Appleton East has two top-50 finishes at Smiley Cross Country Invitational
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WAUSAU – Appleton East had one girl and one boy earn top-50 finishes at the Smiley Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Wausau East High School.
Nearly 500 runners competed in varsity races, with the scores split between Division 1 and Divisions 2-3.
Madison West won the Division 1 girls team title, with Little Chute taking first in Divisions 2-3. Shorewood was the Division 1 boys champion and Two Rivers won the Division 2-3 title.
Rosemarie Butler placed 22nd in Division 1, finishing in 20:56.2 to lead the East girls. The Patriots placed 13th out of 17 complete teams with 302 points.
In the boys race, Louie Mandich ran in 17:56.9 for the Patriots, taking 48th in Division 1 as East also finished 13th in the team standings.
Appleton East’s next competition is Oct. 4 at the Fond du Lac Invitational at Rolling Meadows Golf Course.
Smiley Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 21, at Wausau East High School
Girls
Division 1
Team scores: 1. Madison West 36; 2. Waunakee 108; 3. Stevens Point 128; 4. Pulaski 150; 5. Kaukauna 171; 6. Marshfield 206; 7. D.C. Everest 209; 8. West Salem 214; 9. De Pere 239; 10. Shawano 255; 11. Medford 287; 12. Wausau West 296; 13. Appleton East 302; 14. Wausau East 350; 15. Wisconsin Rapids 393; 16. Rhinelander 414; 17. Waupaca 423; Delavan-Darien, Antigo, Merrill incomplete.
Top 10 and Appleton East finishers: 1. Tessa Bruckhart (SP) 19:23.0; 2. Emerson Fabry (PUL) 19:27.1; 3. Violet Wickizer (MW) 19:31.6; 4. Audrey Culp (MW) 19:39.9; 5. Quinn Mangerson (MW) 19:42.4; 6. Reese Fauske (KAU) 19:48.6; 7. Olivia Stedl (PUL) 19:58.0; 8. Sienna Timm (WAUP) 20:08.1; 9. Charlotte Fleming (MW) 20:12.0; 10. Natalie Scharenbroch (MAR) 20:18.7; 22. Rosemarie Butler (AE) 20:56.2; 59. Evie Eidemiller (AE) 22:23.1; 64. Addison Baier (AE) 22:27.5; 81. Olive Crownhart (AE) 23:15.3; 89. Molly Peterson (AE) 23:38.6; 94. Zoe Benz (AE) 24:04.4; 97. Audrey Loritz (AE) 24:15.3; 104. Makayla Jones (AE) 24:40.7.
Divisions 2-3
Team scores: 1. Little Chute 45; 2. Kiel 109; 3. Two Rivers 145; 4. Altoona 166; 5. Sheboygan Lutheran 180; 6. Oconto Falls 198; 7. Freedom 204; 8. Auburndale 232; 9. Lake City 233; 10. Tomahawk 259; 11. Eau Claire Regis 269; 12. Chequamegon 269; 13. Amherst 299; 14. Peshtigo 347; 15. Colby 362; 16. Three Lakes 372; 17. Marathon 374; 18. Northland Pines 475; 19. Edgar 477; 20. Iola-Scandinavia 485; 21. Rosholt 508; Northland Lutheran, Athens, Abbotsford, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Rib Lake/Prentice, Loyal/Greenwood, Oneida Nation, Albany, Spencer, Laona/Wabeno incomplete.
Top 10 finishers: 1. Greta Peters (ALT) 18:05.1; 2. Ashley Wilson (LIT) 19:10.1; 3. Lauren Wegand (LIT) 19:49.6; 4. Sami Miller (LIT) 20:03.6; 5. Breanne Kupla (TR) 20:08.5; 6. Abbie Hoage (ALT) 20:10.8; 7. Allie Gallagher (TR) 20:14.3; 8. Lillian Larson (KIEL) 20:15.9; 9. Olivia Yotter (LAK) 20:18.8; 10. Alexa Leonard (NL) 20:25.3.
Boys
Division 1
Team scores: 1. Shorewood 49; 2. De Pere 55; 3. West Salem 78; 4. Pulaski 112; 5. Stevens Point 175; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 248; 7. Kaukauna 253; 10. Marshfield 268; 9. Wausau West 275; 10. Waunakee 276; 11. Rhinelander 284; 12. Madison Memorial 319; 13. Appleton East 364; 14. Waupaca 394; 15. Wausau East 421; 16. Eau Claire Memorial 427; 17. Shawano 439; 18. Delavan-Darien 445; 19. Medford 518; 20. Merrill 595; West Salem, Antigo incomplete.
Top 10 and Appleton East finishers: 1. Grady Lenn (DP) 15:25.3; 2. Ryan Lien (SHOR) 16:06.7; 3. Nolan Johnson (SHOR) 16:11.1; 4. Carter Quackenbush (WS) 16:11.2; 5. Josh Neilitz (WW) 16:11.7; 6. Owen Lencki (WAUP) 16:21.4; 7. Noah Zhang (DP) 16:26.4; 8. Ryan Optekar (SHOR) 16:43.6; 9. Chase Deshazer (DP) 16:46.6; 10. Greyson Gremban (RH) 16:52.0; 48. Louie Mandich (AE) 17:56.9; 58. Liam Krainik (AE) 18:12.6; 78. Evan Rankin (AE) 18:52.5; 90. Benjamin Stevens (AE) 19:06.1; 107. Evan Wells (AE) 19:43.7; 121. Holden Poole (AE) 20:01.6; 132. Zachary Gaschler (AE) 20:36.9.
Divisions 2-3
Team scores: 1. Two Rivers 126; 2. Rib Lake/Prentice 129; 3. Marathon 167; 4. Little Chute 167; 5. Sheboygan Lutheran 182; 6. Kiel 216; 7. Altoona 216; 8. Amherst 219; 9. Oconto Falls 228; 10. Lake City 256; 11. Iola-Scandinavia 297; 12. Stevens Point Pacelli 315; 13. Peshtigo 355; 14. Tomahawk 365; 15. Chequamegon 366; 16. Eau Claire Regis 388; 17. Albany 420; 18. Northland Pines 455; 19. Edgar 459; 20. Laona/Wabeno 477; 21. Colby/Abbotsford 500; 22. Oneida Nation 505; 23. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 562; 24. Freedom 621; Three Lakes, Athens, Loyal/Greenwood, Auburndale, Northland Lutheran, Spencer incomplete.
Top 10 finishers: 1. Eli Gallagher (TR) 16:27.4; 2. Nolan Waltz (TL) 16:29.7; 3. Ben Beck (IS) 16:39.5; 4. Sam Keuler (KIEL) 16:57.0; 5. Ben Adams (OF) 16:57.8; 6. Hayden Carroll (LIT) 17:01.5; 7. Ben Toeppler (LIT) 17:08.7; 8. Aaron Stephany (KIEL) 17:12.4; 9. Logan Peters (MAR) 17:16.0; 10. Henry Reiger (RLP) 17:16.8.