Rosholt senior Matthew Ross (561) won the boys race at the Rosholt Invite Thursday, Oct. 3. (John Kemmeter photo)

Portage County Gazette

By John Kemmeter

Senior Matthew Ross of the Rosholt High School boys cross country team and senior Jordan Zdroik of the Rosholt girls cross country team each won Individual Titles at the Rosholt Invite Thursday, Oct. 3.

Zdroik, who was held out of the meet last year, finished in 20:03.53 Thursday to win the girls race over the back-to-back Rosholt Invite Champion, junior Kara Troxel of Bonduel (20:49.96).

Senior Jenna Trzebiatowski was third overall for the Hornets, followed by junior Amber Studzinski (14th), freshman Sydney Trzebiatowski (16th), junior Macey Check (22nd) and junior Maddy Simonis (28th).

The Rosholt girls totaled 43 points to finish second behind Bonduel (30) and ahead of Clintonville (87) and Adams-Friendship (98).

Ross was also held out of the meet last year, when Rosholt’s Adam Rzentkowski won the Individual Title for the third time.

Ross won in 16:48.66 to beat freshman Gabe Hoerter of Pacelli (16:59.94) and sophomore Jesse Wilson of Clintonville (17:19.88), who finished second behind Rzentkowski last year.

Junior Nathan Kropidlowski was 11th for the Hornets, followed by junior Sam Trzebiatowski (18th), sophomore Marcus Stalter (34th), junior Anthony Bianco (35th), junior Conner McKay (45th) and freshman Jon Rutta (53rd), as the Rosholt boys finished fifth with 97 points.

The Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) JV team won the boys meet with 60 points, followed by Pacelli (73), Wittenberg-Birnamwood (91), Bonduel (97) and Rosholt.

Along with Hoerter, junior Jay Engebretson placed fourth for the Division 3 12th-ranked Pacelli boys, followed by freshman Adam Eiden (14th), junior Sam Grywacz (22nd), sophomore Ben Haemmerle (32nd), junior Jacob Zimmerman (54th) and senior Mitchell Jensen (57th).

For the Pacelli girls cross country team, senior Katy Czerwinski came in 24th, and senior Anika Brandl was 35th.