Miner second in girls race, Geissinger third for Stratford boys

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STRATFORD — Johnelle Miner was second in the girls race and John Geissinger took third in the boys race to lead the Stratford cross country teams to victories at the 2015 Stratford “The Bear” Invitational on Monday at Frey Field.

Anna Buchberger of Marathon won the girls race in 20:52.7, 11 ½ seconds ahead of Miner. Macie Schillinger took fifth (21:46.4), and Kaylee Hollatz was ninth (22:38.8) to put three Stratford runners in top nine. The Tigers had 44 points, 20 better than second-place Mosinee.

Auburndale was third, Spencer took sixth, and each had a top-10 finisher. Isabella Jewell was sixth for the Apaches (21:56.9), and Nadia King took seventh for the Rockets (22:27.9).

The Stratford boys also finished with 44 points, 16 better than Marathon. Auburndale was sixth, and Spencer had an incomplete squad with only four runners.

Joshua Langteau of Athens won the boys race in 17:21.6, 29 seconds in front of Marathon’s Xavier Lechleitner. Geissinger was third in 18:11.9 to lead Stratford.

Josh Guyer was seventh (18:55.0), and Cade Lehman took 10th (19:04.0) to help lift the Tigers to the team title.

Carver Empey took 12th in 19:16.3 for Auburndale’s top finish. Bobby Pilz led Spencer by taking 29th in 21:02.2.

Stratford, Auburndale, and Spencer will all compete at the Smiley Invitational in Wausau on Saturday.

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

2015 Stratford “The Bear” Invitational

Sept. 14, at Frey Field, Spencer

Girls

Team scores: 1. Stratford 44; 2. Mosinee 64; 3. Auburndale 64; 4. Marathon 89; 5. Prentice/Rib Lake 106; 6. Spencer 134.

Top 10 individuals: 1. Anna Buchberger (MAR) 20:52.7; 2. Johnelle Miner (ST) 21:04.2; 3. Autum Wickman (ATH) 21:38.2; 4. Alysha Stieber (MAR) 21:39.4; 5. Macie Schillinger (ST) 21:46.4; 6. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 21:56.9; 7. Nadia King (SP) 22:27.9; 8. Cassy Kurth (PRL) 22:28.4; 9. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 22:38.8; 10. Mallorie Barabas (MOS) 22:58.7.

Other Stratford finishers: 21. Sammy Griesbach 24:23.0; 24. Heather Greenberg 24:50.9; 26. Samantha Kaiser 25:04.4; 28. Courtney Krall 25:34.4; 44. Taya Nett 27:26.2; 45. Sydney Boeger 27:38.9; 47. Gabby Leonhard 27:49.6; 54. Shalynn Griesmer 29:24.2; 56. Brittany Bredemann 29:37.3; 57. Bailey Bohman 29:43.6; 58. Kylah Wenzel 29:45.2; 59. Heather Pupp 29:53.2; 62. Julia Schneider 30:08.6; 69. Dahlia Gross 33:20.1; 72. Sam Manecke 34:05.6.

Other Auburndale finishers: 11. Katie Leick 23:00.9; 13. Kali Karl 23:17.4; 19. Jordy Richardson 23:55.2; 22. Anna Kollross 24:27.9; 40. Hunter Hilber 27:08.4; 46. Alyssa Kollross 27:49.6; 50. Amanda Momont 28:23.2; 66. Sam Jensen 32:07.8; 71. Chyann Haffenbredl 33:48.9.

Other Spencer finishers: 23. Kaitlin Kasch 24:35.6; 37. Leigh Anne Sieracki 26:34.3; 41. Cinnamin Harwood 27:23.7; 42. Tiffany Meinders 27:24.0; 48. Sydney Johnson 27:51.9; 49. Sabrina Vircks 27:54.7; 55. Lauren Faber 29:28.7; 67. Alyssa Stoiber 32:25.2; 68. Felicia Bauer 32:48.1.

Boys

Team scores: 1. Stratford 44; 2. Marathon 60; 3. Prentice/Rib Lake 77; 4. Mosinee 81; 5. Athens 95; 6. Auburndale 160; Spencer incomplete.

Top 10 individuals: 1. Joshua Langteau (ATH) 17:21.6; 2. Xavier Lechleitner (MAR) 17:50.2; 3. John Geissinger (ST) 18:11.9; 4. Mason Tomany (MOS) 18:23.2; 5. Cody Simonson (ATH) 18:27.8; 6. Donald Dums (PRL) 18:46.5; 7. Josh Guyer (ST) 18:55.0; 8. Jordan Balz (MAR) 18:59.0; 9. Grayson Barrett (MOS) 19:03.9; 10. Cade Lehman (ST) 19:04.0.

Other Stratford finishers: 11. Lucas Heidmann 19:10.5; 13. Paul Huther 19:16.5; 30. Chris Zuelke 21:06.4; 31. Lance Heidmann 21:14.2; 34. Brenden Fecker 21:30.2; 36. Isaac Guyer 21:35.5; 46. Jacob Danen 22;12.0; 48. Sam Schoenfuss 22:23.0; 58. David Snortheim 23:16.2; 65. Erik Oertel 24:24.4;67. Jacob Pearcce 25:29.4; 73. Davis Dietel 34:36.2; 74. Ethan Young 34:36.2.

Auburndale finishers: 12. Carver Empey 19:16.3; 37. Matt Leick 21:37.3; 42. John Sebold 21:49.1; 44. Darren Kieffer 21:53.6; 55. Ben Hamill 23:02.5; 59. Josh Steczynski 23:36.3; 63. Josh Peplinski 24:15.2; 64. Trevor Haumschild 24:21.0; 72. Ryan Patyk 29:05.8.

Spencer finishers: 29. Bobby Pilz 21:02.2; 52. Lukas Ellefson 22:41.5; 66. Luke Baehr 25:20.2; 70. Colten Post 27:06.4.