Appleton North girls win team title at SPASH Panther Cross Country Invitational

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STEVENS POINT – Eva Busch won the girls race and Appleton North had two others finish in the top five to take first place at the SPASH Panther Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Standing Rock Park.

Busch won in 19:29.7, three seconds ahead of teammate Sophia Scherwinski. Ava Helmbrecht took fifth in 20:15.1 to help the Lightning finish with 44 points, less than half of second-place Sun Prairie West. Appleton East placed ninth among the 15 complete teams with 200 points.

Audry Dehlinger took 15^th (21:24) and Amber Ziemer was 21^st (21:43) in the strong performance from the Lightning.

Rosemarie Butler placed 20^th in 21:40.9 and Evie Eidemiller was 25^th in 21:49.5 to lead Appleton East.

On the boys side, Stevens Point had three of the top four finishers and took the team title with 25 points. Appleton North was third with 149 and Appleton East ninth with 214.

Ethan Olds of Stevens Point won the boys race in 16:20.0. North’s top finisher was Spencer Gramban, who placed 21^st in 17:56.1, while East’s top runner was Louie Mandich, who finished 26^th in 18:16.4.

Appleton North’s next meet is Thursday at the Bay Port Invitational at Meadowbrook Park. East is back in action next Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Smiley Invitational at Wausau East High School.

SPASH Panther Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 14, at Standing Rock Park, Stevens Point
Boys
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 25; 2. Oconomowoc 71; 3. Appleton North 149; 4. Sun Prairie West 171; 5. Wausau West 173; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 179; 7. Marshfield 182; 8. Stevens Point Pacelli 206; 9. Appleton East 214; 10. Rhinelander 237; 11. Iola-Scandinavia 259; 12. Wausau East 267; 13. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 338; 14. Edgar 361; Auburndale and Merrill incomplete.
Top 10, and Appleton North and Appleton East finishers: 1. Ethan Olds (SP) 16:20.0; 2. Josh Neilitz (WW) 16:30.2; 3. Cooper Erickson (SP) 16:31.5; 4. Andrew Dziak (SP) 16:33.5; 5. James Lennington (OC) 16:47.7; 6. Andrew Peters (SPW) 16;51.5; 7. Luke Eiden (SPP) 16:52.5; 8. John Jazdzewski (SP) 16:59.7; 9. Matt Frank (SP) 17:03.5; 10. Garrett Strong (SP) 17:04.5; 21. Spencer Gremban (AN) 17:56.1; 26. Louie Mandich (AE) 18:16.4; 27. Braden Walters (AN) 19:20.5; 28. Liam Krainik (AE) 18:21.7; 33. Jacob McGinn (AN) 18:41.5; 34. Aidan Sanders (AN) 18:43.0; 38. Marek Danelski (AN) 18:4.47; 40. Charlies Williams (AN) 18:50.7; 41. Jeremy Clark (AN) 18:53.8; 51. Evan Rankin (AE) 19:12.7; 54. Benjamin Stevens (AE) 19:21.3; 60. Holden Poole (AE) 19:42.7; 64. Cameron Gabbey (AN) 19:55.1; 76. Zachary Gaschler (AE) 20:36.0; 83. Evan Wells (AE) 21:30.0; 96. Auden Winkel (AE) 23:15.8.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Appleton North 44; 2. Sun Prairie West 91; 3. Stevens Point 111; 4. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 125; 5. Oconomowoc 138; 6. Marshfield 143; 7. D.C. Everest 180; 8. Wausau West 198; 9. Appleton East 200; 10. Auburndale 261; 11. Wisconsin Rapids 276; 12. Rhinelander 304; 13. Edgar 382; 14. Iola-Scandinavia 412; 15. Rosholt 433; Merrill and Wausau East incomplete.
Top 10, and Appleton North and Appleton East finishers: 1. Eva Busch (AN) 19:29.7; 2. Sophia Scherwinski (AN) 19:32.7; 3. Tessa Bruckhart (SP) 19:53.2; 4. Lucy Dolan (WRA) 20:09.2; 5. Ava Helmbrecht (AN) 20:15.1; 6. London GawronskI (OC) 20:20.6; 7. Ali McCaughtry (SPW) 20:35.6; 8. Kennedy Roseleip (SPW) 20:41.7; 9. Natalie Scharenbroch (MAR) 20:44.9; 10. Mollie Madsen (OC) 20:48.8; 15. Audry Dehlinger (AN) 21:24.2; 20. Rosemarie Butler (AE) 21:40.9; 21. Amber Ziemer (AN) 21:43.4; 24. Sophie Busch (AN) 21:48.1; 25. Evie Eidemiller (AE) 21:49.5; 30. Addy Campbell (AN) 22:09.3; 33. Addison Baier (AE) 22:20.4; 57. Eliana Henning (AN) 23:36.7; 62. Olive Crownhart (AE) 23:47.4; 69. Molly Peterson (AE) 24:10.6; 85. MaKayla Jones (AE) 25:20.5; 96. Lyla Pingel (AE) 27:29.0.

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