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CHIPPEWA FALLS – It was a good day all around for the Marshfield cross country team.
All five Marshfield boys finished in the top five to help the Tigers win the Chippewa Falls Invitational team title, and freshman Rebecca Voss won her second race of the season to help the girls to second place on Thursday at Lake Wissota State Park.
“This was great for us as we head into October with some confidence,” Marshfield coach Dan Akin said. “Overall, it was a good day for Marshfield cross country.”
Bryan Zimmerman finished fourth in 17:10, just one second ahead of teammate Adam Voss, who was fifth. Aaron Anderson was seventh, three seconds behind Voss, and Adam Binder (11th, 17:43) and Max Tibbett (13th, 17:56) also earned medals in the event for the Tigers.
Marshfield scored 40 points to easily outdistance second-place Amery, which had 82.
Voss won the 5,000-meter girls race in 19:09 and teammates Lisa Kaiser (sixth, 20:45) and Jennifer Kaiser (seventh, 20:54) also had high finishes to help the Marshfield girls to the runner-up spot with 67 points. Menomonie won the meet with 40 points.
Marshfield’s JV boys also were team champions as it had the top three finshers – Tyler Stargardt (18:08), Kyle Meek (18:09) and Kody Hastreiter (18:50).
The Marshfield JV girls were fifth, led by Katie Urquart’s 11th-place finish in 23:11.
The Marshfield cross country teams will be hosting a 1-K fun run for elementary school students on Friday to celebrate the school’s homecoming at Beell Stadium. Click here for details.
VARSITY BOYS
Team standings: 1. Marshfield 40; 2. Amery 82; 3. Menomonie 88; 4. Chippewa Falls 115; 5. Hudson 145; 6. Eau Claire North 148; 7. St. Croix Central 157; 8. Eau Claire Memorial 182; 9. Rice Lake 217; 10. Gilman-Cornell 304; 11. Baldwin-Woodville 339.
Marshfield finishers: 4. Bryan Zimmerman 17:10; 5. Adam Voss 17:11; 7. Aaron Anderson 17:14; 11. Adam Binder 17:43; 13. Max Tibbett 17:56; 20. Colin Korlesky 18:17; 22. Adrian Kaiser 18:19; 23. Nolan Redetzke 18:20.
VARSITY GIRLS
Team standings: 1. Menomonie 40; 2. Marshfield 67; 3. Amery 89; 4. Eau Claire Memorial 90; 5. Chippewa Falls 115; 6. Eau Claire North 139; 7. St. Croix Central 195; 8. Baldwin-Woodville 199; 9. Hudson 241.
Marshfield finishers: 1. Rebecca Voss 19:09; 6. Lisa Kaiser 20:45; 7. Jennifer Kaiser 20:54; 25. Alexis Dzikowich 22:25; 28. Hannah Gilbert 22:38; 30. Nikki Youngblood 22:45; 31. Danielle Sopiarz 22:50; 41. Alexa Fritsch 23;21.
JV BOYS
Marshfield finishers: 1. Tyler Stargardt 18:08; 2. Kyle Meek 18:09; 3. Kody Hasteiter 18:50; 20. Mitch Fischer 19:36; 25. Luke Zahulka 19:46.
JV GIRLS
Marshfield finishers: 11. Katie Urquart 23;11; 23. Melissa Brix 23;43; 24. Miranda Dennee 23:44; 38. Taylor Asplin 24:36; 42. Mai-Thy Tyler 24:42.