ASSUMPTION GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY OPENS SEASON WITH TEAM WIN AT FREEDOM INVITATIONAL

Zaleski Sports

FREEDOM – The Wisconsin Rapids Assumption girls cross country team won the team title and had four top-20 finishes in the Small Division standings at the Freedom Irish Waters Invitational on Friday at Irish Waters Golf Course.

The Assumption girls finished with 55 points among the nine complete teams in the Small Division field. Weyauwega-Fremont was a distant second with 79 points.

Ainara Sainz de Rozas took third in 20:06.25, Grace Dolan was fifth in 22:01.26, Cristin Casey finished 14th in 23:11.39 and Clara Kubis was 16th in 23:25.96 to pace the Royals.

Assumption’s lone boys runner, Blake Lobner, finished ninth in 19:03.12.

Assumption will compete at the Marathon Invitational at Nine Mile Recreation Park in Rib Mountain on Thursday.

Freedom Irish Waters Cross Country Invitational

Aug. 27, at Irish Waters Golf Course

Girls Small Division

Team scores: 1. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 55; 2. Weyauwega-Fremont 79; 3. Oconto Falls 94; 4. Gillett 107; 5. Northland Pines 111; 6. Coleman 144; 7. Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs 145; 8. Sevastopol 170; 9. Chilton 194

Top 5 individuals and Assumption results: 1. Nora Gremban (NP) 18:49.48; 2. Abby Bartel (WF) 20:00.35; 3. Ainara Sainz de Rozas (WRA) 20:06.25; 4. Carleigh Kaczmarek (GIL) 21:41.34; 5. Grace Dolan (WRA) 22:01.26; 14. Cristin Casey (WRA) 23:11.39; 16. Clara Kubis (WRA) 23:25.96; 23. Aislinn Dolan (WRA) 24:15.57; 32. Maddie Meinel (WRA) 24:57.85; 33. Grace Hoffman (WRA) 24:58.32.

Boys Small Division

Team scores: 1. Oconto Falls 54; 2. Northland Pines 72; 3. Gillett 84; 4. Coleman 85; 5. Chilton 94; 6. Weyauwega-Fremont 129; 7. Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs 145; Wisconsin Rapids Assumption incomplete.

Top 5 individuals and Assumption results: 1. Alex Peterson (GIL) 17:01.05; 2. Sam Gremban (NP) 17:15.23; 3. Evan Peterson (GIL) 17:34.20; 4. Joe Adams (OF) 17:37.72; 5. Andrew Nelson (PES) 18:06.27; 9. Blake Lobner (WRA) 19:03.12.