PLATTEVILLE - In what many may see as a preview of a WIAA Division 2 sectional race in three weeks, Monroe senior Drake Ingold finished as the champion of the Dick McKichan Platteville Invitational Saturday.
Ingold won the race out of 153 runners with a lifetime-best time of 15 minutes, 59.6 seconds. It marks the first time Ingold has broken 16 minutes and he surged over the final 800 meters to the win.
"It was a big accomplishment for him," Monroe co-coach Scott Mosher said. "It wasn't as hot as the Midwest Invitational. The course was flatter. It was cooler and there are some hills. There are some inclines, but it is a gradual decline where you can make up some time."
Dodgeville-Mineral Point finished first overall and in the large school division outdueling Monroe 45-58. In three weeks, Platteville will host the sectional and the top two teams qualify for state. McFarland took third Saturday (61). Darlington, which won the small school division (31 points) took fourth out of all 22 teams. Brodhead-Juda took 10th in the large school division (264).
"It will be the same course for the sectional," Mosher said. "It looks like it will be a three-team race at the sectional."
Monroe senior Dylan Scace finished fourth in the large school division (16:30.7) and junior Kyle Legler was seventh (16:40).
"We had two runners ahead of their No. 1 guy," Mosher said of the Pointers. "We showed up front we had them beat."
Sophomore Dylan Fahrney took 18th for the Cheesemakers with a PR of 17:14 and freshman Alex Henry placed 28th (17:39.4).
"Dylan ran a really good time and stepped up," Mosher said. "We want to be getting faster at the right time. It seems to be working. We just need another runner or two to step up and we will be fine for the sectional."
Brodhead-Juda sophomore Jacob Staffon finished 31st (17:51.1) and senior Holden Whitledge took 37th (17:57.2). Sophomore teammate Carter Urness took 61st (18:42.6) followed by freshman Trenton Condon in 62nd (18:43.7). Senior Alex Aguilar rounded out the top five for the Cardinals taking 73rd (19:29.5).
In the small school division, Darlington had four runners in the top six to cruise to the team title 31-93 over Wisconsin Heights-Barneveld (93). New Glarus-Monticello finished third (103) and Albany was fifth (156).
Darlington junior Payton Heinberg won the small school division with a time of 16:26.4.
Senior teammate Tanner Evenstad finished third (16:45) and junior Tucker Lange took fourth (16:47). Albany junior Josh Dahl placed fifth (16:50.5) followed by Darlington senior Paul King who was sixth (17:11). Darlington senior Curtis Blosch placed 17th (18:16.3).
New Glarus-Monticello freshman Connor McCoy finished 11th (17:43.8) and sophomore Adam Nelson took 12th (18:03.8). Sophomore teammate Kellan Zweifel placed 25th (18:56.4) and freshman Ty Ready took 26th (18:58.8). Fellow freshman Rudy Wicker took 29th (19:07.7).
The other top runners for Albany were senior Logun Parker who finished 18th (18:37) and freshman Luke Johnson who placed 31st (19:13.7). Freshman teammate Owen Baertschi finished 49th (20:19.2) and freshman Clay Hubert took 53rd (20:26).
In the large school girls division, McFarland ran to the team title with 79 points. The Monroe girls took seventh with 151 points, which was just 25 points away from second-place Lodi (126). Brodhead-Juda (148) took sixth just ahead of the Cheesemakers.
"There are a lot of teams that have similar runners at the top for the sectional," Mosher said. "I think on a really good day we could have 25 or 30 points cut and we could have been right in the mix of things. If all of the girls run their best on the same day you never know what will happen."
Brodhead-Juda freshman Madelyn McIntyre took second (19:47.6) and Monroe freshman Anika Einbeck finished fifth (20:17.6). The other top-10 performance from the area came from senior Madee Harding who finished seventh (20:25.4).
"She (Einbeck) beat a lot of runners who are in contention for state," Mosher said.
Monroe freshman Jaci Hayes took 18th (21:19.5) and senior Rachel Meier took 28th (21:47.8). Junior teammate Elise Smith placed 44th (22:44.3) and junior Natalie Faith was 56th (23:18.2).
"Rachel Meier really stepped up," Mosher said.
Brodhead-Juda senior Cora Purdue placed 23rd (21:37.7) and junior Zoe Tresemer took 57th (23:22.7). Senior Morgan Tresemer placed 59th (23:35.9).
In the small school division, Prairie du Chien captured the team title ahead of Lancaster 36-52. Darlington took third (66) followed by Albany in fifth (99) and New Glarus-Monticello sixth (184).
Darlington junior Ilse Mendez finished fourth (20:06.2) and senior teammate Reghan Komprood finished fifth (20:11.3), followed by Albany senior Emma Guenther who was seventh (20:22.5). Darlington senior Emma Crist placed 12th (21:03.7), senior Erin Wolf finished 16th (21:17.8), and sophomore teammate Maddie Crist took 29th (23:02.8).
The other top runners for the Comets include junior Megan Anderson, who finished 19th (21:41), junior Madison Peters, who took 22nd (21:57.8), and junior Kaitlyn Trow, who was 23rd (22:11.6). Freshman teammate Lily Brewer placed 28th (22:38.7) to round out the top five for the Comets.
New Glarus-Monticello senior Gabby Whisler took 25th (22:14.8) to lead the Knights. Senior teammate Walela Three-Sticks placed 32nd (23:26.1) and sophomore Molly Molencamp was 36th (24:02.9). Junior teammate Emily Streiff placed 45th (29:16.7) and junior Brooke Dreyfus was 46th (30:24.3).
Ingold won the race out of 153 runners with a lifetime-best time of 15 minutes, 59.6 seconds. It marks the first time Ingold has broken 16 minutes and he surged over the final 800 meters to the win.
"It was a big accomplishment for him," Monroe co-coach Scott Mosher said. "It wasn't as hot as the Midwest Invitational. The course was flatter. It was cooler and there are some hills. There are some inclines, but it is a gradual decline where you can make up some time."
Dodgeville-Mineral Point finished first overall and in the large school division outdueling Monroe 45-58. In three weeks, Platteville will host the sectional and the top two teams qualify for state. McFarland took third Saturday (61). Darlington, which won the small school division (31 points) took fourth out of all 22 teams. Brodhead-Juda took 10th in the large school division (264).
"It will be the same course for the sectional," Mosher said. "It looks like it will be a three-team race at the sectional."
Monroe senior Dylan Scace finished fourth in the large school division (16:30.7) and junior Kyle Legler was seventh (16:40).
"We had two runners ahead of their No. 1 guy," Mosher said of the Pointers. "We showed up front we had them beat."
Sophomore Dylan Fahrney took 18th for the Cheesemakers with a PR of 17:14 and freshman Alex Henry placed 28th (17:39.4).
"Dylan ran a really good time and stepped up," Mosher said. "We want to be getting faster at the right time. It seems to be working. We just need another runner or two to step up and we will be fine for the sectional."
Brodhead-Juda sophomore Jacob Staffon finished 31st (17:51.1) and senior Holden Whitledge took 37th (17:57.2). Sophomore teammate Carter Urness took 61st (18:42.6) followed by freshman Trenton Condon in 62nd (18:43.7). Senior Alex Aguilar rounded out the top five for the Cardinals taking 73rd (19:29.5).
In the small school division, Darlington had four runners in the top six to cruise to the team title 31-93 over Wisconsin Heights-Barneveld (93). New Glarus-Monticello finished third (103) and Albany was fifth (156).
Darlington junior Payton Heinberg won the small school division with a time of 16:26.4.
Senior teammate Tanner Evenstad finished third (16:45) and junior Tucker Lange took fourth (16:47). Albany junior Josh Dahl placed fifth (16:50.5) followed by Darlington senior Paul King who was sixth (17:11). Darlington senior Curtis Blosch placed 17th (18:16.3).
New Glarus-Monticello freshman Connor McCoy finished 11th (17:43.8) and sophomore Adam Nelson took 12th (18:03.8). Sophomore teammate Kellan Zweifel placed 25th (18:56.4) and freshman Ty Ready took 26th (18:58.8). Fellow freshman Rudy Wicker took 29th (19:07.7).
The other top runners for Albany were senior Logun Parker who finished 18th (18:37) and freshman Luke Johnson who placed 31st (19:13.7). Freshman teammate Owen Baertschi finished 49th (20:19.2) and freshman Clay Hubert took 53rd (20:26).
In the large school girls division, McFarland ran to the team title with 79 points. The Monroe girls took seventh with 151 points, which was just 25 points away from second-place Lodi (126). Brodhead-Juda (148) took sixth just ahead of the Cheesemakers.
"There are a lot of teams that have similar runners at the top for the sectional," Mosher said. "I think on a really good day we could have 25 or 30 points cut and we could have been right in the mix of things. If all of the girls run their best on the same day you never know what will happen."
Brodhead-Juda freshman Madelyn McIntyre took second (19:47.6) and Monroe freshman Anika Einbeck finished fifth (20:17.6). The other top-10 performance from the area came from senior Madee Harding who finished seventh (20:25.4).
"She (Einbeck) beat a lot of runners who are in contention for state," Mosher said.
Monroe freshman Jaci Hayes took 18th (21:19.5) and senior Rachel Meier took 28th (21:47.8). Junior teammate Elise Smith placed 44th (22:44.3) and junior Natalie Faith was 56th (23:18.2).
"Rachel Meier really stepped up," Mosher said.
Brodhead-Juda senior Cora Purdue placed 23rd (21:37.7) and junior Zoe Tresemer took 57th (23:22.7). Senior Morgan Tresemer placed 59th (23:35.9).
In the small school division, Prairie du Chien captured the team title ahead of Lancaster 36-52. Darlington took third (66) followed by Albany in fifth (99) and New Glarus-Monticello sixth (184).
Darlington junior Ilse Mendez finished fourth (20:06.2) and senior teammate Reghan Komprood finished fifth (20:11.3), followed by Albany senior Emma Guenther who was seventh (20:22.5). Darlington senior Emma Crist placed 12th (21:03.7), senior Erin Wolf finished 16th (21:17.8), and sophomore teammate Maddie Crist took 29th (23:02.8).
The other top runners for the Comets include junior Megan Anderson, who finished 19th (21:41), junior Madison Peters, who took 22nd (21:57.8), and junior Kaitlyn Trow, who was 23rd (22:11.6). Freshman teammate Lily Brewer placed 28th (22:38.7) to round out the top five for the Comets.
New Glarus-Monticello senior Gabby Whisler took 25th (22:14.8) to lead the Knights. Senior teammate Walela Three-Sticks placed 32nd (23:26.1) and sophomore Molly Molencamp was 36th (24:02.9). Junior teammate Emily Streiff placed 45th (29:16.7) and junior Brooke Dreyfus was 46th (30:24.3).
