PLATTEVILLE - Monroe's boys cross country team finished first overall Saturday in the large school division at the Platteville Invitational, while Darlington and Albany finished 1-2 in the small school division for boys.
Brett DeNure finished third overall for Monroe with a time of 16 minutes, 18 seconds.
"(Brett's) time was the 15th fastest 5K ever run by a senior in the history of Monroe cross country," head coach Dave Hirsbrunner said.
DeNure, along with the top six finishers in the meet, broke the old course record.
Dylan Stark finished eighth overall for the Cheesemakers with a time of 16:43. Joe Pecora (17:07) and Cullen Sampson (17:10) finished ninth and 10th, respectively.
"Our varsity was finally all back together again in the same race except for Justin Scott (bronchitis symptoms)," Hirsbrunner said. "Joe and Cullen have been running close to each other all year. They really help each other. They both hit PR's (personal records) and really closed well."
Albany's Jake Lincicum added to his already impressive season with a time of 16:38, pacing the small schools division.
New Glarus-Monticello's Cory Jones (17:24) finished fifth, with teammates Carl Pratt (17:52, seventh place) and Tyler Meier (18:01, 11th place) joining him as top finishers. New Glarus-Monticello finished fourth overall, just two points behind Brookwood.
Jordan Heimberg (first place) and Markus Garrison (sixth place) paced Darlington to the championship. Teammates Kent Miehe (17:55, eighth place), Conner Roche (18:00, 9th place), and Michael Sinclair (18:01, 10th place) all gave the Redbirds the depth needed for the win.
Jake Short (18:11, 13th place), Drew Mather (18:19, 15th place), and Reece Whitehead (18:22, 17th place) all helped Linicum and Albany finish in second place.
Wyatt Massey (18:42, 26th place) paced Pecatonica-Argyle.
On the girls' side, Darlington finished second in the small school division, with NG-M finishing third, Albany fifth and Pec-Argyle sixth.
Pec-Argyle's Elise Sigg paced all girls with a 14:54. Kelsey Bernet (15:53, third place) paced NG-M, Olivia Wedig (16:02, fourth place) led Darlington and Jessica Mauerman (16:32, 10th place) led the way for Albany.
Monroe's girls finished fourth, with Tess Seichter leading the way with a 16:04 ninth-place finish. Teammate Molly Hlubek finished 14th (16:37) and Tessa Frutiger (17:01, 23rd place) also saw success for the Cheesemakers.
"Abbey Schneider (17:12, 26th place) had the best race of all of our girls," said head coach Brian Jefferson. "She ran her fastest race of the season by 40 seconds and had an all-time personal record by nine seconds."
The four teams that finished ahead of Monroe are in the same sectional as the Cheesemakers, which concerned Jefferson.
Brett DeNure finished third overall for Monroe with a time of 16 minutes, 18 seconds.
"(Brett's) time was the 15th fastest 5K ever run by a senior in the history of Monroe cross country," head coach Dave Hirsbrunner said.
DeNure, along with the top six finishers in the meet, broke the old course record.
Dylan Stark finished eighth overall for the Cheesemakers with a time of 16:43. Joe Pecora (17:07) and Cullen Sampson (17:10) finished ninth and 10th, respectively.
"Our varsity was finally all back together again in the same race except for Justin Scott (bronchitis symptoms)," Hirsbrunner said. "Joe and Cullen have been running close to each other all year. They really help each other. They both hit PR's (personal records) and really closed well."
Albany's Jake Lincicum added to his already impressive season with a time of 16:38, pacing the small schools division.
New Glarus-Monticello's Cory Jones (17:24) finished fifth, with teammates Carl Pratt (17:52, seventh place) and Tyler Meier (18:01, 11th place) joining him as top finishers. New Glarus-Monticello finished fourth overall, just two points behind Brookwood.
Jordan Heimberg (first place) and Markus Garrison (sixth place) paced Darlington to the championship. Teammates Kent Miehe (17:55, eighth place), Conner Roche (18:00, 9th place), and Michael Sinclair (18:01, 10th place) all gave the Redbirds the depth needed for the win.
Jake Short (18:11, 13th place), Drew Mather (18:19, 15th place), and Reece Whitehead (18:22, 17th place) all helped Linicum and Albany finish in second place.
Wyatt Massey (18:42, 26th place) paced Pecatonica-Argyle.
On the girls' side, Darlington finished second in the small school division, with NG-M finishing third, Albany fifth and Pec-Argyle sixth.
Pec-Argyle's Elise Sigg paced all girls with a 14:54. Kelsey Bernet (15:53, third place) paced NG-M, Olivia Wedig (16:02, fourth place) led Darlington and Jessica Mauerman (16:32, 10th place) led the way for Albany.
Monroe's girls finished fourth, with Tess Seichter leading the way with a 16:04 ninth-place finish. Teammate Molly Hlubek finished 14th (16:37) and Tessa Frutiger (17:01, 23rd place) also saw success for the Cheesemakers.
"Abbey Schneider (17:12, 26th place) had the best race of all of our girls," said head coach Brian Jefferson. "She ran her fastest race of the season by 40 seconds and had an all-time personal record by nine seconds."
The four teams that finished ahead of Monroe are in the same sectional as the Cheesemakers, which concerned Jefferson.
