Division 2 Girls
Qualifying Teams:
Medford | Notre Dame | University School of Milwaukee | Dodgeville/Mineral Point | Mount Horeb | New Berlin Eisenhower | Bloomer | West Salem | Shawano Community | Whitewater | Xavier | New Glarus/Monticello | Clinton | Kiel | Plymouth | Northwestern
Teams to Watch:
Dodgeville/Mineral Point | Bloomer | Xavier | Notre Dame | Shawano Community
Individuals to Watch:
In the individual competition, history could repeat itself with another close race between defending 2022 champ Faith Wehrman and runner-up Nora Gremban. In 2022, the pair went stride-for-stride through the mile before Wehrman pulled away, forming a 10-second gap for the victory.
Also at the top of the D2 competition is Mount Horeb's Abigail Sadler. Sadler has had an undefeated senior run into the state meet, including a notable Midwest Invite victory, and looks to improve upon her sixth-place finish at last year's championships meet.
Bloomer's Ciara Hartman and Xavier's Lilie Fouts will lead top-ranked state programs in the team competition. Hartman and Fouts hold personal bests of 17:25 and 18:13, respectively. Hartman, a freshman, will make her first trip to Wisconsin Rapids, while Fouts returns from a seventh-place finish at last year's meet.