COTTAGE GROVE — New Glarus-Monticello girls took a drop in the Division 2 rankings personally, racing to a first-place finish in the Dana Waddell Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The Lady Knights were ranked No. 4 on Sept. 4 and dropped to No. 5 on Sept. 11, as Shawano went from No. 5 to No. 3.
Molly Olson and Melanie Fink led the squad with their third- and fourth-place finishes. Lily Maynard also placed in the top 10, while Ruthie Zuber and Lucy Melvin finished back-to-back in 14th and 15th. Overall, the team — including Emma Martinson and Camryn Arnett — ran within two and a half minutes of each other.
The boys team finished 10th of 11 teams, led by senior Tanner Gardner. Pardeeville, ranked No. 6 in Division 3, won the meet with three runners in the top overall finishers.