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NEILLSVILLE – Medford had its top five runners finish no worse than ninth as it captured the girls team title at the Neillsville/Granton Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday.
Savannah Schley of Loyal/Greenwood won the 5-kilometer girls race in 20;51.6, 18 seconds ahead of Medford’s Franny Seidel (21:09.9).
Medford ran away with the team title by placing its next four runners in the top 10. Alicia Kawa was fourth in 21:50, Brooke Rudolph finished seventh in 22:21, Bryn Fronk was eighth in 22:34, and Paige Brandner was ninth in 22:34 for the Raiders.
The Auburndale girls finished second. McKenna Zieher led Auburndale, finishing sixth in 22:10, and Erricka Zenner was 12th in 23:00.8. Autumn Richardson was 19th in 23:50 and Vanessa Mitchell took 20th in 24:01 to give the Apaches four top-20 finishers.
Medford’s Joey Sullivan was the winner of the boys race, finishing in 18:01., four seconds ahead of Taytor Lowry of Neillsville/Granton.
Tomah won the boys team title, with Sparta second. Medford was third and Auburndale finished fifth.
Auburndale’s top runner was Carl Lundgren, who finished sixth in 18:21. Gavin White Eagle took 25th in 19:39, and Charles Jewell was 27th in 19:51 as well.
Auburndale will compete at the Smiley Invitational at Tribute Golf Course in Wausau on Saturday.
Neillsville/Granton Cross Country Invitational
Boys
Team scores: 1. Tomah 55; 2. Sparta 96; 3. Medford 109; 4. Augusta 113; 5. Auburndale 137; 6. Chippewa Valley 165; 7. Bangor 178; 8. Cadott 197; 9. Neillsville/Granton 202; 10. Osseo-Fairchild 263; 11. Loyal/Greenwood 270; 12. Pittsville 307; Alma Center Lincoln incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Joey Sullivan (MED) 18:01.0; 2. Taytor Lowry (NG) 18:05.2; 3. Caleb Lenning (TOM) 18:09.5; 4. Eugene Peterson (TOM) 18:12.3; 5. Avery Horvath (LG) 18:13.0; 6. Carl Lundgren (AUB) 18:21.8; 7. Aaron Dorf (AUG) 18:36.3; 8. Dalton Robinson (AUG) 18:37.1; 9. Jacob Engstrom (AUG) 18:42.0; 10. Peter Weir (CAD) 18:44.7.
Other Auburndale finishers: 25. Gavin White Eagle 19:39.3; 27. Charles Jewell 19:51.5; 38. Parker Empey 20:43.2; 41. Dylan Baird 21:01.8; 47. Alex Mikes 21:35.2; 48. Noah Schultz 21:38.7; 50. Ian Grosskopf 21:39.5; 89. Adam Kundinger 24:23.1; 100. James Pankratz 26:08.2.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Medford 30; 2. Auburndale 68; 3. Sparta 137; 4. Augusta 141; 5. Chippewa Valley 148; 6. Tomah 153; 7. Osseo-Fairchild 171; 8. Neillsville/Granton 176; 9. Loyal/Greenwood 204; Alma Center Lincoln, Bangor, Pittsville and Cadott incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Savannah Schley (LG) 20:51.6; 2. Franny Seidel (MED) 21:09.9; 3. Bailey Peterson (AUG) 21:31.0; 4. Alicia Kawa (MED) 21:50.2; 5. Rebecca Hornby (CV) 22:01.1; 6. McKenna Zieher (AUB) 22:10.5; 7. Brooke Rudolph (MED) 22:21.8; 8. Bryn Fronk (MED) 22:34.2; 9. Paige Brandner (MED) 22:34.5; 10. Kari Herman (OF) 22:34.9.
Other Auburndale finishers: 12. Erricka Zenner 23:00.8; 16. Jordyn Karl 23:42.9; 18. Macie Schmeiser 23:45.4; 19. Autumn Richardson 23:50.5; 20. Vanessa Mitchell 24:01.7; 24. Lily Kloos 24:48.7; 25. Taylor Stanton 24:53.4; 26. Victoria Hasenohrl 25:01.6; 27. Annamarie Aue 25:06.3; 32. Annalise Jewell 25:21.1; 77. Emmie Richardson 30:30.8; 89. Delaney Becker 31:28.1.