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MARATHON – Auburndale only had one top-10 finisher, but the Apaches’ top five all finished in the top 20 to lead to a team victory for the girls squad at the Marathon Cross Country Invitational on Thursday.
McKenna Zieher was Auburndale’s top finisher, taking eighth in 21:36.3, and led a strong group of Apaches that had five top-20 and eight top-30 finishes at the 11-team meet.
Auburndale finished with 62 points, with Mosinee taking second with 74 and Marathon third with 79.
Isabella Jewell took 12th in 22:03.3, Macie Schmeiser was 13th in 22:15.8, Erricka Zenner finishes 16th in 22:31.3, and Vanessa Mitchell was 18th in 22:40.7 to round out the scoring for Auburndale.
The Auburndale boys only had three runners on Thursday, with Carl Lundgren leading the way, taking 16th in 19:12.9.
Mosinee won the boys team title with 67 points, eight better than Athens.
Three Lakes’ Kortnie Volk (20:50.8) and Jared Zwettler (16:48.6) won the girls and boys races, respectively.
2018 Marathon Cross Country Invitational
Aug. 30, at Marathon High School
Girls
Team scores: 1. Auburndale 62; 2. Mosinee 74; 3. Marathon 79; 4. Merrill 103; 5. Colby/Abbotsford 109; 6. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 157; 7. Prentice 161; 8. Three Lakes 177; Nekoosa, Pittsville, Athens incomplete.
Top 10 and Auburndale finishers: 1. Kortnie Volk (TL) 20:50.8; 2. Julianna Thurs (MAR) 21:05.1; 3. Serena Moore (PR) 21:18.8; 4. Dalie Thomas (MER) 21:20.7; 5. Kate Fitzgerald (MOS) 21:26.2; 6. Uta Givens (MAR0 21:31.6; 7. Abby Van Rixel (ATH) 21:35.3; 8. McKenna Zieher (AUB) 21:36.3; 9. Liz Schmidt (MER) 21:47.1; 10. Olivia Donahue (MOS) 21:56.3; 12. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 22:03.3; 13. Macie Schmeiser (AUB) 22:15.8; 16. Erricka Zenner (AUB) 22:31.3; 18. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 22:40.7; 27. Jordyn Karl (AUB) 23:20.1; 29. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 23:33.8; 30. Annalise Jewell (AUB) 23:36.8; 32. Victoria Hasenohrl (AUB) 23:44.7; 36. Lily Kloos (AUB) 23:58.8; 38. Anna Kollross (AUB) 24:23.2; 39. Autumn Richardson (AUB) 24:32.8; 47. Lillian Onsager (AUB) 25:20.0; 61. Kimmy Brunton (AUB) 26:40.5; 72. Alexandra Wolf (AUB) 27:18.4; 75. Emmalee Richardson (AUB) 27:45.0; 77. Hannah Schulte (AUB) 27:46.8; 97. Sarah Karl (AUB) 31:05.4.
Boys
Team scores: 1. Mosinee 67; 2. Athens 75; 3. Marathon 80; 4. Colby/Abbotsford 92; 5. Merrill 106; 6. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 124; 7. Three Lakes 176; 8. Pittsville 212; Auburndale, Nekoosa, Prentice incomplete.
Top 10 and Auburndale finishers: 1. Jared Zwettler (TL) 16:48.6; 2. Johnathon Nowacki (ATH) 17:05.6; 3. Nicholas Rogaczewski (ATH) 17:31.4; 4. Dominic Laufenberg (MER) 17:33.0; 5. Eric Kordus (MOS) 17:42.6; 6. Matt Roth (CA) 18:01.6; 7. Peyton Enders (PR) 18:11.6; 8. Cole Schairer (WB) 18:16.2; 9. Alex Schmitt (CA) 18:22.4; 10. Alex Olund (MOS) 18:29.1; 16. Carl Lundgren (AUB) 19:12.9; 43. Noah Schultz (AUB) 21:19.6; 44. Ian Lang (AUB) 21:23.6.