Columbus boys third, Stratford girls take fourth

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

ATHENS — Isabella Jewell finished third, and Kali Karl took fifth to lead the Auburndale girls cross country team to the team title at the Athens Invitational on Thursday.

Auburndale’s five best finishers all ended up in the top 10 as the Apaches finished with 35 points, 27 ahead of second-place Phillips. Stratford was fourth (115), Spencer fifth (130), and Marshfield Columbus Catholic sixth (152) in the team standings.

Kortnie Volk of Three Lakes won the girls race in 20:02.1, about 20 seconds ahead of Jewell. Karl was fifth at 21:01.8, Erricka Zenner took eighth, Taylor Stanton was ninth, and Vanessa Mitchell finished 10th for the Apaches.

Macie Schillinger finished seventh to lead Stratford, running in 21:08.3.

Spencer’s top runner was Kaitlin Kasch, who was 16th in 21:58.1, and Columbus was led by Marissa Immerfall, who was 25th in 23:08.6.

Phillips won the boys team title with 49 points, 12 better than Wisconsin Rapids Assumption. Columbus Catholic was third with 112, Stratford fifth at 156, Spencer sixth at 157, and Auburndale seventh at 161.

Sean Dolan of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption outran teammate Garrett Dolan to win the boys race in 16:58.1.

Columbus Catholic’s Peyton Nystrom was the top area runner, taking sixth in 17:48.1.

James Heeg of Stratford was eighth in 18:03.7, and Aaron Pankratz of Spencer finished 10th in 18:07.4 to also earn top-10 finishes.

Auburndale’s top runner was Carl Lundgren, who took 23rd in 18:34.4.

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

Athens Cross Country Invitational

Sept. 28, at Erbach Park

Boys

Team scores: 1. Phillips 49; 2. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 61; 3. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 112; 4. Athens 124; 5. Stratford 156; 6. Spencer 157; 7. Auburndale 161; 8. Prentice 182; 9. Owen-Withee 204; 10. Stanley-Boyd 263; 11. Thorp 263; Three Lakes incomplete.

Top 10 individuals, and Columbus Catholic, Auburndale, Spencer and Stratford finishers: 1. Sean Dolan (WRA) 16:58.1; 2. Garrett Dolan (WRA) 17:04.6; 3. Nicholas Rogaczewski (ATH) 17:22.7; 4. Jared Zwettler (TL) 17:32.4; 5. Jed Miller (PH) 17:40.6; 6. Peyton Nystrom (MCC) 17:48.1; 7. Ben Edwards (PH) 17:50.2; 8. James Heeg (ST) 18:03.7; 9. Adam Dums (PR) 18:03.9; 10. Aaron Pankratz (SP) 18:07.4; 11. Jeremiah Giles (MCC) 18:08.4; 13. Collin Nieman (SP) 18:13.4; 22. Isaac Thompson (ST) 18:31.1; 23. Carl Lundgren (AUB) 18:34.4; 27. Paul Kollross (AUB) 18:42.2; 32. Flynn McQuillen (MCC) 18:50.2; 33. Bryce Fuerlinger (MCC) 18:52.9; 34. Lance Heidmann (ST) 18:53.9; 35. Josh Guyer (MCC) 18:54.4; 37. Leo Rodriguez (SP) 19:00.9; 42. Matthew Leick (AUB) 19:23.9; 43. Paul Peplinski (AUB) 19:25.1; 44. Derek Marten (ST) 19:30.9; 45. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 19:35.4; 46. Jacob Dick (MCC) 19:39.1; 50. Bryce Shaw (SP) 19:50.3; 52. Brett Kasch (SP) 20:00.4; 53. Brenden Fecker (ST) 20:03.7; 54. Dominick Wichlacz (SP) 20:37.4; 59. Andrew Chapel (ST) 20:57.3; 60. Ashton Ackman (SP) 21:03.3; 61. Carver Empey (AUB) 21:29.1.

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Girls

Team scores: 1. Auburndale 35; 2. Phillips 62; 3. Prentice 98; 4. Stratford 115; 5. Spencer 130; 6. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 152; 7. Three Lakes 163; 8. Owen-Withee 165; Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, Athens, Stanley-Boyd, Thorp incomplete.

Top 10 individuals, and Columbus Catholic, Auburndale, Spencer, and Stratford finishers: 1. Kortnie Volk (TL) 20:02.1; 2. Serena Moore (PR) 20:07.0; 3. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 20:22.6; 4. Annikka Johnson (PH) 20:58.9; 5. Kali Karl (AUB) 21:01.8; 6. Carolyn Neerdaels (PH) 21:04.4; 7. Macie Schillinger (ST) 21:08.3; 8. Erricka Zenner (AUB) 21:09.7; 9. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 21:15.6; 10. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 21:15.6; 16. Kaitlin Kasch (SP) 21:58.1; 17. Annalise Jewell (AUB) 21:59.6; 18. Anna Kollross (AUB) 22:02.9; 20. Angelia Verdone (ST) 22:36.6; 23. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 22:56.1; 25. Marissa Immerfall (MCC) 23:08.6; 26. Leah Nieman (SP) 23:09.6; 31. Kaylee Wehrman (SP) 23:33.0; 32. Melanie Lang (MCC) 23:39.9; 33. Hailey Roehl (MCC) 23:55.5; 35. Hannah Zastrow (SP) 24:06.3; 36. Taya Nett (ST) 24:16.2; 40. Morgan Albrecht (MCC) 24:40.4; 43. Sabrina Vircks (SP) 25:00.2; 44. Leigh Anne Sieracki (SP) 25:19.6; 45. Maddy Pavloski (ST) 25:30.7; 46. Holly Dean (MCC) 26:31.2; 47. Ashley Dean (MCC) 26:33.8; 48. Brenna Manecke (ST) 26:35.0; 50. Tiffany Meinders (SP) 26:45.6; 52. Julia Schneider (ST) 27:01.0.

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