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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Columbus Catholic junior Isaac Scheer won the boys race and Medford’s Meredith Richter cruised to the victory in the girls race as the annual Marshfield Tiger Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday at Wildwood Park.
Scheer, who finished second at the meet last year and third as a freshman in 2021, won the boys 5,000-kilometer race in 16:49.2, 35 seconds ahead of Marshfield’s Owen Hoerneman. Stratford’s Cree DeFoe finished third in 17:31.9.
Stevens Point Pacelli won the boys team title for second year in a row, accumulating 84 points. Marathon was second with 117, Stratford took fourth with 144 and Columbus Catholic was eighth with 172. Marshfield and Spencer only had four runners and did not figure in the team standings.
Thomas Cashmer added an eighth-place finish for Marshfield (17:59.9), Nathan Scheer was ninth for Columbus Catholic (18:03.4) and Ethan Heeg took 25th (19:44.2).
The top-two finishers in the girls 5K were the same as last year as Richter won in 20:12.7, 14 seconds ahead of Rory Salveson of Wittenberg-Birnamwood. Marshfield sophomore Natalie Scharenbroch took third in 20:33.1.
Stratford had three top-10 finishers as it placed second in the team standings with 67 points behind Medford (52 points). Marshfield took third with 84, Auburndale was 10th with 247, Columbus Catholic was 12th with 314 and Spencer 13th with 378.
Kayla Casperson was fifth (21:39.2), Breleigh Skaya took seventh (21:56.7) and Samantha Mielke was ninth (22:11.1) for Stratford.
Adeline Lonsdale added a 16th-place finish in 23:09.2 and Carolina Sullenger was 18th in 23:13.4 for Marshfield.
Columbus Catholic’s top runner was Abby Wojcik, who was 44th in 25:03.9.
The top 15 varsity runners earned medals at the event.
Marshfield won the team titles in the JV boys, JV girls and middle school races, while Wausau John Muir was first in the middle school girls team standings.
Marshfield and Auburndale will compete at the Stevens Point Invitational at Standing Rock Park on Saturday.
Stratford, Spencer and Columbus Catholic will be running at the Colby Invitational on Saturday.
Marshfield Tiger Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 5, at Wildwood Park, Marshfield
Boys
Varsity
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point Pacelli 84; 2. Marathon 117; 3. Rhinelander 121; 4. Stratford 144; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 148; 6. Sparta 151; 7. Medford 163; 8. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 172; 9. Athens 189; 10. Tomah 194; 11. Pittsville 227; 12. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 294; 13. Merrill 312; 14. Auburndale 370; Marshfield and Spencer incomplete.
Top 10, and Marshfield, Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Auburndale, Spencer and Stratford finishers: 1. Isaac Scheer (MCC) 16:49.2; 2. Owen Hoerneman (MARSH) 17:24.1; 3. Cree DeFoe (ST) 17:31.9; 4. Greyson Gremban (RH) 17:42.7; 5. Luke Eiden (SPP) 17:43.1; 6. Tanner Hraby (MED) 17:48.9; 7. Derek Grossman (PIT) 17:50.1; 8. Thomas Cashmer (MARSH) 17:59.9; 9. Nathan Scheer (MCC) 18:03.4; 10. Ben Carney (SPAR) 18:30.1; 25. Ethan Heeg (STR) 19:44.2; 33. Christopher Stuttgen (STR) 20:14.1; 34. Elijah Wolf (MCC) 20:19.2; 37. Derek Wiese (STR) 20:21.9; 48. Maxx Oertel (MARSH) 21:06.0; 53. Jackson Bernitt (MCC) 21:28.0; 56. Calvin Rasmussen (STR) 21:31.6; 61. Lincoln Berger (MARSH) 21:53.3; 67. James Binder (AUB) 22:05.3; 73. Breckin Miller (SPEN) 22:20.4; 74. Jaxon Grube (AUB) 22:25.4; 76. Mathias Kaiser (STR) 22:43.9; 79. Sawyer Cherney (AUB) 23:07.1; 88. Fletcher Post (SPEN) 23:38.2; 89. Ethan Spindler (AUB) 23:46.6; 90. Quinn Kuhnau MCC) 24:08.3; 93. Gannon Sweeney (AUB) 24:17.8; 94. Zack Christensen (MCC) 24:28.0; 96. Brody Braunsky (AUB) 24:50.7; 99. Cooper Bosmans (STR) 25:31.8; 104. Henry Glamm (SPEN) 27:42.4; 106. Jon Hafferman (MCC) 29:45.4; 107. Teisen Schifelbine (MCC) 33:54.0.
JV
Team scores: 1. Marshfield 21; 2. Medford 43; 3. Tomah 70; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 92; Athens, Port Edwards, Marathon, Pittsville, Rhinelander, Sparta, Wittenberg-Birnamwood incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Rylee Duckart (PE) 20:32.1; 2. Brayden Pinter (MARA) 21:51.5; 3. Ehmrey Schmoll (MARSH) 22:00.9; 4. Hayden Rice (MARSH) 22:03.3; 5. Milo Salveson (WB) 22:08.7; 6. Alexander Parker (MARSH) 22:29.3; 7. Matthew Kindlarski (MARA) 22:37.7; 8. Willis Weinzatl (MARSH) 22:39.2; 9. Will Daniels (MED) 22:46.0; 10. Sam Bannan (TOM) 22:47.0.
Middle School
Team scores: 1. Marshfield 62; 2. D.C. Everest 89; 3. Wausau John Muir 113; 4. Stratford 124; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 160; 6. Medford 173; 7. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 194; 8. Marathon 201; 9. Wausau Horace Mann 205; 10. Auburndale 237; 11. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 254; 12. Stevens Point Pacelli 275; 13. Spencer 298; Athens, Port Edwards, Pittsville incomplete.
Girls
Varsity
Team scores: 1. Medford 52; 2. Stratford 67; 3. Marshfield 84; 4. Rhinelander 138; 5. Sparta 165; 6. Marathon 170; 7. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 189; 8. Tomah 204; 9. Wisconsin Rapids 220; 10. Auburndale 247; 11. Abbotsford 293; 12. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 314; 13. Spencer 378; Athens, Merrill, Stevens Point Pacelli and Pittsville incomplete.
Top 10, and Marshfield, Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Auburndale, Spencer and Stratford finishers: 1. Meredith Richter (MED) 20:12.7; 2. Rory Salveson (WB) 20:26.2; 3. Natalie Scharenbroch (MARSH) 20:33.1; 4. Nora Bushman (WB) 21:33.4; 5. Kayla Casperson (STR) 21:39.2; 6. Lindsay Kahn (MED) 21:52.4; 7. Breleigh Skaya (STR) 21:56.7; 8. Shilo Blake (MARA) 22:08.4; 9. Samantha Mielke (STR) 22:11.1; 10. Brianna Sheahan (ATH) 22:15.3; 14. Kressa Wenzel (STR) 22:45.4; 16. Adeline Lonsdale (MARSH) 23:09.2; 18. Carolina Sullenger (MARSH) 23:13.4; 23. Kassidy Christopher (MARSH) 23:35.1; 27. Hope Schulte (AUB) 23:49.3; 28. Taiya Lang (MARSH) 24:03.1; 30. Natalie Schmitt (MARSH) 24:15.5; 34. Kaylie McHugh (STR) 24:34.4; 42. Miriam McKee (MARSH) 24:56.5; 44. Abby Wojcik (MCC) 25:03.9; 49. Rose Hasenohrl (AUB) 25:37.7; 53. Sam Casperson (MCC) 26:05.8; 54. Gracie Hasenohrl (AUB) 26:06.0; 58. Natalie Hebbring (MARSH) 26:32.8; 60. Avery Skaya (STR) 26:40.9; 65. Kassedey Downey (STR) 27:06.1; 67. Alivia Wolf (AUB) 27:20.9; 70. Grace Schulte (AUB) 27:30.4; 74. Theresa Knecht (SPEN) 28:07.4; 78. Katelyn Casperson (MCC) 29:13.4; 79. Jenny Schneider (MCC) 29:23.7; 81. Kaydence Plaskey (SPEN) 29:51.4; 85. Addison Plemon (AUB) 30:47.1; 86. Brooklyn Baumgarten (SPEN) 31:14.7; 90. Kaitlin Radue (SPEN) 31:52.4; 93. Charlotte Schiferl (MCC) 33:57.6; 94. Ariana Krueger (SPEN) 34:14.2; 95. Katelyn Becker (MCC) 35:27.7.
JV
Team scores: 1. Marshfield 18; 2. Medford 44, 3. Stratford 79; Athens, Marathon, Stevens Point Pacelli, Rhinelander, Sparta, Wisconsin Rapids incomplete.
Top 10: 1. Ava Raab (MARSH) 23:54.4; 2. Hayley Schiek (RH) 25:09.2; 3. Lauryn Katzenberger (MARSH) 25:16.6; 4. Kylie Potvin (MED) 25:19.9; 5. Hannah Ridgway (MARSH) 25:28.4; 6. Brooke Sternweis (MARSH) 26:09.4; 7. Terah Schreiner (ATH) 26:21.4; 8. Keara Ronning (MARSH) 26:22.0; 9. Lena Timphus 26:27.5; 10. Esmeralda Anderson (MED) 26:44.5.
Middle School
Team scores: 1. Wausau John Muir 77; 2. Wisconsin Rapids 83; 3. Wausau Horace Mann 96; 4. D.C. Everest 105; 5. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 159; 6. Pittsville 177; 7. Marshfield 184; 8. Medford 205; 9. Stevens Point Pacelli 227; 10. Stratford 249; 11. Auburndale 297; 12. Marathon 303; 13. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 338; 14. Spencer 358; Athens incomplete.
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