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STEVENS POINT – Marshfield freshman Natalie Scharenbroch qualified for her first state meet after placing second in the girls race at the WIAA Division 1 cross country sectional Saturday at Standing Rock Park.
D.C. Everest’s Sara Mlodik won the girls race in 18:28.5, with Scharenbroch second in 20:03.8 as both earned two of the five individual berths up for grabs at the sectional.
The top two teams and top five individuals not on those teams move on to the 2022 WIAA State Cross Country Championships, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
Neenah won the girls team title with 70 points and Appleton North was second with 87 to earn the two team berths.
Stevens Point’s Sarah Hopp (fourth, 20:11.3), D.C. Everest’s Maria Selting (fifth, 20:27.6) and Wausau West’s Elexa Marciniak (seventh, 20;30.0) earned the other three individual girls spots.
Stevens Point rolled to the boys team title with 18 points as all seven of its runners finished in the top nine, led by individual champion Bode Erickson (15:57.7).
Neenah finished second with 61 and Marshfield was a distant 11th with 253.
Marshfield’s top runner was Thomas Cashmer, who took 22nd in 18:05.3.
2022 WIAA Division 1 Cross Country Sectional
Oct. 22, at Standing Rock Park, Stevens Point
(*denotes state meet qualifier)
Boys
Team scores: *1. Stevens Point 18; *2. Neenah 61; 3. Appleton North 103; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 145; 5. Wausau West 158; 6. Wausau East 176; 7. D.C. Everest 213; 8. Appleton West 215; 9. Appleton East 230; 10. Hortonville 235; 11. Marshfield 253; 12. Menasha 341.
Top 15 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Bode Erickson (SP) 15:57.7; 2. Cooper Erickson (SP) 16:35.7; 3. Jack Dorner (NE) 16:52.6; 4. Tate Bruckhart (SP) 17:04.4; 5. Max Bushmaker (SP) 17:05.4; 6. Ethan Olds (SP) 17:07.2; 7. Graham Ballard (SP) 17:09.8; *8. Erek Ross (WE) 17:11.5; 9. Cooper Gunderson (SP) 17:13.1; 10. Carson Timm (NE) 17:16.6; *11. Josh Neilitz (WW) 17:23.5; *12. Colin Wellnitz (WR) 17:24.4; *13. Caleb Hardy (AN) 17:33.2; *14. Peter Olson (AN) 17:35.1; 15. Ian Cowell (NE) 17:38.5; 22. Thomas Cashmer (MAR) 18:05.3; 44. Judah Herman (MAR) 19:36.3; 47. Maxx Oertel (MAR) 19:45.9; 69. Hayden Rice (MAR) 20:46.4; 71. Lincoln Berger (MAR) 21:01.7; 76. Ean Sautebin (MAR) 21:48.1; 80. Benjamin Willes (MAR) 24:31.5.
Girls
Team scores: *1. Neenah 70; *2. Appleton North 87; 3. Stevens Point 91; 4. Wausau West 102; 5. Hortonville 132; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 147; 7. D.C. Everest 172; 8. Marshfield 173; 9. Appleton West 195; 10. Appleton East 231; 11. Wausau East 276; Menasha incomplete.
Top 15 and Marshfield finishers: *1. Sara Mlodik (DC) 18:28.5; *2. Natalie Scharenbroch (MAR) 20:03.8; 3. Lauren Tears (NE) 20:06.0; *4. Sarah Hopp (SP) 20:11.3; 5. Natalie Wiles (NE) 20:20.3; *6. Maria Selting (DC) 20:27.6; *7. Elexa Marciniak (WW) 20:30.0; 8. Ava Helmbrecht (AN) 20:30.3; 9. Karissa Smith (AN) 20:31.4; 10. Paige Morrell (HOR) 20:39.8; 11. Hannah Huza (HOR) 20:40.2; 12. Kate Schaeffer (WR) 20:41.0; 13. Allison Jahns (WR) 20:49.4; 14. Elsa Gruber (NE) 20:52.1; 15. Edith Franzen (SP) 20:54.5; 39. Michaela Dick (MAR) 22:21.5; 41. Lauryn Katzenberger (MAR) 22:24.3; 45. Kassidy Christopher (MAR) 22:37.7; 50. Carolina Sullenger (MAR) 22:53.7; 54. Ava Raab (MAR) 23:38.2; 55. Lily Truskowski (MAR) 23:54.0.