Bay Cross Country Runners Gather Momentum

The best cross country runners put in hundreds of miles during the off season, all in preparation for the two months of competition in September and October.  So, here we are at mid-season and the Whitefish Bay girls appear to be hitting their stride.

This past Saturday at the Purgold Invitational in Cudahy, the Whitefish Bay Varsity and JV girls again scored dominating wins.  The varsity girls took five of the top eight places in their event, posting a score of 24. The JV girls won their event by taking the first four places in the race, posting a score of 23.  (In cross country, the first five finishers for a team are awarded points equal to their finishing position, so a “perfect score” is 15.)

Varsity runners

Emma-Lisa Murphy (1^st)           14:43

Alana Blegen (4^th)                    15:27

Sara Coffey (5^th)                      15:28

Emma Fallone (6^th)                  15:31

Elise Hotz (8^th)                         15:36

Sydney Wellenstein (10^th)        15:47

Madeline Crider (18^th)              16:43

Emily Garcia (27^th overall)        17:16

JV runners

Jenna Wirkus (1^st)                     16:43

Frances Puerner (2^nd)              16:46

Jessica O’Neill (3^rd)                   17:14

Katie Lichosik (4^th)                   17:20

Abby McGovern (13^th)              18:01

Katie Plaster (16^th)                   18:11

Emily Nelson (25^th)                   18:41

Ellie Sato (30^th)                        18:49

Megan Hukenpahler (32^nd)      18:51

Sarah Nelson (41^st)                  19:19

Maryclare Warren (54^th)          19:56

Abby French (55^th)                 19:57

Mary-Kate Weiss (56^th)           19:57

Amsale Abera (57^th)                20:03

Grace Talbot (67^th)                 21:46

Elosie Haddock (69^th)              21:57

Olivia Grych (70^th)                   22:02

Note:  Congratulations to Bay Coach Ben Van Male who finished 16^th overall in the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon with a time of 2:48:15