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ATHENS – The Stratford boys and girls each finished third at the Athens Cross Country Invitational on Thursday at Erbach Park.
Rib Lake/Prentice won the boys team title with 52 points, while Stratford placed third with 75 and Auburndale 10th with 277.
Phillips, which was the runner-up on the boys side, won the girls team title with 58 points. Assumption was second with 63 and Stratford third with 116. Auburndale placed fifth with 134.
Spencer had incomplete teams for both the girls and boys.
Gavin Esterholm of Phillips won the boys race in 16:11.3, just three seconds ahead of Three Lakes/Phelps’ Nolan Waltz. Cree Defoe of Stratford was third in 16:41.9 and Ethan Heeg added an eighth-place finish for the Tigers in 17:22.0.
Auburndale’s top runner was James Binder, who was 51st in 19:10.3, and Spencer’s Camdyn Vogel took 80th in 20:41.4 to lead the Rockets.
Lucy Dolan of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption continued her strong season, winning the girls race in 18:48.8, a whopping 42 seconds in front of runner-up Leah Harper of Phillips. Stratford’s Kayla Casperson took third in 19:51.3.
Auburndale’s Rose Hasenohrl finished 12th in 20:59.2 and Stratford’s Breleigh Skaya took 14th in 21:05.1.
Spencer’s top runner was Ariana Krueger, who ran in 28:25.9 to finishing 100th.
Auburndale will host its annual meet on Tuesday, with Spencer and Stratford among the teams competing.
Athens Cross Country Invitational
Oct. 3, at Erbach Park, Athens
Boys
Team scores: 1. Rib Lake/Prentice 52; 2. Phillips 57; 3. Stratford 75; 4. Marathon 95; 5. Tomahawk 137; 6. Cadott 174; 7. Chequamegon 200; 8. Laona/Wabeno 213; 9. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 228; 10. Auburndale 277; Antigo, Athens, Spencer, Thorp, Three Lakes/Phelps incomplete.
Top 10, and Auburndale, Stratford and Spencer finishers: 1. Gavin Esterholm (PH) 16:11.3; 2. Nolan Waltz (TLP) 16:14.2; 3. Cree Defoe (ST) 16:41.9; 4. Henry Regier (RLP) 16:49.5; 5. Logan Peters (MAR) 16:50.2; 6. Beau Steinke (CAD) 17:06.6; 7. Jack Reiger (RLP) 17:21.6; 8. Ethan Heeg (ST) 17:22.0; 9. Brady Annis (MAR) 17:22.2; 10. James Vollendorf (PH) 17:26.8; 20. Christopher Stuttgen (ST) 18:05.0; 27. Jayden Defoe (ST) 18:22.8; 32. Cooper Bosman (ST) 18:34.7; 39. Derek Wiese (ST) 18:49.3; 40. Joey Cable (ST) 18:52.6; 43. Henry Heeg (ST) 18:58.7; 51. James Binder (AUB) 19:10.3; 58. Calvin Rasmussen (ST) 19:21.1; 61. Theodore Hiebl (ST) 19:25.8; 67. Jaxon Grube (AUB) 19:55.8; 80. Camdyn Vogel (SP) 20:41.4; 84. Brody Braunsky (AUB) 20:51.3; 98. Ethan Spindler (AUB) 22:02.3; 111. Henry Glamm (SP) 23:28.2; 115. Daniel McMeeken (ST) 23:52.1; 117. Gabriel Gimenez Eloi (AUB) 25:36.4; 119. Oscar Chan (SP) 26:03.3.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Phillips 58; 2. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 63; 3. Stratford 116; 4. Tomahawk 125; 5. Auburndale 134; 6. Chequamegon 151; 7. Three Lakes/Phelps 202; 8. Marathon 205; 9. Cadott 228; 10. Antigo 243; 11. Thorp 255; 12. Abbotsford 294; Athens, Laona/Wabeno, Rib Lake/Prentice, Spencer incomplete.
Top 10, and Auburndale, Stratford and Spencer finishers: 1. Lucy Dolan (WRA) 18:48.3; 2. Leah Harper (PH) 19:30.0; 3. Kayla Casperson (ST) 19:51.3; 4. Lillian L’Esperance (ANT) 19:56.7; 5. Sarah Knaack (PH) 20:02.6; 6. Shilo Blake (MAR) 20:02.7; 7. Brianna Sheahan (ATH) 20:16.4; 8. Azul Diaz (ABB) 20:33.2; 9. Brooklyn Schoenick (WRA) 20:34.5; 10. Shaylie Zarza (TH) 20:46.0; 12. Rose Hasenohrl (AUB) 20:59.2; 14. Breleigh Skaya (ST) 21:05.1; 22. Luise Meyer (AUB) 21:48.1; 24. Samantha Mielke (ST) 21:58.0; 33. Marti Anderson (AUB) 22:43.8; 36. Kaylie McHugh (ST) 22:47.1; 37. Alivia Wolf (AUB) 22:50.3; 41. Gracie Hasenohrl (AUB) 23:07.7; 48. Grace Schulte (AUB) 23:47.1; 52. Lily Dabbert (ST) 23:53.2; 62. Tahneya Anderson (SP) 25:30.2; 69. Hayden Fecker (ST) 25:44.9; 70. McKayla Stueber (ST) 25:46.1; 76. Nora Teske (AUB) 26:11.3; 78. Avery Skaya (ST) 26:23.9; 80. Ali Bohman (ST) 26:35.5; 89. Brooke Varsho (ST) 27:17.1; 95. Kassedey Downey (ST) 27:58.6; 100. Ariana Krueger (SP) 28:25.9; 103. Haley Woodford (ST) 30:17.9; 105. Savannah Wilke (SP) 30:50.0; 106. Chloe Post (ST) 32:10.3; 108. Savanna Kobs (ST) 32:36.7.
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