Luxemburg-Casco High School

Luxemburg-Casco boys finish 11th at WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Championships

The Luxemburg-Casco boys cross country team finished just outside the top 10 at the WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

 

The Spartans placed 11th overall with 233 points, led by junior Ezra Treml, who finished seventh in the boys 5,000-meter race with a personal-best time of 15 minutes, 51.3 seconds.

 

Junior Zach Tassoul also delivered a strong performance, finishing 22nd overall with a personal-best time of 16:36.0.

 

Senior Marcis Doell finished 102nd in 17:49.8, followed by senior Bryce Piesler in 109th at 18:08.2 and senior Noah Dubois in 111th at 18:09.3.

 

Sophomore Bryce Mleziva placed 113th in 18:14.1, while senior Evan Vandermause rounded out the Spartans’ state lineup in 117th at 18:16.5.

 

Campbellsport captured the Division 2 team state championship with 104 points, followed by McFarland in second with 135 and Lakeland Union in third with 149.

 

Campbellsport senior Garrett Pickering claimed the individual state championship with a time of 15:31.1, followed by Somerset junior Kaleb Mroz in second at 15:42.9 and West Salem junior Evan Berra in third at 15:43.1.

 

Luxemburg-Casco closed out its season with two runners among the top 25 individually and an 11th-place team finish at the state championships.