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RIB MOUNTAIN – The Marshfield girls finished as the runner-up and the boys took third at the 2024 Wisconsin Valley Conference Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Nine Mile Forest.
Stevens Point won both team titles for the third-straight year. The title for the Stevens Point boys was its 46th in the last 48 years, while the girls won their 10th conference championship since 2012.
Ethan Olds won the boys race in 15:38.6, 16 seconds ahead of teammate Cooper Erickson to lead the Stevens Point boys, which had seven of the top eight finishers.
Owen Hoerneman took 10th in 17:05.4 and Marshall Neve was 14th in 17:27.4 to earn all-conference accolades for the Marshfield boys. It was the second year in a row Hoerneman placed 10th.
Tessa Bruckhart of Stevens Point was the girls individual champion, winning the 5-kilometer race in 19:28.1. Elexa Draeger of Wausau West was second in 19:51.0.
Marshfield’s Natalie Scharenbroch and Adeline Lonsdale repeated as top-10 performers. Scharenbroch, who placed fifth last year, took fourth in 20:14.8, while Lonsdale improved on a 10th-place finish last year to take fifth in 20:24.8.
Natalie Schmitt (20th, 21:47), Kassidy Christopher (21st, 21:54) and Taiya Lang (22nd, 22:04) rounded out the Tigers’ second-place finish.
“The kids really stepped up,” Marshfield coach Dan Akin said. “I was impressed with so many of their races. Placing second for the girls and third overall for the boys was so impressive for this group of hard-working runners.”
Marshfield will compete at a WIAA Division 1 sectional next Saturday at Menomonie High School.
2024 Wisconsin Valley Conference Cross Country Meet
Oct. 19, at Nine Miles Forest, Rib Mountain
Boys
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 17; 2. D.C. Everest 70; 3. Marshfield 84; 4. Wausau West 107; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 117; 6. Wausau East 164; 7. Merrill 221.
Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Ethan Olds (SP) 15:38.6; 2. Cooper Erickson (SP) 15:54.4; 3. Graham Ballard (SP) 16:17.4; 4. Josh Neilitz (WW) 16:20.1; 5. Andrew Dziak (SP) 16:23.4; 6. John Jazdzewski (SP) 16:24.6; 7. Donald Voetberg (SP) 16:27.1; 8. Garrett Strong (SP) 16:28.0; 9. Evan Fuchs (DC) 16:43.4; 10. Owen Hoerneman (MAR) 17:05.4; 14. Marshall Neve (MAR) 17:27.4; 16. Lincoln Berger (MAR) 17:39.1; 20. Paxton Tippen (MAR) 18:07.1; 24. Alex Parker (MAR) 18:29.8; 36. Roman Drach (MAR) 19:13.6; 39. Connor Reisner (MAR) 19:15.7.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 35; 2. Marshfield 72; 3. D.C. Everest 80; 4. Wausau West 89; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 127; 6. Wausau East 131; Merrill incomplete.
Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Tessa Bruckhart (SP) 19:28.1; 2. Elexa Draeger (WW) 19:51.0; 3. Jalyssa Grokreutz (SP) 19:57.8; 4. Natalie Scharenbroch (MAR) 20:14.8; 5. Adeline Lonsdale (MAR) 20:24.8; 6. Ariana Alimi (SP) 20:26.9; 7. Katie Merritt (DC) 20:32.8; 8. Morgan Pagel (DC) 20:37.6; 9. Allison Jahns (WR) 20:48.4; 10. Audrie Schmitt (WE) 20:55.7; 20. Natalie Schmitt (MAR) 21:47.9; 21. Kassidy Christopher (MAR) 21:54.0; 22. Taiya Lang (MAR) 22:04.9; 29. Miriam McKee (MAR) 22:32.6; 36. Logann Boon (MAR) 23:25.5; 39. Madison Bauer (MAR) 23:47.2.
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