Stratford girls win title, boys finish second at Colby Cross Country Invitational

The Stratford girls won the team title at the Colby Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

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COLBY – Kayla Casperson won the girls race and Stratford its five scoring runners finish in the top 12 as the Tigers won the team title at the Colby Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.

Casperson won the race in 20:48.1, 51 seconds ahead of runner-up MaKenna Herrmann of Colby.

Breleigh Skaya was third (22:11.9), Ella Heidmann took fourth (22:40.5), Kressa Wenzel finished 11th (24:06.4) and Samantha Mielke was 12th (24:16.6) for Stratford. Mercedes Kramer was 13th (24:34.21) as well for the Tigers.

Stratford finished with 31 points, five better than Colby. Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Spencer had incomplete girls teams.

Rachel Nieman led Spencer, taking 20th in 25:43.2, and Katelyn Casperson was 23rd in 25:58.6 for Columbus Catholic.

Mauston won the boys team title with 34 points, with Stratford second with 46, Columbus Catholic fourth with 95, and Spencer fifth with 139.

Eli Boppart of Mauston won the boys race in 16:05.6, with Columbus Catholic’s Isaac Scheer a distant second in 17:26.8 and Stratford’s Cree DeFoe third at 18:00.0.

Lance Krieg (eighth, 18:43.2) and Ethan Heeg (10th, 18:50.1) each added top-10 finishes for the Stratford boys.

Zack Christensen took 14th in 19:36.1 for the Dons.

Spencer’s top runner was Breckin Miller, who was 34th in 20:05.4.

Colby Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 10, at Colby High School
Boys
Team scores:
1. Mauston 34; 2. Stratford 46; 3. Colby/Abbotsford 63; 4. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 95; 5. Spencer 139; Owen-Withee incomplete.
Top 10, and Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Stratford and Spencer finishers: 1. Eli Boppart (MAU) 16:05.6; 2. Isaac Scheer (MCC) 17:26.8; 3. Cree DeFoe (ST) 18:00.0; 4. Tyler Schwartz (MAU) 18:01.4; 5. Connor Genteman (LG) 18:07.2; 6. Max Adams (CA) 18:10.6; 7. Josh Ellerman (MAU) 18:16.8; 8. Lance Krieg (ST) 18:43.2; 9. Colton Paczkowski (OW) 18:48.2; 10. Ethan Heeg (ST) 18:50.1; 11. Garrett Zuelke (ST) 18:54.3; 14. Zack Christensen (MCC) 19:36.1; 22. Mathias Kaiser (ST) 20:07.3; 23. Kaden Foster (ST) 20:19.0; 32. Jackson Bernitt (MCC) 21:59.9; 33. Calvin Rasmussen (ST) 22:05.0; 34. Breckin Miller (SP) 20:05.4; 40. Isaac Howlett (SP) 23:41.5; 41. Austin Lalicata (SP) 23:57.6; 44. Andrew Sieracki (SP) 24:38.1; 45. Brandon Gebelein (ST) 24:38.6; 46. Noah Anderson (SP) 24:41.6; 52. Henry Glamm (SP) 30:52.8; 55. Teisen Schifelbine (MCC) 33:35.21.
Girls
Team scores:
1. Stratford 31; 2. Colby 36; 3. Loyal/Greenwood 75; 4. Mauston 101; Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Spencer and Owen-Withee incomplete.
Top 10, and Marshfield Columbus Catholic, Stratford and Spencer finishers: 1. Kayla Casperson (ST) 20:48.1; 2. MaKenna Herrmann (CBY) 21:39.9; 3. Breleigh Skaya (ST) 22:11.9; 4. Ella Heidmann (ST) 22:40.5; 5. Summer Smith (LG) 22:54.2; 6. Morgan Firlus (MAU) 23:25.4; 7. Reagan Schraufnagel (CBY) 23:39.4; 8. Annamaire Schmitt (CBY) 23:45.5; 9. Casey Reynolds (CBY) 23:47.9; 10. Payton Roth (CBY) 23:58.1; 11. Kressa Wenzel (ST) 24:06.4; 12. Samantha Mielke (ST) 24:16.6; 13. Mercedes Kramer (ST) 24:34.21; 17. Bailey Linzmeier (ST) 24:57.3; 18. Kaylie McHugh (ST) 24:57.4; 20. Rachel Nieman (SP) 25:43.2; 23. Katelyn Casperson (MCC) 25:58.6; 26. Lexie Christopherson (ST) 26:01.5; 27. Lily Drabbert (ST) 26:05.5; 28. Jenny Schneider (MCC) 26:10.9; 32. Zaprina Bulla Ruiz (SP) 26:39.7; 33. Hailey Fecker (ST) 26:41.1; 34. Sam Casperson (MCC) 26:46.9; 39. Hayden Fecker (ST) 27:53.2; 43. Charlotte Schiferl (MCC) 28:34.2; 44. Theresa Knecht (SP) 29:09.2; 45. Sara Sandberg (ST) 32.21.3; 46. Allie Griepentrog (ST) 38:34.6.

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