Appleton North girls sweep top three spots, take team title at Pulaski Cross Country Invitational
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PULASKI – The Appleton North girls cross country team earned the top three spots and won the team title at the Red Raider Invitational on Thursday at Pulaski High School.
Eva Busch won the girls 5-kilometer race in 18:18.2, just one second ahead of teammate Sophia Scherwinski (18:19.8). Ava Helmbrecht placed third in 18:32.7 for the Lightning, which finished with 45 points, well ahead of second-place Little Chute (76). Appleton West ended up seventh with 185 points.
Lucie Fouts led Appleton West, taking seventh in 19:01.6, and Morgan Breed was 17th in 19:42.1 as well for the Terrors.
Sophie Busch finished 19th (19:44), Audry Dehlinger 20th (19:45) and Amber Ziemer 21st (19:46) for the Lightning.
The boys race was won by Joseph Hunt of Green Bay Notre Dame in 15:44.7, 13½ seconds in front of Jacob Nuthals of Green Bay Preble.
Preble won the team title with 22 points, with Pulaski a distant second with 105. Appleton North was eighth with 213 and Appleton West 14th with 356.
Jacob McGinn placed 41st (17:19), Spencer Gremban 42nd (17:20) and Marek Danelski 43rd (17:23) for Appleton North.
Kegan Phalin topped the Appleton West boys, taking 35th in 17:09.8.
Appleton North will compete at the Fond du Lac Invitational at Rolling Meadows Golf Course on Friday. Appleton West’s next meet is Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Kimberly Invitational.
Red Raider Cross Country Invitational
Oct. 3, at Pulaski High School
Boys
Team scores: 1. Green Bay Preble 22; 2. Pulaski 105; 3. Ashwaubenon 129; 4. Green Bay Notre Dame 132; 5. Little Chute 179; 6. West De Pere 188; 7. New London 198; 8. Appleton North 213; 9. Bay Port 216; 10. Hortonville 237; 11. Kiel 277; 12. Oshkosh North 322; 13. Shawano 324; 14. Appleton West 356; 15. Menasha 452; Gillett, Coleman, Green Bay East, Green Bay West incomplete.
Top 10, and Appleton North and Appleton West finishers: 1. Joseph Hunt (ND) 15:44.7; 2. Jacob Nuthals (GBP) 15:58.2; 3. Benjamin Piontek (GBP) 15:59.1; 4. Louis Jean Baptist (GBP) 16:02.9; 5. Bradyn Wdnorff (GIL) 16:05.4; 6. Brayden Michaels (GBP) 16:09.9; 7. Chase Osborn (NL) 16:22.0; 8. Ryan Jadin (ASH) 16:23.9; 9. Yahye Mohamed (GBP) 16:24.1; 10. Ben Toeppler (LC) 16:28.6; 35. Kegan Phalin (AW) 17:09.8; 41. Jacob McGinn (AN) 17:19.0; 42. Spencer Gremban (AN) 17:20.6; 43. Marek Danelski (AN) 17:23.1; 48. Charles Williams (AN) 17:25.7; 50. Maxwel Hein (AW) 17:26.5; 55. Aiden Sanders (AN) 17:42.4; 71. Jeremy Clark (AN) 18:18.9; 91. Braden Walters (AN) 19:04.5; 100. Dorian Skaleski (AW) 19:22.6; 104. Bryant Fowle Jr. (AW) 19:41.3; 106. Roan Hesselman (AW) 19:48.4; 119. Elijah Keller (AW) 21:09.5.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Appleton North 45; 2. Little Chute 76; 3. Green Bay Notre Dame 118; 4. Hortonville 130; 5. Bay Port 151; 6. Kiel 152; 7. Appleton West 185; 8. Shawano 200; 9. West De Pere 222; 10. Oshkosh North 236; 11. Pulaski 249; 12. New London 334; 13. Ashwaubenon 357; 14. Menasha 370; 15. Coleman 414; 16. Green Bay West 459; Gillett, Green Bay East incomplete.
Top 10, and Appleton North and Appleton West finishers: 1. Eva Busch (AN) 18:18.2; 2. Sophia Scherwinski (AN) 18:19.8; 3. Ava Helmbrecht (AN) 18:32.7; 4. Ashley Wilson (LC) 18:35.6; 5. Anna Miller (ND) 18:46.5; 6. Hannah Huza (HOR) 18:55.3; 7. Lucie Fouts (AW) 19:01.6; 8. Lauren Wegand (LC) 19:02.0; 9. Lehna Mitchell (ON) 19:13.6; 10. Sami Miller (LC) 19:17.5; 17. Morgan Breed (AW) 19:42.1; 19. Sophie Busch (AN) 19:44.6; 20. Audry Dehlinger (AN) 19:45.7; 21. Amber Ziemer (AN) 19:46.0; 26. Roseanna Dane (AW) 20:00.2; 47. Addy Campbell (AN) 21:01.6; 66. Elizabeth Clark (AW) 21:58.3; 74. Marlo Seefeldt (AW) 22:20.0; 76. Samantha Nagy (AN) 22:24.3; 88. Maggie Leon (AW) 22:50.4; 96. Clara Tibbets (AW) 23:06.0.