DARLINGTON - The sibling rivalry between the Miehe brothers has served as a driving force as Darlington chases another run to state.
Darlington freshman Tyson Miehe won the 5,000-meter race and his older brother Kent Miehe finished second to propel the Redbirds past Pecatonica-Argyle in a dual meet Tuesday. Tyson's time of 17 minutes, 52 seconds was seven seconds ahead of Kent (17:59). The Redbirds had the top eight runners and rolled past the Vikings 15-50.
The Miehe brothers would compete against each other while in middle school. Now they are competing on a united front.
"We use that to make each other better," Kent said of the competition. "Tyson has worked his butt off. He has earned his spot."
Tyson, who has ran in the Crazy Legs and in the national AAU run, still looks to his big brother for guidance.
"If you want to call it a competition or rivalry, it's a friendly one," Tyson said. "I take his leadership because he's my older brother. Besides my dad, he's my other role model."
Darlington coach Arnie Miehe, Kent and Tyson's father, has seen not only his two sons run strong, but an entire team running at an elite level. Arnie envisioned Tyson making an impact as a freshman. Tyson has already broken the freshman record by more than one minute and is running at the front of the pack in most races.
"Ever since the first grade, I could tell he had another gear," Arnie said.
Darlington junior Destin Komprood finished third (18:03), sophomore Quinn Cullen took fourth (18:07) and senior Connor Roche was fifth (18:10). Sophomore Garth Garrison took sixth (18:12, junior Michael Sinclair finished seventh (18:18) and junior Brady McDaniel was eighth (18:20).
"In order to compete at the highest level, you have to have a good group of kids," Arnie Miehe said. "You can't just have one or two guys. We go eight-, nine-, 10-deep. When someone has an off race, someone picks them up. That takes the pressure off."
Pecatonica-Argyle junior Cameron Colson took ninth (18:22), senior Chris James finished 10th (18:48) and junior Wyatt Massey was 11th (18:59) to lead the Vikings. Pecatonica-Argyle junior Troy Farrell finished 17th (20:05).
Even though it was a dual meet, Tyson was motivated.
"Like my dad says, every meet is a check point," Tyson said. "This was a check point. Hopefully, we can carry this to Wisconsin Rapids, conference and the sectional. Hopefully, we have a shot to win it all."
The Darlington boys cross country team is looking to qualify for state for the third straight year. The Redbirds were ranked No. 1 last year, but battled sickness and finished 12th at state as a team.
"Our first goal is to get out of the sectional," Kent said. "The last couple of years we haven't run good at state. This year we want to change that."
The Darlington girls cross country team looked just as dominant running on the home course. The Redbirds had the top five runners, led by sophomore Cheyenne Wolfe who finished first with a time of 16:12, and also knocked off the Vikings with a perfect score 15-48.
Darlington sophomore Christa Wamsley took second (16:56) and junior Hannah Robiolio was third (16:56). Darlington junior Amy Jorgenson took fourth (16:57) and senior Kayla Lange was fifth (17:00). Pecatonica-Argyle junior Kendra Sigg finished sixth (17:05) and Darlington freshman Claire Cullen was seventh (17:25).
Redbirds senior Taryn Evenstad took eighth (17:36), sophomore Harley Douglas finished ninth (17:38) and sophomore Tatum Evenstad was 10th (17:38). Pecatonica-Argyle sophomore Emma Marion finished 15th (18:33).
"With both teams we have, we are at a whole different level this year," Arnie Miehe said.
Darlington freshman Tyson Miehe won the 5,000-meter race and his older brother Kent Miehe finished second to propel the Redbirds past Pecatonica-Argyle in a dual meet Tuesday. Tyson's time of 17 minutes, 52 seconds was seven seconds ahead of Kent (17:59). The Redbirds had the top eight runners and rolled past the Vikings 15-50.
The Miehe brothers would compete against each other while in middle school. Now they are competing on a united front.
"We use that to make each other better," Kent said of the competition. "Tyson has worked his butt off. He has earned his spot."
Tyson, who has ran in the Crazy Legs and in the national AAU run, still looks to his big brother for guidance.
"If you want to call it a competition or rivalry, it's a friendly one," Tyson said. "I take his leadership because he's my older brother. Besides my dad, he's my other role model."
Darlington coach Arnie Miehe, Kent and Tyson's father, has seen not only his two sons run strong, but an entire team running at an elite level. Arnie envisioned Tyson making an impact as a freshman. Tyson has already broken the freshman record by more than one minute and is running at the front of the pack in most races.
"Ever since the first grade, I could tell he had another gear," Arnie said.
Darlington junior Destin Komprood finished third (18:03), sophomore Quinn Cullen took fourth (18:07) and senior Connor Roche was fifth (18:10). Sophomore Garth Garrison took sixth (18:12, junior Michael Sinclair finished seventh (18:18) and junior Brady McDaniel was eighth (18:20).
"In order to compete at the highest level, you have to have a good group of kids," Arnie Miehe said. "You can't just have one or two guys. We go eight-, nine-, 10-deep. When someone has an off race, someone picks them up. That takes the pressure off."
Pecatonica-Argyle junior Cameron Colson took ninth (18:22), senior Chris James finished 10th (18:48) and junior Wyatt Massey was 11th (18:59) to lead the Vikings. Pecatonica-Argyle junior Troy Farrell finished 17th (20:05).
Even though it was a dual meet, Tyson was motivated.
"Like my dad says, every meet is a check point," Tyson said. "This was a check point. Hopefully, we can carry this to Wisconsin Rapids, conference and the sectional. Hopefully, we have a shot to win it all."
The Darlington boys cross country team is looking to qualify for state for the third straight year. The Redbirds were ranked No. 1 last year, but battled sickness and finished 12th at state as a team.
"Our first goal is to get out of the sectional," Kent said. "The last couple of years we haven't run good at state. This year we want to change that."
The Darlington girls cross country team looked just as dominant running on the home course. The Redbirds had the top five runners, led by sophomore Cheyenne Wolfe who finished first with a time of 16:12, and also knocked off the Vikings with a perfect score 15-48.
Darlington sophomore Christa Wamsley took second (16:56) and junior Hannah Robiolio was third (16:56). Darlington junior Amy Jorgenson took fourth (16:57) and senior Kayla Lange was fifth (17:00). Pecatonica-Argyle junior Kendra Sigg finished sixth (17:05) and Darlington freshman Claire Cullen was seventh (17:25).
Redbirds senior Taryn Evenstad took eighth (17:36), sophomore Harley Douglas finished ninth (17:38) and sophomore Tatum Evenstad was 10th (17:38). Pecatonica-Argyle sophomore Emma Marion finished 15th (18:33).
"With both teams we have, we are at a whole different level this year," Arnie Miehe said.
