Frericks takes fourth for Columbus Catholic boys

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

PITTSVILLE — Auburndale had three top-four finishes and went on to win the girls team title at the Pittsville Cross Country Invitational on Thursday at Pittsville High School as a number of area teams opened their 2016 season.

Isabella Jewell took second in 22:29.7, Taylor Stanton was third in 23:33.3, and Vanessa Mitchell finished fourth in 32:47.7 to lead the Apaches to the girls title with 35 points.

Stratford had the next two individual finishers — Kaylee Hollatz in fifth at 23:49.9 and Angelia Verdone in sixth at 23:54 — to finish second with 52 points, and Marshfield Columbus Catholic took third with 89 points as Melanie Lang came in seventh in 24:11.1 and Hailey Roehl was ninth in 24:25.5 to lead the Dons.

Spencer took sixth and was led by Kaily Northup, who finished 12th in 24:45.0.

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption ran away with the boys team title as the Royals had their top five runners finish in the top eight, led by Connor Dolan, who was second in 17:26.2.

Marshfield Columbus Catholic was second in the team standings with 53 points, 30 behind Assumption. Benjamin Frericks was fourth in 18:49.2, and Josh Guyer took 11th in 19:48.6 to lead the Dons.

Stratford finished fourth, Auburndale fifth, and Spencer sixth in the boys standings.

Cade Lehman led Stratford with a third-place finish in 17:56.6; Carver Empey was Auburndale’s top runner, taking 20th in 20:47.2; and Ashton Ackman topped Spencer by taking 35th in 21:58.2.

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

Pittsville Cross Country Invitational

Aug. 25, at Pittsville High School

Boys

Team scores: 1. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 23; 2. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 53; 3. Marathon 75; 4. Stratford 78; 5. Auburndale 150; 6. Spencer 175; Nekoosa and Pittsville incomplete.

Top 10 and Columbus, Stratford, Auburndale and Spencer finishers: 1. Miguel Mathias (NEK) 17:09.6; 2. Connor Dolan (WRA) 17:26.2; 3. Cade Lehman (ST) 17:56.6; 4. Benjamin Frericks (MCC) 18:49.2; 5. Sean Dolan (WRA) 18:59.5; 6. Theo Kobza (WRA) 19:13.5; 7. Tony Keuntjes (WRA) 19:15.2; 8. Garrett Donal (WRA) 19:20.0; 9. Joe Kraimer (MAR) 19:26.7; 10. Evan Pilgrim (MAR) 19:39.6; 11. Joshua Guyer (MCC) 19:48.6; 12. Peyton Nystrom (MCC) 19:49.0; 13. Lucas Heidmann (ST) 19:51.7; 15. Tim Gruenloh (MCC) 20:02.3; 16. Leonard Steinert (MCC) 20:13.8; 17. Jon Viegut (MCC) 20:21.5; 20. Carver Empey (AUB) 20:47.2; 21. Isaac Thompson (ST) 20:49.2; 25. Isaac Guyer (ST) 20:59.0; 26. Jacob Danen (ST) 20:59.2; 31. Bryce Fuerlinger (MCC) 21:08.8; 32. Chris Zuelke (ST) 21:14.9; 33. Paul Kollross (AUB) 21:16.2; 34. Brenden Fecker (ST) 21:56.1; 35. Ashton Ackman (SP) 21:58.2; 36. Brett Kasch (SP) 22:13.5; 40. David Nielsen (MCC) 22:31.1; 41. Matthew Leick (AUB) 22:39.5; 43. Sam Schoenfuss (ST) 22:45.7; 45. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 23:09.6; 46. Dominick Wichlascz (SP) 23:14.9; 48. Nate Knoeck (MCC) 23:42.9; 49. Dawson Dick (MCC) 23:48.2; 50. Paul Peplinski (AUB) 24:03.7; 51. Tim Wenzel (ST) 24:14.0; 53. Will Boyer (MCC) 24:33.2; 54. Ian Lang (AUB) 24:33.3; 55. Colten Post (SP) 25:18.4; 56. Jacob Dick (MCC) 25:34.1; 57. Will Johnson (SP) 27:04.8; 59. Josh Steczynski (AUB) 27:18.0; 62. Thomas Turchi (MCC) 27:56.7; 64. Josh Peplinski (AUB) 29:36.4; 65. Davis Dietel (ST) 30:27.9.

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Girls

Team scores: 1. Auburndale 35; 2. Stratford 52; 3. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 89; 4. Marathon 103; 5. Nekoosa 106; 6. Spencer 107; Wisconsin Rapids Assumption and Pittsville incomplete.

Top 10 and Columbus, Stratford, Auburndale and Spencer finishers: 1. Anna Buchberger (MAR) 21:36.6; 2. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 22:29.7; 3. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 23:33.3; 4. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 23:47.7; 5. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 23:49.9; 6. Angelia Verdone (ST) 23:54.0; 7. Melanie Lang (MCC) 24:11.1; 8. Emma McKeal (NEK) 24:21.9; 9. Hailey Roehl (MCC) 24:25.5; 10. Macie Schillinger (ST) 24:31.7; 11. Anna Kollross (AUB) 24:35.9; 12. Kaily Northup (SP) 24:45.0; 13. Sammy Griesbach (ST) 24:51.0; 16. Kali Karl (AUB) 25:13.3; 17. Kaitlin Kasch (SP) 25:43.2; 18. Marissa Immerfall (MCC) 25:51.0; 19. Taya Nett (ST) 25:54.0; 21. Heather Greenberg (ST) 26:13.7; 25. Kaylee Wehrman (SP) 26:29.6; 26. Samantha Kaiser (ST) 26:42.3; 27. Morgan Albrecht (MCC) 26:47.7; 28. Cinnamin Harwood (SP) 27:12.5; 30. Chelsey Gliniecki (ST) 27:17.8; 31. Leah Nieman (SP) 27:38.9; 32. Amanda Momont (AUB) 27:43.4; 33. Hannah Grubofski (MCC) 27:45.6; 34. McKenna Brecht (SP) 27:47.5; 36. Sydney Johnson (SP) 27:58.8; 37. Lauren Faber (SP) 28:00.5; 40. Leigh Anne Sieracki (SP) 28:12.0; 41. Sabrina Vircks (SP) 28:19.8; 42. Gabby Leonhard (ST) 28:21.7; 44. Sydney Boeger (ST) 28:56.9; 45. Aryiah Schuh (SP) 28:58.2; 47. Tiffany Meinders (SP) 29:21.5; 48. Kylah Wenzel (ST) 30:05.4; 49. Felicia Bauer (SP) 30:35.5; 50. Dalaney Eichman (SP) 31:14.0; 51. Lexi Baehr (SP) 31:31.6; 52. Maddy Pavloski (ST) 31:34.0; 53. Julia Schneider (ST) 31:36.5; 54. Alyssa Stoiber (SP) 31:40.9; 55. Hannah Schulte (AUB) 31:41.1; 56. Sam Jensen (AUB) 31:41.7; 57. Dahlia Gross (ST) 32:23.7; 58. Rose Huther (ST) 32:28.7; 61. Shalynn Griesmer (ST) 32:45.5; 62. Alexandra Wolf (AUB) 33:31.9; 64. Harleigh Hoefs (SP) 33:42.9; 67. Dominika Lukjan (MCC) 34:19.5; 68. Heather Pupp (ST) 34:35.7; 69. Sam Manecke (ST) 35:24.0; 71. Aurora Leonhard (ST) 36:10.8; 72. Greta Schiferl (MCC) 36:57.1.