Cross-Country: Bonduel teams finish second at home invitational

SHIOCTON — The Bonduel High School boys and girls cross-country teams each earned second-place finishes at the Bonduel Invitational at the Navarino Nature Center on Tuesday.

The girls team finished with a score of 63 behind junior Kara Troxel’s fourth-place individual finish. The Freedom girls finished first with a mark of 54.

The boys team earned a score of 86, only behind Freedom (56). Senior Carter Kurey led the Bonduel boys, finishing third.

Troxel finished the race in 22 minutes, 27.05 seconds.

“Probably the thing that went well the most was me going up the hills. I pushed through them all even though they sucked and were really steep. I just kept pushing through, hoping to get a better time,” said Troxel, who also noted the team had only been able to run at the Navarino Nature Center once this season (on Monday) before Tuesday’s invitational.

Juniors Kalleigh Schroeder (22:50.35) and Madison Kurey (23:23.49) also turned in strong finishes for the Bonduel girls, taking 10th and 12th, respectively. Junior Breanna Schnell (25:35.89) and senior Alexia Folkman (25:58.21) rounded out the team score, taking 28th and 29th, respectively.

Kurey’s third-place finish came in 18:09.91.

The Bears next four finishers all placed within six spots of each other. Junior Jack Johnson (19:40.09) took 18th and senior William Beaumier (19:44.01) was 20th. Sophomore Cooper Uelmen (19:55.26) and freshman Ayden Dunst (20:01.27) finished 22nd and 23rd, respectively.

The Clintonville boys finished just behind Bonduel with a score of 89.

Sophomore Jesse Wilson led the way, taking second in 18:01.16.

“It definitely helps a lot,” said Wilson of how the strong finish will affect his confidence. “I’ve been out the last few meets with knee problems, so this really helps. I’m ready to get back into the racing and have a lot of fun.”

Junior Cameron Mauel (18:40.23) landed in eighth, while sophomores Cody Carrico (19:54.06) and Josh Wilson (20:01.49) took 21st and 24th, respectively. Sophomore Casey Ploederi (20:36.56) capped the team score, finishing 34th.

The Clintonville girls did not qualify for a team score with only four varsity runners in action. Senior Kayla Klemp (24:23.36) led the quartet with a 21st-place finish.

Sophomore Jasmine Wilson (25:09.29) and junior Alli Smejkal (25:15.47) came in 25th and 27th, respectively. Katie Lamberies (30:04.91) also ran.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood was in the same situation, with only having enough runners for the boys team to earn a team score.

The Charger boys finished fourth, with senior Cole Schairer’s fifth-place finish in 18:26.04 leading the team, which earned a score of 114.

Sophomore Simon Schairer (19:40) finished 17th, while juniors Wyatt Dickman (20:16.78) and Ian Resch (20:19.37) and senior Brendan Resch (20:32.64) taking 29th, 31st and 32nd, respectively.

Sophomore Jenna Stone was the top finisher among the four Witt-Birn girls running, placing ninth in 22:45.6.

Sophomore Ruby Nowinsky (24:57.35) and freshman Annika Resch (25:13.98) finished 24th and 26th, respectively, while junior Lauren Dombeck (27:44.17) also ran.

Menominee Indian’s boys team came in eighth with a score of 213, while the girls had two runners competing.

Freshman Isaiah Moss (19:15.9) led the boys, placing 12th, while junior Ashton Corn (19:42.35) took 19th. Sophomore Joshua Besaw (22:45), freshman Lloyd Reevis (23:20.43) and senior Tyson Webster (24:45.83) also ran.

For the girls, freshman Emma Komanekin earned another strong finish, taking fifth in 22:31.6.

“I just try to keep up with the other girls and just do my best,” said Komanekin of what’s allowed her to have such a strong start to her cross-country career.

Junior Mimi Beaulieu-Morgan finished 43rd in 27:17.95.

The Gresham/Bowler boys placed 12th, while the girls had two runners in action.

Senior Levi Schick (21:04.52) finished 44th to lead the boys. Senior Austin Slater (25:23.59), sophomore Isaiah Bestul (26:50.85), junior Andrew Galland (27:43.88) and sophomore Donnie Edwards (29:18.45) filled out the team.

Sophomore Ireland Jensen (28:52.82) and junior Maya Thiex (32:53.08) represented the girls co-op.

The Marion girls took eighth, while the boys had four runners run at the invitational.

Freshmen Nora Wiesman (29:32.21) and Kelsey Zillmer (29:44.04), junior Claire Dow (36:42.82), sophomore Hannah Krueger (36:44.06) and freshman Haiyle Larson (36:45.7) made up the girls team.

Sophomore Isaiah Gueths (21:53.13), senior Ethan Pockat (22:04.31) and freshmen Gavin James (25:56.7) and Jack VanKooy (30:42.85) competed for the boys.

Weyauwega-Fremont’s Abby Bartel (20:46.29) won the race, finishing over a minute before any other runner. Oconto’s Josh Woller (17:45.15) claimed first in the boys race.

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Full results from the invitational can be found on pttiming.com.