State meet is Oct. 28 at Wisconsin Rapids

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WINNECONNE — Marshfield’s Joseph McKee and Jordan Dzikowich are moving on to state after earning top-six finishes at the WIAA Division 1 cross country sectional on Friday at Lake Breeze Golf Course. The meet was hosted by Neenah.

McKee, a sophomore, finished fifth in 16:29.73, and Dzikowich, a senior, was right behind in sixth in 16:30.02 to earn two of the five individual qualifying spots for next week’s state meet. Dzikowich earned the final state berth by just 0.59 of a second.

The 2017 WIAA State Cross Country Meet will be Saturday, Oct. 28, at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

The Marshfield boys finished fifth in the team standings with 118 points. Stevens Point won the sectional title with 45 points, and Appleton North was second with 81, earning the two automatic team spots at the state meet.

Neenah’s Matt Meinke won the boys race in 15:57.25 and is one of the five individual qualifiers along with the Marshfield duo, Wausau West’s Ryan Hartman (third, 16:25.36), and D.C. Everest’s Isaiah Winowiski (fourth, 16:26.69).

The Marshfield girls finished 10th with 251 points. Wausau West won the girls team title with 66 points, three better than Wisconsin Valley Conference rival Stevens Point as the two earned spots at the state meet.

West’s Brooke Jaworski won the girls race in 19:08.78, three seconds ahead of Appleton North’s Mary Rose Flood.

Marshfield senior Sophia Schrodi was the Tigers’ top finisher, taking 28th in 20:53.48. Senior Lilly O’Brien was 37th in 21:25.06.

The Division 1 boys will race at 2 p.m. next Saturday.

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

WIAA Division 1 Cross Country Sectional

Oct. 20, at Lake Breeze Golf Course, Winneconne (Host: Neenah)

*Top two teams and top five individuals not on those teams qualify for 2017 WIAA State Cross Country Meet, Oct. 28, at Ridges Golf Course, Wisconsin Rapids.

Boys

Team scores: *1. Stevens Point 45; *2. Appleton North 81; 3. Neenah 84; 4. D.C. Everest 97; 5. Marshfield 118; 6. Appleton West 165; 7. Wausau West 175; 8. Hortonville 180; 9. Wausau East 246; 10. Wisconsin Rapids 251; 11. Merrill 354; 12. Antigo 362.

Top 10 individuals and Marshfield finishers: *1. Matt Meinke (NE) 15:57.25; 2. Johnny Hyland (SP) 16:14.30; *3. Ryan Hartman (WW) 16;25.36; *4. Isaiah Winowiski (DC) 16:26.69; *5. Joseph McKee (MAR) 16:29.73; *6. Jordan Dzikowich (MAR) 16:30.02; 7. Ethan Bohlman (DC) 16:30.61; 8. Tristan Sernau (SP) 16:31.41; 9. Stephen Dinkler (AN) 16:39.39; 10. Liam Belson (SP) 16:39.62; 22. Jared Oemig (MAR) 17:05.22; 40. Addison Hill (MAR) 17:32.75; 45. Joshua McKee (MAR) 17:44.35; 51. Jacob Dick (MAR) 17:50.83; 62. Paul Fischer (MAR) 18:23.84.

Girls

Team scores: *1. Wausau West 66; *2. Stevens Point 69; 3. D.C. Everest 111; 4. Hortonville 121; 5. Neenah 129; 6. Appleton North 142; 7. Appleton West 162; 8. Wisconsin Rapids 202; 9. Wausau East 206; 10. Marshfield 251; 11. Merrill 257; 12. Antigo 366.

Top 10 individuals and Marshfield finishers: 1. Brooke Jaworski (WW) 19:08.78; *2. Mary Rose Flood (AN) 19:11.97; *3. Mariah Haight (WE) 19:13.19; 4. Maddie Hyland (SP) 19:27.82; *5. Maddy Vantassel (AW) 19:31.94; *6. Krista Baumgartner (NE) 19:43.04; 7. Grace Belson (SP) 19:45.99; *8. Katelyn Spooner (DC) 19:53.67; 9. Mackenzie Malone (WW) 19:58.23; 10. Alyssa Rafuse (HOR) 20:00.03; 28. Sophia Schrodi (MAR) 20:53.48; 37. Lilly O’Brien (MAR) 21:25.06; 45. Ali Geiger (MAR) 21:41.51; 69. Bailey Bauer (MAR) 24:06.28; 72. Elaina Kirschnik (MAR) 24:22.47.