WIAA STATE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
What: The 45th annual WIAA state girls cross country championships. When: Saturday.
Where: Ridges Golf Course, Wisconsin Rapids.
Tickets: $6.
Schedule
Division 1 – 1:45 p.m.; Division 3, 2:25; Division 2, 3:05.
2017 champions
Team: Division 1, Sun Prairie; Division 2, Freedom; Division 3, Dodgeland. Individual: Division 1, Peyton Sippy, Janesville Craig; Division 2, Dana Feyen, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau; Division 3, Marissa Ellenbecker, Edgar.
Teams to watch Muskego
The Warriors weren't at full strength until late in the season and yet were still ranked No. 1 in Division 1 all year. Having returned every runner from the team that took second at state last year, the Warriors are the favorite this time around.
Shorewood
The Greyhounds are back at state for the first time since taking second in Division 2 in 2015. The team’s top two runners, Bella Lozier and Annika Elliott, are freshmen.
Waukesha West
The Wolverines could push for their third straight top-five finish. Seniors Brooke Lytle, Allyssa Reeves and Brooke Studnicki and junior Kaya Kuokkanen were also part of the 2016 and '17 teams.
Runners to watch
Zoe Goodmanson, sr., Pewaukee: The four-time Woodland champion is also a four-time state qualifier. Her best performance was a 19th in Division 1 last year, but her highest finish was 17th as a freshman in Division 2.
Brittany Helm, jr., Muskego: Helm won titles at the Muskego Invitational and Racine Case’s Eagle Invitational before taking third at the Classic 8 and sectional meets.
Kate Jochims, sr., Muskego: She missed most of the season due to injury but won titles at the Classic 8 and sectional meets.
Brooke Lytle, sr., Waukesha West: The four-time qualifier took 22nd last year. Bella Lozier, fr., Shorewood: The sectional champion and Woodland Conference runner-up has the potential for a high finish in Division 2.
Isabela Ross, fr., Oak Creek: The talented newcomer won the Southeast Conference title by a comfortable margin.
Isabel Seay, sr., Sussex Hamilton: Her season has been capped with back-toback victories at the Greater Metro Conference and sectional meets.
Kate Sperka, soph., Muskego: Like Jochims, Sperka, the reigning area runner of the year, finished second at state last season.
Leane Willemse, soph., Homestead: Top-10 finishes include first at the North Shore Conference meet.
Kylee Wunschel, sr., Menomonee Falls: A four-time qualifier, Wunschel had four top-three finishes before breaking through and winning the sectional last week.