Colfax CC builds solid foundation with third- and fifth-place finishes at Boyceville
By Cara L. Dempski
BOYCEVILLE — This year’s Boyceville Cross Country Alumni Invitational, traditionally on of the first races on the season’s docket, came just 10 days after the WIAA allowed prep teams to start practicing.
That fact does not seem to have bothered the Colfax Vikings, since the girls’ team finished third out of 11 teams at the meet, and the boys were fifth out of 14.
Assistant coach Courtney Doucette was impressed with how the team ran despite less than two weeks’ practice.
“We have a lot of work to do, but it was a greatest building block for the rest of the year,” she said.
The Lady Vikings tallied 75 points to finish just five points behind runner-up Cameron while last year’s conference and sectional champions from Glenwood City won the girls’ team title with a low score of 39.
Junior Erica Kallstrom placed seventh individually with a time of 22:46.3, while senior Mackenzie Jensen was ninth after racing to a 22:58.3 finish.
Hailey Prince raced to the finish line in 24:12.3 to take 20th, Jayna Bowe came in 25th with a time of 24:24.5. Addisyn Olson and Juelia Berger took 34th and 38th after finishing in 24:58.5 and 25:08.6 respectively.
Elmwood/Plum City senior Kassye Todd took top individual honors in the girls’ race after finishing in 22:08.3.
The Viking boys’ team also turned in a good performance, finishing fifth with 134 points.
Junior Luke Heidorn led the team across the finish line with a 14th-place finish in 19:37.5. Sophomore letterman Trey Hovde was not far behind, finishing in 19:53.7 to take 21st.
Heidorn’s younger brother, Noah, finished in 20:02.5 for 26th, and Brady Lawrence took 38th with a time of 20:33.7. Sophomore Cole Seehaver took 53rd with a 21:07.9 race, Sawyer Best raced to a 22:04.6 finish for 76th, and freshman Mitchell Reisdorf rounded out the group with a finish in 124th and a time of 26:19.9.
The Durand boys’ team, defending D-SC and WIAA D3 sectional champions, finished in first place with 21 points after five runners placed in the top 10 individually included the first three. Panther senior Wesley Brantner took the top boys’ time with a 17:51.5 race.
Colfax ran at Bruce August 29, and is taking a weekend road trip to Marshfield’s Wildwood Park September 2. The Vikings will then take a break until September 9, when they will compete at Fall Creek.
GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 7. Erica Kallstrom 22:46.3, 9. Mackenzie Jensen 22:58.3, 20. Hailey Prince 24:12.3, 25. Jayna Bowe 24:24.5, 34. Addisyn Olson 24:58.5, 38. Juelia Berger 25:08.6.
GIRLS’ TEAM RESULTS: 1. Glenwood City 39, 2. Cameron 70, 3. Colfax 75, 4. Ellsworth 78, 5. McDonell Central 158, 6. Durand 178, 7. Clear Lake 193, 8. Boyceville 211, 9. Baldwin-Woodville 220, 10. Spring Valley 226, 11. Mondovi 270.
BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 14. Luke Heidorn 19:37.5, 21. Trey Hovde 19:53.7, 26. Noah Heidorn 20:02.5, 38. Brady Lawrence 20:33.7, 53. Cole Seehaver 21:07.9, 76. Sawyer Best 22:04.6, 124. Mitchell Reisdorf 26:19.9.
BOYS’ TEAM RESULTS: 1. Durand 21, 2. McDonell Central 64, 3. Ellsworth 120, 4. Augusta 129, 5. Colfax 134, 6. Cameron 160, 7. Spring Valley 170, 8. Glenwood City 192, 9. Baldwin-Woodville 208, 10. Boyceville 216, 11. Clear Lake 254, 12. Bruce 347, 13. Mondovi 400, 14. New Auburn 422.