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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Stratford and Auburndale girls cross country teams battled back and forth at a number of meets this season, and it was no different on Saturday at the WIAA state meet.
A week after Auburndale won the sectional title and Stratford was second, the Tigers got the best of their Marawood Conference rival by finishing 11th in the Division 3 girls team standings, two spots ahead of Auburndale at the 2015 WIAA State Cross Country Championships at the Ridges Golf Course.
Stratford, qualifying for state as a team for the second year in a row, finished with 264 points, 19 better than Auburndale, which actually tied for 12th with another Marawood school – Chequamegon – but lost out on a tiebreaker.
Senior Johnelle Miner, like she has all season, led Stratford by taking 35th place overall in 20:51.4. Freshman Macie Schillinger was 57th in 21:26.7 and sophomore Kaylee Hollatz took 91st in 22:17.5 for the Tigers.
Freshman Isabella Jewell led Auburndale, taking 43rd in 21:09.2. Senior Katie Leick was 81st (22:02.2) and freshman Anna Kollross took 97th (22:29.4) for the Apaches. Sophomore Kali Karl, who made it to state last year as an individual qualifier, was 116th (23:00.7) in her second trip to Rapids.
Amherst senior Alissa Niggemann won the individual title in 19:00.4, less than one second ahead of Westby’s Elena Schmidt. Oshkosh Lourdes took the team title, edging Westby by seven points (98-105).
Spencer senior Nadia King also competed in her second-straight state meet and finished 198th in 22:52.3.
The Stratford boys also placed 11th in the Division 3 team standings.
The Tigers totaled 263 points, 37 points out of 10th place. Darlington rolled to the team title with 49 points and Kevin Koski of Chequamegon won the individual title with a time of 16:02.6.
Senior John Geissinger led the Stratford boys, finishing 66th in 18:14.8. Lucas Heidmann was 77th (18:19) and Cade Lehman took 79th (18:20) for the Tigers.
Other individual champions were Alicia Monson of Amery (18:28) in the Division 2 girls race, Aubrey Roberts of Eau Claire Memorial (17:50) in the Division 1 girls race, and Daniel Pederson of Spooner (16:07) in Division 2 boys.
Pewaukee swept the Division 2 girls and boys team titles, and Eau Claire Memorial won the D-1 girls championship.
2015 WIAA State Cross Country Championships
Oct. 31, at the Ridges Golf Course, Wisconsin Rapids
Division 3 Girls
Team standings: 1. Oshkosh Lourdees 98; 2. Westby 105; 3. Colfax 127; 4. Albany 160; 5. La Crosse Aquinas 172; 6. Phillips 176; 7. Kenosha St. Joseph 177; 8. Lancaster 185; 9. Brookfield Academy 199; 10. Amherst 244; 11. Stratford 264; 12. Chequamegon 283; 13. Auburndale 283; 14. Howards Grove 298; 15. Glenwood City 308; 16. Kewaunee 315.
Top 10: 1. Alissa Niggemann (Amherst) 19:00.4; 2. Elena Schmidt (Westby) 19:01.3; 3. Erika Kisting (Iola-Scandinavia) 19:12.2; 4. Delaney Greene-Gretzing (Marion) 19:17.2; 5. Noelle Maire (Belleville) 19:18.2; 6. Kassye Todd (Elmwood/Plum City) 19:30.2; 7. Lyndia Murphy (Lancaster) 19:40.7; 8. Ellie Lochner (Phillips) 19:44.5; 9. Clara Kaderly (Albany) 19:45.2; 10. Rachel Lawton (Flambeau) 19:46.5.
Stratford results: 35. Johnelle Miner 20:51.4; 57. Macie Schillinger 21:26.7; 91. Kaylee Hollatz 22:17.5; 117. Courtney Krall 23:11.8; 125. Sammy Griesbach 23:39.1; 128. Heather Greenberg 23:46.2; 144. Samantha Kaiser 25:17.2.
Auburndale results: 43. Isabella Jewell 21:09.2; 81. Katie Leick 22:02.2; 97. Anna Kollross 22:29.4; 114. Jordyn Richardson 22:58.0; 116. Kali Karl 23:00.7; 137. Hunter Hilber 24:07.8; 145. Alyssa Kollross 25:23.8.
Spencer result: 109. Nadia King 22:52.3.
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Division 3 Boys
Team standings: 1. Darlington 49; 2. Bocobel 106; 3. Chequamegon 123; 4. La Crosse Aquinas 149; 5. Rosholt 188; 6. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 193; 7. Manitowoc Roncalli 200; 8. Chippewa Falls McDonell 212; 9. Westby 225; 10. Sheboygan Area Lutheran 226; 11. Stratford 263; 12. Living Word Lutheran 276; 13. Kenosha St. Joseph 281; 14. Drummond 296; 15. Laconia 350; 16. Colfax 358.
Top 10: 1. Kevin Koski (Chequamegon) 16:02.6; 2. Dakota Kauffman (Boscobel) 16:27.2; 3. Lucas Weber (Oshkosh Lourdes) 16:28.5; 4. Jaden Komprood (Darlington) 16:46.3; 5. Spencer Oftedahl (Westby) 16:52.6; 6. Jacob Wahlers (Algoma) 16:55.3; 7. Dan Lau (Eau Claire Immanuel) 17:01.2; 8. Connor Dolan (Assumption) 17:01.3; 9. Brian Mathews (Riverdale) 17:04.1; 1. Wesley Schieck (Valley Christian) 17:09.3.
Stratford results: 66. John Geissinger 18:14.8; 77. Lucas Heidmann 18:19.0; 79. Cade Lehman 18:20.7; 94. Josh Guyer 18:33.2; 119. Christopher Zuelke 19:04.9; 131. Paul Huther 19:40.2; 132. Isaac Guyer 19:41.4.
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Other state meet results:
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Click here for Division 2 girls team results
Click here for Division 2 girls individual results
Click here for Division 2 boys results