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RIB MOUNTAIN – Danica Harrison won her seventh girls race of the season and Luke Haas took second in the boys race to pace the Auburndale cross country teams at the Edgar Invitational on Tuesday at Nine Mile Forest.
Harrison won the girls race in 15:25.3, easily distancing herself from Tory Palmer of Pittsville, who was second in 15:55.8.
Emma Steines, Sam Karl, Heather Nigh and Stafani Karl finished between 25th and 36th to help the Apaches finish third in the girls team standings. Edgar won with 56 points, nine ahead of Colby/Abbotsford and 41 ahead of Auburndale.
Marshfield Columbus Catholic took eighth, led by a 13th-place finish from Claire Pinter (17:06.9).
Luke Haas finished second in 17:38.9, five seconds behind Colby/Abbotsford’s Andrew Kaiser in the boys race.
David Haas ended up sixth in 18:27.2 for the Apaches, who ended up fifth in the team standings. Eau Claire Regis edged Colby/Abbotsford 92-93 to win the team title.
Columbus was sixth, 55 points behind Auburndale. Travis Wienke led the Dons by taking 28th in 19:35.2, 5 seconds ahead of teammate and 31st-place finisher Tyler Derfus.
Edgar Invitational
Sept. 27, Nine Mile Forest, Rib Mountain
Boys
Team standings: 1. Eau Claire Regis 92; 2. Colby/Abbotsford 93; 3. Mosinee 100; 4. Medford 105; 5. Auburndale 105; 6. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 161; 7. Neillsville 196; 8. Edgar 202; 9. Loyal/Greenwood 205; 10. Granton 207; 11. Pittsville 242; 12. Owen-Withee 306.
Top 10: 1. Andrew Kaiser (CA) 17:33.9; 2. Luke Haas (AUB) 17:38.9; 3. Nick Wagner (ECR) 17:42.5; 4. Tyler Schumacher (MED) 18:08.4; 5. Kody Guden (ED) 18:14.4; 6. David Haas (AUB) 18:27.2; 7. Cordell Kapusta (N) 18:28.7; 8. Jared Genteman (LG) 18:33.2; 9. Jared Boon (N) 18:36.7; 10. Colton Mallek (MOS) 18:48.1.
Other Auburndale finishers: 27. Jacob Hunsberger 19:28.0; 29. Tom Sabel 19:36.2; 41. Aaron Kollross 20:14.7; 49. Brad Becker 20:26.9; 51. Lane Schuld 20:40.7; 64. Cody Steines 21:40.7.
Columbus Catholic finishers: 28. Travis Wienke 19:35.2; 31. Tyler Derfus 19:40.3; 33. Jeremy Binder 19:44.9; 34. Pat Sullivan 19:47.6; 35. Sam Studinger 19:48.8; 45. Brandon Nikolai 20:22.3; 57. Alex Larson 20:58.2.
Girls
Team standings: 1. Edgar 56; 2. Colby/Abbotsford 65; 3. Auburndale 97; 4. Pittsville 99; 5. Eau Claire Regis 103; 6. Mosinee 114; 7. Owen-Withee 185; 8. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 193; Medford, Loyal/Greenwood, Granton, Neillsville incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Danica Harrison (AUB) 15:25.3; 2. Tory Palmer (PIT) 15:55.8; 3. Sydney Alexander (ECR) 16:01.5; 4. Jessi Krause (ED) 16:05.2; 5. Amanda Kaiser (CA) 16:11.1; 6. Casey Sprotte (CA) 16:20.7; 7. Jenny Meacham (CA) 16:24.5; 8. Lizzie Pospyhalla (ED) 16:34.6; 9. Abby Bauer (AUB) 16:32.7; 10. Kira Dittman (ED) 16:34.6.
Other Auburndale finishers: 25. Emma Steines 17:49.1; 33. Sam Karl 18:02.2; 34. Heather Nigh 18:04.1; 36. Stafani Karl 18:07.2; 56. Becky Willfahrt 20:04.2; 65. Melanie Brandl 21:50.2.
Columbus Catholic finishers: 13. Claire Pinter 17:06.9; 45. Rachel Albrecht 18:44.6; 46. Katy Jensen 18:50.1; 51. Alexandria Viegut 19:37.3; 59. Tori Schlagenhaft 20:47.4; 67. Holly Thomas 24:08.3.