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MARSHFIELD – Wayzata (Minn.) and Chequamegon repeated as Large School and Small School champions in both the boys and girls races at the 2013 Columbus Catholic Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Wildwood Park.
The Wayzata boys had six of the top nine finishers, while the girls captured eight out of the top 10 spots on its way to the championship.
Connor Olson of Wayzata won the boys meet in 15:22.7, 36 seconds ahead of teammate Ian Eklin, who finished second.
Anna French of Wayzata ran away with the girls individual title, finishing in 14:24.2.
Marshfield senior Rebecca Voss finished 11th to top the Tigers girls, who took fifth in the Large School Division.
Voss finished in 15:56.0, missing a top-10 finish by 11 seconds.
Maddie Koehn (27th in 17:15.9) and McKayla Scheuer (29th in 17:26.9) added top-30 finishes for Marshfield.
The Columbus Catholic girls did not field a full team. The Dons were led by Rachel Roehl, who finished 77th in a time of 19:26.3.
The Marshfield boys finished fourth in the Large Schools Division, and Columbus Catholic was seventh in the Small Schools Division.
Max Tibbett topped the Marshfield runners, finished 22nd overall in 17:32.0.
Jeremy Binder had the best finish for Columbus, taking 54th place in a time of 19:08.8.
Columbus will compete at Loyal on Tuesday, while Marshfield is off until hosting its annual Marshfield Tiger Invitational at Wildwood Park on Sept. 10. Columbus will also run at that event.
2013 Columbus Catholic Cross Country Invitational
Aug. 31, at Wildwood Park, Marshfield
Boys
Team Scores
Large Schools: 1. Wayzata (Minn.) 16; 2. Stillwater (Minn.) 44; 3. Whitefish Bay 96; 4. Marshfield 121; 5. Benilde St. Margaret’s (Minn.) 123.
Small Schools: 1. Chequamegon 41; 2. Manitowoc Roncalli 77; 3. Chippewa Falls McDonell 79; 4. Nekoosa 92; 5. Bonduel 116; 6. Blair-Taylor 149; 7. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 157; 8. Edgar 218; Alma Center Lincoln, Owen-Withee and Stevens Point Pacelli incomplete.
Individuals
Overall top 10: 1. Connor Olson (WAY) 15:22.7; 2. Ian Eklin (WAY) 15:58.8; 3. Nick Zander (CFM) 16:15.4; 4. Jaret Carpenter (WAY) 16:17.5; 5. Aaron Breyer (WAY) 16:18.3; 6. Eli Krahn (ST) 16:26.0; 7. Andrew Quirk (WAY) 16:27.0; 8. Tayler Aarness (ST) 16:32.3; 9. Jack Prazich (WAY) 16:32.9; 10. Ben Eidenschink (NEK) 16:34.0.
Marshfield finishers: 22. Max Tibbett 17:32.0; 44. Alex Gunn 18:45.9; 50. Devon Klement 18:58.7; 51. James Kollross 19:02.4; 67. Brett Roeglin 19:43.2; 79. Noah Iniguez 20:14.5; 84. Tyler Manthe 20:46.1.
Columbus Catholic finishers: 54. Jeremy Binder 19:08.8; 58. Sam Studinger 19:19.2; 61. Ben Behling 19:22.7; 72. Benny Frericks 19:57.6; 76. Evan Nikolai 20:07.4; 78. Alex Baierl 20:11.4; 86. Billy Young 21:11.3.
Girls
Team Scores
Large Schools: 1. Wayzata (Minn.) 23; 2. Whitefish Bay 58; 3. White Bear Lake 68; 4. Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels 111; 5. Marshfield 124; 6. Benilde St. Margaret’s (Minn.) 160.
Small Schools: 1. Chequamegon 44; 2. Bonduel 91; 3. Nekoosa 95; 4. Manitowoc Roncalli 105; 5. Stevens Point Pacelli 106; 6. Edgar 135; 7. Blair-Taylor 137; 8. Chippewa Falls McDonell 219; 9. Owen-Withee 245; Marshfield Columbus Catholic incomplete.
Individuals
Overall top 10: 1. Anna French (WAY) 14:24.2; 2. Bethany Kozak (WBL) 14:48.0; 3. Sara Coffey (WB) 14:56.3; 4. Alayna Sonnesyn (WAY) 15:02.2; 5. Michaela Keller-Miller (WAY) 15:05.8; 6. Mary Franke (WAY) 15:06.4; 7. Annika Halverson (WAY) 15:10.3; 8. McKenna Evans (WAY) 15:11.3; 9. Annika Lerdall (AY) 15:19.5; 10. Jaycie Thompson (WAY) 15:45.0.
Marshfield finishers: 11. Rebecca Voss 15:56.0; 27. Madie Koehn 17:15.9; 29. McKayla Scheuer 17:26.9; 40. Melissa Brix 17:50.9; 44. Dani Bender 17:57.3; 52. Maddison Clemens 18:13.6; 56. Courtney Brown 18:22.3.
Columbus Catholic finishers: 77. Rachel Roehl 19:26.3; 83. Rachel Albrecht 19:49.2; 106. Hannah Grubofski 23:07.0.