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MARATHON – Auburndale’s top five runners all finished in the top 15 in the girls race and the Apaches rolled to the team title at the Marathon Cross Country Invitational on Thursday.
Auburndale racked up 51 points, well ahead of second-place Tomahawk, which had 89 points.
Isabella Jewell led the Apaches, finishing fifth in 21:12.5, about 2 minutes off the winning pace set by Marathon’s Anna Buchberger.
Vanessa Mitchell took eighth (21:20.4), Erricka Zenner was 10th (21:44.8), Kali Karl finished 13th (22:11.4), and Annalise Jewell was 15th (22:44.2) to round out the Apaches’ scoring.
The Auburndale boys finished fourth with 129 points, well behind first-place Marathon (44 points).
Carl Lundgren took 17th in 18:53.8 and teammate Paul Kollross was 18th in 18:55.2 for the Auburndale boys top two finishes.
Auburndale will compete at the Marshfield Tiger Invitational on Tuesday at Frey Field in Spencer.
2017 Marathon Cross Country Invitational
Aug. 31
Boys
Team scores: 1. Marathon 44; 2. Athens 64; 3. Tomahawk 69; 4. Auburndale 129; 5. Rib Lake/Prentice 130; 6. Merrill 132; 7. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 161; 8. Three Lakes 223; 9. Pittsville 262; Nekoosa incomplete.
Top 10 and Auburndale finishers: 1. Miguel Mathias (NEK) 15:55.9; 2. Drew Bolder (TOM) 17:07.9; 3. Joe Kraimer (MAR) 17:09.2; 4. Jared Zwettler (TL) 17:28.3; 5. Nicholas Rogaczewski (ATH) 17:50.2; 6. Evan Ploeckelman (TOM) 17:54.4; 7. Evan Pilgrim (MAR) 18:21.5; 8. Adam Dums (RLP) 18:23.3; 9. Peyton Enders (RLP) 18:40.3; 10. Nathan Franke (MAR) 18:47.1; 17. Carl Lundgren (AUB) 18:53.8; 18. Paul Kollross (AUB) 18:55.2; 30. Paul Peplinski (AUB) 19:51.8; 36. Matthew Leick (AUB) 20:02.3; 39. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 20:04.7; 45. Carver Empey (AUB) 20:21.7; 54. Gage Stoflet (AUB) 21:06.1; 72. Josh Peplinski (AUB) 22:38.8; 82. Ian Lang (AUB) 23:16.1; 87. John Sebold (AUB) 23:28.2.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Auburndale 51; 2. Tomahawk 89; 3. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 92; 4. Marathon 94; 5. Merrill 119; 6. Rib Lake/Prentice 134; 7. Three Lakes 164; 8. Athens 197; Pittsville, Nekoosa incomplete.
Top 10 and Auburndale finishers: 1. Anna Buchberger (MAR) 20:12.7; 2. Kortnie Volk (TL) 20:21.0; 3. Haley Voermans-Dean (TOM) 20:57.3; 4. Serena Moore (RLP) 21:01.0; 5. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 21:12.5; 6. Abby Vanrixel (ATH) 21:17.4; 7. Dalie Thomas (MER) 21:18.8; 8. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 21:20.4; 9. Alysha Stieber (MAR) 21:22.9; 10. Erricka Zenner (AUB) 21:44.8; 13. Kali Karl (AUB) 22:11.4; 15. Annalise Jewell (AUB) 22:44.2; 17. Victoria Hasenohrl (AUB) 22:54.1; 19. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 23:17.9; 23. Lily Kloos (AUB) 23:48.4; 29. Julianna Kollross (AUB) 23:57.6; 35. Anna Kollross (AUB) 24:47.0; 50. Emmie Richardson (AUB) 26:53.5; 57. Lillian Onsager (AUB) 27:30.6; 59. Amanda Momont (AUB) 27:48.0; 60. Hannah Schulte (AUB) 28:04.4; 64. Alexandra Wolfe (AUB) 28:42.9.