The Northwestern High School cross country team competed at Saturday's WIAA State Championships at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. The Tigers boys finished in 14th place among Division 2 teams, while the girls finished 16th.
Wisconsin Lutheran won the boys team title with 63 points. Northwestern finished with 315 points.
Monroe's Ethan Moehn won the boys race in 15:58.93.
Northwestern was led by sophomore Tim Heikkila, who finished 36th in 17:06.01.
Also for the Tigers, Leo Mack was 101st in 18:05.79; David Rautio was 108th in 18:11.42; Josiah Vik was 117th in 18:21.19; Bret Little was 124th in 18:29.96; Mason Lombard was 129th in 18:36.80; and Nathan Johnson was 144th in 19:13.71.
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Edgewood was crowned the girls state champion with 84 points. The NHS girls finished with 371 points.
Morgan Florscheim of Shorewood won the girls race with a time of 14:29.10 seconds. Sophomore Emma Nelson was the fastest Tiger, finishing in 34th place in 15:55.11.
Other NHS results were: 123rd, Carmen Ormston, 17:26.47; 125th, Kelly Erkkila, 17:28.68; 126th Caitlin Johnson, 17:30.69; 134th Michaela Ruhman, 17:44.64; 139th Anna Kalin, 17:53.67; and 148th Mariah Nelson, 18:26.56.
WIAA Cross Country Championships
The Ridges Golf Course, Wis. Rapids
Division 2
Boys Team Scores
Wis. Lutheran 63; Monroe 95; Shorewood 103; Freedom 109; Little Chute 120; Platteville 168; Notre Dame 205; Catholic Mem. 221; Xavier 247; West Salem 256; Oconto Falls 269; Sparta 271; Pewaukee 290; Northwestern 315; Portage 333; Unity/Luck 438.
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Girls Team Scores
Edgewood 84; Notre Dame 86; Two Rivers 100; Shorewood 126; Wis. Lutheran 130; Dodgeville/Mineral Point 149; Berlin 193; Plymouth 206; Pewaukee 214; Mauston 264; Deerfield/Cambridge 280; Rice Lake 293; Freedom 316; Clintonville 337; Viroqua 345; Northwestern 371.
