Monona Grove's Mackenzie Babcock and Middleton's Alexa Richardson earn runner and coach of the year honors, respectively.
Mount Horeb's Joseph Stoddard and Madison West's Tom Kaufman earns runner and coach of the year awards.
With high school sports in full swing, it can be tough to keep up with all of the action. Here's what you should know this week.
Photos of area teams and individuals competing in the WIAA state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
After a disappointing finish last fall, the senior ended a 25-year state title drought for the Vikings while also making program history with girls competitor Abby Stadler.
The Cardinals' run of team titles came to an end, but Zaira Malloy-Salgado and Olivia Chellevold became the program's third straight pair to share the medal stand.
The senior became the program's first-ever state medalist, giving the new school much needed shine on the big stage.
The senior becomes the program's first to reach the WIAA state cross country podium, finishing sixth in Division 3.
With high school sports in full swing, it can be tough to keep up with all of the action. Here's what you should know this week.
Madison West's boys team must go through a treacherous field to capture more gold, while Waunakee and Middleton are in the hunt for the Division 1 girls team title.
To nominate a student-athlete, contact us at wsjsport@madison.com, with the student-athlete we should recognize, what school they attend and a short reason why they should be selected.
Middleton girls cross country coach Alexa Richardson led the Cardinals to the WIAA Division 1 state title last year in Wisconsin Rapids.
The cross country runner and track athlete creates logos and designs on hats, sweatshirts and t-shirts he buys.
Here are some photos of him with his product.
To nominate a student-athlete, contact us at wsjsports@madison.com with who we should recognize, what school they go to and a short reason why.
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Here are the scenes from a pair of local cross country practices.
Middleton was the WIAA Division 1 state champion last season, followed by runner-up Madison West. Monona Grove's Mackenzie Babcock and Middleton's Zaira Malloy-Salgado are expected to lead the pack.
There are lots of talented athletes returning, here's a list of 10 to keep an eye on in the Madison area.
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After working with the Silver Eagles' cross country program in 2021 and the track and field program this past spring, Sam Keltner was named Monona Grove boys cross country coach.
Doug Maughan and Joel Block will lead the Cardinals' cross country program when Sun Prairie has two high schools in the fall of 2022.
Katie Kornaus takes over as the Spartans' coach, following Paul Chellevold's resignation.
The senior was honored as the top runner in the state after winning her second straight state championship with the Cardinals.
Pansegrau took part in the Eastbay cross country championships in San Diego.
Pansegrau competed at the Eastbay Midwest regional Saturday in Kenosha.
It's the second straight state gold for Pansegrau and Middleton.
Madison West claimed seventh in the Division 1 boys competition. The Poynette boys place fourth in Division 3.