The Oconto Falls High School cross-country teams traveled to Waupaca for a 13-team invitational and a chance to run the course that will host the WIAA Division 2 Sectional later this month.
The Panthers boys finished with a team score 63, beaten by invitational champion Little Chute (57) and finishing ahead of third-place team Colby/Abbotsford (98).
“The Panthers’ boys team continues to run in a solid pack as a large group and continue to run together,” Oconto Falls coach Lon Ludemann said. “Ten runners from Oconto Falls finished in the top fifty in a field that was 165 runners strong.”
Oconto Falls’ Mike Friedman placed second with a time of 17 minutes, 4 seconds and teammate Liam Spillane was 10th, putting both in the top-10.
James Malcheski (15th), Michael Fifield (16th) and Alex Young (20th) all crossed the finish line in the top 20.
The girls finished ninth on the day, with a score of 243. Berlin (46) won, followed by Little Chute (87) and Fox Valley Lutheran (88).
Sophomore Bailey Wolf led the Panthers with her third-place finish. She crossed in 16:31.
Results
Boys
Team: 1. Little Chute (57), 2. Oconto Falls (63), 3. Colby/Abbotsford (98), 4. Waupaca (128), 5. Winneconne (150), 6. Berlin (175), 7. Fox Valley Lutheran (178), 8. Saint Mary Central (219), 9. Westfield Area (225), 10. Green Lake/Princeton (254), 11. Iola-Scandinavia (357), 12. Marinette (384), 13. Weyauwega-Fremont (400)
Oconto Falls: 2. Mike Friedman, 17:04; 10. Liam Spillane, 18:10; 15. James Malcheski, 18:24; 16. Michael Fifield, 18:24; 20. Alex Young, 18:32
Girls
Team: 1. Berlin (46), 2. Little Chute (87), 3. Fox Valley Lutheran (88), 4. Winneconne (130), 5. Iola-Scandinavia (147), 6. Waupaca (153), 7. Colby/Abbotsford (192), 8. Marinette (242), 9. Oconto Falls (243), 10. Amherst (274), 11. Saint Mary Central (327), 12. Weyauwega-Fremont (339), 13. Westfield Area (382)
Oconto Falls: 3. Bailey Wolf, 16:31; 51. Virginia Misco, 19:11; 58. Kali Erickson, 19:25; 63. Jaclyn Erickson, 19:36; 68. Megan Loberger, 19:52
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