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LOYAL – Altoona swept the team titles at the Loyal/Greenwood Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday at Loyal High School.
Altoona won the boys team standings with 41 points, nine ahead of Chippewa Falls McDonell. Loyal/Greenwood was sixth with 148 points, and Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Neillsville/Granton did not have complete teams.
The Railroaders totaled 67 points to edge Fall Creek by two points to win the girls title. Loyal/Greenwood was fourth with 81 points, Neillsville/Granton took eighth with 209 points, and Columbus Catholic had an incomplete squad.
Dan Anderson of Chippewa Falls McDonell won the boys race in 17:35.5, 33 seconds ahead of Columbus Catholic’s Andrew Scheer. Taytor Lowry of Neillsville/Granton was third in 18:14.9 and Columbus Catholic’s Isaac Scheer finished fifth in 18:56.0.
Avery Horvath led Loyal/Greenwood, taking 13th in 19:32.8.
Jenna Anders of Fall Creek won the girls race in 21:47.6, just 4.3 seconds in front of Eau Claire Regis’ Eydie Myers.
Loyal/Greenowod had its top four runners finish in a group from 13th to 17th place. Halle Aumann was 13th (25:14.9), Aubre Robida took 14th (25:24.7), Addison Davidson was 15th (25:28.7) and Leah Scherer finished 17th (25:35.4) for the Greenhounds.
Faustina Thomas took 26th to lead Neillsville/Granton, finishing in 26:39.4.
Columbus Catholic’s lone girl runner was Charlotte Schiferl, who took 49th in 30:07.6.
Loyal/Greenwood Cross Country Invitational
Aug. 31, at Loyal High School
Boys
Team scores: 1. Altoona 41; 2. Chippewa Falls McDonell 50; 3. Chippewa Valley Lightning Boltz 87; 4. Stanley-Boyd 114; 5. Fall Creek 127; 6. Loyal/Greenwood 148; 7. Thorp 157; 8. Owen-Withee 205; Eau Claire Regis, Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Neillsville/Granton incomplete.
Top five, and Loyal/Greenwood, Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Neillsville results: 1. Dan Anderson (CFM) 17:35.5; 2. Andrew Scheer (MCC) 18:08.6; 3. Taytor Lowry (NG) 18:14.9; 4. Ayden Darnell (ALT) 18:46.5; 5. Isaac Scheer (MCC) 18:56.0; 13. Avery Horvath (LG) 19:32.8; 27. Will Drinka (NE) 20:55.1; 33. Landon Kummer (NG) 21:30.7; 34. Ashtin Palms (LG) 21:36.4; 39. Cody Eckes (LG) 22:14.9; 51. Drew Lang (MCC) 23:15.7; 59. Mark Fieweger (MCC) 24:24.9; 63. Micah Kayhart (LG) 24:48.8; 64. Dylan Eckes (LG) 24:50.1; 76. Mark Jorgensen (NG) 39:16.0.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Altoona 67; 2. Fall Creek 69; 3. Eau Claire Regis 69; 4. Loyal/Greenwood 81; 5. Chippewa Valley Lightning Bolts 118; 6. Thorp 122; 7. Chippewa Falls McDonell 189; 8. Neillsville/Granton 209; Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Stanley-Boyd and Owen-Withee incomplete.
Top five, and Loyal/Greenwood, Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Neillsville results: 1. Jenna Anders (FC) 21:47.6; 2. Eydie Myers (ECR) 21:51.9; 3. Rebecca Hornby (CV) 22:35.7; 4. Janelle Schesel (SB) 23:09.4; 5. Greta Peters (ALT) 23:35.1; 13. Halle Aumann (LG) 25:14.9; 14. Aubre Robida (LG) 25:24.7; 15. Addison Davidson (LG) 25:28.7; 17. Leah Scherer (LG) 25:35.4; 26. Faustina Thomas (NG) 26:39.4; 29. Maci Bogdonovich (LG) 27:10.2; 30. Katlund Eticher (LG) 27:14.2; 48. Lisa Steffens (LG) 29:52.6; 49. Charlotte Schiferl (MCC) 30:07.6; 55. Olivia Piskow (NG) 30:44.7; 56. Dolorosa Thomas (NG) 31:00.9; 57. Addison Anderson-Ruskin (NG) 32:59.1; 58. Sella Anderson (NG) 33:55.1; 59. Abby Schoessow (NG) 34:19.8.