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STRATFORD – The Auburndale girls and Marathon boys raced to team titles at the annual Stratford “The Bear” Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday at the Tiger Stadium Sports Complex.
The Auburndale girls had three top-10 finishes and earned 40 points, three points in front of Mosinee.
Auburndale’s Isabella Jewell finished second in 22:08.8, 32 seconds behind individual champion Anna Buchberger of Marathon. Kali Karl finished fourth in 22:42.9 and Vanessa Mitchell was 10th in 23:17.1 for the Apaches.
Stratford finished third and Spencer was fifth in the girls team standings.
Macie Schillinger led Stratford with an 11th-place finish (23:20.1), with teammate Angelia Verdone 12th in 23:22.6.
Kaitlin Kasch was Spencer’s top runner, taking 22nd in 24:21.2.
Marathon won the boys team title with 50 points, with Stratford second (64) and Auburndale sixth (1500). Spencer did not have a complete team.
Josh Langteau of Athens won the boys race in 17:53.9, less than two seconds ahead of Cade Lehman of Stratford (17:55.3).
Lucas Heidmann also had a top-10 finish for the Tigers, taking eighth in 19:38.6.
Carver Empey was Auburndale’s top runner, finishing 21st in 20:50.2, and Ashton Ackman topped Spencer, finishing 41st in 22:12.9.
Stratford “The Bear” Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 13, at Tiger Stadium, Stratford
Girls
Team scores: 1. Auburndale 40; 2. Mosinee 43; 3. Stratford 70; 4. Marathon 80; 5. Spencer 114; Athens, Owen-Withee, Prentice/Rib Lake imcomplete.
Top 10, and Auburndale, Stratford, and Spencer finishers: 1. Anna Buchberger (MAR) 21:36.4; 2. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 22:08.8; 3. Iris Shira (MOS) 22:38.3; 4. Kali Karl (AUB) 22:42.9; 5. Sierra Lake (PRL) 22:45.4; 6. Alysha Stieber (MAR) 22:50.5; 7. Kallie Falteisek (OW) 22:58.6; 8. Mallorie Barabas (MOS) 23:01.9; 9. Jenna Klinner (MOS) 23:16.9; 10. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 23:17.1; 11. Macie Schillinger (ST) 23:20.1; 12. Angelia Verdone (ST) 23:22.6; 14. Anna Kollross (AUB) 23:25.9; 15. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 23:29.2; 16. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 23:46.5; 19. Sammy Griesbach (ST) 24:07.6; 22. Kaitlin Kasch (SP) 24:21.2; 24. Kaily Northup (SP) 24:43.7; 26. Heather Greenberg (ST) 25:09.5; 29. Gabby Leonhard (ST) 25:29.4; 30. Kaylee Wehrman (SP) 25:32.6; 34. McKenna Brecht (S) 25:53.7; 35. Sabrina Vircks (SP) 26:00.9; 37. Lauren Faber (SP) 26:19.1; 38. Sydney Johnson (SP) 26:25.3; 39. Amanda Momont (AUB) 26:26.4; 40. Taya Nett (ST) 26:31.9; 41. Leigh Anne Sieracki (SP) 26:36.6; 45. Leah Nieman (SP) 26:54.5; 47. Hannah Zastrow (SP) 27:07.9; 48. Delaney Eichman (SP) 27:10.7; 51. Samantha Kaiser (ST) 27:24.5; 54. Aryiah Schuh (SP) 27:33.6; 56. Chelsey Gliniecki (ST) 27:46.2; 57. Sydney Slominski (ST) 28:10.5; 58. Cinnamin Harwood (SP) 28:16.6; 59. Tiffany Meinders (SP) 28:33.4; 60. Lexi Baehr (SP) 28:47.7; 61. Vicky Ertl (AUB) 28:56.6; 63. Maddy Pavloski (ST) 29:14.1; 66. Sam Jensen (AUB) 29:32.1; 67. Hannah Schulte (AUB) 29:40.2; 68. Kylah Wenzel (ST) 29:42.9; 69. Felicia Bauer (SP) 29:47.9; 70. Heather Pupp (ST) 29:59.1; 71. Julia Schneider (ST) 30:05.8; 72. Alexandra Wolf (AUB) 30;42.5; 73. Rose Huther (ST) 31:02.6; 78. Alyssa Stoiber (SP) 31:44.6; 79. Harleigh Hoefs (SP) 31:45.5; 80. Dahlia Gross (ST) 32:59.9; 81. Sam Manecke (ST) 33:22.2.
Boys
Team scores: 1. Marathon 50; 2. Stratford 64; 3. Mosinee 69; 4. Athens 92; 5. Prentice/Rib Lake 96; 6. Auburndale 150; 7. Owen-Withee 157; Spencer incomplete.
Top 10, and Auburndale, Stratford, and Spencer finishers: 1. Josh Langteau (ATH) 17:53.9; 2. Cade Lehman (ST) 17:55.3; 3. Joe Kraimer (MAR) 18:44.2; 4. Grayson Barrett (MOS) 18:55.8; 5. Evan Pilgrim (MAR) 19:00.1; 6. Eric Kordus (MOS) 19:02.9; 7. Donald Dums (PRL) 19:05.8; 8. Lucas Heidmann (ST) 19:38.6; 9. Noah Cox (MOS) 19:55.4; 10. Silas Beranek (MAR) 20:08.2; 15. Isaac Thompson (ST) 20:25.2; 16. Isaac Guyer (ST) 20:27.2; 21. Carver Empey (AUB) 20:50.2; 23. Chris Zuelke (ST) 21:00.7; 25. Paul Kollross (AUB) 21:17.4; 34. Jacob Danen (ST) 21:39.6; 41. Ashton Ackman (SP) 22:12.9; 42. Sam Schoenfuss (ST) 22:19.1; 43. Paul Peplinski (AUB) 22:20.6; 44. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 22:25.9; 49. Ian Lang (AUB) 22:57.9; 50. Brenden Fecker (ST) 23:02.7; 53. Josh Peplinski (AUB) 23:18.3; 62. Tim Wenzel (ST) 24:11.8; 63. Will Johnson (SP) 24:16.5; 64. Brett Kasch (SP) 24:23.3; 65. Josh Steczynski (AUB) 24:26.1; 66. Colten Post (SP) 24:26.5; 68. Cody Sadjk (AUB) 25:26.6; 76. Davis Dietel (ST) 28:11.1.