Runners turn in top-10 finishes - Waupaca County Post

Comets host cross country meet

By Greg Seubert

Three top-10 finishes weren’t enough for the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds.

The T-Bird cross country team had three of the top seven runners in the girls’ race at the Waupaca Invitational Sept. 29, but had to settle for seventh place overall.

Erika Kisting finished second for I-S in 20:13, Leighten Fischer placed sixth in 21:04 and Jada Beacom was seventh in 21:17.

Brynn Rasmussen and Haley Ullom rounded out the top five for the T-Birds. Rasmussen placed 54th in 25:05, while Ullom was 76th in 29:15.

Allison Halat led Weyauwega-Fremont by placing 17th in 22:37. Other times and places for the Indians included Natalie Schneider (28th, 23:29); Saylor Alberts (45th, 24:50); Katie Monty (60th, 25:22); Katie Bleck (61st, 25:23); and Destiny Kempf (74th, 28:34).

Karina Lisigor turned in the fastest time for Waupaca, as she placed 39th in 24:43. Other times and places for the Comets included Mya Snyder (59th, 25:20); Victoria Nowak (64th, 25:35); Kristin Petkovsek (71st, 26:18); Lexi Tripp (75th, 29:02); Isabella Elandt (78th, 33:15); and Sarah Shambeau (78th, 33:33).

Team scores for the girls were Peshtigo (93), Fox Valley Lutheran (105), Winneconne (111), Tomahawk and Marinette (134), Rhinelander (137), Iola-Scandinavia (145), Wrightstown (188), Weyauwega-Fremont (211), Seymour (217), Amherst (225) and Waupaca (308).

Karina Lisogor turned in the fastest time for Waupaca during the girls’ race at the Waupaca Invitational. She crossed the finish line in 24:23 to place 39th overall. The Waupaca girls finished 12th, while the boys placed ninth. Greg Seubert Photo

Varsity and junior varsity runners head out on the course Sept. 29 during the boys’ race at the Waupaca Invitational. Greg Seubert Photo

Ryan Hemmila competes as a junior varsity runner for Waupaca in the Waupaca Invitational. Greg Seubert Photo

Weyauwega-Fremont’s Chris Strehlow leads runners from Marinette and Shiocton in the boys’ race. Greg Seubert Photo

Waupaca’s Mya Snyder (left) and Victoria Nowak finished 59th and 64th, respectively, in the girls’ race at the Waupaca Invitational. Greg Seubert Photo

Iola-Scandinavia’s Erika Kisting fiinished second behind Marinette’s Kim Carivou Sept. 29 in the girls’ race at the Waupaca Invitational. Greg Seubert Photo

Jacob Carroll helped the Weyauwega-Fremont boys’ cross country team place 12th Sept. 29 at the Waupaca Invitational. He finished 61st in 21:43. Greg Seubert Photo

Waupaca’s Dayton Bell placed 55th for the Comets in the boys’ race of the Waupaca Invitational with a time of 20:55. Greg Seubert Photo

Leighten Fischer was one of three Iola-Scandinavia runners to place in the top 10 in the girls’ race at the Waupaca Invitational. Fischer placed sixth, while teammates Erika Kisting and Jada Beacom finished second and seventh, respectively. Greg Seubert Photo

Weyauwega-Fremont freshman Allison Halat has a slim lead over Wrightstown’s Elizabeth Langlois in the girls’ race at the Waupaca Invitational. Halat led the Indians by placing 17th in 22:37. Greg Seubert Photo

The T-Birds did not field a full boys’ team, but Joe Makovec had a top-10 finish, as he placed fourth in 17:55. Erik Kriewaldt finished 31st in 19:18, Jordan Fuhs placed 81st in 22:36 and Trenton Niemi was 87th in 24:41.

Duane Brazil placed 23rd in 19:13 to lead the W-F boys. Other places and times for the Indians included Patrick Long (46th, 20:06); Jacob Carroll (61st, 21:43); Zarek Hoffman (80th, 22:50); and Chris Strehlow (83rd, 24:11).

Hunter Smith placed seventh in 18:34 to lead Waupaca. Other places and times for the Comets included Danny Esch (36th, 19:47); Dayton Bell (55th, 20:55); Owen Vassar (59th, 21:38); Abram Jackson (64th, 21:47); Ryan Phillipsen (72nd, 22:13); and Colby Nimmer (73rd, 22:15).

Team scores for the boys were Tomahawk (95), Seymour (99), Fox Valley Lutheran (107), Peshtigo (119), Amherst (133), Rhinelander (137), Winneconne (161), St. Mary Catholic (175), Waupaca (221), Marinette (227), Wrightstown (244), Weyauwega-Fremont (293) and Shiocton (329).