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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Marshfield had two boys and one girl finish in the top four in their respective races, helping both Tigers teams to second-place finishes at the Wisconsin Rapids Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course, home of the WIAA State Cross Country Meet on Nov. 2.
Marshfield sophomore Eliana Kanitz finished second in the five-kilometer girls race in 19:40.1, 55 seconds behind winner Kate Kopotic of Sun Priarie. Michaela Dick added a seventh-place for the Tigers (20;24.3), who finished with 82 points.
Sun Prairie, behind four top-eight finishes, won the girls team title with 28 points. Wisconsin Rapids was third and Stevens Point finished fourth in the 20-team field.
Stevens Point had its top five runners finish in the top nine to easily win the boys team title with 21 points. Marshfield was a distant second with 94, and Wisconsin Rapids took fourth.
Jake Lepak of Stevens Point won the boys race in 16:01.0, five seconds ahead of teammate Jacob Bourget.
Joshua McKee was third in 16:11.3 and Joseph McKee finished fourth in 16:13.0 to lead the way for Marshfield. Henry Hoerneman also added a solid 14th-place finish in 17:00.5.
Marshfield, Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids will compete at the Wisconsin Valley Conference Meet at Standing Rock Park in Stevens Point on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Wisconsin Rapids Cross Country Invitational
Boys
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 21; 2. Marshfield 94; 3. Sauk Prairie 103; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 160; 5. Manitowoc 173; 6. Tomah 174; 7. Deerfield/Cambridge 200; 8. Oshkosh West 208; 9. Sun Prairie 215; 10. Darlington 280; 11. Sparta 286; 12. Onalaska Luther 316; 13. Rosholt 343; 14. Green Bay West 350; 15. Athens 392; Adams-Friendship, Edgar, Gillett, Birchwood and Wisconsin Rapids Assumption incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Jake Lepak (STP) 16:01.0; 2. Jacob Bourget (STP) 16:06.0; 3. Joshua McKee (MAR) 16:11.3; 4. Joseph McKee (MAR) 16:13.0; 5. Matthew Marcinske (BIR) 16:17.4; 6. Garrett Dolan (WRA) 16:20.4; 7. Zach Scharbarth (STP) 16:40.0; 8. James Jacobs (STP) 16:43.1; 9. Christian Manthey (STP) 16:43.6; 10. Hudson Haas (SAP) 16:48.2.
Other Marshfield finishers: 14. Henry Hoerneman 17:00.5; 36. Addison Hill 17:46.6; 47. Isaac Eberl 18:14.9; 54. Evan Ellis 18:19.3; 58. Elijah Witzel 18:27.6; 72. Myles Jensen 18:52.1.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Sun Prairie 28; 2. Marshfield 82; 3. Wisconsin Rapids 102; 4. Stevens Point 124; 5. Gillett 146; 6. Darlington 166; 7. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 226; 8. Sauk Prairie 236; 9. Edgar 245; 10. Tomah 247; 11. Manitowoc 262; 12. Deerfield/Cambridge 299; 13. Onalaska Luther 316; 14. Sparta 322; Adams-Friendship, Athens, Green Bay West and Rosholt incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Kate Kopotic (SUNP) 18:45.5; 2. Eliana Kanitz (MAR) 19:40.1; 3. Dani Thompson (SUNP) 19:46.3; 4. Hannah Ray (SUNP) 19:55.0; 5. Marissa Ellenbecker (ED) 20:14.7; 6. Hannah Wilcox-Borg (TOM) 20:19.4; 7. Michaela Dick (MAR) 20:24.3; 8. Amber Hodges (SUNP) 20:25.1; 9. Sarah Price (WR) 20:26.1; 10. Sylvia Hansen (GIL) 20:31.4.
Other Marshfield finishers: 21. Kairi Kim 21:05.8; 24. Meghan Jaeger 21:11.0; 32. Dehlia Kilty 21:31.2; 36. Jerica Mueller 21:46.3; 45. Bailey Bauer 22:11.6; 59. Leah Brown 22:53.8.