October 5, 2012 at 1:08 p.m.
Dodge-Point cross country teams dominate
"It was a great day at the Platteville Invite and the Dodge-Point runners performed very well," said Dodge-Point coach Denny McGraw. "This is the final large invite before conference and it helps to see how we are running against some of the best. It was exciting for all the teams to bring home a trophy. The fan support was tremendous at this meet, and the runners responded with one of the best efforts of the year so far."
The girls had all five runners finished in the top 15 and won easily scoring 30 points to runner-up Madison Edgewood's 63.
Edgewood had the top finisher in sophomore Amy Davis (14:29), but Dodge-Point junior Anna Eisen-zimmer was 2nd in 14:44 Sophomore Hannah Owens took 4th in 14:48 with junior Mairin Cahill 6th in 15:11. Freshman Brittany Rhyner came in 7th in 15:17 and sophomore Mary Hanson was 11th in 15:59.
Rounding out their varsity runners were: sophomore Mikaela Bakker 18th in 16:26 and sophomore Megan Hottmann 20th in 16:32.
The rest of the team scores were: New Glarus/Monticello 116, Platteville 130, Monroe 149, Sauk Prairie 170, Evansville 205, Lodi 208, Brodhead/Juda 214, Wisconsin Dells 266, Prairie du Chien 282, Southwestern/Cuba City 314.
McGraw said of his varsity runners, "The varsity girls outran all the competition in the large school division by scoring only 30 points to their nearest competitor, Edgewood's 63. It was exciting to see the varsity girls really step it up and do so well. Anna Eisenzimmer and Hannah Owens were under 15 minutes for the second week in a row on a very tough course. Mairin Cahill and Brittany Rhyner both ran in the low 15s which ensured such a lop-sided victory for the varsity girls. Mary Hanson also broke 16 minutes, which was a huge move for her and the team. Both Mikaela Bakker and Megan Hottmann moved up to varsity and were in the mid 16s to finish in the top 20."
Darlington topped Boscobel 24-49 to win the Small School Division with Redbird Christina Wamsley the individual winner in 15:31.
Other team scores were: Brokwood 120, Hillsboro 127, Belleville 162, Pecatonica/Argyle 166, Iowa-Grant/Highland 209.
Pec/Argyle finishes were: Samantha Erickson 15th 17:06, Emma Marion 29th 18:05, Hannah James 33rd 18:25, Kensie Burreson 44th 19:20, Cora Demler 45th 19:44, Eily Scoville 49th 21:14, Ariel Sigg 50th 21:23.
Iowa-Grant/Highland finishes were: Shania Sarbacker 34th 18:27, Grace Enloe 39th 18:57, Chakayla Stanek 42nd 19:02, Caitlyn Fowell 46th 19:57, Laura Cieslak 48th 21:07.
Iowa-Grant coach Corey McCracken talked about his girls saying, "The girls team is making good improvement from the beginning of the season despite injuries and late arrivals to the team playing catch up. Shania Sarbacker did a great job taking the lead for a team who has been battling injuries."
Dodge-Point's Kylie Greenheck took the top spot in the girls JV race, nosing out teammates Tessa Solberg and Emilee Grunow. The three of them were timed in 16:51, 16:53 and 16:59.
In fact, the next two Dodge-Point runners were Debie Heth 5th in 17:20 and Emily Philipps 7th in 17:24 - giving them their five scorers all finishing in the top 10 and a team score of 18 for the win.
Darlington was the only other jayvee team to break 100, scoring 90.
Other JV team scores were: Monroe 101, Edgewood 103, Bos-cobel 133, New Glarus/Monticello 133, Platteville 157, Sauk Prairie 209, Brodhead/Juda 298, Lodi 300, Wisconsin Dells 306.
The rest of the Dodge-Point finishes were: Kennedy Stumpf 10th 17:44, Mariah Zoet 13th 17:50, Brittany Walczak 14th 18:13, Caitlyn Bauer 16th 18:21, Eliza Godfrey 20th 18:36, Alexis Bauer 21st 18:37, Shianne Carroll 26th 18:53, Melissa Seman 34tth 19:15, Mikalah Enright 36th 19:26, Sam Arnold 84th 20:35, Sarah Galle 107th 21:45, Sarah Lawinger 121st 22:50, Diana Dochnahl 140th 27:12.
In talking about the JV dominance, McGraw pointed out, "The JV girls scored an impressive 18 points, well ahead of second place Darlington with 90 points. They were on fire! It was so exciting to see so many orange jerseys coming across the finish line, with 11 girls finishing in the top 21. Kylie Greenheck won the race, followed closely by Tessa Solberg and Emilee Grunow in second and third. Close on their heels were Debbie Heth, Emily Philipps, Kennedy Stumpf and Mariah Zoet. These ladies, along with the entire JV team, really help push the varsity."
The boys won with 40 team points and had the 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the Large Schoool Diision as senior Trevor Wunnicke ran a 15:52, only beaten by New Glarus/Monicello senior Ryan McCoy (15:29). D-P Senior Ian Ewers took 3rd in 16:39.
Next for Dodge-Point was sophomore Tyler Wunnicke 7th in 1726, senior Josef Frank 9th in 17:28 and freshman Jack Schickel 19th in 18:00.
Their varsity was rounded out by frsshman Payton Grunow 28th in 18:20 and junior Tannler Ames 31st in 18:25.
Other team total were: Monroe 68, Platteville 98, New Glar-us/Monticello 101, Edgewood 131, Lodi 150, Wisconsin Heights/Barn-eveld 177, Sauk Prairie 186, Brodhed/Juda 227, Evansville 258, Wisconsin Dells 272, Prairie du Chien 305.
"The varsity boys showed a lot of determination as they ran very solid races to win the Platteville Invite," McGraw said in talking about his boys varsity runners. Trevor Wunnicke and Ian Ewers ran with the elite to lead the way by placing 2 and 3 in the large school division. They both ran one of their best races of the year so far. Tyler Wunnicke, Joe Frank and Jack Schickel rounded out the varsity scoring with great performances that ensured a team victory. Payton Grunow and Tannler Ames really put some speed in their step and had great finishes. This was Tannler's first varsity race."
Taking the top two spots in the Small School Division, Darlington eased to that championship 31-45 over Boscobel.
Redbirds Tyson Miehe and Quinn Cullen were 1-2 in 16:16 and 16:30.
Bulldogs Ryan Mindham, Dakota Kaufman and Pavel Pilar were 3-4--5 in 16:37, 16:41 and 16:54.
The rest of the team scores were: Albany 89, Brookwood 139, Lancaster 145, Belleville 163, Hillsboro 163, Iowa-Grant/High-land 184, Fennimore 231.
Finishes for I-G/H were: Jordan Jenks 14th 17:33, Kyle Bomkamp 33rd 18:27, Ethan McCracken 38th 18:34, Cody Wall 49th 19:32, Shaun Soman 50th 19;32, Micah Bomkamp 53rd 19:41, Alex Pillow 56th 20:01.
"Almost every runner on the boys team set a new PR Saturday," Coach McCracken pointed out. "The biggest leap was Ethan McCracken has made huge strides from the start of the season, knocking 2 1/2 minutes off last year's Platteville time."
Results for Pecatonica/Argyle (incomplete team) were: Marcuss Rubio 61st 20:21, Skylar Cragg 65th 21:03, Rick Hendrickson 70th 26:22, Witor Eng 71st 28:24.
Darlington easily won the boys JV race 19-74 over runner-up Dodge-Point.
Other team scores were: Platteville 93, Edgewood 124, New Glarus/Monticello 131, Monroe 139, Sauk Prairie 207, Boscobel 234, Lodi 255, Brodhead/Juda 289, Wisconsin Dells 319, Albany 329, Prairie du Chien 378.
Finishes for Dodge-Point were: Caleb Byers 4th 18:42, Henry Schickel 11th 19:08, Chanler Leonard 13th 19:15, Cory Fitzsimmons 18th 19:27, Chance Whitlatch 28th 19:47, Jake Riley 34th 19:59, Stewart Thompson 39th 20:13, Alex Steil 52nd 20:30, Preston Phillips 62nd 20:54, Nathan Eisenzimmer 71st 21;02, Ty Driscoll 81st 21:12, Shane Kieffer 97th 21:39, Dalton Nohns 118th 22:16, Nolan Pfaff 150th 24:01, Eichler Vellinga 152nd 24:02, Tristan Wilkns 171st 25:19.
McGraw cconcluded saying about his boys JV, "The JV boys placed 2nd out of 13 teams. This is one of the best performances by a Dodge-Point JV boys teams in a long time. They are all working hard and improving each week. It is exciting to see them doing so well. Caleb Byers was the top JV boy runner for us, followed closely by Henry Schickel, Chanler Leonard, Cory Fitzsimmons and Chance Whitlatch."
Results for Iowa-Grant/Highland (incomplete team) were: Charles Connolly 32nd 19:55, Benjamin Connolly 51st 20:29, Creighton Biddick 66th 20:59, Kyle Faull 12th 21:58.
