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The loaded Marshfield boys team had no trouble winning that team trophy, but Medford settled comfortably into second place with 52 points, beating Northland Pines (66), Merrill (80) and Antigo (incomplete). The Tigers won with 31.
Sullivan shot out of the starting area, took the lead immediately and ran all by himself while finishing in 16:30.8, while ahead of his cousin Sam Gremban of Northland Pines, who finished second in 17:17.5. Marshfield’s Henry Hoerneman was third in 17:35.5, while Raider Tanner Hraby lowered his time yet again, this time to 17:43.7, and took fourth. Marshfi eld filled four of the next five spots to clinch the team title.
Raider Logan Gubser just missed a top-10 spot in the 46-runner field, taking 11th in 19:11.3, 10.2 seconds behind Merrill’s David Golisch. Josh Clark set a personal-best time of 19:54.3 while placing 20th. He and teammate Stephen Hraby ran stride for stride for the vast majority of the race. Hraby took 22nd in 19:59.6, while Nick Steliga came in 24th at 20:13.5. Raider Lucas Borman was 42nd in 24:29.9.
“The guys team did great and that showed in their assault on the clock,” Wellman said. “Our top five guys all finished under 20 minutes. Each guy individually ran great and they are continuing to improve as the season goes on.”
The Raiders also swept the team titles in the middle school races Thursday.
The boys needed every place they could get. They won their meet by one point, 55-56, over John Muir. D.C. Everest wasn’t far behind with 65 points. Marshfield (96), Antigo (123) and Prairie River (147) rounded out the standings. Raider Will Daniels was second out of 84 runners in 12:34, Corbyn Radlinger was eighth in 13:39.5 and Hayden Strebig was ninth in 14:02.5. Ayden Tyznik (14:17.3) and Adler Steinman (14:56.7) were Medford’s fourth and fifth scorers in 15th and 23rd place. Prairie River’s Erik Grunenwald won the race in 12:21.4.
The girls topped a field of six teams with 29 points, 10 fewer than John Muir and well ahead of Marshfield (80), D.C. Everest (91), Prairie River (121) and Antigo (incomplete). Lindsay Kahn won the race in 13:32.5, while teammate Mallory Richter was second in 14:09.9 and Makenna Tlusty was fourth in 14:29. Addison Juedes (14:43.5) was 10th, Leah Perlman (14:53.2) was 12th and Willow Dassow (15:14) was 14th.
For the varsity, crunch time for the season is rapidly approaching. The Raiders will next run Saturday in a new event for the team, the Wisconsin Dells Invitational, which will be held at Christmas Mountain Resort. That is the last scheduled tune-up before the Oct. 16 Great Northern Conference meet at Lakeland.
