Appleton North girls, three other local runners compete at 2025 WIAA State Cross Country Championships

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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Appleton North girls had a pair of top-15 finishes and took seventh in the Division 1 standings at the 2025 WIAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Ridges Golf Course.

Sophomore Eva Busch placed fifth in 18:13.5 and senior Ava Helmbrecht finished 13th in 18:44.8 to lead the way for the Lightning, who finished with 220 points. Neenah won its second-straight Division 1 state title with 71 points.

Sophia Scherwinski placed 68^th (19:38.9), Audry Dehlinger was 103^rd (20:11.9), Amber Ziemer 136^th (20:48.8), Addy Campbell 165^th (21:31.0) and Audra Roe 184^th (22:16.6) to round out Appleton North’s team.

In the Division 1 boys race, Appleton East’s Louie Mandich finished 69^th among the 188 runners, running the 5-kilometer race in 16:53.3.

Stevens Point won its fourth D-1 boys team title in a row, with De Pere’s Grady Lenn taking first in the boys race in 15:03.2.

Fox Valley Lutheran had a pair of runners in Division 2 action.

Claire Fischer placed 55^th in the girls race in 20:34.1, while Mason Dobberstein finished 74^th in the boys race in 17:38.8.

Click here for complete results, courtesy of the WIAA