Mounder men take top spot; Colfax ladies finish third at Rice Lake XC Invitational
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MOUNDERS’ senior Andrew Pathos ran a 18:07.7 in the UWEC-Barron County Cross Country Invitational in Rice Lake on September 17 to place fourth in the small school field and sixth overall. The Elk Mound boys won the small school title with 39 points. —photo by Missy Klatt
RICE LAKE — With clear skies and warm temperatures, the Elk Mound and Colfax cross country teams competed on the UWEC-Barron County course in Rice Lake last Tuesday, September 17. All four squads – boys and girls – posted team scores in the meet.
The Mounders finished in first place for the men with 39 points while the girls finished in ninth place with 235 points.
For the first time since the start of the 2019 season, the Colfax men were able to post a team score as they took 11th with 249 points. The Viking ladies copped third place with 106 points.
Taking top honors in the girls’ small school division was Glenwood City with 34 points and Barron tallied 88 points to finish as the runner-up. Unity came in second to the Mounder boys with 109 points.
Elk Mound competed yesterday, Tuesday, in Mondovi, and both Elk Mound and Colfax will travel to Durand on Thursday, September 26, to run at Rolling Greens Golf Course.
Elk Mound
The Mounder men had another strong day that saw Cade Hanson finish in second place overall with a time of 17:17.9, which was just two seconds slower than individual winner Owen Dickenson of Solon Springs.
Elk Mound’s mens’ team found itself finishing in the top 35 in last Tuesday’s meet in Rice Lake with Andrew Pathos and Lukas Wagner finishing within three seconds of each other in 4th and 5th place.
Pathos crossed the line with a time of 18:07.7 and Wagner finished in 18:10.5.
Seth and Ian Hazen were next to finish for the Mounders in 12th and 16th place respectively, with times of 18:45.1 and 19:07.9.
Rounding out the runners for Elk Mound was Trae Schafer and Brady Hunsnucker in the 17th and 32nd positions with times of 19:10.6 and 20:35.5.
The Mounder ladies managed a ninth-place finish in Rice Lake with Olivia Schreiber finishing first for Elk Mound in 20th place with a time of 24:44.1.
Also, crossing for the Mounders were Kyra Hadenfeldt in 40th place with a time of 26:34.0, and Taya Schaefer finished in 60th place with a time of 27:37.6.
ELK MOUND sophomore Olivia Schreiber finished 20th among the individual small schools runners at the UWEC-Barron County Invitational in Rice Lake last Tuesday, September 17. Overall Schreiber placed 57th with a time of 24:44.1. —photo by Missy Klatt
Aleya Hadenfeldt and Amber Best rounded out Elk Mound’s runners who scored with finishes in 70th and 75th place with times of 28:02.2 and 28:45.9, Laney Moyer also ran for Elk Mound and had a 82nd place finish and time of 29:51.0.
Colfax
“We really thought if we ran well the girls could take second in the small school division and we were third,” said Colfax head coach Joe Doucette. “We ran okay, some ran very well but others struggled in the warm weather.”
Freshman Molly Heidorn has been a stand out star for the Vikings in her first year, finishing second in the small school division and sixth overall with a time of 21:16.6.
Jasmine Best and Aynsley Olson were next to cross the finish line for Colfax in the 13th and 14th positions with times of 23:14.3 and 23:51.5.
“It was our first time at full strength and we feel we can be pretty good in a few weeks if we can develop in the 4-7 spots,” said Doucette. “We had a great week of practice and we knew we were going to be better, but the weather has got the best of us.”
Rounding out the Lady Vikes scorers was Juelia Berger and Jenna Goodell, Berger finished in 45th place with a time of 26:50.1 and Goodell crossed in 47th place with a time of 26:50.7.
Emilee Burcham-Scofield also competed for Colfax and finished in 74th place with a time of 28:28.3.
“Right now, our biggest highlight is Molly Heidorn,” Doucette said. “She has the ability to have a great future and has faced three medal winners from last year’s state meet and has been close to all three. We really like this team and they are good kids who work hard.”
In the first race as a full team, the Colfax boys finished in eleventh with Elk Mound and Unity earning the top two spots in the small school division.
Veteran Noah Heidorn was the first of five runners for the Vikings to cross the finish line in 24th place and a time of 19:41.2, Heidorn was followed by Jadent Buchholz in 42nd position and a time of 21:16.4.
“Noah and Dennis are our leaders but we now have some talented young guys for them to lead,” Doucette said. “We think that Jadent, Ashton, Luke and Brison all have great futures ahead of them, we are excited to see how they develop.”
Ashton Yarrington, Luke Blanchard and Brison Tuschl all had strong finishes in 52nd, 58th and 75th place for the Vikings.
“The boys had a team score for the first time and we were missing veteran Dennis Sonnentag,” explained coach Doucette. “It was great to have a team score, we have had a great boys program over the years and we really want to keep that great tradition going.”
Boys’ Team Results: 1. Elk Mound 39, 2. Unity 109, 3. Grantsburg 136, 4. Glenwood City 140, 5. Boyceville 198, 6. McDonell Central 211, 7. Bloomer 218, 8. St. Croix Falls 228, 9. Washburn 234, 10. Ladysmith 236, 11. Colfax 249.
Boys’ Individual Results: Elk Mound 2. Cade Hanson 17:17.9, 4. Andrew Pathos 18:07.7, 5. Lukas Wagner 18:10.5, 12. Seth Hazen 18:45.1, 16. Ian Hazen 19:07.9, 17. Trae Schaefer 19:10.6, 32. Brady Hunsnucker 20:35.5; Colfax 24. Noah Heidorn 19:41.2, 42. Jadent Buchholz 21:16.4, 52. Ashton Yarrington 21:43.7, 58. Luke Blanchard 21:59.8, 75. Brison Tuschl 22:39.3.
Girls’ Team Results: 1. Glenwood City 34, 2. Barron 88, 3. Colfax 106, 4. Grantsburg 160, 5. McDonell Central 166, 6. Unity 180, 7. Bloomer 203, 8. Cumberland 220, 9. Elk Mound 235, 10. St. Croix Falls 246.
Girls’ Individual Results: Colfax 2. Molly Heidorn 21:16.6, 13. Jasmine Best 23:14.3, 14. Aynsley Olson 23:51.5, 45. Juelia Berger 26:50.1, 47. Jenna Goodell 26:50.7,74. Emilee Burcham-Scofield 28:28.3; Elk Mound 20. Olivia Schreiber 24:44.1, 40. Kyra Hadenfeldt 26:34.0, 60. Taya Schaefer 27:37.6, 70. Aleya Hadenfeldt 28:02.2, 75. Amber Best 28:45.9, 82. Laney Moyer 29:51.0.