Stratford boys, girls both finish fifth

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

RIB LAKE — Isabella Jewell finished sixth in 20:39.1, and teammate Kali Karl took ninth in 20:54.5 to lead the Auburndale girls to a second-place finish at the 2016 Marawood Conference Cross Country Meet on Thursday at Rib Lake High School.

Auburndale finished with 64 points, just six points behind Chequamegon for the girls team title. Stratford was fifth with 111 points.

Macie Schillinger was 12th for the Stratford girls, running in 21:00.8.

Chequamegon also won the boys team title. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption took second, Stratford fifth, and Auburndale ninth.

Cade Lehman took fifth for the Stratford boys in 17:04.8, and Lucas Heidmann finished 16th in 17:43.2.

Paul Kollross was Auburndale’s top finisher, taking 47th in 19:32.7.

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption’s Connor Dolan won the boys race in 16:15.9, 3½ seconds ahead of Athens’ Josh Langteau.

Edgar freshman Marissa Ellenbecker ran away from the pack to win the girls race in 18:51.2, 1 minute and 8 seconds in front of second-place Anna Buchberger of Marathon.

Stratford and Auburndale will compete in the WIAA Division 3 sectional on Oct. 21 at Nine-Mile Recreation Area in Rib Mountain. The boys race is set for 4 p.m. with the girls to follow at 4:45 p.m. The top two teams and top five individual finishers not on those teams will qualify for the 2016 WIAA State Cross Country Championships at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Oct. 29.

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

2016 Marawood Conference Cross Country Meet

Oct. 13, at Rib Lake

Boys

Team scores: 1. Chequamegon 35; 2. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 47; 3. Marathon 126; 4. Phillips 128; 5. Stratford 133; 6. Prentice/Rib Lake 136; 7. Edgar 145; 8. Athens 160; 9. Auburndale 275; 10. Pittsville incomplete.

Top 10, and Stratford and Auburndale finishers: 1. Connor Dolan (WRA) 16:15.9; 2. Josh Langteau (ATH) 16:19.5; 3. Cole Bay (CHQ) 16:51.6; 4. Brady Kielpikowski (CHQ) 16:57.5; 5. Cade Lehman (ST) 17:04.8; 6. John Swanson (CHQ) 17:04.9; 7. Theo Kobza (WRA) 17:09.1; 8. Jasper Bushman (PH) 17:18.3; 9. Garret Dolan (WRA) 17:18.4; 10. Joe Sylvester (CHQ) 17:21.3; 16. Lucas Heidmann (ST) 17:43.2; 31. Isaac Thompson (ST) 18:35.6; 38. Isaac Guyer (ST) 18:52.4; 43. Chris Zuelke (ST) 19:06.9; 47. Paul Kollross (AUB) 19:32.7; 51. Sam Schoenfuss (ST) 19:38.8; 54. Jacob Danen (ST) 20:03.2; 55. Paul Peplinski (AUB) 20:12.9; 56. Brenden Fecker (ST) 20:13.5; 60. Matthew Leick (AUB) 20:30.8; 62. Josh Steczynski (AUB) 21:06.9; 63. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 21:33.3; 65. Josh Peplinski (AUB) 21:45.2; 66. Ian Lang (AUB) 21:59.1; 68. Cody Sadjk (AUB) 22:45.4.

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Girls

Team scores: 1. Chequamegon 58; 2. Auburndale 64; 3. Phillips 85; 4. Edgar 110; 5. Stratford 111; 6. Marathon 119; 7. Prentice/Rib Lake 174; 8. Athens 220; 9. Pittsville 256.

Top 10, and Stratford and Auburndale finishers: 1. Marissa Ellenbecker (ED) 18:51.2; 2. Anna Buchberger (MAR) 19:59.7; 3. Hailey BeBeau (CHQ) 20:00.4; 4. Kristin Belan (PH) 20:14.4; 5. Hannah Brewster (ED) 20:27.7; 6. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 20:39.1; 7. Alysha Stieber (MAR) 20:43.9; 8. Nicole Koski (CHQ) 20:46.6; 9. Kali Karl (AUB) 20:54.5; 10. Annikka Johnson (PH) 20:56.4; 12. Macie Schillinger (ST) 21:00.8; 13. Anna Kollross (AUB) 21:01.7; 15. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 21:08.3; 18. Angelina Verdone (ST) 21:28.6; 19. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 21:31.9; 21. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 21:44.9; 25. Sammy Griesbach (ST) 21:58.4; 28. Julianna Kollross (AUB) 22:13.6; 37. Gabby Leonhard (ST) 22:58.6; 40. Heather Greenberg (ST) 23:32.1; 41. Emmalee Richardson (AUB) 23:33.9; 44. Taya Nett (ST) 23:53.8; 46. Samantha Kaiser (ST) 24:14.4; 55. Amanda Momont (AUB) 26:08.4.