Leader Staff
One year after winning the WIAA Division 3 State Cross-Country Meet, Marion High School junior Delaney Greene-Gretzinger is back to defend her title.
Greene-Gretzinger took second place (19 minutes, 12 seconds) in the Amherst Sectional on Saturday, trailing only Amherst senior Alissa Niggemann by one second.
In Division 2, Clintonville senior Kara Pyatskowit will also travel to Wisconsin Rapids for her first state meet. Her time of 18:47 on Saturday in Tomahawk was 47 seconds faster than runner-up Jaci Hinz, of Freedom.
Pyatskowit was one of five runners to post sub-19-minute times during the Division 2 sectionals Saturday.
Runners from the top two teams in each sectional advanced to state, along with the five fastest individual runners not on any qualifying team.
Shawano was not able to send any runners to the state meet. Teagan Monfils was closest to qualifying, finishing in 13th place (20:36). Andrew Cardish ran the fastest time for the Hawks boys and finished 20th.
In Division 3, Bonduel was also unable to qualify any runners to state, as the boys team finished in fourth place and the girls took seventh. Ashlyn Schnell paced the girls team with a 17th-place finish. Jared Wondra finished ninth in 17:56 Saturday, seven seconds behind the final individual qualifier.
WIAA Division 2
Tomahawk Sectional
Girls team scores: Freedom, 57; Peshtigo, 85; Lakeland, 118; Clintonville, 119; Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 128; Marinette, 188; Medford, 190; Oconto Falls, 241; New London, 247; Waupaca, 251; Shawano 269; Mosinee, 271; Seymour, 303; Tomahawk, 306; Northland Pines, 329.
C: Kara Pyatskowit, first place (18:57); Taylor Young, 17th place (20:53); Brooke Wespetal, 27th place (21:22); Jordan Tellock, 35th place (21:39); Bethany Klemp, 39th place (21:44).
W-B: Paige Norrbom, 12th place (20:34); Alexis Balliett, 20th place (21:12); Emily Norrbom, 23rd place (21:16); Siri Zeinert, 36th place (21:41); Alyssa Meverden, 37th place (21:43).
S: Teagan Monfils, 13th place (20:36); Madeline Hanson, 53rd place (22:19); Kristy Kurtz, 65th place (22:46); Sophia Holstrum, 68th place (22:48); Alice Hoffman, 70th place (22:55).
Boys team scores: Lakeland, 43; Northland Pines, 108; Seymour, 130; Medford, 154; Freedom, 180; Tomahawk, 180; Peshtigo, 180; Oconto Falls, 181; Shawano, 194; Waupaca, 253; Mosinee, 273; Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 334; Marinette, 338; New London, 339; Antigo, 380; Clintonville, 411.
S: Andrew Cardish, 20th place (17:30); Austin Lhotka, 24th place (17:45); Chase Lhotka, 26th place (17:46); Michael Mault, 54th place (18:38); Steven Hoffman, 70th place (19:05).
W-B: Hunter Schroepfer, 43rd place (18:11); Damon Wolff, 66th place (18:54); Stetson Potrykus, 72nd place (19:17); Alex Nelson, 74th place (19:18); Nathan Miller, 79th place (19:26).
C: Joshua Schroeder, 62nd place (18:50); Cole Cotherman, 65th place (18:54); Trent Marheine, 81st place (19:28); Nathan Raasch, 98th place (20:31); Anthony Pues, 105th place (21:16).
WIAA Division 3
Amherst Sectional
Boys team scores: Rosholt, 50; Laconia, 89; Amherst, 96; Bonduel, 124; Markesan, 138; Green Lake/Princeton, 140; Lourdes Academy, 187; St. Mary Catholic, 195; Pardeeville, 230; Valley Christian, 230; Oconto, 275; Manawa, 279; Wolf River Lutheran, 377.
B: Jared Wondra, ninth place (17:56); Jake Moede, 25th place (18:40); Colin Ewing, 27th place (18:45); Austin Kurey, 29th place (18:53); Josh Schill, 45th place (19:28).
M: Reed Wiesman, 47th place (19:32); Dakota Bazile, 47th place (19:43); Justin Wuske, 57th place (19:59).
Girls team scores: Lourdes Academy, 44; Amherst, 83; Iola-Scandinavia, 114; Rosholt, 123; Marion, 131; St. Mary Catholic, 141; Bonduel, 158; Weyauwega-Fremont, 191; Pardeeville, 233; Laconia, 243; Markesan, 264; Coleman, 294.
B: Ashlyn Schnell, 17th place (22:11); Laney Richmond, 25th place (22:48); Arianna Factor, 31st place (22:59); Abigail Palmer, 45th place (24:10); Abby Owen, 56th place (24:48).
M: Delaney Greene-Gretzinger, second place (19:12); Hannah Greene-Gretzinger, 20th place (22:26); Melody Riemer, 34th place (23:18); Paige Polzin, 36th place (23:26); Harmony Riemer, 50th place (24:16).