Several local runners stood out at the 2025 WIAA State Cross Country meet, which took place at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on November 1.
SPASH continued its reign as the best boys cross country team in the state of Wisconsin, winning their fourth consecutive Division 1 WIAA championship.
Cooper Erickson, Bennett Story, Garrett Strong, Alex Dziak, Fisher Carroll, Donald Voetberg and John Jazdzewski led SPASH to victory. The team finished with 69 points and a combined time of 16:09.3.
Individually, Hortonville’s Cade Mansfield finished 47th with a time of 16:40.1 in Division 1.
In Division 2, New London’s Braden Clarke finished 35th with a time of 16:45.3
In Division 3, Pacelli’s Luke Eiden finished fifth with a time of 16:28.7. Iola-Scandinavia’s Ben Beck finished seventh at 16:31.4. Weyauwega-Fremont’s Marcus Benjamin finished 25th at 17:07.6. Iola-Scandinavia’s Jack Beck finished 93rd at 18:31.7.
In the Division 1 girls meet, Hortonville’s team—Emily and Hailey Falbo, Hannah Huza, Kalisa Peppler, Elizabeth Schuette, Lexi Wloszczynski, and Ellie Young—finished eighth with a score of 232 and a time of 19:39.5.
SPASH runner Tessa Bruckhart finished in 49th with a time of 19:23.7, and teammate Emersyn Wavrunek finished 65th with a time of 19:36.5 in Division 1.
Penelope Ayala of Manawa finished 72nd with a time of 21:28.4 in Division 3.
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