The Dodgeville Mineral Point cross country teams ran in the Greg Bell Memorial Night Run last Thursday night in Boscobel.
The varsity boys finched 3rd in their 22-team field while the girls took 9th in the 23-team field.
Johnny Robinson led the boys team in 3rd place overall with a time of 16:19.6.
Leif Nelson cracked the toop 10 in that exact spot with a time of 17:16.4 Then came Nolan Allendorf 17th in 17:44.6, Jack Tippett 44th in 18:47.5, Jack Christopher 55th in 19:15.4, Brayden McWilliams 59th in 19:20.4, and Logan Swinehart 60th in 19:23.0. The last three DP runners came in very close together.
Monroe won with 42 points to Richland Center/Ithaca’s 93. Dodge-Point had 132.
The rest of the team scores were: Fennimore 137, Iowa-Grant 191, La Crosse Central 204, Boscobel 216, Platteville 219, Viroqua 281, Aquinas 313, Southwestern/Benton 313, Lancaster 316, Hillsboro 362, Argyle/Pecatonica 377, Darlington 390, River Valley 403, Kickapoo/La- Farge 404, Cuba City 415, Prairie du Chien 458, Westby 587, Cashton 652, Riverdale 675.
The DP JV boys won with 27 points over Monroe’s 33. Iowa- Grant was 4th with 98 behind Boscobel’s 92. DP had runners 2-5.
Finishes were: Ben Engel 2nd 19:36.0, Rhet Spurley 3rd 19:40.2, Brady Blackford 4th 19:40.8, Aiden Patterson thy 19:47.4, Elliot Hesseling 13th 20:36.0, Levi Dury 15th 20:50.5, Owen Michek 21st 21:07.7. In the Middle School race, Dodge-Point’s Nathan Allendorf was the winner.
Avalee Langreck again led the DP girls, taking 8th over all in 19:49.
She was followed by Payton Christopher 25th in 21:16.2, Raina Arndt 44th in 21:56.6, Iliana Zizis 59th in 22:49.1, Lilly Houtakker 75th in 23:17.8, Chloe Eastman 85th in 23:36.1 and Autumn Pagenkopf 88th in 23:49.0.
Team scores: Aqunas 98, Monroe 105, Southwestern/Benton 121, Darlington 135, Platteville 147, Lancaster 180, La Crosse Central 189, Fennimore 206, Dodge-Point 211, Richland Center/Ithaca 274, River Valley 323, Viroqua 346, Westby 350, River Ridge 359, North Crawford 446, Iowa-Grant 475, Prairie duChien 495, Youth Initiative 514, Argyle/Pecatonica 535, Wauzekassteuben 542, Cuba City 576, Kickapoo/LaFarge 594, Cashton 606.
The Dodge-Point JV girls finished 5th with 122 points to winning Monroe’s 17.
Finishes were: Abbey Finley 13th 23:53.1, 16 Faye Schuette 16th 24:26.4, Adalynn Pagenkopf 926th 25:18.2, Elise Engle 27th 25:26.2, Aurora White 40th 27:32.1, Brynnlin Cartwright 47th 28:22.6, Merit Pawelski 51st 29:54.7.
Dodge-Point coach Denny McGraw talked about the teams’ success.
“The Greg Bell Memorial Invite held in Boscobel is one that the runners really enjoy. It is their only night meet, under the floodlights and using various glow sticks to mark the course. The students use the opportunity to wear glow apparel and do something different. This race has become so much larger over the years because of the night experience. All our runners showed nice improvement in this race.
Girls Varsity
The girls placed 9th out of 24 teams. Avalee Langreck placed 8th with another steady performance. It is fun to see her continue to improve each week. Payton Christopher placed 26th and her summer miles seem to be kicking in. Raina Arndt (46th) and broke the 22 minute mark, which is a nice to see. Iliana Zizis (62nd) as a freshmen continues to improve as she gains confidence. Lilly Houtakker (78th) rounded out the scoring for the varsity. Chloe Eastman (89th) and Autumn Pagenkopf (92nd) both had nice races to earn a varsity spot for the Janesville Invite on Saturday.
Girls JV
The JV Girls placed 5th out of 9 teams led by Abbey Finley (14th).
Boys Varsity
The boys placed 3rd our of 22 teams. Johnny Robinson placed 3rd as he continues to run with the leaders in every race. Leif Nelson (10th) had another strong performance. Nolan Allendorf (17th) continues to move up and show good determination. Jack Tippett (45th) and Jack Christopher (60th) are two freshmen that are really making their presences known on the team. Brayden McWilliams (61st) and Logan Swinehart (62nd) have earned varsity spots for the Janesville Invite with solid races.
Boys JV
The JV Boys placed 1st out of 7 teams led by Ben Engel (2nd).
The Middle School teams also participated in this Invite. The girls placed 5th out of 15, the boys 2nd out of 13. It is nice to see the middle school students from both Dodgeville and Mineral Point competing together and doing so well.”
