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COLBY – Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Stratford each had two runners advance to the state meet after earning top-10 finishes at the WIAA Division 3 cross country sectional on Saturday at Colby High School.
Columbus Catholic junior Isaac Scheer placed second (16:39.5) and his brother, freshman Nathan Scheer, took sixth (17:19.4) in the boys 5-kilometer race to earn spots in next week’s WIAA state meet.
Stratford juniors Cree Defoe and Kayla Casperson will also run at state after DeFoe finished fifth in the boys race in 17:19.4 and Casperson was seventh in the girls 5K in 21:04.4.
The top two teams and top five individuals not on those teams in both the boys and girls races qualify for the 2023 WIAA State Cross Country Championships, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
Iola-Scandinaiva’s Charlie Vater won the boys race in 16:04.4, 35 seconds ahead of Isaac Scheer, who will be making his third-straight state appearance.
Stevens Point Pacelli won the boys team title, with Iola-Scandinavia second to earn the two state berths. Columbus Catholic was fifth, Stratford sixth, Auburndale 13th and Spencer 16th.
James Binder led Auburndale, taking 45th in 19:30.5, and Isaac Howlett was Spencer’s top runner, finishing 51st in 19:56.2.
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption and Colby wrapped up the two girls team spots at state, with Stratford taking third, just four points behind Colby. Kressa Wenzel took 15th (21:43.9) and Breleigh Skaya was 18th (22:01.5) for the Tigers.
Auburndale finished fifth, Columbus Catholic 12th and Spencer 15th.
Abby Wojcik led the Dons with a 16th-place finish in 21:50.0, nine seconds in front of Auburndale’s top finisher, Rose Hasenohrl, who placed 17th in 21:59.4.
WIAA Division 3 Cross Country Sectional
Oct. 21, at Colby High School
(*denotes state meet qualifier)
Boys
Team scores: *1. Stevens Point Pacelli 60; *2. Iola-Scandinavia 96; 3. Marathon 119; 4. Necedah 156; 5. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 170; 6. Stratford 175; 7. Athens 180; 8. Rosholt 208; 9. Pittsville 228; 10. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 230; 11. Loyal/Greenwood 255; 12. Markesan 294; 13. Auburndale 301; 14. Edgar 326; 15. Westfield/Montello 351; 16. Spencer 376; 17. Nekoosa 440.
Top 10 individuals, and Spencer, Stratford, Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Auburndale finishers: 1. Charlie Vater (IS) 16:04.4; 2. *Isaac Scheer (MCC) 16:39.5; 3. Luke Eiden (SPP) 16:47.5; 4. Ben Beck (IS) 17:17.8; 5. *Cree DeFoe (STR) 17:19.4; 6. *Nathan Scheer (MCC) 17:19.4; 7. Sam Carpenter (SPP) 17:21.5; 8. *Derek Grossman (PIT) 17:28.4; 9. *Jacob Smith (MARA) 17:34.4; 10. Dan Simonis (ROS) 17:36.5; 19. Ethan Heeg (STR) 18:45.3; 33. Elijah Wolf (MCC) 19:15.0; 34. Christopher Stuttgen (STR) 19:16.9; 45. James Binder (AUB) 19:30.5; 47. Jackson Bernitt (MCC) 19:42.6; 51. Isaac Howlett (SPEN) 19:56.2; 52. Derek Wiese (STR) 19:59.6; 56. Brody Braunsky (AUB) 20:25.4; 64. Davide Chemello (SPEN) 20:47.4; 66. Sawyer Cherney (AUB) 20:49.0; 67. Jaxon Grube (AUB) 20:55.3; 73. Calvin Rasmussen (STR) 21:10.4; 77. Cooper Bosmans (STR) 21:22.6; 83. Ethan Spindler (AUB) 22:05.8; 91. Fletcher Post (SPEN) 22:37.2; 92. Quinn Kuhnau (MCC) 22:41.2; 94. Breckin Miller (SPEN) 22:49.7; 97. Henry Glamm (SPEN) 23:10.7; 98. Mathias Kaiser (STR) 23:31.8; 101. Zack Christensen (MCC) 24:01.2; 110. Jon Hafferman (MCC) 26:39.3.
Girls
Team scores: *1. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 49; *2. Colby 83; 3. Stratford 87; 4. Marathon 136; 5. Auburndale 161; 6. Rosholt 189; 7. Westfield/Montello 198; 8. Abbotsford 277; 9. Necedah 282; 10. Markesan 290; 11. Iola-Scandinavia 293; 12. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 304; 13. Edgar 322; 14. Tri-County 343; 15. Spencer 344; 16. Neillsville 411.
Top 10 individuals, and Spencer, Stratford, Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Auburndale finishers: 1. Lucy Dolan (WRA) 18:57.9; 2. *Sophia Bablitch (ROS) 19:30.1; 3. *Shilo Blake (MARA) 20:14.4; 4. *Haddie Showen (WM) 20:23.5; 5. Casey Reynolds (CLBY) 20:35.2; 6. *Delilah Hedden (NEC) 20:42.1; 7. *Kayla Casperson (STR) 21:04.4; 8. Brooklyn Schoenick (WRA) 21:06.1; 9. Azul Diaz (ABB) 21:08.0; 10. Jordyn Jaglinski (WRA) 21:09.5; 15. Kressa Wenzel (STR) 21:43.9; 16. Abby Wojcik (MCC) 21:50.0; 17. Rose Hasenohrl (AUB) 21:59.4; 18. Breleigh Skaya (STR) 22:01.5; 25. Hope Schulte (AUB) 22:45.7; 26. Samantha Mielke (STR) 23:00.5; 27. Kaylie McHugh (STR) 23:01.0; 33. Jaela Jochimsen (STR) 23:17.6; 38. Gracie Hasenohrl (AUB) 23:28.9; 42. Lily Dabbert (STR) 23:45.4; 48. Grace Schulte (AUB) 24:04.9; 53. Alivia Wolf (AUB) 24:26.4; 57. Jenny Schneider (MCC) 24:42.2; 60. Addison Knecht (SPEN) 24:47.1; 65. Sam Casperson (MCC) 25:08.2; 73. Addison Plemon (AUB) 25:28.7; 79. Theresa Knecht (SPEN) 26:08.3; 82. Kaydence Plaskay (SPEN) 26:18.2; 86. Adriana Krueger (SPEN) 26:41.2; 87. Cielia Foulon (SPEN) 26:45.8; 89. Brooklyn Baumgarten (SPEN) 26:47.1; 98. Katelyn Casperson (MCC) 27:46.3; 103. Tahneya Anderson (SPEN) 28:45.4; 114. Charlotte Schiferl (MCC) 32:54.2.