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RIB MOUNTAIN – The Auburndale girls cross country team earned its third team title of the season, running to a first-place finish at the Edgar Invitational on Tuesday at Nine Mile Recreation Area.
The Apaches finished with 43 points, seven better than second-place Mosinee. Marshfield Columbus Catholic was ninth with 237 points.
Isabella Jewell led the Apaches, finishing fifth in 20:50.9, 1:21 behind winner Marissa Ellenbecker of Edgar.
McKenna Zieher finished eighth (20:53.9), Erricka Zenner was ninth (20:54.1), Macie Schmeiser took 10th (21:01.7), and Vanessa Mitchell was 11th (21:41.9) for the Apaches. Jordyn Karl (13th), Lily Kloos (17th) and Victoria Hasenohrl (18th) to give Auburndale eight top-20 finishes.
Holly Dean finished 43rd (25:49.7) and Lizzie Hanson took 49th (26:12.3) for Columbus Catholic’s top finishes.
On the boys side, Columbus Catholic finished fifth with 141 points. Auburndale had an incomplete team with only four runners.
Mosinee won the boys team title with 25 points on the strength of three of the top four finishers. Neillsville was a distant second with 67 points.
Carl Lundgren took 11th in 18:28.1 and Ian Lang finished 29th in 20:25.9 to lead Auburndale.
Bryce Fuerlinger had a top-10 finish for the Columbus boys, taking eighth in 18:24.8.
Columbus will compete at the Athens Invitational on Thursday, while Auburndale is off until it hosts its home invitational at Frey Field in Spencer on Oct. 2. Columbus will also compete at that event.
2018 Edgar Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 25, at Nine Mile Recreation Area, Rib Mountain
Boys
Team scores: 1. Mosinee 25; 2. Neillsville 67; 3. Northland Pines 119; 4. Edgar 131; 5. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 141; 6. Owen-Withee 159; 7. Loyal 165; 8. Westfield/Montello 166; 9. Crandon 222; 10. Pittsville 256; Auburndale and Medford incomplete.
Top 10, and Columbus Catholic and Auburndale finishers: 1. Eric Kordus (MOS) 17:11.1; 2. Grayson Barrett (MOS) 17:26.7; 3. Jacob Seidel (OW) 17:30.5; 4. Taytor Lowry (NEI) 17:58.8; 4. Alex Olund (MOS) 18:06.8; 6. Joe Anason (NEI) 18:18.4; 7. Cooper Szekeress (MOS) 18:21.0; 8. Skylar Drinka (NEI) 18;23.4; 8. Bryce Fuerlinger (MCC) 18:24.8; 10. Logan Cychosz (MOS) 18:27.9; 11. Carl Lundgren (AUB) 18:28.1; 25. Cole Noreen (MCC) 20:00.3; 29. Ian Lang (AUB) 20:25.9; 34. Will Boyer (MCC) 21:01.4; 37. Noah Schultz (AUB) 21:16.2; 39. Orion Smith (MCC) 21:26.4; 52. Mark Fieweger (MCC) 23:48.2; 53. Sam Wilczek (MCC) 23:54.1; 61. Parker Empey(AUB) 25:24.3; 74. Derek Fieber (MCC) 37:24.3.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Auburndale 43; 2. Mosinee 50; 3. Loyal 102; 4. Neillsville 116; 5. Westfield/Montello 129; 6. Edgar 139; 7. Northland Pines 186; 8. Crandon 223; 9. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 237; 10. Medford 244; Owen-Withee and Pittsville incomplete.
Top 10, and Columbus Catholic and Auburndale finishers: 1. Marissa Ellenbecker (ED) 19:29.8; 2. Savannah Schley (LOY) 19:34.1; 3. Kate Fitzgerald (MOS) 20:40.6; 4. Chloee Lowry (NEI) 20:49.4; 5. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 20:50.9; 6. Olivia Donohue (MOS) 20:51.9; 7. Mikayla Flyte (WM) 20:51.9; 8. McKenna Zieher (AUB) 20:53.9; 9. Erricka Zenner (AUB) 20:54.1; 10. Macie Schmeiser (AUB) 21:01.7; 11. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 21:41.9; 13. Jordyn Karl (AUB) 22:01.0; 17. Lily Kloos (AUB) 22:49.4; 18. Victoria Hasenohrl (AUB) 22:52.4; 43. Holly Dean (MCC) 25:49.7; 49. Lizzie Hanson (MCC) 26:12.3; 51. Melanie Lang (MCC) 26:28.1; 53. Ashley Dean (MCC) 26:44.8; 54. Hailey Roehl (MCC) 26:45.4; 64. Greta Schiferl (MCC) 29:02.2.