beaver Dam 124; 5. Wausau West 151; 6. Phillips 177; 7. Rosholt 192; 8. Iola-Scandinavia 202; 9. Port Washington 227; 10. Waupaca 246; 11. Baraboo 254; 12. Nekoosa/Port Edwards 314; 13. Edgar 369; 14. Wisconsin Rapids 394; 15. Merrill 426; Adams-Friendship, Auburndale, Amherst and Stevens Point Pacelli incomplete.
Top 5 individuals and Auburndale results: 1. Mya Zajakowski (SP) 19:22.8; 2. Autum Shurbert-Hetzel (SP) 19:49.0; 3. Alyssa Niggemann (AM) 19:56.1; 4. Kennidi Knoblock (WE) 19:57.8; 5. Ariana Christophersen (DC) 20:03.8; 55. Kali Karl (AUB) 22:44; 102. Hunter Hilber (AUB) 25:33; 109. Amanda Momont (AUB) 26:04; 115. Haley Hetze (AUB) 26:23.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of  MarshfieldAreaSports.com).