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Neenah sweeps team titles, Appleton North takes third in boys and girls standings at 2023 Fox Valley Association Cross Country Championships

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KAUKAUNA – Neenah swept the team titles and both the Appleton North boys and girls teams finished third at the 2023 Fox Valley Association Cross Country Championships on Thursday at Countryside Golf Course.

Sydney Fauske of Kaukauna won the girls 5-kilometer race in 18:38.1, nine seconds in front of runner-up Mazie Olkowski of Neenah.

Neenah finished with five top-10 finishes and 32 points to win the girls title, with Kaukauna second with 38 and Appleton North third with 96. Appleton East was seventh with 185 and Appleton West eighth with 198.

Ava Helmbrecht took eighth in 18:58.3, Lauren Podlasek was 16th in 19:39.6, and Sophia Scherwinski finished 20th in 19:56.2 as Appleton North had three top-20 finishes.

Appleton West’s Lucie Fouts finished 17th in 19:46.4 and Appleton East’s Rosemarie Butler was 19th in 19:55.6 to also grab spots in the top 20.

Neenah won the boys team title with 40 points as its top five runners placed sixth through 10th. Kimberly was a distant second with 73 and Appleton North took third with 107. Appleton West was seventh with 171 and Appleton East 10th with 249.

Logan Salzmann of Kimberly was the boys 5k champion, running in 16:03.5, 27 seconds ahead of Andrew Milhans of Kaukauna.

Appleton West’s Tyce Scheetz continued his strong season by taking third in 16:33.3, with Appleton North’s Caleb Hardy fourth (16:40.2) and Riley Szymik fifth (16:41.0).

Appleton East’s top finisher was Evan Rankin, who took 39th in 18:16.8.

Appleton East, Appleton North and Appleton West will all compete in a WIAA Division 1 sectional at Standing Rock Park in Stevens Point on Saturday, Oct. 21. The boys race starts at 11 a.m. and the girls race will begin at 11:45 a.m.

2023 Fox Valley Association Cross Country Championships
Oct. 12, at Countryside Golf Course, Kaukauna
Girls
Team scores: 1. Neenah 32; 2. Kaukauna 38; 3. Appleton North 96; 4. Kimberly 103; 5. Hortonville 132; 6. Oshkosh West 175; 7. Appleton East 185; 8. Appleton West 198; Fond du Lac and Oshkosh North incomplete.
Top 10, and Appleton North, Appleton East and Appleton West finishers: 1. Sydney Fauske (KAU) 18:38.1; 2. Mazie Olkowski (NE) 18:47.6; 3. Hannah Huza (HOR) 18:49.3; 4. Reese Fauske (KAU) 18:54.2; 5. Elsa Gruber (NE) 18:55.7; 6. Natalie Schultz (NE) 18:55.7; 7. McKenna Lowe (KAU) 18:58.3; 8. Ava Helmbrecht (AN) 18:58.3; 9. Natalie Willes (NE) 19:24.5; 10. Maddie Schoonover (NE) 19:27.5; 16. Lauren Podlasek (AN) 19:39.6; 17. Lucie Fouts (AW) 19:46.4; 19. Rosemarie Butler (AE) 19:55.6; 20. Sophia Scherwinski (AN) 19:56.2; 24. Sophie Busch (AN) 20:13.5; 28. Amber Ziemer (AN) 20:31.6; 32. Addison Baier (AE) 20:41.2; 33. Roseanna Dane (AW) 20:46.1; 37. Audry Dehlinger (AN) 20:58.5; 43. Evie Eidemiller (AE) 21:33.1; 47. Katie Matheus (AN) 22:00.8; 50. Elizabeth Clark (AW) 22:11.7; 52. Audrey Loritz (AE) 22:24.5; 53. Molly Peterson (AE) 22:32.7; 54. Lyla Pingel (AE) 22:40.7; 56. Clara Tibbets (AW) 22:52.8 57. Maggie Leon (AW) 22:53.3; 59. Elle Dehlinger (AW) 23:36.5.
Boys
Team scores: 1. Neenah 40; 2. Kimberly 73; 3. Appleton North 107; 4. Hortonville 121; 5. Oshkosh West 122; 6. Kaukauna 146; 7. Appleton West 171; 8. Fond du Lac 212; 9. Oshkosh North 247; 10. Appleton East 249.
Top 10, and Appleton North, Appleton East and Appleton West finishers: 1. Logan Salzmann (KIM) 16:03.5; 2. Andrew Milhans (KAU) 16:30.9; 3. Tyce Scheetz (AW) 16:33.3; 4. Caleb Hardy (AN) 16:40.2; 5. Riley Szymik (AN) 16:41.0; 6. Wyatt Armock (NE) 16:42.5; 7. Zach Verhagen (NE) 16:50.2; 8. Braedy Kiawikowski (NE) 16:53.3; 9. Harmon Posegate (NE) 16:58.9; 10. Nolan Smith (NE) 17:03.2; 23. Lukas Nahm (AN) 17:36.3; 29. Jalen Habeck (AW) 17:46.8; 35. Charles Williams (AN) 18:05.4; 36. Kegan Phalin (AW) 18:08.7; 39. Evan Rankin (AE) 18:16.8; 40. Braden Walters (AN) 18:17.4; 43. Fisher Morrill (AW) 18:22.0; 48. Liam Krainik (AE) 18:39.2; 49. Aiden Sanders (AN) 19:42.1; 51. Miles Hurley (AE) 18:55.3; 55. Benjamin Stevens (AE) 19:07.1.

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