L’Anse girls earn UP cross country title in Houghton
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HOUGHTON -- One championship trophy stayed in the Copper Country Saturday as Houghton hosted the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals for the first time in 20 years.
That belonged to the L'Anse girls who retained their Division 3 title with 38 points. They were followed by Ewen-Trout Creek 74 and Rapid River 82.
"One of our keys to success is the athletes held each other accountable," L'Anse coach Erin DiCarlo said. "This is a tight-knit group. This is also huge for our program. It helps other kids when they see the success. It was good for us to run against Houghton. They're the only team to beat us all year. They made us better."
Superior Central freshman Edye Burdette became the individual winner, covering the hilly 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 55 seconds. She was followed by E-TC senior Bree Besonen at 20:46.7 and Crystal Falls Forest Park freshman Ellie Zaupa (21:59).
Dollar Bay freshman Lily Halkola was the area's leader in fifth (22:19.9) and junior Lily Froese paced the Purple Hornets in seventh (22:43.3) on a sunny day which the temperatures hovered near 80.
"It feels exciting to be part of this," Froese said. "I think our depth helped. This is a very big motivator for us. This is a tough course and it was too hot."
L'Anse junior Kwynn Voskuhl placed ninth (22:50.5) with classmate Princess Pierre in 10th (23:11.2) and senior Tessa Thor 13th (23:34).
Eighth-grader Arianna Jahfetson was Baraga's pacesetter in 20th (24:02.8).
The Marquette girls edged Houghton 49-55 for the D-1 championship. Third-place Sault Ste. Marie had 67 points, followed by Negaunee at 83.
Marquette freshman Charlotte Jones had the day's fastest time among the girls at 19:42.4, followed by Kingsford junior Maria Murvich (20:02.8), Negaunee freshman Julia Plaxco (20:11.6) and Houghton junior Holly Cooke (20:27.2).
Three additional Gremlins reached the podium. They were freshman Emma Jukuri in seventh in a personal-best 20:44.3, senior Norah Woodruff eighth (21:01.9) and sophomore Brooke Hoppe 11th (21:22.1).
"I'm happy with where we finished," Jukuri said. "This is my first time under 21. It feels real good to run my best race of the year and reach that goal. This is something we can build on. It was a little hot out there, but it was okay."
Calumet's leader was junior Bethany McParlan in 25th (23:59.8).
In D-2, Munising was crowned champion for the first time in four years when it was in D-3.
The Mustangs had 48 points, followed by Rudyard 57, Jeffers 69 and Hancock 113.
Newberry senior Abby Taylor earned top honors at 20:16.1, followed by sophomore teammate Molly McNamara (20:29.3) and Munising freshman Emma Conklin (21:15.1).
Jeffers junior Remi Coponen was 11th (22:49.5), followed by classmates Sophia Johnson (23:07.4) and Karissa Rautiola (23:19.2).
Hancock was led by junior Abby Bradway in 26th (24:55.5).
Upper Peninsula Finals
At Houghton
Boys
Division 1
Marquette 19, Sault Ste. Marie 79, Houghton 84, Ishpeming Westwood and Gladstone 131, Negaunee 137, Kingsford 190, Menominee 198. Escanaba, Manistique, Calumet, Powers North Central NTS.
Top 15 -- 1, Lucas Ballard, Marquette, 16:28.9; 2, Vasu Esplin, Marquette, 17:08.1; 3, William Lindsay, Marquette, 17:23.8; 4, Chase Aldrich, Sault Ste. Marie, 17:39.9; 5. Garrett Crimmins, Marquette, 17:58.4; 6, Tyler Rule, Houghton, 17:58.5; 7, Calvin Carlson Ishpeming Westwood, 18:01; 8, Lake Skytta, Marquette, 18:03.4; 9, Brandon Van Karsen, Houghton, 18:09.1; 10, Bradley Klann, Menominee, 18:19.6; 11, Chuck Cameron, Gladstone, 18:22.1; 12, Cole Ceane, Houghton, 18:23.1; 14, Jayden Seekie, Marquette, 18:27.1; 15, Cavan Mulligan, Kingsford, 18:46.4.
Division 2
Rudyard and Munising 42, Painesdale Jeffers 50, Brimley 101, Ironwood 127. Ishpeming, Hancock, Gwinn, Gogebic and Norway NTS.
Top 15 -- 1, Kemper Gearhart, Ishpeming, 17:48.2; 2, Eli Folkersma, Rudyard, 18:00.7; 3, Blake Lakosky, Munising, 18:10.1; 4, Darren Johnson, Brimley; 5, Branson Anderson, Painesdale Jeffers, 18:31.5; 6, Liam Kinnunen, Painesdale Jeffers, 18:40.1; 7, Evan Kelto, Munising, 18:48.5; 8, Jack LaLone, Rudyard, 18:57.3; 9, Zaine Nichols, Rudyard, 18:59.3; 10, Noah Randell, Painesdale Jeffers, 19:07; 11, Orin Shalom, Munising, 19:12.7; 12, Nolan Dolasie, Munising, 19:18.3; 13, Oliver Dankert, Rudyard, 19:24.1; 14, Dylan Krause, Munising, 19:30.3; 15, Liam Hoolsema, Rudyard.
Division 3
Cedarville-DeTour 78, St. Ignace and Rapid River 86, Rock Mid Peninsula 87, Crystal Falls Forest Park 108, Stephenson 132, Pickford 137, Superior Central 150, Carney-Nadeau 196. Engadine, L'Anse, Dollar Bay, Ewen-Trout Creek, Watersmeet, Calumet Copper Island, Escanaba Holy Name, Chassell, Baraga and Republic-Michigamme NTS.
Top 15 -- 1, Ethan Snyder, Cedarville-DeTour, 16:51.4; 2, Nate Stielstra, Engadine, 17:58.2; 3, Liam Bohn, Cedarville-DeTour, 18:02.4; 4, Jacob Mitchell, Pickford, 18:11.7; 5, Wyatt Huhn, St. Ignace. 18:13.4; 6, Ashdeyn Gerow, Rock Mid Peninsula, 18:18.1; 7, Eli Stiglitz, Rock Mid Peninsula, 18:30.7; 8, Owen Truitt, Rapid River, 18:37.3; 9, Jaxon Klyk, Superior Central, 18:52.2; 10, Ezra Asher, St. Ignace, 19:01.6; 11, Reuben Rasner, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 19:05.6; 12, Jae Poma, Rapid River, 19:08.5; 13, Trenton Cairns, Stephenson, 19:10.5; 14, Jon Denkins, Rapid River, 19:13; 15, Dietrich Rasner, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 19:15.7.
Girls
Division 1
Marquette 49, Houghton 55, Sault Ste. Marie 67, Negaunee 83, Kingsford 125, Menominee 173, Calumet 185, Escanaba 204. Gladstone, Powers North Central, Ishpeming Westwood and Manistique NTS.
Top 15 -- 1, Charlotte Jones, Marquette, 19:42.4; 2, Maria Murvich, Kingsford, 20:02.8; 3, Julia Plaxco, Negaunee, 20:11.6; 4, Holly Cooke, Houghton, 20:27.2; 5, Asia Jones, Sault Ste. Marie, 20:29.7; 6, Emma Ziegler, Marquette, 20:38.8; 7, Emma Jukuri, Houghton, 21:01.9; 8, Norah Woodruff, Houghton, 21:10.9; 9, Ava Cantway, Marquette, 21:10.5; 10, Winley Brandt, Menominee, 21:20.2; 11, Brooke Hoppe, Houghton, 21:22.1; 12, Keira Waterman, Negaunee, 21:30.2; 13, Amira Perrier, Marquette; 14, Isabeau Woodard, Sault Ste. Marie, 21:39.7; 15, Cora Goulet, Sault Ste. Marie, 21:55.9
Division 2
Munising 48, Rudyard 57, Painesdale Jeffers 69, Hancock 113, Brimley 115, Newberry 123, Ironwood 196. Gogebic, Norway and Ishpeming NTS.
Top 15 -- 1, Abby Taylor, Newberry, 20:16.1; 2, Molly McNamara, Newberry, 20:29.3; 3, Emma Conklin, Munising, 21:15.1; 4, Siri Jacobson, Gogebic, 21:37.8; 5, Sophie Mahoski, Ishpeming, 21:38.2; 6, Alena Pietila, Hancock, 21:44.9; 7, Addie Bowerman, Munising, 21:56; 8, Ashlyn Mitchell, Rudyard, 22:13.6, 9, Melissa Kirschner, Rudyard, 22:21.8; 10, Colleen Rice, Rudyard, 22:44.8; 11, Remi Coponen, Painesdale Jeffers, 22:49.5; 12, Sophia Johnson, Painesdale Jeffers, 23:07.4; 13, Karissa Rautiola, Painesdale Jeffers, 23:19.2; 14, Edon Kidd, Munising, 23:27.2; 15, Maya Weiss, Munising, 23:30.5.
Division 3
L'Anse 38, Ewen-Trout Creek 74, Rapid River 82, Superior Central 86, Crystal Falls Forest Park 102, St. Ignace 122. Dollar Bay, Engadine, Cedarville-DeTour, Rock Mid Peninsula, Baraga, Calumet Copper Island Academy, Chassell, Pickford, Stephenson, Escanaba Holy Name and Republic-Michigamme NTS.,
Top 15 -- 1, Edye Burdett, Superior Central 19:55; 2, Bree Besonen, Ewen-Trout Creek, 20:46.7; 3, Ellie Zaupa, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 21:59; 4, Evonna LaCosse, Rapid River, 22:01.1; 5, Lily Halkola, Dollar Bay, 22:19.9; 6, Sarah Chapman, Engadine 22:40.8; 7, Lily Froese, L'Anse, 22:43.3; 8, Sylvia Aho, Chassell, 22:46.6; 9, Kwynn Voskuhl, L'Anse, 22:50.5; 10, Princess Pierre, L'Anse, 23:11.2; 11, Julia Poma, Rapid River, 23:22.8; 12, Vivian Norden, Rock Mid Peninsula, 23:29.5; 13, Tessa Thor, L'Anse, 23:24; 14. Kendra Pederson, Superior Central, 23:37.6; 15, Paget Hinnen, Cedarville-DeTour, 23:46.9.