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Thrice is nice!
Those tmay be the words that are going through the Dodge-ville-Mineral Point boys cross country team minds right now as they are making their third straight trip to the state meet this Saturday at Wisconsin Rapids.
They did it on the strength of a second place finish at Saturday's Division 2 sectional at Monroe.
The host Cheesemakers won on their home course with 55 points to Dodge-Point's 84.
Dodge-Point senior Trevor Wunnicke was the second fastest to complete the course at Monroe with a time of 16:38. Returning D2 state champin Ryan McCoy boasted the fastest time with a 15:58 finish.
Wunnicke was also runner-up to McCoy in the state meet last year.
Monroe placed runners in the 3-4-5-6 and 37 spots for their win.
Dodge-Point senior Ian Ewers took 9th in 17:31 with senior Josef Frank 16th in 17:51, followed by freshman Jack Schickel 28th in 18:15 and sophomore Tyler Wunnicke 29th in 18:18.
Rounding out the varsity were: junior Tannler Ames 52nd in 18:46 and freshman Payton Grunow 5th in 18:52.
Dodge-Poin coach Denny McGraw said about the boys team, "The boys team will be returning to state for the 3rd straight year. This is the first time the boys have made it to state 3 years in a row since the 1970s. Senior Trevor Wunnicke was our top boys' runner, as he has been all year. He finished 2nd and continues to be one of the top runners in the state.
Senior Ian Ewers gutted it out finishing 9th, running through his illness to really help the team.
Senior Joe Frank was a key component to the team doing so well.
Freshmen Jack Schickel is getting stronger each race and figuring out how to get the job done.
Sophomore Tyler Wunnicke has also been battling illness and ran with great determination
Junior Tannler Ames and Freshmen Payton Grunow both ran very well to help the team advance to state.
The alternate for the boys on the state team will be Caleb Byers."
Other team scores were: New Glarus/Monticello 90, Platteville 119, McFarland 134, Madison Edgewood 165, Mount Horeb 180, River Valley 205, Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 208, Lodi 217, Sauk Prairie 281, Brodhead/Juda 315, Richland Center/Ithaca 332, Evansville 365, Prairie du Chien 423 and Southwestern/Cuba City 502.
Besides McCoy, the four other individuals heading to state are: Brodheade/Juda senior Dylan Johnson 7th in 17:26, McFarland senior Keviun Wernet 8th in 17:29, New Glarus/Monticello senior Alexander Yeiser 10th in 17:36 and Lodi sophomore Adam Philllips 11th in 17:43.
Results for River Valley were: senior Denver Hood 27th in 18:09, junior Alec Bass 33rd in 18:23, junior Tim Knoll 41st in 18:33, junior Joseph Brognano 45th in 18:39, sophomore Deryk Cleary 59th in 19:03 and junior Jack Meixelsperg-er 87th in 20:08.
Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld finishes were: senior Kehan Bomkamp 12th 17:43, junior Billy Boutelle 19th in 17:56, junior Kody Fisher 34th in 18:24, sophomore Nathan Haugen 77th in 19:11, senior Andrew Hummel 97th in 19:43, junior Josiah Caminiti 93rd in 20:35 and junior Will Doherty 103rd in 21:59.
The D2 boys run at 11:40 a.m. at the Ridges Golf Course on Saturday.
In summing up the two teams sectional accomplishments, McGraw said, "Saturday was a great day for a run! And run our teams did! Both boys and girls will be returning to the state meet this week in Wisconsin Rapids. Going to state never gets old. It is such an accomplishment to go to state and it shows great determination by the entire team. They come into the program knowing the accomplishments and expectations that have been set by previous teams and they want to carry on that tradition. We are so proud of how hard they work.
"We really appreciated the great fan support at the sectional meet in Monroe. Hearing the cheering all along the course really helped the runners stay focused and run their best. We hope that we will see a big fan base on Saturday at the state meet. They run shuttle busses from various locations to the Golf Course. More information can be found at wiaawi.org."