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ATHENS – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys cross country team was fourth at the Cloverbelt Conference Meet last week. On Saturday, the Dons finished second among 17 complete teams at the WIAA Division 3 Sectional Cross Country Meet at Erbach Park to grab a berth in the state meet.
The Dons finished with 91 points, a hefty 51 points ahead of third-place Phillips, to secure the second of two team qualifying spots at state. The 2013 WIAA State Cross Country Meet is next Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
Marathon won the boys sectional title and the other spot at state with just 30 points as its top four runners finished in the top 10 overall. Andrew Studinski won the meet in 16:42.3 and Steven Studinski was second, 16 seconds behind.
Sam Stundinger finshed 14th (18:11), Jeremy Binder was 16th (18:11), Evan Nikolai took 17th (18:16) and Ben Behling was 23rd (18:30) to provide a strong grouping for the Dons.
Stratford took sixth and had one of the five individual state qualifiers in Phil Sersch. Sersch finished fourth in 17:30.5, less than 2 seconds behind Jim Liebe of Rosholt.
Auburndale ended up ninth and Spencer was 16th in the boys standings.
Jake Hunsberger topped Auburndale, finishing 29th in 18:49.
Donovan Fox was Spencer’s top runner, taking 18th in 18:19, 45 seconds off the final individual qualifying spot.
Auburndale’s Abby Bauer was the lone local qualifier as she finished sixth in the girls race in 16:15.7.
Phillips won the team title with 80 points and Stevens Point Pacellii took the other team qualifying spot with 88 points.
Natalie Miller of Three Lakes set the winning pace in the girls race, finishing in 15:28.3, 47 seconds ahead of Bauer.
Stratford was seventh, Auburndale ninth and Spencer 10th in the girls standings. Columbus Catholic only had three runners and didn’t qualify for a team score.
Nadia King was 15th (17:06) to top Stratford; Paige Lawrence was Spencer’s best runner, taking 31st (17:58); and Rachel Roehl took 40th (18:21.6) for the Dons.
2013 WIAA Division 3 Cross Country Sectional
Oct. 25, at Erbach Park, Athens
Boys
*State Meet Qualifiers
Team standings: *1. Marathon 30; *2. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 91; 3. Phillips 142; 4. Prentice/Rib Lake 145; 5. Rosholt 149; 6. Stratford 168; 7. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 223; 8. Crandon 231; 9. Auburndale 273; 10. Wabeno/Laona 280; 11. Edgar 316; 12. Three Lakes 326; 13. Goodman/Pembine 341; 14. Menominee Indian 344; 15. Owen-Withee 349; 16. Spencer 352; 17. Florence 360; Stevens Point Pacelli, Athens incomplete.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Andrew Studinski (MAR) 16:42.3; 2. Steven Studinski (MAR) 16:58.1; *3. Jim Liebe (ROS) 17:28.8; *4. Phil Sersch (STR) 17:30.5; *5. Quentin Edelburg (PRL) 17:33.1; 6. Xavier Lechleitner (MAR) 17:33.5; *7. Bryce Sziwulski (OW) 17:33.7; *8. Bailey Zdroik (ROS) 17:34.9; 9. Kyle Lochner (PH) 17:42.3; 10. Jordan Balz (MAR) 17:51.6.
Marshfield Columbus Catholic finishers: 14. Sam Stundinger 18:11.2; 16. Jeremy Binder 18:11.9; 17. Evan Nikolai 18:16.9; 23. Ben Behling 18:30.1; 32. Kienan McIntee 18:56.9; 39. Benny Frericks 19:11.4; 47. Alex Baierl 19:27.1.
Spencer finishers: 18. Donovan Fox 18:19.4; 52. J.T. Huebl 19:45.5; 99. Bobby Pilz 22:53.5; 100. Jonathon Tomke 22:56.5; 106. Steven Hebert 25:12.6.
Auburndale finishers: 29. Jake Hunsberger 18:49.9; 43. Tom Sabel 19:15.9; 48. Cody Gerhke 19:28.9; 82. Zach Wilsmann 21:07.5; 90. Michael Ellis 21:31.7; 97. Ben Hamill 22:42.5; 103. Trevor Haumchild 24:07.2.
Other Stratford finishers: 30. Cade Lehman 18:51.3; 31. John Geissinger 18:53.5; 49. Mark Wenzel 19:31.8; 68. Brandon Foley 20:28.5; 71. Anthony Marten 20:35.8; 73. Chris Zuelke 20:39.7.
Girls
*State Meet Qualifiers
Team standings: *1. Phillips 80; *2. Stevens Point Pacelli 88; 3. Rosholt 103; 4. Marathon 109; 5. Prentice/Rib Lake 142; 6. Edgar 160; 7. Stratford 194; 8. Athens 197; 9. Auburndale 217; 10. Spencer 218; 11. Owen-Withee 228; 12. Three Lakes 278; 13. Crandon 327; Wabeno/Laona, Florence, Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Goodman/Pembine incomplete.
Top 10 individuals: *1. Natalie Miller (TL) 15:28.3; 2. Ellie Lochner (PH) 15:55.0; *3. Jessi Krause (ED) 15:58.0; *4. Autumn Wickman (ATH) 16:00.3; *5. Brittany Gagas (ROS) 16:10.3; *6. Abby Bauer (AUB) 16:15.7; 7. Christonna Shafranski (SPP) 16:28.3; 8. Mikaela Glodowski (ROS) 16:30.3; 9. Sydney Alery (SPP) 16:30.3; 10. Lexi Cordova (ROS) 16:36.3.
Stratford finishers: 15. Nadia King 17:06.3; 22. Kelsey Boeger 17:38.3; 49. Mariah Guyer 18:52.2; 57. Courtney Krall 19:11.5; 61. Tessa Rauch 19:21.9; 66. Sammy Griesbach 19:45.4; 76. Shalynn Griesmer 20:12.0
Spencer finishers: 31. Paige Lawrence 17:58.0; 33. Samantha Fuehrer 18:01.5; 50. Rachel Zastrow 18:52.4; 51. Brittany Fitzgerald 18:54.3; 64. Cora Beyreis 19:33.8; 69. Jordyn Wichlacz 19:48.6; 95. Seanna Mueller 23:36.8.
Other Auburndale finishers: 32. Stafani Karl 18:00.7; 41. Alyssa Kollross 18:27.3; 72. Haley Hetze 20:04.3; 80. Kaeden Dvorak 20:21.0; 90. Olena Kavka 22:27.8; 96. Chyann Haffenbredl 23:50.6.
Marshfield Columbus Catholic finishers: 40. Rachel Roehl 18:21.6; 47. Hannah Grubofski 18:44.7; 58. Rachel Albrecht 19:19.5.