Movin' up

SPASH boys cross country dominates DCE Invite
Journal staff

WESTON -- John Pliska captured the individual championship to help the Stevens Point Area Senior High boys turn the D.C. Everest Invitational into a highlight reel en route to leaving the rest of the Division 1 field in its dust Tuesday.

Pliska covered the 5,000-meter course at Nine-Mile Forest in a time of 16 minutes, 24 seconds as the Panthers placed all eight of their runners in the top 15 overall to post a dominating team score of 17. Rhinelander was the nearest competition at 114.

Rosholt claimed the Division 2 title with 127 points behind a fourth-place showing from Jon Trzebiatowski (16:48). Marathon wound up a close second in the race at 135.

On the girls side, D.C. Everest's Rachel McNally won the individual title while Candice Todryk and Amanda Whipple picked up a 2-3 finish as Marshfield took top honors on the team front in Division 1 with a total of 31.

SPASH finished a close second to the Tigers with 44 as Marlena Sniadajewski, who finished fourth overall, was joined in the top 10 by Gabrielle Klein and Megan Stats, who finished sixth and ninth, respectively.

McNally finished in a winning time of 20:14, but her nearest teammate was Katlyn Reimann who placed 17th overall.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood edged out Rosholt for the Division 2 championship by a score of 162-168.

D.C. Everest Invitational

Boys

Division 1 standings: 1. SPASH 17; 2. Rhinelander 114; 3. D.C. Everest 144; 4. Menasha 150; 5. Marshfield 157; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 199.

Division 2 standings: 1. Rosholt 127; 2. Marathon 135; 3. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 231; 4. Laona-Wabeno 277; 5. Clintonville 308; 6. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 327.

Top individuals: 1. John Pliska (SPASH), 16:24; 2. Jordan King (SPASH), 16:26; 3. Nate Hatton (SPASH), 16:40; 4. Jon Trzebiatowski (Rosholt), 16:48; 5. Paul Przybelski (SPASH), 16:56; 6. Jack Senefeld (SPASH), 17:10; 7. Aaron Easker (W-B), 17:15; 8. Jordon Theiler (DCE), 17:22; 9. Cal Joey (SPASH), 17:23; 10. Andy Bognar (Rhine), 17:24.

SPASH (17): 1. John Pliska, 16:24; 2. Jordan King, 16:26; 3. Nate Hatton, 16:40; 5. Paul Przybelski, 16:56; 6. Jack Senefeld, 17:10; 9. Cal Joey, 17:23; 11. Trevor Koziczkowski, 17:24; 15. Nick Orlikowski, 17:44.

Rosholt (127): 4. Jon Trzebiatowski, 16:48; 16. Evan Ferg, 17:44; 21. Anthony Rekowski, 18:25; 42. Ryan Barber, 19:30; 44. Chase Nelson, 19:36; 75. James Shatters, 22:10; 76. Mike Mansheim, 22:20.

Girls

Division 1 standings: 1. Marshfield 31; 2. SPASH 44; 3. D.C. Everest 79; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 149; 5. Rhinelander 163.

Division 2 standings: 1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 162; 2. Rosholt 168; 3. Marathon 261; 4. Laona-Wabeno 308; 5. Clintonville 308; 6. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 311; 7. Crandon 331.

Top individuals: 1. Rachel McNally (DCE), 20:14; 2. Candice Todryk (Marsh), 20:18; 3. Amanda Whipple (Marsh), 20:20; 4. Marlena Sniadajewski (SPASH), 20:28; 5. Amy Pawleko (Marsh), 20:36; 6. Gabrielle Klein (SPASH), 20:43; 7. April Sadogierski (Rosholt), 20:59; 8. Kristine Amundson (W-B), 20:59; 9. Megan Stats (SPASH), 21:05; 10. Nikki Bruhn (Marsh), 21:17.

SPASH (44): 4. Marlena Sniadajewski, 20:28; 6. Gabrielle Klein (SPASH), 20:43; 9. Megan Stats, 21:05; 12. Karlee Simkowski, 21:20; 13. Jackie Forrest, 21:20; 21. Randi Timerman, 22:03; 24. Brooke Piotrowski, 22:12; 39. Alicia Lang, 22:58.

Rosholt (168): 7. April Sadogierski, 20:59; 23. Margaret Hintz, 22:11; 31. Suzanne Schulist, 22:48; 54. Leah Wierzba, 25:06; 58. Nina Lauritzen, 25:33.