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PARK FALLS – The Auburndale girls won its first-ever conference title as it took first place at the 2017 Marawood Conference Cross Country Meet on Thursday.
The Apaches, who finished second at the conference meet a year ago, had their top-five runners all finish in the top 11 to accumulate 33 points and easily claim the Marawood championship. Defending champion Chequamegon was a distant second with 88 points. Stratford was sixth with 170.
Isabella Jewell led Auburndale, finishing fourth in 20:33.4. She was followed by teammates Kali Karl (20:52.2), Erricka Zenner (21:01.4), and Vanessa Mitchell (21:04.3), who finished fifth through seventh. Anna Kollross ended up 11th in 21:23.2 for the Apaches.
“We had a game plan going into the race,” Auburndale coach Joren Anderson said. “From the start, they executed it by running in a pack and we were competitive until the finish line. All the girls ran well and we are thrilled with the results.”
Stratford’s top runner was Kaylee Hollatz, who took 22nd in 22:17.9.
The Auburndale boys finished sixth with 174 points, and Stratford was right behind in seventh with 175 points. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption earned its Marawood Conference title with 50 points, eight ahead of Phillips.
Jed Miller of Phillips won the boys race in 17:09.2, just 0.6 of a second ahead of Assumption’s Sean Dolan.
Isaac Thompson led Stratford, taking 12th in 18:17.7. Auburndale’s top runner was Carl Lundgren, who came in 13th, 2 seconds behind Thompson.
Stratford and Auburndale will compete at the WIAA Division 3 sectional on Oct. 19 at Athens.
Boys
Team scores: 1. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 50; 2. Phillips 58; 3. Marathon 68; 4. Chequamegon 111; 5. Athens 123; 6. Auburndale 174; 7. Stratford 175; 8. Prentice 191; 9. Edgar 248.
Top 10, and Stratford and Auburndale finishers: 1. Jed Miller (PH) 17:09.2; 2. Sean Dolan (WRA) 17:09.8; 3. Garrett Dolan (WRA) 17:23.0; 4. Nicholas Rogaczewski (ATH) 17:38.9; 5. Joe Kraimer (MAR) 17:44.6; 6. Isaiah Poetzl (CHQ) 17:48.6; 7. Adam Dums (PR) 17:59.5; 8. Tyler Schmidt (WRA) 18:97.1; 9. Ben Edwards (PH) 18:12.0; 10. David Kindlarski (MAR) 18:12.8; 12. Isaac Thompson (ST) 18:17.7; 13. Carl Lundgren (AUB) 18:19.7; 30. Lance Heidmann (ST) 19:05.5; 36. Mikhail Andreev (AUB) 19:12.8; 41. Derek Marten (ST) 19:22.9; 42. Paul Peplinski (AUB) 19:25.5; 44. Carver Empey (AUB) 19:33.8; 45. Matthew Leick (AUB) 19:33.9; 47. Tim Wenzel (ST) 19:42.6; 50. Paul Kollross (AUB) 20:04.1; 51. Antonio Verdone (ST) 20:05.2; 52. Darren Kieffer (AUB) 20:11.0; 5.5 Brenden Fecker (ST) 20:19.3; 58. Daniel Lopez (ST) 20:38.4; 60. Josh Peplinski (AUB) 20:40.2; 63. Sam Schoenfuss (ST) 20:53.4.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Auburndale 33; 2. Chequamegon 88; 3. Phillips 92; 4. Marathon 99; 5. Prentice 107; 6. Stratford 170; 7. Athens 171; 8. Edgar 180; Wisconsin Rapids Assumption incomplete.
Top 10, and Stratford and Auburndale finishers: 1. Marissa Ellenbecker (ED) 19:30.2; 2. Anna Buchberger (MAR) 20:06.4; 3. Serena Moore (PR) 20:22.0; 4. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 20:33.4; 5. Kali Karl (AUB) 20:52.2; 6. Erricka Zenner (AUB) 21:01.4; 7. Vanessa Mitchell (AUB) 21:04.3; 8. Jeanna Scanlon (CHQ) 21:06.0; 9. Alysha Stieber (MAR) 21:11.3; 10. Annikka Johnson (PH) 21:19.7; 11. Anna Kollross (AUB) 21:23.2; 18. Victoria Hasenohrl (AUB) 22:02.7; 20. Annalise Jewell (AUB) 22:09.1; 22. Kaylee Hollatz (ST) 22:17.9; 25. Taylor Stanton (AUB) 22:50.2; 26. Angelia Verdone (ST) 22:57.5; 39. Taya Nett (ST) 24:21.5; 46. Maddy Pavloski (ST) 25:31.7; 48. Julia Schneider (ST) 26:08.5; 49. Brenna Manecke (ST) 26:32.6; 52. Sydney Boeger (ST) 26:58.2.