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EAU CLAIRE – Spencer’s Nadia King and Marshfield Columbus Catholic’s Ben Behling each grabbed top-five spots and all-conference first-team honors on Saturday at the 2014 Cloverbelt Conference Cross Country Meet at City Wells Park.
King, a recent transfer from Stratford, finished fourth for the Spencer girls in 20:38.76, 55 seconds behind winner Emily Jaeger of Fall Creek.
Kaitlin Kasch finished 19th (21:35.96) and Sam Fuehrer was 21st (21:43.53) for the Rockets, who finished fourth in the team standings. Eau Claire Regis won the girls team title.
Columbus Catholic only had four runners and did not have a team score. Hannah Grubofski led the Dons, taking 27th in 22:38.42.
Behling took fifth place for the Columbus Catholic boys, finishing in 17:10.56, 49 seconds in back of winner Sam Bach of overall conference team champion Colby/Abbotsford.
Leonard Steinert was 17th (17:41.34) and Jeremy Binder took 18th (17:44.19) for the Dons, who ended up fourth in the team standings.
Spencer finished 10th. Donovan Fox led the Rockets, as he has done all season, taking 16th in 17:41.07.
Spencer and Columbus Catholic will compete at the WIAA Division 3 Sectional at Athens on Friday, Oct. 24, at Erbach Park. The top two teams and top five individuals not on those teams, for both the boys and the girls, will qualify for the 2014 WIAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
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2014 Cloverbelt Conference Cross Country Meet
Oct. 18, at City Wells Park, Eau Claire
Boys
Team scores: 1. Colby/Abbotsford 25; 2. Altoona 62; 3. Chippewa Falls McDonell 78; 4. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 96; 5. Osseo-Fairchild 177; 6. Neillsville 194; 7. Loyal 211; 8. Eau Claire Regis 219; 9. Cadott 224; 10. Spencer 248; 11. Thorp 308; 12. Owen-Withee 343; Fall Creek, Gilman and Stanley-Boyd incomplete.
Top 10 finishers: 1. Sam Bach (CA) 16:21.01; 2. Isaac Bohaty (CFM) 16:44.57; 3. Preston Mertins (CA) 16:50.79; 4. Sawyer Brunkow (AL) 17:01.35; 5. Ben Behling (MCC) 17:10.56; 6. Ricky Ortega (CA) 17:11.45; 7. Dillon Novak (CA) 17:12.97; 8. Alex Kampmeyer (CA) 17:13.82; 10. Abraham Hall (OF) 17:17.78.
Other Columbus Catholic results: 17. Leonard Steinert 17:41.34; 18. Jeremy Binder 17:44.19; 28. Peyton Nystrom 18:22.86; 32. Jeremiah Giles 18:40.98; 34. Benny Frericks 18:46.89; 41. Kienan McIntee 18:52.93.
Spencer finishers: 16. Donovan Fox 17:41.07; 48. J.T. Hueble 19:22.00; 54. Bryce Shaw 19:33.94; 68. Lukas Ellefson 20:59.92; 81. Lukas Celis 23:57.62; 82. Colten Post 25:07.69; 84. McKale Weichelt 25:50.13.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Eau Claire Regis 41; 2. Fall Creek 71; 3. Altoona 114; 4. Spencer 119; 5. Chippewa Falls McDonell 142; 6. Colby/Abbotsford 145; 7. Cadott 167; 8. Neillsville 195; 9. Owen-Withee 223; 10. Loyal 237; 11. Osseo-Fairchild 247; Columbus Catholic and Thorp incomplete.
Top 10 finishers: 1. Emily Jaeger (FC) 19:47.29; 2. Julia Verbick (CFM) 20:03.76; 3. Eileen Endres (ECR) 20:14.51; 4. Nadia King (SP) 20:38.76; 5. Mariah Hoepner (AL) 20:51.17; 6. Paige Kocian (CA) 20:53.92; 7. Danielle Yengo (ECR) 21:07.07; 8. Grace Theisen (ECR) 21:10.33; 9. Joanna Riihinen (OW) 21:11.22; 10. Kendra Jaenke (FC) 21:13.06.
Other Spencer finishers: 19. Kaitlin Kasch 21:35.96; 21. Sam Fuehrer 21:43.53; 33. Paige Lawrence 23:18.58; 48. Leigh Anne Sierack 24:13.23; 59. Rachel Zastrow 25:08.93; 60. Jordyn Wichlacz 25:17.40.
Columbus Catholic finishers: 27. Hannah Grubofski 22:38.42; 32. Rachel Roehl 23:02.33; 36. Morgan Albrecht 23:26.37; 40. Marissa Immerfall 23;35.40.