The Wausau East girls placed four runners within the top ten helping them claim the Division II championship.  The Neenah girls were victorious in Division I placing three runners among the first seven runners.  Alison Parker of Neenah led the entire field by holding off Maggie Priebe of Wausau East to win the Girls Varsity race with a time of 14:47.57.

The Kimberly Boys held off Oshkosh North to win the Division II championship.  The Papermakers were led by a strong performance by sophomore Michael Quesnsell’s third place finish.  The Marquette boys made an early season statement defeating the defending state champions Stevens Point and Neenah by twenty-two points.  Marquette was impressive placing five runners among the top ten places.  Jake Erschen led Marquette with a first place finish of 15:50.  Fond Du Lac Coach Henry Dennis set a new course record in the alumni race posting an impressive time of 15:11 in the 5k.

The Neenah Cross Country Program hopes to continue to expand the Neenah Invitational.  If at least two more smaller schools are interested a Division III category will be established.  The Neenah Invitational offers all teams the benefit of running against some of the best competition within the state while rewarding team performance by matching schools of similar size.  The Neenah Invite has a middle school race, alumni/open race too.  Please contact John Morgen at jmorgen@neenah.k12.wi.us if you would like to learn more about the Neenah Invitational.