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STEVENS POINT – Marshfield and Auburndale kicked off the indoor track and field season by competing at the Stevens Point Panthers Girls and Boys Indoor Track Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Both the Marshfield boys and girls teams, and the Auburndale girls competed.
The girls meet was held Friday, March 16. Marshfield finished 10th with 27 points and Auburndale took 14th with 16 points. The Marshfield boys finished 11th with 17 points at the boys meet on Saturday, March 17. Kimberly won both team titles.
The Marshfield girls had six top-eight finishes, including three each from sophomore Gracie Holland and senior Meg Bryan.
Holland was second in the long jump (16 feet, 5 inches) and seventh in the pole vault (8-6), and Bryan took third in the long jump (16-4) and fifth in the triple jump (33-8).
Holland and Bryan teamed with Carly Brickley and Kaydee Johnson to take third in the 800-meter elay in 1;54.85.
Sophia Schrodi had the Tigers’ other top-eight finish, taking eighth in the 3,200 meters in 13:43.77.
Auburndale had two individual top-eight finishes. Isabella Jewell was eighth in the 400 (1:05.73) and Kali Karl took third in the 800 in 2:30.60.
Taylor Stanton, Vanessa Mitchell, Errika Zenner and Macie Schmeiser finished fifth in the 3,200 relay in 10:59.49, and Jewell, Schmeiser, Karl and Isabelle Hilber finished fourth in the 1,600 relay in 4:23.27.
Marshfield had four top-eight finishes in the boys meet.
Adam Elhendy-Gunnarsson took third in the 60 meters in 7.30 seconds and was fourth in the long jump with leap of 20 feet, 8 inches.
Joey Goettl took fourth in the triple jump (41-1) and Eric Kubash was eighth in the 60 hurdles (9.33 seconds) for the Tigers.
Marshfield will host its annual boys indoor invitational on Tuesday and the girls will host its annual event on Thursday.
2018 Stevens Point Girls Track Invitational
March 16, at UW-Stevens Point
Team scores: 1. Kimberly 77; 2. Stevens Point 46.5; 3. Appleton North 45; 4. Kaukauna 42; 5. D.C. Everest 35; 6. Bay Port 34; 7. Neenah 31; 8. Rosholt 30; 9. Mosinee 27.5; 10. Marshfield 27; 11. Ashwaubenon 24; 12. Wisconsin Dells 18; 13. Fond du Lac 17; 14. Auburndale 16; 15. Marathon 15; 16. Algoma 11; 17. Adams-Friendship and Hortonville 10; 19. Wausau East and Iola-Scandinavia 6; 21. La Crosse Logan 5; 22. Stevens Point Pacelli 4; 23. Wild Rose and Nekooa 3; 25. Green Bay West 2.
Winners, and Marshfield and Auburndale finishers
3,200 relay: 1. Appleton North (Mary Rose Flood, Olivia Flom, Kerry Flood, Iris Hertting) 10:24.68; 5. Auburndale (Taylor Stanton, Vanessa Mitchell, Errika Zenner, Macie Schmeiser) 10:59.49.
Shot put: 1. Kiana Pugh (MOS) 38-8.
High jump: 1. Emily Scott (KIM) 5-6.
Long jump: 1. Pugh (MOS) 17-8.25; 2. Gracie Holland (MAR) 16-5; 3. Meg Bryan (MAR) 16-4.
Triple jump: 1. Nicole Buchinger (KAUK) 35-2; 5. Bryan (MAR) 33-8.
Pole vault: 1. Olivia Mabry (BP) 11-6; 7. Holland (MAR) 8-6.
60 hurdles: 1. Brooke Livingston (AF) 9.79.
60: 1. Molly Greeninger (KIM) 7.94.
1,600: 1. Madeline Hyland (SP) 5:29.04.
800 relay: 1. Kimberly (Payton Gibbs, Elizabeth Hren, Shea Dechant, Taylor Hietpas) 1:52.77; 3. Marshfield (Carly Brickley, Holland, Bryan, Kaydee Johnson) 1:54.85.
400: 1. Sydney Squier (AN) 1:00.65; 8. Isabella Jewell (AUB) 1:05.73.
800: 1. Sage Wagner (ASH) 2:24.27; 3. Kali Karl (AUB) 2:30.60.
3,200: 1. Laura Beghin (WD) 12:10.34; 8. Sophia Schrodi (MAR) 13:43.77.
1,600 relay: 1. Appleton North (Hertting, Jordyn Prince, Ireland Buciac, Squier) 4:17.60; 4. Auburndale (Jewell, Schmeiser, Karl, isabelle Hilber) 4:23.27.
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2018 Stevens Point Boys Track Invitational
March 17, at UW-Stevens Point
Team scores: 1. Kimberly 113.5; 2. Stevens Point 84.5; 3. D.C. Everest 54; 4. Appleton North 46; 5. Neenah 35; 6. Ashwaubenon 33; 7. Fond du Lac 28.5; 8. Wild Rose 28; 9. Rosholt 24; 10. La Crosse Logan 23; 11. Marshfield 17; 12. Hortonville 10; 13. Nekoosa and Baraboo 9; 15. Stevens Point Pacelli 8; 16. Mosinee 6; 17. Wisconsin Dells 5.5; 18. Green Bay West 5; 19. Oshkosh North 4; 20. Iola-Scandinavia 2.
Winners and Marshfield finishers
3,200 relay: 1. D.C. Everest (Devin Stowell, Tamirat Knutson, Isaiah Winowiski, Trever Zunker) 8:41.21.
Shot put: 1. Boyd Dietzen (KIM) 65-5.
High jump: 1. Noah Steward (ASH) 6-4.
Long jump: 1. D.J. Stewart (KIM) 21-11; 4. Adam Elhendy-Gunnarsson (MAR) 20-8.
Triple jump: 1. Austin Wallace (KIM) 43-3; 4. Joey Goettl (MAR) 41-1.
Pole vault: 1. Kaleb Schuster (DC) 13-6.
60 hurdles: 1. Wallace (KIM) 8.39; 8. Eric Kubash (MAR) 9.33.
60: 1. Tyler Harris (LCL) 7.20; 3. Elhendy-Gunnarsson (MAR) 7.30.
1,600: 1. Adam Rzentkowski (ROS) 4:31.15.
800 relay: 1. Stevens Point (Alex Karpinski, Colton Kizewski, Evan Brocken, Nolan Metz) 1:36.98.
400: 1. Colin Enz (NEE) 50.58.
800: 1. Rowen Ellenberg (KIM) 1:58.30.
3,200: 1. John Hyland (SP) 9:44.67.
1,600 relay: 1. Stevens Point (Kizewski, Brocken, Metz, Liam Belson) 3:30.11.