G-E-T girls, Arcadia’s Michalak win first Coulee Conference meet

 Arcadia’s Teagan Michalak bested the field by 37.3 seconds and fellow Raider Jose Monroy took third to lead individual performances at the Red Hawk Coulee Meet held Thursday.

 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau also had well-rounded team times to win the girls heat and finish second among boys teams. Both teams were scheduled to be back in action this Thursday at Skyline Golf Course in Black River Falls.

Red Hawk Coulee Meet

 The first-place girls from G-E-T were led by five finishers in the top 20. 

 Adrianna Rodering finished third, followed by Quinn Wenthe in eighth, AJ Parker in 10th, Rachel Amoth in 15th, Breann Harris in 19th, Claire Corcoran in 21st and Avali Bratberg in 22nd.

 Arcadia’s third place girls team also had four in the top 20, led by Michalak in first, Cassidi Pehler in fifth, Avrie Marsolek in 12th and Rylee Kolstad in 16th. Alyssa Schank and Samantha Kidd rounded out the team with finishes of 34th and 36th respectively.

 The second-place G-E-T boys had a trio in the top eight finishers of Riley Kirkey in fifth, Sam Ruiter in sixth and Ethan Burmeister in eighth. While West Salem had their top six runners all finish in the overall top 12, G-E-T lost a bit of ground after their top three. Carter Gold was the next Red Hawk across in 15th, followed by Collin Handke in 22nd and Lance Jumbeck in 24th.

 Monroy was the lone Raider in the top 30 for the sixth-place Arcadia team. John Serverson was next across in 31st, followed by Drew Teske in 36th, Cole Lockington in 37th, Nester Badillo in 41st and Carson Pehler in 43rd.

Boys cross country, Red Hawk Coulee Meet, Sept 10 at Ettrick Golf Course

West Salem 30 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 56 Westby 99 Onalaska Luther 102 Viroqua 135 Arcadia 137 Black River Falls 149

 G-E-T — Kirkey, fifth, 17:58.3; Ruiter, sixth, 18:02.6; Burmeister, eighth, 18:10.5; Gold, 15th, 18:34.0; Handke, 22nd, 19:25.6; Jumbeck, 24th, 19:31.1

 AHS —  Monroy, third, 17:54.3; Severson, 31st, 20:05.3; Teske, 36th, 20:35.5; Lockington, 37th, 20:38.0; Badillo, 41st, 21:20.3; Pehler, 43rd, 21:40.5

Girls cross country, Red Hawk Coulee Meet, Sept 10 at Ettrick Golf Course

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 55 Westby 65 Arcadia 68 West Salem 73 Onalaska Luther 116 Viroqua 139 Black River Falls 184

 G-E-T — Rodering, third, 21:39; Wenthe, eighth, 22:45.1; Parker, 10th, 23:02.9; Amoth, 15th, 23:43.5; Harris, 19th, 23:54.7; Corcoran, 21st, 24:05.1; Bratberg, 22nd, 24:12.6

 AHS — Michalak, first, 20:46.0; Pehler, fifth, 21:50.7; Marsolek, 12th, 23:34.8; Kolstad, 16th, 23:43.6; Schank, 34th, 26:12.4; Kidd, 36th, 26:50.2