The Mauston High School Cross Country varsity teams competed at the 2017 WIAA Division II-Westby Sectional Cross Country on Saturday, October 21st. The top two teams in each race as well as the top five individuals in each race advanced to the 2017 WIAA State Cross Country championships, that will be held at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, October 28th.
Fifteen teams competed at the Westby with over a hundred runners in each race. “Our sectional featured some of the best teams and cross country runners in the state. The girls race feature two of the top five ranked teams in girls division two cross country as well as the top ranked individual in all divisions in the state. Needless to say, the competition, the course and the emotions of high school athletics provide for an exciting sectional cross country meet.” commented Coach Bill DeVoe.
In the girls varsity race, Sophomore, Journey Malacina raced her way to an opportunity to compete at the WIAA state meet with her 4th place finish overall/second place individually. Her time of 19:49 is a personal best for Journey as well the the fastest time in Mauston High School girls cross country.
“Journey had a great race,she went out super stronger and just kept attacking the course throughout the race. We are so proud of Journey. The best part is that she still has more in the tank. Journey was our lead runner, but the rest of our team was in hot pursuit. We knew that the Dells and Westby were going to be in a battle for the top two teams, we wanted to be in position in case one of them opened the door for us. It was fun to watch, whatever they had to give, they gave,” stated Coach DeVoe.
The top five girls team scores were: Wisconsin Dells 40, Westby 58, Mauston 102, Viroqua 130, and LaCrosse Logan 143. Individual results for Mauston: Journey Malacina 4th (19:49), Anna Boppart 11th (20:43), Grace Hammer 24th (21:30), Mya Scully 25th (21:40), Isabell Kemper 38th (22:46), Kelsey Georgeson 43rd (23:01) and Healy Heath 58th (24:12).
In the boys varsity race, Josiah Ziebell led the boys team to a seventh place finish in the sectional championship race. The top seven team scores were: Logan 66, GET 99, Sparta 123, Nekoosa 133, West Salem 144, Arcadia 156, Mauston 162. Individual finishes for Mauston: Josiah Ziebell 19th (17:50), Luke Boppart 22nd (18:08), Jacob Cafferty 34th (18:36), Dylan Dearth 37th (18:44), Preston Shields 50th (19:09), Ray Gruman 57th (19:17) and Dawson Dearth 82nd (20:49).
“The outcome of this race certainly isn’t what we wanted, but it is just one race. It doesn’t take away from all the hard work and fun we had this season. Coach Krause and I are very proud of them,” commented Coach DeVoe.
The 2017 WIAA Girls Division Two race is scheduled for 1:20pm Saturday. You can find all the details about the state championships on the WIAA website.
“The WIAA state championship is a pretty cool deal, the competition is incredible, the course is fast, add in racing in front of 6000 spectators makes it an incredible experience.” stated Coach DeVoe.
WIAA Division 2 Sectional Championship Meet
Westby High School
**** Girls’ Team Score ****
1. 40 Wisconsin Dells
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1 2 Laura Beghin So 18:39.7
2 3 Taylor Campbell Sr 19:34.0
3 7 Emily Cunningham Fr 20:28.2
4 12 Lindsay Cunningham So 20:46.4
5 16 Megan Jones Fr 21:03.4
6 ( 36) Gracie Walker Fr 22:40.6
7 ( 47) Addy Johnson So 23:07.2
13. 339 Adams-Friendship
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1 41 Arran David Fr 22:53.4
2 68 Carrissa Frank Jr 25:32.5
3 71 Jayden Frank Jr 25:47.8
4 79 Katie Gearhart Sr 28:13.0
5 80 Anna Beaver Jr 28:30.5
6 ( 81) Stacey Demunck So 28:51.6
Boys WIAA Division 2 Sectional Championship Meet
Westby High School
9. 210 Wisconsin Dells (18:44.2 93:40.6 2:11.9)
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1 9 Pablito Schulz So 17:24.5
2 18 Nick Kruschke Jr 17:50.9
3 54 Dylan Nevar So 19:15.0
4 64 Gabe Kingsley Sr 19:33.8
5 65 Bryson Funmaker So 19:36.4
6 ( 85) Dylan Anchor Jr 21:14.7
7 ( 88) Silas Greendeer Fr 21:32.1
15. 416 Adams-Friendship
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1 29 Tim Hicks Sr 18:16.8
2 91 Jarek Frank Fr 21:55.3
3 97 Kyler Bork Sr 25:08.6
4 99 Paul Chapa Jr 25:30.8
5 100 Mike Applebee Sr 26:11.4
6 (101) Austin Heitman Jr 26:57.9
Source: WRJC.com
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