Parker girls win Big Eight cross country challenge

By GAZETTE STAFF Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008

VERONA — Brooke King led Janesville Parker High School girls cross country team to first place in a Big Eight Conference five-team challenge Tuesday at Verona.

The Vikings beat the host Wildcats, 35-43, for the top spot.

King finished the tough 4,000-meter Verona course with a winning time of 16 minutes, 37 seconds.

Meanwhile, the Parker boys took fourth place with 91 points. Verona won with 36.

“It was a breakout race for Brooke,” Parker girls coach Joe LaChance said of King. “It was a team success because we ran close together for the first time this season.’’

Parker’s Ashleigh King followed her twin sister, Brooke, with a fourth-place finish in 16:48. Catie O’Leary was eighth in 17:07, and Nicki Bakke was 10th in 17:14 for Parker.

The Vikings will compete in the 71st Midwest Invitational on Saturday morning at Blackhawk Golf Course in Janesville

BIG EIGHT CHALLENGE

At Verona

GIRLS

Team Scores

Janesville Parker 35, Verona 43, Madison Memoral 60, Madison East 107, Beloit Memorial 151.

Individual Results

(4,000 meters)

1. Brooke King (JP), 16:37; 2. Claire Brickston (ME), 16:43; 3. Emma Crawford (MM), 16:45; 4. Ashleigh King (JP), 16:48; 5. Kelsey Sweeney (V), 16:49; 6. Janna Wiese (V), 16:54; 7. Becky Burton (V), 17:03; 8. Catie O’Leary, (JP) 17:07; 9. Kayla Anderson (V), 17:10; 10. Nicki Bakke (JP), 17:14.

Other Parker runners: 12. Sadie Johnson, 17:20. 17. Erica Heitsman, 18:01. 27. Jackie Benish, 19:01.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES

Verona 36, Madison Memorial 44, Madison East 66, Janesville Parker 91, Beloit Memorial 166

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

(5,000 meters)

1. Gabe Heck (ME), 17:3. 2. Rob Warren (V), 17:05; 3. Duncan Brose (JP), 17:16. 4. Aaron Heiliger (MM), 17:17. 5. Dan Thoresen (V), 17:19/ 6. Trent Bartholf (V), 17:30. 7. Jesse Brown (ME), 17:30. 8. Thomas O’Keefe (MM), 17:47. 9. Nate Kakazu (MM), 17:48. 10. Andy Greene (MM), 17:49.

Other Parker runners: 18. Taran Kobs, 18:12. 22. Ryan Riley, 18:34. 23. Markus Murdy, 18:41. 27. Alex Little, 18:56. 34. Jeremy Ploof, 19:28. 36. Joe Philippi, 19:34.

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