Shawano boys 13th at state cross-country championships behind Chelbergs, Onesti

Oconto Falls’ Adams takes 78th
By: 
Morgan Rode
Sports Editor

The Shawano Community High School boys cross-country team placed 13th at state after competing in the Division 2 race at the 2022 WIAA State Cross-Country Championships on Oct. 29 at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

Oconto Falls’ Ben Adams also participated in the D2 boys race, taking 78th place.

Shawano boys led by Chelbergs, Onesti

Shawano earned a team score of 251 to come in 13th at state.

Will Chelberg and Ethan Onesti were the first two Hawks across the finish line.

Chelberg, a junior, placed 11th in 16 minutes, 35.6 seconds. Onesti, another junior, was 15th in 16:44.1.

“I honestly just tried to conserve the first mile or more, because I knew there was a lot more hills on the back side,” said Chelberg of his race. “I tried to just get a comfortable pace that first mile or so and then attack the next 1½ miles about.”

Chelberg was in 18th after a mile and was up to 14th by the 2-mile marker before getting past a few more runners the last mile-plus.

“This year I did a better job of getting out ahead right away and maintaining a good, solid pace, which helped me in the long run to finish better than what I did last year,” said Onesti on his race.

Junior Andon Chelberg was the next Hawk to finish, taking 90th in 17:59.8. Senior Aidan Preston capped his career with a 131st-place finish in 19:13.2, while junior Connor Chelberg capped the team score with a 134th-place finish in 19:17.7.

Senior Jaymin Boivin also got to end his high school career at state, finishing 149th in 20:18.2. Sophomore Quinn Olson capped the seven-runner team with a 152nd-place finish in 22:40.5.

“It’s always nice to have the stress on everyone’s shoulders, instead of just one person,” said Andon Chelberg of getting to race with the rest of the team at state. “We’re all kind of like brothers. We’ve known each other for a really, really long time — we’ve ran with each other for many years.

“It’s going to be sad to see the seniors go, but it’s nice to know each other so well. We know each other’s routines, we can get each other’s stress out and just talk about the race so it’s not just built up inside.”

Adams happy with state run

Adams capped his sophomore year by taking 78th at state with a time of 17:53.7

“I think it went well,” said Adams of his race. “It was a hard course, the hills really. It’s what stopped me from going further.”

“The atmosphere was great, I was surprised with how many people were here and how much cheering was going on. Every corner I turned, I heard more fans.”

Adams also was in 78th after a first mile of 5:24. He dropped back to 81st after a second mile of 6:02, but passed a few guys in the last stretch to move back to 78th.

“Train on more hills during the summer. Get better at the hills to improve my place and time here at state,” Adams said on what he wants to work on before next season.

Full state results can be found at www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2022/d2bstateresults.pdf. More photos from the D2 boys race can be found on the NEW Media Inc. Sports Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NewMediaIncSports.

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