Second-place finish best for Tigers boys since 2001

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

SPENCER — The Marshfield boys had their best finish in 15 years at the 2016 Wisconsin Valley Conference Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Frey Field.

The host Tigers had their top five all finish in the top 22, led by juniors Jared Oemig and Jordan Dzikowich, who finished 10th and 11th, respectively. Oemig ran the 5-kilometer course in 17:37.8, and Dzikowich was 2.3 seconds behind.

The team finish was the best for the Tigers boys since taking second in 2001.

Stevens Point continued its dominance, winning the boys team title for the 29th-straight year and the 39th time in the last 40 conference meets. The Panthers had their five runners all finish in the top seven to earn 22 points. Marshfield had 81, four better than D.C. Everest.

The Point girls won the team title for the fifth year in a row, totaling 27 points with five runners in the top nine.

The Marshfield girls finished sixth. Junior Sophia Schrodi was 19th for the Tigers’ top finish, running the course in 21:31.4.

Derek Franz of Stevens Point was the boys champion (16:26.3), and Wausau West sophomore Brooke Jaworski won her second-straight girls individual title (19:26.8). Franz finished third last year.

Marshfield will compete at the WIAA Division 1 sectional on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Standing Rock Park in Stevens Point. The boys race is at 11 a.m., and the girls follow at 12:15 p.m.

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

2016 Wisconsin Valley Conference Cross Country Meet

Oct. 15, at Frey Field, Spencer (Host: Marshfield)

Boys

Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 22; 2. Marshfield 81; 3. D.C. Everest 85; 4. Wausau East 95; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 115; 6. Wausau West 190; 7. Merrill 206.

Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Derek Franz (SP) 16:26.3; 2. Axel Treinen (WE) 16:36.5; 3. Ricky Perez (SP) 16:44.4; 4. Jordan Straub (WE) 17:19.6; 5. Monty Flatoff (SP) 17:24.4; 6. Liam Belson (SP) 17:29.1; 7. Chad Franz (SP) 17:30.1; 8. Isaiah Winowiski (DC) 17:32.1; 9. Ben Brogan (SP) 17:36.8; 10. Jared Oemig (MAR) 17:37.8; 11. Jordan Dzikowich (MAR) 17:40.1; 17. Jacob Dick (MAR) 18:07.1; 21. Addison Hill (MAR) 18:29.8; 22. Joseph McKee (MAR) 18:30.6; 30. Spencer Wirthlin (MAR) 18:53.8; 31. Sam Huettl (MAR) 19:00.3; 33. Paul Fischer (MAR) 19:00.7.

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Girls

Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 27; 2. Wausau West 62; 3. D.C. Everest 76; 4. Wausau East 108; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 121; 6. Marshfield 171; 7. Merrill 183.

Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Brooke Jaworski (WW) 19:26.8; 2. Madeline Hyland (SP) 19:51.1; 3. Mya Zajakowski (SP) 20:01.5; 4. Mariah Haight (WE) 20:02.2; 5. Grace Belson (SP) 20:04.1; 6. Willow Sering (WR) 20:26.6; 7. Katelyn Spooner (DC) 20:34.1; 8. Carly Olsen (SP) 20:42.8; 9. Kaylee Newland (SP) 20:43.3; 10. Dalie Thomas (MER) 20:48.7; 19. Sophia Schrodi (MAR) 21:31.4; 32. Lilly O’Brien (MAR) 22:18.5; 33. Madysen Bohman (MAR) 22:21.4; 43. Jocie Anderson (MAR) 23:36.0; 44. Selena Rocha (MAR) 23:48.2; 47. Lottie Schrodi (MAR) 24:02.4; 51. Emma Gilkerson (MAR) 24:32.3; 52. Maddie Haessly (MAR) 24:37.7.